I'm in the process of expanding my fantasy barbarian army, and since they're barbarians, I realized I didn't have to do "more of the same" – different groups of barbarians can have different 'looks'.
![Barbarian chariots Barbarian chariots](showcase/fanshowcase/2020/913761b.jpg)
The last time around, I showed you the barbarian warriors. This time, it's the glamor boys – chariots!
![New chariot, old chariot New chariot, old chariot](showcase/fanshowcase/2020/913761a.jpg)
Here's a comparison shot of the new chariot (left) and the old chariot (right).
![New chariot, old chariot New chariot, old chariot](showcase/fanshowcase/2020/913761c.jpg)
My painting directions for the reinforcements has kept them 'less fancy' than the old chariots, which gives me the option to field them as regular and elite chariots.
![New chariot, old chariot New chariot, old chariot](showcase/fanshowcase/2020/913761d.jpg)
The reinforcements are more blonde, and the chariot decorations are in gold rather than skull-like.
![Barbarian chariot Barbarian chariot](showcase/fanshowcase/2020/913761f.jpg)
The new chariots were painted for TMP by Blue Table.
![Barbarian chariot Barbarian chariot](showcase/fanshowcase/2020/913761e.jpg)
The antlers are separate pieces, assembled by the painters for me.
![Barbarian chariots Barbarian chariots](showcase/fanshowcase/2020/913761g.jpg)
The antlers complicate things, as it limits where you can place the animals on the base, and they can prevent other chariots from lining up properly.
![Barbarian chariots Barbarian chariots](showcase/fanshowcase/2020/913761h.jpg)
Alternately, I could have mounted the chariots one per base, but that wouldn't match up with the original army (which was based as recommended for Mighty Armies).
![Barbarian chariots Barbarian chariots](showcase/fanshowcase/2020/913761j.jpg)
Multi-part models such as chariots don't ship too well in the mail, so I had the painting service leave the final assembly to me.
![Barbarian chariots Barbarian chariots](showcase/fanshowcase/2020/913761i.jpg)
I started by gluing the animals down to the bases, texturing them in with spackle.
![Barbarian chariots Barbarian chariots](showcase/fanshowcase/2020/913761l.jpg)
When the spackle was dry, I added the chariot to the base, then added the crew to the chariot.
![Barbarian chariot connections Barbarian chariot connections](showcase/fanshowcase/2020/913761k.jpg)
You can see above how the chariots attach to the reindeer.
![Barbarian chariot crews Barbarian chariot crews](showcase/fanshowcase/2020/913761m.jpg)
The crew consist of driver and archer. The driver needs to fit up front, so not a lot of options there. The archer can be posed in different directions, but is hard to fit entirely within the chariot.
![Barbarian chariots Barbarian chariots](showcase/fanshowcase/2020/913761n.jpg)
After all the models were attached to the base, I painted the top Mississippi Mud, let it dry, then flocked.
![Barbarian chariots Barbarian chariots](showcase/fanshowcase/2020/913761o.jpg)
These reinforcements boost my chariot force from two bases up to seven – two allied tribes, or maybe some barbarian-on-barbarian action!