There is a wisdom that is woe; but there is a woe that is madness.
-Moby Dick, by Herman Melville
There are things in the deep which we think we have lost; yet, they always return. One way or another.
My second Blue Whale Archer: Ishmael Salt.
For a second time, I decided to create a model based on Bruticus' awesome Blue Whale Pit Fighter. The first, Galen, was an awesome success... as a model. But he was a total failure as a hero: getting shot to pieces by a couple of Brethren with bows.
I really liked how this model turned out! The paint-job was immensely challenging, as I found it very difficult to match the original model I made (pro tip: don't paint drunk). But after some work, I adjusted it to my liking. The re-work made Ishmael look more weather worn than Galen, so I figure he is an older knight. Perhaps even ancient and white-bearded under all that armor. He fights on more out of rote, inelegant habit than passion. Like all who have dwelt in the madness of Mordheim for far too long.
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Ishmael's huge bulk makes him a formidable opponent.
New, and awesome terrain provided by Blue Forge Terrain! It is simply amazing!
It's a shame that the Blue Whales were very much a part of the world-that-was, and the knightly order aesthetic of the Empire doesn't really fit in with Age of Sigmar, because they were a favourite creation of mine, and it would be tempting to make a unit of them. The idea was that a blue whale would be just as fantastic a creature as a griffon or manticore to a peasant of the Old World, but in the 9 Realms with God Beasts and such, they are probably less impressive.
ReplyDeleteConversion-wise, perhaps the knightly order could be expanded by combining the Blight King bits with some heavy cavalry, like the Dracoth riders of the Stormcast.
I agree with you. I am not in love with AoS' "high-fantasy" setting - but then I never really played WFB either, I stuck with Mordheim.
DeleteI have started a third knight - this one with the more classic sword and shield combination.