This parcel of miniatures was delivered to me at least ten years ago. The doorbell rang one wind swept dark rainy night, it was August I think, and a lady representative gave me the video box. I believe the miniatures won awards for their sculpting but alas they and their Cardiff manufacturer are no more. What happened to the female delivery representative is also a mystery.

What ever happened to video cases? What ever happened to ladies calling around in the evening.😱

Griffin miniatures are definately on the hefty side. The large hands and wide faces are to everyone’s taste but I like them. They are advertised as Crusaders so I would guess at a time frame from 1150 until 1300. Detail is crisp and they are one piece castings. No particular colour scheme just a random page from my invaluable Colour Combination book.

Slavs were next up this week. I must admit to knowing very little about these Eastern European warriors. I relied on Total War for the inspiration for these miniatures. I just had to have a go at painting red striped trousers. The minis are Gripping Beast but be careful because they are much slimmer than last week’s Timurids. The faces are great but those separate shields are a pain. 

Hiking the Beacons trail from Thursday so I may have to claim the work of Mr Sheppard as my own next week. Next up is the Fall of Rome campaign but keep reading for a return to Flames and the latest from Mark Fry.