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Post by jeffreythancock on Apr 2, 2021 17:01:46 GMT
Is there any historic evidence supporting the colors and patterns often portrayed by wargamers on Ancient British or Gallic Shields?
Besides Asterix comics, of course!
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Post by timurilank on Apr 2, 2021 19:56:59 GMT
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Post by jeffreythancock on Apr 3, 2021 3:30:48 GMT
Wonderful links, Timur. Thank you for sharing them! |
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Post by timurilank on Apr 3, 2021 5:57:58 GMT
I doubt actual Celtic shield décor reached the same level of artistry as seen with today’s decals.
Unfortunately, Celtic arms production could not equal Roman factories, leaving the village “carpenter”
to build and repair boards, the local druid to suggest sacred symbols to be painted and a ‘volunteer’ to paint them.
“Shiny” can turn “dull” to reach “indistinguishable” in a season or two.
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Post by martin on Apr 3, 2021 8:57:02 GMT
I doubt actual Celtic shield décor reached the same level of artistry as seen with today’s decals. Unfortunately, Celtic arms production could not equal Roman factories, leaving the village “carpenter” to build and repair boards, the local druid to suggest sacred symbols to be painted and a ‘volunteer’ to paint them. “Shiny” can turn “dull” to reach “indistinguishable” in a season or two. Certainly an issue. We wargamers love to see ‘bright and shiny’, but reality in the pre-industrial age was probably dull and washed out. No acrylic or nylon, no Dulux paint-jobs. [Off topic :- There was a thread running on an fb page about ‘how gaudy were Achaemenids in reality’, and all sort of views were aired. Personally, I think ‘real world’ colours are/were far less attractive than wargamers’ colours]. |
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