Topic: Hooray for the Blue and the White!

[JoV]

Cut them off.

Found it easiest to clip everything off around the feet, and then just remove the last little bit each under each foot. A pain to do each one, but oh well.

Don't do yourself any injuries 

[JoV]

I want them to look semi-coherent with the rest of the army, so figured a mainly white/cream scheme, with a bit of blue would work. Or should I switch it around and have them mainly blue with a little white?

Hows aboute half the unit one way, half the other?

I will try one with the colours swapped and see how it works out 

Finished up Gotrek and Felix, which I have had sitting around for a bit. Decided to base them up together, so that Felix could take up his customary position just behind and to the left of the slayer, to stop anyone getting round his flank  The tatts on Gotrek are a bit crap, but I can't freehand 

[errantgamer]

Awesome!!!

Thanks for the advice 

Hope Gotrek brings you some wins. I suggest a Brian Blessed soundboard 

[Zak]

niiice 

[JoV]

A tale of two Great Cannons 

Have had this one in my collection for an age. Lost the original engineer sadly, but Captain Steam Tank can fill in till I find a proper replacement. Top old kit. Not much more to say really. Even used some water effect in the bucket 





This plastic kit, however, was entirely new to me. It really struggles up against the old metal kit, and most likely suffers from being one of the earliest GW plastic kits like this. Had to use a lot of green stuff to cover up the seams where the bits went together (I didn't build it, its a rescue job from ebay), and the lack of texture on the wooden chassis is a bit underwhelming. But otherwise it scrubs up alright. I just infinitely prefer the old version.

[errantgamer]

What a nice looking pair of bangers 

[JoV]

Cheers 

Am trying to get a couple of things finished up, but am always in danger of being distracted. Particularly when I nab something like this lot for next to nothing 



I'll just put them in the pile that already includes LotR Orcs, 15mm medieval and god knows what else I still have lying around ready to paint 

[Zak]

 collected a Epic Fantasy dwarf army but never played the game, later sold the army cause im an idiot

[JoV]

If its any consolation,and you want back in, Battle Valour produce an amazing 15mm dwarf range. I have a bunch here that are also on my never ending and always growing to-do list 

[KTG17]

Man that base blue you are using is awesome and really jumps out of the pictures. Really a nice looking choice of minis too.

I like how many of you mix the old lead figs with the new. Really creates a lot of character.

[JoV]

Garn, weather has been too crap to take photos 

I did get this finished and based up tho, to fill out my artillery train a but further 



Hope to have another full unit to show off soon. Just need to finish up the basing.

[Artobans Ghost]

Love the hellblaster. One of my all time favourite models. I have 2, wish I had 5 lol

[JoV]

Another unit down; the Company of the Wolf (or somesuch  )





All non-GW, being a mix of Artizan, Foundry and Warlord Games minis, with Fireforge shields. I wanted them to be very regimented and think they capture that well.

Not nearly as showy as other Empire troops, but that kinda suits spearmen imo.

Am happy with how they came out (and that they are finished  ). Will try and finish up a few odds and ends I have been working on, and aim towards putting up a pic of the whole army as it stands next.

[errantgamer]

Looks great, the shields are fab and so is the banner!

[GamesPoet]

Excellent.

[lt dougheim]

Holy cow, you really crank out top notch painted miniatures. How did you do the banner?

[JoV]

Nah am not nearly that quick. I had been working on that unit, on and off, for over a month 

The banner is straight out of the Empire Uniforms and Heraldry book. Printed it out, painted over it and then gave it a very light wash/glaze (I mix the army painter washes with their quickshade medium about 50/50).

[errantgamer]

The way to churn out minis is not to do something else when you get bored on one unit but to hop onto another unit and paint a different colour 

Cool idea to photocopy and print the banners straight from the book. I've been referring to it pretty heavily for my own banners!

[JoV]

A wee update on the Halberd unit. It has seen some reinforcements, including the classic marauder mini on the front left. The banner has been repainted too now, to better fit the rest of the army. Am unsure of how much larger this unit will get, these guys are hard to find at reasonable prices (with good reason imo!). It still needs a champion the guy there now is just filling in  , I want the classic halberd champion who is holding his helmet for the job, but am yet to nab him online.

[Zygmund]

Beatiful unit!

I think 20 of these old beardy beauties already makes a very decent unit.

Of course it depends on the rules you want to use. But up to 5th ed and in many non-GW rules 20 is already a decent playable unit.

-Z

[errantgamer]

Fab!

[Artobans Ghost]

Wow! I may have 2 or 3 halberdiers in storage if you want me to dig em out

[JoV]

Thanks for the offer but I'll be ok 

The time it takes for me to track down more on eBay gives me an opportunity to make some sort of dent in the rest of my pile on unpainted stuff 

[Rowsdower]

I love those old metal halberdiers

[Borderguy190]

I kick myself for not buying loads of those halberdiers (and foot Reiksguard) when they used to hang on the racks. I want some now, and geez, they are spendy.