Raiding the Dusty Wastes

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Scorpions! Yes, more of the little buggers

January 14, 2022

Tutoring 7

Skill 8

Idea 8

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All with their little pokey bits

So I got off my butt and finished the twelve scorpions for my special option Swarm of levy for the Lords of the Wild. Yes, the desert is full of wildlife. The forest is damn well overrated and I think that stretching ones brain in order to utilize a minis agnostic system as well as game in some gaps is well worth the effort.

These are the vermin scorpions from Reaper minis (SKU:77125) in their Bones line. I thought that for the cost the metal was just too pricey and considered the fact that these were gaming pieces as reason enough to go with the plastic. There are two different versions of the same SKU for ayone looking for the figures. Reaper had, what I assume was, a white nylon that held detail poorly. Recently they’ve changed materials that has held much better and might be what they produce their CAV line with.

I covered the base with the same material I’ve used for the rest of the force and painted/tufted to match as best I can recall without going back through my paint log. The scorpions were painted in simple fashion with regard to their scale and the fact I wanted them to be drab as opposed to the rest of the army.

base of AP Hardened Carapace (an odd green/brown),
edge highlight RMS Oiled Leather,
highlight RMS Stained Ivory

Looking at it again I think these are just ambush pattern arachnids. Overall they are quite nice to me and I’m glad to get these done before the intense packing that will occur before the end of next month.