Here's a regiment of renown regiment I came up with for a competition a few months ago. It has been considerably delayed so I gained permission to post about it if I wanted to. And I do.
Falco Galante’s Balestrieri (Halfling Rangers) 14 pts per model
These mercenary, halfling rangers hail from the hill villages around the Tilean city of Verezzo. Halflings are commonly gifted archers, these fellows exceptionally so, but unlike many of their counterparts they have adopted crossbows to add an extra punch to their missiles. Their weapons are the lighter kind that mounted crossbowmen carry, as heavier ones are too much of a burden on campaign. Although such lighter crossbows can be hand-spanned by foot men, most of Galante’s halflings use windlasses or cranequins. Tactically, they usually move ahead of the army, or more often on its flanks, seeking suitable spots from which to shoot at the foe, either concealed by greenery or protected by walls or fences. Their red pelican standard is used on the march and in parade, but is trailed when sneaking up on the foe, only being raised after the company has revealed its presence, either by emerging in sight of the foe or by shooting.
M4 WS2 BS5 S2 T2 W1 I5 A1 Ld8 Sv6 Unit size: 8-16
Hand weapons; Light crossbows (Range 20", Strength 4); Light armour.
Musician (+ 5 pts); Standard (+10 pts); Champion (+10 pts)
Special rules: Skirmishers; Scouts.
Falco Galante (Halfling Captain) 60 pts
Falco has mastered of the art of ambush and is believed to be as good with a bow as the infamous outlaw Roberto Capuccio (the Pettirosso). Unlike the rest of his company, he carries a bow, rumoured to have poison-tipped arrows. In battle, his shots signal to his company where they should aim, so whenever an arrow fells an enemy, a hail of quarrels follows a moment later.
M4 WS3 BS6 S3 T3 W2 I6 A3 Ld8
Hand weapon, light armor, bow.
Special rules: Poisoned Attacks; Scout; Ambush (Falco and his company may use the Ambushers special rule); No movement penalties in woods.
Note: These rules were modified from the Empire Forum’s old Treachery and Greed & Empire of Wolves campaign army lists. ……………………….
Kit-bashingThese are kit-bashed mainly from the Wargames Atlantic sprues, with Games Workshop and Perry crossbows as well as some Perry and Games Workshop heads!
Here is the musician. One hand is needed to blow the horn, while the other hand holds a crossbow in case things get 'sticky' and he needs to join in the company's efforts.
Unit ChampionA Perry head I believe.
Unit StandardI used a weird old Bretonnian bit I thought would make a suitably halfling sort of standard ...
Rank and File
PaintingI want to replicate the ‘cartoon’ look of the other of the 35 years’ worth of enamel figures I own, yet also try to improve my often shockingly bad faces and hands. So, I sprayed a primer, painted the flesh, washed the flesh areas with Agrax Earth Shade, then undercoated the rest with black.
From here I blocked on base paints (as the closest acrylic medium to enamels). The end result fits better with my earlier figures!
