Tuesday, 6 January 2015

From AlanD - 28mm Mounted Picts (88 Points)



For something a bit different, I finished my week of painting with these 8 mounted Picts from Westwind. It's been a while since I tried freehanding Celtic or Pictish shields, and most of these didn't come out too well, although I am pretty pleased with the boar design on one of the shields.


These Picts are meant to be fifth-sixth century, so I gave them woad body art.




These should give me 80 points, and help me close the gap a little on the indefatigable Tamsin! Oh, and apologies for the crappy photos.




From Curt:Wonderful work Dux! The Boar design on the shield is indeed a wonderful piece of craftsmanship - well done (and the others are no slouches either I must say)! This entry will nudge you right behind your rival Tamsin. A great effort this week with some amazing top drawer miniatures. Well done!
Posted by Dux Homunculorum at 12:27 pm

19 comments:

  1. AdamC17766 January 2015 at 12:46

    Those shields are first rate I am jealous of your skill.

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  2. Unknown6 January 2015 at 12:47

    Very nice looking! You're right, that boar shield is something to be proud of. The snake looks good as well.

    You are close to Tamsin, but I think she's got a big one planned for Saturday :)

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    1. TamsinP6 January 2015 at 15:15

      Indeed I have, but he's still got all his points from the bonus theme round to come *gulp* :)

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  3. Juan Mancheño6 January 2015 at 13:12

    Fantastic painting work. They are really nice!

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  4. MartinC6 January 2015 at 13:38

    Great stuff. Shields are better than you think.

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  5. Ian6 January 2015 at 13:54

    Great Celt's, that boar shield is the best but the other shields work fine

    Ian

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  6. Clint6 January 2015 at 14:27

    Nice work. If you are going to have a shield have a patterned one I say. Not just the boar and the serpent (sounds better than snake sorry Anne) but them all. Great additions.

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  7. Greg B6 January 2015 at 14:30

    That boar is excellent! These looks great.

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  8. TamsinP6 January 2015 at 15:16

    Nice picts Alan :)

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  9. DaveD6 January 2015 at 15:28

    You certainly nailed that one...

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  10. Evan Hughes6 January 2015 at 15:53

    I do like a good Dark Age force, and these guys look great. well done on those shields too!

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  11. Blaxkleric6 January 2015 at 16:02

    Very nice indeed. Those shields are superb. Cracking stuff.

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  12. Moiterei_19846 January 2015 at 16:10

    Very well done!

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  13. Ray Rousell6 January 2015 at 16:18

    Excellent work, love the busy bases.

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  14. David Larkins6 January 2015 at 18:06

    Great basing, great freehanding on the shields, and a wonderful subject one doesn't often see. Great work!

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  15. AHunt6 January 2015 at 19:22

    The minis are nice but your shields are Great! I agree that the boar is something to be proud of indeed.

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  16. Anonymous7 January 2015 at 10:00

    Great work! They all look excellent, the freehand is marvellous.

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  17. david bromley7 January 2015 at 10:04

    The worst thing than barbarians are speedy ones on horses! I love the horses and the shields are grand! The boar shield is my fav!

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  18. Mad Padre8 January 2015 at 17:31

    Very cool. The shields are jawdroppingly good.

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