Saturday 20 March 2021

AHPC Final Entry: Dark Ages Irish

 Well, the Analogue Hobbie Painting Challenge XI has come to a close and my final entry is 8 Dark Ages Irish from Crusader Miniatures.

A while ago I picked up about 4 points of Irish for Saga. The minis are a mix of Footsore and Crusader.
I liked the look of the Crusader Irish- the mix of bare chests, cloaks and vests- so I ordered 8 more.
In Saga terms these are warriors, armed with javelins.
Although there are 8 figures, there are only 4 poses, but not a big deal. They were fun to paint and painted up both quickly and well.

I may collect a few more as I have a Anglo-Norman force for Lion Rampant and with a suitable Irish force they could face off against each other in games set in the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland.









12 comments:

  1. You have done a lovely job on these Dark ages Irish - do you get extra points for doing it very near St Patricks Day??

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    1. I suppose I should have! I missed that actually😄.

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  2. Superb javelinmen, I love the subtile colors...

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    1. Thank you Phil- the clothing was mostly done using Coat D'Arms Horse colours.

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  3. Very nice work! I also did a Dark Ages Irish army for SAGA a few years ago and really enjoyed playing it; hope you do too!

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    1. Thank you Paul. I don't know if I will ever get to use them. I haven't played since 1st and the only other fella I know who has played Saga is over an hour away.

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  4. These looks great, and your flesh work is terrific.

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  5. Excellent looking figures, I do like Crusader minis.

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  6. Thank you both. I have a few packs of Crusader Miniatures; I think these are my favourite so far.

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  7. Nice looking dudes. Should be a nice LR force.
    Bare chests, cloaks, and vests huh? Maybe I’m Irish since it sounds like my wardrobe. 😀

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