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TIME MACHINE MINIATURES
Surrounded
Part 1 of the Teutoburger Wald
7 AD
54mm. resin and white meta
Designed and sculptedy Chris Tubb
Description
The Teutoberger Wald Series I "Surrounded"DS-TW1 interlocks with the "Trapped"DS-TW7 Wald Series II. These vignettes depict the events in the Teotoburger Forest; a primeval forest of great oaks and furs stretching for miles in every direction. Three Roman Legions, the 17th, t8th. and the 19th. under the command of Publius Quinctilius Varus were ambushed here in 9 AD by Germanic Warriors under the command of a man known as Arminius. This catastrophic Roman defeat is captured here in the first series. This vignette is full of action and high drama. Deep in the forest depths four Roman soldiers find themselves surrounded and brace themselves for the inevitable onslaught of Germanic Warriors. In the confusion and wild panic , units have become disorganized and legionaries have banded together in makeshift units for self protection. Surrounded they prepare to give their lives for the glory of Rome.
HISTORICAL NOTES
The name of the Teutoburg Forest in Germany will forever be connected to one of the most famous battles from ancient history, the clades Variana, the defeat of the Roman general Varus. In September 9 CE, a coalition of Germanic tribes, led by a nobleman named Arminius, defeated the Seventeenth, Eighteenth, and Nineteenth legions and forced their commander Publius Quintilius Varus to commit suicide. The result of the battle was that Germania remained independent and was never included in the Roman empire.
In the nineteenth century, the battle became a powerful national symbol. In 1806, the French army of Napoleon Bonaparte decisively beat the armies of the German states. The humiliation was too big for the Germans, who started to look to the battle in the Teutoburg Forest as their finest hour. As Napoleon spoke a romanic language and presented himself as a Roman emperor, it was easy for the Germans to remind each other that they had once before defeated the welschen Erbfeind - an untranslatable expression that refers to the Latin speaking archenemies of Germany. The Teutoburg Forest became the symbol of the eternal opposition between the overcivilised and decadent Latin and the creative and vital Germanic people, between old France and new Germany.
The contents
Base, four figures and battlefield accouterments are secured in zip lock bags. The information booklet included in the kit is very informative with four color individual pictures of each of the Roman soldiers depicted in this vignette.
The Signifer is cast in resin except for the Standard, dagger and the sporran, and is composed of six parts.
The Cavalry trooper is cast in resin except for the head shield arms and sword, composed of 5 parts.
The Legionnaire Legio XVII is cast in resin except for the head , arms ,shield and dagger, comprised of 6 parts
The Legionnaire 19th legion is cast in resin except for the head, arms, shield, spear ,sword , and dagger, composed of 9 parts
Review
Time Machine's 54mm. vignette " surrounded" is a beautifully sculpted and cast vignette which interlocks with "the trapped".The Drama of this horrific event has been truly captured in this vignette.
This is a high quality kit comprised of 33 parts; bodies, arms , swords , scabbards, shields, accouterments and an elaborate base littered with battlefield debris.
The resin and white metal are of very good quality.
The kit is virtually flash free and the assembly is straight forward. The parts fit well with no filling required
The faces are extremely well sculpted with lots of character ,animation and detail.
The kit comes in a white box topped with a very nice color photo of the finished product.
This an Excellent vignette, I highly recommend it, it will give you many hours of enjoyment.
Jim Corless,the owner personally takes charge of quality control and makes sure that every kit is up to par.
Reference
Osprey Men-at-arms series: The Roman Army Form Ceasar to Trajan #46.
Concord Publications: Imperial Rome at War.
The Barbarians : Tim Newark.
Box art painted by Doug Cohen
The Legionnaire Legio XVII is cast in resin except for the head , arms ,shield and dagger, comprised of 6 parts
The Cavalry trooper is cast in resin except for the head shield arms and sword, composed of 5 parts
The Legionnaire Legio XVII is cast in resin except for the head , arms ,shield and dagger, comprised of 6 parts
The Legionnaire 19th legion is cast in resin except for the head, arms, shield, spear ,sword , and dagger, composed of 9 parts
My Painted Version.
More pictrures in response.
Cheers
Roc.
Surrounded
Part 1 of the Teutoburger Wald
7 AD
54mm. resin and white meta
Designed and sculptedy Chris Tubb
Description
The Teutoberger Wald Series I "Surrounded"DS-TW1 interlocks with the "Trapped"DS-TW7 Wald Series II. These vignettes depict the events in the Teotoburger Forest; a primeval forest of great oaks and furs stretching for miles in every direction. Three Roman Legions, the 17th, t8th. and the 19th. under the command of Publius Quinctilius Varus were ambushed here in 9 AD by Germanic Warriors under the command of a man known as Arminius. This catastrophic Roman defeat is captured here in the first series. This vignette is full of action and high drama. Deep in the forest depths four Roman soldiers find themselves surrounded and brace themselves for the inevitable onslaught of Germanic Warriors. In the confusion and wild panic , units have become disorganized and legionaries have banded together in makeshift units for self protection. Surrounded they prepare to give their lives for the glory of Rome.
HISTORICAL NOTES
The name of the Teutoburg Forest in Germany will forever be connected to one of the most famous battles from ancient history, the clades Variana, the defeat of the Roman general Varus. In September 9 CE, a coalition of Germanic tribes, led by a nobleman named Arminius, defeated the Seventeenth, Eighteenth, and Nineteenth legions and forced their commander Publius Quintilius Varus to commit suicide. The result of the battle was that Germania remained independent and was never included in the Roman empire.
In the nineteenth century, the battle became a powerful national symbol. In 1806, the French army of Napoleon Bonaparte decisively beat the armies of the German states. The humiliation was too big for the Germans, who started to look to the battle in the Teutoburg Forest as their finest hour. As Napoleon spoke a romanic language and presented himself as a Roman emperor, it was easy for the Germans to remind each other that they had once before defeated the welschen Erbfeind - an untranslatable expression that refers to the Latin speaking archenemies of Germany. The Teutoburg Forest became the symbol of the eternal opposition between the overcivilised and decadent Latin and the creative and vital Germanic people, between old France and new Germany.
The contents
Base, four figures and battlefield accouterments are secured in zip lock bags. The information booklet included in the kit is very informative with four color individual pictures of each of the Roman soldiers depicted in this vignette.
The Signifer is cast in resin except for the Standard, dagger and the sporran, and is composed of six parts.
The Cavalry trooper is cast in resin except for the head shield arms and sword, composed of 5 parts.
The Legionnaire Legio XVII is cast in resin except for the head , arms ,shield and dagger, comprised of 6 parts
The Legionnaire 19th legion is cast in resin except for the head, arms, shield, spear ,sword , and dagger, composed of 9 parts
Review
Time Machine's 54mm. vignette " surrounded" is a beautifully sculpted and cast vignette which interlocks with "the trapped".The Drama of this horrific event has been truly captured in this vignette.
This is a high quality kit comprised of 33 parts; bodies, arms , swords , scabbards, shields, accouterments and an elaborate base littered with battlefield debris.
The resin and white metal are of very good quality.
The kit is virtually flash free and the assembly is straight forward. The parts fit well with no filling required
The faces are extremely well sculpted with lots of character ,animation and detail.
The kit comes in a white box topped with a very nice color photo of the finished product.
This an Excellent vignette, I highly recommend it, it will give you many hours of enjoyment.
Jim Corless,the owner personally takes charge of quality control and makes sure that every kit is up to par.
Reference
Osprey Men-at-arms series: The Roman Army Form Ceasar to Trajan #46.
Concord Publications: Imperial Rome at War.
The Barbarians : Tim Newark.
Box art painted by Doug Cohen
The Legionnaire Legio XVII is cast in resin except for the head , arms ,shield and dagger, comprised of 6 parts
The Cavalry trooper is cast in resin except for the head shield arms and sword, composed of 5 parts
The Legionnaire Legio XVII is cast in resin except for the head , arms ,shield and dagger, comprised of 6 parts
The Legionnaire 19th legion is cast in resin except for the head, arms, shield, spear ,sword , and dagger, composed of 9 parts
My Painted Version.
More pictrures in response.
Cheers
Roc.
