Fimm McCool's

A couple more banners to furnish the Fimir, this time the Fianna and Bansidheia are getting standards. The Fianna a 'dark crystal of Chulaine' symbol over crossed Haakskarl, a knot design and Froudian creature. The Bansidheia a Fimm symbol knotted with a heart and a small 'eye of Balor' motif.

More ladies with banners

I had that rarest of things yesterday, a genuine day off! As a result four of my Bansidheia got painted to a reasonable degree. I have 24 to do in total so a long way off finished yet, and I'm basing each individual model on a separate picture from the 'Sword Song' and 'Dragon Song' so-called-art-books. Since the Bansidheia are collected from many different tribes that have had contact with the Fimir it doesn't bother me that the unit is going to look somewhat mismatched, with an assortment of figures from different manufacturers and painted to different schemes. In fact I think the ladies will add a nice touch of variation to an otherwise pretty uniform force. I've tried to pick models which suit the mood or attire of the subjects in the paintings, I think I've managed to fit all 24 quite well. Apologies for the poor quality photos of the pages from the book, couldn't find digital images online.

Those painted ladies....