From Curt: Elven Squirrel Raider vs Bell Sentries! (75 Points)

Hi All!

I'm back with a few more figures from the marvellously creative and quirky CobraMode. 

This time we have an elven female fighter, astride her giant battle squirrel, facing off against a quartet of enchanted bell sentries whose mist-like forms carry monstrous war hammers. 

I know, it's all completely mental, but I love 'em.

All of these figures were great fun to work on. The squirrel rider turned out to be quite a delicate model with lots of nooks and crannies to contend with, requiring me to paint most of the component parts before final assembly. 

Still, all the bits went together without a hitch. I decided to pin her mount's leg to the base as everything is balanced on that single limb. 

On the other spectrum, the Bell Sentries were one-piece models and a complete doodle to paint up. As I kept the colours pretty straightforward, they cracked off fairly quickly. I decided to do non-metalic metals for these as I found the anime style seems to work well for them.

As to points, the elven rider and her steed are 40mm figures so I'll count them as cavalry (15 points), and the four Bell Sentries are around 54mm + so 10 points each (for another 40). I'll use the female elf as my passage to Noel's Comet on Sarah's Star Yacht, which will give me another 20 points. So, 75 points total.

Thanks for dropping in!

- Curt

From Millsy:

Completely mental or not these are wonderful Curt!

There's a terrific dynamism to the Bell Sentries which your grey-blue colour choice really emphasises. I get a real sense the bells are floating, hovering and darting about, as hard to get a handle on as smoke. Good choice with the NMM for the bells themselves, I think a proper metallic would have seemed understated for these.

The squirrel is a great expression of how I imagine they are able to scamper up and down vertical surfaces. I can't imagine its easy to stay in the saddle when that's happening but if anyone could it would be an elf. I think you've done a wonderful job with the paintwork, especially given how complex the miniature is, full of hard to reach parts.

These are another great addition to your collection mate. I never paint these kinds of things but I am always tempted when I see work like this. You've made me want to watch The Sorcerer's Apprentice again (the Fantasia one, not the Nick Cage thingy).

Cheers,
Millsy