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The next 4 pictures are 25mm gladiators made by (appropriately enough)
Gladiator Miniatures. I painted these in 2000 for a gladiatorial combat game I was designing called "Gladius, Net, and Trident".
That game was never finished, but I did recently co-design and develop a game on the subject called "Red Sand, Blue Sky" that's been published by Two Hour Wargames.
While these figures are not all that accurate in details and not all
that well-sculpted (depending on the figure), they are very sturdy and hold up well to a lot of handling. You may have noticed
a sheen on the figures; that's Future floor polish. Future is a very durable acrylic coating that protects the paint from
handling. I don't usually put a gloss coat on my figures, but I thought I'd give it a try for these since I looked at them
more as playing pieces than military miniatures. The gloss coat gives them that "toy soldier" look, I think.
Below is a close-up of a Gaul/Murmillo. He's one of the better figures
in the range and my favorite of the ones I painted.
Above: These are 15mm gladiators by Outpost. They are nicely detailed
and proportioned; it's a shame they didn't make some of the other styles of fighters than just these five. These figures were
also given a gloss coat and for the same reasons. Below is a comparison between the 15mm and 25mm secutors.
Below: Three metal 15mm DBA armies by Chariot Miniatures. In the
foreground is an Early Achaemenid Persian army. In front of the Persians is an Early Greek army and behind the Greeks
is the Early Spartan army. I painted these some years ago and the armies are based on an early version of DBA, 1.1 as I recall.
A close-up of the front line of the Persian army.
Front line of the Greek army with the Spartans lurking behind. The designs
on the shields were hand-painted, but if I ever paint another Greek or Spartan army (or any army with patterns on their shields,
for that matter), I'll probably use the decals that are now available.
Behind the Greek line.
The Persian general.
Pamphlagonian horsemen from the Persian army. Just your basic man on
a horse with a spear, but I really like these guys!
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