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Monday, 19 August 2024

Last Of The Goths?

Well the last warband anyway, I have a light cavalry unit underway and then another heavy cavalry unit which will "complete" the project. Though wait...... I have two Frank units for when the Goths morph into Ostrogoths to fight the Byzantines🙂
The figures are mainly Footsore Miniatures with a few Foundry Casting Room and a solitary Westwind Miniatures figure. Base from Warbases as usual and shield transfers where applicable from LBMS.
Before we go, Dave kindly passed on one of Matthew's Vikings, meet Olaf Nonumbersson.
I think you will agree it is a superb sculpt, really love the flow of the cloak and subtle look of movement in the figure.
Off to GHQ again tomorrow I will be taking along my First Carlist War collection for a run out on a bigger table. Dave's grandson Will be aiding and rolling dice for me again so hopefully I will end the run of two consecutive defeats🙂
Until next time ..........
Toodle pip and KBO

16 comments:

  1. Last? What strange concept is that? Thankfully you have Goths & Franks aplenty! Beautifully painted warband, but a special mention for Olaf. Beautiful sculpt as you say, but wonderfully painted too! As to tomorrow, well 6's may lead to Blunders, just saying...

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    1. A mystery word indeed on a par with 'enough' perhaps? Pleased you like my take on old Olaf. Blunders I know them well ask the Rhodian slingers😂

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  2. A superb unit of Goths there Phil, beautifully painted as ever! the casualty is a nice touch.
    The Viking figure is outstanding! A wonderful job there to show the potential of Matt's fine sculpts. I love the detail on the reverse side of the shield....

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    1. Thank you Paul most kind. Matt's Viking was a joy to paint nice precise detail.

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  3. Stunning brushwork, Phil! Seeing the “Last” of any project may be often considered but something rarely seen.

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    1. Thank you Jonathan much appreciated. Last? I think the words 'for the time being' are left unsaid or written in invisible ink😊

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  4. Lovely work Phil, I seem to struggle with shield transfers but my shields are often older versions/secondhand so less flat. Olaf is splendid too, if I were in the hunt for more Vikings they would be a must but not at the moment I have enough

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    1. Thank you Matt. The trick with curved shields is to score the paper backing into six segments before apply to the shield. Enough? see my above reply to Mr. B.😉

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  5. That Goth warband is particularly well based up - when they're coming at you (like in the first photo) it looks like something Lady Butler might've painted if she'd been into Dark Age battles.

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  6. Lovely looking Goth unit, great sense of a horde of barbarians attacking, I like the addition of the casualty figure too, works really well. The Viking is a real beauty, cracking figure and really well painted, very nice indeed.

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    1. Thank you for the glowing endorsement of my efforts.

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  7. Last.....until you realize a couple more couldn't hurt. As ever lovely looking Goths and that Viking is superb!

    Christopher

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    1. Thank you Christopher. More? Well never say never🙂

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