I am finding that my progress has slowed on the Age of Arthur project, largely I confess because I have found the 1st Corps warband of Young Warriors fairly uninspiring figures to work with. Not poorly sculpted of course, but just rather dull figures and with many looking far from young in my view, adorned as they are with copious facial hair. In this I am reminded of a similar earlier experience during my Punic Wars project with the Crusader Miniatures Celtiberian warband! They just look, well, bland!
Anyway, not having anything else in the Lead Pimple ready for painting I was in a bit of a blind alley. Then I recalled that at Hammerhead I'd purchased some Wargames Foundry Darkest Africa figures to add to the native population along with a small order of similar figures from North Star's Copplestone ranges. As I'd already started on rebasing my existing collection I decided to clean up and spray undercoat some of these. First then, for context, the Colonial Power's figures rebased in groups of 3's, 2's & 1's ~
So I now have something besides Arthurians to splash paint on with these female archers to join the Maiden Guards of Chief Bykalaizii m'Tubi and a band of mean looking Ruga-Ruga. Something different to restore the mojo hopefully, as well as giving me a welcome pause for reflection in considering the next direction to take for the Age of Arthur collection; not to mention allowing the Warchest to recover before Partizan!
A nice wander, very characterful figures, will look forward to seeing them painted up.
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