Manda’s (Amachan) Order of Heimdallr

The first part of my enhancing and expanding the Order of Heimdallr is by starting a new project where I finally make a dedicated scenery piece for use in SAGA: Age of Magic for this army. Yes, the army will still be valid for SAGA: Age of Magic. And yes, I will be entering that in the TerrainFest competition.

I am going to be bringing the Order of Heimdallr up to date. I will do some repairs and rebase them on 2mm square/rectangle MDF bases with rounded edges according to the sizes required for Kings of War. Those bases will have a magnet in them so I can arrange them on ferrous rubber sheets and use that as a movement tray. I will update the paint scheme to suit my current standards and then expand it to a 2000 point Kingdoms of Men army for Kings of War. This will almost double the infantry and add a couple more units. The new units might have a slightly different tone to the rest, but it should be hardly noticeable and I don’t want to repaint everything.

Don’t mind the unpainted metal Romans or the LEGO in the background, that is obviously for different projects.

More updates to come as I progress.

The bases are now removable to make transport easier and 3 of them will most likely be on the table tomorrow… I did manage to break a shield of one of them and since I don’t have any superglue anymore I glued it on with some PVA glue, this will most likely not hold, but will fix it once my new super glue comes in. I also have a couple more upgrades planned for the Order of Heimdallr. I want to replace the spears on the Valkyrjur with wire spears that are much tougher and I want to add a banner to one of them. And then I want banners for my infantry as well. So those might be coming in the near future.

I put a quick coat of an aerosol primer over the new bases early in the morning, didn’t want to fire up the airbrush compressor that early.

I then painted the rim and the shaft in appropriate colours, let that dry. In the mean time I fixed up the 2 cavalry models that needed fixing. I then used a ground paste on the bases, stuck in some rocks, logs and tufts and sprinkled it with static grass. Let it dry a bit as I removed the Valkyjur from their old bases and drilled a hole in the bottom for the shaft to go in. I then applied a quick coat of a matt varnish by hand over the rim and the shaft and that is them done. 1 of the Valkyrjur is also missing their spear, but I have to wait until my super glue comes in before I can fix that. I only need 3 for Age of Sigmar anyway. A picture with them on their new bases will follow later today or tomorrow depending on how quick stuff dries.

A bit of a fix and update for my Order of Heimdallr today and tomorrow.
First of all, 2 of my cavalry models have lost bits, one a shield and the other his head and cloak, those need to be glued back on, no biggie. Second, my Valkyrjur has a bigger issue. The resin stands that came with the Fireforge Games Pegasus models didn’t stand up well to the heatwaves, especially not since on top are metal rider models from Bad Squiddo Games…. So I am rebasing them. I am using the same size base with 2mm brass rod and a bit of clay on the base. I will then drill a 2mm hole in their bottoms and keep them removable for easier transport. And then maybe I can use them as well. I am literally going to try and rush these bases out in 2 days….

These are my 10 huscarls for the Order of Heimdallr done.

While taking a break from working on the Order of Heimdallr, my personal fantasy army. I thought let’s take a shot at where I’m at right now. It’s definitely ready for games of SAGA. Most of the miniatures are from Fireforge Games, with a couple of Bad Squiddo mixed/kitbashed in and a gryphon from Titan-Forge as well.

All 16 mounted sergeants are ready to charge for the Order of Heimdallr, my personal fantasy army.