Thanks all, glad to see the pictures were liked.
On the one hand, I agree that it takes some of the other kits to really make the most out of this set - especially for a later Dark Age set, something actually rooting them in that age (such as a viking hat) does make a great addition. Then again, the only reason I made these was because I might as well use the dozens of extra heads and weapons I had leftover from other sets to make them even better. For a single set, I could have replicated most of these poses with bits in the set (different standard, spears rather than javelins, other heads), but had a slight preference for the created versions (not least to have plenty of spares to now stick on infantry figures). However, after a first box variation will be tougher to achieve, which is where the bits box certainly comes in handy.
Was it difficult to cut the arms so that they fit with the new bodies?
Given that the figures already consist of 6+ parts, an extra cut and snip somewhere aren't much work. A big advantage of the cavalry figures is that they have short sleeves with narrower long sleeves underneath, which means that any arm cut above the elbow should fit incredibly easily. Once you get the arm cut at the right place and angle, it might as well have been made for the job. (Heads may require a tiny bit of puty or an extra slice off the neck; neck sizes seem to differ a bit between sets.)
As for the limited selection of bodies, would it be possible to cut some bodies in half and then swap the upper bodies with those from the Dark Age Warriors set (cut into two in a similar fashion)? This would provide for a wider selection of poses, though cutting the figures in two might be somewhat time-consuming.
Considered doing so very much, and probably will for a second set. There are three main obstacles here: Firstly, it will indeed cost some time and effort, and I wanted to get these done quickly. Secondly, the bodies are easily split just above or below the waist where both infantry and cavalry wear a belt. One of the cavalry figures (the raised right arm) is posed at such an angle that a newly transferred torso will probably still have to twist that way. Finally, the cavalry figures wear knives at their belts extending beyond the belt upwards, while various infantry have those left arms stuck to the body extending below the belt downwards with hands at least. Either way, some careful cutting or a decent amount of resculpting will be required. In additon, those stuck-on arms means the supplied shields won't fit when on horseback, so you'd need smaller bucklers or so (although they're well-posed to go without shields holding their reins actually. Could always have a shield strapped to their back or hanging from the saddle.).
28 November 2017, 10:43:40 PM
