Hey y'all. I need shields. Specifically, Roman shields. Either scutums or ovals. For 28mm figures. The issue is I don't want them to cost ridiculous amounts of money. This is because these will be going on EM4 dwarves, and I don't want to reduce the value of the dwarves by having to pay almost the same price as the miniature for it's shirld. Thoughts and suggestions?
Scribor do some but might be too expensive http://sciborminiatures.com/en_,shop.php?group=155 Gripping beast https://www.grippingbeast.co.uk/Shield_Packs--category--245.html Warlord https://us-store.warlordgames.com/products/embossed-roman-scutums-20
I think you will struggle to find cheap ones that look good, why not cast your own? Buy a pack, get some blue stuff and off you go.
Blue Stuff (or Oyumaru, same thing) is awesome. For shields a simple mould would suffice I guess. Sounds rather easy.
OK, i don't know if it can help... Warlord Games (the ones that produce Bolt Action) support also a large bunch of historical games (Black Powder, Pike & Shotte...) Amongst those games, there is also Hail Caesar. They don't sell bits, so you should buy the whole box, however they are at a reasonable price (£ 20 for 24 legionnaires) and at the moment there is the "Easter Classics" promotion, with a 33% discount.
Btw, i just saw that they, indeed, sell also bits, and Crowsfoot already posted the link... 20 shields for £ 6 is not a bad deal...
I've just had a look and both of these sites do really nice shields for my idea of Sea Elf hoplites I was discussing on the GW 'News' Thread. Gripping Beast shields are the cheaper of the two and you do get more for your money which is nice - are they metal or plastic? They look metal. The Macedonian Successor Pikemen shields seem the best bet - they are the largest and also look the part.