When Northstar started teasing Oathmark and the new plastic lines, something deep in the recess of my brain clicked. I modestly backed each of the first four Nickstarters, for one box of infantry each and that free metal figure.
Like all good hobby purchases, they sat, NIB on my hobby desk of shame for months. It wasn’t until the second round of releases started to be announced that I decided to get my act together.
Without having the rules available, I was hesitant and settled on 10 each armed with bow, spear and hand weapons. The hand weapon armed unit has a captain-y type figure and banner bearer as well.
Building figures before the rule set caused a little anxiety. There were no point values or weapon attributes available to see the strength or weakness of what I was putting together. However my plan is to add a second box of infantry later so I'm fairly confident that I will probably have a well-rounded force in the end.
Anyways, on to the pictures. And as always, excuse the poor photos. I really need to dust off that light box I built.
This is that versatility I was talking about. This photo is one box of Oathmark Human Infantry. For roughly $45.00 CDN I'd say the value here is excellent.
Here are the 10 swordsmen. I like most of the poses. I left the shields off during painting and attached them later. What I didn't realize is that some of the soldiers are literally hiding behind their shields. The figure with the axe (second from left in the rear row) is a prime example. I just need to stay cognizant of that in the future.
My plan for the banner bearer is kind of up in the air. I like the House Mormont sigil (Black Bear on a green field). But I don't want to fork out the $$ for several flags. I'll probably try my hand at making my own.
If you look closely at the rear row, only one figure is actually holding his arrow properly. I don't know what I was thinking at the time. Live and learn. I'm kind of embarrassed. I actually own a bow and have used it, but in my defense, it has been quite a while.
Once I get some games in these guys will be either super accurate or at least I'll have a good argument for why I can't roll dice to save my life. "They can't even hold their arrows correctly, how am I supposed to roll a 6?"
Lastly the spearmen. Not much to see here aside from some high held shields. At least I'm consistent. I picked up a loose sprue on eBay so will be adding another rank, with a captain and banner bearer.
That's all for now, I have some Elves waiting to be based and flocked.
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