Martian Free Human Test Models

Martian Free Humans Test Models

For my Free Martians, I turned to plastic ancient ranges.  I purchased four boxed sets from Warlord Games' Hail Caesar range: Roman Early Imperial Legionaries, Roman Praetorian Guards, Macedonian Royal Guards, and Roman Early Imperial Scorpions.  

I mixed the parts from each range: the Macedonian bodies got Legionnaire Shields; the Praetorians got Macedonian shields, and the Legionnaires got Praetorian shields.

To add a sci-fi element, I cut the Macedonian pikes down and added some translucent beads from Michael's.  (Want to feel less than manly?  Go to Michael' s and buy beads.)

I cut the pila (throwing spears) from the romans to make ray-guns for my Venatores.  The swordsmen Scutatores needed some bits from the bits box to make up extra weapons -- in this case, some sabres from Napoleonic cavalry.

The Scorpion needed a few crystals, and I cut off the bow arms.

I painted the models in bright colors with no regard history.  I made each type a different color, so players can easily distinguish them:  the Lanceatores green, the Scutatores blue, the Venatores purple.

I was very pleased with the quality of the models and sculpts, except for the metal heads that came with the Macedonians.  (The winged helmets just didn't do it for me.  I really liked the shields tho.)

Here you can see my first four models.  The crystals cannot be sealed without becoming cloudy, so I painted only a few proof of concept models first.  Soon I will return to the rest of them.  With three boxes, that makes about 20 figures of each type.