Wednesday 28 December 2016

From AlexS: Fifty Shades of Red (380 points)

Hi everyone again! We are more than a year playing for a very interesting and gambling rules Simon Miller's "To the Strongest!". Now there is an active preparation February 25, when they host the World Championship by these rules. We decided on this day, too small to hold the tournament. So I finished my army republican Rome for this event.

As is known, the army commanded by republican Rome two consuls. And they're both ready to cast lots and find out who will give orders on this day (Aventine miniatures and Wargames factory miniatures).


Equtes romani (Crusader miniatures)



Triarii (Victrix)


Hastati\Principi (Crusader miniatures)

Velites (Victrix)




Heroes (Unknown manufacturer and Crusader miniatures)


Allied italics (Aventine mimiatures)





Allied Equtes (Aventine miniatures)

Allied general (Aventine miniatures)




General view:

I really enjoyed working with these miniatures. There were different manufacturers, but each had its own charm at work.
Total:
46 inf
10 cav
330 points


Well, a small spoiler of my next posts and my next unmade Army:


Thank you all for the inspiration and your excellent work!

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Hmm. Alex, I thought you had mentioned in your first entry that you may not want to paint as quickly as last year, but instead take some time to smell the roses. Well, I guess that notion went out the window once the flag was dropped! This is a staggering output and I know there is still more to come. Amazing. Do you sleep? 

Great work! I think my favorite are the Triarii. They look like veterans who've seen a lot of hard campaigning. I also like the big chunky bases that Simon's rules encourage - they give the opportunity to make small dioramas. 

380 points... Wow, well done Alex!

40 comments:

  1. Bice work and a big points bomb!

    Christopher

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  2. Alex, your work is amazing, and combined with some excellent choices in miniatures, you have produced another top entry.

    I especially like the Aventine range; they are some of the best Republican-era figs out there, and you've certainly done them justice!

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    1. Thank, Yes, I discovered this wonderful manufacturer this year and very happy this event.

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  3. I do love me some Romans. These are very nice and a very respectable start on an army. Nice work!

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    1. Oh, Rome, Napoleonic Wars - it is my great love.

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  4. Wow. Fantastic work. Like Curt, I particularly love the triarii. That centurion has done some things in his time.

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    1. Oh yes, this is also my favorite miniatures. But the consuls - at least my love.

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  5. That's rather impressive I'd say!

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  6. Speed... check, quality... check, god I hate you LOL

    Great work and great output

    Ian

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  7. stunning figures given the speed you paint at. Well done

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  8. I really don't know how you manage to paint so well and so quickly Alex - another superb points bomb. Now, please slow down so that the rest of us don't feel too bad about our outputs :)

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    1. My wife thinks I'm so much paint miniatures, because I have mental problems ... But, probably because many believe the wife ... But my wife is a psychologist ... :)

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  9. Excellent work Alex - most impressive and loved the tease at the end

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  10. Very cool indeed Alex. That hand painted shield in the last pic is beautiful!

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  11. Nice work Alex. That's a lot of figures!

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  12. Very nice work. Your quality and quantity of output is amazing.

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  13. Thank you, Curt, for your appreciation. I slept all week, 2-3 hours a day. Even when I slept, I dreamed that I paint miniatures :) Yes, I would like to paint slowly and beautifully, but the event has inspired me so much, the work of other members so affected me that I tried to paint quickly and beautifully. Perhaps it happened :)

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  14. To the strongest is a good set of rules. And now a good set of figures to compliment the rules. I think I may be in wargaming Elysium.

    Big lot of figure, big points and well deserved.

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    1. Thank you! Yes, the rules are very interesting. Especially then, that the author does not depend on the manufacturer of miniatures that make rewrite rules to sell their diamond miniatures.

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  15. Wow! Now that's an output! They look great and nice to see all the parts of the army together. I've been a fan of this era of roman armies ever since I spent far too many hours on the first Total War:Rome game. Triarii will have a special place in my heart forever :)

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  16. Very tidy force, Alex! It could almost tempt me to build my own force of Romans...but I'd have to sneak in a laser or three! ;)

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  17. Truly impressive. Early Romans have a charm all their own, as does your painting style.

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