PICTS

[barbarian]

I've made a little research about Picts and I've found little to none.
For me it sounds like it could be a Fantasy range.

Someone have an idea of the minis a Pict Range could have ?

[Phobos]

Picts in the "Conan" sense?

[barbarian]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picts

[WeeWars]

Quite simply, the Aberlemno stone:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pictish_Stone_at_Aberlemno_Church_Yard_-_Battle_Scene_Detail.jpg

Because of Pictish sculpture there is more pictorial evidence for early-Medieval Picts than any other racial group in the British Isles at that time.

St Andrew's Sarcophagus:

http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/pt4/img/35600.jpg

The Pict tags on this blog will head you off in all sorts of Pictish discovery:

http://senchus.wordpress.com/tag/picts/

If you scroll down, you will find a review of People of Early Scotland, illustrated by my father, which in the past I recommended to the Gripping Beast design team.

http://www.grippingbeast.com/photos/pict%20fort.jpg

For wargaming purposes, it's convenient to separate Picts that fought Imperial Romans (more nudity and chariots) from Picts that fought Late Romans (still using chariots?).

Cheers, Michael

[barbarian]

About the Gripping Beast minis, I think the Kilt is a bit anachronistic.

Picts aren't just average "barbarians-Celt" warriors ?

What a dedicated range would look like ?

[Matt J]

definitely not with kilts

[Techno]

The 'Celts/Gauls' are on my list of things to do for Leon.....I've actually started the range.
But you're not seeing any for a good while.
Will those be close ?

They will be 'historical' size, rather than the slightly larger fantasy scale though.

Cheers - Phil.

[barbarian]

Good.

I was thinking about doing some more "barbaric" type minis for the Evil Teutonic range and I told myself, why not making these historically accurate to fit the Picts? I must confess I was having a really average knowledge about them (mainly shitty films). Was thinking to the Games of Thrones Wildlings too.

In the end, I may produce some Bad Barbarians in furs.

[irregularwars]

The 'Celts/Gauls' are on my list of things to do for Leon.....Will those be close?

Sadly, no. For Picts you really need the long tunic wearing nobles, shorter tunic for average warriors, basic crossbows, lots of small square shields. None of it very Gallic.

[irregularwars]

'Though we definitely need a range in 10mm...

[SV52]

I think a lot depends on which Pictish period you wish to portray, after all they were around for quite a while. 

The Aberlemno stones are Class I and II which span 6th to 9th century, the figures shown on them look pretty much like any other described warrior of the period. So I think the later period is pretty well covered by a careful selection from the Pendraken Dark Ages ranges, if you must have square shields it's not that much of a chore to modify or make. 

For the Roman period (3rd century) then your guess is as good as anyone else's. 

I did them in 20mm and 1/72 using Goths, turned out a reasonable generic fighting force for 7th/8th century.  With such an enigmatic people it's impossible to be specific really, Academia doesn't know so what chance has a humble war-gamer got?