RedBox´s Alliance range, Original titel "Warg Half Orcs" but I reckon, seeing as Uruks are a half breed creature their mounts would also be Half breeds. Wargs crossed with Hyenas!! Not the modern spotted hyena but the pre-historic Cave Hyena (Crocuta crocuta Spelaea). The beast was reckoned to weigh 225 Kilos!!
Anyway, as my contribution to Orctober. 11 of the 12 have been painted as one of them was supposed to represent Saruman but ended up as Merlin
5 of the ?..what are they? Wargs not, Hyenas also not. Wyenargs? Anyway, 5 of the Wyenargs were dumped into boiling water and then had thier heads repositioned.
Wargs are described (By Tolkien) as being sentient and having a proto language "the dreadfull language of the wargs " which Gandalf could understand. Given that, a body of Orcs/Uruks mounted on Wargs would pose quite a problem. Being fast, they could be used to go to the flanks or rear of an enemy and when there, the orcs/Uruks could dismount to fight on foot with the wargs alongside them, effectively doubling thier force.
Nice paint job - it's nice to see wargs that are not as big as a rhino (and a big one at that). Peter Jackson really over-sized far too many things in the films - must be compensating for something.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant paintjob Paul. Love the way you painted the Wargs!
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ReplyDeleteWow! I appreciate this hyena-like wargs - highly detailed and excellent painted!
ReplyDeleteLovely creatures :-D
ReplyDeleteYour paintjob is a success! I've tried to paint mine like hyenas a few years ago, but the result wasn't good and I had to paint them again in a more conventional way. So, congratulations !
Great job.... although your fine work is inspiring my opponent in our LOTR campaign to buy and paint more Wargs.... :-)
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to seeing what comes off the production line.
Cheers
Stu
Wasn't a huge fan of the Jackson HyenaWargs in the films, but thinking about the as prehistoric versions makes more sense and you've certainly brought out the best in them with the paintwork!
ReplyDeleteNice painting on these guys. I like these new sculpts that match the movies. I still have the old Ral Partha sculpts from the Frank Bakshi movie.
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