SAGA: Berserkers!

As a supplement for my Gotlanders, if I want to field them as Vikings instead of Anglo-Danes, there is one unit that must not be missing of course - the notorious Berserker!

Miniatures from Gripping Beast but with a little bit of converting - the all don´t use shields!
So if you look a bit closer at these guys and remember the one Gallic gladiator from the movie Gladiator, you may find some similarity ;-)

So I would call my force of Gotland for SAGA completed for now, a picture of my complete force will follow in a few days.

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Another point of Hearthguards for my little force of Gotland Vikings

And once again another point of Hearthguards for my Gotlanders, this time with mixed weapons, so I can field 2 units of 6 figures each - one with Daneaxes and one with 1handes weapons and shields.

Shields again all freehands, miniatures are Gripping Beast.

This will bring my little force to 6 points for SAGA, the next miniatures are just for adding some variation, so I can play them as real Vikings, if I want.

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SAGA: Next Hearthguards for my Gotland force - 4 Daneaxe

The next point for my force of Gotlanders - 4 Hearthguard with Daneaxes.
Miniatures are V&V Miniatures, which are just a real joy to paint and are super detailed and well researched. Shields as before all freehand.

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SAGA: Warlord and standard bearer for my Gotland Vikings

The Warlord for my little force of Gotland Vikings - ready to go on viking, accompanied not only by his hearthguard, warriors and so on, but by a standard bearer too.

The are both based separately so the standard bearer can join a unit but I also made a movement tray to group both together.

Shield and flag are both freehands again, the flag is based on a motive of a Gotland picture stone.

The movement tray:

And here the force, as it is ready for some games now - 4 points. More to follow over the next few weeks.

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Wargames terrain - some trees and wattle fences

Time again to add some more terrain to my collection.

The wattle fences are intended for SAGA, but can be used from the Iron Age (Romans / Germans / Celts) to medieval settings, the fences even longer.
The trees are of course much more universally useful, apart from steppes and deserts ;-)

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Viking longhouse - Part 4 and finish including little garden and a pen

The longhouse for my Vikings is completed now.

I have also built a small garden and a pen for animals like pigs or goats, so that the residents can also provide some foof for themselfs - you can not always go on raids, even as a Viking ;-)

Naturally, all good farms also have a few chickens and a dung heap.

And a cat to hold the mice at bay.

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Viking longhouse - Part 3

The interior is completed for now - what would a Viking household be without any weapons and shields?

Next step is to build a little outdoor part containing a little garden for herns and vegetables and a pen for pigs and maybe other livestock. And a good farm of course needs a proper dunghill.

Some of the future inhabitants of my littleViking farm.

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Viking Longhouse - Part 2

Here are the details for the interior of the long house - some chests to stow the possessions of the inhabitants, table and stools and not least a bed.
Everything is self-made except for the small box.

The fur on the bed and the pillows are made of Greenstuff - for the first attempt reasonably ok, I definitely need a lot more practice for this stuff.

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Viking Longhouse - Part 1

My Gotland Vikings of course need some shelter for the harsh winters in Scandinavia, so I decided to build them some homes to defend.

Building itself is made from Styrodur, the roof from wood.

The thatched roof will be made from coconut fibres.

First detail - the door and the 2 windows so that the smoke can better pull out of the house.

Door and the windows installed, the first details of the inside of the loghouse.

The roof almost done.

There is still a lot to do, as far as the details for the interior of the house are concerned, and of course there is still a garden and an outlet for the pigs ;-)

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Verkäufe

Verkäufe

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Wüstengelände für die Spielpräsentation des THS für die CONflict 2018.

Unsere Spielepräsentation auf der Conflict 2018 wird aus 2 Teilen bestehen.

Zum Einen wird es eine Feldschlacht nach den Black Powder Regeln geben, bei der französische Truppen der Expedition Napoleons in Ägypten sich bei den Ausgrabungen gegen angreifende Mameluken verteidigen müssen. Zum Anderen wird es ein Gruppenabenteuer geben, daß in entdeckten Katakomben spielen wird - Regeln sind hier die zur CONflict erscheinenden "Shootout in Dingstown" von Axel.

Mein Part waren 2 Geländestücke für das Schlachtfeld zu bauen, passend zur Thematik Ausgrabungen in der Wüste, gepaart mit ein paar einheimischen Ausgrabungshelfern.

Die Statuen von Sphinx und Nofretete waren einmal touristische Mitbringsel, die wie im Fall der Nofretete dann zerschlagen ... ich meine natürlich passen zerkleinert worden und dann bemalt worden sind.

Die Sandhügel bestehen aus Styrodur, Spachtel und Sand, die Bretterverschalung und Leitern aus Balsaholz, daß ich gebeizt und mit Highlights versehene habe und die Ausgrabungshelfer stammen von Wargames Foundry.

Mittlerweile bin ich (nur) im Sweetwater aus dem Kölner Raum darauf hingeweisen worden, daß die Farbe Grün bei Kaftanen ausschließlich religiösen Würdenträgern vorbehalten ist und meine Figur entsprechend einen extremen Fauxpas darstellt, der unbedingt behoben werden müsse ...

Zitat Hveðrungr:
"Du weißt aber schon daß in islamischer Tradition Sufis und Dervische und andere religiöse Würdenträger grün tragen? Die arbeiten normalerweise nicht...."

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