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Title: The Mercenary Army - My life long project
Post by: Dr. Moebius on November 16, 2013, 02:39:51 PM
Hello Gentlemen,

today I just want to post some pics of my Fantasy Mercenary army.
This is a really life long project I started nearly 10 years ago with some Marauder dwarfs.

The plan is to put new recruits to it on a regular basis. These recruits will be of different races and weapon types.
I played WFB with them though I really like to use this army for lots of different gaming systems in the future.

The only common theme it has is that all units should be in a mercenary landsknecht look.

The pictures here a just a little selection of what I already have painted.

Enjoy!

Dr. Moebius

Title: Re: The Mercenary Army - My life long project
Post by: Dr. Moebius on November 16, 2013, 02:44:05 PM
And even more...

Cheers
Dr. Moebius

Title: Re: The Mercenary Army - My life long project
Post by: Franz_Josef on November 16, 2013, 03:49:40 PM
Wow!  Love the mix of Landsknecht Ogres and Dwarves.  Some fine, old hard-to-come-by figures there.
Title: Re: The Mercenary Army - My life long project
Post by: Blue in vt on November 16, 2013, 03:58:18 PM
Fabulous figures and fabulous painting! Well done I can't wait to see more!

Cheers,

Blue
Title: Re: The Mercenary Army - My life long project
Post by: Mason on November 16, 2013, 04:16:46 PM
Superb!
I do love your shading style.
 :-* :-*

That 'fling on the barrel made me chuckle.
 8)

Title: Re: The Mercenary Army - My life long project
Post by: DeafNala on November 16, 2013, 04:22:17 PM
Those are BEAUTIES...GREAT minis WONDERFULLY painted. The Renaissance look to the old Citadel & Marauder minis is what attracted me to G.W's take on Fantasy.Watching your Mercenaries  forces grow will be pleasure...keep 'em coming!
Title: Re: The Mercenary Army - My life long project
Post by: OSHIROmodels on November 16, 2013, 04:23:06 PM
Very nice indeed  :-* :-*

I think I recognise that shield design as well  ;)

cheers

James
Title: Re: The Mercenary Army - My life long project
Post by: doowopapocalypse on November 16, 2013, 04:27:30 PM
Lovely. That Marauder ogre with the cannon is my all-time favorite, you've made it look super.
Title: Re: The Mercenary Army - My life long project
Post by: white knight on November 16, 2013, 04:32:56 PM
Lovely! I've been doing the same thing for a while now, but yours are truly inspiring.  :-*
Title: Re: The Mercenary Army - My life long project
Post by: Dr. Moebius on November 16, 2013, 04:49:15 PM
Very nice indeed  :-* :-*

I think I recognise that shield design as well  ;)

cheers

James

 ;)
Yes, you are right with the shield design. Some day it will all fit together, one Über-Army... :D


Title: Re: The Mercenary Army - My life long project
Post by: Dr. Moebius on November 16, 2013, 04:52:15 PM
Lovely! I've been doing the same thing for a while now, but yours are truly inspiring.  :-*

Many thanks for the compliment WK.
Your collection is superb and also truly inspiring!

Cheers
Dr. Moebius
Title: Re: The Mercenary Army - My life long project
Post by: Dr. Moebius on November 16, 2013, 04:54:13 PM
 :D
Many thanks to all of you for the fantastic response.

Cheers
Dr. Moebius

Title: Re: The Mercenary Army - My life long project
Post by: axiom on November 16, 2013, 06:05:59 PM
That's a 1992 Golden Demon winning shield design if I'm not mistaken? Loved the dwarf army back then, love these ogres even more!
Title: Re: The Mercenary Army - My life long project
Post by: FramFramson on November 16, 2013, 06:29:04 PM
Is that a converted Hrothyogg?
Title: Re: The Mercenary Army - My life long project
Post by: white knight on November 16, 2013, 06:30:45 PM
I like that conversion. I'm tempted to steal the idea, but then I'll be bringing out my own additions to the old ogre range sometime next year, so better wait.  ;)
Title: Re: The Mercenary Army - My life long project
Post by: OSHIROmodels on November 16, 2013, 06:31:14 PM
;)
Yes, you are right with the shield design. Some day it will all fit together, one Über-Army... :D


So you're the chap in White Dwarf then?  :D

Muchos kudos  8) 8)

cheers

James
Title: Re: The Mercenary Army - My life long project
Post by: tanktastic43 on November 16, 2013, 10:40:14 PM
Some great paint going on!

Well done.

tt43.
Title: Re: The Mercenary Army - My life long project
Post by: Dr. Moebius on November 16, 2013, 10:49:30 PM
Is that a converted Hrothyogg?

Yes it is. I bought him years ago damaged for very cheap money. His helmet was cut off for what reason ever his former owner did.
So I just modelled a Schallern helmet with green stuff on it.

Title: Re: The Mercenary Army - My life long project
Post by: 6milPhil on November 16, 2013, 11:05:48 PM
Great pj's. 8)
Title: Re: The Mercenary Army - My life long project
Post by: Dr. Moebius on November 16, 2013, 11:08:12 PM
So you're the chap in White Dwarf then?  :D

Muchos kudos  8) 8)

cheers

James

No no, that was Paul Robbins I believe. I was fascinated by his award winning army in the green citadel miniatures catalogue and copied the shield design, though I changed it a little to my taste.

My miniatures were never featured in White Dwarf but I won a Slayer Sword in 2001 on German Games Day with my Warhammer Sigmarite Command Group.
http://demonwinner.free.fr/germany/2001/slayer_sword.php?p=30

Crappy pictures and a misspelled name. They read the 'er' in my second name as an 'u'. So I was called Elpus which gave my the nick name El Pussy for a long time within my friends... lol



Title: Re: The Mercenary Army - My life long project
Post by: Jevenkah on November 16, 2013, 11:24:18 PM
Awesome paintjobs of a fantastic gathering of characters! I especially like the look of your metals. I agree, that fellow on the barrel is hysterical.  lol

Thanks for sharing such a cherished collection!
Jevenkah
Title: Re: The Mercenary Army - My life long project
Post by: FramFramson on November 17, 2013, 04:58:15 AM
It's a very nice conversion!

I also really love the dwarf with the hand gonne on the tripod.