| Genre | Fantasy |
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| Race | Griffon |
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| General Description | Monster with the rear parts of a lion,
and the foreparts of an eagle. |
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| Details | Rear half of the creature is lion-like. The chest,
shoulders and forelegs are leonine in shape, but covered with feathers; the
right foreleg ends in a talon. The head is eagle-like, and smaller than a
lion's head would be on this body. Left foreleg is raised as if to strike. |
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| Assembly Notes | The left and right wings are separate pieces,
and appear to be identical. A small pin on the wing matches a small hole on
the main body, and is useful in lining up the wings (though the pin is too
small to help fasten the wing on). I found the best fit on the right wing by
attaching it with about a 45 degree upward angle; the left wing fit best when
angled just a little above horizontal (your mileage may vary). Though I could
get a good fit along the top seam, there were gaps at the bottom of both wings
-- you may want to fill these gaps, or just paint over them and hope nobody
looks. |
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| Options | The wing attachments are fairly fragile. You may
wish to reinforce them by drilling holes and inserting stiff wire, though the
small size of the wings may make this a tricky operation. If you are
ambitious, try to trim some of the metal from inside of the left claw (it
currently looks as though the griffon is holding a rock in its claw); for a
simpler solution, shade the extra material in a darker color that won't be
seen, or paint it as more "blood and gore." |
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| Imperfections | The top seam is just barely visible; cleaning
it up on the "lion" part is easy, but in the "feathered" part you may want to
fix the seam with paint rather than try to remove it. Double seam visible on
"lion" belly. Not sure what the scultor intended with the eagle's beak: there
is some material hanging from the lower beak, which could be (a) sprue to be
trimmed, (b) blood and gore dripping from the mouth, or (c) the griffon's
tongue. There is a sculpted lump on the base beneath the left foreleg, which
you might want to trim off or paint as part of the terrain. |
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| Scale | 15mm |
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| Height | 37mm (depending on how you mount the wings) |
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| Composition | Pewter |
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