Although not very clear there are 8 figures in this unit. (I Promise).Which in the SAGA rules means these are warrior level troops. Not Militia or elites, but more your standard fighting men. As mentioned previously I could find no historical precedence for giving them all the same shield colours, I have gone so purely for game convenience so that I know which unit is which. These clearly are the blue and whites. as opposed to red and whites and yellow and whites shown previously. The second photograph is my unit of berserkers. I am not totally happy with them and will swap out the Dane axes (2 handed axes) this coming week for a couple of guys with two weapons. It's little things like that which tend to bug the hell out of me. Which is why I have called today's post 3 points, and not 4. I have previously shown the other two points, and will take great delight adding the berserkers when I feel I am happy with them. The last picture is them all jumbled together.In retrospect I should have taken the snap from a higher angle. Therefore that will be the plan for the final shot. I only need a couple of figures to get there, two more berserkers and a warlord. One of the club was looking for a dog to have on their warlord stand. I shall blatantly steal that idea, unless I can find a female captive of course. They are Vikings arfter all.
That's it for now. Thanks for looking I should post again on Monday. All the best Clint.
Nice colourful bunch you got there, but shouldn't the berserkers be topless? :P
ReplyDeleteI don't know for sure about topless. I personally see it as an attitude, and not a fashion statement. BUT you may well be right.
DeleteNice work Clint, I would of done the same with the shields it does make them more uniform.
ReplyDeleteI'd never thought about whether the should be bare chested or not either.
Thanks Brummie.
DeleteGreat work Clint, not all Berserker's were topless, you could get some Ulfhednar figures, covered with wolf pelts, they look nice!
ReplyDeleteI have one Ulfhednir (Singular of Ulfhednar) on the paint table will try to finish him on Tusaday. (Maybe)
DeleteYour warband grows ever larger clint, the way your going you'll have finished before I even get my first game in ! great looking minis.
ReplyDeleteI would tend to agree with mathyoo to a degree, berserkers or fanatical troop types often fought with minimal to no armour and with very little clothing, taking advantage of speed, ferocity and their religious belief that there God or Gods would protect them or welcome them in a bloody death in to the afterlife and to the halls of Valhalla ! I would be thinking minimal clothing and single handed weaponry, even dual wielding weapons.
I think it's cost of buying new figures compaired to using what I already have that has driven my Berserkers to look the way they are. Maybe if we play SAGA a lot at the club I'll re-think them. For now I'll stick to what I have got and make the best use I can of them.
DeleteI must say for "PLastics" they paint up very well. Thank you.
Thats fair enough Clint, and those danish axes look fearsome to say the least!
DeleteGood looking figures and paintjobs.
ReplyDeleteThank you kindly.
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