Tuesday 31 March 2020

UNORP - The Pride of Rolbu


The great garrison-city of Rolbu contains many workshops creating all manner of tools of war - swords, axes, armour, bolt throwers and, mightiest of all, the fearsome catapults.  First invented by the Ogres, these war machines can be found installed in most major cities of the Union - in dire circumstances they are mounted on great wheeled carriages and taken to the battlefield; as the great tactician Yaizag IV said "you don't need to fear a siege if you stop them getting to your walls".

One such catapult currently deployed to join the armies of the Union is 'The Pride of Rolbu'.  Designed by the Ogre engineer Konog, who still accompanies it to battle, The Pride has taken part in many wars since it was built - the superstitious amongst the armies it has fought alongside swear it is blessed by Zunthor-Gul himself for the way it has smashed apart enemy formations!

The Pride of Rolbu

Crew of The Pride - note the Ogre Engineer Konog (second left) keeping an eye on his creation

This piece (as always for UNORP!) is from Ral Partha Europe - Varrig's Strong Arm Catapult is the name it goes by there.  The Catapult is multi-part (easy and simple though) and each crew member (or pair) is single-cast.  I also added a single Ogre from their range to fit with the UNORP setting.

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