The two Iberian armies are complete and ready for
battle. Today I have begun painting the last two armies; the Celtiberian and Lusitanian.
The Spanish are well covered in Duncan Head’s, the
Armies of the Macedonian and Punic Wars and constantly reviewing the text I try
to visualize colour themes that would help separate the four armies.
The Celtiberian figures from Old Glory are right out
of Duncan’s book, brass helmet, plume, sinew greaves and oval shield. All have cloak
which should be painted black and from the depictions I have seen, the shields
would have shield patterns not unlike the other armies. Tunics are described by
Livy as “dazzling white” with purple borders which I just may use as the first
two Iberian armies are multi-coloured.
The Lusitanian figures will follow a similar colour
selection as the Iberians; sober wool tunics of grey, brown, and olive so as
not to compete with the brighter shield colour of reds, oranges and light
brown.
At this tempo I should finish these two by the end of
the week.
In the introduction of the second edition Macedonian
and Punic Wars, the author acknowledges the increase of material brought to
light by Fernando Quesada Sanz regarding the armament and fighting style of the
Spanish; they were more than prepared to take the to field and fight Rome in a similar
style, but lacked the discipline to sustain gains made in battle.
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