Maxxev's Fantasy Warbands

[aggro84]

Nice conversions! I love seeing Mordheim stuff. 
I can't wait to see them finished.
Please keep us updated and post more pics. 

[maxxev]

If you insist

Here is what one of the marksmen looked like before I decided to go Crossbows instead of Handguns (And swapped their heads with the swordsmen):


And the other:


Here is the first 2 northlanders unpainted. You can barely tell in this photo but thier torsos have been extended to give them more realistic proportions (e.g. make them 30-32mm rather than "heroic" 28mm):


And the assassin prepaint with the previous head after carving and greenstuff:


And because it's frankly unfair to post a new post without anything new to the thread in it, here is a dwarf conversion that I wont be using for this project (doesn't scale well for 32mm (too short)), but would be good for traditional mordheim ideas .


I should have a "proof of concept" dwarf up before too long, they are after all my favorite race.

[maxxev]

So I've upgraded the champion to be the captain (because I still can't decide on the other Heros for the warband (e.g. will the assasin and mage be heroes...).


And here is (hopefully) proof of concept on some dwarves (yes the bottom one has no right hand yet):

[DeafNala]

VERY NICE WORK! Your pieces look just as TERRIFIC here as on T.B.M.F..

[Faber]

some great conversions here! 
keep going!

[maxxev]

So as the southlanders almost hit the painting desk I have finished 2 of the dwarves, hopefully I can undercoat them today as well.





I did some more work on the rest of the dwarves, here is one of the Heros (probably the leader)


2 more girls, one shieldmaiden one more quareller


I have 2 of these guys who may well find thier way into the dwarf warband too (30mm bases BTW as there is nothing for scale).


I purchased a boxed set of the Avatars of war plastic beserkers for conversions, I knew I didn't want to use them as dwarves, but I hit on another idea. I present to you my first Red Cap Gnome, nasty violent things, the Red caps. The Red cap beserkers are the worst of the bunch and this fella is no exception.
Once they kill thier victims they soak their caps in their victims blood, hence the name (not sure if that is actual myth or D&D fluff there, anyone know?).


and lastly a couple of random things, from various warbands


These two will be part of the forest elf type faction; a sapling and treeling

[Comsquare]

@ maxxev

Redcaps are actuall myth, not just D&D fluff

Your versions look good so far, I'm also looking to convert me one for my Steampunk setting.
Will follow that project

[mweaver]

Very cool.  I particularly like the dwarves.

[commissarmoody]

Yep the Red caps are totally a myth 

[Braxandur]

Ohh Really like the Red caps. I must say that is is a brilliant use of the over sized goblin heads. Might steal this idea of yours

Keep up the nice conversions.

[commissarmoody]

Ohh Really like the Red caps. I must say that is is a brilliant use of the over sized goblin heads. Might steal this idea of yours

Keep up the nice conversions.

I agree, becase they were some nasty little fellows.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redcap

Now I am might just use them in some futur project myself, but just not use the dumb part were they die with there hat ever gets dry.

[maxxev]

To be fair the idea for the gnomes originated elsewhere:

http://www.coolminiornot.com/81948?browseid=1275587

[Cultist #3]

What line are the female dwarfs from?

Great work BTW.

[maxxev]

What line are the female dwarfs from?

Great work BTW.

Reaper miniatures, great figures (apart from thier heads IMO). The princess leia hair do is the only one i'm going to keep one of un-helmetted

http://www.reapermini.com/Miniatures/Dwarves/sku-down/06115

[Ninja]

I am sold I love your work here so far! I will be watching your work very closely.