Anyone remember Mage Knight? It was a game from Wizkids, the first successful collectible miniature game. It came out in 2000, was wildly successful for a time, then demand crashed and you could buy crates of the pre-painted fantasy figures for a song on the auction websites.
So I picked up a crate of them back in the day, planning to do something with them someday…
![Snakewomen Snakewomen](showcase/toyshowcase/2020/289545b.jpg)
So here are some snakewomen! The plastic is bendy, the paint jobs are hit and miss, the castings lack crisp details (look at the 'blob' of a right hand!) – but a little painting touch-up makes these fine for the tabletop.
![Snakewomen Snakewomen](showcase/toyshowcase/2020/289545d.jpg)
I ripped them off the click-bases and mounted them on steel disks. They were originally holding severed heads, which I sliced off because it looks dumb in a unit. The gray bases were meant as a compromise that would work both in dungeons and on outdoor battlefields.
![Snakewomen Snakewomen](showcase/toyshowcase/2020/289545g.jpg)
I failed to record what these figures were called. I tried searching the web, and learned there's a two-sword variant, but the guy who had that didn't know what his figure was called, either!
Update: I've identified this figure as the MageKnight Gorgon (#40, 41, 42). Apparently part of the Pyramids Magespawn series.
![Snakewomen Snakewomen](showcase/toyshowcase/2020/289545e.jpg)
One of the problems with Mage Knight figures when you're building units, is that there's usually only one pose available. I used a hair dryer to soften the sword arms, and repositioned them for variety.
![Snakewomen Snakewomen](showcase/toyshowcase/2020/289545f.jpg)
As you may see in these photos, the soft plastic is a bit tacky even though I've given it a matte seal coat, and is a magnet for dust and fibers. Blast them with canned air once in a while.