Advice for painting tartan

Started by TinyTerrain, 15 July 2013, 05:56:12 PM

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WeeWars

Speaking as a Lowlander, I would have fun and give them some sort of distinguishing character.

You could do the Medieval fantasy:



Or steal colour and pattern from later Lowland fashion:

http://katedaviesdesigns.com/2008/12/10/maud/
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I think it is the kilt that is a late invention. The tartan is much older, but wore on the shoulders...
I may be totally wrong.
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If I were creating Pendraken I wouldn't mess about with Romans and  Mongols  I would have started with Centurions , eight o'clock, Day One!

goat major

Quote from: HPFlashman on 15 July 2013, 06:08:57 PM


Anything usable here ?  :D

But these are 10mm figures so you would need to use a smaller tin.
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Dave

As an apprentice i was asked to go get the tartan paint :-[ but could never find it, thanks for the MACDULUX paints :D were can i get them????

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Techno

I must say how impressed I am by the cleanliness of the clothing on those rabble types at the top of the page.
Obviously been down to "Ye Laundromat" earlier in the day. ;)

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Whoever they are, they're up to no good.  :d
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Duke Speedy of Leighton

On a similar tip to Dabes last comment, my dad started working at Cowley in the sixties...
He was sent to stores for the bubble for a spirit measure by the line foreman.

My mum had one. That's how they met...

And that's how the fight started!  ;D
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Techno

What I forgot to say last night....If Dave is after some of these paints....
Pick them up straight from the manufacturer......and get them home trying not to let them shake (AT ALL).
The last tins I bought from McB&Q had obviously been well bounced about in transit, and all the stripey colours had merged together in a horrid greeny brown yukky mess.
Totally useless !
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OldenBUA

Quote from: Techno on 18 July 2013, 11:21:45 AM
The last tins I bought from McB&Q had obviously been well bounced about in transit, and all the stripey colours had merged together in a horrid greeny brown yukky mess.

You should get this brand then, but remember to stock up on Scotch whiskey, as you need it for brush cleaning...

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Techno

 =O =O =O
Stop it !
I'm trying to push putty about.
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OldenBUA

If the next Centurion has a wavy crest, we now know why.  ;D
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Techno

 :P
No fsn....Not THAT sort of Centurion. ;)
(If the furry edges on these Mongol 'hats' go squiffy OBA....You're in deep poo !)
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Just for the record, to add Scottish character to the wargames tabletop:

Clan tartan is the thing that was a Victorian invention. Tartan as we recognise it today actually goes back to the 16th century. Any earlier figures can be painted in simple checks and stripes of natural colours.

The plaid (or blanket) was the traditional Highland dress of high and low born -- worn with a shirt. Quality of cloth and tartan may have defined status.

As my link above, the Lowland plaid (maud) can be represented by more sober checks of natural greys and browns -- for no real historical reason but to produce a Highland/Lowland difference on the tabletop.

Both these 'blankets' would give a more Scottish look than cloaks.

For ideas of pre-16th century Scots fashion, you can dress a Pict in checked plaid here: http://www.nms.ac.uk/kids/people_of_the_past/discover_the_picts/dress_like_a_pict.aspx

Pictish dress is described in detail in this PDF: http://eithni.com/referencedesk/TheWell-DressedPict.pdf -- complete with ideas of available colours.

Below: c. 1683

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