Imperial Dwarf Greys - Part 2

Second figure for the Imperial Dwarf Greys. I used one of the separate feathers that come with the sets on this one. A quick hole drilled in the back of the helmet, feather inserted and voila.

The two members of the unit so far:

Second batch of Landsknecht Goblin greens

I've been silent for a long time about the goblins, but I finally have an update. Kev's been busy converting the existing poses to add more variants and has gone way beyond expectations in making each one unique. He also added more heads and more weapon options. There are 8 new bodies (making for a total of 12), 10 new heads, a few variants for the existing weapons and a crossbow option.

These are now off to the mouldmaker and have been mastermoulded. I am awaiting mastercastings for one final check. If everything checks out, they're up for productionmoulding.

But in the mean time, have some pictures:

The 8 new bodies:

The heads (the missing one is visible in the above image):

A closer look at the back and front of the bodies:

 Some of the "plug-in" types in action:

The sprues (spears and halberds have  been sprued up differently since. The little shield in the lower right corner has a hand attached to it. This will allow to use the normal (one-handed weapons) on the plug-in type bodies in combination with the shield for even more variety in the poses.

Dwarfs with Pikes - Part 11

Something that was long overdue, the command figures for the Marauder Miniatures MB1 Dwarfs with pikes. It's only when I started editing the pictures I realised I forgot to finish their noses with my trademark "red nose". This omission was quickly rectified but by then the good light was gone, so you'll have to do with these pictures for now.

The champion. It's a great figure, but I don't think I did justice to it. I feel I could have picked the colours better.

The standard bearer. A great figure that I decided to put some extra care in, with the striped trousers. The banner is made from my usual material of stiff, posable foil (the kind you find in little dishes for chinese food, premade lasagna's, etc... Since I don't eat that stuff, I simply bought some empty ones which can also be had in a lot of places).

I'm rather happy with the little flag, even though the best part of it is hidden. It's a simplistic design, far from the little masterpieces others craft for their standarbearers. I remembered to take a picture before gluing it on, but after adding the curves. The shield looks asymmetrical in the picture because of the curve, but it's not.

The musician, this is the least interesting figure of the three, but quite possibly the single example of a dwarf playing a flute. And it's still a good figure in it's own right too.

And finally, a couple long overdue group shots of the unit so far (25 dwarfs, more to add). They are a mixture of WK dwarfs, Marauder originals and a few marauder conversions.

Dwarf Ponyriders Available

It's been a while, but the Dwarf ponyrider sets are now available (see the "Getting Some" section to the left or go here).

The following codes have been added:

Dwarf Light Cavalry:
WKD-20: Dwarf Pistoliers on Ponies (4)

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

WKD-22: Dwarf Swordsmen on Ponies (4)

Mounts:

WKM-01: Dwarf Ponies (4)

Dwarf Bits:
WKDH-03: Dwarf Heads 3 (8)

WKDW-13: WKD-21 Arms with Spears (gloved hand) (4)

WKDW-14: WKD-22 Arms with Swords (gloved hand) (4)

Dwarfs with Pikes - Part 10

Two more figures for the pikedwarf unit, this time original Marauder minis.

The first one is the one from the legendary MM15 set, which explains why he got a bit more attention from the sculptor. It's a single part model and looks great. I'm pretty happy with how he came out, as I think the colours work for him.

The second one is one of the marauder dwarfs with plug-in weapons (pikes, crossbows and handguns were made for them), and since I already painted copies of this body for my handgunners and crossbows, it's a bit less interesting, though I did manage to come up with another colour scheme for him that's different enough from my previous copies, while still respecting the general scheme.

A quick picture with similarly armed "WK" dwarfs:

Dwarf Halberdiers - Part 7

Finished off another two figures for my dwarf halberdiers. I think I'm going to use a lot of sallet helmets with this unit. It helps to tie them together.

I used a couple bits from the "pouches and dagger sprue" (namely, a pouch and the dagger) on this one. These little details help to further customise the figures (aside from the head and arm options) and make each one look unique.

Dwarfs with Pikes - Part 9

Another one for the pike unit, this time one of my plug-in types. Highlights sort of got washed out in the pictures. Unit is now 20 pikes strong, I will bring it up to 30 (including command) and then, after I rounded out some of the other units, I may expand it to a block of 40 or 50.

Seen here with the two halberdiers I did at the same time:

Imperial Dwarf Greys - Part 1

First of a unit of "Imperial Dwarf Greys". Where most other regiments rely on pistols or lances to soften up the enemy, the Greys charge directly in to battle with nothing but their swords, yelling out their defiance. They are famous for only riding grey ponies, making them instantly recognisable on the field of war.

Seen here with some light cavalry from different pony units (Light Lancers and Pistoliers):

Painted Ponyriders - Light Lancers

First of the Imperial Dwarf Light Lancers. Sort of botched up whatever is visible of the face (oops). This regiment will have dark brown ponies to set them apart from the pistoliers and the greys.

Side by side with an Imperial Dwarf Grey:

Dwarfs with Pikes - Part 8

Another three dwarfs with pikes. One is the Marauder MB1 Sergeant figure, the other two are from the second infantry set of my commissioned dwarves.

First the Marauder sergeant. This has been one of my favourite marauder dwarfs for a long time, so glad I could finally slap some paint on it. I wasn't too sure about some of the choices midpainting,  but in the end, I think he came out pretty well.

Secondly, one of my dwarfs, using the "amish" looking head. It's one of the best heads in the set IMO and it works well with this body. I also used one of the separate swords in scabbards to add some more detail:

The last one is also from the second core infantry set and is probably the combination of parts that has the most puff & slash for that much craved for landsknecht mercenary feel. Even his hat has them!

Some more pictures, the first of the 4 body poses from set two, the second a (non-exhaustive) selection of poses from sets 1-3, all armed with pikes.