Viking Warlord with Banner Bearer

August 24, 2022

After a couple of years’ intermittent painting and the completion of this Viking warlord with banner bearer, I’m now the proud owner of a fully painted 5 point Viking warband for Saga.

Nothing special for many gamers/ collectors, but something of a personal achievement.

Always liked this hulking Viking miniature since I painted it for the Foundry website over 20 years ago! Fun to revisit and take a subtler approach, although at the last yard I did a less than sterling job of the face and hair.

Although initially unsure, I like the way the warlord and banner bearer strike a similar pose along the same angle, creating a pleasing (if rather tight) profile no matter where viewed from.

Shield and banner transfers from Little Big Men Studios, rocky outcrop made from cork board hackied and chipped with a modelling knife.

I’ll get around to posting some photos of the entire warband some time soon, hopefully taken on some proper terrain.

Although I intend to add some more units, I’ll take a break from Vikings for a while to scratch a nagging fantasy/ 40K itch and finish off the initial 5 points of Anglo-Saxons that Section Nine Studios painted for me.

*Viking Warlord and Banner Bearer (Foundry)*

Greater Daemon of Nurgle

July 13, 2022

Whilst browsing one of the many Warhammer groups on Facebook I came across a (rather poor) image of the late-90s Greater Daemon of Nurgle, which I painted in around ‘97.

This was one of my favourite pieces during my tenure at GW.

At the time is was considered a large, bold and dynamic miniature that pushed the boundaries in terms of scale and scope compared to the original Great Unclean Ones (who could have imagined the levels CAD and plastics would eventually reach a couple of decades later!)

The inspiration for the colour scheme was Wayne England’s art, which he said was based on a rotting apple.

*Greater Daemon of Nurgle (Games Workshop, Citadel Miniatures)*

Viking Fatigue Markers

July 12, 2022

Upon learning of the fatigue marker system in Saga, I was determined not to make do with placing dice or cardboard counters besides units to indicate their fatigue count.

I wanted casualty miniatures based with a dial to indicate fatigue — the original Adeptus Titanicus bases immediately came to mind.

Unable to source such plastic bases, I eventually came across two-part MDF bases from Customeeple. Available in a variety of sizes, I opted for the 32mm diameter bases to ensure they would accommodate the casualty miniatures comfortably, while not looking ‘too big’ compared to the my warbands’ bases.

The top and bottom of each base is secured, and able to rotate, by magnets.

A reasonable solution overall, although in future I’ll mask off the lower dial surface before painting the edge of the base black...

Crown of Command with Tim Prow

June 27, 2022

Another serving of nostalgia, this time with legendary ‘Eavy Matel team painter and miniature designer, Tim Prow, and hosted by the indefatigable Joshua Van Zane.

Viking Warrior Units

February 12, 2022

With the last of the warriors with shields completed, I now have two core units of warriors (2 saga points) and just need to paint a warlord and standard bearer to have a playable 5 point warband.

Once that’s done, the plan is to create some wounded counters for the Vikings and give some attention to my Anglo Saxons…