Chaos Centaurs, at last... Yes, at last. Why ? Well, about two years ago I had the opportunity to buy a dozen Centaur torsos at a very good price on eBay. At that time, I told to myself that it would not be so complicated to find the missing bodies. So I checked frequently on eBay. But in two years, I could only find 4 bodies. Desperating to lay hand on the others, I tried to create a mold out of green stuff, but the experience was a complete disaster.
Finally, I realized that the body of the Wood Elf horses sitting in my cabinet had the same size as the body of the Chaos Centaurs, and that they were probably sculpted by the same person (Jes Goodwin ?). So I changed my plans and searched for Wood Elf horse bodies on eBay. Luckily, they were numerous and quite cheap. Of course, they are often sold with their rider. But this was not an issue, because I took the opportunity to buy a mounted hero and a mounted wizard that were missing in my collection. Also, I had a spare horse coming from the Dragon Master set.
I have now cut the head of the poor horses and fixed the Centaurs torso on them. And now they are finally painted. They are led by a non-Citadel mighty hero from Confrontation. As the Centaurs are quite good at shooting (BS 4), I decided to equip more than half of the unit with bows (spare bows from plastic Goblins) and did the same with shields.
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| This one should make an acceptable champion for this unit. |
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| Imagine: the fog hiding the Chaos army. Suddenly, the eerie sound of pounding hooves approaching. And then, stepping out of the mist, a huge and mighty Centaur, grinning and swinging his enormous battle axe. His new victim will barely have the time to stare helplessly at the dozen severed heads hanging on the Centaur's flanks... before his head joins the grim collection... 😝 |
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