Last Stand of the IX Legion - Full Build Tutorial

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Last Stand of the IX Legion - Full Build Tutorial - 120mm Diorama.

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From concept and design to full build and painting guide. A full tutorial on how I built, re-sculpted and painted the 1/16 Miniart Legionary figures.
Starting with the Miniart 1/16 Roman Legionary figure, I converted into a series of poses for a unique battle scene. Replacing the kit heads with much improved character faces from Reedees Miniatures. Each figure in the scene now has their own personality and individuality.
Detailing and sculpting in Greenstuff & Magic Sculpt putty mix, adding clothing detail, with scratch built parts for a unique pose and figure.
With Painting tutorial for the uniforms, armour and weapons. A scratch built base for a unique Roman Battle Diorama.
The scene depicts the last stand of the IX legion at Camulodonum (AD60) near modern Colchester (England). Where a Vexillation of about 800 Legionary foot soldiers of the 9th Legion were massacred by tribes of the Iceni, led by the female warrior queen Boudicca.

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@markedwards5106 3 жыл бұрын

All your skill as a fine artist and modeller are on display here Marcus! Very well done action packed diorama.

@DioramaArt 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you mate, very kind of you. It’s a long video but hopefully enough in it of interest for modellers as well as casual visitors. Regards, Marcus. 😊👍

@alankeith7866 8 ай бұрын

Outstanding work!!! Thank you for sharing your amazing talent and for including historical references!!!

@DioramaArt 8 ай бұрын

My pleasure. Thank you for taking the time to watch, appreciated. 😊👍

@4rnnr_as Жыл бұрын

Incredible! I was mesmerized by the music and detail.

@DioramaArt Жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly, glad you enjoyed the build. 😊👍

@AntonyGiuliani 2 ай бұрын

Che meraviglia, congratulations

@DioramaArt 2 ай бұрын

Thank you kindly. 😎👍

@bertramhohn5877 6 ай бұрын

Super detail,top modeling

@DioramaArt 6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much. 😊👍

@TheHuscarl101 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! I have seen and held some of these actual items, and done ancient and medieval combat reinacting. As well as modeling and scratch building in larger scales. This is amazing. People often think working with larger scales is easier, but to the contrary. The larger the scale the more detailed a piece has to be. I especially appreciated the bent pilum shaft, and the condition of the figures teeth in close up. Truly great work.

@DioramaArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for the generous and kind comments on my work. Agreed, some think the larger scales are easier but as you say there is no hiding place and the detailing has to be correct. Many thanks.

@shaunplatts4373 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing. Saw this diorama on display at stafford show. Looks even better up close.

@DioramaArt 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Shaun, glad you had the opportunity to see the model first hand and appreciate your kind feedback. Cheers M.

@mikehanson7328 7 ай бұрын

Really really well done! A bynote, the bull wasn't Mithras. It was the symbol of that legion who were Hispana as they were raised in Spain

@DioramaArt 7 ай бұрын

Many thanks. Artistic license for the shields, nobody knows for sure what they looked like, depicted or referenced it’s pure speculation as only fragments exist. I read that the bull is both linked to the 9th having its roots in Spain as you say, also with devotion to the Roman god Mithras who is usually depicted with bull. That was a historic reference only and I like the dualism.

@lesthiele4921 5 ай бұрын

Hi Marcus, that was absolutely outstanding, I am not a figure modeller, but would like to try some day, I have subscribed to your channel as, if this is the standard of your work then I wantbto see more, congratulations on a job extremely well done, best regards from a Kiwi living in Australia

@DioramaArt 5 ай бұрын

Thank you Les, very kind. You might like my Chunuk Bair tribute diorama, Kiwi’s at Gallipoli diorama, it’s 1/35 but a great battle to commemorate. Also my Waler creek dio depicts light horse set in Australia just before WW1. Cheers M.

@HaiNguyen-ii6bx 3 ай бұрын

Awesome work !

@DioramaArt 3 ай бұрын

Thank you kindly. 😊

@rabidspace6951 3 жыл бұрын

Would be cool if you did more of these in the future. Reminds me of some old model magazine tutorials haha. Great work ^^ once again you made a masterpiece

@DioramaArt 3 жыл бұрын

Ha ha, thanks mate very kind of you. I’m better at modelling than I am putting these movies together, but hope there is enough information and movement to keep the viewer interested. I need to do more footage of me making and string that together into a movie, but I usually forget taking photos at each stage; then putting all those together hopefully in logical order. Thanks for following and commenting. 😁👍

@OlliLow 11 ай бұрын

Very good work! Respect to you!

@DioramaArt 11 ай бұрын

Thank you very much. 😄

@Rainers_Modellbau 6 ай бұрын

Great Job!

@DioramaArt 6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much 😊👍

@guilhemdussel612 8 ай бұрын

Magique !!!

@DioramaArt 8 ай бұрын

Thank you. 😊👍

@bushwalker3282 11 ай бұрын

Great job - top

@willfont1143 Жыл бұрын

Breathtaking skills displayed here... I'm simply amazed.

@DioramaArt Жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly, honoured. 😊👍

@CWModelling 3 жыл бұрын

Superb work Marcus 👍

@DioramaArt 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate, very good of you to say. 😁👍

@dizdizzy8937 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome work and background history! Thank you for sharing

@DioramaArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, much appreciated and apologies for the late reply I didn’t see any notification.

@Toni_G_Castroviejo 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing work, Marcus! Love it!! :)

@DioramaArt 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for viewing, glad you liked it mate. 😎👍

@rrl4245 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful work. Thanks for showing us the steps and techniques.

@DioramaArt 10 ай бұрын

My pleasure, thanks for taking the time to view. Cheers. 😊👍

@CENTURION.CARPATIC 2 жыл бұрын

This is a true art lesson! Well done!

@DioramaArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much.

@wasteyelo1 Жыл бұрын

An excellent diorama. Love the conversation and the composition.

@DioramaArt Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much mate, sorry for the very late reply. 😊👍

@theeducatedgrunt2087 3 жыл бұрын

Stunning... beautiful job buddy.

@DioramaArt 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much mate, very kind of you. 😊👍

@carlosteran5617 2 жыл бұрын

Como maquetista, y amante de la Historia ,Historia del Arte e Historia Bélica, solo puedo decir que tu trabajo es excelente, sobervio. As a model makers, a studing and lover of History, Art History and War History ....I do paint oil paints of Spanish war ships XV,XVI Iand XVII centuries...your work is wonderful even more.. thanks for the video, I already bough the Roman Legionary for the birthday of a friend of mine...who love this roman stuff !!!

@DioramaArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your kind words of support. I hope your friend enjoys his Roman Legionary Birthday gift. 😊👍

@carlosteran5617 2 жыл бұрын

@@DioramaArt Thank you very much !!!🦅🦅🦅

@worldhistoryminiatureshous9757 3 жыл бұрын

Very pleasant video about the making off . Excellent work done for the resculpting of certains figurines .

@DioramaArt 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, hope it has been of some use for you. Regards, Marcus.

@worldhistoryminiatureshous9757 3 жыл бұрын

@@DioramaArt It was . Get some tricks !

@DioramaArt 3 жыл бұрын

@@worldhistoryminiatureshous9757 fantastic, I’m never sure how much to add. I should be brave and do some footage of me making but that is quite technically challenging. Appreciate the feedback, thanks again. Marcus.

@jefftoycollections743 11 ай бұрын

Impressive work! Very nice!

@cornelishenk4569 4 ай бұрын

Next level

@DioramaArt 4 ай бұрын

Very kind, thank you. 😎👍

@toddjarman542 3 жыл бұрын

Wow Marcus you have a great talent mate 🍻🍻👍🏻

@DioramaArt 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you mate, you are very kind with your comments. Regards, Marcus.

@bastelbude4100 Жыл бұрын

Einfach nur genial 🤘🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻richtig klasse

@DioramaArt Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much mate, sorry for the very late reply. 😊👍

@dascapo5947 3 жыл бұрын

Love it. Now i have to watch the movie again xD

@DioramaArt 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, hope some of the movie has been helpful. 😎👍

@georgemartinez1720 2 жыл бұрын

Great artist

@DioramaArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. 😊👍

@petras8385 2 жыл бұрын

very cool!

@DioramaArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. 😊👍

@user-nk6pm4ke7h Жыл бұрын

Супер

@DioramaArt Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much mate, sorry for the very late reply. 😊👍

@andrewaborde355 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Sir, may I humbly ask where to purchase these wonderful piece, thank you very much

@DioramaArt 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Andrew, this is a one off based on the single Roman figure from MiniArt 1/16 range. Each is converted into a unique figure so not commercially available. Thanks 😊

@markcollins1058 Жыл бұрын

300

@markcollins1058 Жыл бұрын

I’m doing with Masterbox greeks

@DioramaArt Жыл бұрын

Nice one, they look good for 54mm plastic figures. Good luck with your own project. 👍

@markcollins1058 Жыл бұрын

Yeah. I’m. Doing thwmopily

@markcollins1058 Жыл бұрын

Thamopoly sorry

@DioramaArt Жыл бұрын

@@markcollins1058 Thermopylae (hot gates). 😉

@markcollins1058 Жыл бұрын

Who is the artist on the piano

@georgemartinez1720 2 жыл бұрын

Great Job Did you use Epoxy Clay to cover seams

@DioramaArt 2 жыл бұрын

I use a mix of Greenstuff and Apoxie putty in various blends. About 70% resculpted figures. 😊👍

@georgemartinez1720 2 жыл бұрын

What did you use for the Fkesh Tonez

@DioramaArt 2 жыл бұрын

I use Jo Sonja acrylics for this build and the skin tones. 😊👍

@Federico19871000 2 жыл бұрын

I am not too sure but that type of roman armour was used just in thoracic not In bretannia...

@DioramaArt 2 жыл бұрын

Lorica Segmentata as depicted in the scene was excavated in 1964 in a large Roman find near Hadrians wall, with numerous archeological finds, with the latest I’m aware of in 2010. All the books I used as research referenced the use of the armour in 1st and 2nd century Britain, so I beg to differ.

@georgemartinez1720 2 жыл бұрын

What brand of paint a f brushes you use

@DioramaArt 2 жыл бұрын

Mostly W&N series 7, and some Rosemary & Co Kolinsky Sable. Size usually 0,1,2.

@georgemartinez1720 2 жыл бұрын

How do get the Green Stuff so sheet flat

@DioramaArt 2 жыл бұрын

I use Vaseline when applying the putty and a mix of water and IPA 99% for smoothing.

@georgemartinez1720 2 жыл бұрын

Do you make your own sculpt ing tools

@DioramaArt 2 жыл бұрын

They are simple sculpting tools from art stores. Silicon putty shapers are a cheap really useful sculpting tool for putty work.