AKULA’s Game of Thrones - pg64 back from the dead

[Knight-Captain Tyr]

They're fantastic mate. Far more interesting than the HBO series. There had better be an elephant in the works

[AKULA]

They're fantastic mate. Far more interesting than the HBO series. There had better be an elephant in the works

Two elephants..at least 

I found a pair of Gripping Beast Sassanid models in a drawer the other day....IIRC I bought them years ago to be part of a VBCW circus I was assembling at the time, and as such they had no armour on, hence the green stuff.

While I admire the skill, time and effort that went into Sukhe’s war elephants (not to mention their size) I’ve opted for a lighter option in terms of protection, mainly padded armour, with some chain mail, and the odd bit of plate.

My personal interpretation (rightly or wrongly) is that the Golden Company are used to less formidable opposition in Essos, with sometimes their reputation causing the opposition to fold without a fight.

I also wanted the elephants to be a little vulnerable to missile fire, with archers having a faint chance of a critical hit, to encourage players not to leave them unsupported.



The crew will be built around Frostgrave cultist bodies.

[HappyChappy439]

Nice elephants! Are those spare Perry bucklers/targes on the knees?

How many archers can fit in the howdahs?

[AKULA]

Nice elephants! Are those spare Perry bucklers/targes on the knees?

How many archers can fit in the howdahs?

Good spot...a bit of battlefield up armouring 

The howdahs are a bit cramped, so there will only be a pair of crossbowmen in each....guess I might need a few more elephants 

Their main effect in the game (once I eventually write some rules) will be to disrupt the opposition cavalry (and infantry), in concert with other forces, rather than acting alone.

[HappyChappy439]

Their main effect in the game (once I eventually write some rules) will be to disrupt the opposition cavalry (and infantry), in concert with other forces, rather than acting alone.

That's very much in-character for the Golden Company!

The horse lines were to the north, and beyond them, two dozen elephants grazed beside the water, pulling up reeds with their trunks. [spoiler-character-name] glanced at the great grey beasts with approval. There is not a warhorse in all of Westeros that will stand against them.

[Grumpy Gnome]

Nice work mate! They seem to fit the bill nicely.

[AKULA]

Thanks both.

 

Managed to get another DeeZee Mammoth painted up for my Wildling Army (and rebased my existing one to fit the standard-sized bases I’m using for large creatures such as giants, and the new war elephants).

The new one is on the left in both photos





Lots more screaming for attention in my painting queue....the “kitbashed” dragon, a pair of ships, the war elephants, and I’ve just found a couple more boxes worth of Frostgrave barbarians in my sprue mountain

[Captain Blood]

It’s pachyderm week in Westeros! 

You are a machine!

[HappyChappy439]

  How are you doing these so fast! It's amazing!

[AKULA]

How are you doing these so fast! It's amazing!

The mammoth is probably the quickest model I’ve painted....dark brown spray primer, brown base coat, then a strong tone wash, and finish with a quick dry brush with a light brown/off white, varnish then add snow...sorted.

Literally a couple of minutes here or there, in between some truly scintillating webcalls for work 

[beefcake]

Nice job on the deezee mammoths. I love those models!

[AKULA]

Nice job on the deezee mammoths. I love those models!

Thanks, the DeeZee models are lovely castings, requiring little or no cleaning up. Tempted to get some more, and maybe vary the poses a bit, but not a priority for now at least.

 

I just wanted to highlight some excellent service from Anvil Industry - ordered some head sprues late on Tuesday evening, despatched on Wednesday, arrived on Friday - will be ordering some more as soon as I can.

Most of their sprues are modern/near future/sci-fi but they have a “shaven head” sprue in their “heroic 28mm” range that I wanted to try out....have to say I am very pleased with them. Size wise are a perfect match for Frostgrave sized minis...perhaps a little big for use with Perry (but no more than any other manufacturer, given the Perry plastics as a bit slighter build.




The reason I was after shaven/bald heads was to put together a band of Thenn. I don’t think the books describe them a# shaven headed, but I like the look of the TV version (clearly fans of the Kurgan from Highlander), and it provides a little bit of variety in my wildling force.

Built this bunch today, let me know what you think.

Bodies are mostly FG barbarians with a few FG soldiers, as are the weapons. A few Mantic Kings of War weapons/shields in there as well, although most of their stuff is a bit too big. Decided to arm them mainly with axes, few swords/knives, again to go with the brutal “butcher” look from the TV series....might paint some/all as bronze weapons...undecided at the moment.

 

[snitcythedog]

Very cool project.  Thank you for the size comparison.  I kept looking at the heads from anvil and did not pull the trigger as I was unsure how well they scaled. 

[HappyChappy439]

Nice conversions! I'm impressed at how much mileage you're getting from the Frostgrave kits! Looking forward to seeing them painted up

[Knight-Captain Tyr]

Funnily enough I was thinking only this morning that Anvil's heads would be a good fit for some of my knights. Thanks for confirming that for me. These work perfectly on your Thenns, they evoke the HBO look perfectly.