Thursday, June 13, 2013

Levy with Slings for Saga

We are angry!!
Because we have no flock on our bases!! Stone him lads!
Gripping Beast Plastic Dark Age Warriors with the sling option. 12 ready to go as a Levy option for Saga. This set is excellent. A true pleasure to build and paint. Glue on an arm (but cut off the hand with weapon and replace with fist holding a sling) then glue on a head and they are assembled. The heads and faces have a lot of character and some will end up on Viking or Saxon bodies from the other Gripping Beast plastic sets. I think I may have gone into the zone of a little too much contrast on the faces with these ones. I might try for a softer transition to the highlight with the next 12 I do. The next 12 will mostly have spears and shields to be used as an Anglo-Saxon Levy unit. Saga rules allow for the Anglo-Saxons to have a unit of Levy with improved armour of 4 instead of 3 (base d6 to hit number).

Cheers from Brendon (The Kiwi)
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11 comments:

  1. MarkGJune 13, 2013 at 5:31 PM

    Very nice, great job. These plastic figures have that classic Gripping Beast pose, but excellent detail. I may have to purchase a box myself in the near future. P.S. I personally think the faces are very good.

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  2. JustinJune 13, 2013 at 9:04 PM

    Great work on the faces, no change required!

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  3. ScottswargamingJune 14, 2013 at 7:42 AM

    Great job, very 'earthy'... perhaps they have just stomped the grass in to mud?

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  4. MillsyJune 14, 2013 at 8:25 AM

    The faces are superb mate! The muted colour palette is really nice as well. Congrats.

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  5. Scary BiscuitsJune 15, 2013 at 1:10 PM

    I've got a box of those to use as well. Good to see what they look like assembled with slings! Cheers

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  6. The KiwiJune 17, 2013 at 9:38 AM

    Thanks for the comments everyone. I think I can live with the faces now. I am just about done with 12 more with weapons and shields. They are great figures to work with.
    Cheers

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  7. Evan HughesJune 21, 2013 at 7:52 PM

    I have to say, you've done a terrific job with these guys. The textiles and skin tones are particularly good.

    Dammit, now I'm going to have to get one of those boxed sets...!

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  8. The KiwiJune 25, 2013 at 2:16 PM

    Thanks Ev. You know you need a box of these.
    Cheers

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  9. wiatrogJuly 4, 2013 at 7:58 AM

    I agree with everyone else: faces look great!

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  10. KadmonApril 18, 2020 at 10:14 PM

    Good review! I've linked your work in my article about the models: Warrior with sling in 1/56 scale - Anglo-Saxon Gebur with Sling for the Anglo-Saxons of Saga: Age of Vikings from Gripping Beast

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