Task 1: The army of Eolas

[The Maestro]

Now that war is approaching Eolas The Maestro has mustered a fine army of men, ready to rid his land of those blasted drow. Now that they are ready The Maestro has gathered a small representation of his army to strike fear into his opponents.

Soldiers of Eolas by Jed  cameron, on Flickr

The maestro in his war armour. 

Soldiers of Eolas by Jed  cameron, on Flickr

Foot soldiers and commander

The back bone of the army, these soldiers and their commanders make up the majority of the army.

Soldiers of Eolas by Jed  cameron, on Flickr

Archers

Used to shoot down the opposition before the contact begins they are the second most popular troop.

Soldiers of Eolas by Jed  cameron, on Flickr

knight

Knights are used to reinforce the front line,  They are often found accompanying squadrons of foot soldiers. 

 

Soldiers of Eolas by Jed  cameron, on Flickr

Pike men

Used at the very front line, pike men act as a spiky wall against the approaching army.

Soldiers of Eolas by Jed  cameron, on Flickr

Light cavalry

Useful for quick recon missions and ambushes they are trained to ride with as minimal weight as possible.

Soldiers of Eolas by Jed  cameron, on Flickr

Heavy cavalry

These tanks are used to break enemy lines and scatter weak formations. 

Soldiers of Eolas by Jed  cameron, on Flickr

Forest men

Used to infiltrate areas where normal troops cannot reach they are silent and deadly enemies, chosen from only the best foot soldiers.

Soldiers of Eolas by Jed  cameron, on Flickr

Guardsmen

They are the only troop that was active all year round, they protect towns and villages and act as chaperones for high ranking officials.

A friend lent me some minifigs and accessories so I decided to put them to good use and complete task one. I found building a small number of things for scenery and rearranging them for each shot worked well in this scenario as it was easier than building an entire moc for each different soldier. I don't think there is anything else to say so please tell me if im doing anything wrong, it's my first time posting a task. Hope you enjoy 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited October 8, 2016 by The Maestro

[soccerkid6]

Great group of warriors! I like the Forest Men most

[TitusV]

Very nice figs, I think the scattered pieces of walls and vegetation work quite well!

[LittleJohn]

Great looking figs, I especially like the forestmen  The bits of crumbling wall and foliage are excellent too!

[Henjin_Quilones]

Good looking group! The rearranged bits of scenery are well-done and effective. My only criticism is that the light cavalry should not have longbows, as they are impossible to use from the back of a horse due to the size of the bow--only a man on foot can use them--so the smaller bows would be a better choice; and perhaps they shouldn't have armored horses, either, to allow for faster riding. But other than that, this looks great!

[Kai NRG]

Great collection of figs, and I really like your set-up with scattered grasses and stones and that wall in the background!  

[The Maestro]

On 09/10/2016 at 1:09 AM, soccerkid6 said:

Great group of warriors! I like the Forest Men most

I agree, they are my favoirite too.

 

On 09/10/2016 at 2:15 AM, TitusV said:

Very nice figs, I think the scattered pieces of walls and vegetation work quite well!

Thanks Titus, I was try something new so im glad you liked it.

 

On 09/10/2016 at 3:46 AM, LittleJohn said:

Great looking figs, I especially like the forestmen  The bits of crumbling wall and foliage are excellent too!

I think everyone liked the forestmen, I tried to go into a bit more parts intensive cobblestone as there was not much and it work well.

 

On 09/10/2016 at 3:49 AM, Henjin_Quilones said:

Good looking group! The rearranged bits of scenery are well-done and effective. My only criticism is that the light cavalry should not have longbows, as they are impossible to use from the back of a horse due to the size of the bow--only a man on foot can use them--so the smaller bows would be a better choice; and perhaps they shouldn't have armored horses, either, to allow for faster riding. But other than that, this looks great!

I think I was in such a rush I forgot, I actually had their bows sitting their ready, oh well 

On 09/10/2016 at 6:57 AM, Kai NRG said:

Great collection of figs, and I really like your set-up with scattered grasses and stones and that wall in the background!  

Thanks Kai, the scattered stones and grasses were kind of used as a fill in for blank spaces, glad you like it.

[en_zoo]

very nice figs! good to know such an army fights on the right side! ;) I second Henjin about the light cavalry, as well as everyone who likes the re-arranging of the landscape - very effective.

I might suggest bigger shields for the pikemen, but that's just my personal taste ^^

[The Maestro]

On 14/10/2016 at 10:53 AM, en_zoo said:

very nice figs! good to know such an army fights on the right side! ;) I second Henjin about the light cavalry, as well as everyone who likes the re-arranging of the landscape - very effective.

I might suggest bigger shields for the pikemen, but that's just my personal taste ^^

Thanks en_zoo, I agree with you on the pikemen matter, unfourtuantly I only had one large sheild so oh well.