ACPin Posted January 25, 2012 The Roman Centurions march into battle formation leading the charge amidst the unforgiving landscape. Click the pic for more detailed shots and various angles... AC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JackJonespaw Posted January 25, 2012 Very nice! You want to lend me some of those centurions? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Angeli Posted January 25, 2012 well, this was bound to happen :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matrixrenegade Posted January 25, 2012 That looks really great. I need to take some time to set up a few big scnenes like this with my own Lego. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TLOR FETT Posted January 25, 2012 The Romans formed a phalanx as well right, the shield to shoulder defense? Anyways, pretty friggin sweet, I imagine we will see someones horde of Minotaurs here soon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John31388 Posted January 25, 2012 Awesome it looks fantastic, I can't wait to get my hands on some of the Romans. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Masked Builder Posted January 25, 2012 Wow, so many soldiers! It does look fairly accurate though! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
venios Posted January 25, 2012 They are Legionaires, a centurion commanded 80 Legionaires. Though moaning aside this is a good moc and I wish I had as many Legionaires. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LEGOman273 Posted January 25, 2012 They are Legionaires, a centurion commanded 80 Legionaires. Though moaning aside this is a good moc and I wish I had as many Legionaires. A Centurian commanded 100 Legionaires. Hence the root "cent" as in "century"-100 years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
need_a_name Posted January 25, 2012 very nice, i was waiting for someone to this this. it is true that the root of cent is 100 however a centurion did only command 80 legionnaires like venios has said before Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LEGOman273 Posted January 25, 2012 very nice, i was waiting for someone to this this. it is true that the root of cent is 100 however a centurion did only command 80 legionnaires like venios has said before I didn't realize that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brickdoctor Posted January 25, 2012 Most impressive, AC. Dagobah is a very unforgiving landscape. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Foremast Jack Posted January 26, 2012 Great little MOC. Although the commander on horseback wouldn't have carried a shield while mounted like that it still looks great. The Romans formed a phalanx as well right, the shield to shoulder defense? No, the phalanx was a "trademark" Greek formation. It requires a spear to form and the "spear" that the Romans used was called a Pilum. It was designed to be thrown before advancing to within melee range for butcher's work with the gladius. The pilum was also quite intriguing in that it had a very narrow, elongated tip made of soft iron with a bulky, heavy handled shaft so that when it stuck in an enemy or the ground the handle would weigh down the tip causing it to bend. With the bent end it couldn't be picked by the enemy and thrown back at the advancing Legionaries. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir_Basil_Ashton Posted January 26, 2012 Thanks for sharing another one of you dioramas. It's funny because whenever my son sees dioramas on my computer he asks me "Did the AC guy make that?" We're both fans of your work. Seeing your Romans in formation really leaves me wanting Lego to make some kind of "Civilizations" theme. That would be awesome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACPin Posted January 27, 2012 Very nice! You want to lend me some of those centurions? Not anytime soon! well, this was bound to happen :) Beat them to it! That looks really great. I need to take some time to set up a few big scnenes like this with my own Lego. You should and be sure to post it here in EB. The Romans formed a phalanx as well right, the shield to shoulder defense? Anyways, pretty friggin sweet, I imagine we will see someones horde of Minotaurs here soon That's for Spartans not Romans. Awesome it looks fantastic, I can't wait to get my hands on some of the Romans. They're starting to show up in the stores so go get them! Wow, so many soldiers! It does look fairly accurate though! Tried to do it based from some pics on the web. They are Legionaires, a centurion commanded 80 Legionaires. Though moaning aside this is a good moc and I wish I had as many Legionaires. A Centurian commanded 100 Legionaires. Hence the root "cent" as in "century"-100 years. very nice, i was waiting for someone to this this. it is true that the root of cent is 100 however a centurion did only command 80 legionnaires like venios has said before I didn't realize that. Me too and thanks for the history lesson! Most impressive, AC. Dagobah is a very unforgiving landscape. Shhhh! You're blowing my cover! Great little MOC. Although the commander on horseback wouldn't have carried a shield while mounted like that it still looks great. No, the phalanx was a "trademark" Greek formation. It requires a spear to form and the "spear" that the Romans used was called a Pilum. It was designed to be thrown before advancing to within melee range for butcher's work with the gladius. The pilum was also quite intriguing in that it had a very narrow, elongated tip made of soft iron with a bulky, heavy handled shaft so that when it stuck in an enemy or the ground the handle would weigh down the tip causing it to bend. With the bent end it couldn't be picked by the enemy and thrown back at the advancing Legionaries. I should've read more about them. Thanks for sharing another one of you dioramas. It's funny because whenever my son sees dioramas on my computer he asks me "Did the AC guy make that?" We're both fans of your work. Seeing your Romans in formation really leaves me wanting Lego to make some kind of "Civilizations" theme. That would be awesome. Have you shown your son the rest of the site? Though 75% of my works are SW themed,I do the other themes from time to time. I do appreciate you mentioning about your son liking my works as it brings back memories of the kids whom I've met and talked to when the Lego store had some of my works on display. AC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jedi master Brick Posted January 27, 2012 Very cool tortoise formation, I really want the Romans now, good job Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chump Posted January 27, 2012 Are the capes red or dark red or a mixture? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Foremast Jack Posted January 27, 2012 Are the capes red or dark red or a mixture? The commander and standard bearer look like dark-red, but the rest look like regular red. That's just how it looks to me though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACPin Posted January 30, 2012 Very cool tortoise formation, I really want the Romans now, good job Small army for starters and it will get bigger! Are the capes red or dark red or a mixture? Both. The commander and standard bearer look like dark-red, but the rest look like regular red. That's just how it looks to me though. You're right on! AC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir_Basil_Ashton Posted January 30, 2012 Have you shown your son the rest of the site? Though 75% of my works are SW themed,I do the other themes from time to time. I do appreciate you mentioning about your son liking my works as it brings back memories of the kids whom I've met and talked to when the Lego store had some of my works on display. My son is very familiar with your site. We've been folowing your SW dioramas for about 2-yrs now. It's funny because one of the first times my son saw your work, he asked how much the set cost because he wanted it. In fact, he's about ready to start making dioramas of his own. The only problem he's coming across is the amount of bricks/elements/colors we have in our collection. We're slowly but surely getting more though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACPin Posted February 1, 2012 My son is very familiar with your site. We've been folowing your SW dioramas for about 2-yrs now. It's funny because one of the first times my son saw your work, he asked how much the set cost because he wanted it. In fact, he's about ready to start making dioramas of his own. The only problem he's coming across is the amount of bricks/elements/colors we have in our collection. We're slowly but surely getting more though. It's just been a couple of years that I've started posting my works as I went on a self-imposed hiatus in late 2008 thru 2009 for reasons I won't disclose. That's exactly the same response that the Lego store staff had to answer when my works were on display. At least he's got plenty of reference works to start with as the LSW forum got a lot from the various members as well if you check the MOC index. My advice is to start small and with a familiar scene so that it will be easier to compare it with the completed MOC. AC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nom Carver Posted February 1, 2012 I think the centurions know something the rider doesn't... these Romans were made to be put together, they look great Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
