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[Warfork Fantasy Battles]¶
Dwarf Reinforcements¶

I started to apply the unit colour, 72.027 Scurvy Green. Slowly, the models start to look like something.

Published 2015-12-28 10:55:08

28mm | Dwarves | em4miniatures | Ral Partha | Warfork Fantasy Battles

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[Birthday Present]¶
Kalweit¶

One present done, on to the next. Originally, this one should have been done for Christmas as well, but time was just too short...

I paint miniatures during my lunchbreaks. More than once, my boss entered my office while I was painting and always looked very interested at what I was doing, while stating that he could never paint such small details and would not have the patience for such a hobby. Also more than once he said, that at some point in time I have to paint him a miniature too.

That point in time is now :-)

While I cannot do Christmas any more, his birthday is in January, this I should be able to make.

The miniature(s) I choose are linked to his ancestry, which includes smiths from eastern Europe, these were called Kalweit in certain areas.

I ordered a pack of smiths from Foundry, and by chance came across some Russians from the Seven Years War with a suitable pose and horse - I am not sure whether the Seven Years War affected any of my boss' ancestors, but that is an uncertainty I am willing to take for artistic reasons :-)

The models are cleared of flash, some minor filling/resculpting done, and are ready to be base coated.

Published 2015-12-27 11:15:01

28mm | Diorama | Foundry Miniatures | Present

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[Christmas Present]¶
Finance-Zwölfe¶

Today was the day! I placed the gift on the colleague's table before she arrived; when she opened it, she surprisingly immediately knew whom it was from - it could have been from anyone, couldn't it...? ;-)

She came laughing to my office carrying the glass dome and thanked me exuberantly, all the time laughing and discovering new details.

And thus looks the happy beneficiary :-)

Happy Christmas!

Published 2015-12-23 07:13:23

28mm | Black Scorpion Miniatures | Diorama | Present

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[Warfork Fantasy Battles]¶
Dwarf Reinforcements¶

I painted the plate armour, helmets and spear tips in 70.864 - Natural Steel. Although this colour is darker and less shiny than the Chainmail, the contrast between the two colours is not that good - especially from some distance away they look almost the same.

To distinguish the two colours, I added GW Asurmen Blue wash to the steel. This provided a level of contrast I was happy with.

The whole unit so far.

Published 2015-12-23 07:08:16

28mm | Dwarves | em4miniatures | Ral Partha | Warfork Fantasy Battles

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[Christmas Present]¶
Finance-Zwölfe¶

The Zwölfe was sprayed in gloss varnish from a spray can, then with matt varnish. When this was dry, the gems were painted with 70.510 Gloss Varnish with a brush to give them a more glass like appearance.

Final touch was the sign at the front:

Finance-Zwölfe bringt den neuen Kontenschlüssel

literally:

Finance-Zwölfe delivers new account key

Finance-Zwölfe delivers new account determination

Then I glued the miniature in place, putting her foot on the pile of folders.

Here is the final result:

And with the dome in place:

Finished just in time to be handed over tomorrow :-)

All the colours I used for this project:

Published 2015-12-22 10:50:29

28mm | Black Scorpion Miniatures | Diorama | Present

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[Warfork Fantasy Battles]¶
Dwarf Reinforcements¶

I finished the bases with the last drybrush of ivory, then started to paint the Dwarves:

Chainmail 72.053 Chainmail Silver (surprise!)
Skin 72.041 Dwarf Skin (obviously!)
Spear shaft 72.065 Terracotta

Published 2015-12-22 07:07:07

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[Warfork Fantasy Battles]¶
Dwarf Reinforcements¶

I basecoated the bases, then applied the first drybrush.

Published 2015-12-21 10:31:57

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[Christmas Present]¶
Finance-Zwölfe¶

I painted the carpet in 70.867 Dark Bluegrey, then tried to recreate the pattern on our office carpet with 72.047 Wolf Grey. While I am quite happy with the colour choice, the pattern I lightly brished on does not look like the original... but I guess it is colourwise still recognisable.

Published 2015-12-21 10:22:26

28mm | Black Scorpion Miniatures | Diorama | Present

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[Christmas Present]¶
Finance-Zwölfe¶

The key ring was painted in 71.064 Steel and the key in 70.801 Brass

The door frame was painted in a mix of

71.071 Arctic Blue
72.155 Heavy Charcoal

The door handles were painted in

71.064 Chrome

The sign is basically white, but to contrast it with the white wall Ã used

70.986 Deck Tan

As a final step to the Zwölfe herself, I airbrushed her in gloss vanish, then washed her in oils:

W&N Raw Umber key
W&N Lamp Black I applied a blacklining to distinguish areas from another.
W&N French Ultramarine Hair and wings.

Published 2015-12-20 11:55:03

28mm | Black Scorpion Miniatures | Diorama | Present

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[Christmas Present]¶
Finance-Zwölfe¶

I basecoated the whole model in 74.602 Black Primer.

The wall was then airbrushed in

73.601 Grey Primer
71.001 White where I tried to leave some areas darker to create some pre-shading, like the edges of the door where it meets the wall.

Next I painted the woodgrain of the door with... well... 70.828 Woodgrain - what else?

The wood colour I painted with the aptly named 70.834 Natural Wood. This is a very translucent colour, as you can see on the first two pictures. I applied 3 coats in total. These coats also made the woodgrain blend more into the wood colour.

The missing item is the Kontenschlüssel (literally: account key, 'account determination'). This I constructed from plastic rod and some thin clear plastic packaging. Working with clear plastic proved a bit difficult at times, with me searching for the cut pieces all the time... The teeth of the key are done in the form of a T - like in t-account where you post debit and credit. The key is carried on a key ring, which I bent and cut from a glitter ball hook.