Outlaws of the Water Margin - Celestial Temple

Still no face to face games and in need of a break from the ancients, I thought I would clear a couple of the older projects and languishing in the cupboard of shame.

This shrine is from the guys at Adrian's Wall's comes ready painted in 4 separate pieces but was in need of a base and some extra flocking, something to blend it in with the existing terrain and some nice flowers suitable for a well tended temple. 

Now for the back story....

The shrine on Dragon and Tiger Mountain contained many imprisoned spirits of heroes past, but the envoy of the Song government was no respecter of tradition and tore open the paper seals and had his men roll back the stone slab demanding to see the content of the shrine.

" I see nothing but an empty well". As he spoke there came a rumbling from far below. Suddenly sparks whirled before his eyes and his nostrils filled with the pungent smell of sulphur. With a roar a black cloud shot upwards, piercing the roof, and into the sky like a pillar of blackness. From it fell a hundred or more lights in a dazzling cascade, dispersing in all directions. He had unleashed something more serious. The nine dozen heroes of the Water Margin had been released, fulfilling an ancient prophecy,

For those not familiar with the original Chinese folk tail or the BBC TV show from the 1970's It takes place during the Song Dynasty, a time of transition and upheaval. A succession of corrupt administrators had bled the farmers dry, extorting money for personal gain. In such days, even honest men were driven to rebellion. Thus the outlaws of Liangshan Po came together: heroes all, disgusted by the corruption and betrayal of the nation.

In the Water Margin there are 108 heroes said to be the spirits reborn of other, earlier heroes. 

I am a little short of the 108 heroes so these left overs from Curtney's will have to do to bolster the numbers. They have been tucked away in the draw for several years high time they hit the paint table. I also dug out some old old glory boxer casualties which will make some excellent shock markers.

That's it no more Chinese bare metal at least for now.....

All based and ready for undercoating, but not before a few more Egyptians clear the table....