Finally my Governor's Box and stands are done. I decided on a trellis for some al fresco viewing with a fabric awning covering option (see below). I've also simplified the Doric columns and added spikes for that 'barbaric' look.
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| Review of condemned prisoners. In lieu of Roman figures I'm proxying my Mongols for scale and for the downright fun of it! |
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| A minor Khan of the Golden Horde. This command pack is from The Assault Group (TAG). |
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| TAG Mongol slavers keep the Chinese PoWs in line for the upcoming games. |
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| Sentencing by the Khan while the ominous drummer keeps the beat. |
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| Gladiators (from BTD) are reviewed as some Arabic peasant riffraff from Old Glory look on. |
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| "Ave, Governor! We who are about to die salute you." |
And now a word from our sponsors...
I've always wanted to create ancient and classically themed ads (ala NASCAR) to enhance my scratch-built Colosseum for running chariot races back in the 80s. So I've finally done it here.
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| I had a lot of fun researching these familiar icons. |
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| The cheap seats. |
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| Execution commences. |
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| The other cheap seats. |
Now all I'd need is to get some female gladiators...
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| 1974 blaxploitation film starring Pam Grier and Margaret Markov |
This thing is almost as good as sex!
ReplyDeleteThat rocks! The posters are superb.
ReplyDeleteGreat looking arena nad a great blog.:-D
ReplyDeleteI think I saw that film...not very good I remeber..blood and sand is way better.
Cheers
Paul
thanx all.
ReplyDelete@Paul's Bod - if you're referring to the female glad film, no, i haven't seen it either and i don't believe there'd be enuff tee and ay like in the new series! :D
Where's Lucy Lawless?
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful arena Herrodadog - you must be (rightfully) thrilled with the way its turned out. I hope mine later this year comes out even half as good.
ReplyDelete@man cave, thanx n yes i am. i'm sure that u're arena will turn out wundebar like all your projects!
ReplyDeleteLooks great. I really like the colors and weathering. The figures are top notch too.
ReplyDeleteThe Arena is not a blaxploitation film, by the way. :^)
@dale, it wasn't? what the hell do i know, i never saw it altho i was very intrigued by the images n google said so, dangit! ;D
ReplyDeleteNice work this has turned out great, now on too the Gladiator Batreps .....
ReplyDeleteIf you really want female gladiators try http://www.thewarstore.com/femalegladiators.html
ReplyDeleteAnyway - love the posters and worn look of the whole thing.
Andrew
@extraordinarii - thanx. speaking of batreps, my buddy willy blog about our battles prior to completion of my arena: http://tacticalminiaturesgaming.blogspot.com/2011/03/more-gladiator-goodness.html
ReplyDelete@adb - great tip, thnx and i also love ordering from thewarstore.com
Not only does it look good, I love how you took the pics with that background. Very real!
ReplyDeleteA year later and I am still looking at this with awe and envy. I really want to try something very similar, with with an option for a removable scoreboard at the back of the Guvn'r's Box to enable multi use as a Blood Bowl stadium!
ReplyDeleteSo if you go to your garage and its missing, you'll know where to start looking! :-)
Hahaha - 4 years after my "one year later" post and I'm still doing the same. HOWEVER, I just played my first game of Jugula and bought the game so perhaps some kind of actual modelling effort might be more likely now :-)
ReplyDeletehttp://tasmancave.blogspot.com.au/2016/01/jugula-first-impressions.html