Finished:
The last session involved painting and fitting the shield - always a bit tricky as their are two sides, which means protecting the painted one while the other side is done. I based the design on the box art, which I presume depicts one of Odin's ravens. I first drew it on in pencil, then used a fine brush to get the sweeping curves. I also decided to quarter the background in two colours to add interest. After the basic colours were painted, I used brown shoe polish and antiquing wax to dull of the colours and provide some wear and shading.
The next job was to add the arrows. These had to be cut to pass through the shield - fortunately ICM provided locating marks on either side of the shield so that the parts lined up. The final stage was to make and attach the strap.
The base is an old Verlinden one with added grass tufts, garden roots and birch seed leaves.
A terrific figure to work on - really enjoyable.