From TimP Late Saxon Command Group (55 points)

First of all a thank you…

3 months ago, before I started the challenge, if asked I would have said I love making terrain and scenics, but I hate painting miniatures. There was a reason for that, I hadn't really done any meaningful volume of figures since lockdown. I wasn't happy with what I was producing and for fear of producing rubbish, I was avoiding painting. 

As most experienced figure painters know - painting is all about practice - the more you do, the better you get. While I have not been the most productive, joining the Challenge has encouraged me to paint and over the weeks I've turned out some decent figures. So thank you to everyone who is involved, Curt for organising, DaveD our friendly Sunday minion, and everyone for their kind words and encouragement, I hope I've also given my fair share of encouragement.

I've regained my mojo and now look at the pile of primed figures awaiting completion with the confidence I can turn out something nice, rather than dreading what will occur.

Those Dead Man's Hand figures will be next on the painting line.

Was hoping to get this in as a last Sunday post, but I spent all day Saturday gaming - and let's not forget (mostly) that's why we paint. To game. So now this will go in the last week - at least i got them done, I didn't think I would.

So the command figures should just take me to under my target. I hoped to have a few bits of scenery  finish in the flnal week but it's not looking likely 

Sadly no squirrels, despite my planning. Maybe next year - as I most definitely will be signing up again.

So Saxon command group

I had to do a bit of work on some of these, for example the monk holding up the cross, that would have been pointing sideways as sculpted, so i replaced the shaft with a bit of wire. I also chopped and changed the other monk/priest to hold one of Victrix's lovely loot boxes, perhaps holding a holy relic. 

I just flat ran out of time so no standard bearer. These have been 99% done for a few days, but i finished them off with some nice gold touches (Using the brilliant Vallejo Liquid Metal Rich Gold 70.793 and finished off the basing with the usual flowers etc.

Group Shot…

Swordsmen Ældormen…

and backs

Four Axeman Ældormen…

and backs.

Warlord, Trumpter and Priests…

and backs

Head God Botherer

Warlord, replete with gold trimmings.

Behold, the right toe of St. Cuthbert…

11 x 28mm Saxons @ 5 points = 55 points

Thanks again… everyone.

See you next year.

Tim P

From DaveD . Wonderful to hear that you have been enthused on the painting . Great to hear about the gaming to . That looks like a fine group to command your Saxons - 55 it is . Let’s see the total output in the post challenge wrap up then shall we .