Maledrakh's B4Core #83,84,85 Ape Attack!

[Maledrakh]

I see the light at the end of the tunnel! Grinding through the Bones 4 core set, we have reached the last two dozen....and a full dozen of those are kobolds! Soon there will be less than 10 left!

 

Today I did the Ape Attack! subset

I chose to go different paths with each of them. These are so big, I think they are more useful as individuals than as a team. After all, there is only so much you can to with three giant apes, one of which that for some reason seems to have joined the Roman legions.

 

And I was not kidding when I said they were giant apes:

They are twice the height of a man, and what looks like ten times the mass.

 

 

#83: The Great White Ape

Drybrushed from black with a series of offwhites, ochre, beige and greys, and a couple of skin tones on the nekkid flesh.

This one does double duty as an abominable snowman.

40mm base.

 

#84: The Barlgura

A barlgura is a D&D chaotic evil demonic creature of the Abyssal plane. Described as semi-intelligent and brutally violent, looking like an eight foot tall blue-skinned Orangutan with wickedly sharp claws. The model is of a much larger Gorilla...Well... close enough. Let's just call him King Louie and leave it at that. "Oobee-doo! I wanna beat up you-oo-oo!"

50mm base

 

#85: Ingkay Ongkay 

"My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions, loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next." (Gladiator, 2000)

 

So, Reaper...Pray tell. What is it I am not familiar with here? In what context might I need a giant romanesque-armoured gladius-wielding ape exactly?

 

50mm base.

 

#83, #84, #85 the Ape Attack! subset

Bones 4 Core set, 2019

Reaper Miniatures

unknown sculptor

Made in Bonesium PVC

40mm and 50mm bases

should be available from reapermini.com some time in the future in Bones.

 

 

Bones 4 core set: 143/163 just 20 to go! 

[KruleBear]

The NMM on maximus’ armor looks excellent.

[Lostraven]

Wow those are great apes! Love the Barlgura - great idea.

[Disciple of Sakura]

3 hours ago, Maledrakh said:

So, Reaper...Pray tell. What is it I am not familiar with here? In what context might I need a giant romanesque-armoured gladius-wielding ape exactly?

 

It would have been very useful for the dwarf druid with the giant ape animal companion in a campaign I was in a few years ago. Ignore Paizo's dumb ruling on animal intelligence, raise your animal companion's INT score to 3 when you get the first stat bump, and it's a sentient creature capable of learning all sorts of feats...

[Glitterwolf]

Ãmazing!!!

[supervike]

Just love that orange ape!  So cool.

[haldir]

On 3/15/2020 at 5:38 AM, Maledrakh said:

 

 

So, Reaper...Pray tell. What is it I am not familiar with here? In what context might I need a giant romanesque-armoured gladius-wielding ape exactly?

 

 

 

There was 100 Kingdoms which had a Roman legion of apes & such.

 

Great idea for the Barlgura. Need one for a upcoming Avernus game & the winged one Reaper has is way to small for that purpose.

[Adrift]

This post has convinced me to use all of these as Bar-luguras as opposed to giant apes.