Egyptian Themed spell caster

In Ancient Egypt at least among the gods magical power was accessible to all.  Isis one of the most recognizable goddesses of that land held to a mighty used of magic and in many tales used her magic to even the odds for herself or her son Horus so it seams appropriate to field a female spell caster with my Egyptian Themed list.

This is the Reaper miniature they call Katarian The Invoker a most unegypian name for hat is clearly an Egyptian figure. She might be a bit chilly in Frostgrave and normally I stay away form  female miniatures that show this much flesh but I made an exception here because the costume is inspired by if not exactly a replica of dresses seen in Egyptian art.

I mean this image of Isis(left) has even less coverage above her waist so by comparison our girl looks conservative. This inspiration for the Head dress is also visible on the queen making offerings. 

The cat by her ankle was one o the reasons I wanted this figure its rare you get a miniature with a "familiar" and its seems so perfect.  I like how its paw is on her foot like its trying to hold her back, offer support or give a warning... of course its a cat so it might just want its food bowl filled.

The head dress is stunning and the gold with the black wash really came out well. Unlike the historical images it seems to contain and hide her hair. You also get a good look at the back of the cat.

I'm really pleased with how her face came out and with the flame coming out of the bowl that she is clearly using to summon some magical aid.

I was initially worried that she would look out of scale with her fellow spell caster (who is master and who is apprentice I have not decided) but they actually look good the difference in height is due to the male figure having the extra bones base. The male figure is bulkier but not overly so and not beyond what me might see in real life.  The two of them bring to mind Yul Brynner(as Ramesse II_  and Anne Baxter (as  Nefretiri) from the Ten Commandments , I hope they get along better.

Cold War Comander

Rob's HQ an Israeli Half-track with a Racing Stripe

 Several of the guys at Game Castle have been building armies for Cold War commander.  I have not tried the game yet the two armies were realy too small for extra players to do more than watch.  Both their miniatures and our understanding of the game are  works in progress.

 Peaceful village some were in the Middle East

 The Israeli army is on the move

 So are the Egyptians as an 18th century enthusiast I can only admire their fine linear formation.

 Rob Commanding the forces of Israel.

The two armies got very close before firing I'm not sure exactly the scale involved here certainly in Flames of War shooting would have started further back.

 Rob and Tim overlook the battle field

 Red prepares to attack and...

 Draws first blood.

By the time I was ready to leave (I was not feeling 100% and bailed early) two tanks had been destroyed but as each tank can take more than one hit (4 or 5 is typical) more damage may have been done.