"Roman and Gallic eye candy for 28mm DBA armies" Topic
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| photocrinch | 26 Nov 2011 2:15 p.m. PST |
Finished up some 28mm Camillan Romans and Gauls this week. Here's a sample:
The Chariot is a Wargames Foundry model. Unfortunately it is marred by a mold line running straight down the front of the driver's eye and cheek, which is virtually impossible to clean up. Thus I am showing the other side of his face.
I've wanted to paint a unit of Roman Triari based on an Iillustration in the John Warry Classical warfare book since I was thirteen. It has only taken me thirty years to do so, but I think it was worth the wait.
The Gallic warband – a mix of Foundry and gripping beast. No silly plastics here!
Gripping beast psiloi. I tried not to overdo the tatooing, but it's there and was done with a blue ink Micron pen.
Typical element of Gallic warband. Their shields are a lot cleaner than the romans so I may need to add some mud splatter just to give them that lived in look. Hope you enjoyed the look. David |
| timurilank | 26 Nov 2011 2:41 p.m. PST |
Excellent work. Imagine if you had started the collection while your painting style was that of a 13 year old. We would be viewing photos of something totally different. Cheers, |
| Scott MacPhee | 26 Nov 2011 3:50 p.m. PST |
Beautiful. I would not change the Gallic shields at all. After all that effort painting them, it would be a shame to hide the detail behind mud. |
| photocrinch | 26 Nov 2011 4:23 p.m. PST |
It took a lot of courage to splatter the Roman shields after painting all that detail on them, but I was pleased with the end result. I'll have to think some more on whether or not to do the same on the celtic shields. They were a more artistic, display oriented culture after all, as opposed to those utilitarian Romans. |
 oldbob  | 26 Nov 2011 5:48 p.m. PST |
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| korsun0 | 27 Nov 2011 8:17 a.m. PST |
I agree, leave the Gallic shields alone, they are really nice work….:) |
| Caliban | 27 Nov 2011 8:51 a.m. PST |
Very nice… I had a thief figure for a fantasy RPG once that was really well detailed, apart from a scar of extra metal on his face. So I painted it as a scar. Looked okay from a distance; could you do the same with your chariot driver? Scarface driving a chariot! Might fit in with the Celtic warrior ethos thing, and certainly makes a difference from tattoos? |
| photocrinch | 27 Nov 2011 10:38 a.m. PST |
Now that is an intriguing idea! I like it. David |
| DeanMoto | 27 Nov 2011 11:38 p.m. PST |
Holy cow, those are beautifully painted – and the shields are hand-painted too! Awesome work. Dean |
| religon | 28 Nov 2011 11:56 a.m. PST |
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paints a legend from the Trojan Wars.
