Tuesday 13 January 2015

From IanW - 28mm Viking Warriors (42 Points)

Finished these in time for last week but failed to get good image. Unfortunately I still can't get any really good ones so impatience see's them presented before I go fr it again.


One point of Saga Vikings in the form of eight warriors. I need to paint up at least two more points worth to catch up with my son, good job I have them primed and ready, all in hand are Blacktree.


All are unarmoured as a nice set of mail was both expensive and not easy to find which I think the warrior level of Saga should struggle to have many dressed as such. That said I will still paint some up in armour in the next lot.


All these have some form of decoration on their tunics but mostly just a basic trim. Shield wise I have gone for a few more decorated shields though some are nice and basic.


Some nice detail such as money pouches but a few f the poses are a bit odd such as the bald guy holding the spear far forward and really looks to be more at home with the levies than the warriors especially as he has already lost his shield.


I went with block colours and then a wash followed with the original colour added as a highlight which worked really well compared with block and wash only.


The one n the left looked an odd pose but on noticing how the arm was held to the body and hand spread out I figured he would look great as wounded. I added a cut to the arm and sme blood lines on the arm and a shield dropped on the floor.


These two have a more elaborate pattern with the one on the right being the leader of the group. Overall I have to say that I really like the Blacktree Vikings and wound them fr the most part an easy paint.


Rather pleased with the freehand on this shield as I actually get what I wanted on to the shield and that does not happen that often. However these won't get into action for a few weeks as my daughter is studying Vikings at the moment so they are off to school for the class to look at and be part of the display they are doing.

So 40 points for the figures that will leave me a few points behind The Tamsin'ion Devil.


From Curt:

Cracking work Ian, especially the two-headed dragon motif on that last shield. Wonderful.

This group will actually allow you to just pip past Tamsin... for the time being. :)

19 comments:

  1. Great work on the shield especially the dragon having tried something similar and failed I can only tip my cap to your effort.

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  2. Congrats on squeezing past me, and I believe there are more points to come *eeks!*

    Nice work on these Vikings :)

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  3. They look grand, Ian! The shield work is very good! Kudos on the temporary loan to your viking princess for school! My kids are constantly raiding my shelf for show-n-tell! ;)

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  4. Really nice Ian. That last shield in particular is great, but overall I love your choice of colours on the shields and tunics. I do the same as you- colour, shade then highlight with original colour, but usually toned down with a touch of white or buff. Looking forward to seeing the whole warband finished.

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    1. " I do the same as you- colour, shade then highlight with original colour, but usually toned down with a touch of white or buff."

      Me too!

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  5. Love 'em Ian! The hand painted two-headed shield beasty is a corker.

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  6. Well done Ian!
    Nice colours and I too love the shields. The raven is my fave.
    Cheers
    PD

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  7. Great work on those Vikings, Ian - I'm a big SAGA fan, so I'm all for seeing more of these guys.

    IMHO, the bald guy is clearly 'pool-cue-ing' his spear, an act which will get him sent off most re-enactment battlefields.

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  8. Really nice Vikings Ian. I like some Dark Ages action and these are nice figures.
    Cheers

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  9. Sweet job on that hand painted shield Ian. Working in the small scales like you do has made your brush control superior.

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  10. They look great and I love when people paint their own shields.

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  11. Personally I like the dove shield (3rd pic down the figure on the far left) the best. There does seem to be a lot od dark age stuff this year, And Hurrah for that. Nice work.

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  12. Great painting work with these figures!!!

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  13. Very nice work! Always good to see some fearless Vikings.

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  14. Nice one. I think these look really cool.

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  15. Thanks for all the comments, I still need to do my son's Anglo Dane shields. I have a feeling we will be getting a game in in the next week or two

    Ian

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  16. Very nice work, especially the shields. I feel like that wounded viking has just been kicked in the nads and is reflexively grabbing his junk.

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