Empire/Dogs of War (update 23 Feb)

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I have a pretty good start to this Army and they may eventually become two separate forces:

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That’s everything completely painted.  

On hand:

16 handgunners
5 more pistolliers
8 knights
7 more Voland’s Venators

[von Lucky]

Lovely stuff - bringing back some very happy memories for me, as that last guy was one of my first miniatures.

[jambo1]

Very nice indeed!! Great work.

[Von Trinkenessen]

The effect of the cavalry on the oval bases are a revelation

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Thanks, jambo1 and von Lucky!

The effect of the cavalry on the oval bases are a revelation

Thanks, I do like how they turned out.  The bases are from warbases and are 25x50.  I didn’t get them slotted (I had them for other miniatures) so it requires me to cut the plastic runners off of the horses. In the future I will ensure to buy slotted bases. Also, the older Voland’s Venators fit nicely onto the 25x50, but those pistolliers are a little larger.  I see why the official GW oval bases are the size they are.

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Finished up some handgunners and more pistoliers today.





And the army as it now stands.  Loads of firepower!  Melee troops are in the pipe.

[Gibby]

Beautiful! Stirland? Good man!

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Beautiful! Stirland? Good man!

Thank you, sure is Stirland!

[Timbor]

Wonderful mix of older and newer stuff there. The DoW are one of my favourite classic armies!

[Anselm van Helsing]

This is great! I love Stirland. 

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A Dogs of War update today.  Actually painted 9 knights, 8 with the red and black shields and one more to go with the white shields I previously painted.  I won these in an eBay auction from Australia and they came with the old Chaos Knight horses.  The Chaos Horses led me to use the red and black shield design.  I felt it would look a little more sinister to match the horses.



The Dogs of War force so far.



I’m currently painting 8 Empire Knights for my Stirland Army and I ordered some Renaissance Italian crossbowmen from TAG for the next DoW unit.

[Caldor]

Woah! They look impressive! Keep it up!

[Diablo Jon]

The older empire/ dogs of war stuff were very nice miniatures and you've done a nice job on the painting. I have to admit though years of conditioning mean I find Warhammer fantasy miniatures on round bases weird to look at 

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Thank you, Caldor!

The older empire/ dogs of war stuff were very nice miniatures and you've done a nice job on the painting. I have to admit though years of conditioning mean I find Warhammer fantasy miniatures on round bases weird to look at 

Thanks, it can be a little strange but I think I’ve gotten used to it.  Of course being a more of a painter and collector these days makes it even easier!