I’ve often felt a little light in anti-tank. While the M8 doesn’t exactly pack a huge punch, it can chew through transports easily enough. Plus, an extra machinegun or two is always helpful.
M8 Greyhound
I figured I’d give myself a little breathing room by painting up both variants in the box, but didn’t bother magnetizing. Gravity will have to do the work. The MG comes with a ball joint mount, which is a pain. So I lopped it off and sunk in a bit of paperclip wire. With a magnet on the other side, it holds on well enough.
M20 Scout Car
The whitewash weathering on this vehicle came out much more subtle than on the M10 tank destroyer and M3 halftrack. At first, I was disappointed. But on the plus side, it’s a little more dual use if I go ahead with another allied Bolt Action army down the line.
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.
