Twelve worked-up monks take the field for my burgeoning Saga/Lion Rampant force. No doubt they've helped themselves to a little of their Monasteries home-brew and now feel they need to make a point, preferably with something sharp.
These guys are 28 mm figures from Gripping Beast. They were very easy to paint up, they are after all, basically a robe with a head and hands sticking out. Unfortunately, the castings weren't great, and a few have melted faces. It can get pretty hot out in the desert I guess...
All up that should be 60 points, and now that I've got my final theme round already finished, it's back to trying to finish the last two units for this army before the final curtain call.
Cheers,
Steve
ByronM: Very nice work Steve, I really like how you kept everything dull and muted for your colour choices. It makes them look far more authentic and worn than brighter more saturated colours would. Sorry to hear about the castings, I too have found Gripping Beast metals to be really hit or miss so its not something new. This rag tag unit nets you a nice 60 points towards your score, great work.
A couple of those odd faced ones it looks like the sculpt rather than the casting (particularly the chap with the big roll of neck blubber). Maybe you could say they were the brothers who worked in the "infirmary for 'orrible diseases"?
ReplyDeleteNice painting on this mob Steve :)
Thanks Tasmin! I agree, the faces have a lot of character, especially the well-fed monks. Even the three with misformed faces ended up looking, as you say, like they had some weird growth over half their face.
DeleteI agree with Tamsin about the odd faces but the end result is very good.
ReplyDeleteCheers Adam!
DeleteGreat looking religious chaps, weird melted faces? Goes with the territory in those days, working too close to candles and no health and safety.
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thanks Iain, I'm not sure arming over-weight, slightly blind, bookworm monks would meet health and safety either ;)
DeleteEven with their flaws, they're still great. Try to think of them as the monks in 'Name of the Rose'. Now, those were some Uuuugy chaps.
ReplyDeleteExcellent movie!
DeleteThanks Curt, maybe I need a Sean Connery-esque figure to balance them out!
DeleteI like that Curt, one of my favourite books. It is too bad Umberto got unreadable after that.
ReplyDeleteVery nicely done Steve.
So true. I still love going back over his essays and articles though.
DeleteCheers John, I've only read 'The Name of the Rose' and 'Foucault's Pendulum', so I'll defer to yours and Curt's critiques ;)
DeleteI like these monks a lot, even with their flaws. They make an impressive rabble! ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks David, on the table-top it's more than likely that their looks will be the only way they make an impression :)
DeleteVery nicely done.
ReplyDeleteCheers Jamie!
DeleteThanks Steve - these submissions have been inspiring my own dive into SAGA. It's great!
ReplyDeleteKind of concerned to hear about Gripping Beast's reputation for hit-and-miss figures...I have my own first order from them en route...hopefully the figures are OK...
Nothing like a bunch of ugly irate monks! I'm with the others, the monastery was a great place to tuck those offspring born with "faces made for radio"...
ReplyDeleteNice brushwork Steve.
ReplyDeleteReally not sold on the miniatures but your painting lets 'em shine.
ReplyDeleteVery nice!
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