"Norman shield transfers by Little Big Man" Topic
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| vtsaogames | 29 Sep 2013 12:48 p.m. PST |
I just finished applying a bunch of kite shield transfers to Normans and Saxon huscarls alike. I am cross-eyed and my head hurts. These are Old Glory 15 mm figures, which have a rim around the shield. (This breaks a 4 week painting block, so is a good thing.) How should I paint the rims? Metallic, or match the shield transfer as much as possible. Oh yeah, I have to paint the bosses metallic once the transfers dry. And I have a bunch of spearmen and Fyrd that still need to be primed… |
| GurKhan | 29 Sep 2013 1:20 p.m. PST |
Metal rims would probably be very rare, though not impossible. The Bayeux Tapestry shows a lot of shields with brownish rims that might be leather binding, and others with no apparent rim. |
| vtsaogames | 29 Sep 2013 2:46 p.m. PST |
Thank you, that's a big help. I'll do some to match the transfer, others brown. |
| Cardinal Hawkwood | 29 Sep 2013 10:56 p.m. PST |
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| Hobhood4 | 29 Oct 2013 3:37 a.m. PST |
In other words all shields had a leather rim, but some were painted over and some weren't. |
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