Dwarf Knightly Order 1 - Vanilla knights

Time for a closer look at those dwarf knights I've shown a few teaser pictures of. This is the first of 3 planned knightly orders and the one I refer to as the "vanilla" knights as they are pretty much your basic classic knight figure with feathers on his helmet, lances and blank shields to fit any design. The next orders will have a specific theme (one of which can be guessed from the alternate add-ons in the command set).

Let's start with the captain of the order, he of the magnificent feathers. This model would work well as a Grandmaster of the order or an Army General as well. He is shown here with his optional sword (other options include the traditional lance and the "morning star" as shown below).

This is the same captain with the alternate head and weapon. He has a matching shield shown in the bits pics below. 

A couple examples of assembled combinations. All bodies can be assembled with a vertical or horizontal lance.

This one works well without a beard, but if you must have one, well it comes with an optional beard (shown to the right).

This particular visorless head comes with 3 visor options. The grille and the bars visors allow you to see the dwarf's face behind it. The third one is a closed visor that will require you to trim his eyebrows for a good  fit.

The command set comes with a standardbearer upgrade for the rank and file bodies. One is this rather characterful boar standard and the other is an armoured glove making a fist.

The musician,  at last, comes with two options to decorate his helmet top (not shown here, but pictured in the group shot below):

Group shot of the bits

Teasers For Things To Come In 2013

It's been a while since any real update on what's in the pipeline and I'm not going to give you one now. Instead, I'll just show you a couple teasers and be done with it. Oh, and there is now a new facebook page where you can also follow updates.

Can you guess what these are?

And this?

This should be fairly obvious (painted figure for scale)...

I've also been playing around a bit more myself and completed the second member of the stretcherbearer team and added some bits that offer the option to use them as an ammo/petard team instead. We'll see if it looks halfway decent when it's moulded (if it doesn't, they'll stay in my personal collection).

Some heads to go with them. Only the best will go on to be turned into metal.

And I've finished mister twohands here (after tearing off parts of it more times than I can remember in order to start over) or at least got him close enough to stop fiddling with him. He'll get two optional weapon tops that will be spear and halberd, though he should look good with one of the dwarf standards as well.

Painted Dwarfs From All Over the Web...

No new miniatures update in while, but don't be worried, there's a lot of stuff in the pipeline, even though it is unlikely any of it will be released before the end of the year.

Meanwhile, take a look at some other people's brushwork on the dwarfs. The occasional Marauder dwarf snuck into the pictures as well. If you can spot them all you get a cookie (from the tin in the cupboard in your home).

First off, here are Darkblade's fantastic dwarf pikes. He's made excellent use of the sallet helmet variants for a striking unit of hard steel.

Then there's Blue's fantastic Zweihänder unit (spot the intruder), later joined by the new Zweihänder sergeant:

More Zweihänders, very well, how about this unit of 25 from the hand of Fanai Glimmerclaw:

And last but not least, certainly not LEAST, this massive horde painted by Alain Pigeaux. I could only show a small selection here, but he has lots more pictures of the whole force for you to check out!

Manufacturer Showcase - Part 10 - Renaissance Halflings

A new addition to the manufacterer showcase (right hand menu, towards the bottom), long overdue. There has also been an update to the Ogre showcase.

1. Games Workshop 

GW's Empire halflings need no introduction obviously. The range used to include halfling bowmen, spearmen and swordsmen as well as a hot pot catapult.

http://www.games-workshop.com/

2. WK Halflings

Not a commercial range, but my personal privately commissioned (and growing) landsknecht dwarf, goblin and now also halfling range that you can find to the left of this post. :) These are slightly taller and thinner than your regular potbellied halfling. There are halflings with spears, halberds, swords, crossbows, handguns, command and some wizards.

3. The Battleforge

Uk-based manufacturer of characterful fantasy figures, including some halflings with renaissance influences. 

Website: http://www.thebattleforge.co.uk/

4. Black Hat Miniatures

Black Hat took over the small fantasy range from Crusader Miniatures. They are not full-on landsknecht halflings, but have a similar vibe to the old GW ones. The range includes command, spears, archers, slingers, and swords.

Website: http://www.blackhat.co.uk/

New Releases

The following are now available from the Getting Some section

* Dwarf Range:
WKD-13: Dwarf Zweihänder Sergeant (1)
WKD-23: Ponyrider Command Set (2 1/4)

* Halfling Range
WKH-01A: Halfling Core Infantry with Spears and Shields 1 (6)
WKH-01B: Halfling Core Infantry with Halberds and Shields 1 (6)
WKH-01C: Halfling Core Infantry with Swords and Shields 1 (6)
WKH-02A: Halfling Core Infantry with Spears and Shields 2 (6)
WKH-02B: Halfling Core Infantry with Halberds and Shields 2 (6)
WKH-02C: Halfling Core Infantry with Swords and Shields 2 (6)
WKH-02D: Halfling Core Infantry with Handguns (6)
WKH-02E: Halfling Core Infantry with Crossbows (6) 
WKH-03: Halfling Core Infantry Command (3)
WKH-14: Halfling Wizards Conversion Set
WKHH-01: Halfling Heads (12)

* Goblin Range:
WKG-11: Gobboprince de Lu (1)
WKG-12: Gobbo Cortez (1)
WKG-13: Clerics of Gob (2)
WKG-14: Goblin Wizards (3)
WKG-15: Goblin Floozie (1)
WKGH-03: Morion Helmet Goblin Heads (6)
(note: you can ask to replace the heads from any of the goblin core infantry sets with the Morion helmet heads)

* Hors Série Range
WKHS-05: Rubber Ducks
WKHS-06: Dwarf Spearmaiden

Getting some - How?

You've looked allover the blog and drooled at some of the wonderful specially commissioned figures (just admit it, there is no shame) and now you want to get some.

As exposed elsewhere on the blog, this is first and foremost a private project and not a commercial venture and there are no plans at present to make it one. This blog is not a webshop and I am not a company. This being said, I understand the cruelty of dangling these in front of you and then saying you can't get any. So, on these pages, I will offer the possibility to buy some as long as supplies last. The aim here is not to earn a profit, everything that is left after deducting the (various) costs will be invested back into getting more figures made.

So the easiest way would be to write your wants list in an e-mail and send it to WKminis@yahoo.com, along with your address and paypal account (if you have it) and we will get back to you. You can also use this new order form if you don't want to copy paste it all.

Pack prices are indicated in the "Getting Some" section and are subject to change if the costs go up.

Shipping is at cost. Outside the UK postage will be Air Mail Small Packets unless "signed for" is requested.

Check out the "Getting Some" section of go directly to the relevant section by clicking on one of the links below.

Dwarf Core Infantry   -    Dwarf Light Cavalry   -   Dwarf Elite Infantry   -   Dwarf Civilians   -   Dwarf Heads   -   Dwarf Weapons   Goblin Core Infantry  -   Goblin Characters   -   Halfling Conversion Kits   -   Hors Série

Getting Some Dwarf Elite Infantry

* DWARF ZWEIHÄNDER COMMAND:

WKD-10: Dwarf Zweihänder Command (3)

What you get: Zweihänder captain, standardbearer and bagpiper. No bases included.

What you pay: £8.50  (3 figures)

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* DWARF ZWEIHÄNDER RANK & FILE:

WKD-11: Dwarf Zweihänder Set 1 - Action poses  (4) -   £9

WKD-12: Dwarf Zweihänder Set 2 - Unitfiller poses  (4) -   £7.50

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* DWARF ZWEIHÄNDER SERGEANT:

WKD-13: Dwarf Zweihänder Sergeant  (1) -   £3

Getting Some Dwarf Light Cavalry

You get 4 randomly selected heads from the 8 available per set. When ordering mutliple packs, we will make sure you get as few duplicates as possible. Please specify the desired codes and quantities:

* WKD-20: Dwarf Pistoliers on Ponies (4)

What you get: 4 different heads + 4 different bodies + 4 different ponies + 2 different pistol arms + 2x powderhorn and flask + 2 separate feathers.

* WKD-21: Dwarf Light Lancers on Ponies (4)

What you get: 4 different heads + 2x2 different bodies + 4 different ponies + 2x2 different lance arms + 4 round bucklers + 2 separate feathers.

* WKD-22: Dwarf Swordsmen on Ponies (4)

What you get: 4 different heads + 2x2 different bodies + 4 different ponies + 4 sword arms (3 variants) + 4 round bucklers + 2 separate feathers.

No bases included.

What you pay:
- £20 for 1 pack (4 figures)
- £38 for 2 packs (8 figures)
- £54 for 3 packs (12 figures)
- £16 for each additional pack over that.
Note that the discounts also apply if you order a mix of WKD-20, 21 and 22.

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PONYRIDER COMMAND SET

WKD-23: Ponyrider Command Set (2 1/4)

What you get: A champion body + head + 2 arms, a musican body + 2 hands, a standardbearer upgrade kit (head and standard) and 2 random ponies. No bases included.

What you pay:
- £12 for 1 pack
- £22 for 2 packs
- £10 for each additional pack over that.

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Did someone say ponies?

For those who think they have some better models to put on those ponies than the ones I supply with them or who simply want to use them to draw chariots or wagons or for a dwarf caravan, you can also get packs of just the ponies without all the balast.

WKM-01: Unbarded ponies (4)

What you get: 4 different ponies. No bases included.

What you pay:
- £12 for 1 pack (4 ponies)
- £22 for 2 packs (8 ponies)
- £11 for each additional pack over that.

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