Topic: Hochland - Das Kurfürstliche Garde-Armeekorps von Hochland

[Sergeant Henry]

Hello,

I am the new one here and I want to show my Army of Hochland!
The Name of my army is: "Das Kurfürstliche Garde-Armeekorps von Hochland" = this is German because I am from Germany.
The English translation for this title is: "The Electoral Guards Army Corps of Hochland"
I started the army in 2009 and the decision for a province was at once Hochland ... of course!
I like the short official story of Hochland, so I can tell my own story of my army and of Hochland. From the beginning it was very important for me to tell a short story about every unit and every hero of the army.
Parts of the army are painted and the other parts waiting for paint.
In this blog I want to present my army of Hochland. At first the painted models, then the unpainted and then the progress of painting.

I want to apologise my English that is not so good, but I hope you can understand me!  All the little stories of my army are written in German. So I have to translate it and that's hard work for me! 

I hope you have fun and you will enjoy my blog!

Best regards, Heiko

Stand and fight with the blessings of Sigmar there is nothing that can stop the Electoral Guards Army Corps of Hochland!
... but this is written on an other page of history!

[Zak]

welcome dude 

[Sergeant Henry]

Thank you! 

Now I will start! The first pictures and stories.

Captain Waldebrand von Falkendorf



Captain Waldebrand von Falkendorf is one of the most famous captains in Hochland and he has the honour to be the standard bearer of the Army Corps.
He is proved in many combats and battles. He is also a specialist in motivating the troops.
The other noblemen are very enviously of him because they think he is a favorite of the elector of Hochland.
On a hunting expedition he saved the life of his elector in a short combat with some orcs.
He shouted a challenge to the attacking orcs but they fled after Waldebrand killed the orc-boss.
Aldebrand Ludenhof, the elector of Hochland, was so impressed by the heroism of Waldebrand that he granted the right to bear the standard of Hochland.
But no one can tell Waldebrand von Falkendorf a favorite of the elector because the most time of his life he cares for the people that live on his land in Ahresdorf.
He is a native nobleman and not a courtier.


The Witch Hunter Companionship of the Holy Clarification



The Witch Hunter Companionship of the Holy Clarification exists of three witch hunters.
Not that much is known about them.
It was a heart’s desire of the elector of Hochland to have the witch hunters in the army corps.
Every witch hunter fights for himself and the other soldiers of the army corps avoid them because every soldier is very afraid of these fighters against the morbidity.
This fear is absolutely justified! The least suspicion on witchery ends usually on the stake!
… let us end these conservation now … they are looking at us!

[Warlord]

Welcome!

I love your yellow waller buildings, and photography in front of scenary is excellent.
Backstories are very entertaining Waldebrand is a little cheesy, but he is a BSB so thats ok.
I like the way you painted the middle witch hunter. Don't think I have seen him like that before.

[King]

Willkommen and nice start 

[Shadespyre]

Witch hunters not wearing black? Unusual but I like it

[Artobans Ghost]

Quote:
'… let us end these conservation now … they are looking at us!'

Ha! 👆
Agree about the middle witch hunter. Great model!

[Rowsdower]

I always thought the not-German empire stuff was very tongue in cheek. I.E Boris Toddbringer= Tod being German for 'Death'

[Zygmund]

Very much like the running Witch Hunter on the left. Nicely kitbashed pose! 

Also the scenery & yellow buildings have character.

-Z

[Sergeant Henry]

Thank you very much for your kindly compliments!

The witch hunter in the middle is one of my favorite models.
In painting I have some ups and downs  ... but I try my very best!
... and my photographs are not the best - I try to make some new pictures.

If you want I can post some pictures of my terrain!? I don't know if it is ok to post terrain in this blog here?

@ Warlord: What is a "BSB"? ... my knowledge about English abbreviations is very small! 

@ Rowsdower: Yes, I agree!  Some names and titles sounds very funny for German speaking people. I think that makes the charm of the Empire.

It is very nice to be here in this forum - I like it!

[Sergeant Henry]

I have made some better pictures (I hope so! ) of Captain Waldebrand von Falkendorf and the three witch hunters:

[Artobans Ghost]

Yes! Post some terrain as well. I don't think anyone will mind 😸

[GamesPoet]

Looks like a great start, congrats!

And welcome to W-E!

[Alex-bbr]

Im glad to see a new brother in arms in this section, its cool to see some other glorious Hochland troops over here! Our province is the best, of course! 

I really like all your presentation and your first models. Aldebrand Ludenhof will be proud of you!

What is a "BSB"? ... my knowledge about English abbreviations is very small! 

Battle Standard Bearer. 

And no problem for your english, its prety good actually, so keep going the good work! Welcome on the forum! 

[Rowsdower]

Great models there
On the subject of not-German stuff. Is Bertha Bestfraurung a translation of 'Best frau'='Best woman' or something like that?

[Zygmund]

Isn't her name Bertha Bestraufrung?

That could be spelled be-strauf-rung or maybe best-rauf-rung or even less likely be-strau-frung, and those are the components where you could search for further meaning. Don't see anything meaningful there. 'Best' is possible. Wouldn't say a German speaker hears 'frau' in there.

Clearly inspired by the German word Bestrafung - punishment.

-Z

[Sergeant Henry]

The name is Bertha Bestraufung and I think it means the German word "Bestrafung".
As Zygmund tells us: Bestrafung means punishment 
... I don' want to meet this sister of mercy ... 

[Fidelis von Sigmaringen]

The official GW name is Bertha Bestraufrung - which does not as such exist in German.  Whether it is supposed to be the Reikspiel version of Bestrafung is rather dubious. There is an old German word "straufen/streufen" (related to streifen), meaning "to strip." It could also be used to mean "to skin, to flay," as well as "to roam" but with nefarious intent.

A. Fabricius, Theatrum Diabolicum (1575): "Aber ein verleugner gottes ist er, und eine rechte grosse häuptsünde, der unglaube selbst und schlangenkopff, den gott auch weidlich zu streuffen und zu straffen weisz."

But he is renouncer of God, which is truly a great cardinal sin, atheism itself, and a snake's head, whom God knows to flay and punish thoroughly.

[Xathrodox86]

The Witch Hunters are awesome! I like that standard bearer a lot. Great stuff.

[Sergeant Henry]

@ Fidelis von Sigmaringen: Thank you for this interesting explanatation!

@ Xathrodox86: Thank you! 

... and now ... two more heroes of Hochland:

Warrior Priest Albuherus Güldenschein





Albuherus Güldenschein was born in Hochland and at the age of one he was chosen to be once a priest for Sigmar.
After twenty years of intense education he came back to his home country and lives at the court of his elector.
A battle or war without him is unthinkable for the elector and the soldiers of Hochland.
He bolsters his fellow comrades in the battles, he prays to Sigmar and he doesn’t avoid any fight.
His bravery and his flintiness against the foes of the Empire are famous in the whole Empire.

Warrior Priest Alfons Quarkenstein, „The Ensouled”





Alfons Quarkenstein was not born in Hochland. He is a so called voyager.
Already in his childhood he travelled to holy places and read every book with the theme “Life and look of Sigmar”.
Actually today we can see him always with a book in his hands and he recites permanent holy prayers.
Externally he looks like a well-kept, gentle and cultured man but better you should not argue with him or laugh about his discreet tips for motivation.
He is well known for his unbreakable fighting spirit and his flintiness in all cases.

[Rowsdower]

Thanks for clearing up the Bertha thing, guys. Sorry for wandering off topic. My German is kind of clumsy as i learned most of it from comics

[Fidelis von Sigmaringen]

@ Fidelis von Sigmaringen: Thank you for this interesting explanatation!

My pleasure. I would not expect GW really to have thought of this, when they made up the name, but whom the shoe fits... As it happens, I found this poem by the Meistersinger Konrad von Muskatblüt (ca. 1390 - after 1438), which also fits the Empire very neatly (small wonder as it is modeled on the HRE). In this poem, Konrad rails against the heretical followers of Chaos Huss (husa=goose).

Heiliger vader babst zû Rom,
kunyg Sygemont do gnug dym stam,
ir kurfursten helffent dusen sam
uerdilgen vnd zu streuwen!
all geistlich fürsten und prelaten
helfft uns die junge genslin braten,
daz si verliesen yren atem,
so mogen wir uns gefreuwen!
wan si sint werlich gar zu fluck;
kund wer sy recht bereuffen
die plumen von yrem ruck,
so wulden wir sie dan strauffen.

Holy Father, Pope in Rome,
King Sigismund, rise to your ancestry!
You Electors, help
To destroy and dissolve this seed!
All spiritual princes and prelates,
Help us to roast the young goslings,
That they may lose their breath,
And we may rejoice!
Since they are really too fast.
Announce who is prepared to pluck
The feathers from their backs,
And we would then skin them.

Meistersinger or not, I fear there was not too much lost in translation...

[Sergeant Henry]

Before I will post more pictures of my army I decided to show some pictures of my terrain for Warhammer.
I like to build and paint terrain because the terrain makes a Warhammer game great! 

At first here is the watchtower and the chapel from GW.
I don't want to paint them old and scruffy. So I painted the houses in a yellow tone.

[GamesPoet]

Looks very good!

[Xathrodox86]

Very crisp, very oldhammery. I love that building. Splendid work!