Boduria: Volkzima, God of Winter

I wanted a centerpiece for the Bodurian army, and I likewise wanted to tie it in to the wolfen theme that is an intended part of the force.  This was an opportunity to dip in to one of my favorite sources for excellent value fantasy models; Schliech:

As it comes the Eldrador Ice Wolf is a nice looking model, well cast considering it is technically just a toy.  Being designed to go with three inch figurines, it's a substantial model, and being intended for children, it is also reasonably priced.  About a tenner.

But it did need a repaint to fit in with my other models, and more importantly perhaps, to cover up the artificial, plastic ice.  I think the ice as made looks pretty good, but at the same time only part of the model has it for the ice parts, so overall it needed a repaint.

Volkzima

On repainting it I was not going to be able to get quite the same transparency, but I managed a fairly cold looking solid blue for the back and the legs.  The paint jobs for the Bodurians are just flat colours, but for Volkzima I added further levels of highlight before giving it a shaded glaze.

Reaper sorceress, for scale

The other piece of work here is in the base, which is pretty large.  140mm x 80mm.  I wanted the model to appear to be bringing winter with it, so at the front ofthe base it is summer, but where Volkzima steps frost appears, and to the rear of the base, deep snow lies (subsequently given a layer of snow flock over the top of a 50/50 PVA glue - Bicarbonate of Soda mix),

Raaarh!

As for in game usage, I can't decide yet what is most appropriate in Dragon Rampant.  Monsters are too brittle but they could reflect the fickle nature of a summoned god.  Otherwise, Elite infantry or Elite riders with spell caster or other similar abilities may work.  The beauty of the system is that it will accommodate all sorts of specialist troops within the template of a single type.

Either way, it's another 6-10 points for the army.

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