Meanwhile, back in Midgard...

Hi folks. I've had a few months off. Not necessarily for good behaviour. But now it's cold, wet and dark of an evening I've retreated back indoors to the painting table. Amongst other things, this summer I got to visit some fascinating ancient monuments, in many cases for the first time, which in turn has inspired me to crack on with my 15mm/18mm Dux Bellorum project. While I probably have enough Saxons to cobble together an army, they are sadly lacking opposition. So, the priority was to get some paint slapped on some Forged in Battle 15mm Welsh teulu I've had kicking around for ages.

As well as the unit of 'noble warriors' (as they're termed in Dux Bel), I also knocked up a command base. This is in anticipation of the Midgard Heroic Battles rules, slated to drop next month. I've been eagerly looking forward to these rules, which are happily compatible with the Dux Bel units I've painted to-date. The major difference miniatures-wise is that Midgard armies have between 3-5 separately based 'heroes' per side. 

I think the photo above gives all you dyed in the wool 28mm players a good idea just how wee 15mm is! I so enjoyed modelling this Welsh warlord that I immediately painted a hero base for the Saxons, using 18mm Wiglaf miniatures.

Given that the Wiglaf lads are taller than their FiB counterparts, I built up the base of the Welsh hero with Greenstuff so that he could look his enemies in the eye. I used banners from Little Big Man Studios for both bases.

I've also managed to paint some Wiglaf Saxon skirmishers. These were a quick and dirty effort, if I'm honest. I tried to keep the colours more muted than usual, possibly indicating a lower social status. I do wonder whether I should have used less miniatures per base and angled the miniatures to make them look less uniform? Oh well, they'll do the job for now and there are plenty more minis in need of daubing.