Early challenge submitions

The challenge has been rolling for 5 days now. I'm doing OK three items submitted two of them are live right now. I have a modest 25 official points toward my goal of 1000 right now and approximately another 60 points pending with my cold theme bonus submission that is "done" but not yet live. I also have about 163 points nearing completion (100 points of that is bonus points for theme substitutions) so I real I am off to a good start. So if you haven't seen my endeavors so far here are a couple of pictures.

 My "Curtgeld" piece Pleas pop over the official posting as you see this fellow need an appropriate swashbuckling name to be a true Anti-Hero

 In my on going battle with John for a slice of the Dark Ages pie that is Briton I have reached point were I can hire a bard to tell tales of my greatness and give me a +1 bonus on my prebattle speeches. You can check out his full background here 

 I am tremendously pleased with how this guy came out and though he really has no on table role in DUX I do plan on using him in a Gods and Mortals army.

Finally I will be keeping a full gallery of all my Challenge photos on my Facebook page Please drop in and check them out. 

DGS Freeblades figure

While Attending Total Con I got a chance to take a look at a new game called Freeblades published DGS Games.  Free Blades is a skirmish level war game set in a high fantasy world called Faelon.  I was impressed with what I saw.  The game had a mechanic that was vaguely similar to Hordes and Warmachine (though I don't believe it has the lose your leader lose the game mechanic) a very successful model and a fun one to play unlike those games I immediately fell in love with the figures so much so that I bought one to paint up even though I had not Idea what I would do with him (and I was tempted to buy more the figures are that good)!  I snapped these pictures at Total Con they were painted by the folks at DGS.

The Barbarian Urdaggar some of whom can change into animal shape.

 I believe these are the Grular who have steps horsemen flavor to them for the Mongol fans.

These are the Trilian which I believe are this game worlds elves or possibly the Faeries.

This one is borrowed (with out permission, but I hope they won't mind) from the game designers own gallery to highlight one of the things I really like about this line of miniatures, the female characters. This Enchantress isn't dressed in some long slit skirt and cleavage showing bodice but in a practical out fit a real adventure, traveler or warrior of either sex might wear and this is typical of all the the female character miniatures I got a look at.   OK at last here is my own work

The scale is 32mm and was purchased from Greenfield Games at Total Con. This is one of the Bandit factions.  I imagine this guy as a tough woodsman who has just put some fellow on the ground and has now drawn his knife for his "intimidation check."

I love the patched long coat, its practical not flashy it might look a bit more "old west" than "Medieval" but in fantasy world who cares.  Actually I picked this fellow because he reminded me of the Iroquois character from the movie "the Brother Hood of the Wolf".

I hope to see this game at the Hobby Bunker, Three Trolls, The Whiz and/or Game Castle in the future.