To Westeros with Captain Blood! 14 October, another hill tribesman (p66)

[Captain Blood]

Thanks lads.
These are great fun to do.
I'm looking forward to the release of the Perry Agincourt to Orleans plastic set, because I think those figures will really provide a lot of potential for Westerosi forces...

[TheCimmerian]

Thanks lads.
These are great fun to do.
I'm looking forward to the release of the Perry Agincourt to Orleans plastic set, because I think those figures will really provide a lot of potential for Westerosi forces...

I second that opinion.

Excellent stuff, Richard, as ever.

[Argonor]

I think, everything's been said already, but these figures really capture the medieval/fantasy mood, instead of just being historicals painted to match. Creating their own little world, so to speak - if that makes sense (it's getting late, and I've had a couple of glasses of mead already...    )

[warburton]

Really nice paintowrk on that shield (and overall!). 

[Furt]

I like him the best! 

[Silent Invader]

Lovely job on all of these.   

[Johnno]

Lovely work! 
At first I disliked the red coloured pants...thought it was too "Lannister" but then I remembered the Red Wedding.....

[Vermis]

That shield is hurk

That shield is hurk

That shield is very effective.

[leegwonfu]

Just to add to all the accolades - your conversions and painting are inspiring, to say the least. I'm really enjoying all your stuff.

[commissarmoody]

Just to let every one know.
http://www.amazon.com/The-World-Ice-Fire-Westeros/dp/0553805444

This lavishly illustrated volume is a comprehensive history of the Seven Kingdoms, providing vividly constructed accounts of the epic battles, bitter rivalries, and daring rebellions that lead to the events of A Song of Ice and Fire and HBO’s Game of Thrones. In a collaboration that’s been years in the making, Martin has teamed with Elio M. García, Jr., and Linda Antonsson, the founders of the renowned fan site Westeros.org—perhaps the only people who know this world almost as well as its visionary creator.

Collected here is all the accumulated knowledge, scholarly speculation, and inherited folk tales of maesters and septons, maegi and singers, including
 
• full-color artwork and maps, with more than 170 original pieces
• full family trees for Houses Stark, Lannister, and Targaryen
• in-depth explorations of the history and culture of Westeros
• 100% all-new material, more than half of which Martin wrote specifically for this book

Lets see if it lives up to the hype.

[Captain Blood]

I will have to check that out 

Thanks for your positive feedback. Much appreciated.

Here's the next one...

HBO portray the Night’s Watch as a bunch of hairy, unkempt renegades clad in little more than furs and rags. In my reading of the books, they’re a more professional force than that. My man of the Night’s Watch has a Gripping Beast Viking body and arms, a Fireforge shield, and a Perry head with metal skull cap. And the ubiquitous fur cape of course.  It’s cold on the Wall.

[LordOdo]

That book looks intresting!

Captain, you're Nightwatch man is nice, very nice, but I'm not really convinced, as except for his black shield, he doesn't have anything black, let alone a black cloak, which is their trademark..

Other than that, a very cool mini once again

[fred]

I really like the night's watch man - it shows how effective your technique of mix and match is - this is mainly a GB viking, but with a new head and shield, and added cloak, he looks very different.

He does have black clothes under his mail, as well as the shield.

[Vermis]

This is very inspiring...

[Captain Blood]

Thanks 

I'm not really convinced, as except for his black shield, he doesn't have anything black, let alone a black cloak, which is their trademark..

Is it? He is actually wearing a black tunic and grey trousers as well as his black shield - the colour just doesn't reproduce very accurately in photographs...
The books certainly talk about the Night's Watch wearing black, which is why the wildlings call them 'crows' and joining the Night's Watch is referred to as 'taking the black' - this much I know
But trademark black cloaks? I must have missed that bit. Or perhaps that's only in HBO's visualisation of the Night's Watch?
Anyway, he fits my interpretation based on my reading of the books (although admittedly that was several years ago now), so I'm happy with him