GoT Greyjoy project, Men at arms painted, plus Victarion.

[Wilkins]

I know everyone has said "no pikes" but surely boarding pikes are a sure thing for sea-faring warriors? I don't think there would be anything wrong with including some short pikes

[Jockjay]

I'm not going for pikes, but I AM going to get some spearmen. Reason being I reckon the spear, whilst not a naval combat weapon, is a simple anti cavalry weapon that can be adopted by even the lowliest Ironborn. And if the intend to invade the mainland, they will assuredly need something to deter all those evil horses. Plus I worked out the sprues:

Agincourt french inf sprue has around:

4 crossbows.
3 swords single hand.
3 two handers.
8 spears.

I have two boxes rocking which is 6 sprues. up and 6 spare from a frostgrave project. SO i am making this:

12 Men at arms on foor (the 12 knights from the box).
12 fierce foot with two handers.
12 fierce foot with buckler and hand axe (axes from gripping beast).
12 crossbowmen (actually 2 units of bidowers.

that's 48 models for 24 point retinue. leaving around 40 models.

Now i do like having options so with the 40 'spare' I am sort of out of nice weapons and single/double handers. SO with no further investment I can make:
12 more crossbowmen. Carrying some crossbows from my bits box.
12 spearmen
12 spearmen

The spear guys I am going to model with the front 6 holding Pavise shields and the rear 6 holding spears with two hands. Should work. Also leaves 4 models left over to convert Victarion and other leaders.

Takes me to a 36 point retinue should I require it.

[Jockjay]

So I handled the GS too early when taking it from my blu-stuff mold. I'm new to GS really. But the cloak looks more waterlogged ha ha.

Head and arms from frostgrave Cultists.

Tester number 1.

Next time the fur is just going to be a shoulder piece.

[OSHIROmodels]

That works well 

cheers

James

[Captain Blood]

Like him 

[Jockjay]

Hi guys, sort of put this together last night. Using the book's description with the Kraken helm, tentacle cloak and axe. I'm new to GS so I am gonna do more work tonight. I want to add a second layer of thinner tentacles over the top and do some definition of the helm Kraken and chest one. As they look a bit poo. I tried to put some tentacles hanging over his face as a sort of visor, but it looked daft so I scrapped that idea.

 







that last picture makes the chest kraken look like some kind of skull...

But it's WIP.

[Jockjay]

Built and based 60 models in an evening, in a whirlwind of flying plastic and glue. Was ballbagged after this.







I know there was some debate about Greyjoys using spears. But I imagine they hunt whales or such like so would not be too shabby with pointy sticks.

[LordOdo]

Ah they look great and numerous!!

[Jockjay]

I got some gripping beast single hand axes to put on them but these hands are too small, drill was destroying them

[Dilettante Gamer]

Assembled and based - that's half the battle!  Great to see a whole retinue.

Vikings carried spears in longships, so can Ironborn I reason. 

Bold work on converting Victarion. Looking forward to seeing them painted. I'm with you on the Greyjoy track right now.

[tomrommel1]

good progress

[King Arthur]

I got some gripping beast single hand axes to put on them but these hands are too small, drill was destroying them

Yep, the hands are tiny 

I used the smallest possible drill bit and painstakingly slow, went through the hand, the Gripping Beast axes are too big for the hole, so I used a circular file and begun shaving off the haft...... time consuming but now the weapons fit 

[**GS**]

Yep, the hands are tiny 

I used the smallest possible drill bit and painstakingly slow, went through the hand, the Gripping Beast axes are too big for the hole, so I used a circular file and begun shaving off the haft...... time consuming but now the weapons fit 

Sorry for the intervention:
Why drill at all? Revell polystyrene cement is up to the task of joining even the smallest arms together. Ask the Captain, too!

btw: Nice collection! I am looking forward to seeing Victarion completed!

Cheers
GS

[King Arthur]

Sorry for the intervention:
Why drill at all? Revell polystyrene cement is up to the task of joining even the smallest arms together. Ask the Captain, too!

To drill THROUGH the hand so a weapon can be placed  Jay purchased loose weapons so you need to clip off the plastic weapons, drill the hand out and slide the metal loose axes through 

[**GS**]

Ahhh, now even I understand what's to be done. I'd use 0.8 mm drills and be really careful.

Worked perfectly well as long as I did that.

Cheers
GS