trimming out begins

Not much to report today. I've gotten a handle on the minis I'll use, made some initial decisions on replacing swords and axes with spears, put 11 Emhar minis in pine tar solution to begin paint stripping, and trimmed 10 minis ready. 

I'm most pleased to have 3 Danish axe armed huscarls and a standard bearer, for the command group. Two come from the El Cid Spanish set, two from Strelets' medieval Irish. They are all dressed wrong but look much more impressive and how do I put it, command-worthy, than the skinny Emhar minis.

The HaT minis are a soft but firm material most akin to rubber, while the Strelets plastic is firm but delicate. Very different under the blade! Care is needed to avoid over trimming Strelets or even lopping off a weapon.

I still have one more idea, using an Emhar top half with a Strelets bottom half, but that's pretty unlikely given the diametrically opposite sculpting style!