Vikings in 10 mm

 

This is the first all card or paper 10mm army that I have made. There are approximately 350 individual models, mostly based in groups of 10 per base. These bases are 20 mm by 40 mm as per Warmaster.

Generals and lesser leaders I wanted to show were different so put them on hexagonal bases.

I intend using these to play games of Hannibal from Little Wars gaming club. Each pair of stands combine to create a unit, 40 mm by 40 mm

I have to say that cutting 350, 10 mm miniatures was a labour of love, but since they were pre-coloured at least there was no painting.

Easier to see the bases from this angle. Also possible for me to notice that I haven't put any grass tufts onto most of the bases...work still to do it seems!

I mount my paper models on black card, just my preference. I feel it gives each figure more contrast than a white which I think can look a bit insipid. My opinion, each to their own.

Why individuals I hear you say and not strips, wouldn't strips be easier? Well yes they would but you wouldn't get the feeling of depth with strips. Singles can be angled so that the base can be seen from various positions and still look interesting. More effort, but worth it I feel.

Before I glue the models down on the bases, made from packaging from "Nile", the well known international company, I bend the figure up the centre line on the model so either the centre line is foremost or the feet on the model are. It gives a slight sense of animation and makes them easier to glue down. Sometimes I turn models more side on to illicit even more animation. (Imagine!)

These Vikings are unusual for me because they were drawn in 15 mm and reduced by 33% on my printer. Since these were made I have only drawn in 30 mm and reduced by...

Makes a massive different to the detail, far easier to draw and colour.

Spot the lonely 10 man berserker stand loitering in the woods, means that at some point I will have to make a stand to complete them, can't leave them alone.

I have a few bits to complete on the Anglo Saxons, although a very similar army in many respects, and when they are complete will post some pictures.

Thanks for tuning in, take care all.

Dead Trees for 10 mm Play

 

It recently occurred to me that some dead looking trees would go very nicely with all the ruins I had built. Since I had none I set about rectifying the situation.

My first attempts made form a basic card shape and smothered in PVAcrete looked absolutely awful and even after several tries at saving them I could see no future for them other than the bin, which is where they ended their days.

I had seen a couple of You Tube videos using gardening string to create bushes so decided to give it a try. Luckily Mrs Daxio has plenty of course string just right for the purpose, so I set too. 

I immediately preferred where these skinny, gaunt trees were taking me and so persisted.

They look suitably cobwebby and the original colour of the string meant I had little painting to do to get them to a playable state.

Disaster had been avoided and there would be dead trees in the city tonight....I was happy.

Buildings in 10 mm: Frostgrave and Warmaster

This is another small set of buildings I intend using in my 10 mm version of Frostgrave. These are different from the first set in that they are more obviously medieval and featuring lots of timber work made from matchsticks. 

I  intend mixing these in with the other models, they give me the opportunity to create sets or groups of terrain that expand variety and keep games from looking too repetitive and boring.

A few close ups to give a little more incite into how they were made and painted. The only materials I used here that are different from before are the tapers for floorboards and matchsticks for timber sections.

I think these will work well for both Frostgrave and Warmaster, either fantasy or historical.

I am currently working on some rocky outcrops and an Orc or Viking village.

Future projects will include some complete buildings which I think will come in handy for D&D city encounters. 

Roman Miniatures: 30 mm and 10 mm

These are the hand drawn miniatures I showed last post, now completed and initially in 30 mm.

Both backs and fronts and each miniature is slightly bent to enable affixing to the base and to suggest a little more of a 3D feel.

I'll use these in my D&D games.

However these can be used in another scale, here they are copied to 10 mm and based on 20 by 40 mm bases.

These represent twice as many miniatures as the 30 mm copies, but its these I really drew the figures for. It makes them far more detailed than I could ever have made them draw straight in 10 mm.

I did once draw some in 15mm, but even then the details got lost, so I reverted to 30 mm. Also it allowed me  to create D&D miniatures at the same time.

Here you can see the comparison between the two.

Presently I have a sheet of LOTR style Orcs and goblins on the go, just need cutting and gluing.