Well, I promised to take more pictures when these spearmen were based up, so here they are!
You've already seen them close up - now you can see the effect of massed ranks.
Of the two available poses, the "leveled spear" pose works best in the front rank, while the "raised spear" pose works best in the back rank. I believe the rules for which these figures were intended works with two-rank units, but if you want deeper formations, remember not to purchase too many front-rank figures. (Or figure out another way to get them to fit together!)
The first use for these figures will be as an army using the Crucible rules. With 46 figures, I have too many for one unit (maximum of 40 figures per spear unit), so these will have to be split into anywhere from 2 to 11 different units. Once I figure that out, I'd better start thinking about movement trays...
I'm also planning to do a future article on storage for the Principate army, so if you have any suggestions on your favorite methods for storing archers, pikemen and cavalry in 28mm scale, please send them along.
These figures are available from Iron Wind Metals and Ral Partha Europe.