David Bickley's Wargames Blog

The occasional ramblings of an average gamer, journeyman painter, indifferent modeller, games designer, sometime writer for Wargames Illustrated and host of games in GHQ.



Thursday, 8 May 2025

Goth Champion

Just as I'd finished with my Dark Age Welsh for the 1066 & All That collection and my additions of three bands of Gothalikes to my Late Roman collections were fading into distant, hazy memory I received yet another unexpected and kind gift from Aly in the post. It was the free figure accompanying the Once & Future King supplement for Hail Caesar from Warlord Games. He's obviously a post-Roman Briton by dress and is labelled as Agravain, a knight of Arthur's fabled Round Table! Right up my street to be repurposed as a Gothalike champion then! While waiting for the paint/varnish/glue to harden on the last of the Welsh warriors I sploshed colours on him as and when I could and, almost magically, he was finished ~

He won't see any action here in GHQ as it is currently fulfilling the role of a storeroom for kitchen bits old and new while the second stage of refurbishment is completed by Geoff and his team from Bonds of Brewood - a highly recommended company if you are in my area. Meanwhile, more ACW figures are passing under the brush as and when the opportunity arises. More on them in due courseI am able to update you.


10 comments:

  1. A finely rendered Gothalike to add to the collection, Aly is a gent indeed.

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    1. Fine folk in our hobby far outweigh dickheads I'm pleased to say!

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  2. A lovely figure to get and a lovely gift from Aly, cracking job on him, he will make an imposing sight on the table.

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    1. Thanks Donnie! Many generous folk in our wonderful hobby I'm pleased to say.

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  3. Another nice figure David and I was hoping to get a copy of the warlord supplement so you never know I might pick him up sometime

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    1. Thanks Matt! The supplement had passed me by until I saw it at Phil's. It's a really nice figure, by Warlord standards of course.

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  4. Fine work there David on a nicely posed figure:). The shield on the back is a nice detail, which I hadn't spotted first time around, plus the rocks at the front set the figure off very nicely.

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    1. Thank you SteveJ, it's a decent enough effort on my part, if you don't look too closely.

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  5. Very fine work indeed there Dave... Looks just the part! Great work on the basing composition... although just a single figure, leaving room on the base for the rocks in front! Very cleaver! Well done. 😉

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    1. Thanks Paul, always appreciate any encouragement.

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