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Author Topic: TBCs King Diwrnach and his Bloodshields for SAGA  (Read 3132 times)

Offline Too Bo Coo

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TBCs King Diwrnach and his Bloodshields for SAGA
« on: February 17, 2020, 07:32:10 PM »
Restarting my SAGA factions. This first will be King Diwrnach and his Bloodshields from Bernard Cornwell's Warlord Chronicles. First up is Diwrnach himself, to help set the tone of the faction. Although he is identified as an Irish invader to Wales, Im setting it up using the Scot faction board. Cornwell talks a lot about spears and formations.

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/5wOTCY7.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" />

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/Fq94LoY.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" />

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/4NNCaFL.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" />


Next will be some warriors.
« Last Edit: February 26, 2020, 03:05:39 PM by Too Bo Coo »
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Re: King Diwrnach and his Bloodshields
« Reply #1 on: February 17, 2020, 07:51:44 PM »
Nice work on Diwrnach,looking forward to the Bloodshields  :)


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Re: King Diwrnach and his Bloodshields
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2020, 01:57:14 AM »
that's pretty metal!
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Re: King Diwrnach and his Bloodshields
« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2020, 09:15:35 AM »
He looks great and I like the subject too.
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Offline Too Bo Coo

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Re: King Diwrnach and his Bloodshields for SAGA
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2020, 02:38:06 AM »
Thanks Mates! I have a group already cleaned and armed with javelins, with some basic color on them. I plan to repaint their clothes in black and very dark brown or grey. Keep the faction in those colors. Like with this model, ill use greenstuff to make skin covers, for other shields ill wash them in Tamayia Clear Red with large sections of black added.  Im thinking more elite models will have more skin covers.

« Last Edit: February 20, 2020, 02:40:15 AM by Too Bo Coo »

Offline Atheling

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Re: King Diwrnach and his Bloodshields for SAGA
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2020, 09:53:26 AM »
Fab work Too Bo Coo  :-*

Have you got a link to or any info on how you did the shield please? It's superb!  8) 8) 8)

Offline Too Bo Coo

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Re: King Diwrnach and his Bloodshields for SAGA
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2020, 03:10:30 PM »
Fab work Too Bo Coo  :-*

Have you got a link to or any info on how you did the shield please? It's superb!  8) 8) 8)

It was nothing more than a very thin layer of greenstuff, a small screwdriver head to make the stitches and then cutting up the parts. For the face and hand, i used plastic zombie parts and really shaved them down to give a more boneless look. Does that help?


EDIT:

This was my first try. The zombie  bits were not sanded low enough so I popped them off and sanded them more. Then I used about half this amount of GS. Tried to make it smother before I cut in stitches and lines.

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/asAJSeB.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" />
« Last Edit: February 20, 2020, 04:07:44 PM by Too Bo Coo »

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Re: King Diwrnach and his Bloodshields for SAGA
« Reply #7 on: February 20, 2020, 03:35:05 PM »
It was nothing more than a very thin layer of greenstuff, a small screwdriver head to make the stitches and then cutting up the parts. For the face and hand, i used plastic zombie parts and really shaved them down to give a more boneless look. Does that help?

Yep, thanks- it's highly effective and looks the business  8)

Offline Too Bo Coo

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Re: King Diwrnach and his Bloodshields for SAGA
« Reply #8 on: February 20, 2020, 05:48:03 PM »
Since it is supposed to be fairly fresh kill i painted it up like regular skin snd gave it two screens of green,

Offline Bearwoodman

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Re: King Diwrnach and his Bloodshields for SAGA
« Reply #9 on: February 20, 2020, 06:21:59 PM »
He looks fearsome! Great work!

Offline Atheling

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Re: King Diwrnach and his Bloodshields for SAGA
« Reply #10 on: February 20, 2020, 07:06:39 PM »


This was my first try. The zombie  bits were not sanded low enough so I popped them off and sanded them more. Then I used about half this amount of GS. Tried to make it smother before I cut in stitches and lines.

<img src="https://i.imgur.com/asAJSeB.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" />

That is excellent. What a result  :-*

Since it is supposed to be fairly fresh kill i painted it up like regular skin snd gave it two screens of green,

I like it..... fresh!  :o

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Re: King Diwrnach and his Bloodshields for SAGA
« Reply #11 on: February 22, 2020, 11:40:51 PM »
I like these very much ,cracking work  :-*
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Offline Too Bo Coo

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Re: King Diwrnach and his Bloodshields for SAGA
« Reply #12 on: February 23, 2020, 08:37:44 PM »
I like these very much ,cracking work  :-*

Thanks mate! When I get home I plan to resume the project and get some levy painted up.

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Re: King Diwrnach and his Bloodshields for SAGA
« Reply #13 on: February 25, 2020, 04:27:18 AM »
I have been playing the Scots board, too, lately. I'm using it for the Pictish armies of the Viking age. They are VERY tough. The strength of your army is definitely your Warriors armed with "long spears"...though it obviously doesn't matter. And don't discount the potential of the "Reach" battle board ability. I like to envision it as the formation moving forward, jabbing with their spears, then moving back.

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Offline Too Bo Coo

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Re: King Diwrnach and his Bloodshields for SAGA
« Reply #14 on: February 25, 2020, 08:23:29 PM »
I have been playing the Scots board, too, lately. I'm using it for the Pictish armies of the Viking age. They are VERY tough. The strength of your army is definitely your Warriors armed with "long spears"...though it obviously doesn't matter. And don't discount the potential of the "Reach" battle board ability. I like to envision it as the formation moving forward, jabbing with their spears, then moving back.

Mike Demana

Thanks for the tips! The board looks good, and really fits more to the description of fighting style that Cornwell gave in his books. Spears.