Speedpaint Pens vs The Pile

This army is to use in a mass battle game and my current favourite is To The Strongest (TTS).  Unlike the Hail Caesar rules, TTS uses heroes and other leader bases as well as the General.  Checking the appropriate list for these Romans (Marian Roman, 107-27BCE) They need a minimum of 1 General but can have several, including one mounted; they also need a minimum of 3 Heroic Centurion bases and 1 Aquilae Army Standard.  I’ve got enough commander models for a mounted general, the 3 heroic centurions, the army eagle standard and a couple of other general/leader bases.

The first ones finished are the mounted general, here accompanied by a bodyguard.  He is a metal model, not sure whose, possibly Warlord?  The bodyguard is a Warlord Roman Cavlaryman from the SPQR set, so in horrid thermoplastic.  Speedpaints again, this time with a brush and a couple of highlights and tidying up with some acrylics.  Nothing too overpowering, they still need to look like they belong with the rest of the army.

Then the heroic centurions.  These are the spare six command models left over from the Wargames Factory boxes, the boxes made 25 models and the unit arrangement I have them in uses 24 so we had one spare officer body from each box.  Mounted in pairs we get suitable models for the heroic centurions who will add a bonus to unit combat in the game.  They are mounted on 2p pieces both for weight that creates a bit of heft and stability on the table, but also for size, to give the base a slightly crowded feel, like our heroes were fighting in the battle line.