Latest Wiglaf Saxons painted up

[James Morris]

So, despite the fact that I’m busy painting my backlog of 28mm Picts at the moment, I’ve been quietly working away on some extra troops for the 15/18mm Dark Ages project at the same time! I’ve had some more of the 18mm Wiglaf Saxons on the workbench, aiming for a quick paint job using mostly GW Contrast Paints.

I’ve gone for 80 x 40mm round-cornered bases from the ever-reliable Warbases with a small dice frame on the back left corner to track damage for gaming. The plan is to try out the Age of Penda rules when time allows.

As advised by ‘Wiglaf Dan’, the models are cast in a fairly pliable metal, so I was able to vary some of the poses with some simple bending of arms. This was most useful with the archers which have two head variants in the same pose, but I think I managed to vary them sufficiently to create an all-archer skirmish unit.

Wiglaf currently have Mark Copplestone working on some additional figures for the range – next up are Vendel-style warriors and more command groups, including a hornblower – exciting stuff if you like the 7th Century as much as I do!

Scenic background is by Jon Hodgson Maps.

[Citizen Sade]

Very nice. This range will be very hard to resist once some of the other factions are available. What did you use for your spears?

[Bodvoc]

Brilliant work on the Wiglaf figures, your basing woks well too.

[rumacara]

Lovely.

[danmer]

Perfect work James!

New factions? There are plenty of Wiglaf Anglo-Saxons available to fight against each other! We have Mercian and East Anglian leaders so far, with Northumbria, Essex, and Wessex to come next, plus Vendel Culture warriors.

If they continue to sell well, I will add Welsh and Irish warriors too.

[James Morris]

Very nice. This range will be very hard to resist once some of the other factions are available. What did you use for your spears?

Spears are a mix of Northstar javelins and Wiglaf spears (search Wiglaf spears on eBay). 

[RedRowan]

Very nice!

Steve

[Atheling]

Cracking stuff James and yet another game that needs to be played once I am free from bondage