

Falling Blosson - Japanese/Nippon 3d print 'Samurai army' miniatures
This article will cover all the 'Samurai' miniatures in my Legiones Antiquitata army. By Samurai I am playing fast and loose with terminology as anyone with just a passing interest will know that 'Samurai' armies for gamers might contain Ashigaru, Monks, Ronin and pirates as well as actual Samurai. I am also being economical with the truth in that a small number of the miniatures in my army are in fact plastics as I owned them before I entered the brave new world of 3d printi
Nov 30, 2024


Goblins 2 - more goblinoid goodness
In part one I covered the first half of my Goblin force made up almost entirely of 3d printed miniatures. Part two covers all the support stuff from Bat swarms to Giants. If you missed it then its here...https://www.firstcommissionpainting.co.uk/single-post/a-smorgasbord-of-goblin-goodness You might be interested to know that the first reference to Goblins comes in monastic documents of the 12th century where they are referred to as Gobelin but this refers to a daemon appare
May 5, 2024


A smorgasbord of goblin goodness
As the proud owner of a 3d resin printer I am constantly tempted and amazed by thequantity and quantity of stl files available for literally any fantasy faction and many historical armies. This article will demostrate a variety of the files and companies I have used to put together my personal Goblins army for the ruleset Legiones Antiquitatas but the files are not tied to any ruleset and can be played with The Old World simply by popping on square bases. It also has a few GW
Mar 1, 2024


Best of 2023 (1) - another stroll down memory lane.
This year I am splitting the review of 2023 into 2 parts to make it more manageable. The first part will focus on the bits and bobs I...
Dec 26, 2023


More Celtic/Gallic/Albion Shenanigans
In part One I covered the more regular elements of a Celtic army in Legiones Antiquitatas but now we wander off the paths and into the...
Oct 1, 2023


Celts, Gaul and Albion part 1
Having shared my Legiones Antiquitata Roman army a few weeks ago I thought it was time to put up their essential and at times existential...
Sep 24, 2023


What have the Romans ever done for us? Part 2
The second part of this wander down the Via Appia through my 3d printed Roman army for Legiones Antiquitata (LA) moves away from the...
Aug 6, 2023


Infamy, infamy, they've all got it in for me... part I unus
This blog is all about the Roman army for my Legiones Antiquitata (L.A.) game which is appropriate! In Legiones historical ancients are...
Jul 15, 2023


"You mightn't happen to have a piece of cheese about you?" - A Ratmen Army
I painted this army for my Legions rules by accident. I had the Ratmen printed but they were low on my list of unpainted miniatures...
May 14, 2023


Legions Ancients - Pre-Colombiana.
Legiones antiquitata is a game where the historical ancients armies we all know and love exist in a world where timelines have slipped...
Jan 21, 2023