No, no not that itch, I’ve got an ointment for that.
I’m referring of course to my continual Dark Age and ECW fixations.
I’ve owned and built ECW armies in 2, 6, 15, 18 and 28mm over the years, from bendy 6mm pikes to Wofun flats and everything in between. Despite my general (and perhaps unfair) dislike of Warlord Games I’m pretty sure I’ll be elbowing my way to the front of the queue if they ever do the period in their new Epic range.
The other genre on which I seem fixated is the dark ages in Britain. The number of armies I’ve owned in this era is smaller but I think it’s fair to say they’ve seen the most action. Eventually, as part of “operation generate more hobby cash” I flogged the last of them on eBay recently and resolved never to go there again.
Of course within a week of shipping them off I discovered these...
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| Age of Penda - Wiglaf Miniatures. 18mm. Get ‘em from Northstar. |
...and I came all over weak at the knees.
I posted about them a while back but Northstar have finally begun stocking them and my initial order arrived on Friday.
Now I hate painting, but these minis are so lovely that I jumped right in and had a go. They’re not up to Lee’s standard of course but I’m fairly pleased with the outcome.
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| Penda and a couple of nobles from the leaders pack |
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| Same lads - from the back |
Helping to ease me into a painting vibe was this jolly “anarcho folk” tune favourite which I've decided to share, cos I'm good like that. If your feet don't tap - you might want to check you've still got a pulse.
I’ve spared you my recent discovery of the Cherokee Death Cats (best band name ever) since I think it’ll be too rich for your blood (with the possible exception of nundanket and Elenderil) mayhap.
Toodle ooh.