Sven Eriksen on the move again ......

The warlord Sven Eriksen and his men are moving in land from their ships, they are heading towards the Golden Temple of Norns - to locate the second clue to the location  of the treasure of the 'Whorled Cup'.....

Noggin characters - WIP

I've been fiddling with a few figures for a while to model as close as I can the main characters from Noggin the Nog. Some shots below of the figures so far with green stuff additions.

Firstly Nooka, Noggin the Nog and a rather oversize Graculus (must have been eating a lot of birdseed !)

 Two palace guards with Thor Nogson in the centre

 Finally Nogbad the Bad

Some tidying up to do and then add horns to the helmets of a couple of figures. Then they can be painted.

The orginal inspiration below from left to right: Thor Nogson, Graculus, Nogbad the Bad, Prince Knut, Noggin the Nog and Nooka.

The Mages meet .....

Nerienda (known by most as Old Crone), Hunwald (Black Staff), Halldor (White Beard)  and Oswyn (Grey Coat) have gathered for a meeting at the rocky outcrop known as the Odin Stones. [they have met before see here]

Halldor: All is going well, the viking Erikson has the first clue to the location of the Whorled Cup.
Nerienda: Good, things are working well - he still has 6 more clues to find and then the final journey to retrieve the cup.
Hunwald: He has many leagues to travel. We must wait and be patient.
Oswyn: We have still not decided what action to take over the viking Angstromsen's taking of the Orb Stone of Isencak  and it's keeper (not to mention the slaughter of the Orb Maiden warriors)
Hunwald: It may be possible to direct Beornwulf the Bold and the last remaining Orb Maiden to retrieve the Orb Stone of Isencak and return it to its rightful resting place - I will do what I can .......

Quest for the Whorled Cup: Finding Loki's Skettle ...

Sven Eriksen and his vikings have landed somewhere on the coast of africa; they must go in land to get Loki's Skettle which contains the first part of the map to the Whorled Cup. The skettle is held in awe by the local Wangiri tribe.

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Sven and his men haved landed and moved inland, they have been watched secretly by native scouts..

The native Wangiri tribe assemble in the nearby village, ready to go out and repel the intruders...

The vikings moving forward catch sight of the natives ....

The vikings charge forward and after a brief encounter in which they find the natives tough fighters, they fall back ..

The first group of natives fade back into the jungle but another larger group appear ....

A crocodile hoping for a quick snack finds that the vikings are not an easy meal; Hafnar fells it with a well aimed sword blow; angered by this attack he goes off on a personal quest to find and kill any other weird animals in a nearby thicket .... Hafnar is not seen again ...

The natives fall back to their village as the vikings surge forward ...

battle is joined as the vikings and natives fight in the village .....

The vikings cut down the natives and prepare to move on, but a large beast passing by halts their progress

After the grey beast has gone they move on, passing between the rocks they enter the ruined temple precinct

More of the Wangiri tribe appear out of the jungle to defend the temple ....

In charge the vikings keen to get to grips with the opposition ...

The natives are beaten and the survivors run off into the jungle, the vikings secure the temple ...

Sven and Elfric look at their prize - Loki's Skettle ...

The Quest for the Whorled Cup begins ....

Sven Erikson, has resumed his search for the Whorled Cup , they are looking for the first part of the map.

They have voyaged far to the south, and are nearing their goal.  Their journey has taken them a couple of months. The climate is hot and the coastline they examine for a landing place looks unfamiliar with strange vegetation. When they landed for water a couple of days ago, they found the lush forest was full of strange creatures and eerie sounds. Now Sven and Elfric consult the book of Tanwold - to check for the landing place - a headland described in the book is seen in the distance - on they go, soon they will be ashore.

Noggin mad ...

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...

Drabant Saxons finished ...

I've been slowly working on the packs of Drabant saxons I bougtht a while back; they are super figs and I really enjoyed painting them. Here they are command, thegns and archers: