Continuing to build out, Ywain joins the ranks. I kept the red violet color for most of the color, with a bit of the reds I used for boots on my Bolt Action models.
YwainThe model comes with a cloak, but I decided that a lot of the Legio XIII had cloaks, so I’d let Ywain leave it behind. Hopefully I can use it for an interesting conversion somewhere down the line, although Arena Rex models are slightly larger scale than most.
I love love love the models for Arena Rex. I don’t get the play the game much, and frankly some of the models are finicky enough to make for bad game pieces. But they’re so beautiful I can’t help myself.
Aquila really highlights the Roman qualities of Legio XIII. After using the red-purples on Dark Carnival, I thought it would work well here as a slightly muted, older looking red.
Ban-Luca fortunately had a metal spear, so I didn’t have to deal with the droopy resin spear of some Arena Rex models. It was still difficult to line up.
Gaius has more earthy feel, and gets a skin tone to match. I’m not sure I’m happy with the vines on his leg, but the rest turned out well enough.
This gets me nearly to three playable factions (Zephyri, Gorgons, and Legio XIII). I should probably put some down in front of somebody and demand they play with me.
I keep wanting to play some kind of post-apoc game. I demoed This is Not a Test at Adepticon last year, and enjoyed it. It has a strong Fallout feel. I haven’t made the push to get other people to play, but I did pick up a handful of their models.
Both of the army guys came with a few head and arm options, which I appreciated. I decided to paint them up similarly to my Bolt Action winter US troops.
Gas Mask Girl and Johnny Atomic are more monopose, but have a ton of character.
I based these models like the other post-apoc game I haven’t actually played, Wreck Age. Maybe someday I’ll put it all together into something.
The alt for the Swinecursed is what really pushed me into picking up the Wong box. I am a sucker for alternates and limiteds, and the Swinecursed’s built in Magical gives it some immediate synergy.
I decided to go bold for hair color. Wong’s magic seems like a colorful kind of magic, as opposed to the more naturalistic Zoraida. I only realized after it was too late that the texture on the forearms is supposed to be more hair. Oh well.
