{"id":8193,"date":"2018-09-11T11:19:27","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T11:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=8193"},"modified":"2018-09-11T11:19:39","modified_gmt":"2018-09-11T11:19:39","slug":"rooman-reinforcements-are-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=8193","title":{"rendered":"Rooman Reinforcements are Coming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Back in the good old days, Ral Partha made ONE set of figures, called Roomans. \u00a0These were anthropomorphized kangaroos with spears and shields. \u00a0For some reason, the quirkiness of them always appeared to me, and whenever I found a pack in a bin, I would pick it up. \u00a0Over time, I amassed a pretty sizable collection of them. \u00a0We have just learned that the current owner of the molds is fixing up the master and is getting ready to re-release them. \u00a0I also hope that means that new poses will be coming soon. \u00a0You can click these images to enlarge them.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8189\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8189\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_5229.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-8189\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_5229-1024x519.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_5229.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_5229-300x152.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_5229-768x389.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8189\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Rooman phalanx lead by my airborne-qualified Rooman commander<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8190\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8190\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_5232.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-8190\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_5232-1024x530.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_5232.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_5232-300x155.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_5232-768x398.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8190\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rooman swordsmen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8191\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8191\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_5230.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-8191\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_5230-1024x741.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_5230.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_5230-300x217.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_5230-768x556.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8191\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rooman Gatling Gun crew with musketeers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8192\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8192\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_5231.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-8192\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_5231-1024x353.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_5231.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_5231-300x103.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_5231-768x265.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8192\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rooman crossbowmen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I am excited to hear these will be available soon, and I hope this means that additional poses and weapons will be available soon as well.<\/p>\n<div class='shareinpost'><ul class=\"socialwrap row\"><li class=\"iconOnly\"><a  rel='nofollow'  target='_blank'  title='Share this post : Rooman Reinforcements are Coming on Linkedin'  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