Every game I’ve played against Morituri have included Thoth. His ability to activate all the death powers is just a huge multiplier.
As a model, I’m all in on the golden collar. He carries his staff and sword with supreme confidence.
I don’t play nearly enough Arena Rex, but at least I get to paint it. Here I’m starting up yet another faction, the Morituri.
There are quite a few of these nets in Arena Rex. I usually don’t like how they turn out, but this one is pretty good. Probably because it’s a fine enough mesh that the dark recesses works well with a simple wash.
Mago is just so cuddly. As long as he doesn’t swing that giant blade at you.
Zahra also rides a giant scorpion, but not in the faction starter. Fortunately, her spear and whip come in both metal and resin. I chose metal, so I could keep it straight, and it would bend instead of snap.
I missed Cato on his initial release, but once his mount Ladon became I available I knew I’d eventually make him mine. Plus, his Exilii benefits give me an excuse to buy whatever other models from the line appeal to me. Win-win?
I’ve been doing a lot of greens and reds, so I decided to focus on blue for Cato. As usual, the Arena Rex models are beautiful, if finicky in the thin parts.
Ladon followed my usual approach for beast models. Airbrush the main color, with some highlights and modulation. Then wash and drybrush. The drybrush falls apart if you look very closely, but otherwise I’m happy.
Like Caho-Ta, I drilled a small hole for a magnet so that I can add/remove the rider as desired. The spear is metal, where the rest of the model is resin. This has the advantage of not being droopy like some other thin pieces, but it bends super easily.
Gjallr is the new Zephyri model release at Adepticon this year. I couldn’t let my chosen faction get left behind, could I?
Gjallr is another victim to my red haired kick. Somehow I thought a purple fur cloak would balance it. Or at least distinguish from the white fur of so many other of my Arena Rex models.