Bondsman

Marauder

Berseker

And together for scale:

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So I went off searching for models (see my post in the Articles section for where I sourced them) and ordered a load up. Today I painted up the first one, here’s the results:

I’m quite happy with the results, especially considering how quick it was to paint. Body in bronze flesh, boots in bonewhite, metals in gunmetal. Then I did the tattoos, enchanted blue mixed with bronze flesh. The pattern is a little haphazard but I suspect I’ll get better at it! Then devlan mud wash on skin and boots, badab black on the metals. Drybrush white on the fur and hair and a few highlights on the skin and tattoo and done.

Bases will all happen together once the warband is done. Already started painting up the next three barbarians. And actually enjoyed painting this one, the sculpt is old and simple, and hence a joy to paint. The tattoo was fun too, I think the arm is the most successful part so I’ll draw from that for the rest of them.

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Time to get lootin’! Yaaaaaargh…

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So introducing Faust’s Footpads, Averlander Mercenary Warband.
First up the heroes:

First shot, left to right, is Curt (youngblood, sword & buckler), Herrick Faust himself (captain, sword, brace of pistols) and Mallory (sergeant, sword, axe).
Second shot shows Werner and Clovis, the two bergjaegers, both armed with longbows and an unerring ability to miss easy targets. bah.

And the henchmen:

First is Cohen’s Clashers (a pair of greatsword armed mountain guard) and Dolph’s Dividers (a single halberder).
Second shot is Mungo’s Munchers (three bow armed halfling scouts).

You can see from the greatsword armed mountainguard I’m going for the tradtional yellow and black colourscheme. ‘proper’ painting like this really shows up my lack of brush skill, but never mind. The other two mountainguard and the captain and sgt will get similarly spangly outfits. The youngblood less so but along the same lines.

The bergjaegers and halflings will be in browns and muted tones.

Really like the halfling models, they’re from Black Hat Miniatures, who incidentally were very quick, with decent communication letting me know exactly what’s going on. Unlike Maelstrom and Wayland who both seem to prefer leaving me in the dark. Bah.

Anyway, that’s Faust’s Footpads. Need to get them all painted now.

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Spent ages trying to decide which one to go with, and ended up with the Averlanders. Why? Simple, they get halflings!

Here’s where we are so far:

That’s a youngblood with sword and buckler, and the captain with sword and brace of pistols. The second one show my mountain guard, two great swords and a halberd (obviously wip).

I love the greatswords, think it’s such an awesome looking weapon. And so long as they attack en masse they should do some real damage. WS4, so decent chance of hitting most things, then S5 if they connect will give even dwarfs and orcs something to think about. Just got to survive the enemy’s preemptive retaliation!

I’m also having a sergeant with a sword and an axe, then two bergjaegers with long bows. Then of course three halflings all with bows.

Ironically that’s 5 BS4 bow/longbows. There’s a good chance they’ll outshoot the Reiklanders. Which seems a little odd since they’re supposed to be all shooty n stuff. If they get that far I really want one of those old empire ogres, with the big floppy caps. That’d fit in perfectly here I think.

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Working left to right the whole warband is:

Abel (youngblood). Weilding a hammer and sword Abel is an expert swordsman with a tendancy to injure his victims. Surprisingly strong for one so young. Unfortunately over zealous youthfullness means he tends to fluff a lot of his attacks. He’ll learn. Or die trying.

Brother Yardstick (champion). A new arrivee from the Mysterious Measuring Monks. Alas Brother Furlong passed away cleaved in twain by a rather irate dwarf clansman.

Pistol Marksman). One of Falke’s Fliers, he weilds a brace of pistols and boasts unerring accuracy both at range and in close.

Swordsman (Tibalt’s Tankers). Weilding hammer and sword, this furious swordsman delivers a flurry of attacks.

Longbow Marksman. Falke himself, reknowned for his accuracy, though his success rate has diminished of late.

Albertus Brandt (captain). Albertus weilds a duelling pistol and gromril hammer. Stronger, more aggressive and more ruthless in close combat since first entering Stadtheim. His light armour has more than proved it’s worth against Orc arrows.

Longbow Marksman, the latest addition to Falke’s Fliers already one kill to his name.

Hans (champion). Another new comer, the replacement for Dieter. Who was in turn a replacement for Reinhard. Something of a cursed seat at the table.

Swordsman (Harald’s Hitters), a newly recruited henchman ready to join the search for riches and glory.

Crossbow Marksman, lending some much needed power to Falke’s Fliers. A high kill rate for this one.

Wilber (youngblood), recently graduated to expert swordsman status. We shall see how this aids him, Wilber already having missed two battles through injuries.

And there you have it. Fame and glory awaits. Or at the very least enough coffers to hire a bloody big Ogre!

Hans is

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Very simple colour scheme and paintwork as always (base coat, wash, occasional highlights). Quite happy with the kaptin, not sure if it shows in the pic too well but his beard is orange with flecks of red then drybrushed yellow. Looks quite vivid.

And here he is with the other four painted crewmen:

LR: a Kabin Runt, a Spika Krew member, Kaptin Kabin, Nuggit the shaman, an Arra Krew member.

Still got 7 to go. Oh and Boz ‘Un had to be renamed Boz Het, because somehow he ended up looking like James Hetfield.

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Stadtheim, a small port on the River Aver, was a fairly innocuous little town until a few years back. After the well documented events in Mordheim, many miles to the north, illicit wyrdstone trade routes sprang up right across the eastern Empire. Many tried their luck travelling down the River Stir, which passed through Mordheim itself. However the ‘Stir Run’ proved fateful for all who attempted it. Local militia and like-minded competition watched eagle-eyed day and night, slaughtering and dispossessing any who came to their grasp.

And so by strange misfortune it was to the gates of Stadtheim that the major southern route fell. Crossing Stirland on foot was no mean task, but from here the wyrdrunners could ride the river to Nuln and beyond in relative safety.

The flowing trade had changed Stadtheim from an unassuming burg to a bustling merchant haven. The Mayor expanded the city watch three fold to deal with the rising robbery crime, but otherwise did little to stop the flow of wyrdstone through his town’s limits. The local nobility benefited greatly from the growth, increasing their power and status through canny trade and careful employ of less tasteful methods.

It was in the purse of one such noble that Albertus had last served in Stadtheim. He’d been hired to track down a band of giant rats that had followed a trade convoy to the town. His mission had been a success, destroying the skaven to the last and acquiring a large haul of wyrdstone in the process. The loss of Richter had stung Brandt deeply though, and he left the town vowing never to return.

Yet two years later he was once again stood at the town gates, his new warband in tow ready to tackle another mission. The missive from Baron Ritter had been too tempting to ignore. An enormous cache of wyrdstone was discovered to be within the town, and warriors and mercenaries from all across the Empire were flocking to Stadtheim to contend for riches and glory. The Baron had made Brandt a hefty proposition if he would champion Ritter’s stake in the treasure hunt. The chance to re-equip his warband and maybe make one last run at Mordheim itself couldn’t be passed over.

“Lost in reverie, Captain?” said Brother Furlong, the man who had so adequately filled Richter’s shoes.

“Hardly, padre. This town holds nothing for me now but the big pile of coin that’s headed our way,” replied Brandt.

The rest of the warband, dubbed “Brandt’s Brigands” by one of the youngbloods, filed past up the street toward the nearest tavern. The journey from Altdorf had been a long one, but once rested up they’d be hot on the trail of the apparent fortune.

And they weren’t the only ones. Already in the town were many bands of mercenaries from Marienburg, Middenheim, Ostland and of course Averland itself. Dwarf treasure hunters had come out of the World’s Edge Mountains. Even bands of Halflings had travelled from the nearby Mootland. Rumours of pirates of every creed and colour (including green) were spreading like wildfire around the town. Who knows what other vile creatures were also a party to the hunt in the dark of night?

Stadtheim, for the time being at least, was about to pay host to the Empires largest brawl. To the victor, untold spoils and riches. To the losers, ignominy and desperation. If they were very lucky.

So it begins.”

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Really happy with the feel of these guys though. And the sculpting, whilst not gobsmacking, seems to be ok in the final thing. The bandanas across the crew are alright, and this guys mutton chops make me chuckle which is what it’s all about.

Hope to get the rest painted up this weekend. Also, now I have a rule book to read (hate reading long articles on screen) I’ve started to learn to play. Might try a couple of solo games this weekend to figure out how things work. Woo.

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Da Kabin Krew!

First up is Kaptin Kabin and his faithful (ish) shaman, Nuggit.

Kap’n Kabin is just a black reach nob with an ogre’s sword (reshaped to be more scimitar like), and a big club for a counts-as morning star. The head as the black reach warboss’s, so I’ve removed the bionics ready for an eye patch and bit hat. I’m also quite happy with the balsa peg leg
Nuggit is a normal orc boy with a cut down spear and slightly modified axe. His head is a cross between a boy and a night goblin.

Next up the Big ‘Uns, Boz Un and Boz Wan.

They are one piece plastic boyz (not sure where from, another bits purchase), with slight arm changes and a couple of plasticard scimitars. They need tricorn hats obviously.

Then we have the henchmen. Firstly, Da Arra Krew.

Again one piece plastics with slight tweaks. Very happy with the guy on the right considering the source. Oh and lefty has a hook hand made from a bretonnian horn/flask/thing. They’ll get bandanas.

Then Da Spika Krew:

These are normal boys with converted spears, one with a peg leg and one with a hook. These guys are also getting bandanas.

Finally Da Kab’n Runtz.

These are normal goblins, again will get bandanas. I love the guy on the left, blatantly saying “once I figure out how this works, you’re gonna get it!”, and the guy on the right looking up at one of the orcs getting his orders.

Hoping to start the sculpts today, shouldn’t take too long. Kaptin’s hat is the main point of concern as it’ll make or break that piece. Everyone else is just tweaks and it’s their paint work that’ll sell them as pirates. Fingers crossed.

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