June 2022 Third Preview: Spectral Cavalry Unit!
Good evening guys! ⚔️
Hope you have had a great weekend.
This is the last post of the month and today we are showcasing the Spectral Cavalry Unit for this upcoming June 2022 Release in Highlands Miniatures: the Spectres of Transilvanya! 👻
Having the chance to create this Spectral Cavalry Unit has been an amazing experience. We have follow many amazing references to create the miniatures, like this amazing engraving by Gustave Doré (1865) called "Death on the Pale Horse". The biblical influence -the Book of Revelations- has been very present along the design process of these miniatures.
"When the Lamb broke the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, "Come." I looked, and behold, a pale horse; and he who sat on it had the name Death; and Hades was following with him. Authority was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by the wild beasts of the earth.
— Revelation 6:7–8"
We wanted to create them as much phantasmagoric as possible, that is why the horses don't have the classic stapes or reins. As you can see in the preview images, the poses of the spectral horses and the riders, the Grim Reapers with scythes, are designed to represent the coming of the spectral cavalry from the open heaven, inspired by this incredible paint by Peter Nicolai Arvo (1872) called "The Wild Hunt of Odin".
The Spectral Cavalry Unit is composed of six (6) Spectral Riders with scythes, one of them can be used as a captain, and four (4) Spectral Horses. These miniatures aren't modular. The riders come separated from the horses. ☠️
Remember, the June 2022 Release, the Spectres of Transilvanya, will be composed of:
6x Crypt Ghosts Unit: low level spectres with rusty one handed weapons
6x Wraith Unit: armoured spectres with two handed weapons
6x Spectral Cavalry Unit: undead spectres on horses with two handed weapons
9x Second Anniversary Skeleton Warriors Unit: basic skeletons warriors without armour, with spears and shields.
1x Ezekiel, the Lord Necromancer in Flying Monster
Also, if you haven't seen our first Kickstarter to promote the Dwarf Army that is coming next July 2022 to Highlands Miniatures, check it out:
👉🏻 JOIN THE DWARF LORD KICKSTARTER: CLICK HERE
Hope you like these miniatures as much as we do guys, we read you as always! ❤️
Comments (11)
That's great news :) Thanks a lot for the update :)
Hi, when are these available to download?
Hi Brendan! These miniatures are being presupported and will be available soon. We will upload them to the Drive Archive as soon as we receive the files :)
Absolutely stunning. 😍
Thank you very much Karsten! The references we have been following from the late XIX century have helped us a lot!
Beautiful! I really appreciate you sharing your reference works. It's a treat to be exposed to even more great art.
Thank you very much John! We always try to share the ideas and process behind the miniatures and what kind of art inspire us to create the miniatures. The world is full of inspiration! :D
These look so good. Were I not a merchant, I would probably still print as many sets of your designs as i would anyway.
Thank you very much Ben for your support and your lovely words! We are very happy with the outcome of this unit! :)
Omg, awesome, Awesome, AWESOME
hahah Glad you like them Leonard! We have tried to represent the feeling of the spectral cavalry coming from a red and bloody sky and we really like the result! :)