{"id":1014,"date":"2026-06-11T13:22:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T12:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/?p=1014"},"modified":"2026-06-11T13:53:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T12:53:48","slug":"can-i-kit-bash-some-centaurs-for-warriors-of-athena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/can-i-kit-bash-some-centaurs-for-warriors-of-athena\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I Kit-bash some centaurs for Warriors of Athena?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260319_181959765-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A cutting mat, sprue of miniatures and cutting tools.\" class=\"wp-image-1016\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260319_181959765-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260319_181959765-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260319_181959765-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260319_181959765-676x901.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260319_181959765-rotated.jpg 1164w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It has been a while since I last posted but I have been managing to do the odd bit of hobbying here and there.  Much of my focus has been getting stuff ready to play Warriors of Athena.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m not sure where I first saw someone online kit-bashing centaurs but it struck me as a great idea and I thought I&#8217;d give it a try. It felt a little ambitious with my limited kit-bash skills but I thought I&#8217;d have a go and see how it went.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"849\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260319_195236980-1024x849.jpg\" alt=\"Two parts of a horse body miniature and a greek peltast without head and right arm.\" class=\"wp-image-1017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260319_195236980-1024x849.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260319_195236980-300x249.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260319_195236980-768x636.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260319_195236980-676x560.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260319_195236980.jpg 1162w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Two parts of the horse body and a greek javelin man<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the horse bodies I found that Wargames Atlantic do some rider-less horses in their <a href=\"https:\/\/wargamesatlantic.com\/products\/light-horses\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/wargamesatlantic.com\/products\/light-horses\">General Accoutrouments &#8211; Light Horses<\/a> box. Just what I needed. For the human part I went with some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.victrixlimited.com\/collections\/ancients\/products\/greek-peltasts-javelin-men-and-slingers\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.victrixlimited.com\/collections\/ancients\/products\/greek-peltasts-javelin-men-and-slingers\">Victrix Greek Peltasts and Javelin men<\/a> and some <a href=\"https:\/\/store.warlordgames.com\/products\/greeks-ancient-greek-hoplites\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/store.warlordgames.com\/products\/greeks-ancient-greek-hoplites\">Warlord Games ancient greek hoplites<\/a> and for the leaders some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.victrixlimited.com\/collections\/ancients\/products\/copy-of-ancient-unarmoured-samnites\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.victrixlimited.com\/collections\/ancients\/products\/copy-of-ancient-unarmoured-samnites\">Victrix Armoured Spartan Hoplites<\/a>. Then for the archers I had some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.victrixlimited.com\/collections\/dark-ages\/products\/dark-age-archers\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.victrixlimited.com\/collections\/dark-ages\/products\/dark-age-archers\/\">Victrix Dark Age archers<\/a> which did the job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First step was to build the horse body and chop the bottom part of a greek javelin man and add the top to the horse body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"759\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260319_201203486-1024x759.jpg\" alt=\"Top half of a greek javeling man glued to a horse body.\" class=\"wp-image-1018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260319_201203486-1024x759.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260319_201203486-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260319_201203486-768x570.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260319_201203486-676x501.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260319_201203486.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This left a sizeable gap underneath the waist of the javelin man so I filled this with trusty milliput.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"816\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260319_203341563-1024x816.jpg\" alt=\"The gap between the horse body and javelin man body is filled with milliput two part epoxy putty.\" class=\"wp-image-1019\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260319_203341563-1024x816.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260319_203341563-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260319_203341563-768x612.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260319_203341563-676x539.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260319_203341563.jpg 1035w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An earlier step I forgot about was cutting away the saddles and straps from the horse bodies and filling them smooth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"759\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260323_114545994-1024x759.jpg\" alt=\"Three horse bodies one with the javelin man torso and the other two showing where the saddle and tack are being removed.\" class=\"wp-image-1020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260323_114545994-1024x759.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260323_114545994-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260323_114545994-768x569.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260323_114545994-676x501.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260323_114545994.jpg 1326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the gap between filled, I used more milliput to sculpt the lower part of the javelin man\u2019s tunic. I used a head from the ancient Greek hoplites and added a hand with a javelin. For on the table the Javelins can double as spears depending on the needs of the scenario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"776\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260330_064838091-1024x776.jpg\" alt=\"Javelin man 'centaur' with head and hand weilding a javelin added.\" class=\"wp-image-1021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260330_064838091-1024x776.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260330_064838091-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260330_064838091-768x582.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260330_064838091-676x512.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260330_064838091.jpg 1245w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This cutting mat isn&#8217;t much better. My excuse is that both of them are very old.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"961\" height=\"722\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260330_065134641_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"A different view of the finished centaur  miniature.\" class=\"wp-image-1022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260330_065134641_HDR.jpg 961w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260330_065134641_HDR-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260330_065134641_HDR-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260330_065134641_HDR-676x508.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 961px) 100vw, 961px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A different view of the finished &#8216;centaur&#8217;.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I wasn\u2019t happy with the finished miniature (well two of them at that point actually). The body was too long and looked out of proportion so it was time to snap off the torso and start again. There was a part of the horse miniature that was added to the horse body between the head and neck, which wasn\u2019t helping so I removed that as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1001\" height=\"919\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260403_191633215.jpg\" alt=\"The centaur miniature with the human torso broken off.\" class=\"wp-image-1023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260403_191633215.jpg 1001w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260403_191633215-300x275.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260403_191633215-768x705.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260403_191633215-676x621.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1001px) 100vw, 1001px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With those changes that was about it, apart from the paint.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"747\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260407_162841539.jpg\" alt=\"The re=built centaur miniature with lower tunic sculpted with a mix of greenstuff and milliput epoxy putties.\" class=\"wp-image-1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260407_162841539.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260407_162841539-300x249.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260407_162841539-768x637.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260407_162841539-676x561.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Another centaur but with greenstuff\/milliput mix for the lower tunic.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I went with mainly speed paints over a white drybrush, there are hundreds of youtube videos of Slap Chop method (I really wish someone would come up with a better name but I suppose \u2018white drybrushy over darker painty sort of thing\u2019 isn\u2019t as catchy), so I didn&#8217;t do a step by step of the painting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m always in two minds about the finish I get with speed paints.  I&#8217;m not sure where I go wrong but it often looks a bit bland compared to how I see the results of Youtubers paint jobs.  There are extra steps you can do of course, double slap chop, selective highlighting and probably more, but this seems like defeating the object a bit for me. I just need to find my own work-flow I suppose. I do like the results <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@PeachyTips\/videos\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@PeachyTips\/videos\">Peachy<\/a> gets so I might have to re-watch his videos closer to get some tips, peachy tips! Do you see what I did there?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anyway, after the three spearmen I built some archers.  I went with giving them all similar colour schemes to unify them.  Here is a group shot of the first six kit-bashed centaurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"763\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260527_1759518072-1024x763.jpg\" alt=\"Six kitbashed centaur miniatures.\" class=\"wp-image-1026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260527_1759518072-1024x763.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260527_1759518072-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260527_1759518072-768x572.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260527_1759518072-676x504.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260527_1759518072.jpg 1362w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Leaders<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Warriors of Athena Quest book also lists three leaders for the centaurs so I wanted these to look distinct from the three spearmen so used the armoured Spartan hoplites (not sure how this is pronounced. I always thought it was \u2019hop-lights\u2019 but I noticed that Total War Rome goes with what sounds like \u2019hop-lee-tez\u2019 &#8211; if you know, let me know in the comments).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These would require sculpting some extra layers for their armour to tie in with what they are wearing. I went with green stuff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"818\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260530_0908160302-1024x818.jpg\" alt=\"Kit-bashed centaur with armoured sparten hoplite for the human torso part and a row of green stuff  expoxy putty sculpted armour.\" class=\"wp-image-1027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260530_0908160302-1024x818.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260530_0908160302-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260530_0908160302-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260530_0908160302-676x540.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260530_0908160302.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the Spartans had a cloak which presented a problem. The cloak was obvioulsy made for a standing human, not a half human, half horse. So I tried bending the cloak to lie correctly on the horse back. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First attempt was using boiling water. This was a total fail. The plastic didn&#8217;t bend at all. So, next, with fingers and toes crossed I put the cloak in a hot oven. This worked making the plastic pliable but it re-set hard more or less as soon as I got it out of the oven. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">On to plan B!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I made an impression of the cloak in warmed blue stuff then, rolling out a thin sheet of green stuff and pressed this in the mould rubbed with a tiny bit of veseline. This worked perfectly it was then just a matter of carefully removing the green stuff from the mould and carefully addding it to the spartan torso and adding the front piece of the cloak from the sprue. I lost the plastic part that was to go at the back of the helmet for the models hair so I added some more greenstuff to the back of the head and sculpted some.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"893\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260531_075805236-1024x893.jpg\" alt=\"Kit-bashed centaur miniature with a greenstuff cloak added.\" class=\"wp-image-1028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260531_075805236-1024x893.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260531_075805236-300x262.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260531_075805236-768x669.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260531_075805236-676x589.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260531_075805236.jpg 1029w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"947\" height=\"875\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260531_075815258.jpg\" alt=\"Another view of the kit-bashed centaur miniature with a greenstuff cloak added.\" class=\"wp-image-1029\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260531_075815258.jpg 947w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260531_075815258-300x277.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260531_075815258-768x710.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260531_075815258-676x625.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 947px) 100vw, 947px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"688\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260531_080050577-688x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Front view of kit-bashed centaur miniature with a greenstuff cloak added.\" class=\"wp-image-1030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260531_080050577-688x1024.jpg 688w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260531_080050577-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260531_080050577-768x1144.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260531_080050577-676x1007.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_20260531_080050577.jpg 863w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And here are the finished leaders. I used more regular paint on these but stuck with speed paints for the tunics and helmet crests. I am fairly happy with them. They are good as table-ready, which is, at the end of the day, what I need them for. I try and keep reminding myself that I don\u2019t have to spend ages on paint jobs just for table use. O.k, maybe the odd character model can be a little more fancy but its not necessary to have competition quality miniatures for gaming (not that I think I can paint competition quality!). Still need to work on the freehand stuff for shields and the like, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"539\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/OLYM16532.jpg\" alt=\"Kit-bashed leader cantaurs painted and based.\" class=\"wp-image-1037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/OLYM16532.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.realityshift.org.uk\/miniature-battles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/OLYM16532-300x253.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let me know in the comments if you have kitbashed anything for Warriors of Athena or maybe you have some tips on free hand painting?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It has been a while since I last posted but I have been managing to do the odd bit of hobbying here and there. 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