Romano-British for Dux Britanniarum
Milites Group Two - push for the finish
I completed the paint job on the models this week, covering all those fiddly extra bits that you’ll never really look at in detail, but which you’ll notice if you haven’t done it. This broadly consisted of:
Spear haft – base of Flat Brown (VMC 70.984) highlighted with Beige Brown (VMC 70.875).
Sword scabbard – base of Cavalry Brown (VMC 70.982) with a first highlight of 50% Cavalry Brown and 50% Dark Vermillion (VMC 70.947) followed by a second highlight of Dark Vermillion.
Belt buckles, brooches, sword hilts – base of Beige Brown, followed by a highlight of 50% Beige Brown and 50% Yellow Ochre (VMC 70.913), followed by a second highlight of Yellow Ochre and a final highlight of Old Gold (VMC 70.878)
The trousers were various combinations of brown and where models were wearing strapping round their legs, I used a base of Khaki (VMC 70.988), a highlight of 50% Khaki and 50% Beige (VMC 70.917) and a final highlight of Beige. This is the same combination with which I painted my Archers which are mentioned in an earlier post.
That completes the models themselves. The next step is to paint the bases and shields.
The finished models awaiting their shields and basework
Lloyd shot
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