Saturday, February 4, 2012

First batch of Warlord Celts

Today I finished 20 Warlord Celtic warriors. Very nice sculpts, perhaps a bit over-animated, but much better than WF Celts in quality. They would be quite difficult to rank up on 20mm square bases so I put them on 20mm washers which give a couple of advantages including heft, magnetizability, and ease of ranking. The other shortcoming of this set is that there are only shields for 50% of the warriors and while the transfers are nice, they are paper stickers that have to be cut to fit. A real bugger to get right!







I think my work on fleshtones has improved, same paint scheme as the last batch but a bit easier on the wash, plus the detail is deeper and anatomically better on these than the WF shop mannequins.




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  1. Neil ScottFebruary 4, 2012 at 5:02 PM

    Nice paintwork and a great idea for the bases

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  2. Ray RousellFebruary 4, 2012 at 5:28 PM

    Great painting, love how you painted the skin.

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  3. DaveFebruary 4, 2012 at 5:59 PM

    Thanks guys, and of course the other advantages to using washers are that they are cheaper than just about anything else (except pennies perhaps) and I can get them at Home Depot just down the road.

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  4. Bob BarnetsonFebruary 5, 2012 at 12:39 PM

    If you are keen on buying washers in bulks, Edmonton Fasteners and Tools (http://www.edmontonfasteners.com/) sells for much less than Home Despot.

    Great work on the Celts. Do you have a project in mind or just finishing off some accumulated fellows?

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  5. DaveFebruary 5, 2012 at 10:44 PM

    Not if you buy them in bulk. I used to go to Edmonton Fasteners but Home Depot costs about the same if you buy 1-lb boxes and they are open outside of M-F 9-5. Just don't buy them individual or in clamshells.

    I need more Celts for Hail Caeser or WAB. You can never have too many Celts!

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