[Lizardmen Army Book 8th Edition 107
Laurice Whack
The Lizardmen Saurus regiment were mainly made up of the plastic minis you got in 5th edition. I bought a box or two of them over time, and added in the metal command figures. It always used to frustrate me that command figures would sit more diagonally on the bases, like they were heading in a different direction from the rest of the gang.
The Kroxigors were two other minis I relished painting. I spent a bit of time on the bases, too. I used a varnish designed for Fimo clay, which made minis very shiny. But I figured this worked well on Lizardmen anyway. It certainly saved them from chipping when they spent a good couple of decades piled into a box.
The bases were some form of clay (potentially Fimo, but possibly even window putty) with pieces of roughcasting stones pressed into them. I used to pick the stones off the wall of the house and get in trouble for it. What a bloody martyr.
These skink archers had a metal command group. The standard bearer is very top heavy. I never considered putting weights in the bases back then. He always fell over back then, and it turns out, he still does.
Lots of fond memories here, and the army is bigger than I remembered. I must give a respectful nod to childhood me for another fully painted force. The trade-off was an abject performance at school, but who needs school when you can play fully painted?