Rooting Around - Turnip28 Spring Clean Challenge
Making the Brutes
After a little stock take of remaining Bavarian parts, I stuck with really simple modifications for my six Brutes.
Firstly I wanted to add the crest from the German fusilier helms to the Brutes. I toyed with trying to snip it away, before quickly releasing it would be far easier to cut off the top of the knights’ helms, and add the Bavarian helm on top instead.
Saw used to get a straight cut, with only a little cleaning of the bottom of the Bavarian hat to remove the assembly tab.Next, adding on the arms as per the design of the Knights, and getting those visors firmly closed. I used all the double handed weapons for these dangerous lads, leaving one poor chap with only a simple warhammer. He clearly needed another weapon for his empty hand, so I used one of sheathed swords from the sprue. I cut away the blade, trimming the point to remove any suggestion of scabbard ends, glued it to his hand, and sliced off the pommel and added that as well. Nice quick weapon swap.
Bavarian backpacks then added. They had their cartridge pouches removed, which were reused as belt pouches.
Brutes lined up against the Fodder.I was pretty happy with these simple kitbashes. They’ve got a nice bit of height thanks to the Bavarian helm extensions, and the more dynamic poses with the melee weapons make them seem more dangerous than the passive marching poses of the Fodder.
I could have spent a bit more time bulking them out with greenstuff, but adding the tufts and roots will take a step in that direction.
Ready for paint.
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