As promised/ threatened the second batch of the 28mm metal warlord Saxon slingers.
Not much to add about these. Just to prove that I did sixteen of them here is a group photograph:
Another eight 28mm foot @5 = 40 points.
Running total:
89 28mm (83/6m).
16x 15mm (16f)
44x 10mm (20f/24m)
149 figures (619 points)
In the category "easy pickings" here are some Warlord Saxon slingers. Again, very simple figures, and a corresponding easy paint job. Contrast paints and Army Painter speedpaints (well, the Deep Cut Speed Paint markers, to be honest). Nothing to be especially proud of, and just the first of two packs, but they are ready to be put on the table. Probably Saga again, these (once the second batch is done) can be a levy unit, or combined with some bowmen I guess (slings and bows having the same effect under the rules as I seem to remember).
They are not too bad, I suppose. I like it that there are eight unique poses in the pack. I am less enamored by the separate slings, they were not very easy to glue in place and I can see some of them breaking and going missing in battle very easily. Ah well.
Another eight 28mm foot @5 = 40 points
Running total as of October 14th:
81 28mm (75f/6m).
16x 15mm (16f)
44x 10mm (20f/24m)
141 figures (579 points)
Slowly getting back into the swing of things. I have always been interested in the post-Roman states, both on the Continent and in Britain. So of course have to have a sub-Roman/ Arthurian or Late Imperial force for Saga. I already have enough of them for a small warband, but one can always have more.
These are 28mm Crusader Miniatures. They are simple figures, but well sculpted and cast, and I really like them. There is not an overwhelming amount of detail on them, but the details are fairly crisp and they paint up nicely. For me, they have exactly the right look and feel for the period.
I mainly used contrast paints or speedpaints on them, experimenting a bit with the new speedpaint markers, then put a wash of “Marine Juice” over them and finished them of with the excellent Little Big Men transfers.
8 more 28mm foot @5 = 40 points
Total as of October, 2025
73 28mm (67f/6m).
16x 15mm (16f)
44x 10mm (20f/24m)
133figures (539 points)
In general, I prefer metal figures to plastic. I like the heft of the metal (less so when having to transport your army, I guess), but more importantly I am not very fond of having to build the plastic figures. I have built some in the past, but not very many. As metal figures are relatively expensive, I bought some boxes of Warlord Anglo-Saxon ceorls to fill out my army. On the plus side, these relatively simple figures can be used for many Dark Ages nations, so are very versatile. I found building them frustrating. It is probably my inexperience, but I found the heads often a bad match, ending up with some very long-necked types. Ah well, they will do.
As far as painting goes, again a simple job. The figures themselves are not particularly good, the details, in so far as they are there, are soft. However, once they are painted and the transfers have been applied to the shields, they look fine enough.
Next, I painted some Gripping Beast late Roman heavy cavalry. Now, these went together much more easily, and I like them a lot better. They are more detailed, and the details are more pronounced than on the Warlord models. I only bought a couple of sprues, so for now these six are all there is. I have not yet equipped them with shields, as I am not sure yet if I will be using them as late Romans or as Arthurian. We’ll see.
Anyway, that’s another 12 foot and six mounted for 120 points.
Total as of April 2025
41x 28mm (35f/6m).
16x 15mm (16f)
24x 10mm (24m)
81 figures (339 points)
As promised/ threatened the second batch of the 28mm metal warlord Saxon slingers. Not much to add about these. Just to prove that I did si...
