SAGA Challenge

I will try to add an update each week, but as my son is at school Monday – Friday (and after school activities/homework etc.) we’ll only really get to grips with this challenge at the weekends.

So the yesterday we started to put together the figures.  As I briefly mentioned last time, the Victrix sets are great value, but unlike, say the Perry miniatures, there is limited flexibility in how the figures can be put together.

There are two different types of sprue; a standard (warrior) set, and the “Command” set, which includes the possibility to make “heroes” standard bearers, and other figures.

The combinations available are describes on the reverse of the Victrix packs header.

In putting the figures together we chose different options.  I chose to make all of one type of figures at a time by clipping off, say Figure B1, and mixing all the options for head, shield arms, and equipment based on my objective to produce 2 of each class of troops in the SAGA game.  Hearthguard, Warriors, and Levies.

My son (Anton) went a different route having decided to make 3 x Hearthguard, 1 x Warriors, and 2 x Levies.  How that will work in our battles we will see.  But as I said before, I expect we’ll primarily play 4 point games, so this does allow for some flexibility.

If we both enjoy the game as I hope we will, of course additional forces ca be purchased to fill out our armies.

We both chose to build a Leader figure from the command set.

So construction is underway.

My idea is to make the paining as simple as possible, and with that in mind I will try Zenithal highlighting and painting with Contrast paints.  I hope this will be a simpler introduction to painting these miniatures than a more time-consuming and complex approach such as the 3 step painting or using washes etc.

There will be some “spare” figures, which I can always use in other games, or variations of SAGA.  I think their “fantasy” adaptation allows magic so these figures could be adapted accordingly.

Next update I hope we’ll have at least completed assembly and based the figures, and ideally at least have them base painted.

Happy gaming!