Blipvertus multigame Dwarf army
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About the Project
It started out simple. I wanted a Viking army for Saga but I wanted it to be different because everyone does Vikings. So instead I did seven other armies. I finally hit upon the idea of using Dwarves as my Viking stand in. Dwarves are also a part of Norse mythology and they’re ill tempered and armed with axes. Seems like a natural fit! When Oathmark came out with a plastic Dwarf infantry box I found everything I’d need for a Saga army. You can make dwarves armed with bows, something that is pretty rare for most Dwarf models, as well as spear and axe armed dwarves. You can also equip figures with a weapon in each hand making them a great substitute for Berserkers. One of the nice things about this box is all the figures are wearing chainmail and to me, that’s quintessentially dwarfish. Originally I was going to make the spear armed dwarves my warriors and my axe and sword armed dwarves as my hearthguard. But Oathmark came out with a box of Heavy Infantry Dwarves so I may use them as hearthguard. These also feature chainmail but also have segmented armor and some platemail. They also feature a lot of steel face masks integrated into their helmets. This is something I love because Tolkien mentions something similar in The Silmarillion about the dwarves in Middlearth. With my Viking army all planned out and a couple of boxes of minis, I was set. Huzzah! Then Age of Magic arrived. And Warlords of Erewhon. The unit options in both games increased the variety of units a Dwarf army could take. So I set about trying to find suitable minis that would look good together. I found a nice set of crossbow armed dwarves from Conqueror. Conquer also had dwarves armed with two-handed axes. Both units are also in chainmail thus making it easier for them to blend in. I then found some chainmail wearing handgunners from Mirliton. Because I’m getting minis from several different ranges I worried about how to make them look like a cohesive army. I asked our local guru, Sean Twiddy. He’s one of the smart guys that teaches art at one of the local universities and uses miniature painting in some of his lessons. Sean is also an avid Saga player. He suggested using the same color pallet for the whole army in order to tie it all together. So I tried it and painted up a test color scheme and I think it’ll work. The header/thumbnail photo is of the test minis. I’m going to try to document how I got to those finished images. I’m going to try to show and explain every step as well as show the sources of the materials used.
Related Game: SAGA
Related Company: Studio Tomahawk
Related Genre: Fantasy
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Beer Barrel Update
I base coated the barrels using Army Painter Fur Brown primer. 
After priming, I painted the base with Leather Brown, dry brushed with Skeleton bone, then painted the bands black and the spigots and plugs with Vallejo Brass. I’ll dry brush next then do the touch ups later. Beer!
These will be objective markers. The bases are 30mm plywood from Litko. After glueing the barrels to the bases I gloss coated them to seal the plywood. The barrels are from WizKids Deep Cut line. 
The orb and the beak
The orb in the Wizard’s staff is Crystal Blue. I tried a highlight of Army Painter Electric Blue but I didn’t like it. I painted over that then used a small bit of white. I then added the basing and then did a dullcoat. After that dried, I then used GW ‘Ardcoat to add a gloss effect to the orb and the crows beak. The wizard’s robes
The trim is Vallejo Brass. After washing the cloth with Guilliman Blue glaze I highlighted it with GW Fenrisian Gray. The Crow
The crow was dry brushed with GW Dawnstone then washed with Nuln Oil. The beak was painted black, dry brushed with Eshin Grey then washed with Nuln Oil. Wizard’s beard
I used GW Apothecary White contrast paint as a wash on the beard. The ornament in the braid is Vallejo Brass washed with Seraphim Sepia. Crossbow unit done
With this unit done, I’ll do one a unit of bowmen and that’ll give me all three options available to the army. In Saga, I probably wouldn’t run more than one missile armed unit. In Lords of Erewhon the units are smaller so I might run two or maybe three missile units. 
The army to date. 
