Nev's Wargaming

I have been continued work on my SAGA warband and have completed two and a half hearthguard. The going is slow, mostly because I hate painting metal surfaces such mail jackets and weapons and I much prefer painting cloth and wood. I found the models to be painted to an adequate tabletop standard, they're certainly up there with my better models. I am halfway there to one point of SAGA forces.  I had a go at using proper highlighting methods rather than the drybrush method I normally use, I used one of the Gripping Beast models to try the method out; it has been too long since I have added to my painting skills. The highlighting was a success and it added depth to the model and brought it to life. As I practice, I am confident I will get better at it with time (kind of obvious really).

 Some of this years models, in no particular order. I have mostly been painting Anglo-Saxons so far this year but I have begun a few other projects, I have started work on the Romans and Celts from the  Hail Caesar starter set, some 1:200 scale planes for  Blood Red Skies and finally an Anglo-Dane warlord for Saga. Hail Caesar Roman General and Celt Warlord Anglo-Saxon detachment for Hail Caesar Anglo-Saxons Anglo-Saxons Anglo-Saxons Anglo-Saxons Anglo-Saxons Anglo-Saxon Earl Anglo-Saxons Anglo-Saxons Anglo-Saxons Anglo-Saxons Anglo-Saxons Anglo-Saxons Anglo-Saxons Anglo-Saxons Anglo-Saxons Anglo-Saxons Blood Red Skies Supermarine Spitfire (Blood Red Skies) Saga Anglo-Saxon Warlord (Saga) Objective markers for Hail Caesar/Saga Early Medieval Civilians Early Medieval Monks Early medieval Civilians outside a house

Saga: Age of Vikings   I have decided to return to Saga and create a new warband for the Age of Vikings book. I decided on creating a new Anglo-Dane warband as my last one became part of my Hail Caesar Anglo-Saxon army and due to mounting them on bases of four they have become unusable in Saga. Though I stated in an earlier blog entry that I have reservations about Saga I decided to give it a go again and have a smaller project to work on. I once again searched the internet for suitable models, first considering using the Victrix models I have. I eventually settled on a warband from Gripping Beast, allowing me to purchase some models I had been after for sometime. I ordered six points of models from the Beast, they are as follows: Warlord Hearthguard, 1 point Hearthguard, 1 point Hearthguard 1 point Warriors, 1 point Warriors, 1 point Warriors, 1 point Total: 6 points Unpacking the eagerly awaited models Anglo-Dane warlord all painted and based After the arrival of the models I rat...