All this talk of Carolingians had me returning to the Viking Duel gazette from The Mill to dip my toe into the period.
I found the PP Viking figures (I didn't use the special gamette figures for this, as I have other plans for them) fun and easy to paint. The shields - despite using transfers - were a little trickier...
I'll write this all up for The Mill in November, but for now here are the finished figures:
(https://i.imgur.com/FbE4LKS.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/iMZJLTz.jpg)
Simon
Very nice work Simon. You have a lovely clean style of painting that suits Martins figures perfectly.
The only question I have is why we dont see more of your lovely work! ;D
Very nice Simon. Ready for WWW by the looks of it.
martin :)
Very nice work Simon.
Thanks chaps, and yes - ready for WWW.
The reason you don't see more of my stuff, Sean, is that real life sadly has an annoying habit of getting in the way. Those 4 figures are the sum total of my output for the last 4 months...
Something will clearly have to change!
Simon
Yes, real life can impinge om us at the most incovieniant of times. I often find the less I paint, the less I WANT to paint. The more I paint, the MORE I want to paint. It's a funny old thing.
But those are 4 figures to be proud of for sure.
Very good Sean, I'm with you on the painting motivation cycles.
The other dynamic when you're not painting much is, I find, the desire to make what little you do do that much better. I haven't done highlights for years, but indulged myself on these. And they weren't event wearing uniforms - whatever was I thinking? ;D
Simon
This is a very beautiful paint work !
Really terrific ! Nice choice of colours... I like them very much !!
I want to get some Vikings on top of everything else !
Very impressive Simon.
Miles
Thanks both. I do find the choice of colours troublesome whenever I start something new, and it can take a while to hit on an appropriate "theme", particularly for irregular troops. I'm fairly happy with these and will build on these themes when I do get around to the Viking horde.
But I may do Carolingians first - those new shields do look rather easy to paint!
Simon