From PeteF: Elven Heavy Cavalry for SAGA (50 points)

Next out of my big box of randomness was this troop of Elven (Elfish?) Stormwind Cavalry from Mantic Games. The big box of randomness was the result of buying a kickstarter on EBay with all the add-ons and freebies. There are ogres, goblins, orcs, war engines, gargoyles and who knows what. I decided to build a SAGA Age of Magic army by blindly selecting one plastic bag at a time from the box.

A couple of weeks ago this packet of cavalry came out. They are made of a plastic/resin/vinyl material that allows for a decent level of detail. There are some downsides. At least for this kickstarter the manufacturer did not do a great job with mold lines. The material has to be superglued (I much prefer hard plastic and hard plastic glue for both the bond and filling in gaps). The fit of the various bits was far from perfect - they recommend bending the figures after bathing them in very hot water.

I am experimenting with Turbo Dork's colour shift paints and used "Forrest Flux" for the green metallics. The initial layer of green looked a bit heavy and even with the colourshifting was monotonous, so they got gold trim on everything. I tried painting the horse cloth green but it (and the cloaks) were better a more neutral white.

There are five stormwind cavalry on individual magnetized bases. They'll do for SAGA mounted hearthguard as well as a troop of heavy cavalry for Kings of War when stuck to a metal tray. The plan is to have a complete SAGA Age of Magic army done by the time the local games stores are open again. I hope all my fellow quarantiners are staying sane.