7 AD - somewhere in Germania (upd. 14.06.15 - more Germans)

[Prof.Witchheimer]

Black Tree Design's "Celtic Folk"

http://www.blacktreedesign.com/europe/product.php?productid=24199&cat=2437&page=2

[Poiter50]

Thanks Prof.

[Ray Rivers]

Fantastic entry! 

And so is the second round, which I would imagine will be posted here soon.

Was wondering how the Romans would come out... and they are brilliant!

[Prof.Witchheimer]

Thank you! To be honest, Ray, I’m not quite happy with my Romans in the current LPL round. Well, on the other side, it’s not really easy to do much with rank&file guys wearing mail armour. We will see, one of the next rounds will feature the tunics wearing levy legionaries, there I could get much colour variety. Only need to find some Foundry pillums for them.

[airbornegrove26]

I thought they looked rather good.  I am a bit impartial though. =)

[Dr. The Viking]

Wow!!!! To all of this thread!  

[Prof.Witchheimer]

thank you, guys

[Koppi]

Hi Prof,

your village scenario is great. And in my opinion they look like german people too. First in the rhine area there was a mixture between the cultures. Germanic people lived alongside celtish people. There was trading, fouraging, skirmishing.
Just what you like.
Second: I hate those bearty guys: Germans don't look like hillbilly cavemen during this time. Yes they liked bearts - roman authors reported about that - but not in this way. It's roman propaganda that survived in the ideas of many sculptors.
Your Automatix and Verleihnix are really great.

[area23]

I think the beards were really done on purpose. Most of the Foundry germans are average historically correct germanic tribesmen, with normal beards. there were three or four packs of both Chatti and Suebi, based on Tacitus and others' biased descriptions. Of course they are a bit caricature, but that's exactly what gives them character, in my opinion.

[Prof.Witchheimer]

Principally it's nothing wrong with the beards and I actually quite like the bearded people made by Copplestone and the most of them are historically correct for sure. I just don't think every ancient German was wearing beard.

But it's nothing of importance, purely matter of taste.

[Prof.Witchheimer]

LPL Round 2 is closed and so another update here.

[Marine0846]

Love your figures Prof.
My favorite period for Romans.
The chainmail is outstanding.

[Keith]

They've come out really nicely. I do enjoy following your preojects - they are a lesson in how to get things done properly  .

[einarolafson]

Very nice!!

[majorsmith]

love the romans! crusader?