Age of Sigmar – Realmscape Guardian Idol

The Realmscape Guardian Idol is part of the Realmscape terrain range and was included twice in the Stormbringer series by Hachette (issues 65 and 74).

The Guardian Idol was included in the Realmscape Expansion Set and the Age of Sigmar Extremis Starter Set alongside other terrain pieces such as the Realmscape Ruins and the Nexus Syphon.

We are going to take a closer look at the Guardian Idol from these sets, which is self-contained on a single sprue per statue. The large sprue contains massive pieces with no wasted space. As you would expect, the quality of the cast is superb, with only minor mould lines.

We will build a single sprue as it contains all the parts needed for one Guardian Idol.

First, we will build the plinth of the statue, which sits upon a ruined wall section. This one is sculpted with great detail. Applying primer, a wash and a light dry brush will already create great contrast.

On top of the wall section, we will build the plinth, which consists of four very similar pieces. Once again, the design team cleverly split these parts and they will produce a highly detailed result once assembled.

We are now on the final steps – building the idol itself. The statue itself never changes, but it comes with two different face masks. One is inspired by Stormcast helmets, while the other shows a skull inside the helmet.

As you can see, the final Guardian Idol is quite tall. It will probably be eye-to-eye with the (Mega)Gargants from the Age of Sigmar range. It also fits in with the rest of the Realmscape range, including Azyrite Townscape, as well as the older Warcry ruins.

Conclusion

If you can pick these up from one of the Stormbringer issues for 10.99 EUR, it's a no-brainer. Even if you pay around 20 euros for the sprue through a bits market or sprue trader, it's still good value for money, and you'll have a valuable addition to your terrain collection.

Due to its design, you could embed it into a cliff face to create something similar to the Gates of Argonath/Pillars of Kings, but for Age of Sigmar. As it is quite scale-agnostic, it would probably work for Warmaster and smaller scales too. With the addition of some Mechanicum bits, you could adapt it for use in Warhammer 40k and give it a similar appearance to the Sector Imperialis statues.

If you have two of these kits and want to create more variation, you could cut one of them in half at an angle, place the lower part on the plinth, and position the upper part beside the feet of the ruined wall. This would certainly be more noticeable than just the different face mask.

Warhammer Age of Sigmar Stormbringer is distributed by Hachette Collections

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