From BenitoM: Gaul Archer Skirmish Unit (30 points)

My second entry to the X Challenge is this unit of Gaul archers, made of six models. As in the previous entry, this will be part of a Barbarian warband for the incoming Infamy! Infamy! Rules by Too Fat Lardies.

Archers and slingers only play as skirmishers in the rules, they cannot form in any type of formation, and for this reason I have used round bases instead of square.

I hope the colour palette chosen for the unit is more “natural” than the strident oranges and purple used in the first attempt to paint the models in the 80s.  

The models are old (very old!) Wargames Foundry metal models and could not find in the websote (probably out of production by now). These are true 25 mm scale and when compared to some of the current ranges in the market (particularly Victrix and Warlord), they look like dwarves!! (in the photo below one of the WF side by side with a Victrix Roman Auxilia model).

I hope the colour palette chosen for the unit is more “natural” than the strident oranges and purple used in the first attempt to paint the models in the 80s.   

With this entry I score additional 30 points (6 models x 5 point each) to this year’s Challenge.

Next in the painting queue, I’m planning my landing in the Challenge Island using the Path of History, therefore some “red” must come in over the next days.

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Even though these archers may be a bit diminutive by modern standards they still look the business, Benito. I really like the natural earth tone palette you've used for them, it seems spot-on for the period. This all being said, I think you should keep one of your original 'orange fellas' to be the veteran leader of the unit. He can wax poetic to the young recruits about how vibrant and citrus things were in the Old Days. :)

30 point for you Benito. Well done and Merry Christmas!