But I'm back now! I thought I'd best mark my return to the blog with something exciting, so today's post features a fabulous alternative Bloodthirster, who I have decided will be my Angron. The model is another Creature Caster Sculpt, dubbed the King of War.
I've painted the model in a slightly more orangey red than most of my other Bloodthirsters, to make Angron stand out on the battlefield, and also to a certain extent because it's boring to keep painting the same colours! I really enjoy painting skin on these models. You can really get the brush flowing across the model. What's less fun is highlighting metal, and there is a lot of that to do on this model! It took several sittings to get all the bronze highlighted.
The pose of this model is fantastic. The axe smashing into the ground, the right arm coming up in a threatening manner, the look on his face... they all conspire to make a dynamic figure. It's easy to put together too! If you're like me, you tend to fret about buying such large models because you worry about putting them together and how much pinning needs to be done. However, this model is pretty easy. The model has handy tabs for the axe to go into the base, and the arms and legs go on very easily and are designed to slot together and only really need glue (I recommend epoxy resin) to hold them on, although pinning the legs is will provide a bit more strength. Where you will need to pin is for the wings, but, amazingly, the model has little divots marked where you need to drill, so there's no guesswork involved! It all went together very easily.
The model has all the classic hallmarks of a Bloodthirster, such as an axe, flail, leathery wings and horns jutting out of its joints. You don't need to convert this model to convince people it's a Bloodthirster. The base is one of the best I've seen for a stock base - it's covered in rocks and skulls. I added a couple of Ork and bloodletter skulls to add a little bit more to ground it in the 40k universe, and overally it makes the perfect Bloodthirster (more so than many of the other Bloodthirsters I have reviewed).
I also believe this model is a representation of Angron. It's worth bearing in mind, of course, that Creature Caster can't make it look too much like Angron, or they'll run into copyright issues, so they've just added enough to make it seem like it should be him - such as the tentacles/tubes coming out of his head. They are one of the most iconic features of Angron's visage, and I think they are what convinced me it is Angron. The model does come with an alternative, tentacle-less head, which might be best if you prefer it as a standard Bloodthirster. My friend, Martin, pointed out that Angron should have a sword, so that is a negative point. Nothing stopping him using an axe from time to time though! He is a daemon primarch, after all!
And with that, I draw my review to a close. It's a great model that will dominate the tabletop, and is now much more easily available thanks to Creature Caster's better international shipping. See you next week!
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