As announced in my last post, here are the final minis for my Anglo-Saxons. One more point of Warriors. Again Gripping Beast plastics with LBMS shield transfers done the same way as all the Anglo-Saxon Warriors before them… so not much to say about them.
Anglo-Saxon Thegns with swords
Anglo-Saxon Thegns with swords
Anglo-Saxon Thegns with swords
But that was not all I did to finish my Anglo-Saxons. As I said, I played them with a Religious Advisor Warlord. I had wanted to actually use the warlord base I had painted at the very beginning, but in case someone complained, that this was too combative (which no-one did) I needed a base that looked like it was… well religious enough and came across the set with the monks from Gripping Beast. I painted them up as Franciscan friars. Not sure why really, but thinking about medival monks, the first thing that came to my mind was “The name of the rose”, so that seemed fitting.
Medival Monks
Medival Monks
Medival Monks
While I based them the same as I do all my Warlords, they could just as well serve as a marker for the “The Baggage” scenario of just act as extras on the battlefield. They were a fast paint job, but I really enjoyed them a lot.
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Michael Awdry
April 13, 2016 at 17:41
Really great job and those monks are pretty special too.
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Burkhard
April 13, 2016 at 21:39
Thanks. Really love that set. The minis are quite simple, there is a great sublime interaction between them.
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peter
April 13, 2016 at 18:12
Excellent work! Like Michael I like those monks!
Greetings
Peter
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Burkhard
April 13, 2016 at 21:40
Thank you!
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R Rousell
April 13, 2016 at 20:17
Grest looking figures!
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Burkhard
April 13, 2016 at 21:40
Thanks!
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Phil
April 13, 2016 at 20:41
Great details, fantastic job!
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Burkhard
April 13, 2016 at 21:40
Thank you!
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The Kiwi
April 15, 2016 at 05:06
Awesome! Great looking painting.
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Burkhard
April 19, 2016 at 13:41
Thanks a lot!
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houseofqueeg
April 16, 2016 at 01:06
Very nice, especially like the way they’re photographed – very atmospheric!
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Burkhard
April 19, 2016 at 13:43
Thank you!
Was the first day with real fine weather, so I took them outside, shortly before dusk. As a result they got really atmospheric.
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Michael Peterson
April 18, 2016 at 14:55
They look splendid. The monks are especially impressive, especially that chap carrying a shoulder full of lumber.
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Burkhard
April 19, 2016 at 13:45
Thank you. I have to admit, the monks painted really fast. But none the less I like them a lot as well!
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von Peter himself
April 19, 2016 at 12:57
The monks seem to be a hit and rightly so.
It probably says a lot about me … but … I can’t help but wonder how much work it would be to turn the monks uplifted hand 180 degrees so that he was making a quite different sign. Not very monkish but there must’ve been some bad tempered monks out there! 😀
Salute
von Peter himself
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Burkhard
April 19, 2016 at 13:48
Thanks vP. As I said, I really like them as well!
The conversion you mention would be really easy… cut the hand off at the sleeve and glue it on the other way round. Since the sleeve has a flat end this should work nicely. As you say, not too monkish, but it would be a nice touch for the era!
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Stefan
May 3, 2016 at 13:52
Very nice work on those!
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