Tag: Captains and Kings

  • January 2025 Wrap Up

    January 2025 Wrap Up

    As January comes to an end, it’s time to look at what I got done hobby wise and plan what I would like to get done in February. I didn’t get to play any games, though I put into motion games and campaigns to play later in the year. Here’s what I’m working on, I…

  • Viking Warband

    Viking Warband

    This week I continued to work on my 1015 project and was able to paint 30 Vikings to a tabletop standard – in other words, they look great from 3 feet away. The figures are from Wargames Foundry and have been in the paint queue for way too long. I’ll be using the Captains and…

  • Viking Archers

    Viking Archers

    In the battles of early medieval Europe, archery is seldom mentioned unless by some fluke an important nobleman had the bad luck of being severely wounded or killed by an arrow. The main reason was that while almost anyone could use a bow, so few were skilled with it. So, the bow found its primary…

  • More Shieldmaidens

    More Shieldmaidens

    Finally finished the Bad Squiddo Shieldmaidens I had purchased a year ago. The Berserkers are sold in a pack and the heroines are sold individually. There are still several figures in the range which I do not own, maybe someday. Berserkers The Heroines Summary With the completion of these 9 shieldmaidens, the total number of…

  • Shieldmaidens with Axes

    Shieldmaidens with Axes

    Finished four more of the wonderful shieldmaiden miniatures from Bad Squiddo Games. English is the only language I can speak somewhat reliably, but there are times it confuses me. The old Norse word for a female warrior is “skjaldmaer” which is translated into English as “shield maiden”, “shield-maiden”, and “shieldmaiden”. I’m not sure which is…