Dark Age Madness

Last of the figures done were a few single figures (used either for Pillage or make up the last sabot base) and a Warlord figure.

Some more of the Vikings

Last year I completed the first of the Vikings from Gripping Beast. Now it was time to start the Victrix Vikings I had. These are 60 figures to the bag so would give me another 6 units for Midgard on 12cm unit width. I have again used 2 60mm bases per unit to allow them also to be used for Hail Caesar using three bases to a unit.

As usual the figures are great but if someone wants to make a closely packed shield wall I think they would struggle.

Also some of the poses and especially the hair cuts have more to do with “Hollywood” rather than history.

Last but not least were a couple of warlords and the housewife!

The number of figures on the base represents the level of the warlord in Midgard so they are easily identified on the table.

I also completed a dozen single based figures to be used in Pillage in particular (and sabot based for Midgard). These were needed as all the figures I had in the Saga Warband were in chain and therefore needed some lighter armoured people for fodder.

The next stage of the project was starting on the Vikings I needed to bulk out the forces I had for Saga.

First off the blocks were 3 units for Midgard so 12cm frontage units that can also be used for Hail Caesar with 3 bases to a unit.

With the Saxons completed the forces made it onto the table for a game of Midgard playing the “Take the High Ground” scenario from the rule. This was a largish game with ~460pts a side with multiple players. The British were holding the hill and one of their commands were off the table. The Saxons had to push them off the and capture the 3 objective markers on the hill to gain reputation.

The game ended as a major victory for the British partially because the Saxons commanders decided to keep both their heroes and best units in the second rank to “protect” them(they didn’t grasp the meaning of the rules from the full title 😂). The British however used their best troops and heroes correctly leading the charge and creating mayhem.

Finally this for this update were a couple of Loot markers made up of Iron Age pigs and Soay Sheep.