I'll be working on several figures and scenes from the Ancient Antiquity, most notably Romans but other cultures aswell. (Greek scenes will finally become a reality thanks to the Spartan Collectible Minifigure.) The focus of these MOCs will be historical accuracy, and highlighting periods of the antiquity that are often forgotten or misinterpred. (Republican Rome for example.)
To start off, perhaps one of the most recognisable troops of the era (well, next to the Classical Greek hoplite): the Roman legionair from the 1st-2nd Century AD. This was the time when Rome reached the height of its power, and when the Pax Romana (the peace within the Empire itself) was (more or less) sustained. (No civil wars that tore the Romans apart and rebellions such as in Judea were succesfully crushed.)
(thanks to Flickr, I can resize my pictures so you can see them on this forum.
)After many, many years (that would be around 6, I have done everything from purist to custom and it all started on this forum
) I have finally come up with a sturdy, bent scutum design that can also be decorated like the original. I actually got the idea for this design sitting in my Ancient Antiquity class. =DThe pilum is also a new design. This version, with the ball-shaped weight was introduced later on than the regular one with the trapezoid base. The extra weight made it more accurate and easier to throw.
And I was able to use my Latin aswell. =D Foolish are those who say it's a useless class at school!
Well this is it for now, but I'm working on some Republican Romans which I'll hopefully be able to post soon.
Comments and constructive criticism are as always appreciated!
