KenR : 28mm Allied Italian Legion Velite Deserters : 40 pts

 

Those of you with good memories will recall back in December my first unit post of the Project was short of a few chaps, the deserters as they are better know, 8 Velite having been built and primed disappeared somewhere in the house and I have been searching for them since.

So because Victrix only do boxes of 60 figures for Allied Italian Legion I have been looking for alternatives and after a massive search I settled on these Gripping Beast Punic War figures, their Velites have wolf heads on the troops which I didn't want for the Italians, so I went for the Levy figs. I bought the 8 and snuk in a unit of Turcopiles for my Crusades stuff.

So 8 28mm foot figures at 5 points each nets me 40 points and just leaves me with the Triarii and a command base to do in the couple of three weeks remaining. Work has been really busy and I've hit a bit of a brick wall with painting at exactly the wrong time so it will be a big push to get the last bit done by the end.

So here are the new recruits in with the old sweats ! The Victrix are a bit larger but its a reasonable compromise and it will do. So I will see you soon with the Triarii. And finally below the obligatory progress photo 

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Glad you found those sculking scallywags Ken - hiding down in the bilges where they? A dozen lashes at Captains mast and back to work for them!

That army is looking superb - I hope that work eases up or you to focus on the Triarii, pride of the Legions as they are! On on!

Cap'n Wednesday