Stone the Crows!

As I mentioned in my previous Blog entry I bought two packs of Viking runestones from Fenris Games. The product arrived within two days of my order being placed on their website so they deserved to immediately find themselves at the head of the painting queue in my book. I washed them in warm soapy water and dried them thoroughly, leaving them overnight for the best result. I washed the three stones with Foundry Black Armour wash and left them for a day. I had thought to dry brush them but it's not my best brush skill and I was fearful of loosing the myriad of fine details on the face and so I left them as is. 

Out with Sue, Phil and Di for Christmas lunch at Essington Farm gave me a plastic bird medallion in my Christmas cracker, just the right size to pass for a raven sitting ominously on the larger stone, if you squint that is~

I was undecided as to the best basing arrangements for them: all three on one base or on three individual bases? In the end for versatile use on the tabletop battlefield I have settled on three individual bases. The main/largest rune stone is on a bigger base to emphasize it's significance as well as providing additional cover. I added a few larger Woodland Scenics large rocks to suggest decay I hoped and then my usual mix of basing texture from the same company. A wash of thinned Crafters' Acrylic Country Maple, some static grass, clumps and added snow and they will do for me. I hope that you will agree ~

Just for completeness then here are closer pictures of the two smaller stones ~

Back now to more Late Roman legionaries! One base of eight figures are finished ready for basing, with the next four figures for the second base already underway!