For the past dozen years or so, these five have been masquerading as Dire Wolves in my Vampire Counts army. Since the demise of WFB, they haven’t seen much action, so it was tom to bring them home.
In their former life, these Wargs were simply dark grey all over and then dry brushed with a light grey.
Rather than strip them, I worked up from that simple base, adding the brown on the hairier bits and going back to improve the detail on the mouth and face.
Obviously, there was also a base to do as well.
All in all it’s a job that didn’t take me long and I’m more than happy with the results.
The only downside is that the models themselves have massive lines on one side where the joins are. I’ve tried to reduce this with green stuff, but they’re still very noticeable. However, it’s not so bad on models that, if things go well, won’t actually get on to the table.
As I’ve said before, cavalry in LotR need a separate dismounted model for the rider. However, in the case of Warg Riders, and one or two other cavalry types, there’s also a chance that the mount will stick around after the rider has gone.
Therefore, these five should be plenty cover for a box of six Warg Riders being dismounted. They can also operate independently if I decide to field an Angmar or Mordor army led by my Ringwraiths.
Unfortunately, Isengard cannot field Wargs on their own, and so I am going to need to get hold of some Warg Riders. I already have a dozen Orcs to use as dismounts that came in one of my eBay bundles, but for the Warg Riders, I shall be picking up a new box from Outpost in the not to distant future. At less than £15 for six cavalry models, I’d be hard pressed to find them cheaper elsewhere.
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Sweet! Nice shades of brown and the dark skin works well!
ReplyDeleteThanks, I was pleased wit how they worked out.
DeleteNice work dude. I have always love the style of the Wargs from the LOTR range. Especially that Chieftain model.
ReplyDeleteMe too. However, unless I definitely commit to more armies, I won’t be trying to get hold of him and these five will do.
DeleteNicely done on the Wargs Kieron. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks.
DeleteCracking job Kieron! Great looking colors 🙂
ReplyDeleteThanks, I was worried that they end up looking like they’re wearing stockings. Fortunately, they don’t.
DeleteYet more awesome work ... you're doing Middle Earth justice mini by mini.
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