HEREWARD THE WAKE

Hereward the Wake (also known as Hereward the Outlaw or Hereward the Exile, c. 1035 – c.1072) was an 11th-century leader of local resistance to the Norman conquest of England. Hereward's base, when leading the rebellion against the Norman rulers, was in the Isle of Ely, and according to legend he roamed The Fens, covering North Cambridgeshire, Southern Lincolnshire and West Norfolk, leading popular opposition to William the Conqueror. (Wiki)

This is a step by step painting job of the fantastic Gripping Beast representation of Hereward the Wake, though in this first pic looks something more like "the Walking"...

Well, for the sake of the truth, I have to say that this is the result of my attempt to make one step by step, always begin with early pics but when I'm concentrated in the painting I completely forgot to make the Photos... And this is the next pic I took:

A work in progress picture, but there are many steps finished.

At least, I can share a picture of the repainting of left eye (pop-eye) whose result not satisfied me after watching it with the zoom of the pic.

And here the ultimate painting:

That's all for now, and always remember, in the summertime: Stay Viking!

A VIKING SAGA PROJECT: WARLORDS

One year, more or less, since I've been painting 28mm miniatures for Saga skirmish game in the Viking Age, it's time to recapitulate some of the progress and I've decided to show in one post all the Warlords and Heroes from Gripping or other manufacturers that fit very well to this period.

I've to begin with Harald Hardrada, he was my first Hero of the Viking Age, and served very well commanding an Anglo-Dane warband during my early games.

Harald was sold in ebay like most of his anglodanes to fund the rise of my new Irish raiders, hope his Dice Thrower keeps his ax sharpened...

Next on the list are a couple of Irish Warlords, not Boru, but close to his family...

The first of these was directly to ebay to continue this Saga Project, the second (my particular Boru from Old Glory) is still camping in Clontdarf... to eternity.

And then the Gripping plastics arrived home...

These three are somewhere in the world and fulfilled their mission to continue funding my collection SAGA...

This other still remains in my showcase.

Time to show the Norse-Gael warlords from Gripping, one of them has become in my favourite warlord...

The other has one of the poses more peculiar for a warlord in all the collection.

As hero to complete my norse-gael warband I painted Brodir of Man for "The flight of Clontdarf", it will explained in other post.

The old and fat Ragnar Lothbrok from Gripping Beast and a Viking warlord from 'unknown manufacturer' (for me) complete my Britain's Dark Age collection nowadays.

The last miniatures I've painted for Saga are waiting impatiently for the new book "Crescent & Cross"

No more finished miniatures for Saga, but a lot of work in progress that will be ready to raid your shores next summer...