SAGA – Viking archers finished

The final six Viking archers was finished the other day. They will make a nice unit of levies together with the first batch.

SAGA: first Viking archers

I had a game of SAGA II at the club a while ago. Such a good game! So good, in fact, that I bought the rules and a Viking warband.

These are the first painted ones, half a unit of Levies from Gripping Beast, sculpted by Bob Naismith.

I used heads from another set to get some variability. The one to the right looks like an old veteran commanding the others.

I’m really concentrating on producing these as fast as possible and still enjoy painting them. So I just block paint and wash. Turned out well enough.

Viking from Gripping Beast

I got this Viking from a club member when we swapped some miniatures and gaming stuff a couple of months ago. A really nice little miniature that works equally well as a Viking or as a fighter in a fantasy setting.

I seem to have lost my notes on paints used, so you just have to be contend with the picture.

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