Shamanistic Priest

   This miniature is Saruman, the MC17 classic 32mm metal figure of Mithril Miniatures. I already have the Saruman model of GW and I am not interested to have another one. That 's why I painted him with dark colours as a shaman priest (looks like an Orthodox one as well, to tell you the truth). You can see him as a Holy man at "Land of the Lead" blog also.

   This miniature is a milestone for the blog as it is the first post about Saga. I hope many will follow. (Eagle eye friends can see a new style of basing also). Below you can see the priest:

   Many things happened during the last month, good and bad. Unfortunately, mostly bad! This is not an excuse though for my absence, I hope from now on to continue at the previous year pace. More than four to five posts per month!     

   That's it for today!

   Kyr Gkikas, welcome on board!

Drûzhag, The Beastcaller

   Drûzhag is vile, even by the standards of other Goblins - so much so that he was exiled long ago from Durbûrz's kingdom of Moria. Yet Drûzhag did not perish in the wilderland. He prospered, and learnt how to bend to his will all manner of dark beasts. With the aid of his minions, he returned to Moria and forged a new realm in the darkness, a chiefdom at war with Durbûrz's kingdom. This only serves to make Moria more dangerous to the other realms. Though Durbûrz and Drûzhag hate each other, they are more than willing to combine their forces against any interloper.

   Here is my Drûzhag in all his glory surrounded by Giant Bats!

   I used cork, balsa woods and plaster for his base. I placed him on it so that he is higher than his Goblins and matches the Giant Bats level at the same time.

   I painted his cloak with bright colour, Blue Violet (811) to contrast the colour of the dark bats.

   That's it for today! Stay tuned for more!
   Monty and Togemura, welcome on board!

Goblin Prowlers

   Every Goblin King has a few carefully chosen warriors that he relies on to instill loyalty in the rest of his force. These devious and cruel warriors are known as Prowlers, and they stalk the caves and tunnels of his realm, ensuring that tributes are paid, and disposing of dissenters with a knife in the back. Though Goblin Prowlers are more skilled than the rest of the Goblin horde, they shun the idea of a fair fight and are at their most dangerous when their enemy is cornered and outnumbered! Their "Backstabbers" special rule performs this feature!

   Though Prowlers may be given orc bows, two-handed weapons or shields, the GW models carry only the two-handed weapons. 

   I didn't follow the GW red-black painting scheme for my Prowlers. I chose to paint their hoods with brown colours and their tunics blue to match my Goblin Drummers!

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

Dwellers in the Dark (a colony of them...)

   Dwellers in the Dark are ready, all four of them! These creatures are smaller than Balrog but  incredibly evil and they cost less points, even all four together. They have a S of 5, 3 attacks and 3 W which can be regained thanks to "Murderous Power" Special Rule! They are really tough opponents for their hatred Dwarves!

From Joe to Averell

Dweller A

Dweller B

Dweller C

Dweller D

Dwarf killing team!

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

   Marc López, welcome on board!

Dwellers in the Dark WIP (Part 3)

   Unfortunately, Dwellers in the Dark are still on the workbench!  I work at such a slow pace that it will take a few more days to finish the whole colony! Anyway, below you can see some photos of what I have done so far:

   

   I had to change the base of the right Dweller because I wanted to raise his height. This took a lot of time but now there is an escalation of the Dwellers height and the difference between the original Dwellers and the converted ones are not so sharp!

The new base 

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

Mauhúr

   Mauhúr is an Uruk-hai Captain, an instinctive, merciless and relentless hunter. His warband of Marauders are almost completely tireless, able to cover great distances at speed - once the prey is in their sights, there can be no escape. Mauhúr wears armour only across his torso, as well as armoured boots, and a short cloak. 

   The original model is very nice but is a finecast one. I have the blister of Shagrat and Gorbag, the kit where Shagrat holds the Mithril coat. I don't really like this Shagrat model version. I think it is very short for such a famous Hero! On the other hand, Shagrat War Leader model has the proper height according to my standards. So, the problem solved - I found my Mauhúr!

Mauhúr

   I changed the Mithril cloak with a war axe and I gave him a Numenor Warrior's shield. As a named Captain, he has to distinguish among his Marauders! His height doesn't help, so I placed him on some ruins! Mauhúr now is ready for raids!
  

   Below you can see a Marauder, my Mauhúr (ex-Shagrat) and Shagrat War Leader!

   And of course the "family photo" of all the Uruk-hai Captains! From left to right: Ugluk, Vrasku,  a no-named Captain and Mauhúr!

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

Gorbag, Orc Captain

   Gorbag is a named Captain of Mordor, the leader of the contingent of Orcs from Minas Morgul. He is a cunning and cruel individual. I wanted to give him a shield to increase his D value but instead of holding it I decided to make him step on it! On a Minas Tirith Warrior's shield, to be exact! In fact, he is so foxy that the opponents may think he doesn't have any shield, but actually he has one!

Gorbag

   I grabbed the opportunity to paint the eyes of my previous Orc Captains. No red eye dots anymore!  

   And of course the famous Shagrat:

   The old time classic "family photo". Only Grishnakh is missing!

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

   Andrew Saunders welcome on board!