I typically find myself much more keen to work on larger, unique pieces (
such as a 200mm Martian tripod) than the regular 28mm troops I actually need to play the basic game...and so it is that once again I have selected one of the 'boss monsters' from
The Last War as my next modelling project.
Behold, the Angel of Morte!
The inclusion of an angel in the game is based on the legend of
the Angels of Mons.
The art and text in the rulebook encourages modellers to use what is now known in popular internet parlance as a 'Biblically Accurate Angel', i.e. an amalgamation of different types of powerful heavenly beings taken from various prophetic visions in different parts of the Bible (mostly from Ezekiel 1 and Isaiah 6).
However, during my previous wargaming project (collecting 54mm fantasy figures) I discovered that Tom Meier had made
a 54mm 'archangel' as part of his Thunderbolt Mountain range (now sold as part of Iron Wind Metal's Ral Partha Legacy range), which I loved and 100% knew I wanted for my 'Angel of Morte', and so I ordered one.
After assembling it, though, I felt like it needed a bit of 'Biblical' enhancement, so I added an extra two pairs of wings (taken from the backs of Grenadier Giant Eagles), a sword from Langley Models to replace the flimsy spear that originally came with the model, and a group of seven eyes which I have mounted on the shield. These are leftover 'lenses' from the Zinge Industries kit I bought to enhance my Martian tripod.
Hopefully I'll get a chance to paint this thing over the Christmas break!