The Rest of the Avians from Trilaterum

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With the lookalike Hauk cavalry finished, it was time to start on the infantry.

Again the figures had not survived the journey from the States very well: almost all the pistols were snapped off, and quite a few legs and arms too. Not sure what the solution is here: the boxes the figures arrived in were intact, the figures (in their plastic bags) were enclosed in polystyrene packaging peanuts, and the whole lot were in a bigger box clearly marked as fragile. Anyhow, worth noting that one painting session was almsot solely devoted to repairs, with only two figures remaining unusable…and, as you’ll see below, I even found a use for one of those.

The Avians from Trilaterum divide into three different races. First up, we’ve seen the lookalike Hauk on warbirds, here are the infantry versions, who really are remarkably like Khurasan’s Hauk, albeit a lot larger. Next we have the Corus (I’ve renamed them Corvids in my lists) who look like crows. Finally, the Virginianus (should that be Virginianii?) who are best described as giant owlmen! There’s also a sky sled: some kind of hover or antigrav vehicle.

The infantry are really nice figures: very crisply formed and with clear definition between each type. They paint up very easily, and it is a very much appreciated happy coincidence that their equipment also very closely ressembles Khurasan’s Hauk range.

I used a sky sled with a broken figure as a casualty, and painted one Corvid as a medic (Avian medics are in blue: my Harook have one too).

The sky sleds are, by the way, a bit silly for me: I quite like the concept, but why put all the spikes on the back? What’s next? Skullz?

I had bought two boxes worth at $30 a box, so $60: getting an 8-man Hauk cavalry squad that you’ve already seen, two 8-man squads of mixed infantry, one commander and one medic, and two sky sleds. Counting the cavalry mounts as a separate figure, that’s 34 figures and the two sledges. Seems a bit steeply priced for me, but they are fun and will look good on the tabletop.

In addition to the price, the other catch is their size. Here’s a little comparison shot for you:

Virgianus, Khurasan Hauk, lookalike hauk, harook, corvid, battlefront infantryman

These are big birds: the Virgianus models are a good 28mm high, the two others a good 20mm high.

Now I can rationalise the difference between the Hauk and lookalike Hauk by saying that the airmobile Hauk are deliberately chosen for their diminutive size compared to the lookalike Hauk, who aren’t that bigger than a Harook anyway, but this is a very good example of 15mm scale creep. A very good example.

So there you have it: reinforcements for my Avians now complete.