Ninja

   This is my free Ninja, a gift from Warlord Games! I will use him as a "Hasharii Hasharin" of the Fallen Realms for the Lord of the Rings games.

 While I was in Brussels, I tried to visit the Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and of Military History. Unfortunately, the meeting I attended finished too late to allow me a visit! Next time maybe I will have a chance! 

   Since I had plenty of time I enjoyed my dinner in a typical Irish pub nearby!

   That's it for today! Stay tuned for more!

Khandish Charioteers WIP (Part 4)

   The construction of the chariots is ready! Below you can see all three of them and the king's base as well. I forgot to mention that the whole project is a present for a friend. I have finished my part of the job and now it is his turn to prime and paint them.

The King's chariot

The King and his Variags

   I made an alternative 25mm base for the King because I had only one miniature of him. I used cork to give the base some height for the King to be able to stand  on it with the paper clips underneath his soles. I drew red marks for his feet, the rest base will be  covered with mulliput. He is not glued on his chariot, so it is possible to set him on both, the chariot and the base. This way he can lead not only his chariots but his infantry as well.  

The King on his chariot

The King on foot

   Though the King's chariot is glued to its base I decided to secure it even better in order not to have problems with pulling him out. I used thin metallic wires to fasten the pole to the yoke and the wheels to the base. Now I can be sure that the chariot will stay at its place.

   The last thing I did was smoothening of the annoying "step" between the horses' bases and the plastic ones with the help of mulliput. 

   That's it for today! Enjoy!



Khandish Charioteers WIP (Part 3)

   Two of the three chariots are ready. Below I try to explain what I have done since the previous post, step by step. As I have already said, I did not make yokes. Instead, I used simple paper clips to hold the pair of horses on their bases together.

The paper clips. King's is the yellow one.

   I used yellow-grey mulliput for the chariot floors. I put an extra paper clip on the top of King's chariot frame. The reason I did this was to secure the two flags, with which I plan to decorate King's chariot.  

The chariot floors

   Every horse had a hole on its rear right side. I used greenstuff to fill these holes.

   Furthermore, I used two flags and an asian chinese shield to distinquish the King's chariot. I used greenstuff which I gave a fur appearance to cover every chariot frame. One of the two Variags has a bow while the other has an axe. I put a bow and a quiver to the later's chariot, so that every charioteer has a bow.

Archer's and King's chariots

Axeman's, King's and Archer's chariots

   In order to place the charioteers on their proper places in the chariots I painted the clips with red colour and touched the floors marking their positions. After that, I drilled holes where the marks were.

   With all these done, two chariots are ready for painting. 

Khandish Archer's Chariot

Khandish Axeman's Chariot

   That's it for today. Stay tuned for more!



Khandish Charioteers WIP (Part 2)

   The three chariots start to take shape. I did a few changes to the initial plan, for example, I did not use the 35mm film plastic tube, nor the balsa wood. I took some photos and I will try to explain step by step what I have done so far. Below you can see the chariots as they are at the moment:

   Let's start. When I placed the mongol horses on the GW bases, a problem occured. Bases of one of the two types of horses extended from the round GW base. To face this problem I had to cut the metallic bases, which I did and now only the front foot of these horses extends. The result is not bad at all, I think.  

   As I have already said, I did not use the film tube. Instead, I used a couple of plastic gum boxes. These boxes became the chariots. I cut the box 1cm from the bottom and then I split it into two halves. 

   I used another plastic gum box for the king's chariot. This one I cut 2cm from the bottom and because I needed just one chariot this time, the vertical cut was not exactly in the middle. So the king's chariot is a little bit longer than the previous two.  

   Then I drilled holes on the chariot frames to place the axes. The axes are paper clips which I cut at proper size, around 3cm.

The paper clip

   When I glued them, I had to place them at proper height, for the wheels to be glued at the right position. I used a couple of tools as supports for that reason.    

Various objects to decorate the chariots

   I used three metallic rods for the chariot poles, which I decorated with halberds' tops. I will not make yokes but I will place the poles at the right height by using some pins. 

King's and Variags' chariots

   Finally, I cut the bases from the three warrior miniatures, drilled holes on their feet  and placed pins. Pins will keep the warriors stand inside the chariots. I will make an extra infantry base for the king because I have only one such miniature. So, I will not glue him on the chariot to be easily removed and put on a 25mm base.     

   That's it for today. Stay tuned for more.