At the Colours show I saw that Black Tree Studios were
having a sale of their figures. They were offering packs of 24 28mm figures for
only £10; unbelievable value! Unfortunately most of their ranges were not of
interest to me, but they did have some Gladiator figures that I bought.
I have hoped for some while to indulge in a light-weight
Gladiatorial campaign using the ‘Jugula’ rules (Studio Tomahawk), but did not
have the necessary figures. I had looked at the figures produced for the rules
but felt that, although attractive, they were very over priced. The figures
sold by Black Tree would fit the bill, even though not all armatures were
present, and some figures do not fit the armatures listed in the rules.
I really enjoyed painting these figures; you can let your
imagination run riot with colour combinations. The metallic colours were
particularly challenging, so I was able to use my full range of shades; bronze,
light and dark gold, gunmetal, steel and silver. The final step will be to ‘name’
each figure to enable easy identification. I plan to use the humorous and
ingenious names from the Asterix series of books.
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