ICM's New 1/16 Roman Centurion

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I've been eagerly awaiting the arrival of ICM's latest figure in the UK, and at last I've managed to get hold of one. I won't start it straight away, but thought I'd set up a thread and give some initial impressions.

The contents of the box:

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The first thing to note that the box shown on Hannants is different from the one supplied in that it states that a decal sheet is included. The info has been removed from the front of the actual box and there are no decals. and none mentioned in the instructions. I was expecting one for the shield, but the design has been very lightly etched instead:

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This would test the skills of most modellers, but I'll try painting it first, and if that doesn't work out, I have a suitable Miniart decal that may suit.

Similarly the patterns on the sword and dagger sheaths are very lightly etched, and are likely to be filled with the first layer of paint, as happened when I built ICM's viking figure. Again, I'll have to see what happens.

Apart from the moans, the kit looks to be well sculpted and cleanly moulded. The lamellar armour is crisply done and there are some nice medallions to decorate the harness.

Bear with me while I finish my Redcoat bust.......

[Tim Marlow]

Looks good Peter. I have some 28mm Romans to do later, so your work will be useful as a reference...

[Dave Ward]

Peter,
The omission of a decal sheet for such a large area as the shield, makes the model much more difficult to finish well.,Poor painters like myself might be inclined to try and make masks, at least for the general outlines, or even make their own decals........
Dave

[BigGreg]

chair pulled... :-)

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Tim - I bet you do a better job at 28mm.

Dave - I would have expected a decal for the shield at least. I will give painting it a go, and is that doesn't work I have a couple of alternatives.

Greg - Welcome. Not quite ready to start yet. Mt Redcoat bust will need at least another day.

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Did a search on Google and found out that Peddinghaus do a 1/16 Roman shield decal. Ordered one from a US company at £5 dollars, only to find my PayPal account poorer by over $30!!! Turns out it's a fraudulent site and I am now trying to get PayPal to cancel the payment. Rotten b*****ds.

[Tim Marlow]

That’s a bit of a bugger Peter.....hope you get it sorted out....I’m sure you can freehand it anyway.....after all, the originals were painted like that.
i know I won’t do a better job, by the way, I’ve told you before it’s all smoke and mirrors at 28mm, not real painting.

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Hi Tim - I wish I'd had the confidence and not resorted to that site. I was finally able to open a dispute with PayPal one the seller had accepted the payment - they bought themselves a giftcard with the money. To be fair, PayPal did notice the unusual activity and blocked my account. This is the second one in a week. Grrrrr!

[Peter Gillson]

Hi Peter

it looks a nice kit - shame about the lack of a decal, but I'm sure you can paint the pattern.

peter

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I'll give it a go Peter. If it doesn't work there are a couple of other options.

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On to this one then. I sense a bit of a buzz around the release of this kit in the figure-painting community - the first U-Tube review has appeared and given it a big thumbs-up.

Doing some research, I came across the obvious source in an Osprey book:



I think I'll go for the same colouring.

[yak face]

‘What have the Romans ever done for us?’ !
great looking kit Peter , Shame about the change of mind regarding the decal , perhaps ICM thought it might have had trouble curving round the shield ? Anyway I’ve got full confidence in your ability to paint it . Cautionary tale with the PayPal incident too , you never know sometimes do you , despite PayPal getting a lot of flak for their charges it’s good that you’re covered against stuff like this. Cheers tony

[Tim Marlow]

Well there’s the drains Tony......

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Tony - funny, but whenever I tackle a Roman subject Bwian comes up - Lark's tongues, otter's noses?

I've dug out an old Miniart shield from a completed figure now 'resting', just in case my painting attempts go wrong. I've hit a couple of problems with the build, though nothing too serious. More later.....

Tim - that's the stuff!

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My sister married a Roman.