Painting in progress

Low and behold, I managed to wield a paintbrush last night. I have several items on my painting desk that were begging for attention. The east front items unfortunately had to wait. Dux Britanarium seemed to be drawing me. So paint I did. I could not stay focused enough to finish any one thing. Instead, I painted 2 Picts, 3 Britons (the last 3 levy that I needed so the peasant levy can take a rest finally) and 8 Saxon Foederati.

Based on a recommendation by Ray, I decided to use Windsor & Newton Peat Moss Ink in place of Army Painter or furniture polish. I still need to use a matte varnish on these figures but thus far it is promising.

First are the Britons.

The Britons are the two on the left. The one on the right is a Pict leader. These are all Splintered Light Miniatures. I like the Pict leader but I am not too wild about my attempt to paint a striped robe. I will touch up the shields before varnishing.

Next up is my Pict archer. The poor lad appears to be a bit cold.

I kind of like this figure in spite of my poor attempt at painting a plaid.

Lastly are my group of Saxons.

Again, I feel I need to touch up the shields some. I was lost as to what shield design to use for these troops. I wanted to give them more of a uniform appearance since they were to operate as Foederati troops manning the wall.

Anyway, it felt good to be productive. I just acquired some additional terrain pieces from eBay. I found someone selling plank fencing. I picked up 16 sections of plank fencing for under $10.00. I managed to get them washed last night but nothing more. Stay tuned as I will probably try to paint up a test section tonight.