Monday 20 March 2017

The Grandest of all Temple Dogs

Hi all

I've returned from my tournament travels, pics and reports to follow but they will be next week ......probably ;-) 

So instead, a bit of a filler post until the end of the week when I'll treat you to Chris's next excellent Bolt Action update.

During the Black Friday madness, Wayland Games put this miniature out with a 40% reduction.  I ummed and ahhed as my Temple faction is already a very healthy size but I just love the idea of the very Temple itself defending the balance across the Isles.  Plus the model is just lovely.

The defence of the oldest temples and most sacred shrines is often entrusted to the great Oki Shisa. Mountains of ever watchful stone, still and silent for decades but always ready. None know how many Oki Shisa there are but these holy wardens are the bane of those who would attempt to manipulate their Ki against the Temple or hold sway over the land. The enchantments that gift the Shisa protection also imbue the stone with a keenness akin to a Masamune blade.




So like most Temple models he has a cheap, boostible melee dice pool, to go with this impressive combat ability it also has "Sharp" which ignores armour and toughness traits. +2 damage makes it destructive in melee too and "Tireless" means he'll not lose activations if he is engaged in combat, "durable" means it only ever loses one wound per melee action.

Oki is also "Souless" which means it passes opposed Ki tests automatically.  It is able to "leech" Ki from fellow Temple fighters and "Channel" it to others in a 12" bubble centred on itself meaning those who need the Ki can use it.  

Those of you who are following the game will note that Oki has a move of 0, which means it cannot move under normal circumstances, however it has a special unique ability that allows him to move 4" per activation or other attributes including denying opponents that the ability to interact with scenario objectives, which could make him an absolute roadblock in the game.


For the paintjob I took a medium grey for the main body and head with a gold neck torc and washed it heavily in GW's "Niklah Oxide" and then a dark green wash in certain areas.  Then drybrushed with the medium grey and then again with a light grey. Once that was done I painted the eyes a vivid blue and attempted a blue glaze to the nearest surfaces to represent the eyes glowing in a supernatural way and finally I added a homemade creeper/plant to climb up over the "living statue's" body and cover the gaps between the head and the body (which came in separate parts).  Added to a filler/spackle crafted base to represent the Temple floor it was done.






hope you enjoy
dGG

26 comments:

  1. Very nice addition Andy, really like the extras you've added to the model with paint and additional creeper.

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    1. Thanks dude, a "beast" of a model and the photos don't do him justice imho

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  2. I can see why you'd want to add him to your collection, Andy. He does look very fearsome. The MC1 Judge and Tweak lurking in the background of a couple of your photos did not go unnoticed! :-)

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    1. Yet to try him out but I think he'll feature very soon for my preliminary 50 rice Temple list

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  3. I think you would have ended up getting this fairly unique piece at some time, so well done taking advantage of the sale!

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  4. I love what you've done with this one Andy and with such a hefty discount it is easy to see how you were tempted.

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  5. WOOF WOOF! That's my other dog impression. (lovely paint mate)

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    1. Cheers dude :-)
      Great impression, v believable

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  6. This is a very cool figure to add to your team. Looks good!

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    1. He is very cool Rod, I'm gonna give him a whirl soon

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  7. 40%? How could you not buy him.

    A great addition.

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  8. Roadblock? Nah, just throw a stick for him and watch as he moves out of the way :-) .

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    1. Ha, you can always hit him on the nose with a rolled up newspaper....

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  9. Stunning stuff Andy, and your extra touches really go a long way to help make this mini come alive :-)

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    1. Many thanks Simon, he's a handsome beasty ;-)

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  10. Another super cool fig I've never seen before!

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    1. I like him a lot! He will feature in my lists I'm sure

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  11. Ooooh, I like! A lovely model enhanced by your usual excellent paint job. Of course, you do need an even BIGGER one now...a robotic samurai one! Like a Power Rangers Lion-zord! That would be so cool...and freak your opponents out. 😉

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    1. yes that would be so cool! a bit hi tech for a feudal medieval society but....

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  12. Your Bushido work just keeps getting better, and better, and better, and better, and.......

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    1. Thanks Steve, the enthusiasm hasn't diminished at all

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