Hi all, back again with some more Germanic tribesmen for my new project. The models are again from Wargames Foundry.
There are twelve of these chaps in the unit and they came with command as well! Above we see the leader (in looted Roman kit), standard bearer, and horn blower.
The rest of the bunch are in a variety of poses. I hand-painted the shields using ideas found on the Internet. Unfortunately, as far as I'm aware, there's no real primary sources of shield designs as none have survived in a condition that would indicate how they were painted.
Foundry also supplied a bunch of wicker shields, which are a real cheat because you just paint them... like wicker :-)
Germanic tribesmen apparently wore very little armour and almost none wore helmets. However the cavalry were supposed to be upper-class kind of peasants so may have been a bit better equipped. Their horses were slow and awful though, at least according to Tacitus and Caesar.
A shot just to prove I painted the back ends of the models too.
These were actually a real faff to assemble as the riders really didn't want to stick to the horses' backs. A little JB Weld (two-part epoxy) set that right though.
Points tally:
12x 28mm cavalry 120 pts
History stack bonus 20 pts
Total 140 pts
Next up I have another unit of Germanic tribesmen infantry (the bases arrived, yay!) or maybe something completely different. I'll get back to you on that.
Great job Dallas on more Ancients here! And I love seeing the freehand on the shields there. Never easy but always adds so much to the models. 140 PTS for you then!
Kyle
Great to see this ancients project roll along Walls, liking these hairy horsemen a lot. Great work on the shields. Lack of historical evidence lets you make stuff up!
ReplyDeleteI always liked these sculpts. Great work on them..
ReplyDeleteNice painting - great looking unit for the tabletop!
ReplyDeleteGood job, Dallas! Lots of naked skin and you manage to make them this colourful!
ReplyDeleteTerrifying to be on the receiving end!
ReplyDeleteGreat looking unit, and a very fine job on the shields!
ReplyDeletegreat job on these chaps they look ready to tear up the battle field , don't think i'd like to be in front of them.
ReplyDeleteGreat work mate especially the shields. Remember the Gallic cavalry warcry... "Ride it like you stole it!"
ReplyDeleteA fierce looking bunch
ReplyDeleteGreat work on these wonderfully hefty minis, Dal! Copplestone sculpts, right?
ReplyDeleteThis project is just "galloping along" (sigh). I only use the pun out of envy...great job Dallas!
ReplyDeleteThis is a fantastic project- at the rate you are going you will have a really impressive force by the end of The Challenge.
ReplyDeleteGreat addition to your project Dalla. The brush work is top notch.
ReplyDeleteGreat addition to your project Dalla. The brush work is top notch.
ReplyDeleteSmashing addition to your barbarian horde 👍
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