Saga Thorsday Painting Competition Eastern Princes Mounted Druzhina

Rog on the Saga Thorsday YouTube Channel recently ran a painting competition & I thought that it was as good  a reason as any to finally get on with some Rus Princes Druzhina, for a Eastern Princes Warband for Saga age of Crusades.

After a months frantic painting (& as luck had it I was working away on Guernsey for a week, so managed to paint every night for 5hrs or more) 

 

I had intended for them to have some of the fantastic shield transfers from Little Big Men Studios but they didn't arrive in time so I had to quickly paint a shield design on them before I could take the final pictures. I now have the transfers & will be adding them later (when I can be bothered!)

There were only (if I remember correctly) 6 entries in the end & I managed to win!!
The prize was some fabulous Warhansa resin 8 Rus Warriors/Militia Miniatures & a Rus Warlord.

 

KIEVAN RUS PRINCES WARLORD

 

Ive Started mucking abut with my warlord for a new Saga Warband, Eastern Princes, 

formally known as The Rus Princes

This Figure comes in a pack of 3 mounted figures labeled as Three Bogatyrs. They are based on a painting  by Viktor Vasnetsov, whom I've never heard of, but its a fabulous painting.

 

I bought the Miniatures from eBay & they came all the way from Russia, I don’t know who the manufacturer is though. 

I just added some reins & straps to the horse as well as a rim to the helmet & replaces the spare shaft.