I was already well into this project with the Norman foot painted and the knights and other mounted troops part way finished when I had a rethink on the base sizes. Everything was on 40mm by 20mm and I've seen on this forum the trend now for larger bases and they look better. So I completed the first unit of Anglo Saxons on 50mm x 30mm bases and basically crammed as many models as I could in 2 rows to try and give the effect of a shieldwall and mixed poses from AS2 and AS3 to give more variety.






Just got to rebase all my Normans now 

Brilliant work Matt, excellent job on the shields.


kev

Really nice work!

Mollinary

Very nice!!

Look great

Looking like a great, great fyrd!

Stunning: love the density of minis on the base 

Very good job on the shields. Indeed, large bases are a great choice. 

Great work

Extremely good that man.
Cheers - Phil.

Thanks for the comments guys.
Definitely think the bigger bases are the way to go. I'll need to knock out another 15 or so bases of these and some great fyrd, archers etc, so alot of models to get through.

Ace painting, Matt. 

What rules are you going for? DBA and Impetus are designed to work with 60mm frontage.

Very nice indeed, Matt 

QuoteWhat rules are you going for? DBA and Impetus are designed to work with 60mm frontage.

I don't game and haven't done for years, just collect and paint. They may see action someday (I have a copy of Warmaster knocking around) but base size is pretty irrelevant as the chances of me ever playing anyone other than myself is pretty slim. (I'm still in the closet  )

Ahh, but one day I may have some time in Salopia, and may challenge you! 

Surely that's like subscribing to Playboy and only reading the articles?

Still, it takes all sorts.

QuoteAhh, but one day I may have some time in Salopia, and may challenge you!

and I may accept that challenge! (you can bring the wine gums)

QuoteSurely that's like subscribing to Playboy and only reading the articles?

Nope, its like subscribing to Playboy and only looking at the pictures 

Wow! Great work, really! My compliments.

Very nice!