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 ...

---oooXooo---

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.

Ship building in progress ...

I wasn't planning on having another Viking ship, but I spotted this kit when ordering some bits to upgrade one of my 18C ships. At 1/60 scale its a reasonable size, it comes with a few standing crew and a set of rowers; these are a little small but possibly useable.

I had to convert it to a 'waterline' model, and then assembled the rest of it. I left of some of the deck detail parts off so that I could stand more figures in it

Stylish Blogger Award

Thanks to the following for nominating me,

        Mancave - The Man Cave - http://tasmancave.blogspot.com/

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