Citadel's 25mm 1st century A.D. Roman range includes some twenty items. I received for review:ARlb Centurion, AR2b Legionary, AR2c Legionary, AR3 Aquilifer, AR5 Musician, AR6 Auxiliary Javilineer, AR7 Auxiliary Archers-Western, AR8 Auxiliary ArchersEastern, AR9 Praetorian Guardsmen, ARC4 Auxiliary Heavy Cavalry, ARE1 Ballista with 3 crew. The line currently also includes a signifier, a "super heavy" legionaire, horse archer, mounted officer, another auxiliary heavy cavalryman with a different shield, and a cart with two horses. The centurions are matched to the legionaires and each comes with three different shield designs and in three different poses. The figures received had only minimal flash and were free from any casting defects, which is not surprising since every manufacturer makes sure that all reviewers receive only top grade items. The enduring quality of the Citadel line to U.S. buyers is assured by their handling in this country by Ral Partha--I have received many complaints from those buying figures from England via mail that their figures, when compared with those same figures available within England, are clearly seconds or rejects. The lead used in the Citadel figures is soft enough to manipulate to make different poses but several of the spears and pila had broken off in shipping. This could be remedied by casting the weapons separately or by providing wire-shafted weapons. The Citadel range is compatible ir size with Ral Partha and will not look out of place next to Lamming figures. The figures are well posed and detailed, particularly the shields where the emblems are so fully and clearly engraved that even the beginner will want to eschew decals and fully paint them in, The level of detail and variety of materials (cloth, leather, wood, metal, horn, bone) on these ancient Romans make stain painting techniques and blacklining a must, and will reward patience and consistency with units superior in appearance to almost anything eIse available. -PETER MANTI. Dixon Miniatures 25mm Samurai Mike's Models 15mm Seven Year War RAFM 15mm Napoleonic Tin Soldier 15mm Aztecs and 15mm Middle Ages Ral Partha Persian Command Citadel 25mm Romans Unit Organizations of the American Civil War Cohort Grand Tactical Ancients Rules The Armies of Islam 7th-11th Centuries Wargame Tactics Guide to French Military Museums Back to Table of Contents -- Courier Vol. IV #3 To Courier List of Issues To MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1982 by The Courier Publishing Company. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com