6mm Republic Roman Hastati

The latest addition to my 6mm Republican Roman army are four units of Hastati. Originally the Hastati were spearmen drawn from the poorest men in the legion but later their ranks also included the youngest men. They would fight in the front battle line, supported in front by light infantry and backed up by the more experienced Principes and Triarii. 

I'm in the process of putting together a step-by-step guide on how I painted these (I've had several request for this) and should have it ready in a few days. 

6mm Roman Ballistari

I've been tinkering with some more 6mm Romans over Christmas but other than this I haven't got a lot done (The food coma made any effort impossible!). These miniatures are listed as Bolt Throwers by Baccus and represent my Balista units. The Republican Roman army list only allows 0-2 of these but I had enough models for four bases so that's what I painted. 

The ballista were a highly accurate weapon and had a maximum range was over 500 yards (460 m) so these will keep those pesky Carthaginian Elephants under control!

I'll start on some more infantry soon and I'll put together a step-by-step guide (as requested!) on my method for painting these.

Christmas

I hope all my friends out in the blogosphere have had a great Christmas break. Its been an 'odd' holiday for me this year (for reasons I won't go into here) and in some ways I'm rather glad to get it all over with. Don't get me wrong, I had a great Christmas day with my family - watching the kids enjoying their presents, eating ourselves into a food coma, watching TV, playing games and having a drink or two - but in many ways its been an exhausting time of year. Work has been particularly hectic in the run up to Christmas and while its nice to have four days off I can't help wishing it had been a couple of weeks instead! 

My stocking was stuffed with goodies this year.

6mm Republican Roman Equites

I'm not taking part in the Analogue Painting Challenge this year and I'm half kicking myself for not putting my hat in the ring, especially as progress with my 6mm Punic War figures is going so well. I think I'll keep an 'unofficial' points tally of my painting progress during the period of the Challenge so I can kick myself when it ends! Anyway here's my next batch of completed bases for my Roman army. Two units of Equites Romani and one of Equite Extrodinari.