One of the big questions with the new Ahoggyá miniatures for Tékumel is assembly - how should I put them together? The large variety of arms make the process fun, with just a bit of thought involved also.
The above pic shows most of the arm pieces available. A key observation to consider when choosing the arms is the bend of the 'elbow'. Now, with single-mounted miniatures it is not a problem, but I want to put these beasts onto element basing, and the more straight the elbow, the more space is taken on the base. I can see that the axe arms - in the center - are fairly straight and will need careful placement. I am also thinking of chopping off some hands ... ouch! ... from some arms and pinning them to others to get a more varied look, and to combine the armored and unarmored arms better.
Here is a pic of the business end of a pair of Ahoggyá:
You can see that the axe on the far left extends beyond the limit of the base. It is not bad but I will need to watch for that when it comes time to assemble the elements.
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I'm new to this mythos really but find the creatures amazing.
ReplyDeleteTheses will look splendid painted!
Tékumel has some very intriguing life-forms!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to getting my unrmoured ones; I'm doing one with one of each arm, then mixing them randomly for that 'dishevelled' Ahoggya lok. Love your approach - very clever!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Chirine - they are not quite done yet (with assembly that is) so hopefully they will look just as good after I'm done!
ReplyDeleteThese guys look really good (for Ahoggya!)
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