"Sarmatian armour" Topic
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| John the Selucid | 10 Nov 2012 7:41 a.m. PST |
I'm about to embark on some Sarmatians and want some to have armour from the horses hooves as described in ancient sources, but have no idea as to the colour of this type of armour.
Has anyone painted Sarmatians with horn armour or able to post lonks to suitable colour illustations?
thks |
 BigRedBat  | 10 Nov 2012 8:31 a.m. PST |
Try a google on horn armour, gave me the above two. An interesting effect! Might possibly also have been laquered? Cheers, Simon |
| LEGION 1950 | 10 Nov 2012 9:24 a.m. PST |
John & Simon, I think the color would be greenish in color,like a copper with mold on it! I think it was made with horse hoofs and metal. Cheers Mike |
| BigRedBat | 10 Nov 2012 9:37 a.m. PST |
I think I've seen horn with a slight greenish tinge. It can be translucent, too, horn was used in windows and lamps. Hi Mike! Simonn |
| Ten Fingered Jack | 10 Nov 2012 10:50 a.m. PST |
That's where the term "greenhorn" comes from. Back when horn was a common material,apprentices would overheat the horn while working it.The horn would turn a greenish color,evidence of the apprentices' inexperience. |
TKindred  | 11 Nov 2012 6:07 a.m. PST |
The "DIP" method works pretty well for representing horn armour. I'm painting up some at the moment and have decided to represent them as lacquered or painted. I've got red, green, blue and yellow armour, though not mixed. All one color per horse. It might not be historical, but it's my army and it looks pretty nice.  |
| kreoseus2 | 11 Nov 2012 6:46 a.m. PST |
I thought only very thin horn was translucent ? |
| John the Selucid | 11 Nov 2012 10:53 a.m. PST |
thks guys, interesting food for thought. |
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