Author Topic: Encounter at the Lion Gate (Read 11239 times)

Diablo Jon · « **Reply #15 on:** May 05, 2017, 12:14:26 PM »

That's fair enough like I said its a very nice army the lions just felt a little monotone to my eyes but I understand why you've done it that way now.

SpaceGoblin · « **Reply #16 on:** May 08, 2017, 09:44:21 AM »

Wow-this is an amazing army-so much movement and energy in the poses you've created. Great work!

beefcake · « **Reply #17 on:** May 08, 2017, 11:15:08 AM »

Very cool. I wonder if a different colour wash for the mane might make it stand out while still being white? Very cool either way though. (Much better than what I can do and white is such a fiddly colour)

November · « **Reply #18 on:** May 13, 2017, 11:18:34 PM »

Thanks alot, guys! Here you can see that I've started my spearman unit with a single spear and a liontamer filler.

I long thought how to give a dynamic spark into a by-default dull line of spearmen. I believe at least the three spears in front of the lion will be kneeling. Idea is to create a little bit spartan shield wall kind of feeling to the front line, and have the second line supporting them, possibly with spears in two-handed grip.

Dilettante Gamer · « **Reply #19 on:** May 14, 2017, 02:17:10 AM »

Wowzers!

November · « **Reply #20 on:** May 22, 2017, 12:54:01 PM »

I managed some more White Lion Spearmen of Chrace. Now the front rank is intact.

There's a mini-shieldwall by three frontline guys, crouching under the jumping lion. Plus a command group of two, musician and champion/banner.

It's a shame that from the frontal view, the lion cloaks don't show that much.

November · « **Reply #21 on:** January 16, 2018, 05:56:42 PM »

After a few months break, I finally completed the 20-man spear unit, and made a fancy BSB along with it. All characters in the unit are naturally conversions.

The BSB is ridiculously He-man-ish and buffed for an elf, but what the heck.

As a detail, there's also a spearman in the unit, jumping from a rock and chucking a spear.

And some more pics of the completed unit:

von Lucky · « **Reply #22 on:** January 17, 2018, 09:46:31 AM »

Looking good. Heroic, and not at all like a chorus line.

Hawkeye · « **Reply #23 on:** January 17, 2018, 03:00:40 PM »

I love this army, but like others, I can't help feeling that the lions themselves need something extra. The pelts are fine (although rather than painting the manes a dark colour, perhaps they'd look good if they were actually white), but it's the details (or rather, the lack of detail) that prevent them from "popping" - by which I mean teeth, tongues, ears, claws, noses, and so on. A little more detail in those areas (black noses, whitish teeth, pinkish tongues, and so on) would make them look more finished. Love all the conversions, though - a beautiful army, all told!

Admiral Benbow · « **Reply #24 on:** January 17, 2018, 04:10:29 PM »

Like the dynamic looking units very much ...

November · « **Reply #25 on:** January 18, 2018, 09:27:34 AM »

Thank you. I will probably take aside some individual lions for detail work at some point. Spear unit will get some missing shields as well, and so on. But so far I've been more interested to keep the army growing.

Next I might do a lion bolt thrower, White Lion mage or gryphon. What do you guys think - do you have ideas of White Lion -themed units you would see fitting in this army?