Thank you kindly, gentlemen!
Odd Duck - The central figures in my scene are Helldorado Westerners.
Captain Blood - High praise indeed! Humble thanks. After painting these Westerners and the Saracens for an earlier round, I've come to feel that the Helldorado miniatures are pretty much my gold standard for size and scaling of 28mm miniatures. They just feel so right.
I can only agree about the shine. I spent quite a bit of time fiddling with the lighting, but focused exclusively on mood over eliminating glare and such.
Khartoum2 - I did snap a phone pic of the whole scene (along with lights and camera). I'll make sure to share that after next weekend
The thought behind the name (and pairing them with Skaven) is an Old World after the Winds of Magic has fallen silent and the remnants of civilization find themselves abandoned by their gods, but monsters still lurk in the dark. So, a "What would Warhammer Empire look like after the End Times" sort of thing.