Romans and Celts for Infamy2 (30/12/20)

[Jeff965]

Will do, and thanks again for the tip 

[abu iskander]

Beautiful work - keep 'em coming!

[Mindenbrush]

Inspirational work on the flesh tones, plaids and stripes.
Neat trick on the pencil lines 👍

[Jeff965]

Thanks both, glad you like them

[cadbren]

Thanks for commenting guys it means a lot and keeps me motivated 

Glad you like them
You are allowed to say what you're not keen on as well you know  It's very nice getting compliments but if I can improve then I'm open to feedback. Funnily enough I have changed how I paint the back of the shields but I'm always up for some advice

While it likely varied, what's known about Celtic warriors is that their sword scabbards were iron with a bronze front in the earlier period and amongst the British and completely iron later on so most scabbards should be iron or bronze coloured with colour mostly being from small bits of enamel decoration, often red though white and blue would also be expected. Some wealthier nobles probably used silver, gold and other high status materials but would be rare.

The Gauls had iron and sometimes bronze belts I think until around the 3rd century bc then went increasingly to leather but the eastern Celts continued to use iron belts into the first century ad. It's possible  the leather belts may have been coloured.

[Jeff965]

Thank you for the information, I'll use it on the next batch of warriors 

[bluewillow]

Coming along nicely

Cheers
Matt

[Jeff965]

Coming along nicely

Cheers
Matt

Thanks Matt

Some Tribal cavalry for my Silures warband, this time Crusader sculpts which are showing their age a bit now, I sculpted a thumb and 4 half fingers to the right hand as it was missing on my figures and I also did head swaps on 3 of them for a bit more variation. Heads and shields from Victrix plastics.

[Jeff965]

The figures with helmets are the original sculpts and the figures without helmets have Victrix heads. By doing this and then painting the clothing and horses all different colours I was hoping it gave a nice irregular feel.

[Atheling]

They're really special Jeff 

I think you have hit the perfect note between bright and muted with the 'plaid'. which having painted a load of Gripping Beast Welsh in the past is not an easy mark to reach 

[Mason]

Lovely work, as usual.
The muted plaids are great and you certainly managed to convey the irregular look you were aiming for.
 

[Pinno]

Awesome work!!!

I have Crusader infantry Celts and they mix well with Victrix (of course with Victrix shields and transfers, with some of my own designs)...
I have a plan to buy Crusader mounted warriors (as yours), but not sure how they fit with Victrix ones (I have 2 units of Victrix armoured cavalry).
Could you please make one comparison picture of Victrix and Crusader mounted Gauls (horses too)?


Thx

[Jeff965]

Thanks for the kind comments guys, with all the different colours and patterns I was worried that the figures would look to 'busy' so tried to paint in a toned down fashion.
My painting style is usually bright and clean, so it was a case of using mostly muted colours to try and keep the brightness toned down without using washes and dry brushing.
I only used Crusader for the cavalry because I wanted unarmoured mounted skirmishers rather than heavy cavalry. Victrix are all armoured and will probably make an appearance at a later date.
Crusader are much smaller, especially the riders. It doesn't bother me, I'm not mixing them within units and it helps with the young lads skirmishing on mountain ponies effect
Hope these photos help Pinno.

[Pinno]

@Jeff

Yes, thank you!

[cadbren]

Foundry Gauls are a better match for Victrix cavalry. The two horse poses are rather stiff in comparison and the riders with capes take a bit of work to get the capes to sit on the back of the horses. The underside of the capes have two depressions to go over the rear saddle horns but these tend to be filled with excess metal. The riders are very nice with a variety of clothing and hairstyles, they match well with Aventine's Galatians.