A Legion Rises
Build to 650
The next target I had set myself was to reach 650 points. I wanted to bulk up my regiments and add a bit more punch to each of them with the introduction of more officers. As the first Legionnaires Regiment already had an Optio, I simply added two more legionaries to this unit, bringing them to a total of eight.
The second Legionnaires Regiment gained an additional Legionary along with an Optio, making it identical to the first. This gave me two decent sized units, while the ‘Endless March’ command ability from each of the Optio’s would add manoeuvrability to the army overall. The second Optio was constructed in the same manner as the first, although this time using a standard Praetorian head sporting one of the larger helmet crests.
The Praetorian regiment would be joined by a Profane Reliquary. As with the Optio, a model is available but I was keen to build something unique and so created this hybrid between Athanatoi and Praetorian. I’m going with the idea that the mask and swords are the relics referred to in his title, and will need to paint them accordingly.
I now had an Officer for each of my units and with just 25 points left decided to add some extra protection to my Xiliarch. Aventine Armour seemed the obvious choice as it used up my remaining points and grants the wearer the Hardened special rule, reducing the effectiveness of incoming enemy attacks.
you’re a terrible tease you know that right?
… I’m like “how have I got three more likes when I’ve not even posted the images yet?”…
I like list building, I’m not distracted by pretty pictures only you know 🙂
Also you’re still private so that doesn’t help
I wanted to get to the end of the build before going public as I didn’t think a couple of posts of plastic would be that interesting. However there is probably enough to be getting on with now and I only have three models left to build before I can get some paint out…