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Miniatures Adventure => Medieval Adventures => Topic started by: TacticalPainter on July 23, 2025, 08:34:42 AM

Title: Saxon warband? What Saxon warband?
Post by: TacticalPainter on July 23, 2025, 08:34:42 AM

I never intended on making a Saxon force, I only ever started off converting a few Gripping Beast Dark Age Warriors into slingers for my Germanic tribes, but these things have a habit of getting out of control. Somehow six Germanic slingers turned into a Saxon warband project. Very much a gamer's tale, a few pictures below but the full journey can be found here https://thetacticalpainter.blogspot.com/2025/07/saxon-warband-what-saxon-warband.html

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq70/922/VSu6qE.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pmVSu6qEj)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq70/924/Tci5VN.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/poTci5VNj)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq70/923/swOdS6.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pnswOdS6j)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq70/923/fr5idc.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pnfr5idcj)

Title: Re: Saxon warband? What Saxon warband?
Post by: has.been on July 23, 2025, 10:53:33 AM

Nice job mate.
Now for some ...Saxon violence!  lol

Title: Re: Saxon warband? What Saxon warband?
Post by: SJWi on July 23, 2025, 11:29:08 AM

Hi, nice looking force. A couple of questions. I can see Victrix and Gripping Beast figures, but can't tell how well they match size-wise from the photo angle. Can you comment? I have two packs of Victrix late Saxons in my unpainted stash and may be inspired by the new pillage rules to start assembling them.  Secondly, are they based for any particular rule-set?

Title: Re: Saxon warband? What Saxon warband?
Post by: TacticalPainter on July 23, 2025, 12:23:24 PM

Quote from: SJWi on July 23, 2025, 11:29:08 AM

Hi, nice looking force. A couple of questions. I can see Victrix and Gripping Beast figures, but can't tell how well they match size-wise from the photo angle. Can you comment? I have two packs of Victrix late Saxons in my unpainted stash and may be inspired by the new pillage rules to start assembling them.  Secondly, are they based for any particular rule-set?

There is a notable size difference which I discuss in the blog post with a few more pictures. I also go into the reasoning for my basing and how I’ve tried to adapt it for multiple rule sets.

Title: Re: Saxon warband? What Saxon warband?
Post by: SJWi on July 23, 2025, 12:34:48 PM

Thanks, useful observations. I'm afraid I'm a bit old school. I know all the arguments and half agree with them but for me The Dark Ages will always be the "Dark Ages"!

Title: Re: Saxon warband? What Saxon warband?
Post by: Aethelflaeda was framed on July 23, 2025, 12:57:05 PM

So where are the slingers!?!

Title: Re: Saxon warband? What Saxon warband?
Post by: Rick on July 23, 2025, 02:20:59 PM

Quote from: Aethelflaeda was framed on July 23, 2025, 12:57:05 PM

So where are the slingers!?!

In with the Germanic tribe figures, perhaps?

Title: Re: Saxon warband? What Saxon warband?
Post by: SJWi on July 23, 2025, 05:25:47 PM

I think they are in the blog.

Title: Re: Saxon warband? What Saxon warband?
Post by: Basementboy on July 23, 2025, 08:43:30 PM

Enjoyed the blog post very much! The little slot to track casualties is a very nice touch.

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Post by: agent_pumpkin on July 24, 2025, 09:05:12 PM

Excellent! Very inspiring. 👍

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Post by: Schlaumeier on July 27, 2025, 12:41:03 PM

Your paintwork is terrific!  :o

Title: Re: Saxon warband? What Saxon warband?
Post by: BillK on August 07, 2025, 08:33:57 PM

Wonderful... as is all of your work!