More SAGA Prep for Cold Wars

Continuing to finish up the figures required to help Jim run his SAGA game at Cold Wars.

This time its a unit of Saxon spearmen from Gripping Beast's "Dark Age Warriors" plastic box set.  The figures glued together easily and were great to paint.

A unit of Dark Age Warriors

Although I intend to use them as Saxons, I think they could be used to represent any type of Dark Age levy.

Back to the paint table...still a few more figures to go.

FIW Canadian Militia

Finished painting two more units for Muskets & Tomahawks - Canadian Militia.  The figures are not the best sculpts but the price was right - Old Glory Army Card.



Here's a group photo of both units

The eight man unit

And the six man unit

Viking Raid

Last week I was able to play a game of SAGA at Critical Hit Games.  Jim wanted to get better acquainted with the rules and test some of his Cold Wars scenario.  So we recruited two new players and started rolling dice.

We had a force of Viking raiders with Danish allies attacking a Saxon village.  The Saxon lord was on a trip around his lands collecting tribute.  With a threat of Vikings afoot, he brought some hired Irish mercenaries with him.

Viking raiders approach the village

 

Danes charge out of the trees ready to pillage

 

The Saxon contingent arrives

The Viking force had to attack the buildings in the village, defeat the defenders, and collect bags of loot.  The Saxon side had to protect the village and prevent the raiders from running off with the loot.  The Vikings managed to sack two buildings and grab two bags of loot. 

The Viking have broken into one building looking for loot

They  started to withdraw, sacrificing a couple units to slow up the Saxon pursuit.  It was enough to allow them to exit with 50% of the available loot.

The Danes have grabbed some loot and leave a rear guard to slow pursuit

Overall, a great game.  The two new players picked up the rules and using the battle board dice fairly quickly.

Rangers Lead the Way

I finished painting up two units of Rangers for Muskets and Tomahawks.  They are from the British Wilderness Force set (North Star Figures) and had been "aging" in my lead pile since NashCon 2013 (I shall paint no lead before its time!).  They turned out to be easier to paint then I had expected - nice casting.  Their Indian allies are next.


A force of Rangers

The other part of the Ranger force

The Ranger Captain

I also put together a New France Settler's Lofted Log Cabin 4 from 4Ground.  It went together as easily as the other four 4Ground buildings I have - no problems.

An exterior view

An interior view of the first floor

An interior view of the second floor

Danes for Cold Wars

Since Jim volunteered to run a 6 player SAGA game at Cold Wars, I found motivation to paint up some Danish warriors - plus two Viking raiders.


Danes chase down two Viking raiders

The figures are a mix of Old Glory and some unknowns, they have been in the lead pile too long to remember.  In the background is a 4Ground Saxon house and the Dark Age Hovel from a previous post.

These are also my first painted figures for 2015 - hopefully the first of many.

A Dark Age Hovel

I finally got around to painting a Dark Age Small Hovel from Architects of War that I got from the Toys for Tots raffle at Fall In 2013.  It painted up easily.  The hovel will make a fine addition to my 4Ground buildings.

Dark Age hovel with Viking visitors

Interior view

Fresh From the Painting Table

People are always asking, "What are you painting these days?"  Well, here are a few things I finished this past week.  I know it is a strange assortment but I wanted to finish a few figures that have been sitting around for a while.

First up some 10mm centaur archers based for playing LSNC: Bear Yourselves Valiantly.  Unfortunately I have these for so long I do not remember the manufacturer.

10mm Centaur Archers

Next we have a base of 10mm elephants by AIM.  Again, based for Bear Yourselves Valiantly.

10mm Elephants

Now for something a bit larger....15mm Hussite war wagons from Essex.  I had started building a Field of Glory army but my opponent moved out of town so they have been sitting around collecting dust.  Finally, they are done.

15mm Hussite War Wagons

And the last few figures...more Essex 15mm.  This time a unit of Carthaginians and two Roman command stands.

15mm Essex

Hopefully I'll be able to get some more stuff finished during the holidays....as well as some gaming time.