On Sunday, Marty and I played a quick test game in which we discovered that the bull centaurs were nothing like previous incarnations. Had we played them like the dragon ogres that they are, our game would have been much different! Three wounds at T5 with the 3+ save is pretty nifty, and explained the vast points sink.
They hit pretty hard as it was, so we are looking forward to one more test game.
I did realize, however, that my current conversion of the old metal bull centaurs would just not cut it. They would look too puny on 40mm bases. My new versions are pretty huge in comparison, but they look much more cohesive with the rest of the army, as seen in the original post.
The next day after the crazy test game, my wife and I hit a hobby store on the way home and bought 6 plastic toy cows. It was difficult to judge the size in the store with no other miniatures to go by, and no bases (this was all very spontaneous!). Knowing that I was going to use ogre bodies which we had been saving to make dragon ogre conversions, we went with a slightly bigger version.
The toys were a bit rubbery, but at least it made them easy to cut!
The heads were lopped off, and I started gluing ogre torsos onto them. I had to fill some large gaps with Apoxy sculpt, which is the grey material that you see in the photos. The weapons had to be fudged a bit, so that they looked a little but like sabres. Plus, there are no left handed swords for the ogres. More conversion.
I did the assembly knowing that they would be wearing field coats, sashes and cartridge cases, etc. These images show the figures right before the addition of those coats and gloves. The bases are also in the beginning stages. Onto the pictures!
This is JEB Stuart's unit:
And now for the other unit...
I certainly had to learn some new sculpting techniques in a hurry! I am now very adepts at sculpting hats. The Apoxy sculpt can hold an amazing edge, even when it is paper thin. So different from green & brown stuff. However, it does not stick to other materials as well.
That's it for now. Stay tuned for much more!!
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