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1 hour ago, wackyserious said:

What about the limed hair for some of the units for Gauls? Should it be replaced with a regular ones?

Limed hair is attested by Diodorus Siculus:

"The Gauls are tall of body with rippling muscles and white of skin and their hair is blond, and not only naturally so for they also make it their practice by artificial means to increase the distinguishing colour which nature has given it. For they are always washing their hair in limewater and they pull it back from the forehead to the nape of the neck, with the result that their appearance is like that of Satyrs and Pans since the treatment of their hair makes it so heavy and coarse that it differs in no respect from the mane of horses"

But as you see, it doesn't mean spiked hair. It could have existed as well, but this is not the thing commonly depicted.

A recently found statue:

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https://www.inrap.fr/sites/inrap.fr/files/styles/album/public/thumbnails/image/22_tremusson_statue_5ce.collado.jpg?itok=a1DwsYr-

It is possible some Celts had some-kind of crazy hair cut according to a few coins (like a punk):

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Some kind of full braided hair

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Unit 65-40BC CELTIC BRITAIN CE-PTQK - ICENI - BURY DIADEM TYPE B, AR Unit, ca.65-40BC. .. VERY RARE ..

Iceni coin. Norfolk, England

https://c8.alamy.com/comp/W7D0TA/celtic-stone-head-salzburg-austria-1st-century-bc-1st-century-artist-unknown-W7D0TA.jpg

This could be related in the Xanten parade helmet, which was decorated with hair:

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Notably there is an account of Gargenus wearing hair on its helmet from a Suebian foe, the trophy was taken by Flaminius after Gargenus defeat:

Sil., Pun., V, 132–9 : “His [Flaminius] tough helmet was made of bronze and the tawny hide of a sea-calf; and above it rose a triple crest, with hair of the Suevi hanging down like a mane ; and on the top stood a Scylla, brandishing a heavy broken oar and opening wide the savage jaws of her dogs. When Flaminius conquered and slew Gargenus, king of the Boii, he had fitted to his own head this famous trophy that no hand could mutilate, and proudly he bore it in all his battles.”

There are also accounts of double breaded long hair:

Aventicum - La religion

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And simple breaded hair:

 

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Finally, probably they had different kind of headband:
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30 minutes ago, wackyserious said:

Some modifications, and trying to correct the issues with Brennus, specially with the helmet and shield. Here is a proposal.

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Sorry but this is not okay. Brennus is a 4th century figure and here the helmet and the shield boss are material found in the 1st century BC.

Currently for this timeframe we have:

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And maybe this prototype:

 

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