Painting Wargaming Figures Early Imperial Romans

Download or read book Early Imperial Romans written by Andy Singleton and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2019-11-30 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A professional figure painter’s guide to re-creating the legions of the Roman Empire. Andy Singleton has been modeling and painting most of his life and has been a professional commission figure painter for some years now. In this book, he shares his experience and tips of the trade with those collecting Early Imperial Romans. The emphasis is on achievable results and practical advice that is applicable to painting units or whole armies for wargaming purposes in a reasonable time frame, not on spectacular individual display pieces. Most of the figures featured in the numerous illustrations are either 28 or 25mm but the techniques described are easily adaptable to smaller sizes and both plastic and metal figures are covered. Clear, step-by-step guidance takes you through the process from the initial preparation and assembly of the figure, to finishing and basing. Themed chapters cover armor, weapons and equipment, clothing, skin tones, shields, and horses. All together it contains all the help you need to recreate your own legions of this most iconic army of ancient history.