Where wolf’s ears are, wolf’s teeth are near! – Volsunga Saga

Hi everyone,

At the end of the Spring Clean Challenge – which I completed – I decided I wanted to do three more units, but I did not have the models on hand.  I have procured the models since then and I have started to work on them

The first is the War Rhino which I will use as a behemoth monster instead of my Frost Giant.  The rhino was given to me by a friend.  It is a 30 year old model from Grenadier Miniatures.  It took a lot of cleaning and preparing to get it looking right; the fitting was especially bad but more so along the neck.

In the end I got it to an acceptable state.  I also decided to put a rider from Foundry Miniatures.  The fitting was a bit problematic, but I got there in the end as well. I also added some viking shields on the sides to make it look slightly more viking-looking.

The next step is the painting.  If I have the time and if I remember – I will try to take pics of the stages of painting as well

Until then, stay safe,

NR

Hi everyone,

So yesterday I finished my last unit – the werewolves – and completed the challenge I set out to do.

Here I would like to present all the models I have painted for my Saga Viking force, in a single picture.

I also took a picture of all my force to date.

I just would like to thank the guys at OTT for this great community activity.  Working on this project and going through all the other member’s projects really motivated and entertained me in a productive way.

WHAT IS NEXT FOR MY VIKINGS?

If you have followed this project from the beginning, I imposed a condition on myself that I would only use stuff I already owned – and I have kept that condition!

This means that I still have 3 units I would like to add to the force before closing this project.  The thing is I have to buy more stuff and that is why I did not add it to the Spring Clean Challenge.

Therefore after the Spring Clean Challenge, I will continue this project.  It will give me some time to buy the other miniatures.

Until then stay safe and have fun.

Regards,

NR

Hi everyone,

The werewolves are ready and that means my Spring Clean Challenge is complete!!! Huzzah!!!

I painted all the werewolves with the same painting scheme.  I did this to speed up the painting process and I did not really fancy them in different colours.  I prefer the ‘all from the same breed‘ approach.

So here is the checklist from the very first post.

• One monster – probably a titan like a frost giant. – CHECKED
• One unit of creatures – these will be large werewolves. – CHECKED
• One priest/wizard character. – CHECKED
• One standard bearer. – CHECKED
• One lieutenant/champion on foot. – CHECKED
• One warlord on a beast. – CHECKED
• One more unit of hearth guard. – CHECKED
• One unit of thralls with bows. – CHECKED

Tomorrow I will post a photo of all the miniatures I have painted for this project together, and another one with all the force.

Until tomorrow,  stay safe and have  fun.

Best regards,

NR

Hi everyone,

The werewolf creature unit was supposed to be the first unit I wanted to paint, but I had a few issues with them.  First there were a lot of air bubbles ( even on their snouts), then there was a lot of flash to clean on very white resin.  After I primed them many thin line flash and grooves popped out.  I swear I could not see them with the white resin.

At this point my enthusiasm was deflated, so I decided to work on the rest of the force and leave the werewolves to last.

After going back to them and cleaning them up properly, I decided to paint them all in one scheme – from one tribe so to speak.  This would speed up painting time.

The first step was to choose a colour – dark brown – for the base.  Then I painted up the fur and the eyes and mouths altogether.  I over brightened the fur and skin intentionally, because I knew it would be muted down with the oil washes.

Normally, I hate dry-brushing, but to speed things up (and because they are gaming pieces) I went with this technique.  I then went on to paint the first model and give it an oil wash to mute and tie everything together.

Below is a quick comparison between the first stage of painting and the last.

I will paint the bases and add tufts at the end when all the wolves are painted up.

I think this is a reasonable tabletop standard considering the speed and techniques used.

Until next time stay safe and have fun with your projects as usual.

Regards,

NR

Hi everyone,

The thrall unit is ready  to be deployed and slaughtered in the name of booty. I finished the last four miniatures about two hours ago and took the pics.

I only have one unit left to fulfill the Spring Clean Challenge and that is the creature unit of werewolves.  I had a few problems with them, so I left them till last.

Until next time stay safe and have fun.

Regards,

NR

Hi everyone,

I am currently on holiday – at home – due to renovations at work, so I am taking this free time to press on finishing this unit.

So below are the next four thralls in the unit.

I have already started the last four miniatures.  At this rate I could finish the unit by Thursday.

That’s all for today.  Until next post, stay safe and have fun.

Regards,

NR

Hi everyone,

Just finished the first four models in the thrall unit, and I have started to work on the next four.

I am painting all the leather parts, shoes, and metallics the same on all the 12 models, but I will paint the tunics and trousers of every 4 models with 4 different colours in order to get some diversity and speed up painting.

I am excited to get these on the table.  I have never used thralls before, since I did not find them particularly useful.  With the changes in 2nd, I think they will be very useful against shooty forces.

I will try to finish the next four this week, Until then stay safe and have fun.

Regards,

NR

Hi everyone,

At long last I managed to finish my Berserker Lord for Saga: Age of Magic or any other fantasy skirmish game for that matter.

It took me a while to paint this because I get very nervous when choosing a painting scheme and whether or not I can pull it off.  As it turns out, I actually like the wolf more than the warrior, because the wolf ended up closer to what I had in mind than the warrior.

Anyway, overall I am happy with how it turned out and I can’t wait to field my little mighty leader at the head of his booty-hungry men.

With this ready, I will now focus on finishing the 12 man thrall unit over the following weekends.  Maybe I just might be able to finish this challenge.

Until next post, stay safe and have fun.

Regards,

NR