*
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
March 28, 2024, 11:32:08 AM

Login with username, password and session length

Donate

We Appreciate Your Support

Members
Stats
  • Total Posts: 1686473
  • Total Topics: 118102
  • Online Today: 857
  • Online Ever: 2235
  • (October 29, 2023, 12:32:45 AM)
Users Online

Recent

Author Topic: Starting a new Saga army: Moors of Andalusian Spain (a return to LAF...)  (Read 6394 times)

Offline mikedemana

  • Scatterbrained Genius
  • Posts: 2846
  • Investigating curiosities around the globe...
    • Worldwidemike

The first eight spearmen in my new army -- the Moors of Andalusian Spain!

Hi everyone! I've begun a new painting project with the goal of fielding my first army from the Saga Age of Crusades supplement book. I went back and forth for awhile before deciding on the Moors. My figures will be mostly Foundry (or at least I think they are Foundry -- I bought them from a local guy a flea market). I chose the Moors because it is an amazing and very interesting civilization -- very urbane, sophisticated, and tolerant. I also liked its "battle board" the best from the Crusades book.


Check out my blog for lots more photos and discussion of painting this army

I haven't really fielded a lot of mounted troops in my Saga armies. Most of figures are Dark Ages Britain, so not a lot of cavalry there in that time period. The Moors can feature quite a bit of mounted troops, so it should be fun to learn how to play them effectively in Saga. One of the things I like about the rules, which are really catching on here in Ohio in the US, is the tactical puzzle each turn provides. You roll your command dice and try to figure out how to squeeze the best out of your army each turn. It's not simply advancing your troops into contact and whoever rolls the best dice winning every time.


The robes would probe to be the most challenging and rewarding part of painting these Foundry figures

Check out the discussion on my blog about the army, the miniatures, and painting the robes and shields. I also talk about how -- prior to painting this batch of eight spearmen -- I felt my painting skills were in a precipitous decline. Read how these have given me a fresh boost of confidence that I am going to need as I undertake painting this incredibly colorful army.

Would love to hear comments -- not only on the painting and miniatures, but also from those who have played the Moors in Saga, or against  them. Thanks in advance for your time!

Mike Demana
« Last Edit: March 05, 2021, 02:53:55 AM by mikedemana »

Offline SJWi

  • Mastermind
  • Posts: 1638
Re: Starting a new Saga army: Moors of Andalusian Spain
« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2020, 06:40:35 AM »
Good morning, very nice. I don't play Saga but have built a 28mm Moorish Army myself for use with "To the Strongest". I think your figures are by "Gripping Beast" not Wargames Foundry. They have quite an extensive range in both metal and plastic. 

Offline Atheling

  • Elder God
  • Posts: 11905
    • Just Add Water Wargaming Blog
Re: Starting a new Saga army: Moors of Andalusian Spain
« Reply #2 on: July 05, 2020, 08:09:22 AM »
First off, very nice work  8)

think your figures are by "Gripping Beast" not Wargames Foundry. They have quite an extensive range in both metal and plastic.

Yeah, definitely Gripping Beast.

Offline OSHIROmodels

  • Supporting Adventurer
  • Elder God
  • *
  • Posts: 27705
  • Custom terrain a speciality.
    • Oshiro modelterrain
Re: Starting a new Saga army: Moors of Andalusian Spain
« Reply #3 on: July 05, 2020, 08:10:36 AM »
Nice  8)
cheers

James

https://www.oshiromodels.co.uk/

Twitter account -     @OSHIROmodels
Instagram account - oshiromodels

http://redplanetminiatures.blogspot.co.uk/
http://jimbibblyblog.blogspot.com/

Offline mikedemana

  • Scatterbrained Genius
  • Posts: 2846
  • Investigating curiosities around the globe...
    • Worldwidemike
Re: Starting a new Saga army: Moors of Andalusian Spain
« Reply #4 on: July 06, 2020, 05:36:07 AM »
Thanks for the info, guys! I changed my blog references from Foundry to GB. And thanks for the kind words!

Mike Demana

Offline happyhiker

  • Bookworm
  • Posts: 73
Re: Starting a new Saga army: Moors of Andalusian Spain
« Reply #5 on: July 07, 2020, 09:13:04 AM »
Love the freehand. Much better than mine...

Offline Aesthete

  • Librarian
  • Posts: 161
    • Dispatches from the Miniature Front
Re: Starting a new Saga army: Moors of Andalusian Spain
« Reply #6 on: July 07, 2020, 03:36:29 PM »
I really love the textile patterns you've got going there. It looks really lovely. As I understand it, "the past" tended to be brighter and more colourful than people typically think.

Lovely work.
Dispatches from the Miniature Front - my occasionally updated blog

Offline syrinx0

  • Supporting Adventurer
  • Scatterbrained Genius
  • *
  • Posts: 3138
Re: Starting a new Saga army: Moors of Andalusian Spain
« Reply #7 on: July 08, 2020, 02:18:32 AM »
That is some very nice work on the robes.    :-*
2024: B: 0; P: 148; 2023: B:77; P:37;

Offline Lt. Hazel

  • Mastermind
  • Posts: 1513
    • The Leutnant´s Diary
Re: Starting a new Saga army: Moors of Andalusian Spain
« Reply #8 on: July 08, 2020, 08:49:27 AM »
I always liked the miniatures, and your painting suits them very well!! Nice, vibrant colours and the patterns are beautiful.

Offline aircav

  • Supporting Adventurer
  • Scatterbrained Genius
  • *
  • Posts: 3654
    • the aircav saga
Re: Starting a new Saga army: Moors of Andalusian Spain
« Reply #9 on: July 08, 2020, 10:42:22 AM »
Cracking stuff  8) 8)

Offline SteveBurt

  • Mastermind
  • Posts: 1283
Re: Starting a new Saga army: Moors of Andalusian Spain
« Reply #10 on: July 08, 2020, 11:51:00 AM »
I painted up those guys as the Black Guard. Much easier :-)

Offline OB

  • Mastermind
  • Posts: 1609
Re: Starting a new Saga army: Moors of Andalusian Spain
« Reply #11 on: July 08, 2020, 12:01:07 PM »
Very impressive work on those robes-they actually look like silk.  Interesting army too.

Offline mikedemana

  • Scatterbrained Genius
  • Posts: 2846
  • Investigating curiosities around the globe...
    • Worldwidemike
Re: Starting a new Saga army: Moors of Andalusian Spain
« Reply #12 on: July 11, 2020, 03:31:20 AM »
Thanks, everyone! I even went to the store to pick out a few new colors for the next set. Stay tuned!!

Mike Demana

Offline armchairgeneral

  • Supporting Adventurer
  • Mastermind
  • *
  • Posts: 1731
Re: Starting a new Saga army: Moors of Andalusian Spain
« Reply #13 on: July 11, 2020, 08:41:29 AM »
Excellent painting  :-*

Looking forward to seeing the next batch.

Offline juergen c. olk

  • Supporting Adventurer
  • Scatterbrained Genius
  • *
  • Posts: 2388
Re: Starting a new Saga army: Moors of Andalusian Spain
« Reply #14 on: July 11, 2020, 10:30:00 AM »
Very nice Mike..Love the variety.

 

Related Topics

  Subject / Started by Replies Last post
25 Replies
4477 Views
Last post December 18, 2016, 06:29:45 PM
by Maurenkönig
2 Replies
3974 Views
Last post December 15, 2016, 07:12:57 PM
by Marine0846
7 Replies
2101 Views
Last post April 21, 2017, 12:58:54 PM
by Calimero
2 Replies
1768 Views
Last post May 28, 2017, 03:28:26 PM
by mikedemana
251 Replies
39680 Views
Last post February 28, 2022, 08:17:30 AM
by Atheling