Romanus eunt domus

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Romanus eunt domus

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This is my build of the resin figure caricature of a roman soldier. I have no idea where or when I aquired this but it has been hanging around in my stash for years. Hee are acouple of pics.
I think I will name him Biggus Excretia.


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Trying hard to refrain from Life of Brian quotes
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Stwike him, Centuwion, stwike him vewy woughly!
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Kitaholic wrote:Trying hard to refrain from Life of Brian quotes
Kitaholic is not the messiah, he's just a very naughty boy.

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Kitaholic wrote:Trying hard to refrain from Life of Brian quotes
Why try? What did the Romans ever do for us?
Al speling misteaks aer all mi own werk..
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Apart from education, roads, medicine, you mean?

Your Centurion has the look of a New Zealand rugby player doing the Haka!
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A quick update on Biggus. I gave him the usual washin mild soapy water and a good rinse. Paint is Extracrylic and Vallejo. The mouth isn't finished yet and thee is more to do on the uniform.

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Looks great mate.
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Coming along nicely, although I can't help but wonder what happened to the poor chap to make him look so unhappy. There must be a story there :roll:
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Nice work so far.
rob_van_riel wrote:I can't help but wonder what happened to the poor chap to make him look so unhappy. There must be a story there :roll:
Maybe he's just escaped from Asterix and Obelix. :grin:
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Not sure about his expression but judging by his bloated guts gas may be the problem. I am calling this finished. Not 100% happy with it but it was a good exercise in figure painting. I may come back to it later but I am not sure.

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Excellent Greg! He certainly looks a tortured soul!
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