Among the other minis I picked up at Claymore was this Celtic chariot from 1st Corps, which I really like. As with my Early Imperial Romans, my Celtic army is still pretty small, but I'm adding models to it as and when I can. No doubt I'll want more chariots before long, but this was a good one to start with.
Before starting, I looked at the well known Celtic chariot illustration by Angus Mcbride, and used the figures in that as reference for the clothes. They're not identical, but the colour scheme is very similar. I'm pretty sure there was an actual miniature made of that painting by Angus McBride, but can't quite remember which company produced it. (Warlord, maybe?)
The only thing I didn't like about this mini was the chunky spear that came with it, so I swapped it for a spare one I had from Foundry, which I think looks more realistic. I'm fairly happy with the paint job, especially the horses, which have never been my strong point. It would be a nice touch to add reins to the the horses and chariot driver, but I'm not sure yet what I'd use. Some thin wire, perhaps? I deliberately kept the base uncluttered for this mini, but I'll probably go back and add one or two small tufts just to break up the ground a bit. All in all, a good bit of painting so far for the week, and the first dent made in the Claymore lead pile.
I'm putting together a supplemental rulebook for my game Ancient Might & Mettle. It's called "Chariots Ascendant" and will focus on chariots. To that end, I'm looking for pictures to put in the book. Do you have an photos you'd allow me to print?
ReplyDeleteHi Will, yes you’re welcome to use any chariot pictures from the blog if you find them useful, although there aren’t many. Apart from this Celtic one, the only others are the more recent ones I’ve painted for my ancient Indian collection. If you need higher res versions of any ones in particular, I can have a look to see if I still have the files.
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