Saturday 20 January 2018

From KeithS: Irish Spearmen (80 points)

Ho hum, more spearmen!  Today's batch is my first group of 16 Irish.  They are all from Gripping Beast.  They're a rough crew, to be sure!  How are they different from the Welsh I recently did?  Well, they have even fewer shoes and fewer shirts.


A few up close from behind, including one of the more natural lads sans shirt.


I rather like the poses...very much action oriented!


And some more.  I think that the tassels are supposed to be fur tufts for decoration...anyone out there know?


Yes, yes - I cheated and used shield decals!  However, in my defense, I bought them ages ago and it really would've been a waste not to.  And, they are specifically for the Irish and not just generic Dark Ages stuff.  I promise to hand paint a hundred shields as penance!


That's it.  I have another largish batch of Irish to do as I can find he time (work is a real nuisance, making me travel to such wonderful winter destinations as Omaha and Albuquerque!).


That's sixteen lads at 5 points a head, so an easy 80 points.

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Cracking post Keith and I love how we now are distinguishing between the Welsh and Irish by a lack of shoes and shirts.  You really can't knock the sculpts and poses and you have done another excellent job.  As for the shields, I think the decals look great and I know how hard they are to get right - fiddly little things - so well done again.  Another 80 points to your tally and best of luck next week. 

8 comments:

  1. No shirt, no shoes, no shield wall! These guys are really good, Keith!

    I suspect the shaggy cloak is a Norse fashion - 'rogvarfelðr', typical of the Norse Gael culture. It's a cloak of wool cloth with contrasting tufts of woollen yarn pulled through the fabric in bunches. I like to paint it up in 'natural' undyed shades, but the Irish were famous for their 'saffron' kilts and tunics, so your colour choices are probably period appropriate!

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  2. Nice bunch of Gaels, I like your colour choices.
    Best Iain

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  3. Nice work Keith! The shields obviously cost them shoes and the shirts off their backs! ;)
    Nice color choice on this block of spear too!

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  4. Great work Keith, I don't think I'd be painting any of those shields by hand! More decals please!

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  5. Great work on these Irish Keith! Love the colour choices.

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  6. Lovely stuff, and the decals work well!

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