legiones antiquitata | first-commission

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Sep 24

Mycenean Tower Shields - speedy painting

Ever since seeing Peter Conelly's illustrations of Ancient Myceneans in his book 'The Greek Armies' published way back in 1977 they have...

May 5

Goblins 2 - more goblinoid goodness

In part one I covered the first half of my Goblin force made up almost entirely of 3d printed miniatures. Part two covers all the support...

Apr 7

Ancient Greeks in Speedypaints

For many people the relatively new 'contrast/speedypaints' are something strange and possibly wrong in some way. For those of us who made...

Mar 1

A smorgasbord of goblin goodness

As the proud owner of a 3d resin printer I am constantly tempted and amazed by thequantity and quantity of stl files available for...

Dec 26, 2023

Best of 2023 (1) - another stroll down memory lane.

This year I am splitting the review of 2023 into 2 parts to make it more manageable. The first part will focus on the bits and bobs I...

Oct 1, 2023

More Celtic/Gallic/Albion Shenanigans

In part One I covered the more regular elements of a Celtic army in Legiones Antiquitatas but now we wander off the paths and into the...

Sep 24, 2023

Celts, Gaul and Albion part 1

Having shared my Legiones Antiquitata Roman army a few weeks ago I thought it was time to put up their essential and at times existential...

Aug 6, 2023

What have the Romans ever done for us? Part 2

The second part of this wander down the Via Appia through my 3d printed Roman army for Legiones Antiquitata (LA) moves away from the...

May 14, 2023

"You mightn't happen to have a piece of cheese about you?" - A Ratmen Army

I painted this army for my Legions rules by accident. I had the Ratmen printed but they were low on my list of unpainted miniatures...

Jan 21, 2023

Legions Ancients - Pre-Colombiana.

Legiones antiquitata is a game where the historical ancients armies we all know and love exist in a world where timelines have slipped...