Make Carthage Great Again....update 31:12:20 Iberian Warriors

[aphillathehun]

Those look terrific.  Hopefully they are observing adequate social distancing....

[A Lot of Gaul]

Spectacular! I particularly like the color palette you have chosen for these. 

[Mindenbrush]

Very nice work 

A group of us here in Montreal are working our way towards warbands for CoS with Gauls, Macedonians, Greeks and Romans on the various painting desks.

[VonAkers]

BC
They are quite superb  , well done.!!
Cheers

[Burnin Coal]

Thankyou guys for all the kind words - much appreciated

.....Hopefully they are observing adequate social distancing....

  ....I tried telling them but they just weren’t having it ! Perhaps the Romans will have better luck

...I particularly like the color palette you have chosen for these.

Thankyou...the palette I was imagining was my reason for going back to black on a few of them after they came out looking a bit too exotic from my first  attempt - cheers

[Burnin Coal]

Joining back in again at last. 

Working in batches and switching between subjects along the way means I’ve currently got quite a few figures heading towards completion. My Clash of Spears Kickstarter boxes now have very few models left on the sprues 

The latest to be added to my small but steadily growing band of Ancients are these Libyan skirmishers that I had great fun painting.

[Tonhel]

It's beautiful! 

Can you share how you did the dark skin?

[Burnin Coal]

It's beautiful! 

Can you share how you did the dark skin?

Thanks Tonhel....black primer then base colour - Foundry African Flesh 126C .....after that glazes of Foundry North African Flesh 124 A,B & C 

[Ingarsby73]

These are fantastic! Such amazing colours - metals, skin tones, and the Celtic fabrics.

Really interesting to see the collection develop. I'm looking forward to some armoured veterans joining. I've got a box of Carthaginians sitting unassembled in the loft, so you might be the inspiration I need to move them to the top of the painting pile.

[AKULA]

Really vivid colours...not just the skin tones, but tunics and the shields   

[aphillathehun]

those figures are awesome.  very nice brushwork too!  and great color palette for them.

[chema1986]

Congrats mate, great job on these, and I say that as a true Carthaginian ( I live in Carthago Nova, Spain).

Saludos!

[monkeylite]

Stunning.

[sgzleada71]

Wow. Awesome stuff.   Can I ask about the initial Numidians?   How do you do their helmets?   The shine and subtle brightness transition is fantastic.   

[Burnin Coal]

Thanks for the kind words guys - coming at a time with not much to cheer about they brightened my week

....I'm looking forward to some armoured veterans joining....

Me too  ....seriously though they’re not that far off from showing up 

Congrats mate, great job on these, and I say that as a true Carthaginian ( I live in Carthago Nova, Spain).

Saludos!

Saludos Chema - Carthago Nova is on my list of places I would like to  visit 

....Can I ask about the initial Numidians?   How do you do their helmets?   The shine and subtle brightness transition is fantastic.   

A simple recipe....black primer (I use Stynylrez or Mig Ammo One Shot)....Vallejo Metal Color Gold as a base for bronze  or Vallejo Metal Color Burnt Iron as a base for iron or steel.....then various glazes of Vallejo Game Color Inks to create the patina on the metal....pick out highlights with original Metal Color with a little Metal Chrome added to it....almost takes longer to write it down than do it