"WF Saxons Shields vs. GB Saxons Shields" Topic

Does anyone know how the round shields in each boxed set compare? There are two different sizes of round shield in the Wargames Factory set, and I believe I heard the larger of the two is the same size as the Gripping Beast shields – can anyone confirm?

Question arises as I'm trying to acquire transfers for the WF set. I'm waiting shipment of Gripping Beast Saxons and a transfer sheet for them. Not sure if I can use some of the transfers on the Wargames Factory models.

just paint them

I painted them solid and they don't look great. Tried doing a couple crosses/simple designs on them but my hand is not steady enough.

Was planning on leaving some of them solid and putting transfers on a few.

All I did was copy some of the simple designs from the available decal sheets. It gets easier the more you do. Mistakes are easily fixed. They don't have to be fancy just functional. TIG

I actually mix up round sheilds to give that "campaign look"

larger man ……larger shield…….or so they say!

I think wargamers worry very much more about dark age shield patterns than the actual people did

The WF shield is actually easy to patterns on, it has those nice pins on the rim making it easy to match up quarters, eights and thirds

a bit of practice will work wonders..paint the shield when it already stuck on , much easier.

Willow the Saxon box have two shieldsa about the same size just around 200 years different in style

The rumour goes smallish shields in the earlier period (aggressive); bigger shields in the later period (shield wall).

I think smaller shields very early, dished shields of a respectable size middle period , flat plank shields at the time they all get knecked

remember decals are all very fanciful with little or no histoirical validation at all. I remember Phil Barker explaining to me in some detail that the only evidence about Viking shield patterns was that they were painted red..quite a memorably long weekend in the mid 80s that one was..

Alright, you guys inspired me. I will give it a go again.

Just a bit of advice. If you are having problems with 'staying in the lines' of your patters, I would recommend the use of micro art pens (black) to draw in you lines and help act as a guide to painting for crosses and quarters and the like.