You Choose - Painting Diary, Saxons, Norman and Vikings

[Nosher]

All the cavalry and command done ahead of schedule.

Will pick up on this one when I get back from the holiday - pics included (too wet to do any today as its pissing it down!)

[nikharwood]

Nicely done old boy - have a good break 

[Nosher]

Back off hols and all the usual issues getting in the way of motivation to get this lot finished

Work, real life, need to earn a wedge to pay for next wargaming project 

Anyway, took a slightly different route and played a smallish game with what I have managed to paint so far including a few units I still have left to paint to see if that would get the juices flowing and one game and 12 stands of archers later I have made another dent in this lot

Skirmishers and foot left to do - basing and flocking and varnishing and should have enough to do 1066

[Nosher]

No pics of game cos I broke the cardinal sin and fielded unpainted units

[nikharwood]

No pics of game cos I broke the cardinal sin and fielded unpainted units

Shocker, nosher, shocker.

Fancy taking nekkid troops into battle....Now go paint 'em 

[Nosher]

Shocker, nosher, shocker.

Fancy taking nekkid troops into battle....Now go paint 'em 

I know but at least it motivated me to start these again rather than get distracted by those minis from our latest 'transaction'

[nikharwood]

That's fair enough 

[Nosher]

12 spear done 12 to do. If I never see another dark ages miniature it will be too soon I am slowly losing the will to live painting all those bloody shields!

After the spears only skirmishing and medium foot crossbows to go. Basing and flocking still to come.

[nikharwood]

Nice progress mate - looking forward to seeing these completed 

[Nosher]

12 more done (dismounted Milites) now only 6 elements of crossbow and 6 elements of skirmishing crossbow left to do.

Getting there slowly but surely

[nikharwood]

Good man - and now that the season's pretty-much over, you've got no excuse mate, eh? 

[Nosher]

Good man - and now that the season's pretty-much over, you've got no excuse mate, eh? 

Other than taking on responsibility for coaching the county U13 Girls team and playing indoor cricket twice a week Still, I'd trade this position for the position I was in this time last year while I was waiting for my back operation

[Nosher]

Crossbow done - army finished (less tidying up bases and flocking - which I'll get done over the coming week with a bit of luck) pics on blog over the coming week (weather permitting)



I know for one thing that the Vikings WILL NOT BE NEXT

I need a break from Dark Ages and have plenty of other periods to work on including:

1.  Ayyubid Egyptians and Crusaders
2.  Napoleonic French
3.  Indochina (but need some more figs for this)
4.  Sudan Colonial (but need more figs for this)
5.  Samurai
6.  ECW (both sides)
7.  Shitloads of medieval figs (WoTR, 100YW, generic medieval)
8.  Carolingian, Rus and Byzantine

and thats just the stuff in 10mm/stuff that I can remember about I'm sure there are others that I will stumble across, plus its been some time since I last 'invested' in a 'little bit'  more lead

Got my eyes on some greeks and persians

[Leon]

and thats just the stuff in 10mm/stuff that I can remember about I'm sure there are others that I will stumble across, plus its been some time since I last 'invested' in a 'little bit'  more lead

Got my eyes on some greeks and persians

[Nosher]

Earlier than promised

http://nosherswargames.blogspot.com/2011/09/normans-in-10mm.html

Ready to battle the Saxon host awiting them at Senlac Ridge!

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Those are AWESOME! Nice work Nosher. 

[Leon]

Excellent!   

[fred.]

They look really good, both individually and as an army.

The shields on the cavalry are particularly nice. I like the lower density of figures on a base too - I am so used to the "crowded" look of WM figures, that these look quite fresh and open - if that makes any sense.

[Nosher]

Cheers chaps

Although I found this army a nightmare in terms of motivating myself to finish it, I am pleased with the overall result.

Found some more 10mm yesterday evening, add to the to do list:

9.  Polish renaissance

[nikharwood]

Looking very nice mate, very nice