Roman soldier painting with mud, blood and swet.

[Sulla]

Yes both are good points.

[Caratacus]

Three small points:

1. The upper shoulder guards should be pointed, with the points going towards the neck (as shown by the Corbridge finds).
2. In armour that has not be cleaned for some while, corrosion would show on the iron plates around the lobate hinges (and other brass fitments). This is because of the electrochemical corrosion effects of placing an unreactive metal (copper, from the brass) in contact with a more reactive metal (iron).
3. The rivets attaching the lobate hinges, etc. were made of an alloy with a much higher copper content (almost 90% from some analyses). These would show as a very different colour against the more golden colour of the brass fitments. You can see this difference very clearly on the picture above posted by 'Hibernicus'.

Apart from that, this is an excellent image. It really gets over the effects of battle stress. Well done!

Caratacus (Mike Thomas)

[Arahne]

Another interesting work from Patrick's portfolio
http://www.pwlawrence.com/portfolio/alb ... mall01.jpg

[Sulla]

Thanks for the extra tips