The Doblians are sculpted from the approved but unreleased artwork from the 1997 unfinished armies book. The weapon is a great big sickle on the end of a longish handle, the curve of the blade being much more pronounced than a Dacian falx. It's called a rhomphia in the book, so thats what we called it. The sculptor raised this very same query, but in the end we concluded the Doblians main weapon is not a Dacian falx. Regards. Andrew
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> Am wondering whether it might be easier to sculpt Gloranthan Troll heads by decapitating the original Troll/Orc/Ogre/Goblin (for Trollkin) figure and replacing it with the head of a pig or wild boar, with the fur filed away so it is more skin-like.
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> So the large, long-handled sickles of the Dog-eaters are called Rhomphaia -- I normally understood a Rhomphaia to be a slightly curved falx, possibly short enough to be wielded one-handed by a strong man. Certainly this is also how the weapon is more commonly sculpted by several UK-based figures manfacturers.
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> From: Grautr <grautr_at_...>
> To: WorldofGlorantha_at_yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, 21 February 2012, 12:01
> Subject: Re: Input for sculpting needed
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> Hi,
> thats a nice looking website. Did you do the artwork? I think I recognise that style from a few publications?
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> Your trolls look authentically trollpak which I think is important because you just cant find or convert trolls from other games to fit in easily with RQ.
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> The problem with RQ trolls is headgear. Hoods, coifs and full helms are no good because it interferes with their darksense. They also need an open helm to make full use of their bite attack. We worked out this limits them to caps, kettle helmets and petasos.
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> Apparently some petasos were made of metal and then covered in felt to look like hats rather than helmets. This would suit an Argan Argari merchant I would think.
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> In my campaign the trolls make some of the best armour, lamellar made with giant insect chitin and a sort of linothorax from woven spider silk.
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> regards,
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> Neal
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> --- In WorldofGlorantha_at_yahoogroups.com, "varma_many_truths" <ahitaylor@> wrote:
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> > you can see them on www.madknight.co.uk
> > and on the mad knight castings facebook page
> > Andrew
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> > --- In WorldofGlorantha_at_yahoogroups.com, "Grautr" <grautr@> wrote:
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> > > Hi again,
> > > I'm also just getting into sculpting runequest miniatures. Please post pictures of your progress please.
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> > > regards,
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> > > Neal
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> > > --- In WorldofGlorantha_at_yahoogroups.com, "Grautr" <grautr@> wrote:
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> > > > There was a post a few days ago, with a teaser from the new Pavis book which is due to be released, a drawing of an antelope lancer, marble hoplite and silver shield peltast.
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> > > > regards,
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> > > >
> > > > Neal
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> > > > --- In WorldofGlorantha_at_yahoogroups.com, "varma_many_truths" <ahitaylor@> wrote:
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> > > > > Hi, I am wondering if anyone can help me with the following points.
> > > > > 1)Lunar Antelope Lancers, Lance and shield or One naded lance only, or 2 H lance?
> > > > > 2) How "uniform" would the actual armour be- all the same( Lunar issue) or hand me downs and captured stuff?
> > > > > 3 ) Agimori, 2 H Pike or 2H Pike and Shield?
> > > > > 4) Lunar Hell Sisters. Any thoughts on armour dress weapons Etc. Aldo normal horses or demon mounts ?
> > > > > Thanks
> > > > > Andrew
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