Devlings! Arguably, ungor did look a bit like devils anyway, but the inspiration for this colour scheme comes from the homonymous faction from Battle for Wesnoth – a game that took a toll on my life several years ago, but oh so sweetly! Actually, devlings are way smaller than ungors, but I still liked the feeling. Here’s an artwork picture to give you an idea.
So many memories…
However, the main reason for this post is that I need to find suitable shields for these fellows. I might just go with old plain small round shields from gw, but I’d rather find something more interesting. I think a copper buckler would look nice, but it won’t really match with the spear, nor with the position on the arm. A pelte – ancient Greek shield used by light infantry – especially with a tear shaped cavity to rest the spear on would be even better, but frankly I don’t know where to find something like that. Alternatively, I could keep with the Norse theme, broadly intended, of the Goatmen I’ve been painting and go for a simple targe design. If anyone has any suggestions, they’re very much welcome!
Nice use of Ungors, as you say they have lots of potential, not just poor levy beastmen in Warhammer!
After a quick look you can get Peltast shields here though it’s probably easier and cheaper to buy some small plastic shields off eBay and drill a hole to create the shape.
Thanks for the suggestion, those look nice. I’ll look around some more and if I’ll find anything good and cheap I’ll post about it – but I will always consider the cheaper, and craftier way. 😉