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Brettonian Duke on Pegasus (in progress) added Sep 23, 2005
I picked this figure up to use for a paladin with a pegasus mount. The problem with playing an unusual character is finding a good miniature to portray it. Sometimes I'll make a character to fit an interesting mini, but this was not such a case. The first good match I came across doing web searches was this Warhammer figure. I've never really painted a GW mini before (aside from a plastic space ork I got for free), both because I don't like the look of most of them and because they're pretty expensive. The Bretonnians look pretty good, however, and I didn't think I'd be able to find a better fit without hunting for obscure and/or out of print minis. This was also the first time I'd painted a figure with so many pieces. The rider was in three pieces: legs, torso, and weapon arm. The choice of lance or sword was welcome, since a sword was really what I wanted. I drilled a hole through both body pieces and the top of the pegasus and pinned everything together with a toothpick. The pegasus was split into two body halves, the head, and two wings. The pieces went together well, but I had trouble getting it attached to the base. There were slots on the base but no corresponding tabs. The pegasus only had three hooves on the ground, so it was very unstable and tended to fall over when handled. I wrestled with glue for a while with little success. I finally decided to drill some holes in the plastic base and tie the figure to the base with brass wire. After wiring it, it was rock solid.
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