Storage Crisis - resolved

Having accumulated my Dark Age collection and been adding new buildings, the space I had allocated in the cupboards under my wargame table had filled up. I was looking for a quick solution as I had no more room for any additional cupboards. Fortunately the trim under cupboard comes off and there is space underneath to put a reasonable sized box of figs or some houses - so I unscrewed the trim and added a door knob to it, found a suitable sized box and that has solved the space problem for now. All reorganised,

out of sight and safely stored ...

If I want to get to the buildings I can pull of the trim piece and get the tray out.

Trouble in Deorsingasham (part 2 or 2)

continued from trouble in Deorsingasham part 1

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While Aelfric and his men hold off the main body of the vikings, more appear to the north of the town. The monks, followers of St Wigbert (an offshoot sect of the fighting monks of Wuduceastre), prepare to defend the church ...

The fight goes on, by the minster church and the great hall ...

Aelfric and a couple of men are left, they have pushed the vikings back but cannot hold them any longer (they run for the woods dodging in between the houses ..)

A group of vikings move up the main town street, the saxons who are left don't tarry and make for the woods ..

Only the monks remain, they will defend the minster church and the shrine of St Wigbert

The monks make their last stand in front of the minster ...

The vikings set about pillaging the town ...

Their main prize the reliquary of St Wigbert (this has to be returned un-opened for Sven Erikson to examine it).

The villagers wait in the woods, while the armed men look for evidence that the vikings have gone ..

The vikings make their way back to their ship, with booty and livestock ..

The vikings load up the boat (and then head out back to the Isle of Sceapige ...)

As the townfolk return to Deorsingasham and start to tidy up the mess, Earldoerman Rodor arrives, they are too late the vikings have gone. A woman shouts 'the Abbot is still alive, praise the lord !'

A couple of new buildings..

When I set out for the Deorsingasham game, I realised I was short a couple of medium size houses. So I've been making a couple from scratch. Foamboard shells on 3mm MDF bases; woodwork made from cardboard. Here are the two houses before they receive their roofs.

Roofs added with cardboard then covered with fake fur to represent thatch. Then onto painting; after putting on the base colours I added a thin black wash. Here are the finished items, with a resin building from Gripping Beast in the background for comparison.

Part 2 of 'Trouble in Deorsingasham' in preparation; need to do some more work on the piccies before posting it on the blog.

Trouble in Deorsingasham (part 1 of 2)

A quite day in the town of Deorsingasham, the locals go about their business ...

Some men keep are keeping a watch  ...

The vikings approach ....

The men on watch spot the vikings and the horn is blown to raise the alarm ...

As the vikings approach the men on watch and the people of a local farmstead head to the town

In the town the men are arming themselves while the women, children and old men head towards the safety of the nearby forest ...

The men gather, Aelfric the local thegn decides to hold off the vikings while the women and children  get to safety ...

The vikings approach the town cautiously ...

The vikings make a ferocious charge, the saxons just manage to hold their ground ...

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to be continued ....

St Wigbert's Church

The Bishop of Wuduceastre has travelled to the town of Deorsingasham to consecrate and dedicate the new church of St Wigbert. The church will hold his relics.

Many people have come for the event, including Ealdormann Rodor (recently elevated to his new title after his victory over the vikings at Cyddingastun). 

The Bishop's sermon reaches it's peak, as he exalts those present to fight to repell the heathen vikings ..

After the bishop finished his sermon they all repaired to the local thegn's hall for a great feast.

Isle of Sceapige (6) - Activity on the mainland

News of the vikings presence on the Isle of Sceapige has reached the mainland, the local warriors seek a judgement on whether they should go to the island to fight the vikings. They are visiting the local wisewoman.

The signs are good, the White Hart has come forth from the depth of the forest. Take your men and do your best.

Saxon Church receives makeover ...

The church in its orginal state ...

It is made from a Dapol (ex Airfix) country church kit , with a small 0.5 cm lift up using foamboard to get more height. The thatch was made from old socks. 

I was not really happy with the scale height so I removed it from the old base and added and extra 1cm lift to make it look better with 25mm figs.

The lift up was covered with scribed cardboard and some Wills plastic embossed stone sheet I had spare, the original 0.5 cm lift up was disguised with some Wills brick strip. I then added a new porch structure. I added porch doorway from plastic strip and cardboard, and a cardboard roof. Repairs were also made to the bases of the buttresses.

The church starts to receive its new thatching from fake fur ...

Will post pictures of completed church when painted and base finished.