Topic: Marienburg

[ZeroTwentythree]

So they are. I like the sword rack, but the hand-gun-sized pistols are just too much for me. 

They are a bit large. But between the real handguns I saw at the museum when the exhibit from the Graz armoury came to town, and the replicas I got to hold at Historicon a few years ago... well, the real world pistols are pretty big.

Great work as always. Just doesn't seem to have the same amount of variety or colours than the swordsmen that really makes them look like a bunch of paid mercs or merchants. Sorry can't be bothered reading through the previous posts. If I'm way off ignore my comments. Keep it up.

They're painted for a Burgundian Ordonnance historical army, but I'm using them with the Marienburgers as mercenaries. I do have some landsknecht pikemen that I will eventually get to. I posted a little bit about this here:

http://www.warhammer-empire.com/theforum/index.php?topic=24173.0

pikes! yaahooooo! I love pikes, 2 or 3 big blocks of pikes and a couple of stanks and we could rule the world. Or at least a significant portion of it.  Good job on everything. thanks for sharing. steveb

Thanks!

Yes, I'm on a pike kick. I think that's what I'd like to work on next, is more pikemen and eventually enough to have a full DoW army to go against or ally with the Marienburgers. With lots of cool looking pikemen -- even if they are getting outclassed in WFB. 

[GamesPoet]

Those pikemen are great!

How did you make the pikes?

Where did you get the figures for them?

I really like the color scheme used with painting them, and I like how you pulled it off, again, with these.

I've got so much I'm working on currently that it will be awhile before I model something like this, but I'm looking forward to it.  Thanks for more inspiration.

[Kriegspiel]

Thanks the pictures ZeroTwentythree - really great looking figures again ( now just take all those pictures that I previously demanded and everyone will be happy - everyone being me obviously !! )

Just out of curiosty - how do you store and transport the pike men without

a) bending or breaking the pikes ?

b) Impaling your hand on the pike block ??

[ZeroTwentythree]

How did you make the pikes?

Where did you get the figures for them?

Here's someone else's spear/pike tutorial. It's basically the same thing I do:

http://www.displacedminiatures.com/Igwarg/gallery/605/

The figures are Front Rank. There's a link and scale comparisons in that other thread I liked to a couple of replies back.

Just out of curiosty - how do you store and transport the pike men without

a) bending or breaking the pikes ?

b) Impaling your hand on the pike block ??

The bases are all magnetized, and there is a sheet of metal on the movement tray, so they all stick in place on the movement tray. There's also magnet on the bottom of the movement tray, and metal lining the bottom of my carrying box, so nothing slides around.

I wish I had an answer to the impaling question, but I don't.  I also have to remember not to wear sweaters when playing pike armies, because the figures end up getting hooked on my sleeves when I reach over them!

I'll see what I can do about the close-up pics.

[ZeroTwentythree]

More stuff! Little of it is Marienburg, though. First is an anvil commission...





I've still got the forge to paint.

Next, a few more objective counters...




And a WIP Marienburg hero, borrowed from Averland. (He's Averland's elector, right? Or am I remembering wrong?)




I've got the swordsmen underway. Only as couple weeks to finish about 20 of them left to go before the Marauder GT. And a standard bearer. And a display tray (ideally.)

I've also realized that I've been stockpiling 5th ed. state troops without a real plan. I'll have to count, but I know I've got one of the boxes of 19, plus possibly one box each of the old ones that came with metal crossbows or handguns. I don't think I really need many missile troops for general gaming, but maybe for sieges & such. Or maybe convert a unit of pikemen. I'll have to think about it.

[DonKarst0n]

Yeah you are correct.
This is Averland's former crazy elector count Marius Leitdorf.

He looks good in non black-yellow.

[ZeroTwentythree]

I haven't actually decided what colors to paint him yet. He's been sitting on my desk in the above state for at least a month now. 

[warhammerlord_soth]

Should you wish to part with some of those 5th ed. models, let me know... 

[Soulcaresser]

O my god i have the same idea about the Marienburger hero, but the paintwork of the bleu is allready excellent

[Kriegspiel]

Wonderful paint job on the Dwarf anvil .
Looking forward to seeing more of your stuff .

[ZeroTwentythree]

I've patiently and greedily horded these state troops and intend to keep them. Nice try, though.

I count about 45, possibly a few more if I mix in some militia bits and a few metal command figures. On second thought, I don't think I'll bother with the pikemen, I can just use historical figures for that and GW seems to be (mistakenly, IMHO) burying DoW and pikemen anyway.

I think it will be best to just make a third parent unit and 2 more detachments of swordsmen. That way I can run 3 swordsmen units instead of 2 swords and 1 greatswords. Also, for larger games I can (when they're all painted) field parent units of: 3 swordsmen, 2 spearmen and 1 greatsword, plus their detachments.


One comment I forgot to make above... I picked up and have been trying out Badab Black and Delvan Mud washes. Overall, I like them One thing about the black though is that it really dirties up my neutral/cool greys. It's got a definite warm/brown tone to it. I frequently like a cooler grey, so I will not be using the wash exclusively. However, I do really like it on some things, particularly the GW silver metalics. I still plan on picking up some more of the washes in the near future.

[Sigmar's son]

Yeah you are correct.
This is Averland's former crazy elector count Marius Leitdorf.

He looks good in non black-yellow.

Ah, so that's who he is. I have him currently in all gold, like most of my army (little bit of silver) he looks good there too, and the painting looks esy enough to do, i hope because i can't paint

[Rodrigo_Diaz_de_Vivar]

@ZeroTwentythree

Your Army is really impressive
Great paintjobs and conversions  ....   BUT  ....   i really  do not like those blue knights
I think this is the most beautiful empire army i've ever seen      ...  exept the knights 

I'd really like to show some of my minis but i first need a digicam  ...  comming soon 

 


... Marienburg gehört dem Imperium 

[ZeroTwentythree]

I finished Marius Captain General of Marienburg.







Also a standard bearer for the unit of swordsmen I'm trying to finish in time for Marauders.





I made the standard with plasticard & plastic tube, like on Imperial Forge's page (Is it down? I was going to post a link!)

Ideally I'd like to add something else, either a lion or some nautical blazon, or possibly just s simple cross of St. Andrew (like on landsknecht banners) But since I'm on a tight schedule to finish in time for the GT, I'm OK with this for now.


So here's a few of above mentioned swordsmen I mentioned, along with one "swordsdwarf" who will be in a dedicated "swordsdwarf" detachment. Eventually when I finish painting all the figures, I will have a parent unit of "speardwarfs" with detachments of "swordsdwarfs" and "handgunnerdwarfs." 



I still need to finish some details on the bases.

So, I've got less than 10 days left an still have 8 swordsmen half finished, and 10 more swordsmen about 20% finished.  Doesn't seem like alot, but I've been moving slow lately, so I'm worried. And I also have a display board to build! 

http://marauders-inc.com/

[Marcus Leitdorf]

Hey Zero,

These minis are fabulous!

I really like the color choices for the standard bearer.

Marcus

Looking at them again, I have to say that these are spectacular.

[Obi]

Man oh man, you just keep up the good stuff. I really don't have much else to say thatn I have before, you just don't let things slip up, but the runes on the sword are extremely 'osome. I've just been spoiled by your awesome painting, so the other beautiful things like the armour look standard.

[Kriegspiel]

As Marcus has already said fabulous figures - just cannot decide if I like the standard bearer or the swordsdwarf best - oh what the heck they are both awesome .

And if you let me rant for just a moment I think it shows just how poor ( IMO ) the current range of Empire plastic and metal figs compared not only to the two metal figs but also the oop 5th/6th edition plastics - when I see them painted this well I wish they were still on sale and that we hadn't had the ugly skull boys forced upon us .  Here endeth the rant ! 

Good luck with getting the rest finished Zero and good luck at the tourney - let us know how it goes .

[ZeroTwentythree]

And if you let me rant for just a moment I think it shows just how poor ( IMO ) the current range of Empire plastic and metal figs compared not only to the two metal figs but also the oop 5th/6th edition plastics - when I see them painted this well I wish they were still on sale and that we hadn't had the ugly skull boys forced upon us .

I agree, though some of those collectors models and other newer metal figures look pretty good. (Though I don't have any of them. Yet.)

The standard bearer, musician and dwarf are all from the old Marauder line. I was just commenting elsewhere that although I don't care for some of the Morrisons' sculpting, I think some of the Marauder figures are still some of the best figures to come out of GW to date. The standard and musician above are two examples. There are still some I'm actively hunting for.


Speaking of old miniatures...  Guess who just stopped in at the little game shop across town and scored another box of the 5th/6th ed. plastic state troops!  I may go back in a few weeks, they had some of the mounted wizards and elector counts. (Probably a decent start on a Kislev army sitting on their shelves as well.) I also nabbed a copy of "Loathsome Ratmen and the Vile Kin," which I've been failing at getting on eBay, uh, forever.  No luck on a copy of "Marienburg: Sold Down the River" though. 

[rufus sparkfire]

Marius Leitdorf looks amazing. I think he's the best Empire mounted character model by a long way. Wonderful painting once again.

The standard bearer, musician and dwarf are all from the old Marauder line. I was just commenting elsewhere that although I don't care for some of the Morrisons' sculpting, I think some of the Marauder figures are still some of the best figures to come out of GW to date

Yes, they are. The spear-armed dwarfs are the best dwarfs that have ever existed.

I also nabbed a copy of "Loathsome Ratmen and the Vile Kin,"

I've got that. It's rubbish. 

[Zak]

AAhhhh the old puffy sleeve guys  ....boy i miss them models 
Zak

[Soulcaresser]

The captain on horse looks again asum!! Bravo

[Vivendi]

As said over at warseer, you got some wonderful stuff, really excellent.
How is your tower advancing?

Vivendi

[wissenlander]

Great looking army 023...for a Marienburger.

That 'sword dwarf', is that one of the old Citadel minis?  I've been on the look out for some good Imperial dwarfs.

[ZeroTwentythree]

...for a Marienburger.

 

That 'sword dwarf', is that one of the old Citadel minis?  I've been on the look out for some good Imperial dwarfs.

It's an old Marauder/Citadel figure.

He is the "captain" in the regiment below. The regiment came in what I believe they called a blister box (bigger than the regular blister packs, but smaller than the boxes...) and you got like 12 figures, 4 were command. So if you wanted a unit of like 20-25 guys, you ended up with extra command figures. So I'm making creative use of them. The champion makes an obvious choice for another sword dwarf. I've also converted one of the standard bearers to be holding a shield (buckler) in the hand shown waving the standard. I've also got a couple other figures, I think mostly from the same (Marauder) range. I'll post pics of the full detachment when I'm done.

http://www.solegends.com/marauder/mb01dwarfs.htm

[wissenlander]

The search continues...

Thanks for letting me know.  Look forward to seeing the rest.