Early wips of Ancient Spanish

[Techno]

And the duck that had been eaten by a crocodile ?
Cheers - Phil.

[Dave Fielder]

Is it me or do the ancients look really aged?

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

2000 years perhappes ?

ianS 

[OldenBUA]

And the duck that had been eaten by a crocodile ?
Cheers - Phil.

Yeah, that one as well. It wasn't finished though, was it?

[Techno]

No.....It needs to go and have some teeth fitted.....and some legs would probably be useful !
Cheers - Phil

[OldenBUA]

Well, if it's a floating croc, it wouldn't need any, would it? So you could do a 'waterline' model of one.

[Phobos]

Cavalry pic?

[Techno]

I'm re-doing bits of those Phobos....So sometime soon (I hope !  )
Cheers - Phil

[Techno]

Better late than never !
Mega rush jobs getting in the way !!



L/R Heavy cavalry 1,2,3....'light' cavalry 4,5,6.

May have to tweak these after Leon has them 'in his hands'....I've had to do some nasty infills behind the large shields on the heavy cavalry, which I'm not too sure about.
Cheers - Phil. (Who's thinking about a change in career, as the Chelsea manager's job is free again, and I must be one of the few people who hasn't had a go yet. )

[Phobos]

LOVELY job Phil!!!

The Heavy Cavalry have a command group also?

[Techno]

Thanks Phobos !

Errrr.....
The 'heavy' group aren't on my list for a command group as I write.
You'll probably have to twist Leon's arm......Maybe some quick conversions once the above have been cast up ?
Cheers - Phil.

[Phobos]

No mounted command? strange! But they are still great!

[Leon]

The Heavy Cavalry have a command group also?

The 'heavy' group aren't on my list for a command group as I write.

There was a standard on the list for the lights, but I've just checked for the heavies, and I'd only sent Phil a note saying 'as above' which was probably rather vague!     If one of the spears could be converted into the standard, that'd work?  And then we'll have to look at converting one of the heavy helmets into a General's one instead.

[Phobos]

There was a standard on the list for the lights, but I've just checked for the heavies, and I'd only sent Phil a note saying 'as above' which was probably rather vague!     If one of the spears could be converted into the standard, that'd work?  And then we'll have to look at converting one of the heavy helmets into a General's one instead.

Yep, of course that works

The general with falcata could be? pleaaaaase?

[Leon]

We'll do a separate General figure for the range, so it'll be an officer-type with the heavy cav.  Have you got any good pics for a Spanish general?

[Phobos]

Wow, difficult question... Archeology and sources didn´t give too much hints about the look of ancient Iberia chieftains and kings, but I could give some ideas...

These are two of the 16 missing celtiberian/iberian helmets found in Botorrita, most of the experts think that they´re from a royal entombment.




These two are two interpretations of the same source, the wolf-headed pectoral statuette.



Romand and greek sources don´t regard the iberians so luxurious as the gauls, son maybe they´ve been more humble in their appearence. In resume, I think that a chieftain or iberian king would not be so different from an elite warrior of his troops, maybe with a more ornamented helm and shield, and a cloak.

[Leon]

Thanks for the pics, I think those first helmets would be rather difficult to cast!   

The other type looks the same as the one Techno has put on the light cav officer, so we'll go with something like that I think.

[Phobos]

Heavy cavalry could have a Wolf standard? Wolf are magical beast in ancient Spain, creatures of the underworld, and sign of war and death.

[Techno]

 

Maybe  .....I'll see what I can do....But no promises.
Cheers - Phil

[Phobos]

Btw Techno. How do you made the heavy cavalry shields?