Some dark age cavalry

Well after painting the 15mm stuff on a sort of whim, as I was going through the primed selection on miniatures (looking at the 40k stuff to complete Kill Teams) I thought I would paint the last three of the Oathmark cavalry I picked up last year - they have been slightly kit bashed with Saxon and Viking heads and shields. 

The plan is to use them with the 3 Viking and Saxon horsemen who survived the great cull, before I bought the plastic stuff for saga - which will make another 6 figure unit for Kings of War or Dragon Rampant. It has been quite a pleasant change from the 40k stuff I have been working on for the last 3 years …. Not played much, but I have plans to change that. 

Morts

Saxons - but not the usual ones.

Like a butterfly I have gone off task of painting things for Kill Team/40k and painted some more Saxon infantry for the Great Northern War (imaginations) collection. 

We have the command figures for Saxon Guard (white//Cream flag) and Kurprinz Regiment (Yellow flag).

The Saxon Guard have white hat tape. 

The Kurprinz have yellow hat tape (I am not sure if this is accurate but I makes them a little easier to differentiate).

There is something nice and easy about painting 15mm - the process seems quicker to get more acceptable results. 

I haven’t forgot the Kill Team stuff as I did pick up the new source book - Moroch. 

As it has rules for Phobos marines and the traitor guard (so I can use the Blackstone Fortress guys) - now  I was a bit too impatient buying this as when I decided to get a copy the auction prices were pushing £20 plus postage, so when was offered at £14.90 including p&p I went for it … have I have since had offers from sellers of less than £12 quid as the early adopters got a copy … d’oh!

Now I just have to assemble my Reiver/infiltrator team.

Morts 

Continued progress in Sci-fi

Over the Jubilee weekend I managed to pick up the virus of unknown origin, which was a bit of a arse to be honest. I had survived over 2 years as a key worker and not picked up even a sniff of it! My main symptoms were a rather snotty nose. We missed out on the local Jubilee celebrations and a copy of other party invites due to not wanting to infect anyone else and not wanting to be “looked” at being out and about. Although the current rules are there are no actual restrictions, it does suggest avoid large gatherings … but I do have to go to work on Monday. 

In our self imposed semi isolation I did manage to paint some furniture for thing 2’s bedroom and the garden (still have to do some more of that). 

Today I put together some old GW imperial guard weapon systems with some press-moulded Starship Troop feet. 

Flame thrower, missile system and heavy gun. 

A gun thing and a mortar. I made the press moulds for these years ago and DK picked up a bits box of guns (might be 10 years ago) so I thought that I should actually try to finish these off. They are going to need little bases and some filling. 

I have also been fiddling around with mantic’s industrial set - the raised walkway is causing me some problems … I might need to think about to “raise” them. The plan is to spray black and then gun metal - but I need to assemble the newly purchased  Necron Deathmarks to be able to get value for money out of the spray cans. 

I am also looking at selling off most of my Primaris Space Marine (except 6 which will make an Intercessor Kill Team and the Phobos Space Wolf team which is still on its spruce), but not before I have a game of Xenos Rampant with the Marines versus the Bugs of Starship Troopers. 

Morts