King Bykalaizii m'Tuubi & entourage

 

I have been beavering away off and on painting various figures for my In the Heart of Darkness project. As I've now completed enough to warrant a post I thought that I would take time to share the latest additions with you. First up naturally is the principle native figure, King Bykalaizii m'Tuubi of the P'Doki. While he figures on a large base with wives/daughters and a witch-doctor I thought we needed a fighting version too. Here he is then, represented by a single figure from the North Star Africa range, Congo Chieftain figure pack ~

As you may recall from a game report posted earlier, he is protected by his close bodyguard unit, the Maiden Guard. I thought there should be a male equivalent and so the Wargames Foundry pack of masked warriors were pressed into service as his Devil Guard, joined by a chieftain figure from North Star's Africa range. The shield pattern matches that of the Maiden Guard to help them stand out on the tabletop battlefield here in GHQ ~

King Bykalaizii m'Tuubi, famed more for his low cunning than martial spirit, is not above seeking an unexpected advantage against any and all enemies. To that end renegade W'Tzoni warriors are recruited as needed for his Lion Guards ~

Strangely, or perhaps not on reflection, these warriors do not seem to enjoy a long career. Perhaps their charge has something to do with that when hunger strikes...?

There remain in the Lead Pimple just a few figures to round off the project, for now at any rate, comprising: six more warriors to swell the P'Doki ranks; a witch-doctor and war drummer for the W'Tzoni faction; and a handful of other figures to serve as objectives or table dressing in future games. Hopefully they will be finished in the coming days, then it will be back to Post-Roman Britain and some armoured infantry Phil has passed to me.