Going through my stuff, I was trying to figure out what I could use as artillery. I figured bolt throwers would size wrong with the troops or would require too much Rube Goldberg work. I could have gone with the catapult, but thought the Doom Diver might be the rub. I saw that I had some Gnome Eagles (they are no longer available) and thought they would be perfect.
I pulled out some 75mm by 50mm bases and sprayed them brown. I created a pile of rocks on the bases and added some Gnomes. My thought was that the eagles would basically drop rocks on the enemy and come back for more!
The eagles needed a bit of work. They were painted OK, but I thought the shading was off. So, I hit the white areas with a black wash and all the brown areas with a dark brown wash. I then hit the areas with some white and brown respectively.
I finished up with the basing, flocking and flowers and these were set. I decided not to glue the eagles to the base, so I could place them close to the targets during the game. Not really a necessary thing, but it is all about the fun! With that, I have some artillery support for my army.
- Manteuffel