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  • Das war der Holmgang 2016

    Das war der Holmgang 2016

    Wenn Wraith ruft, folgen die SAGA-Spieler einmal mehr und sammeln sich zum Holmgang in Mutterstadt. Mit 16 Startern war das Feld in diesem Jahr aufgrund von diversen kurzfristigen Absagen zwar etwas kleiner, allerdings waren einige Neueinsteiger sowohl für SAGA als auch für Turniere am Start. Das freute mich sehr, zeigt es doch, dass neue Leute ins Hobby finden können.

    Besonderen Augenmerk legt Wraith auf die Szenarien, die auch in diesem Jahr individuell angepasst und ganz im SAGA Stil waren. Für mich ist das Turnier ein Pflichttermin.


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  • Pilgrims of the first Crusade

    Pilgrims of the first Crusade

    With the publication of SAGA Crescent & Cross plans erose to beef up my Norman SAGA armie with some Crusader elements. First addition are the pilgrims. I have chosen to paint armed and umarmed pilgrims and some models from other blisters of the Perry Crusader range. It was important to me to depict them as strange group of people with various backgrounds including some, who own at least a shield and a spear and some who just carry a sleeping bag or some wealthier guys who actually want to see Jerusalem. All should look somewhat fanatic as they were.

    First Crusade Pilgrim miniatures painted by Tankred

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  • The Hobbit – Goblins

    The Hobbit – Goblins

    After I painted my first Goblin from the Goblin King Box by GW, Finarfin showed his colorful versions of the Goblins. This was an eye opener for me. Before that point I headed for darker and dirtier versions than those which could be seen in the movie. Personally I did not like the Games Workshop paint job as I found them to clean and to light. Finarfin showed the quality of the miniature design by simply adding Orc colors – and I mean Tolkien orc colors.

    These four version were painted by me recently because Glorfunzel and me played a game of LotR SAGA with lists from Frank Becker. This is really a fun to play and so those miniatures came again in my mind.

    The Hobbit - Goblins - Miniatures by Games Workshop painted by Tankred

    The Hobbit - Goblins - Miniatures by Games Workshop painted by Tankred

  • Norman conquering infantry for SAGA

    Norman conquering infantry for SAGA

    Norman infantry conquering England. Perry Miniatures painted bei Tankred

    I rebased these norman infantry with kite shields in order to build the backbone of my SAGA warband. Unfortunately the battleboard focusses on bowmen and cavalry, what a pity that I have so much spearmen. But on the other hand I have beautiful miniatures to take pictures with.

    During finalizing these miniatures the worst case of all painters took place: I took by accident the paint can instead of the varnish can. After that mistake I reduced the brown spray with Acetone and q-tips. It worked quite good, surely because I had varnished the models years before. But try if you managed to make that mistake, too.

    The fortified farm house are from Hudson & Allen, I purchased them via EBOB miniatures. They were designed for scotish highlands but I think they also fit perfect for 1066. I painted the model in order to have a backdrop for the pictures and to have a dark medieval feeling on the battlefield.

    I added pale static grass to the roofs. This came out very good, if you ask me. I tried cocos fabric with another roof, but these are far to thick although the color looks excellent.

    All spears are made from Flexi Pikes.

    Norman crossbowmen, Perry Miniatures painted by Tankred

    The crossbowmen were painted this year in order to play SAGA. I did them in a hurry, but they came out not too bad.

     

  • Norman Knights

    Norman Knights

    Norman Knights miniatures by Perry Miniatures, painted by Tankred, SAGA
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    At the Beginning of the year I played SAGA with Wraith and really liked it. This was an excellent excuse to paint some more of the Norman knights. These models are part of my basing nemesis. Initially they were based for Warhammer Historical, but I did not really fell in love with either the basing and the system. Now I painted them including a model which depicts my Alter Ego Tankred of Tarent with some modifications to make him a knight from Silicy.

    The first three SAGA games with my Norman Warband were great fun and I will add some more pictures of the warband in the near future.

    Norman Knights miniatures by Perry Miniatures, painted by Tankred, SAGA

    I did not post for ages. There was a lack of hobby time and I was unwilling to take pictures until some additions to the picture scenery were made. Frank Becker did inspire me very much to change the picture style a little bit and these are the two first pictures looking a little bit more like paintings. However I think I will try much more to make the pictures a story of their own.

    Tankred´s photo setup for miniature pictures

    For those of you interested in setups I added this picture of my desktop. The idea of adding grass elements to the front was taken from Frank Becker.