Okay, after the teasing pictures of some of the support players, here are the main characters from Citadel's 'The Magnificent Sven' scenario, all 7 of them. I've stuck pretty close to the colour schemes as shown in the little 'cardboard cut-out' illustrations that came with it, with a few aesthetic or common sense changes here and there.
The players are as follows -
Sven Haslefresian, a Norse Dwarf engineer and major hero. The shield was simplified down to a red & gold colour scheme (not to make it easier, but because I think it looks better), with the general design and most of the elements remaining the same, except I changed it to a hammer that matched his own magic hammer (the original design had an axe ... why? when Sven carries a hammer and is an engineer!).
Juggo Jorikson, a Norse Dwarf berserker. Yes, he's meant to have turquoise hair, because he dyes it. Juggo also appears in McDeath for some reason, although he (weirdly) seems to swap from being a human to a dwarf halfway through the scenario!
Karra Lakota, an Amazon renegade. I absolutely adore the 80's punk-pop style of the old Amazon figures and yes, I did Google 'punk make-up' to help paint her face! The backstory of the (white, all-female) Amazons in Lustria hints at them being Norse settlers who somehow managed to produce all-female babies, but if I was painting them for myself I would probably make them darker skinned.
Aygar Mistletaine, a Norse Human wizard. I'm never sure about OSL (object source lighting effect) and I'm not overly confident with it, so when I have to do it (it's a glowing cross he has, I couldn't dodge it) I try to go minimal, so it's worked okay. The fancy robes, faded and shabby, took ages but look how I wanted.
Riolta Snow, a Sea Elf archer. She probably has the most changes, with the purple of her skirt toned down and all her gold decoration changed to silver, which seemed more Sea-Elfy. I also subtly introduced a wave and scale design to her shoulders.
Raidocks Timmowit, a Halfling adventurer. He's wearing gear borrowed from Sven, having rocked up in Lustria with nothing, which explains why nothing fits properly.
Karl Ustracutter, a Norse Human hero. Yes, the shield. There's no way round it, this did take some time. I really wanted the 'Evil Sun' design (a great bit of graphic design that was used almost universally back in the day, with no explanation) to be more authentic, with a smaller face sitting lower down within the red circle. But it was just too small! I couldn't do it! This was as small as I could make it, without losing all the detail, so there we go. The B&W checks running outside were a matter of putting little white blobs down in the right places, then neatening up at the end with thin black paint to get crisp lines and edges. Thin brush, thin paint, patience, that's the only way I can do it.
Enjoy!
Sven
Juggo
Karra
Aygar
Riolta
Raidocks
Karl