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Comment on Roman Seas at Fall In! by Brian

Brian — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:52:06 +0000

The light infantry (the ones with three per stand) were all originally purchased for the 289 AD, so are mostly Late Imperial Romans (ALR1 and ALR2). The same figures were used for the Franks since as Peter at Baccus put it, “there was only a thin line separating ‘our’ Germans and ‘their’ Germans”. I used some of the armored versions (ALR3) to make the Frankish heavy marine stands. I used the same infantry as generic light marines in the convoy game – a guy with a spear and shield is much like any other. Only a true grognard would notice that my Hellenistic crew were wearing pants! Archers are either from the late imperial line (ALR5) or are Greek psiloi with bows (AGR4). I used the greek psili with javelins pack (AGR3) to make deck and rowing crews. The pack has half of the guys throwing javelins and half standing at the ready. Two throwing figures mounted side by side became a rowing crew stand and two of the at-ready poses mounted in file became deck crew stand. The Roman marines were Marian Legionaries (ARR6). Finally, the medium ballista are Baccus Greek Bolt Throwers (AGR11). The light ballista are actually from the Heroics and Rocs (Roman War Engine – Catapult pack MAR06). The H&R line is significantly smaller than the Baccus ones, so I tossed the crew and mounted the engine itself on a base with a couple of crew converted from archers or psiloi.

I mounted all of my minis on 1cm square bases – slightly larger than Eric’s recommended 9mm x 9mm in the rule book. But the 1cm bases allow me to stuff the Baccus infantry on in 2 ranks and 2 files, provided I’m careful to snip away excess base metal. I use number of figures on a base to distinguish heavy (4 figs) from light (3 figs) marines. I’ve found that I can get the 1cm bases onto all of my ships, even the scout ship and that a 1cm base will fit in the ship’s towers as well. The one thing I have done to accomidate using larger stands is to make the deck crew stands with a trapezoid shaped base so that they can be pushed back into the very stern of the ship. The effect of the stands with more troops on them looks great to me and well worth the added effort, but you could always get by with fewer figs on a base.

Comment on Roman Seas at Fall In! by Alex

Alex — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:36:06 +0000

Great looking games, Brian. Your tiny troopers look great on the boats as well. Which packs did you get?

Comment on Roman Seas at Fall In! by Brian

Brian — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:22:25 +0000

Thanks Walt. Enjoyed having you in the game.

Comment on Roman Seas at Fall In! by misternizz

misternizz — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:53:19 +0000

I’m Walt O’Hara, I played in the Rule Britannia game. Just a note of thanks for running these. I had a great time. Love the period, love the ships and the rules really work. I appreciate the effort you put into your game.

Comment on Roman Seas at Fall In! by Mik

Mik — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:26:47 +0000

Great writeup (as always) Brian, looks like a fun time and a sweet looking table to boot! Kudos!

Comment on Roman Seas at Fall In! by Eric Hotz

Eric Hotz — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:56:43 +0000

Very impressive! Nice looking — shows you put a lot of effort into your game!

Comment on Skip Bombing at Wewak Harbor by infantry

infantry — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:30:12 +0000

Looks like a fun game.

Comment on More Roman Seas Ships by Brian

Brian — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:02:08 +0000

Miles, I love the models myself. I find the build process relatively easy, especially after you do a couple and get a good feel for the process. Eric’s instructions that come with the PDF are very good and even my very first model was definitely of usable quality. Occasionally I’ll screw one up, but I just trash it and print out another! I actually find the build process a nice diversion from the usual painting process, in part because it’s very portable (compared to painting minis) so I can take my cutting board, some clamps, and some glue into the family room and build ships while we watch TV or something.

Comment on More Roman Seas Ships by Miles

Miles — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:23:21 +0000

I was thinking of getting some of the Hotz paper ship models as part of a new 6mm roman army project. How do you find the models and the build process?

Your models look great, by the way

Comment on More Roman Seas Ships by Mik

Mik — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:39:18 +0000

These look great! The rigging and sails really make them ‘pop’, you’ve achieved that ‘pop’ effect, kudos!