Sunday, May 17, 2020

Warlord Games Ancient British Warriors - Completed and Ready for Hail Caesar!

Yes, they're done, but I'm still waiting on my order of Victrix EIR - what started me on this project in the first place. Oh well, I still have the Victrix Armoured Gallic Warriors and a box of Warlord Games Roman Auxiliaries to work on in the meantime. Anyway, here are the Warlord guys - based 3 figures per 40mm squares.
The set comes with 40 figures and more than enough decals for the 20 shields from the plastic sprues. However, the set does come with enough metal shields for the rest, as well as some figures not needing shields, like the standard bearers and weapon in each hand guys. Granted, the bronze-faced shields were likely votive/ceremonial shields, but I've used them as I didn't want to hand-paint any shield designs.
They can be formed into two 18-man units in open order. Really can't see basing any more than 3 per 40mm square due to their lunging and otherwise energetic poses. I was initially thinking of mixing them in with the Victrix figures, but decided against it mainly because of the Victrix shields being noticeably larger. As I mentioned in a previous post, the Victrix  heads work well with the Warlord figures.

Thanks again for stopping by and wishing you all good health and safety!

41 comments:

  1. Wow, Dean! Your Celts look awesome! These warriors really "pop" off the table. Masterful job.

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    1. Thank you very much Jonathan. I always appreciate your visits and kind words. Warm regards, Dean

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    1. Thanks a lot, Michal. Kind regards, Dean

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  3. Great looking Celts! They certainly are dynamic! Splendid finish on them all!
    Best Iain

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    1. Thank you very much, Iain. Warmest regards, Dean

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  4. Great stuff Dean. The Celtic peoples are always a handful to paint - irregular and complicated. I too have drifted toward Hail Caesar from WAB. I'm interested to understand how you have found the change.

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    1. Thanks for the visit and your kind words. Although they do take a bit more effort to paint than more uniformed troops, they are rewarding. I can appreciate their individuality and try to reflect this in their painting. I think a lot of the mechanics I liked in WAB are passed down in HC. One thing I hated in WAB and taken care of very nicely in HC is individual casualty removal. Kind regards, Dean

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  5. Dean your output is amazing in both quantity and quality. That is one heck of a unit!

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    1. Thanks again for your kind words, Mike. Much appreciated. Warmest regards, Dean

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  6. Excellent Ancient Britons Dean! The Warlord figures have very dynamic poses which makes them tricky to rank up.

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    1. Thank you very much Mike. Yes, they take some effort to rank up, even on open order. Kindest regards, Dean

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  7. Hail Dean! Seeing them all together is like wow, I think you were right about just working on pants or shirts to keep them from looking overly busy, seeing them with shields and on bases now and I think they are perfect.

    Cheers
    Kevin

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    1. Thank you very much, Kevin. Appreciate your stopping by and nice comment. Kind regards, Dean

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    1. Thank you very much, Dmitry. Appreciate your visit and kind words. Warmest regards,Dean

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  9. I can't believe how quickly you have turned these around Dean, just amazing!

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    1. Thank you very much, Michael. Kindest regards, Dean

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  10. Nice work.....a have a few of these which I use for skirmish games, lunging poses is what I remember👍

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    1. Thanks, Matt. Yes, very skirmishy poses! Warm regards, Dean

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  11. Amazing work Dean. Celts look great.

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    1. Thank you very much, Bartek. Best regards, Dean

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  12. Fantastic work! I really love to see them assembled. Crisp and colorful they will adorn any game :)

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    1. Thank you kindly, Dmitry. Best regards, Dean

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  13. Wonderful job, Dean! Miniatures look great!

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    1. Thank you very much, Sergey! Best regards, Dean

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  14. Nice work Dean, I painted a couple of hundred of these a few years ago and don't think I'd like to repeat the exercise, way too fiddly.

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    1. Thanks, Paul. I was looking at my copy of Hail Caesar, and saw these figures in the book - going on 10 years; didn't realize how old these sculpts are. Best regards, Dean

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  15. Really fine looking Gauls, Dean!

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    1. Thanks, Peter! It was interesting to work on irregulars after painting so many uniformed troops recently. Kindest regards, Dean

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  16. Wowsa! Impressive brushwork: the textile patterns are amazing. There is no doubt about why these would be classed as a "warband" in many rules sets!

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    1. Thank you much, Ed! Yes, I was thinking they could be used for several centuries and in various wars - Punic to Macedonian Successor, not to mention vs. Romans. Kindest regards, Dean

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  17. Great work on these ancient Celts Dean. Have you considered swapping shields as well as heads..I am sure they were not all of uniform size.

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    1. Thanks, Kieth. Yes, I was hoping to swap shields too, but haven't rec'd the transfers from Victrix yet. In fact, I'm still awaiting Roman EIR transfers too. Thanks again, Dean

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  18. Cracking Dean, I am still plodding away on my hundred odd unpainted Victrix Gauls, they can be a little tiresome to get through, well done!

    Cheers
    Matt

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    1. Thanks a lot, Matt. Appreciate the visit and comments. Although I do like larger 28mm, the Victrix Gallic guys do seem a bit larger than the Warlord guys. Otherwise great figures all around. Kindest regards, Dean

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    1. Thank you very much, Ray! Best regards, Dean

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