January 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
September 17, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Gripping Beast appreciation post #6
Here’s a Wargames Illustrated advert from April 1998 with the Byzantines and Crusaders, again with evocative paint jobs by Colin Patten.
#miniatures #wargaming #grippingbeast #nerdlings #spreadthelard
Here’s a Wargames Illustrated advert from April 1998 with the Byzantines and Crusaders, again with evocative paint jobs by Colin Patten.
#miniatures #wargaming #grippingbeast #nerdlings #spreadthelard
September 26, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Gripping Beast appreciation post #6
Here’s a Wargames Illustrated advert from April 1998 with the Byzantines and Crusaders, again with evocative paint jobs by Colin Patten.
#miniatures #wargaming #grippingbeast #nerdlings #spreadthelard
Here’s a Wargames Illustrated advert from April 1998 with the Byzantines and Crusaders, again with evocative paint jobs by Colin Patten.
#miniatures #wargaming #grippingbeast #nerdlings #spreadthelard
Hyw archers from @grippingbeast painted on last night's youtube paintalong for ecorcheurs
September 20, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Hyw archers from @grippingbeast painted on last night's youtube paintalong for ecorcheurs
I particularly liked the crusaders - more than a few of whom snuck into my El Cid collection (despite the armour being slightly too late for the 11th century).
#miniatures #wargaming #grippingbeast #nerdlings #spreadthelard
#miniatures #wargaming #grippingbeast #nerdlings #spreadthelard
September 26, 2026 at 6:52 PM
I particularly liked the crusaders - more than a few of whom snuck into my El Cid collection (despite the armour being slightly too late for the 11th century).
#miniatures #wargaming #grippingbeast #nerdlings #spreadthelard
#miniatures #wargaming #grippingbeast #nerdlings #spreadthelard
You can see how big the ranges are getting here - the page is full and there’s no mention of the Vikings, Saxons or Celts!
#miniatures #wargaming #grippingbeast #nerdlings #spreadthelard
#miniatures #wargaming #grippingbeast #nerdlings #spreadthelard
September 26, 2026 at 6:52 PM
You can see how big the ranges are getting here - the page is full and there’s no mention of the Vikings, Saxons or Celts!
#miniatures #wargaming #grippingbeast #nerdlings #spreadthelard
#miniatures #wargaming #grippingbeast #nerdlings #spreadthelard
Back from the magical place that is Sutton Hoo! We had the most amazing weekend running the Battle of the River Idle for everyone from scouts to grandparents. #wargaming #nerdlings #earlymedieval #miniatures #suttonhoont #mogsymakes #spreadthelard #badsquiddogames #grippingbeast #footsoreminiatures
July 28, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Back from the magical place that is Sutton Hoo! We had the most amazing weekend running the Battle of the River Idle for everyone from scouts to grandparents. #wargaming #nerdlings #earlymedieval #miniatures #suttonhoont #mogsymakes #spreadthelard #badsquiddogames #grippingbeast #footsoreminiatures
Tostig and Harold Godwinson #miniatures #wargamning #nerdlings #jhbackdrops #grippingbeast #footsoreminiatures
August 31, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Tostig and Harold Godwinson #miniatures #wargamning #nerdlings #jhbackdrops #grippingbeast #footsoreminiatures
May 3, 2025 at 11:18 AM
First post on Bluesky
A Viking command base for various dark age games
Miniatures by GrippingBeast and Warlord Games
#miniaturepainting #historicalwargaming #saga #hailcaesar
A Viking command base for various dark age games
Miniatures by GrippingBeast and Warlord Games
#miniaturepainting #historicalwargaming #saga #hailcaesar
November 14, 2024 at 5:39 PM
First post on Bluesky
A Viking command base for various dark age games
Miniatures by GrippingBeast and Warlord Games
#miniaturepainting #historicalwargaming #saga #hailcaesar
A Viking command base for various dark age games
Miniatures by GrippingBeast and Warlord Games
#miniaturepainting #historicalwargaming #saga #hailcaesar
Gripping Beast appreciation post #5
More El Cid? Why not! Still one of my favourite ranges ever. There have always been various ranges of medieval Muslim soldiers available but GB really went for it with the Moors.
#miniatures #wargaming #grippingbeast #nerdlings #spreadthelard
More El Cid? Why not! Still one of my favourite ranges ever. There have always been various ranges of medieval Muslim soldiers available but GB really went for it with the Moors.
#miniatures #wargaming #grippingbeast #nerdlings #spreadthelard
September 21, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Gripping Beast appreciation post #5
More El Cid? Why not! Still one of my favourite ranges ever. There have always been various ranges of medieval Muslim soldiers available but GB really went for it with the Moors.
#miniatures #wargaming #grippingbeast #nerdlings #spreadthelard
More El Cid? Why not! Still one of my favourite ranges ever. There have always been various ranges of medieval Muslim soldiers available but GB really went for it with the Moors.
#miniatures #wargaming #grippingbeast #nerdlings #spreadthelard
A little bit of religious encouragement for my Romano Brits. Gripping beast figures #hailceaser #midgard #grippingbeast
December 18, 2024 at 8:22 PM
A little bit of religious encouragement for my Romano Brits. Gripping beast figures #hailceaser #midgard #grippingbeast
Gripping Beast appreciation post #3
For many of us, this was THE release of 1998. Sculpted by Colin Patten, Gripping Beast’s Arthurian range drew directly upon Bernard Cornwell’s ‘Warlord Chronicles’ trilogy.
#miniatures #wargaming #grippingbeast #nerdlings #spreadthelard
For many of us, this was THE release of 1998. Sculpted by Colin Patten, Gripping Beast’s Arthurian range drew directly upon Bernard Cornwell’s ‘Warlord Chronicles’ trilogy.
#miniatures #wargaming #grippingbeast #nerdlings #spreadthelard
September 16, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Gripping Beast appreciation post #3
For many of us, this was THE release of 1998. Sculpted by Colin Patten, Gripping Beast’s Arthurian range drew directly upon Bernard Cornwell’s ‘Warlord Chronicles’ trilogy.
#miniatures #wargaming #grippingbeast #nerdlings #spreadthelard
For many of us, this was THE release of 1998. Sculpted by Colin Patten, Gripping Beast’s Arthurian range drew directly upon Bernard Cornwell’s ‘Warlord Chronicles’ trilogy.
#miniatures #wargaming #grippingbeast #nerdlings #spreadthelard
Our final shot here is part of the Valencia layout from the WAB supplement (featuring walls by Ian Weekley and a cast of hundreds) none of which would have come to pass without this GB range!
#miniatures #wargaming #grippingbeast #nerdlings #spreadthelard
#miniatures #wargaming #grippingbeast #nerdlings #spreadthelard
September 21, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Our final shot here is part of the Valencia layout from the WAB supplement (featuring walls by Ian Weekley and a cast of hundreds) none of which would have come to pass without this GB range!
#miniatures #wargaming #grippingbeast #nerdlings #spreadthelard
#miniatures #wargaming #grippingbeast #nerdlings #spreadthelard
Gripping Beast appreciation post #4
While I was planning to do these posts in chronological order, I realised that I’d skipped the El Cid release in Nov 1997, as shown here in the advert from Wargames Illustrated.
#miniatures #wargaming #grippingbeast #nerdlings #spreadthelard
While I was planning to do these posts in chronological order, I realised that I’d skipped the El Cid release in Nov 1997, as shown here in the advert from Wargames Illustrated.
#miniatures #wargaming #grippingbeast #nerdlings #spreadthelard
September 18, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Gripping Beast appreciation post #4
While I was planning to do these posts in chronological order, I realised that I’d skipped the El Cid release in Nov 1997, as shown here in the advert from Wargames Illustrated.
#miniatures #wargaming #grippingbeast #nerdlings #spreadthelard
While I was planning to do these posts in chronological order, I realised that I’d skipped the El Cid release in Nov 1997, as shown here in the advert from Wargames Illustrated.
#miniatures #wargaming #grippingbeast #nerdlings #spreadthelard
Gripping Beast appreciation post #1
I think I first encountered GB around 1996 when they started up. Brothers Colin and Duncan Patten did the sculpting and painting, and dad Derek handled the sales.
#miniatures #wargaming #grippingbeast #nerdlings #spreadthelard
I think I first encountered GB around 1996 when they started up. Brothers Colin and Duncan Patten did the sculpting and painting, and dad Derek handled the sales.
#miniatures #wargaming #grippingbeast #nerdlings #spreadthelard
September 13, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Gripping Beast appreciation post #1
I think I first encountered GB around 1996 when they started up. Brothers Colin and Duncan Patten did the sculpting and painting, and dad Derek handled the sales.
#miniatures #wargaming #grippingbeast #nerdlings #spreadthelard
I think I first encountered GB around 1996 when they started up. Brothers Colin and Duncan Patten did the sculpting and painting, and dad Derek handled the sales.
#miniatures #wargaming #grippingbeast #nerdlings #spreadthelard
Seeing the fantastic new Victrix Pict renders yesterday put me in mind of the last batch of Picts I painted three years ago, which I blogged as a painting article - link here: mogsymakes.net/2022/04/12/p...
# spreadthelard #midgardheroicbattles#jhbackdrops #nerdlings #grippingbeast #westwind
# spreadthelard #midgardheroicbattles#jhbackdrops #nerdlings #grippingbeast #westwind
March 22, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Seeing the fantastic new Victrix Pict renders yesterday put me in mind of the last batch of Picts I painted three years ago, which I blogged as a painting article - link here: mogsymakes.net/2022/04/12/p...
# spreadthelard #midgardheroicbattles#jhbackdrops #nerdlings #grippingbeast #westwind
# spreadthelard #midgardheroicbattles#jhbackdrops #nerdlings #grippingbeast #westwind
Hot off the #GrippingBeast press, the long awaited re-print of Age of Invasions #Wargaming
www.grippingbeast.co.uk/SAGA_Age_of_...
www.grippingbeast.co.uk/SAGA_Age_of_...
November 5, 2024 at 3:43 PM
Hot off the #GrippingBeast press, the long awaited re-print of Age of Invasions #Wargaming
www.grippingbeast.co.uk/SAGA_Age_of_...
www.grippingbeast.co.uk/SAGA_Age_of_...
As well as the metal miniatures, resin boats and buildings - impeccably sculpted by Colin - were soon added to my new favourite company’s ranges.
#miniatures #wargaming #grippingbeast #nerdlings #spreadthelard
#miniatures #wargaming #grippingbeast #nerdlings #spreadthelard
September 13, 2026 at 4:40 PM
As well as the metal miniatures, resin boats and buildings - impeccably sculpted by Colin - were soon added to my new favourite company’s ranges.
#miniatures #wargaming #grippingbeast #nerdlings #spreadthelard
#miniatures #wargaming #grippingbeast #nerdlings #spreadthelard
I believe that Duncan Patten’s sculpt of El Cid was the first, though many more were to follow as the WAB fever caught hold. Even GB themselves eventually commissioned a second version, intended as a Saga warlord.
#miniatures #wargaming #grippingbeast #nerdlings #spreadthelard
#miniatures #wargaming #grippingbeast #nerdlings #spreadthelard
September 21, 2026 at 7:49 PM
I believe that Duncan Patten’s sculpt of El Cid was the first, though many more were to follow as the WAB fever caught hold. Even GB themselves eventually commissioned a second version, intended as a Saga warlord.
#miniatures #wargaming #grippingbeast #nerdlings #spreadthelard
#miniatures #wargaming #grippingbeast #nerdlings #spreadthelard
Some blues going on the Ragnarok Sons of Durinn this evening #grippingbeast #ragnarokminiatures #28mmminiatures #28mmminiaturepainting #mogsymakes
November 14, 2023 at 9:21 PM
Some blues going on the Ragnarok Sons of Durinn this evening #grippingbeast #ragnarokminiatures #28mmminiatures #28mmminiaturepainting #mogsymakes
Huge thanks to the crew (Pete, Tom, Oz, Annie and Paul) who put everything into keeping the game running and chatting history and gaming. Report and video to follow. #wargaming #nerdlings #earlymedieval #miniatures #suttonhoo #suttonhoont #mogsymakes #spreadthelard #badsquiddogames #grippingbeast
July 28, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Huge thanks to the crew (Pete, Tom, Oz, Annie and Paul) who put everything into keeping the game running and chatting history and gaming. Report and video to follow. #wargaming #nerdlings #earlymedieval #miniatures #suttonhoo #suttonhoont #mogsymakes #spreadthelard #badsquiddogames #grippingbeast
Gripping Beast appreciation post #2
I was pretty impressed with the Saxons and Vikings, but the next release blew me away. It was probably 1997 when the Scots-Irish appeared in Wargames Illustrated and I immediately ordered the lot!
#miniatures #wargaming #grippingbeast #nerdlings #spreadthelard
I was pretty impressed with the Saxons and Vikings, but the next release blew me away. It was probably 1997 when the Scots-Irish appeared in Wargames Illustrated and I immediately ordered the lot!
#miniatures #wargaming #grippingbeast #nerdlings #spreadthelard
September 14, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Gripping Beast appreciation post #2
I was pretty impressed with the Saxons and Vikings, but the next release blew me away. It was probably 1997 when the Scots-Irish appeared in Wargames Illustrated and I immediately ordered the lot!
#miniatures #wargaming #grippingbeast #nerdlings #spreadthelard
I was pretty impressed with the Saxons and Vikings, but the next release blew me away. It was probably 1997 when the Scots-Irish appeared in Wargames Illustrated and I immediately ordered the lot!
#miniatures #wargaming #grippingbeast #nerdlings #spreadthelard
#saga #Grippingbeast Christian priest
October 16, 2023 at 1:06 PM
#saga #Grippingbeast Christian priest