When the orcs finally breached the defences of Grimshaft, if felt that nothing could stop them. The warriors of the brotherhood sacrificed themselves heroically, but could only slow the onslaught.
Then the king’s son stepped forward. Placing himself at front
and centre of the defence, he turned the stronghold’s last stand into a
devastating counter-attack.
Inspiring the dwarfs around him onto ever greater feats, he
hacked and blasted through the attacking orcs. Even when his arm was severed by
a fallen enemy, the prince ordered the medics to replace it with a power arm as
he fought on.
When the ancient armouries were opened, squadrons of
long-forgotten vehicles were uncovered to lead the counter-strike. The king’s
son climbed atop a Mk I Rhino and from there he directed the operation, ruthlessly
picking off any orcs foolish enough to come close.
Once the orcs had been driven out of the battle charred
tunnels of Grimshaft, the prince volunteered to lead an expeditionary force to
pursue them.
Bending low to accept his father’s blessing, Prince Grimfist vowed to stop at nothing in pursuit of revenge.
After a long period of indecision about which miniature to
use for my leader, I settled on the excellent Swarf Warlord figure from
Wereweevil Miniatures. A really lovely model and great fun to paint.
I stuck to the trusty Grimshaft colour scheme that has
served me so well in this challenge, with red helmet, green tunic and red body
armour.
Still harking back to those halcyon days of EPIC squats and
their vehicle squadrons, I wanted another tank! This also gave me a chance to
paint another model from Ironclad Miniatures. This steam tank is just the
business, a curious mix of old and new. I love it!
So there we are, month III survived! I’m still absolutely
loving this challenge. Painting regularly is a dream and working with such
great miniatures and models is a joy. Onwards into April!
Points:
1 x Warlord: 70 points
1 x Rhino: 370 points
Total: 440
Such a sweet looking tank!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I love Ironclad Miniatures!
DeleteWonderful stuff, keep up the good work
ReplyDeleteThank you, I'm loving it!
DeleteThere's a bit of a Golden Age science fiction feel to this, I love it. Half expecting Flash Gordon to appear in a future update!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I grew up on a diet of the Flash Gordon film - must have infiltrated my imagination!
DeleteThe tanks are great. I was a fan of the Epic scale squats too and totally understand why you chose these!
ReplyDeleteThank you! Yup, those epic squats were awesome!
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DeleteI love what you are doing with this force. It really does evoke the spirit and colour of the epic scale Squats - great job :)
ReplyDeleteAwww yeah. This aesthetic is flipping cool, those tanks are making it: and the Prince - great work!
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