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Wednesday, 21 November 2012

Roman Tavern (Linear-b)

Another set of Romans exclusive to Linear-b, this time, unlike the Roman Port set,  none of the bods need "hiding" :-D
12 bod poses in the set along with 2 tables, a bar and a pot
All 12 bods
With tables, pot and Bar added.
Seated customers
Standing customers. The pose to the right. Pecunia non olet,"money does not stink" The lower classes peed in pots which was either thrown into the sewers or sold for Tanning,  dyeing wool etc.

The bar staff

The entertainment. The strings on the Lyre are made from the thinest paintbrush bristles I could find
Interestingly....I´ve found out why Linear-b are called Linear-b....look Here
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27 comments:

  1. Phil21 November 2012 at 08:32

    Fantastic work sir! I really like those figures and the way you present them, very nice!
    Best,
    Phil.

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  2. Ray Rousell21 November 2012 at 09:09

    Some really great sculpts, nice painting too!

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  3. Andrew McCory21 November 2012 at 09:32

    Nice and very detailed work.

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  4. Daisy Gowan Ditchburn21 November 2012 at 10:26

    great work paul. that set certainly brings the roman world to life. I do like the faces on these figs not so detailed but they are full of emotion.

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    1. Paul´s Bods21 November 2012 at 12:02

      Thanks Gowan.
      I hope they do more sets. Some workers carrying stuff would be a good one or rich folk and a stack of general citizen types (children as well) would be good.

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  5. David21 November 2012 at 10:47

    They do look better sculpt than the last ones! I guess it was from the excitement...

    Now I want to change from Nappies to Romans!

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  6. Michael Awdry21 November 2012 at 11:35

    Great work Paul, love the top picture particularly - they look like the should be at the coliseum. Wolf Nipple Chips, Dromedary Pretzels, Jaguar Ear Lobes, Tuscany Fried Bat and Otter Noses anyone?

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    1. Paul´s Bods21 November 2012 at 11:56

      Thank Michael,
      "now write it 100 times before sunrise"

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  7. fireymonkeyboy21 November 2012 at 11:47

    These are very cool. You could do some fun stuff.

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    1. Paul´s Bods21 November 2012 at 12:00

      Thanks.
      Some don´t like the Strelets/Linear-b bods due to the style. They ain´t going to win any comps but they are fun, to piant and then there´s the fun of the challenge of populating a town with just them and setting up some normal and some silly situations. Gets the "conversions" head in gear.

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  8. Schedler Vincent 21 November 2012 at 11:48

    Comedere e bibere ;) , niche scene , great paint Paul

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  9. Thanos21 November 2012 at 12:16

    A senate man and the rest of the Romans...nice work Paul.

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  10. Jay21 November 2012 at 12:26

    What a lively group of tavern goers. I'd give a sestertius to know what they are saying.

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  11. Sam Wise21 November 2012 at 14:58

    Honesty, if they were not painted by you, I could say:
    "ugly figures" !!!
    and they are not very beautiful the Linear-b figs !!
    the women couldn't be most horrific !
    They don't win a "miss Rome" price, for sure!
    I think that they are not at the sale level that both "Roman Transport" (STRELETS and Linear-b)....

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    1. Paul´s Bods22 November 2012 at 08:44

      Thanks pascal.
      This seems to be a constant them with some producers, the difference in quality between sets. HaT has a suimilar "problem"ie; thier colonial range..the Indian troops look very clunky alongside say the scottish soldiers, but the style is almost the exact same....different sculptors or the same sculptor having a bad day?

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  12. Phinster the Gamer21 November 2012 at 16:20

    Nice job on those figures Paul. How does Linear B match up with HaT?

    Joe from DAWGS

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    1. Paul´s Bods22 November 2012 at 08:41

      Thanks Joe.
      The don´t go that well together as a rule. The HaT bods tend to be a bit smaller ans finer sculpted, the strelets ones a bit bulkier. An exception is the Normans..they can be mixed well with the HaT El Cid sets and the diffrences aren´t immediately apparent.

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  13. Monty21 November 2012 at 18:36

    This just makes me want to eat, get drunk and pee in a pot. Hang on...that's my plan for Thanksgiving!

    Great fun and nicely done, Paul.

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  14. michigentilesmicroworld21 November 2012 at 22:02

    this is a good set for dioramas, i love civilians always!

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    1. Paul´s Bods22 November 2012 at 08:38

      Thanks Michele.
      I´m a big fan of civilians as well. Some people have said there are so few but with a bit of conversion you can get a lot of medieval civvies and some can be used for ancients and visa versa

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  15. mork696921 November 2012 at 23:53

    Prost! Very nice, Paul. I like the man doing something a man has to do sometimes...

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  16. peter22 November 2012 at 12:04

    These are much better as the previous set! And you did a great paintjob Paul. I like them! Now you just need some sailors! ;-)

    Greetings
    Peter
    http://peterscave.blogspot.be/

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  17. Silver Whistle22 November 2012 at 14:32

    You have really brought this set to life with your painting, superb.

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  18. BigRedBat23 November 2012 at 00:40

    Those are great fun, and nice painting! Bags of character. Again, I wish someone made them in 28mm.

    Cheers, Simon

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  19. Captain Richard's miniature Civil War26 November 2012 at 19:18

    Nice work Paul...some day I'd like to see your whole collection, must be massive

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    1. Paul´s Bods27 November 2012 at 11:22

      Thanks
      It is quite large..taking up more room than it should..some of it will have to go at some point, but it´s hard making a decision on what to scrap and what to keep.

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