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Sunday, February 16, 2014

Bang a Scutum, Celtiberians are done

Up today is a run that finishes out the ancient Spanish army I sold in January. All Xyston figures and once again, Xyston is a joy to paint.

First up are 16 bases of Celtiberian Scutarii heavy foot.  To set them apart from their Iberian breathren, I brought in dull yellow for tunics and bright yellow & runes for shields.  I'm quite pleased with how they look ranked up.  This seals the deal. I must find a partner for painting and playing Iberians and/or Celtiberians in 28mm.





I also painted up a small batch of Scutarii medium foot.  These fellows were painted to match the 42 bases of Iberian Scutarii I painted up previously.

With this, all of my 15mm painting is done and it's back to 28mm.
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  1. Evan HughesFebruary 16, 2014 at 2:22 PM

    Excellent work as usual,Monty. Another riot of colour for the table top, and so amazingly detailed for their size. These figs look the business, and Xyston clearly know theirs!

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    1. MontyFebruary 16, 2014 at 4:34 PM

      Thanks Ev, I appreciate it! Xyston is top shelf.

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  2. thefrenchjesterFebruary 16, 2014 at 2:29 PM

    Hi Monty ,

    great work !
    they are fabulous!

    when you will see that Littlebigmenstudio have a transfert sheet of Iberian shields, you will buy more Spanish figures from Xyston ;-)

    Cheers

    Gilles

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    1. MontyFebruary 16, 2014 at 4:36 PM

      Gilles! I didn't realize they did shield transfers for Xyston. I really should have looked. Great inspiration as well. LOL, next time!

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  3. DalaupprorFebruary 16, 2014 at 2:33 PM

    Very impressive work !

    Greate looking shields

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  4. El GregoFebruary 16, 2014 at 2:53 PM

    Outstanding!

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    1. MontyFebruary 16, 2014 at 4:38 PM

      Thanks Grego! I do love ancient Spanish so it's always a treat.

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  5. MillsyFebruary 16, 2014 at 2:55 PM

    Wowsers, they look brilliant mate! What an awesome sight!

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  6. TamsinPFebruary 16, 2014 at 2:56 PM

    Fabulous work Monty :)

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    1. MontyFebruary 16, 2014 at 4:39 PM

      Tamsin, thanks! I'm enjoying your pirate army. FoG R isn't played in my group but it looks like they'll be a fun faction to play.

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  7. Willie AndersonFebruary 16, 2014 at 3:56 PM

    Great stuff Monty really like the colours!

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    1. MontyFebruary 16, 2014 at 4:40 PM

      Thanks Willie! Every time I see the new additions to your collection, I end up drooling. :-)

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  8. MontyFebruary 16, 2014 at 4:37 PM

    Andrew, thanks!

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  9. Jonathan FreitagFebruary 16, 2014 at 4:49 PM

    Love the yellows! What a great looking batch of figures. Is this handiwork for someone else or yourself, this time?

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    1. MontyFebruary 17, 2014 at 8:16 AM

      Jonathan, they're to buff out the ancient Spanish I sold last month. The cool part is the Dailami went to a son and the Spanish to a father. That's right, a father and son FoG tournament team!

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  10. CyrusFebruary 16, 2014 at 4:54 PM

    Gorgeous Celtiberians Monty! I love the Xyston ranges, quite tempted by their new Parthians, even though I already have a 28mm army...

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    1. MontyFebruary 17, 2014 at 8:16 AM

      Thanks Cyrus! I'm quite tempted by your 28mm ancient armies to join you in 28mm.

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  11. Phil CFebruary 16, 2014 at 5:23 PM

    Great!

    A nasty looking horde of Celtiberian Scutarii :o) you have here Monty..love the colors you used on these guys. I'm sure they will perform well during your table top battles.

    All the best,
    Cheers,

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    1. MontyFebruary 17, 2014 at 8:17 AM

      Phil! Now I'm wondering how the Iberians rate in DBA. I wish I could find a local player and give it a run.

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  12. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)February 16, 2014 at 6:24 PM

    Lovely work on these indeed! Love all the color action!

    Christopher

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  13. The KiwiFebruary 16, 2014 at 8:40 PM

    Nice job. Great colours.
    cheers

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  14. Michael AwdryFebruary 17, 2014 at 2:48 AM

    Awesome Monty, great job Sir.

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  15. BigRedBatFebruary 17, 2014 at 3:08 AM

    Very effective, and so numerous!

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    1. MontyFebruary 17, 2014 at 8:20 AM

      Simon! Really loved your Room 101 post! I have a love-hate relationship with the Celts. I've painted and sold them numerous times in 15mm. I paint them when I read about them. Then I sell them in frustration when they're no fun to game.

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  16. TartyFebruary 17, 2014 at 6:14 AM

    They look great Monty lots of movement…..action packed..love em.

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    1. MontyFebruary 17, 2014 at 8:21 AM

      Thanks Tarty, and I'd like to do them in Impetus like you one day!

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  17. PhilFebruary 17, 2014 at 6:48 AM

    A great work with these! The mass effect is awesome!

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  18. BedfordFebruary 17, 2014 at 6:59 AM

    Just joined up through a link in Bigredbat's Blog.

    Great painting! Those Xyston mini's are a treat to paint up.

    Darrell.

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    1. MontyFebruary 17, 2014 at 8:26 AM

      Darrell, thanks for following!

      Your paras were a treat to look at. I have some on the bench and by the time I paint mine, I think I'll be the very last person to have painted the Red Devils. ;-)

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  19. HendridFebruary 17, 2014 at 7:08 AM

    Very nice M, quite spectacular!

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  20. Jonas MFebruary 17, 2014 at 8:32 AM

    They look fantastic Monty – nice work!

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  21. Moiterei_1984February 17, 2014 at 9:09 AM

    Gorgeous work Monty! I wish I had the endurance to paint such a large army to such an amazing standard.

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    1. MontyFebruary 17, 2014 at 9:46 AM

      Thanks Moiterei! I wish I had the endurance to paint to your standard in 28mm. Always gorgeous to look at!

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  22. DeanMFebruary 17, 2014 at 10:30 AM

    Really impressive work, Monty - your brushwork translates well to either 15mm and 28mm. Best, Dean

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    1. MontyFebruary 17, 2014 at 4:14 PM

      Thanks Dean! My friends play 15mm almost exclusively so I like to think my 15mm work is a way to "profile" armies before I paint them in 28mm. ;-)

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  23. The Angry LurkerFebruary 17, 2014 at 12:40 PM

    Beautiful work Monty, just stunning!

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  24. UnknownFebruary 19, 2014 at 12:12 PM

    THey're just great to look at.
    Very good ork here Monty.

    Seb

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    1. MontyFebruary 19, 2014 at 3:36 PM

      Thanks Seb! Hey, you're on vacation. You should be resting, good man! ;-)

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