When You Find a Troll...

 Look for a Troll Hoard or a Tale of Two Trolls 

So, after finishing off the Elf & Fae armies for Midgard, attention turned to the evil armies. And I found myself with two classic trolls on the paint bench. With a decision to repaint or not to repaint. 

Tidy enough for the table top again. 

Never been keen on this paint job 

And it seems quite a fine line for me as to if I repaint a mini or not. It’s not that I think the giant hill troll is particularly well painted, but he does represent my skill way back in 2021. Although it didn't stop me giving him a quick tidy up, a new base, and a repair job on the glaive. However, I think he still looks good on the tabletop. Which is probably why he escaped a repaint. 

That's better!

However with the classic C20 troll 'Shakined Bone Blender', it was a pretty easy decision as I have never been happy with the first repaint (this is already the second time I have painted this mini) and I decided to give him another go. Overall I am much happier with the third go and now he is ready to join the other C20 trolls as part of a Midgard detachment. 

Trolls on a Friday night looking for trouble!

Anyway after repainting up one of the trolls and just finishing the new relics set from Victrix. It seemed obvious to put them together....

As every troll needs a hoard. 

One troll hoard minus the troll. 

A troll and all his splendour

And as it is Friday 

Rob 

Good Day at Beachhead

 &100K Page Views

Visited Beachhead in Bournemouth yesterday which is a fun little show. And managed to bag a few goodies. Including the new Victrix market stall and relics sets which I split with a mate. 

The bargain for me was this paint set for a £10 and I was sorely tempted by several other sets they had. But by the time I had noticed it, I had spent most of my money!

We managed several games of Wings of Glory which is an excellent game (I will be looking for a copy). We won the first game by shooting down the British observation plane but then I got shot to bits on the second game in my Albatross. 

This was a really super looking second edition game of game of WH40K.With so many classic minis. 

Some of the many excellent entries to the Duncan Rhodes painting competition.

Really love this guy, he has real character. 

Some of the other great games on display. 

Thanks to all those people  who have read* and commented on the blog. It is always interesting to read the comments. The number of page views has shot up over the 12 months, with nearly 50k  over the last year. 

*And strangely thanks to the gamers of Singapore who have consistently visited the blog over the last 5 years. More than any other country. 

Rob 

It was a Wintery Day

 New Bases for the Dryads

Work continues on the rebasing and tidy up of the dryads to bring them into line with the winter elves ready for Midgard.  When I originally painted the dryads, I added a couple of scenic elements to the multi bases add some interest. These have now been transferred and updated. 

Rob 

Dryads for Midgard

 25mm Ish

After a bit of debate, I decided that the dryads would get a bit of a refresh and new bases. In part it was because when I put the dryads together,  I used hand cut card bases and I wasn't exactly accurate with the sizing. So, now when I attempt to fit them into the movement trays they don't really fit. And it is just going to be easier to transfer them to new MDF ones. Especially as I want to theme the bases in the same way as the elves. 

The dryads will each get a quick wash and a 10 minute highlight. 

First of the tidied up and rebased dryads. 

After an inspection of the fridge, I found a number of Christmas beers lurking at the back of the fridge. So, this is a situation easily remedied. 

Rob 

Most of the Elven / Fae Midgard Army Done

Basing & Other Stuff for Midgard

One of the things about sorting out my elves and Fae for Midgard, has pushed me to finish off a few minis including this Warmonger elf sorceress. Who hung around after the 1000 point winter themed wild elf army. And now I am actually quite pleased with the result. 

Finished off the first batch of over twenty movement trays  and now I will have to wait for Beachhead in a couple of week to get some more. However, still plenty to do with more major rebasing activity ongoing with the Fae to align them with the winter themed wild elves. 

I have decided that the smaller Fae 

will be used as skirmishers in Midgard. 

Rob