Aventine Byzantine Torsion Engine/Bolt Thrower

[Atheling_2006]

It's been a bit frustrating waiting a week for the gloss varnish to go fully off but now the Aventine miniatures Byzantine Torsion Engine/Bolt Thrower is nicely matted down and based.

There is some discussion of the palette and many more pics on my blog here:
https://justaddwater-bedford.blogspot.c ... ngine.html

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[BaronVonWreckedoften]

If you didn't know it was an ancient catapult, the two knobs on the top might have you thinking it was some sort of Tesla device.

Good work, once again.

[Atheling_2006]

If you didn't know it was an ancient catapult, the two knobs on the top might have you thinking it was some sort of Tesla device.

Good work, once again.

Thanks Von

What the blinkin' 'eck is a Tesia device when it's at hom?

[BaronVonWreckedoften]

You know, the Weird WW2 stuff - electronic lasers from the late 1940s, for those Hitler Fanbois who can't accept that he lost? "The Reich will rise again...."

[grizzlymc]

It would be a good conversion to a 1950s pulp.

[Atheling_2006]

You know, the Weird WW2 stuff - electronic lasers from the late 1940s, for those Hitler Fanbois who can't accept that he lost? "The Reich will rise again...."

That's a creepy way of looking at it but dare I say, there might be some truth to it!

I've never played Weird WWII but have had to paint some of the machines up when I was painting professionally many a moon ago. Not all that much fun to paint up and the castings were awful so i had to spend way too much time cleaning them up. Can't remember the manufacturer

[Essex Boy]

Stunning paintwork.

Iain

[Atheling_2006]

Stunning paintwork.

Iain

Cheers Iain

[HMS Priapus]

Absolutely exquisite piece of work. Worth of a Rep award over on our Discord!

[Shahbahraz]

Well between you, HMS P and even Penda, a bloke could feel pretty inadequate in the painting stakes! That's bloody lovely.