Acerbus is my favorite of the Arena Rex beasts, and the last of this batch of Arena Rex models.
Acerbus
I love everything about this model. He totally fills the 60mm base. The skin is so ancient, with old and new wounds evident. I managed to achieve a bit of variety to the skin tones, even though it’s all gray.
The kit comes with two different heads. I went with the bigger one, because why wouldn’t I. I think I might have a hard time resisting getting a second so I can see how the smaller one turns out.
A chained lion is such a gladiatorial arena icon it was only a matter of time before I got one.
Leo
I like this model, especially the mane. But there’s huge ugly seam that cuts right through the torso. And it’s quite difficult to patch. At least I have a later model, which uses a stiffer resin in the leg to prevent drooping (I hope).
Caho-Ta is actually maybe my least favorite of the Beast models for Arena Rex. A horse is maybe a little mundane. Still, it’s a very dynamic horse. Just look at the face.
Caho-Ta
Caho-Ta is the Zephyri mount, going with Hroka. So of course I had to have him. I ended up embedding a magnet to hold Hroka in place. It’s not quite as smooth as I might like, but it’s a lot firmer than relying on friction.
Hroka on Caho-Ta
Caho-Ta with Hroka
One of the things that make Arena Rex models unique is how much they take advantage of the three dimensional nature. Many Malifaux models, for example, clearly are designed first as the two-dimensional character art, then fleshed out. As a result, that original angle is canonical and any other angle suffers.
Caho-Ta, on the other hand, looks quite different from every angle. A single view doesn’t capture it well.
I grabbed the last Leika on the shelf at Adepticon, while the model was on prerelease. Naturally, I dawdled on actually painting her until long after she hit general release.
Leika
I’m not quite sure the net totally works, and the trident shaft is, as always, too flexy. It’s hard to compete with the raw awesome of Hagal after all.
