Battle of Saule Diorama

Unfortunately there are some historical inaccuracies here, the Samogitians have some armor types that were likely not around in 1236 and reflect 14th century Lithuanian armor. Furthermore the Samogitians have columns of Gediminas on their shields first attested for Lithuanians in the late 14th century. Additionally a few of the Livonian/Guest crusader knights have late 13th or early 14th century helmet styles 

Miniatures are all 3d prints from "Northern Crusades Miniatures". I later found out that the range is designed by different people and it really is reflected in the quality of the different miniatures as well as scale. The purchase of these minis has alrgely turned me off of buying 3d printed miniatures. They are also fragile as compared with metals and plastics. 

 

End of 2023 update

Another photo dump,

The Welsh get a plastic Victrix Roman to add to the command group

Welsh warriors (plastic GB picts with round shields andvictrix roman heads)

This guy started out as a victrix Dacian but I gave him a new head from the late romans set. I think he is suitable As a Dacian noble, Goth noble, Arthurian noble or early Slav noble. 

Livonian Swordbrothers Bannermen, Footsore Barons war

Saxon/evil post roman Warlod made from victrix celt and late roman head. 

Victrix Goths from the roman set. Ill use these as Northern peoples in LOTR

More Goths, here with a footsore Saxon leader

Pictish or Evil Welsh Nobles 

These were wargames atlantic persian bodies, late roman victrix bodies, and victrix celt bodies all with roman heads. I dirtied/weathered the shields after this photo

Very fun kitbash of Sarumans Uruks, plastic warlord romans with oathmark goblin and orc heads and spears. 

Victrix Romans 

Arthurian/Welsh nobles all victrix 

Late Romans/Arthurians Victrix with one footsore metal front right

Victrix Scythians with the addition of a head from the Dacian pack

Victrix light persian cav with some dacian helmeted heads, these guys will be used as any Steppe Related light cavalry 

And finallly the lowly slingers from Victrix

 

Saga V2 Ordenstaat vs Baltic Pagan Peoples: Baggage Scenario

This was a solo game ofcourse. The Teutonic Knights lost pretty badly but I seriously messed up their battleboard strategies.

 PAGAN PEOPLE VICTORY ,

End of 2022 Work

Plastic pict crossbowmen one more to make which put the unit at 9

Footsore Picts and Irish and Welsh with axes

another view of the picts and Irish

Pict/Scot spears

Byzantine Spear made from GB saxons FF heads and some victrix padded armor bodies

Footsore Late Roman Horse archers

Footsore Barons war men of Sherwood

 The Barons war figures run a little smaller than GB metals and older Footsore ranges

Footsore Baronswar Templars and knights painted here as Livonian Sword Brothers

Footsore Knights

Footsore knights mixed in with plastic FF knights and Crusader Miniatures Knights

Footsore Normans

Victrix Norman Bannermen with Gondor banners

Victrix Norman Cav

 

Picture Dump Fall 2019 to Winter 2020

Here we have another picture dump because I am a terrible blogger and have the need to make sure my miniatures can be found on my blog.

V&V Crusaders, lovely models that make me go against my dislike of resin. Well worth it

Besides the two victrix plastic greeks the rest are Wizkids models, the details painted up well enough. No problems with the wizkids ones I purchased. They are definitley better than the original bones material, but reaper seems to have moved away from that anyway.

Kitbashes of Northstay cultist heads, Bretonnian bodies, and  WFB Orc shields

Purchased some 3d printed accessories for relatively cheap and built a lovely cabin out of XPS.

Here we have some simple trees, BBQ skewer with clump foliage

I wanted something more substantial here and I am overall ok with the result. Air dry clay mixed with PVA, bark was scraped in with something sharp and real twigs were shoved into the top of the clay. The roots were each added separately and then blended in with water.

Armorum and Aquilia miniatures, as much as I love Third Century Romans (I really do), these sculpts are probably below standards...but they are Third Century Romans so still worth it!

Lotr Eomer

Victrix Republican Legions in Chainmail

Victrix with a head swap to make some street fighter types

Victrix Germans with an unknown model/manufacturer I picked up from ebay.

Victrix vikings

GB Salian Franks painted in a Rohan type scheme

Some Victrix Germans again

Victrix vikings again

Aventine Steppe Tribes, Sassanids, and Avars, all to be used as Steppe Horsemen from the 5th/6th Century until 1200s. They will also be perfect mounted Easterlings in any LOTR setting

Aventine Early Byzantines painted up as Numenoreans. These guys will be used as Late Roman Palatina, Numenoreans, and maybe even Noldor as only one model has facial hair.

Northstar ROSD official miniatures

Aventine Imperial Romans, nice enough sculpts beyond the mono pose. The mono pose is fine by me as drilled units should look monopose.