Pics of the new Gallic sculpts!

[Techno]

Hi P.

Yes...Absolutely correct.....Sylmasta A+B.....For the red
Very similar in feel and 'workability' to Milliput.
Small word of warning with A+B.....It's one of the messiest/dirtiest putties that I ever use.
I always use latex type gloves when mixing it......otherwise I would spend ages scrubbing the colour off my fingers....It's that bad.

In truth, I don't find it of much use for detail on an actual figure at this scale...But more than fine for bases, and items like shields.
The blue is a mix of the blue of Greenstuff....and the White part of ProCreate....You will find this much more useful for the models themselves when sculpting.
But it does 'set' quite quickly....Be warned

Hope that helps !

Cheers - Phil

[Phobos]

Interesting!

I was considering to purchase some "color" putty, cause when I add small details I have problems trying to see if Im doing correctly. You think a mix of blue of GS and white from milliput could work?
Excellent cavalry, but... long sleeve mailshirts?

[Techno]

Interesting!
I was considering to purchase some "color" putty, cause when I add small details I have problems trying to see if Im doing correctly. You think a mix of blue of GS and white from milliput could work?

Depends on which is the hardener and which is the 'medium' P.
Long sleeved ?
From the reference material I was using, I guess the answer was yes.....Don't ask what the ref material was though....It will be totally buried by now.
Cheers - Phil.

[Phobos]

Strange the long sleeve, but maybe I´m the outdated.

[Techno]

The trouble is P.....Who knows ?
One historical expert may say or think one thing.....another may say just the opposite !
The 'sad' thing (to me) with certain aspects of the ancients is that that we may never know for absolute certainty, until some clever soul invents a time machine.
(And we can go back and take photographs. )......But then....If we go back and watch a single battle....Would that be the definitive answer.....Or might that be the exception ?

Cheers - Phil.

[nikharwood]

The trouble is P.....Who knows ?
One historical expert may say or think one thing.....another may say just the opposite !
The 'sad' thing (to me) with certain aspects of the ancients is that that we may never know for absolute certainty, until some clever soul invents a time machine.
(And we can go back and take photographs. )......But then....If we go back and watch a single battle....Would that be the definitive answer.....Or might that be the exception ?

Cheers - Phil.

Although, of course, if some clever soul had invented a time machine, then we'd know by now as this kind of thing would be redundant...what's that line?

"The best thing about lending someone your time machine is that you basically get it back immediately"  

[Ithoriel]

"WHAT DO WE WANT!?"

"A TIME MACHINE!!"

"WHEN DO WE WANT IT!?"

"That's pretty much irrelevant isn't it?"

[Phobos]

In fact, the issue about celtic chainmail in the academics is VERY clear.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

And the answer is Phobis?

[Techno]

Found it !

Should have looked there yesterday.

Phobos is quite correct regarding the infantry.....They are portrayed as having either what (to me) are short sleeved 'capped tee-shirt' style chain-mail shirts....or sleeveless shirts with the shoulder pieces similar to Greek cuirasses(?) (Pretty sure I've done those right on the infantry.)
Ian Heath has drawn the cavalry with long sleeved chain-mail.
Where Mr Heath has taken that image from I don't know.....But I'll take his word for it.
Like I say.....Will we ever know with 100% certainty ?

Cheers - Phil

[chalkie]

They are great, bet sculpting a hard thing to do.

Paul.

[Techno]

They are great, bet sculpting a hard thing to do.
Paul.

Not really Paul......Basically just down to practice and a lot of patience. (Especially when you first start.)
The most 'difficult' and time consuming/gradual process is learning to build up to a decent speed.
Cheers - Phil

[Phobos]

You mean Ian Heath in WRG Armies of the Punic and Macedonian Wars?

[Techno]

That's the one P !!
Page 154....Diagram 126.
The text is hardly comprehensive though........."Many might wear mail" is about as detailed as it gets regarding chain-mail.
Cheers - Phil

[Phobos]

I think the illustration wears a long sleeve shirt of fabric, but no mail... at least, Ian illustrates it far different of the chainmail in other figures. But yes, not the best explanation of the book.
Anyway, lovely figs, and cover the mail in arms is not difficult with a little piece of putty.