I always enjoyed the Noggin the Nog stories when I was a child, and still have a fondness for the characters and stories - set in the (viking) Northlands; I have the 12 book set, covering 12 of Noggin's adventures, plus the Sagas of Noggin the Nog (the first 4 stroies from the 12 book set but illustrated in colour) and Nogmania - nice little book on Noggin, his country men and life in the Northlands.
For more on Noggin the Nog and his adventures see http://www.nogginthenog.co.uk and http://www.smallfilms.co.uk/noggin/.
My aim is to model each of the main Noggin the Nog characters - some interesting modelling to do...