I should point out that the Conquest Games miniatures are a little fiddly to assemble. Granted, I didn't have any instructions, but you don't get any supplied in the box either. This is mainly caused by the time you spend trying to figure out which arms actually fit which torso. Some of the combinations can leave your poor little plastic man looking like someone has come along and broken both his arms. A simple set of instructions linking torsos to their respective arm positions wouldn't go amiss here. It's not hard. Victrix have been doing this with their Napoleonics ever since they stared producing them.
That was the progress yesterday. Today, I set about flocking their bases. This was my first time trying to work at the dining table, and my knee did a very good job of coping with it all.
So today I applied PVA to the painted bases with an old paint brush. I leave stones and a few patched of the soil clear before I cover the base in Woodland Scenics Green Blend Turf. I then add a few spots of PVA on top of this and apply my Noch Spring Grass Static Flock. I always do this in odd numbers. There is a tendency for even numbers to look too regular on any shape of wargaming base. Thirdly and finally, I again add either one or three spots of PVA and then apply some Coarse Turf. I have medium Green and Light Green. I then leave them to one side to dry off.
These basing materials really set off a miniature and make them pop in my humble opinion.
I know many people suggest drybrushing your static flock, but I've never seen the need to do so myself.
And if you're wanting to see how this lot look in game terms, here's the army in all its 301 points of monochrome glory:
Fate | FV | SV | Speed | Religion | Points | |
Aethelweard, Theign | 2+ | +4 | +2 | +0 | Christian | 89 |
Traits | Equipment | |||||
Fearless, Hero (3 Points), Leadership +2, Strong | Mail Hauberk, Light helm, shield, long sword, |
Fate | FV | SV | Speed | Religion | Points | |
Ordwulf, Priest | 3+ | +1 | +0 | +1 | Christian | 80 |
Traits | Equipment | |||||
Hero (3 Points), Holy | Standard, Long Sword, Mail Hauberk, 2 Vials of Holy Water | |||||
Magical Powers (Miracles) | ||||||
Face of God, Light of God, Lay on Hands, Blessing |
Fate | FV | SV | Speed | Religion | Points | |
Eadwulf, Huscarle | 4+ | +2 | +1 | +0 | Christian | 52 |
Traits | Equipment | |||||
Tough, Leadership +1, Hero (2 Points) | Mail Byrnie, Light Helm, Shield, One-handed Axe, Throwing Axes |
Fate | FV | SV | Speed | Religion | Points | |
Fyrd Spearman | 5+ | +1 | +0 | +1 | Christian | 17 |
Traits | Equipment | |||||
Leather Byrnie, Spear, Shield |
Fate | FV | SV | Speed | Religion | Points | |
Fyrd Spearman | 5+ | +1 | +0 | +1 | Christian | 17 |
Traits | Equipment | |||||
Leather Byrnie, Spear, Shield |
Fate | FV | SV | Speed | Religion | Points | |
Fyrd Spearman | 5+ | +1 | +0 | +1 | Christian | 17 |
Traits | Equipment | |||||
Leather Byrnie, Spear, Shield |
Fate | FV | SV | Speed | Religion | Points | |
Fyrd Skirmisher | 6+ | +0 | +1 | +1 | Christian | 29 |
Traits | Equipment | |||||
Skirmisher, Hawkeye, Stealthy | Hunting Bow, Leather Byrnie, short sword |
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