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28mm BeestWars Hyenas


Barbarian Hyenamen With Pets
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Barb4
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$25 USD


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Personal logo Sgt Slag Supporting Member of TMP writes:

Hyenas are difficult to paint up accurately to real life photos -- well, for me, anyways. LOL! Nice job. I am a big fan of Hyenas and Gnolls (fantasy Hyena Men). I have a decent Gnoll Army, but I lack Hyenas to supplement them with. I need to find me some Hyena mini's to paint up.

Per Gary Gygax's AD&D Monster Manual description, Gnolls have a greenish tint to their facial fur -- I went for RW colors, so brown's and tan's. It only recently occurred to me that Gary might have changed their color scheme to avoid any ideas about how Gnolls came into being, so I probably should follow his lead, and re-paint their faces green, but to be honest, it took me 40 years to figure it out, so I don't feel a strong urge to change them -- it is only a small gesture to offset the idea of their lineage, and if someone wishes to go there, the green coloring likely won't stop them, either. Cheers!


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Personal logo Editor in Chief Bill The Editor of TMP Fezian writes:

BeestWars is a set of rules and range of figures from Gary Hunt Miniatures, and one of the factions available are the barbarians, which include the Hyena Men of Hararre. Their shamans have magical shapeshifting abilities, and the hyenas are strangely intelligent…

Hyenas

These hyena models are part of the Barbarian Hyenaman With Pets pack, which comes with multiple bases, giving you the option of basing the barbarian and hyenas individually, or together on a larger base (with the hyenas being chained). I decided to have my hyenas individually based.

Hyena

These are slottabase models, and the legs are slim, so be careful handling them.

Hyena

Even though this is a fantasy setting, I chose to try a realistic look, and did an internet search to get an idea for what hyenas would look like.

Hyena

I'm just a basic painter, so I used drybrushing and washes as usual on these models. I particularly wanted to get the smoky look on the muzzle and around the eyes, and a pattern of spots on the body.

Hyenas

I finished by flocking the bases and applying a protective matte clear spray coat. LITKO FlexSteel was added to the bottom for storage in magnet-lined boxes.

Still to Come: Barbarians!