Friday 29 March 2013

Elephant Brigade

I've recruited 5 African elephants from Aventine into my Ptolemaic army, to represent the nellies at Raphia.


These are lovely models, with 2 head variants, and two bodies.  The howdahs look particularly convincing, and depict rawhide stretched over a wooden frame.  My only slight reservation about them, is that they feel just a bit on the large side for how I picture an African Forest Elephant.  Still, though, they are noticeably smaller than the Indians Craig will bring.  Some are temporarily propped on Irregular Miniatures 2mm Pike phalanx.

There was next to no flash or vents, and it took me four sessions to assemble them.  

Here's one from behind.  The tail is a separate piece, and plugs up into the elephant's posterior.  This assembly process very much reminded me of an episode of "EuroTrash", I saw years ago, which featured a "Pony Club"....   The most challenging element of assembly was fitting the small bell under each elephant's neck.  I'll paint the pachyderms, and I'm hoping that Nick will paint the 15 crew.

9 comments:

phf said...

Man, I love oliphants! Those look great ranked up close like that!

Sam Wise said...

They look very good!
I like Olifants too, but they are just "Elephants", unfortunately !

legatus hedlius said...

I'm about to start my first elephant (not a fighting one) and am stressing about it so it will be good to see how you handle yours!

Just got me first Aventine figures. Impressed!

fireymonkeyboy said...

Oh, man, the scale of this project blows me away.27

DeanM said...

Imposing group of elies! Will look great when they are painted and based I'm sure. I love Aventine elies. Best, Dean

Paul´s Bods said...

That´s a lot of nellies...they will definately be Herd when they are on the battlefield....

Silver Whistle said...

I think you will have to strengthen the legs on your games table with all this lot.

BigRedBat said...

Thanks all! The legs on my table are of 3" square oak. :) Simon

Cyrus said...

Aventine African elephants are the best Simon! I quite like the GB and Foundry ones too as they are smaller and seem the right size for Forest elephants.