Koyote's Age of Magic -SAGA

[Koyote]

I made some progress last night. I textured the bases of the big guys, and did some prep and clean up work on the crossbowmen. 



The crossbowmen are a simple kitbash that combines pieces of the Gripping Beast Arab Infantry kit and the Fireforge Games Foot Sergeant kit.  The Foot Sergeant kit don't include quivers.  The quivers in the Arab Infantry kit includes quivers, but they are too long.  I fixed this by simply removing about a 1/8" section from the bottom of the quiver and reattaching the very bottom of the quiver. 



The arrows/quarrels don't have nocks, so I made my own by attaching slices of thin greenstuff dowel to the tops of the fletchings.



I still need to do some greenstuff work on the crossbowmen's neck areas.  The models in the Arab Infantry kit fit together pretty good, with the exception of the heads. Simply gluing the heads to the bodies leaves visible gaps.  In the past I covered these gaps up with greenstuff scarves attached to the helmets of my Moorish spearmen and HG.  I don't think I will do that with this group, so I'll need to fill in those gaps and smooth out their necks.

[pixelgeek]

Thanks for the tips.  I hadn't thought of that.

Well Ali looked like he really didn't want to be a Paladin

[Knight-Captain Tyr]

All your stuff is so good. Super inspiring. I'm loving the kitbashes here.

[Koyote]

Just in case I decide to add a static warmachine. Just in case... 

It's a Shieldwolf Miniatures' Shieldmaiden Ballista minus the maidens. I replaced the original ballista ammo with spears from Fireforge Games.  It's difficult to see this in the photos, but I added fletchings made from clear plastic to both the loaded spear and the spear held by the crewman. 

I believe that the crew are both random Footsore Miniatures models. The model holding up his hand was missing his feet ("Umm.  Excuse me sir. I seem to have left my feet in my tent."), so I sculpted him a pair.

[pixelgeek]

Just in case I decide to add a static warmachine. Just in case... 

They are really good at picking off enemy leaders and spellcasters

[Ogrob]

Very nice!

[Little Odo]

I am looking forward to seeing these all painted - some fantastic kitbashing and greenstuff work there. I like what you have done with the crossbowmen and that ballista - well done. The ogres also very much look the part.

[BZ]

I didnt know this ballista, looks good!

[sir_shvantselot]

Your fantastic miniatures inspired me to reread the AoM rules. Will
Need to spruce up my Warhammer 7th Ed orcs.

[Koyote]

I didnt know this ballista, looks good!

It's a fun, stylized fantasy war machine.  Here's a pic from Shieldwolf's website:



Overall it's a pretty good model, but unfortunately it's cast in a resin material that's not as soft as Games Workshop's so-called Finecast models or Reaper Miniatures' Bones minis, but soft enough that the detail isn't very sharp and some of the thin bits, like the spears and the bowstring are crooked or droopy. 

It comes with extra pieces so it can be mounted on ShieldWolf's Great War Mammoth model.

[Koyote]

The model needs another layer or two of highlights, but I’m done fussing with him for now, so I’m moving on the Biped Creature number two.

[Pattus Magnus]

Wow, that’s a great looking ogre! Totally nailed the “Araby” vibe.

[Grumpy Gnome]

Brilliant work as usual mate.

[Ogrob]

Really like the skintone you've achieved.

[Koyote]

Thank you everyone. It feels good to be back in the saddle again.

I've started on the second GW Araby Maneater model, which, because I lack imagination, will be painted in an identical color scheme as the first. 

I've also been taking a good look at the third ogre in order to plan out how I want to paint it.  I originally purchased the model, Avatars of War Ogre Khan, to use as an Ogre Bodyguard for my Mordheim Kislev warband (pictured below), and later decided to use it for AoM Moors because it was a model that I had on hand and it looks vaguely "Eastern".




This morning, I was doing a Google image search and I stumbled upon this model.  It's Westfalia Miniatures' Saracen Ogre. Wow. 



If the Saracen Ogre scales well against the Ogre Araby Maneater models, the Ogre Khan model is getting sent back to Mordheim to hang out with my Kislevs.  However, since orders from Westfalia Miniatures can take up to seven f'ing weeks to arrive, it may be some time before I know the Ogre Khan's fate. 

While I wait I'll set the Ogre Khan aside.  After Ogre Maneater #2 is done, I'll move on to my static warmachine, and then maybe the warlord.