ROUND 9 The Nobility of Mongo vs “Ill met by moonlight”

[argsilverson]

After half a day admiring both, I voted and what I understood? I am also an idiot, I pressed the wrong button.

I will not reveal what, since both are very good entries, though Shakespere has a bonus within. "originality"

Could we have some more photos of the 2nd entry? The dark flesh lady is superb

[Heldrak]

Puck (for it is he: I didn't have a suitable figure for a more traditional-looking Puck, so I went with the idea of him being a goblinish sort of fellow) wouldn't fit on the scenic temple base with all the others, and he looked odd with his base hanging over the edge. I wanted him at the front pulling rude faces at the girls' side and after tinkering with the composition for ages I gave up and just shoved him where there was room. 

There's plenty of textual evidence to back you up in a "furry goblin" interpretation of Puck. Puck is a shapechanger par excellence anyway...

[argsilverson]

I am not quite familiar with the actual play, but maybe a Pan from eureka could fit.

[Plynkes]

Puck is a mischievous woodland sprite from English mythology that is distinct from Pan. The play is set in mythological Greece but the fairies in it seem very much to be from the British Isles (maybe they are on a package tour).  You do on stage often see him depicted as looking like a faun or satyr though, so a Pan figure would work splendidly. That's a good idea.

But I prefer him monstrous. I'm quite happy with my little furry-monkey Puck! 


When this is all over I'll post some more close up shots for you, Argsilverson. I enjoyed painting them so I may do a few more (there were going to be more fairy handmaidens but time prevented me from finishing them) and make them into a little fairy warband or two for "Song of Blades and Heroes" or something like that. If I do I'll post those as well.

[argsilverson]

BTW Eureka also does some satyrs, alas with spears!

[Plynkes]

Yes, I was just looking at them. I hadn't noticed Eureka's Myths range before, but since you mentioned them I went and had a look. The ones with bows, tree branches and stones are nice. I might get some of them to give Oberon some more troops in case the feud with his wife gets out of hand  (I think the nudie fairy ladies would make mincemeat out of his current followers). Thanks for that.

[argsilverson]

plynkes,
Itry to recognise all the models you ujsed, but I have failed.
What is the "black" lady with bow and "white" hair?

I have also recognised a couple of faire folks but not the rest.

[Plynkes]

All of the figures in the scene come from Foundry Elf packs (from their fantasy range) apart from the Indian changeling prince, who is a Eureka figure. The lady with the bow is from one of the nymph packs. Bear in mind I bought these when they first came out, and since then Foundry seem to have pulled their trick of restructuring the packs so you pay the same for less figures. A brief look at their site and it seems particular girl has vanished from the packs (unless I've overlooked her somewhere), but you can still see her on the NYMPH WAR MAIDENS HORDE page.

http://www.wargamesfoundry.com/collections/ELF/3/index.asp

(She's in the top left corner.)

[UncleRhino]

Fantastic Mongo Royalty!  I am very impressed with what you were able to do with Aura's face, that is a very, very flat surface, not a great sculpt at all, but you pulled it off quite well.

Ryan

[Grimm]

fairy ??

Plynkes shows us a new side of his personality 

but after all you get my vote 

cheers Grimm

[Heldrak]

Fantastic Mongo Royalty!  I am very impressed with what you were able to do with Aura's face, that is a very, very flat surface, not a great sculpt at all, but you pulled it off quite well.

Thanks, Unc'.

Yes, no Ornella Mutti she...!  

Like her spiritual sister "Felicity Goodbody", Alura has a round flat head like a giant lollipop or a frying pan and it is difficult to convey the proper sense of pulchritude. She is also making a crooked sneering expression with her mouth, which just makes things more difficult. I thought it was actually pretty cheeky of WSD to market her as "Kassiopia, Khang's Beautiful Daughter" when the model is so obviously flawed... maybe she has a nice personality?

[argsilverson]

All of the figures in the scene come from Foundry Elf packs (from their fantasy range) apart from the Indian changeling prince, who is a Eureka figure. The lady with the bow is from one of the nymph packs. Bear in mind I bought these when they first came out, and since then Foundry seem to have pulled their trick of restructuring the packs so you pay the same for less figures. A brief look at their site and it seems particular girl has vanished from the packs (unless I've overlooked her somewhere), but you can still see her on the NYMPH WAR MAIDENS HORDE page.

http://www.wargamesfoundry.com/collections/ELF/3/index.asp


(She's in the top left corner.)

that explains a lot of things!

[Ray Rivers]

Plynkes shows us a new side of his personality 

 

Ain't that the truth....

 

[Hammers]

Plynkes, are you planning a game for this wonderful lot? The reason I ask is because I have, for some time, had an similar idea which I would one day dazzle the wargaming community with. You beat me to it, you devil¹, but I am nevertheless interested in how you are going to go about it if you are.

¹Item of friendly banter, which seems to be best for me to point out these days. 

[Plynkes]

Didn't really do them with gaming in mind, Hammers, but now I've painted them I'm beginning to think it might be fun to paint a few more and use them on the tabletop somehow. Though my thinking has gone no further than that as yet.