Mongol Warriors

I had this Ikea RIBBA picture frame just waiting for such a project. Testing the layout, I think I have a plan... 

Cleaning up as best I can, replacing arrows and lances with wire much more in-scale. 

Primed in black.. 

Horses and riders paired up for painting.. 

Testing the LEDs before installing in the frame.. 

Testing the LEDs in the frame. Better remember not to put in the glass pane for photographs! 

I've prepared the ground, now I can start selecting final positioning of the riders. 

Wow, it is actually coming to life.. 

These boys mean business. 

 

Mongol Warriors - some final shots of this scene in an Ikea picture box. A few HäT "hun" figures, a base, background and LED lighting. 

The overall effect is close to what I had intended, but the figures don't really stand up to close scrutiny 

 

 

 

I've replaced some obvious scale aberrations like lances, arrows and bow strings but there are still some oddities (e.g. hand sizes!) 

Final shots! The overall effect is close to what I had intended, but the figures don't really stand up to close scrutiny