Wednesday, 29 April 2020

Dux Bellorum 6 Last unit of elderly Pagan English

Here is the final unit of pagan English for my Dux Bellorum army.
These  are a mix of a final Black tree design that I found after I'd painted all the rest ,a couple of Ebay purchases and seven figures from the 1970s that were painted in enamels, Ral Partha and Asgard and were regularly used as characters and non player characters in D&D games.
I've given them a wash ,touched up the metal here and there and painted the flesh in my usual elf flesh which I have almost used up,bit worrying as I think GW stopped making it years ago and I haven't found a good substitute yet!





I've painted the shields to match the rest of the army.  They're not  terribly kosher as they're mostly Vikings or Varagnians but it uses up some figures that have spent 40 years sitting in various cardboard boxes in various lofts and finishes an army off!
Oh and I  know I'll have to finish the sabot bases off at some point!
All the best
Iain
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45 comments:

  1. DeanM29 April 2020 at 17:54

    Very cool figures, Iain. Elderly Pagans...very nice! :)

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    1. caveadsum14715 May 2020 at 16:21

      Thanks Dean! They are both elderly and pagan!
      Best Iain

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  2. Norm29 April 2020 at 18:36

    The figure with the raised shield (overhead) is both nicely posed and unusual. is that by chance as Asgard figure?

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    1. caveadsum14715 May 2020 at 19:12

      Hi Norm, I don't know, he was part of a job lot of Ebay figures I got,he's actually an archer with an enormous shield which I didn't think worked so I gave him a spear instead, so no clearer!
      Best Iain

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  3. Jonathan Freitag29 April 2020 at 18:45

    These are a bit of a motley crew but I like them!

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    1. caveadsum14715 May 2020 at 19:14

      Thanks Jonathan! I think I agree with you!
      Best Iain

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  4. Ed M29 April 2020 at 20:30

    It warms my heart to see those Ral Parthas (I had the same figs back in the day: the fellows swinging their swords two handed from the waist--vikings, I believe). I'm still painting with enamels, though (never made the transition).

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    1. caveadsum14715 May 2020 at 19:20

      I think the Ral Partha figures were some of the best 25mm figures sculpted, lovely details,I have quite a few, mostly renaissance and hope to paint more up in the future! I'm not the biggest fan of white spirits, although enamels have terrific opacity!
      Best Iain

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  5. Michael Awdry29 April 2020 at 20:33

    Splendid work Iain, the unit really hangs together well.

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  6. Lawrence H29 April 2020 at 22:10

    Elderly pagan English immediately put me in mind of my father, who thankfully is still alive and in lockdown. Great job, and I was a big fan of the GW Elf flesh until I discovered the Foundry flesh triad, which when combined does not look too dissimilar.

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    1. caveadsum14715 May 2020 at 19:39

      Thanks Lawrence! Glad to hear your father's well,no doubt preparing for his midsummer festival!
      Best Iain

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  7. Suber29 April 2020 at 22:46

    Really nice. The overall composition is scary!

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  8. Cyrus29 April 2020 at 22:50

    Excellent unit!

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  9. The Jolly Broom Man29 April 2020 at 23:48

    Top stuff as usual.

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    1. caveadsum14715 May 2020 at 19:41

      Thanks Mark! More hairy dark age types!
      Best Iain

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  10. rross30 April 2020 at 02:51

    A nice mix of figures and "waste not, want not" as the Victoriand would have said....sanctimonious so and so's that they were!

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    1. caveadsum14715 May 2020 at 19:42

      A bastion of Victorian values me! Cheers Keith!
      Best Iain

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  11. Fitz-Badger30 April 2020 at 03:07

    Nice work!

    The pagan pensioners. "Give me that old time religion." ha ha

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    1. caveadsum14715 May 2020 at 19:43

      Thanks Fitz! Yes, just don't get in any wicker men!
      Best Iain

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  12. Michal DwarfCrypt30 April 2020 at 04:45

    Awesome work!

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  13. Matt Crump30 April 2020 at 08:43

    Nice work Iain and good repurposing of Old figures 👍

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    1. caveadsum14715 May 2020 at 19:44

      Thanks Matt! Good to use up old but decent figures, more on the way!
      Best Iain

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  14. Dave Stone30 April 2020 at 11:04

    Excellent work Iain, and great that you'v managed to repurpose some old models to finish the unit

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    1. caveadsum14715 May 2020 at 22:32

      Thanks Dave! Nice to find another use for them!
      Best Iain

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  15. Dmitry Svidlo30 April 2020 at 17:02

    Good to know you give a chance to such veterans :) Nice!

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    1. caveadsum14715 May 2020 at 22:33

      Thanks Dmitry! Always good to have veterans!
      Best Iain

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  16. Simon Quinton 30 April 2020 at 17:14

    Great looking unit!

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  17. Stew1 May 2020 at 03:23

    Great looking dark age warriors and a witty post title. One day, I’m gonna have to learn who this Ral Partha was, as I see it mentioned so often.
    GW has always had the worse names for its paint colors. 😀

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    1. caveadsum14715 May 2020 at 22:37

      Thanks Stew! Ral Partha were an American figure company in the late 1970s/80s at the time I thought oh well the US are going to dominate figure design for the foreseeable future, I'm mean there was a small company with a pair of twins in Nottingham but no way would they end up dominating figure design or anything. Don't take my advice about investing in anything, I'm not giving it! GW do have lousy names for paint, oh yes!
      Best Iain

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  18. Ronin3 May 2020 at 09:18

    nice job lain a good number of new warriors for your army.

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  19. 'Lee.3 May 2020 at 11:20

    Great mix of figures Iain, makes for a well animated unit. I think I know a Pagan Pensioner, an old mate from my Hawkwind days!

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    1. caveadsum14715 May 2020 at 22:39

      Thanks Lee! That would have been the British tribal music period I guess!
      Best Iain

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  20. Zabadak3 May 2020 at 12:26

    Wonderful to see old figures re-purposed, I think many more of us should dig out older figures and do the same.
    Great looking 'rough' unit and the shields are probably suitable for a huge chunk of history.

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    1. caveadsum14715 May 2020 at 22:39

      Thanks Joe! Yes nice wide chunk of time I hope!
      Best Iain

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  21. Gonsalvo3 May 2020 at 16:19

    A ragged bunch that looks like they mean business; they didn't get to be elderly lying in bed all day, after all! :-)

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    1. caveadsum14715 May 2020 at 22:40

      Thanks Peter! You don't get old in the dark age warfare business without learning a few tricks!
      Best Iain

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  22. caveadsum14715 May 2020 at 19:15

    Thanks a lot Phil!
    Best Iain

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  23. Dai17 May 2020 at 23:13

    Wizened and pagan to boot! Lovely lot mate and nice to see some old minis getting a new lease on life too

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    1. caveadsum147118 May 2020 at 20:25

      Thanks Dai! Yes, good to give some old lead a second life!
      Best Iain

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