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Title: Dwarves of Mount Dolmed - a dwarf army for Middle Earth
Post by: James Morris on June 28, 2020, 03:17:47 PM: Dwarves of Mount Dolmed

‘A warlike race of old were the Naugrim, and they would fight fiercely against whomsoever aggrieved them: servants of Melkor, or Eldar, or Avari, or wild beasts, or not seldom their own kin.’
The Silmarillion, JRR Tolkien

Depending on how you look at it, this has either been a very long or very short project. The inspiration for this was jointly the dwarves of Tolkien’s Middle Earth and the wonderful Saxon/Viking-inspired dwarf miniatures sculpted by Colin
Patten. I bought about 30 of the original Vendel Miniatures dwarves around 2002 intending to run a Moria campaign, only to paint half and resign them to strtorage. However, in 2020 I started to take note of the smashing Conqueror Models range of dwarves (also sculpted by Colin Patten) and bought some packs to add to the warband. Over the last few months I’ve been able to get them all done; checking out my copy of the Silmarillion, I decided to theme them as the dwarves of Mount Dolmed from the First Age of Middle Earth (although Tolkien does not mention any of their names, so all the captions below are my own.)

Figures are mostly Vendel (now available from Thistle and Rose in the USA) and Conqueror Models. There are a handful of other manufacturers in there which I hope you will have fun spotting - I raided the bits box for any dwarflike models to make up the numbers! I used LBM Oathmark shield transfers and banners from Northstar (as well as the fab Oathmark metal dwarf characters) to speed things up.

The mountain photo background is a printable download from Jon Hodgson.
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Post by: scatterbrains on June 28, 2020, 04:08:07 PM: :o

Wonderful looking dwarf army!
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Post by: Plynkes on June 28, 2020, 04:17:03 PM: Those are beautifully done, James. Bravo!
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Post by: Brandlin on June 28, 2020, 04:55:56 PM: ooooohhh pretty!

That is what dwarfs should be sir... thank you for sharing
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Post by: Mr.J on June 28, 2020, 05:41:03 PM: Beautifully painted. Well done!
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Post by: Grumpy Gnome on June 28, 2020, 06:32:23 PM: Gorgeous work!
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Post by: Chimpfoot on June 28, 2020, 08:36:12 PM: Fabulous :)
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Post by: Hitman on June 28, 2020, 09:50:19 PM: Fantastic work!! Now they need some goblins to beat upon. They will look great on any gaming table. Thanks for sharing.
Regards,
Hitman
8)
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Post by: Dolmot on June 28, 2020, 10:24:38 PM: You called?

Oh.

Well, I'm glad I visited this thread. Very nice throng. 8)
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Post by: Bearwoodman on June 28, 2020, 10:38:08 PM: Grim, fierce and proud. Very impressive!
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Post by: Blackwolf on June 28, 2020, 10:56:22 PM: Brilliant :-*
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Post by: gamer Mac on June 28, 2020, 11:39:07 PM: Great stuff :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
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Post by: Melnibonean on June 28, 2020, 11:53:16 PM: Lovely work. They really have a great atmosphere about them.
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Post by: Ragnar on June 29, 2020, 01:18:41 AM: Pure eye candy James!
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Post by: Lord_of_Moria on June 29, 2020, 02:47:02 PM: Wonderfully done!
o_o
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Post by: Steam Flunky on June 29, 2020, 05:00:56 PM: They look fantastic.
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Post by: Captain Blood on June 29, 2020, 09:40:05 PM: Downright gorgeous, James. Proper job :-*
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Post by: James Morris on June 29, 2020, 09:59:33 PM: Thank you all - I’m really glad you like them.

I’ve sent them straight into action in a solo game to try to remove a bunch of orcs from the snowy slopes of Mount Dolmed. The king has bought it already - curse of the new paint job!
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Post by: Sunjester on June 29, 2020, 10:41:57 PM: Absolutely superb.
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Post by: Jacksarge on June 30, 2020, 04:44:36 AM: Truly epic looking dwarves mate! Really enjoy seeing your work, inspirational.
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Post by: Swordisdrawn on June 30, 2020, 05:16:22 AM: Superb! An excellent force and fab painting.
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Post by: scatterbrains on June 30, 2020, 11:42:07 AM: Damn, hope there's an heir to the throne! Cant let a beautiful clan fall apart for lack of leadership!
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Post by: Little Odo on July 01, 2020, 08:57:50 AM: Just come across this thread - awesome work :-* A truly inspired theme for a dwarf army. Cannot wait to see more of your Mount Dolmed campaign.
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Post by: CarstenR on July 01, 2020, 08:06:36 PM: They are magnificent! Threre is so much character to this army.
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Post by: Elk101 on July 04, 2020, 08:20:44 AM: Excellent work, some of the nicest dwarves I've seen.
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Post by: March Hare on July 04, 2020, 02:30:39 PM: Love it. Really feels like Middle Earth to me.
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Post by: Quendil on July 04, 2020, 06:41:15 PM: Wonderful work :-*
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Post by: Byblos on July 04, 2020, 07:56:38 PM: This is superb !!!
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Post by: James Morris on July 05, 2020, 01:26:48 PM: Thank you everyone. Seems everyone loves a dwarf!

Just added a new battle report on this page - the newly painted figures won (although Nundir got decked by an orc champion)...
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Post by: Jonny on July 05, 2020, 03:18:33 PM: Your dwarves are excellent!
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Post by: GamesPoet on July 05, 2020, 05:19:59 PM: Well done, congrats!
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Post by: Kitsune on October 13, 2020, 08:47:26 AM: Great work. I’ve got a load of these models as well, but nowhere as well painted as these. I think the conqueror set are the best dwarf models about
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Post by: Montefortino on October 14, 2020, 09:21:31 AM: Fantastic dwarves, and very Middle Earth. Thanks for posting.
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Post by: Melnibonean on October 14, 2020, 09:42:11 AM: I've been thinking about dwarves lately: Should I or shouldn't I?
Another look at your efforts and I think I have no choice but to get to the forges and start work.
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Post by: James Morris on October 18, 2020, 07:12:14 AM: Quote from: Melnibonean on October 14, 2020, 09:42:11 AM
I've been thinking about dwarves lately: Should I or shouldn't I?
Another look at your efforts and I think I have no choice but to get to the forges and start work.

Thank you. Just do it! That’ll probably result in me buying more dwarves further down the line...
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Post by: Ragnar on October 19, 2020, 10:49:20 PM: James, maybe a long shot but do you have any of the Hasslefree Dwarves? I am wondering how they compare with the Conqueror and Vendel.
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Post by: James Morris on October 20, 2020, 02:12:01 PM: Quote from: Ragnar on October 19, 2020, 10:49:20 PM
James, maybe a long shot but do you have any of the Hasslefree Dwarves? I am wondering how they compare with the Conqueror and Vendel.

None, I’m afraid, but I bet someone on here does!