This week I have mostly been painting.....

[Daniel36]

By the way .... I have not forgotton you ... I have a nice little pile of things set to one side for you and every time I come across something interesting or some old dungeon delver you won't have seen before I add them to your pile.

Teehee, thanks! But take your time, I am never in a hurry.
By the way, the boats, super cool!!

[Harry]

I would say go for it. I'm going to (re)start a plog when the Hobbit comes out. I've got a load of the current GW LOTR range (which in my humble opinion has some of the fineist model GW have ever made) to paint up and I keep getting tempted by the old stuff.

Good work on the Man O War stuff as well. A game I know little about.

Can't disagree with you. Wonderful minis. Sadley I sold out on Tolkien and gave my soul to the Warhammer World.

Man-O-War is good fun. I would give it a crack if you ever get the chance

Teehee, thanks! But take your time, I am never in a hurry.
By the way, the boats, super cool!!

Thanks mate.

[Harry]

So the boats are something to do with this other little progect I have got side tracked into.

I have started a new thread over in the historical Plogs ... "Harry's SAGA" ...
... Here is the first post and some of the photos.

You'll get the idea.

'Tis I, Harry.
Drinker, singer, teller of tales and bringer of mirth.
Bard, minstrel, troubadour .... warrior poet.



The term saga originates from the Norse saga, and refers to "what is said" or "a narrative in prose" or "story, tale, history". It is cognate with the English word "say", and the German sagen.

Scholars believed these sagas were transmitted orally from generation to generation until scribes wrote them down in the 1200's. However, most scholars now believe the sagas were conscious artistic creations, based on both oral and written tradition.

Sagas are stories about ancient Scandinavian and Germanic history, legend and myth, about early Viking voyages, the battles that took place during the voyages, about migration to Iceland and of feuds between Icelandic families ... tales of heroic deeds of days long gone, "tales of worthy men."


This is just such a tale.

Between the time when the oceans drank Atlantis and the rise of the sons of Aryas, there was an age undreamed of. And unto this, Harold, destined to wear the jeweled crown of Aquilonia upon a troubled brow. It is I, his chronicler, who alone can tell thee of his saga.

Let me tell you of the days of high adventure!

I’ll tell of a tale of a Viking,
As ‘appened in days long gone by.
Before Duke William became king of England
And ‘Arold got shot in the eye.

There were this one great big Viking called Harold
“the pious” he later became known.
It was nowt to do with religion
But the sign of “the pie” on his throne.

This is Harold:

As a youngster:





As a Warlord:





It started before he were born,
Just a twinkle in his father’s eye
T’was written in DNA and the stars
He’d inherit dads liking for pie.

T’was plain to see as a youngster
He were not much like other boys
He’d be hanging around in the kitchen
Whilst others were playing with toys.

Whilst others learned about fighting
Harold learned how to fry.
He learned of the arts of fine dinning.
And was taught the “secret of pie”

When he was just a boy his father taught him:

“Fire and wind come from the sky, from the gods of the sky. But Crust is your god, Crust and he lives in the earth. Once, giants lived in the Earth, Harold. And in the darkness of chaos, they fooled Crust, and they took from him the enigma of pie. Crust was angered. And the Earth shook. Fire and wind struck down these giants, and they threw their bodies into the waters, but in their rage, the gods forgot the secret of pie and left it on the battlefield. We who found it are just men. Not gods. Not giants. Just men. The secret of pie has always carried with it a mystery. You must learn its riddle, Harold. You must learn its discipline. For no one - no one in this world can you trust. Not men, not women, not beasts.
[Points to a pie]
This you can trust.”

And so his mission in life was established
Just one goal before he should die
He would embark on life’s great adventure,
To discover the riddle of pie.

He did not care any more... life and death... the same. Only that the crowd would be there to greet him with howls of lust and fury. He began to realize his sense of worth... he mattered. In time, his victories could not easily be counted... he was taken to the east, a great prize, where the pie masters would teach him the deepest secrets. Language and writing were also made available, the poetry of Khitai, the philosophy of Sung; and he also came to know the pleasures of women, when he was bred to the finest stock. But, always, there remained the discipline of pie.

Gathering some like minded fellows around him,
Who also liked the odd ale.
They built a boat called “The fruitless”
And in search of adventure set sail.

Adventure for them was found drinking
In pubs and bars they would lurk
And after the quaffing of ales,
they would regularly go quite berserk



They would drink their ale by the gallon,
get drunk and get into a fight
then chat up attractive young ladies
The “riddle of beer” was discovered alright!

For years they set about drinking,
wenching and running a muck
When it came to the “riddle of pie”
I’m afraid they were right out of luck.

The worlds oceans they had travelled,
They sailed around and around
All manner of pie had been eaten.
But the answer was not to be found.

MORE TO FOLLOW.

[Urgat]

Now that's entertaining

[Harry]

In addition to the Viking warband I am also painting up a Norman warband for SAGA
Still need to paint there shields.

My Warlord: Baron Boeuf de Bourguignon.



The Heartguard:

[Dai-Mongar]

Nice MoW ships! Got to get around to painting up the rest of my fleets. Great game from the days when a game wasn't worth playing if it didn't have seven million counters and a book full of flowcharts.

[Baggers]

Nice work again Harry. Are they all old historical GW - I can't seem to find any pics on Solegends So I have know idea.

Baggers.

[Harry]

Nice MoW ships! Got to get around to painting up the rest of my fleets. Great game from the days when a game wasn't worth playing if it didn't have seven million counters and a book full of flowcharts.

Happy days.

Nice work again Harry. Are they all old historical GW - I can't seem to find any pics on Solegends So I have know idea.

Baggers.

The 'warlord' Viking is a Wargames foundry Viking the rest are old citadels but the Normans are now produced by The wargames foundry ... they were some of the historical stuff that citadel let go to the foundry. They are ell there on solegends somewhere. Links in the historical thread.

[Urgat]

My Warlord: Baron Boeuf de Bourguignon.

Lol, what the heck
You'll love the irony that Bourguignon's an adjective derivated from Bourgogne, which is a region like Normandy, so it's kinda funny to call Normans that (btw I'm a Normand!)

[Harry]

Lol, what the heck
You'll love the irony that Bourguignon's an adjective derivated from Bourgogne, which is a region like Normandy, so it's kinda funny to call Normans that (btw I'm a Normand!)

The irony was intentional. I thought it might raise a smile. You must forgive me I have a very ... British sense of humour.

[Skywave]

The boars are so cute, all small and round! Also like the Treeman, quite neat how a change of pose and some inverted colors can make it look different enough. And thanks for the base recipe, noted it down for when I'm ready to paint some monsters!

[Harry]

The boars are so cute, all small and round! Also like the Treeman, quite neat how a change of pose and some inverted colors can make it look different enough. And thanks for the base recipe, noted it down for when I'm ready to paint some monsters!

No probs. The colours worked out OK with the treeman I thought. I was trying to strike a balance with making two identicla figures look as differemt as possible (without extensive greenstuff work) and still keep them looking part of the same team. The boars are cute ... much nicer than the orc ones from that era or the plastic ones they have done since .... although I do have some Marauder ones that are also very cute ... if a bit more cartoony

[Toshiro]

Love them!

[Maxxev]

Yes ... I collected all of it. I was lucky enough to be around when they were selling it off cheap when they took the specialist games out of the stores. so I completed most of my fleets when I had the chance ... thinking it might be gone forever.

It plays great ... it is one of my favorite games. it is a bit counter heavy to keep track ... especially when you have a big game. you need a table nearly as big as the game table for all the templates and counters .... but aside from that it is great fun. (Like most of the specialist games).

It is a great game isnt' it

I found a solution to all the counter issues here: http://www.headlesshollow.com/downlo...cards_v2.3.pdf

Just laminate them and use coloured white board markers to indicate fire . damage (black and red).

[Harry]

Love them!

Which?

It is a great game isnt' it

I found a solution to all the counter issues here: http://www.headlesshollow.com/downlo...cards_v2.3.pdf

Just laminate them and use coloured white board markers to indicate fire . damage (black and red).

Wowsers ... what a fabulous resource. Thanks so much for the link.

[shelfunit.]

Finally! I have just finished reading and looking at all of this thread from page 1. It was worth it. Spectacularly epic and brilliant piece of work. Speaking of epic (I'm a master of subtlety me), have you ever considered the smaller scale? Maybe Warmaster? The Man o' War stuff is excelent, so I have no doubts as to your ability to make the "connaisseurs" scale look great

[Harry]

Finally! I have just finished reading and looking at all of this thread from page 1. It was worth it. Spectacularly epic and brilliant piece of work. Speaking of epic (I'm a master of subtlety me), have you ever considered the smaller scale? Maybe Warmaster? The Man o' War stuff is excelent, so I have no doubts as to your ability to make the "connaisseurs" scale look great

Thanks. I have had a little go but I am not sure it is for me. It's all a bit fiddly. I am constantly amazed at what Sigur does in this scale ... but I have not been able to get anyhwere close.

[Toshiro]

Which?

The Vikings!

And the Normans!

And the BB team!

And the... well, this could go on forever, lets just settle with... everything!

[Morten C]

In addition to the Viking warband I am also painting up a Norman warband for SAGA
My Warlord: Baron Boeuf de Bourguignon.

Ha! Brilliant The norman warband looks very nice. When the shields are done, those gitz are gonna look awesome

[Sir_Glonojad]

I do like the Norman team. Will they turn into an army?

Also, my Wife likes those two boars very much!