Thanks, good to hear. Yeah he's got some really interesting things to say about the Romans and their success. And about other topics too, he's got a lot to say about a lot of topics, but Rome is his wheelhouse
When it comes to basing I would fix the first rank into place, put down your basing "mud" just past the front rank, then fix the next row and do the same until finished. I've had the same problem and found this the best solution! A fair bit less cleaning up unintentional mud touches by a wobbling paintbrush!!
Wowser! Great work, but I've never seen so many 28 mm figures on one base (and what a huge base!). Awesome! I'm enjoying your progress and journey, thank you for sharing. Cheers.
To add scatter grass between densely packed figures I use a pipette with watered down PVA. Its possible this would work with watered down acrylic paint.
Thanks, thats a good idea, not sure if I have a pipette around but my local hobby store probably has one. I'll certainly help next time I use the sand basing
Nice job. I'm personally not a fan of decals. The total formation looks great though. The purpose of the Pilum was to create a casualty in the enemy force. The shield will be penetrated, passed through and strike the man holding the shield.
Thank you. My point on Caesar talking about pilum stapling shields was both for its oddity and that it communicates how these Gauls were fighting in close order. Of course, like you say the javelins have direct effects that Caesar didn't feel the need to comment on
I'd like to ask you a question. Do you prefer smooth shields so that you can paint as you like, or especially to use decals, or would you prefer there to be a sort of guide with predefined decorative shapes to make painting easier ? I'm asking because I sculpt miniatures, for my Samnites I've left the shields smooth, but I'd like to change that for my next army with the Etruscans, obviously the Senons will come later ;)
Hmmm, personally I am much more familiar and comfortable with shield transfers. I do have a few aspis/hoplite shields with raised and they are easier to paint, but I prefer the flater shields to let me pick a suitable transfer for each individual guy. Good luck sculpting!
@@busydad_painting Thank you very much for your reply, in the future I'll probably have to consider making my shields perfectly compatible with the decals, but also making embossed shields, leaving the choice up to you in short. May the omens be with you!
Maybe try geek gaming base ready range for the basing. Looks good, and can put it on the base after you've finished without worrying about getting texture paste on the models.
Have you considered individual based models on a movement tray? You can make the tray yourself so the edges are level with the tops of the bases. You'd have a slight gap between the bases, but if you paint/texture each base it should blend well
Yes, it is viable way to put these large units together, but for me right now the look and spacing I can get with true multibasing outweighs the practical benefit of a movement tray. I did go down the path of drilling my own base holes in an mdf board. I discuss this in a little more depth and the motivation for my multibasing approach in my 3rd video log on the Libyan spearmen
@@busydad_painting That is a great hobby in its own right. I was a miniature gamer but dropped it when I discovered hex and counter wargaming. Id like to get back into it but only paint historical miniatures for the enjoyment of it. Debating on what scale to go with 10mm, 15mm or 28mm. I really do like the massed effect you have going with the Celts.
Thanks Dom, I originally had Hail Caesar in the back of my mind when I first started the project, though I am now curious about To the Strongest too. I've just joined a board gaming group and some of the members are familiar with Warhammer, so at some point I might pitch a game of Hail Caesar. No rush, I'll get there when I get there
Rewatching for inspiration , awesome work. The Bret D interview is a great find, you’ve sent me down a rabbit with his stuff lol.
Thanks, good to hear. Yeah he's got some really interesting things to say about the Romans and their success. And about other topics too, he's got a lot to say about a lot of topics, but Rome is his wheelhouse
Fantastic work, they look fierce and superb, great painting and basing, and the shields are just awesome!
Thank you
First time your videos have come up on my feed. Instant sub.
The mix of hobby, artistic and historical detail is just delightful.
Have a good one
Thank you, glad you enjoyed
Now THAT’S a shieldwall! Looking great!
Thank you Dan
absolutely stunning :) they look really nice all based up together
Thank you
Simply beautiful. Great work! Keep at it
Thank you
When it comes to basing I would fix the first rank into place, put down your basing "mud" just past the front rank, then fix the next row and do the same until finished. I've had the same problem and found this the best solution! A fair bit less cleaning up unintentional mud touches by a wobbling paintbrush!!
Ah, that's a good idea. I think I'll try that out for my next infantry group. Thank you
So cool !
Excellent looking Gauls!👍
Thank you
A fantastic looking unit, well done!
Thank you
Wowser! Great work, but I've never seen so many 28 mm figures on one base (and what a huge base!). Awesome! I'm enjoying your progress and journey, thank you for sharing. Cheers.
Thank you! Having a great time
To add scatter grass between densely packed figures I use a pipette with watered down PVA. Its possible this would work with watered down acrylic paint.
Thanks, thats a good idea, not sure if I have a pipette around but my local hobby store probably has one. I'll certainly help next time I use the sand basing
Nice job. I'm personally not a fan of decals. The total formation looks great though. The purpose of the Pilum was to create a casualty in the enemy force. The shield will be penetrated, passed through and strike the man holding the shield.
Thank you. My point on Caesar talking about pilum stapling shields was both for its oddity and that it communicates how these Gauls were fighting in close order. Of course, like you say the javelins have direct effects that Caesar didn't feel the need to comment on
I'd like to ask you a question. Do you prefer smooth shields so that you can paint as you like, or especially to use decals, or would you prefer there to be a sort of guide with predefined decorative shapes to make painting easier ? I'm asking because I sculpt miniatures, for my Samnites I've left the shields smooth, but I'd like to change that for my next army with the Etruscans, obviously the Senons will come later ;)
Hmmm, personally I am much more familiar and comfortable with shield transfers. I do have a few aspis/hoplite shields with raised and they are easier to paint, but I prefer the flater shields to let me pick a suitable transfer for each individual guy.
Good luck sculpting!
@@busydad_painting Thank you very much for your reply, in the future I'll probably have to consider making my shields perfectly compatible with the decals, but also making embossed shields, leaving the choice up to you in short. May the omens be with you!
Maybe try geek gaming base ready range for the basing. Looks good, and can put it on the base after you've finished without worrying about getting texture paste on the models.
Thank you for the recommendation, I hadn't seen their stuff before. They've got a lot of options!
Looks great! Really enjoy the video. Can I ask what the actual base is? I listened to the basing part but dont recall hearing it. Thanks!
Thanks. I got the MDF bases from Simon Miller's Bigredbat shop. I talk more about it in my last video on the iberians
Have you considered individual based models on a movement tray? You can make the tray yourself so the edges are level with the tops of the bases. You'd have a slight gap between the bases, but if you paint/texture each base it should blend well
Yes, it is viable way to put these large units together, but for me right now the look and spacing I can get with true multibasing outweighs the practical benefit of a movement tray. I did go down the path of drilling my own base holes in an mdf board. I discuss this in a little more depth and the motivation for my multibasing approach in my 3rd video log on the Libyan spearmen
@busydad_painting Makes sense. Are you wargaming with these?
@@takenogundam1 I might in the future use them for hail caesar or to the strongest, we'll see. Focusing on the journey right now
@busydad_painting In that case, individual bases wouldn't be best anyway! Regardless, models look superb!
Very nice looking unit! What game are these based for or are you just collecting and painting for the sake of that?
Thanks. Painting more for the collection and process, but I might try out Hail Caesar or To the Strongest at some point
@@busydad_painting That is a great hobby in its own right. I was a miniature gamer but dropped it when I discovered hex and counter wargaming. Id like to get back into it but only paint historical miniatures for the enjoyment of it. Debating on what scale to go with 10mm, 15mm or 28mm. I really do like the massed effect you have going with the Celts.
Impressive looking warband. What rules do you play with these?
Thanks Dom, I originally had Hail Caesar in the back of my mind when I first started the project, though I am now curious about To the Strongest too. I've just joined a board gaming group and some of the members are familiar with Warhammer, so at some point I might pitch a game of Hail Caesar. No rush, I'll get there when I get there