I am mostly done with the sculpting on Scak. Last step was to add an embellishment to each of the wiggly decorations on the horn.
Then I started to work on the chariot. Inspiration for the general layout are the Goblin Battle Chariots from back in the day.
First, I cut the three parts of main frame from 4mm square wood dowel, and a floor from coffee stir sticks.
After the floor planks were roughened up, I glued the parts together.
These two contraptions will form the side walls. I will cut the general shape (an oval) from cardboard, and use that as a template on both parts to get the same shape.
Here is the chariot shaft. I still need to bend it in shape, which I will do over hot water steam; never done that before, lets see how this will turn out. Instead of making it as long under the floor as the two side beams, I glued two magnets in place, to keep Scak and Zrok securely in place during game play, whilst being able to remove them as casualties. These are only glued in place with superglue so far, I will embedd them in putty for added security. I don't know how often those two flipped on top of each other during construction… don't trust a drop of superglue alone.
