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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Topic started by: Battle Brush Sigur on November 15, 2018, 02:11:20 PM
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Right, time for a new Fantasy project. A few weeks ago I was sent a box full of Marauder Dwarfs. Im not big on Dwarfs (ha!), but I know that these are the prettiest Dwarfs out there. Lovely, lovely sculpts with a lot of "character", the right amount of armour and beard, and .. just look at them! You gotta love'em.
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_11/1.jpg.9deace0343f9e3f0dcd98c4c6cb2cb41.jpg)
These are to be added to an existing army and thus I not only have the colour scheme set, but also a style I'll have to try to emulate, while making them look pretty in my view as well. Always tricky.
So I cleaned the little guys and did some dry-fitting with bases. While doing so I realized that I hadn't done this fiddly "do I put this one on a horizontally or diagonally slotted base so he'll rank up with the rest of the unit?" business in quite a while. :D
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_11/2.jpg.a2b0c2a973646c31e2b0eed5dc1ae9d1.jpg)
As you can se we have sizeable units of Hammerers and Spearmen there, as well as a unit of 10 quarrelers, 4 clansmen, 4 Ironbreakers, 3 Kings on foot, Thorgrim and the dynamic duo of Grotek and Felix. The kings are all newer models, but they fit well, because they're the excellent sculpts from one of the more recent releases (including the one that's leaning on his axe handle). They're a bit taller than the Marauder dwarfs and of course are covered in "detail", which makes them more regal looking than the rank and file.
Right, that's that. Over the next weeks I'll paint those chaps, starting right after getting some final detail infos I still need. Hope you'll find this project interesting.
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I look forward to seeing this project develop.
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Oh can't wait to see this unfold.
Pretty much this army but sold it sadly years ago. :'( :'(
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@warlord frod: Thanks very much; me too! :D
@streetkern: Cheers. Yeah, that's sad. I only ever sold one army, my Tau. Not entirely unhappy about that, to be honest, but as a general rule I very, very, very rarely sell stuff. Which is probably why some day they'll find me buried under a pile of lead. ;)
Right, I did some test figures now:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_11/test1.jpg.6837f97c5e4d7331e88dc636254b9415.jpg)
As I'd mentioned above, these are an addition to an existing army. I got three example figures along with them (the champ, the dude with the cannonball and the crossbow dwarf in this photo), and I did my best to match the colour scheme, style and so on. The dudes in the picture aren't quite done year, but this will be circa what they're supposed to look like. The test minis I did were met with great joy, so I can go ahead on the project now. :)
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They look grand 8)
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Loving this .
I've all of these figures (painted) and I think at least ninety unpainted and either six or seven of the great cannons.
Definitely keeping an eye on this thread.
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Ooh I'll keep an eye on this. The Marauder Dwarves are some of my favourite miniatures ever.
You are right about those Dwarf Lords leaning on weapons that came out a few years ago (ten?). Really nice models in their own right.
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Really looking forward to following this project.
Well done.
tt43.
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@OSHIROmodels: Ha, I see what you did there. :p
@tin shed gamer: These are some of my favourite GW sculpts as well. Here's a bit of a behind-the-stages tidbit: I got all the guys single-wrapped in bubblewrap with their bases (horizontally slotted or diagonally slotted, so the figure would rank up nicely). I was so taken with unwrapping these lovely sculpts that I just threw the bases on a pile, and lateron had to figure out again which one goes on which base. 90 plus a ton of cannons is impressive. Let me know if you need any help painting them! :)
@Sir_Theo: Oh yes, absolutely my favourite range of Dwarfs. The 15th/16th century influences is SO much prettier and more interesting than just having them canned up in all metal plate (and fantasy stuff at that). That may be easier to sculpt and paint, but these here are just so much nicer I think. Has it been 10 years? Yeah, maybe. Yikes. Especially in the most recent 2 or 3 years the GW release schedules just have my head spinning. :D To be fair, I'm not a big Dwarfs guy (Marauder notwithstanding), so I never quite paid as much attention to their ranges. But yeah, those characters are nice too.
@tanktastic43: Cool, cool. Welcome aboard. :)
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Cheers I tend to use a combination of 40mm squares and 20mm squares.
It's not as impressive as it sounds I was still in the GW loop when they came out.So saying I liked them was enough to have handfuls dumped on my painting table.I've also got the giant to complement them.
I'm tackling them a bit at the time.Since I've got my dwarves and elves as stalled projects. Was hoping your thread would motivate me ;)
My thread didn't Help me decide which to run with the collective just came back with do them both ;D
So snap too it as Im in CBA mode.
Mark.
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Someone sent you around £1000 of Marauder dwarves? Anyway, they chose well as you paint beautifully.
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looking good ;D
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@tin shed gamer: Oh yes, I know what that's like. The number of project I'm stalling on... :D Among them several old Dark Elves (even though they're far from the nicest of ranges out there. I just like DE :D ) and of course the Marauder Giant.
@sir_shvantselot: Since I stopped collecting older GW figures about 10 years ago (due to silly prices) I'm not quite sure if prices have gotten THAT silly, but I'll take the compliment. ;)
@warlord frod: Why thank y- ...oh, the minis? Yeah, well, I guess... :D
Right, here's finally an update on the things I'm actually supposed to do:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_11/wip1.jpg.0f42d849dec215c43c9eb2022954dd1d.jpg)
20 Dwarf Spearmen. Not quite done yet, but getting there. Hope you like them!
As for the background... well, I'm working on something on the side... ;)
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Looking great.
They look absolutely a home in the setting (and it's a great way to hide the bits you don't want on show ;. )
I might just borrow that removable roof snow idea to have more seasonal options for next years pulp campaign.
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Yeah, well, the bases aren't done yet.. :D I'm currently making removavle snow roofs for my fantasy/late medieval buildings and it's going good so far. I switched to cutting out curvy/wobbly edges now rather than straight edges, which is a much better look.
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It did occur to me that there was probably enough material in the cut for the window to add a more 'icicle' edge . But it's not my toys so it seemed rude to mention it.
Personally I'm happy to see well painted figures before they're completed . The snow was just a nice touch thats not gone unnoticed and unappreciated.
Mark
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@tin shed gamer: Yeah, Icicles are a thing I considered. The thing is that I would like to keep the effort to a minimum (which is my usual approach to things. :p ), also because I'd like to keep the winter conversion stuffs transportable, possible storable and so on. Speaking of icicles... there may be a pretty simple way of doing these though. If I used more of the white-tac (which I use for attaching the winter roofs and for doing snow on the window stills) on the borders of the snow on the roofs too I could stick on some icicles too. Maybe those could be made simply also from cut-out plastic foil sheets with some water effect on them? I may have to experiment a bit ...
Update on the Dwarfs!
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_12/wip2.jpg.ba33276c741503c408ba5fc502c037e7.jpg)
Spearmen have been finished, a king and Quarrellers have been added.
Next: lots of Hammerers and a few Ironbreakers. Hope you like them!
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just superb.
you're certainly doing your bit for festive cheer, BB Sigur!
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Love the additions. Keep up the good work.
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Hi, lovely painted dwarves!
What material did you take for that removable snow roof cover?
Cheers
GS
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Great work on these dwarfs! Landsknecht dwarfs have been on my mind lately.... maybe I should move them up the queue...
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Love your Landsknecht dwarfs ! Marauder blazed new ground by not sticking to the purely nordic or medieval dwarf, and instead "modernizing" them into the renaissance.
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@Bloggard: Thanks very much! :)
@warlord frod: Cheers, plans are to keep it up forever. :D
@**GS**: Thanks very much. I took the idea from the Setting the Scene - Winter Wargaming book. It's basically overhead projector sheets (buying a pack of those in 2018's got a very unique feel to it in itself!) with snow fudge smeared on.
@Spooktalker: Cheers. You should! Which ones do you have? I think TAG do them and I assume Foundry's fantasy department? I just noticed the little badges in your signatures. Are you a cult? Are you going to boil me?
@Metternich: ...and what an amazing idea it was. Shame GW paddled back on that, because it looks a thousand times more interesting than overly armoured nordic/germanic dudes.
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They are lovely! I'm a great Marauder dwarf fan myself and the ones at TAG were initially commissioned by me to match my Marauder collection, so should be a perfect fit, much more than the Foundry ones which I found not to mix so well.
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hn2E2qh3f4U/TpGopvGyLqI/AAAAAAAAAUk/5RKvyYcIyPg/s1600/dwpike017.jpg)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6R4X46_dVKI/Tn8RCFgrTFI/AAAAAAAAATw/xH5MZ-yIfMo/s1600/dwpike015.jpg)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GGhSyhnJMZ0/Tb1Gvu8x__I/AAAAAAAAAGY/m0vbCwuEQg4/s1600/dwhb003.jpg)
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@white knight: Oh, thanks for sharing that info and the photos! These look excellent.
Slight change:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_12/wip3.jpg.94acf5b953ecba6b5792e089c0aebfcc.jpg)
I repainted the feathers to be a bit more subtle now (either all white or mostly white with blue tips) so they don't look too overpowering. What do you think?
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Very nice, I prefer the toned down feathers.
Loving the snowman. :)
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I like both versions, the new and toned down one looks more natural to me!
GS
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@Nord: Thanks very much. Yeah, I'm quite a bit happier with the feathers this way as well. Thanks; the snowman was something fun to do on the side.
@**GS**: Cheers! I got a fair bit of feedback along the same lines. People kinda liked both versions alike.
Right, update!
Hammerers added, another Thegn added, Ironbreakers and Clansmen added.
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_12/wip4logo.jpg.cdfd45a0c486a37e0bb41aeeaddb1d4f.jpg)
I also did up the tree last night. :p Hope you like them!
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@Spooktalker: Cheers. You should! Which ones do you have? I think TAG do them and I assume Foundry's fantasy department? I just noticed the little badges in your signatures. Are you a cult? Are you going to boil me?
I have the Marauder pikemen along with Marauder multi-part crossbowmen/handgunners/spearmen, and I have my eye on the TAG White Knight ones. I made a resolution recently to try to greatly pull back from ebay and put the budget to the various orders I've been wanting to make over the last few years.
Yes, we are a cult. ;D In terms of the badge, we aren't doing the best job of keeping a lid on our blasphemous rites, which any passer by can witness here: http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=111843.390.
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Hmmmm... I really should get back on my Christmas Wars project....
Quite a collection!
Did you see the Imperial Dwarfs made by White Knight (I do not remember who makes them now)?
http://whiteknightminiatureimperium.blogspot.com/
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Did you see the Imperial Dwarfs made by White Knight (I do not remember who makes them now)?
http://whiteknightminiatureimperium.blogspot.com/
I believe they are now carried by The Assault Group.
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I believe they are now carried by The Assault Group.
You're right, it's TAG! :)
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@Spooktalker: Oh, that's the kind of blasphemy I can get behind. :D I just went through the whole thread - there's some great gems in there. I hadn't even known about that there's been a M:tG miniatures ranges by Heartbreaker Hobbies! Great stuff throughout.
@Argonor: Yeah, that's what I keep thinking too, but first I have to finish these Dwarfs! :P Yus, the TAG ones I've seen. Really, really pretty.
Right, there hasn't been an update for a while. I actually had one, but didn't like the way the houses in the background looked, so I never posted it. Instead here's a bigger update now.
Here's Grotek and Felix finished, as well as the last king on foot (the angry gentleman with the barstool in hand), and of course, hard to miss, it's Thorgrim! He's still WIP.
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_12/wip6schrift.jpg.5540c02b79a7154d007066cfea2c0604.jpg)
You know, for these Dwarfs not at all being meant to be christmas-related, they fit incredibly well with the christmas background. :D I mean Thorgrim's got this huge white beard, the red cloak, he's sittting in something that looks exactly like a sled, he's got the big golden book in which he can see who's been noughty or nice...
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Looking grand. It's good to see our favorite Troll slayer and his chronicler standing out front. ;) ;)
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very nice, thanks for sharing
GS
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to say all the little blighters are waving weapons about, it's still got a lovely Christmas-y vibe.
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They look awesome.
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@warlord frod: Well, of course they do! :D
@**GS**: Thank you for having a look and commenting!
@Bloggard: All about context, I guess. ;)
@Treebeard: Thank you very much!
Right, that's done then.
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_12/done1schrift1.jpg.d549267d559c9ab6c976057c4f18a37b.jpg)
full size picture: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_12/done1schrift1.jpg.d549267d559c9ab6c976057c4f18a37b.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_12/done1schrift1.jpg.d549267d559c9ab6c976057c4f18a37b.jpg)
Hope you like them!
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Heyhey, peeps. Happy fourth advent Sunday. Here's some finished Dwarfs:
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_12/chars2schrift1.jpg.e3fd57ebd3f0dd7a4a4bb50993f28f80.jpg)
full sized picture: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_12/chars2schrift1.jpg.e3fd57ebd3f0dd7a4a4bb50993f28f80.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_12/chars2schrift1.jpg.e3fd57ebd3f0dd7a4a4bb50993f28f80.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_12/clansmenironbreakersschrift.jpg.52532dc7a509d3da3c0e3d43e913d006.jpg)
full sized picture: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_12/clansmenironbreakersschrift.jpg.52532dc7a509d3da3c0e3d43e913d006.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_12/clansmenironbreakersschrift.jpg.52532dc7a509d3da3c0e3d43e913d006.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_12/hammerers4achrift.jpg.b90c0193d4eaf04112f30fc603103132.jpg)
full sized picture: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_12/hammerers4achrift.jpg.b90c0193d4eaf04112f30fc603103132.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_12/hammerers4achrift.jpg.b90c0193d4eaf04112f30fc603103132.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_12/grotekfelixschrift.jpg.95b06e34175f25fb89b86a7c8d79eeca.jpg)
full sized picture: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_12/grotekfelixschrift.jpg.95b06e34175f25fb89b86a7c8d79eeca.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_12/grotekfelixschrift.jpg.95b06e34175f25fb89b86a7c8d79eeca.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_12/quarrellers2schrift.jpg.1786c35501f647da931d0f52bbc1abd5.jpg)
full sized picture: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_12/quarrellers2schrift.jpg.1786c35501f647da931d0f52bbc1abd5.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_12/quarrellers2schrift.jpg.1786c35501f647da931d0f52bbc1abd5.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_12/spears3schrift.jpg.397485cf874dc8c09fdb2577392bd709.jpg)
full sized picture: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_12/spears3schrift.jpg.397485cf874dc8c09fdb2577392bd709.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_12/spears3schrift.jpg.397485cf874dc8c09fdb2577392bd709.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_12/thorgrim2schrift.jpg.f7b46b0f12e01bae2fa20116f175d6b6.jpg)
full sized picture: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_12/thorgrim2schrift.jpg.f7b46b0f12e01bae2fa20116f175d6b6.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_12/thorgrim2schrift.jpg.f7b46b0f12e01bae2fa20116f175d6b6.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_12/thorgrimschrift.jpg.578a4a63fd41ef3052c1d723be0cd5a9.jpg)
full sized picture: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_12/thorgrimschrift.jpg.578a4a63fd41ef3052c1d723be0cd5a9.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_12/thorgrimschrift.jpg.578a4a63fd41ef3052c1d723be0cd5a9.jpg)
(https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_12/thorgrimbook.jpg.1728efed644a450c275943781a699317.jpg)
full sized picture: https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_12/thorgrimbook.jpg.1728efed644a450c275943781a699317.jpg (https://www.tabletopwelt.de/uploads/monthly_2018_12/thorgrimbook.jpg.1728efed644a450c275943781a699317.jpg)
...and that's it! :) Hope you like them. I'll see if I manage to get any army shots with some terrain done within the next few days. Either way, happy holidays!
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Great paint!
Well done.
tt43.
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@tanktastic43: Thanks very much!
Right guys, it's time!
(https://i.imgur.com/9NoBOrG.jpg)
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Lovely army - I must say that I never really liked the Marauder dwarves, or anything Marauder for that matter, but the force has a great consistent feel to it.
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Forgiving the words of a heretic. :D I have to agree nice looking force.
I never realized how chunky the Felix figure is and how the cape shortened the neck . Totally works with the dwarves( Always remembered the bard as a taller and slighter figure.)
The photographs of the individual unit's help show your brush work a little better.
Mark.
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Excellent work mate 8)
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Wow the book detail is truly marvelous :o