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Warmaster => [WM] Warmaster Fantasy Discussion => Topic started by: azrael71 on July 20, 2010, 12:31:49 PM

Title: Albion colours schemes.
Post by: azrael71 on July 20, 2010, 12:31:49 PM

Hello all,
I have decided that the best colour scheme for my albion army is tartan leggings/kilts.
I am not going with woad tattoos as the skin ends up all blue :(
But I was wondering if they should all have red/ginger hair to reinforce a racial stereotype (i.e. scots/picts)  ;) ???
I know GW steers clear of them these days (pygmies) but I am not GW.

So what do others think?

Title: Re: Albion colours schemes.
Post by: jchaos79 on July 20, 2010, 02:26:30 PM

I always imagen them as savage picts or scots (red/blonde hair), if you paint a giant put them freakls :). Myabe some lines blue and white over the skin in some figures could simulate tatoo, but in my humble opinion  I would avoid tatoo all the figures in the unit.

I seem them as Slain comicbook as a source of inspiration.

Also I am not GW euridit so... maybe my vision is not what the company has

Title: Re: Albion colours schemes.
Post by: Carrington on July 20, 2010, 02:30:32 PM

Wasn't there something about using pine pitch as a hair conditioner (and to get an au natural version of the Roman helmet crests ;-)  ).  Or was that just the German tribes?

In which case ginger/light hair might be a bit difficult to see.

But I guess this is more a modeling suggestion. :-/

Title: Re: Albion colours schemes.
Post by: Lex on July 20, 2010, 03:54:51 PM

Actualy I think the Picts where described as:

a race of smallish people, with a swarty collouring....

Title: Re: Albion colours schemes.
Post by: azrael71 on July 20, 2010, 04:50:25 PM

Here are a few test shots.


(http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f364/mickmarriott/warmaster/Albion/DSCN8925.jpg)
(http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f364/mickmarriott/warmaster/Albion/DSCN8922.jpg)
(http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f364/mickmarriott/warmaster/Albion/DSCN8921.jpg)

8 Units sat on the workbench with their flesh done :)

Title: Re: Albion colours schemes.
Post by: marell le fou on July 20, 2010, 10:08:14 PM

They are perfect.

Tartans may change to have a red dominant colour. Depends if you want only one clan or several.

Highlanders are more a viking source than a pictish. So hairs can be... What you want. Including orange for Irish.

Title: Re: Albion colours schemes.
Post by: azrael71 on July 20, 2010, 10:26:08 PM

I have a very old book on tartans as reference, but to be honest they will be blue, red or green with one of those colours in check.

Otherwise I will go insane  ;D

I have just done a braveheart style face paint on the archers that doesn't take too much effort and looks ok.
So I will extend this across the army as I do them :)