{"id":3508,"date":"2019-08-07T09:47:51","date_gmt":"2019-08-07T16:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/?p=3508"},"modified":"2019-07-25T17:13:07","modified_gmt":"2019-07-26T00:13:07","slug":"arena-rex-cato-and-ladon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/2019\/08\/07\/arena-rex-cato-and-ladon\/","title":{"rendered":"Arena Rex: Cato and Ladon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<code><div class=\"spinomatic\" spinomatic-data=\"[{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;arenarex\/exiles\/cato\/cato_01.jpg&quot;,&quot;options&quot;:{&quot;object-position&quot;:&quot;50% 5%&quot;},&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Cato&quot;,&quot;isPrimary&quot;:true},{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;arenarex\/beasts\/ladon\/ladon_01.jpg&quot;,&quot;options&quot;:{&quot;aspect&quot;:&quot;4x2&quot;,&quot;object-position&quot;:&quot;49% 50%&quot;},&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Ladon&quot;},{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;arenarex\/exiles\/ladon_cato\/ladon_cato_01.jpg&quot;,&quot;options&quot;:{&quot;aspect&quot;:&quot;4x2&quot;,&quot;object-position&quot;:&quot;64% 50%&quot;},&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Ladon with riding Cato&quot;}]\"\r\naspect=\"4x4\"\r\nprefix=\"\/\/paintedguys.com\/spinomatic\/\"\r\nv=\"4\"\r\n><\/div> <\/code>\n\n\n\n<p>I missed Cato on his initial release, but once his mount Ladon became I available I knew I&#8217;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?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/cato.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-I5yxWECw\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/cato-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Cato\" class=\"wp-image-3506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/cato-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/cato-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/cato-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/cato-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/cato.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Cato<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ladon.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-I5yxWECw\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ladon-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ladon-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ladon-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ladon-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ladon.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Ladon<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>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&#8217;m happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ladonwithcato.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-I5yxWECw\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ladonwithcato-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ladonwithcato-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ladonwithcato-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ladonwithcato-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ladonwithcato.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><br>Cato with Landon<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I missed Cato on his initial release, but once his mount Ladon became I available I knew I&#8217;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? 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