Roman Legionarius 1st Century - Young Min Review

[Guy]

YH1811
Roman Legionarius, 1st Century AD
1/10th scale resin
Sculpted & Painted by Young B. Song
10 resin parts

Young Miniatures has come out with a Roman Legionarius in 1/10th scale resin consisting of 10 resin parts. Sandwiched between layers of foam in a sturdy black box with a clear plastic sleeve, Young has achieved his best roman to date.

Above are the parts removed from the box and you can see the separately cast parts that give the bust its sence of detail and realism.

Above are the four views of the head. Although similar to the other heads Young has released each head is different in its own subtle way.

At the very top you see the separately cast helmet followed by the helmet dry-fitted onto the head.

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[Guy]

Above you can see the chest portion of the bust and the attention to detail Young has put into its detail. On each shoulder you can see the different sized locater hole so the armor on each shoulder can be attached to the correct side.

Above are the separately cast chin / ear guards.

Above left is the leather tie that fastens at the bottom of the chin guards from one to the other. On the right is the sword hilt.

Above is the top and bottom sides of the armor that goes onto the shoulder.

Above is the bust plinth which is attached to the underside of the chest.

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[Guy]

Additional Box Art Photos





Other Roman Busts by Young Miniatures

Conclusion:

An excellent bust by Young showing detail and precision casting he has become famous for. Various mold plugs need to be carefully removed. Seam lines almost non existent. I found one small seam line on the back of the head, which would be covered by the helmet. Highly recommended as one of the best Roman busts Young has released.

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[Sambaman]

OH YEAH! On the list for sure.

Jay H.
OKC

 

[vergilius]

I'm not a bust man but this one is awesome !

 

[Tommi]

Hello Guy

Nice review, mine was sent out yesterday, cant wait to get my hands on it now.

Cheers
Tommi

 

[RFL]

Bust

Guy, thanks for the review, it`s much appreciated when we start to close in to $90 on these usually flawless busts, but one question.

The whole left eye cavity, as well as the eyeball, "looks" very much larger, deeper,and of a different shape then the right.

Is that just the lighting or actual ?

Thanks

 

[Guy]

I just re-opened the figure and looked at the head / eyes and with the right eyebrow up higher it causes the eye to also look different. It is as though he were pondering something he may be looking at (couple thousand Gauls). The eye difference is all part of the facial expression.

I don't know where you live or who you order from but The Red Lancers sell the Young Busts for 55 to 60 dollars. $90 sound like Squadron..........way too high compared to the rest of the market.

 

[RFL]

Bust

Glad you cleared that up for all of us !

I guess it`s just a lighting issue that makes it look like the lower left eyelid has 1/8" gap near the bridge of the nose, and doesn`t arch up to to meet the top.

Thanks for the buying tip BTW, I`ll have to check out The Red Lancers.

 

[Guy]

For what you buy 2 busts for at Squadron you can buy 3 at The Red Lancers

The Red Lancers web-site click here

 

[Wlas]

Guy, the more you look at the photo the more it appears to be a gap near that eye. Looks as though the lower eyelid is incomplete. An arched eyebrow or a lowered eyebrow has no effect on the placement of the eyes. But I don't think a manufacturer would send you a poorly cast product for review so let's say it's the photographer's fault after all.

 

[Caratacus]

Two minor points:
(a) The top plate of the shoulder guard armour is pointing the wrong way round. The point should be towards the neck, not away from it. This is what the Corbridge armour finds say. For those who may doubt, see Bishop, JRMES Monograph No.1, "Lorica segmentata, a handbook of Roman plate armour".
(b) The upper chest plates are at an angle to one another. They should meet at right angles. This is to avoid the strain on the chest buckle and strap and also to accommodate the padding that was undoubtedly fitted beneath the shoulder armour.

I don't know what can be done about either of these faults. Possibly the first is easier to correct but even this will involve difficulties with the upper set of lobate hinges.

For the record, the rivets attaching the various brass fitments to the iron armour plate should be copper coloured - quite distinct from the brass (NOT bronze) of the fittings themselves. Where analysed, they were found to be at least 90% Cu.

BTW, "legionarius" is a nonsence word. In English it would be 'legionary', in Latin "miles" (meaning 'soldier'), possibly with either "gregarius" or "caligata" added (the first word being derived from 'grex', meaning 'flock') and the second means 'booted', i.e. foot soldier.