tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post4553362830017536518..comments2024-03-28T11:57:19.137-04:00Comments on Blunders on the Danube: Friends and Countrymen, lend me your eyes (Republican Roman Army)Gonsalvohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-63095392917084262532015-09-22T21:22:31.411-04:002015-09-22T21:22:31.411-04:00Thanks, Iain. Well, we could just call the Minifig...Thanks, Iain. Well, we could just call the Minifigs the Allied contingent, eh? :-)Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-9407898501875575382015-09-22T17:27:22.855-04:002015-09-22T17:27:22.855-04:00Really nice republican roman army, but shouldn'...Really nice republican roman army, but shouldn't it have an equally sized Latin ally army? Keep you busy for a while! <br />Iaincaveadsum1471https://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-62367643638969476812015-09-21T23:20:59.711-04:002015-09-21T23:20:59.711-04:00Thanks, Paul;!Thanks, Paul;!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-43620644304217197462015-09-21T18:34:15.356-04:002015-09-21T18:34:15.356-04:00Lovely army peter!Lovely army peter!Paulalbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03482911273863430204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-46759948461819013852015-09-20T07:58:17.886-04:002015-09-20T07:58:17.886-04:00Thanks, Jake. Another former painting diarist... w...Thanks, Jake. Another former painting diarist... we wargamers must run a bit to the obsessive compulsive personality trait, eh>? On the other hand, maybe it's just the prolific painters. I out painted the other 3-4 guys in my original group about 10:1!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-30798797328443469502015-09-20T01:12:29.305-04:002015-09-20T01:12:29.305-04:00Another excellent army. I agree on using the blog...Another excellent army. I agree on using the blog to document the collection, I find it works much better than my old painting diary.Dartfroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01786991975241723198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-36291416724758679352015-09-19T17:37:27.927-04:002015-09-19T17:37:27.927-04:00hanks, Jon; I 'm glad you enjoy looking at the...hanks, Jon; I 'm glad you enjoy looking at them. And you're right, part of purpose of the effort is documenting the collection, and facilitating the tally as well, which I used to have very precisely in a note book that I couldn't even find now days, LOL! So the blag and its sub pages are gradually assuming those functions. Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-84096996289346426142015-09-19T17:34:19.569-04:002015-09-19T17:34:19.569-04:00Thanks, Dean! They have seen quite a bit of actio...Thanks, Dean! They have seen quite a bit of action over the years!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-76633716202285728502015-09-19T11:04:42.330-04:002015-09-19T11:04:42.330-04:00Peter, I really enjoy watching as you document eve...Peter, I really enjoy watching as you document every unit in each of your vast collections.<br />Great artifacts of your hobby efforts.Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-45893945048078458402015-09-19T10:28:36.501-04:002015-09-19T10:28:36.501-04:00Amazing collection of Romans. Nicely done!Amazing collection of Romans. Nicely done!DeanMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07724268555970663130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-9669265571046949182015-09-19T08:23:42.596-04:002015-09-19T08:23:42.596-04:00Thanks Lawrence. I did my own Carthagenian Army fi...Thanks Lawrence. I did my own Carthagenian Army first as well, but the Minifigs half of the Romans followed a few months later. My Carthagenian army was twice as big, though, and the Roman expansion to equal them didn't come until several decades later!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-87656157070806502582015-09-19T07:36:40.584-04:002015-09-19T07:36:40.584-04:00"STOP RIGHT THERE" - made me think of t..."STOP RIGHT THERE" - made me think of the Meatloaf song "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" Perhaps by the Basement Lights in this case, LOL!<br /><br />Variety is the spice of life and all that... I am painting Napoleonics while planning an Ancients game! :-)<br /><br />Thanks for the comment, Robert, and your 6mm MDF Napoleonics are amazing! Do keep them coming!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-28250132979636827622015-09-19T07:25:15.917-04:002015-09-19T07:25:15.917-04:00Thanks, Jeremy!Thanks, Jeremy!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-49605910229432050942015-09-19T07:21:39.695-04:002015-09-19T07:21:39.695-04:00Thanks, Phil. We'll see how they fare against ...Thanks, Phil. We'll see how they fare against the Poeni!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-18944583144756515942015-09-19T05:23:39.081-04:002015-09-19T05:23:39.081-04:00WHOA STOP RIGHT THERE. It's only a few days si...WHOA STOP RIGHT THERE. It's only a few days since the evil butterfly of distraction made me glance at my long neglected 15mm ancients and start those awful planning thoughts from buzzing around my head. I cannot afford to do that so stop this ancient propaganda right now! I still have at least 4 army corps to paint.. hush I say. <br />they look great got me thinking again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-51255188822477285922015-09-19T05:02:05.087-04:002015-09-19T05:02:05.087-04:00That's a trip down memory lane! I painted an O...That's a trip down memory lane! I painted an Old Glory Roman army for Neil Dee years ago, fond memories of these figures. The Minifigs fellas are very vintage! Great post, best wishes, Jeremy warpaintjjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08997436342156047352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-33668581886212715172015-09-19T04:40:05.333-04:002015-09-19T04:40:05.333-04:00Carthago delenda est!
A lovely looking army Pete...Carthago delenda est! <br /><br />A lovely looking army Peter, and one I have in the painting queue (albeit Gripping Beast). I managed to complete the Carthaginians a few years ago, but now really need to give them their traditional opponent.Lawrence Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11626386564817082992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-15327384056382811742015-09-19T03:14:38.160-04:002015-09-19T03:14:38.160-04:00A colorful and great looking army...Carthago can b...A colorful and great looking army...Carthago can be afraid!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08913029478686087197noreply@blogger.com