Forewarned is Four Armed

I have also begun to work on modeling the Brutes.  Here are some test models I have made for this alien faction.  The basic parts are from Warlord Games' Zulu range.  I cut the torso from one figure and attached it to the neck area of another, giving a four-armed body. I trimmed the head a bit, and extended the skull with putty.  The eyes are little putty spheres.  The resulting figure looked a bit top-heavy so I added a tail.

Altogether, I am pleased with the result.  (My biggest fear was that the Zulu elements would make the figures look like a racist caricature.  But I think they came out alien-looking enough to avoid that pitfall.)  I do wish the kit came with some left arms without shields, since these are still the most culturally-identifiable element of the figure.

I'll post some painted pics later.