Norse Beserker in Winter

I've been messing around with the base on this miniature for quite a while and I think that I may just have finally cracked it as far as getting it to look wintry but now snow bound. I'm not really a big fan of fake snow etc, it looks just that, fake(!) so I thought that I could produce a similar effect by just choosing the colours for the base well and dry brushing layers of first brown and then a couple of 'whites' over the brown.

I'm beginning to come around to the idea that I could have used a heavier dry brush of the 'whites', what do you guys think?

A Late Frankish Commander

Ever been late for an important date? Well this guy certainly is!

Before all my health problems began I was sent this miniature by Mindenbrush on the Steve Dean forum as part of a painting swap deal. Then came the two consecutive Cancer scares followed by a very serious bout of Depression and the poor chap was going to have to wait for his mini. so, as the air cleared; I was cleared on both counts of having Cancer and the shock and depression were brought into control, I was finally able to start painting again and get some bloomin' work done. 

For those that have been following my posts of late you will know that no sooner am I ready to dive into my painting refreshed and I lacerate my thumb and am out  for another two weeks!! Well, that's healed now and it is my absolute pleasure to present the Frankish Commander, who, barring any more accidents etc will be on his merry way to Canada in the next couple of days.

A Big Thumbs Up.......

...... to all the staff in the Plastic Department of North Durham University Hospital for saving my thumb and thus allowing me to enjoy my hobby again and thus continue with my dream job!

My thumb has healed extremely well, the stitches melted away without any problem, the incision is very clean and all I have to worry about now is to remember to apply some moisturiser every now and again to stop the dry skin around the wound from flaking and getting very itchy!!

A job well done IMHO.

Sorry for the crap quality of the pic, it was taken at 5:30 this morning and I was a bit groggy and half asleep.

Darrell.

Orkneyinga Saga Book

Hi,

This is a very quick post as I'm currently on a small break in London for my nieces first Birthday.

If you're anything like me then you probably have a long standing interest in the so called 'Dark Ages' and collect books and miniatures to compliment this passion? Well, I've just come across the Orkneyinga Saga online and I thought it a terrible wrong not to share it with you chaps/chapesses. There are other books that may be of interest to you on the same site too.

You can read it HERE.

Enjoy the read!

Darrell.