Hello everyone! Just a quick sketch today due to workload and other commitments at the moment. I've recently been thinking about Seraphon whilst flicking through old editions of the WFB Lizardmen armybook and was inspired by the old Skink Cohort unit. Whilst it's clear that you can simulate this old unit using the current Skink unit profile for AoS, I was intrigued by the concept of a dedicated close-combat Skink unit. This sketch captures my basic thoughts. I took inspiration from several key sources- there is an army, showcased in the old Lizardmen Collector's Guide, where all of the Skinks' shields were replaced by third-party Nguni shields, which have this wonderful compressed-oval shape that I thought would suit a more heavily-armoured Skink perfectly. I was additionally enamoured with the long goad sticks on the Skink Handler models and thought a unit of Skinks with heavy, two-handed Spears would be really cool. In fact, I think adding a large shield and some green stuff armour to some Skink Handler miniatures would be an interesting little experiment. In terms of function, I can imagine them acting as a auxiliary front-line unit that can act as an intermediary between the standard, less resilient Skink unit and the slower but more durable Saurus Warriors. #warhammer #ageofsigmar #aos #seraphon #lizardmen #skink #grandallianceorder #fantasy #fantasywarrior #characterdesign https://www.instagram.com/p/CWxnuddt1l-/?utm_medium=tumblr
