Saturday 26 April 2014

Roman Farmers - Linear-B

14 bods, 11 of them males and two mules and two oxen.
Boss man and two workers.
A Close representation of a small Roman Hand mill.
 


Females collecting Grapes and wheat.
Wheat cutters and thrashers. This lot will also make good rioters or additions to Spartacus´s mob.
On his way to market..or on the way back?
Oxen and Aratrum. Wether this Looks like the type of plough that would have been used in Roman times I cannot discover. It´s a bit difficult to put together, the handles of the plough don´t fir exactly into the bods Hands but with a bit of bending it does work. The Oxen come with the usual rings on thier backs for attaching the yolk, but I´ve made my own yolk. .

15 comments:

  1. nice models - i like how you've painted them. earthy, naturally historic colours. (i would've ruined them by painting them bright and garish - knowing me)

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  2. Excellent work of course !
    This set is very interesting, I think : maybe good for other periods ?

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    1. Thanks :-)
      Some of them, TheyƩd make decent viking era farmers, but high medieval? not really.

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  3. Lovely Paul, I love me some good civilians.

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  4. Very charming sculpts Paul and well painted!

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  5. A very versatile looking bunch, nicely done Paul.

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  6. Hola
    Grandes minis,el del molino es magnifico
    un saludo

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  7. Nice Figures! Nicely painted too.Great theme a pleasant change to see.You are one who likes to bring Strelets up to scratch! Mean`s Make Them Much Better! .........Beano Boy

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  8. Very nice!!

    PS: Pascal thinks like me! :D

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  9. Hello.
    Good skills. :)
    Each army marched on her stomach
    For this reason, always need food suppliers and manufacturers / cooks
    Whats bad the cook, these angrier army

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  10. Splendid, just the thing to create some vignettes, just a shame it is difficult to buty Linear B in the UK

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  11. Again a great painted set Paul! They are good in making civilians!

    Greetings
    Peter

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  12. These Linear-B figures really pick up when so effectively painted.

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