Koyote's SAGA Britons, Irish,Late Romans, and Saxons

[Koyote]

My levy slingers are done, which means that my Viking Age Irish are, more or less, ready for Adepticon. 



Now it's time to finish off my Moors for the Adepticon "Age of Melee" event and the extra models that I will need to play my Moors as Lords of the Wild in the Saga Age of Magic event.

[syrinx0]

It will be a great looking force on the table!  Have fun at Adepticon.  I hope to get there at least once if only to walk through the hall.

[Koyote]

I will need three 40mm Irish objective markers for Adepticon.

My plan is to repurpose the Sons of Dana marker that I made for my first edition Irish warband (which is already based on a 40mm round) and make two more objective markers made from scratch.

The trees are limbs and canopy bits from GW’s Citadel Woods set.

The resin model is a V&V Miniatures Pagan Priest.

 The unpainted metal model is from the Gripping Beast Dark Age Casualties set. The cast is absolute crap, so I replaced the stump of a left hand and reconstructed the rest with greenstuff.

[LazyStudent]

Very nice looking vignets!
Although, I'm sure it's just me, but I'm getting a real Tolkien Fellowship vibe from them. Perhaps one of the stone throwing children should have a ring on a necklace...

[Koyote]

Very nice looking vignets!
Although, I'm sure it's just me, but I'm getting a real Tolkien Fellowship vibe from them. Perhaps one of the stone throwing children should have a ring on a necklace...

That certainly wasn't my plan, but you're right, they do look like vignettes from the LOTR.  There is Gandalf on the right, a pair of hobbits in the middle, and the fallen Boromir one the left.

[LazyStudent]

Exactly! Perhaps you need a few more to complete the fellowship

[Koyote]

My Irish objective markers (aka Boromir, Merry & Pippin, and Gandalf) are ready to go.

[rumacara]

More lovely goodies.

[LazyStudent]

Very nice! I really like the addition of the crow to the 'Boromir' stand. In my minds eye he has his sword out to fend off the crows more than any enemy.

[Hu Rhu]

Great work on those objective markers. 

[Grumpy Gnome]

Beautiful work, as usual mate!

[Koyote]

In this week's episode of Pimp My Crappy Old Historical Mini (aka Koyote can't leave well enough alone), I attempt to improve on a Gripping Beast Irish Mounted Fianna model. 

Years ago, I purchased the GB Irish Mounted Fianna set. I previously converted/upgraded the model pictured below center-right to serve as a mounted Curaidh.  Now I need a second mounted Curaidh model for Adepticon, so my next victim is the model pictured on the far right. This model has some issues, namely, casting defects, skinny little stick legs, and the convex shield on its back that reminds me of a turtle shell.

[Photo from Gripping Beast online store]



I began the conversion by replacing the legs and feet removed from hapless plastic model, and then using some snips and rotary tool, I removed the metal shield.




The original shield was convex in shape, so it was sculpted in such a way that a portion oft the model's back was covered by the shield.  Thus, removing the shield left the model with no back and missing portions of its shoulders.  I used greenstuff to rebuild the missing parts and to fix some of the casting defects on other parts of the model.  Lastly, I added a shield that matches the shields I used added to my warlord, HG, and other mounted Curaidh.



 
Below is the converted model.  All that's left to do is to add the spear and basing materials and it will be ready for primer and paint.

[Maniac]

That looks fantastic.

[rumacara]

Great conversion.
I have that same miniature and i may steal your idea.

[Golgotha]

Love the soft green muted tones. Do like the trees on the vignettes can't wait to see these all completed.

Thank you for the comparison - will now certainly go with Wargames Atlantic Irish.