Author Topic: My Dark Ages Stuff.....New Viking unit...Updated 6/28 (Read 13654 times)

Madhouse Workshop · « **Reply #60 on:** February 26, 2017, 04:30:52 PM »

Thanks Hitman....as to painting yours, I'll pass, I have too many to paint already with like 3-4 armies already built.

So many miniatures so little time, my eyes are bigger than my ability...

But I am having fun with it.

The miniatures are going to start coming a bit faster with more Vikings, terrain that is shown on my blog, and the beginnings of the Saxons. Once I get the batch that is on my paint desk done, I'm going to take a break on this period and jump back to my Roman Legions. Having sold a bunch of that army off, I'm rebuilding it. Then I might do some of the Flames of War stuff that I have primed and ready to go.

Much of what you are seeing here has even more photos on my blog and my Facebook pages where you can find links to in my signature.

Man Down!!!

A couple more of my slightly converted vikings.

Madhouse Workshop · « **Reply #61 on:** March 03, 2017, 01:25:50 PM »

My zealous Jarl, killing some king.

This is a fun piece. The miniatures of the Jarl and his downed opponent are Old Glory miniatures. The dynamic Viking protecting him while he is doing his business is a Warlord Games Gaul.

Madhouse Workshop · « **Reply #62 on:** March 13, 2017, 02:51:40 AM »

Finished my first unit of the year, been doing a lot of stuff so much more to come. These are the Gripping Beast plastic Dark Ages figures in the slinger configuration. I'll use them for a variety of things with my Vikings and coming Saxons. Please ignore the movement tray, that is left over from my Chaos Warriors.

I'm happy with them. Next up archers......

tomrommel1 · « **Reply #63 on:** March 13, 2017, 06:54:54 AM »

very nice additions to you collection

Argonor · « **Reply #64 on:** March 13, 2017, 07:50:47 AM »

Well done!

I am painting an entire SAGA Viking warband using those and the plastic Hirdmen at the moment, so I like to see others' take on them. I am thinking of also making a point of levy from the DA Warriors, using bows from the Conquest plastic archer set, as I like my levy to be unarmoured.

Did you move the cap from another head, or add beard on the guy in hte front row?

Madhouse Workshop · « **Reply #65 on:** March 13, 2017, 12:07:18 PM »

Thanks guys.

I actually like the Conquest Games archers and they will be my Viking archers with some bits added from the GBP Vikings. There are a couple of sneak peaks of that unit on my blog right now.

The guy in the front row, I actually sculpted a beard on him, but now that you mention it, it would be easier to just to remove the cap and add it to head or just sculpt a new cap.

Argonor · « **Reply #66 on:** March 13, 2017, 09:03:59 PM »

Quote from: Madhouse Workshop on March 13, 2017, 12:07:18 PM

I actually like the Conquest Games archers and they will be my Viking archers with some bits added from the GBP Vikings. There are a couple of sneak peaks of that unit on my blog right now.

They work, I used one of them for my Blood Eagle warband, but I just feel they are too well equipped for the rabble that is levy in SAGA, that's why I want to kitbash some 'light' archers.

The actual Conquest archers will probably get used for other projects, some of them, no doubt, getting added to the aforementioned Blood Eagle warband.

Tordenkuglen · « **Reply #67 on:** March 16, 2017, 06:20:56 AM »

Looks awesome, alllthou a bit shine to me, might just be the flash of the cam thou, the paint job is fantastic, and you could have fooled me with that beard

more please.

Madhouse Workshop · « **Reply #68 on:** March 16, 2017, 05:28:55 PM »

Its primarily the lighting and camera making them more shiney. In person only the metals and blood sparkle. I am purposely using a lot more color, as I often trap myself with very dark schemes that in poorly lit halls that we play in, make for very hard to see details. My 2008 Chicago GT best appearance army, while being painted in Khorne reds, is very dark and its hard to make out all the detail in certain lighting and from a distance. All of this, while not being painted to that level, could easily suffer much the same.

Archers are next....and I'm painting and building even more.

Madhouse Workshop · « **Reply #69 on:** April 09, 2017, 06:20:04 PM »

An updated unit of archers with new additions. The second unit is coming to reinforce this unit. The reinforcements to the metal GB minis are Conquest Games archers with bits to make them more viking/dark age like.

Ignore the movement tray that is just photo prop for the unit, and will be used for the bigger infantry unit.

hallmarkFPS · « **Reply #70 on:** April 09, 2017, 08:29:52 PM »

very nice!

Madhouse Workshop · « **Reply #71 on:** April 11, 2017, 01:37:24 PM »

Thanks.

The second unit of archers. I think these turned out pretty nice, I'm happy with the looks of them. Ignore the movement tray that's just a prop to make them easier to photo.

The kit has plenty of bits to make them more dark age looking.

tomrommel1 · « **Reply #72 on:** April 11, 2017, 02:16:56 PM »

very nice indeed

mdauben · « **Reply #73 on:** April 20, 2017, 06:23:31 PM »

I just spent a bit of time looking through the whole thread. You've done some really amazing paint jobs! A really inspiring painting thread.

Madhouse Workshop · « **Reply #74 on:** June 28, 2017, 11:58:31 PM »

My newest Viking unit. This is a miss-mash of manufacturers, don't worry there are more in black primer, waiting for attention. There are Gripping Beast Plastics, converted Warlord Barbarians, Saxon Miniatures, Foundry, Wargames Factory....

A closer view of the guys on the right side.

The guys on the other side

Pic of the backside of the unit.

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