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[Warfork Fantasy Battles]¶
Nadir Steppe Riders¶

I used Instant Mould, to make a form of a horse tail, to replace the missing one. The actual cast was done with miliput pressed into both halves, with one half filled over the brim. In the other I put a piece of wire, to be used as a pin when gluing the tail to the horse.

Next I applied some plaster to the bases to smooth out the integral bases of the horses and not have them sitting on a small hill. I added some larger stones to the plaster. Afterwards, the bases where covered in PVA glue and sanded.

There are two riders with open hands, from brass rod I cut one banner pile and one spear.

Published 2016-05-06 11:14:04

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Nordman Mercenary Journeymen¶

I started to look into the banners I will have the two banner bearers carrying. After some Google search for Viking banners, I quickly found Odin's Raven as a symbol I liked quite well. Using the image from the Wikipedia page as a basis, I came up with the two following designs:

The larger one will be for the main unit, the smaller one for the detachment.

Colourwise I am not quite sure yet. I think the inner colour will be white, what is now black I envisage in a deep red... but this remains to be seen.

Published 2016-05-07 11:49:24

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[15mm IABSM]¶
South of Cherbourg¶

It is about time I get these models off the to do list, they are pending for long enough.

I applied an oil wash using Winsor & Newton lamp black and Sansodor to all the models. When this is dry, I will go over them with Sansodor again, where the miniatures are too dark. Then I can start finishing the bases.

Published 2016-05-07 11:56:04

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[15mm IABSM]¶
South of Cherbourg¶

I smoothed out the ground around the integral bases of the models, then glued sand and small pebbles on top.

Published 2016-05-12 11:11:58

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Nordman Mercenary Journeymen¶

As requested, here are some comparison pictures with older Citadel miniatures and with Mirliton.

Published 2016-05-16 10:49:48

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South of Cherbourg¶

All the bases are basecoated. I hate painting sand... so many undercuts...

Published 2016-05-18 10:25:23

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Dwarf Reinforcements¶

I painted the shields in unit colours, leaving the bare plaster for the white parts. Both sides of the shields where then covered in PVA glue, as I am not sure how the wash will react with the bare material.

Published 2016-05-18 10:35:27

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

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[Tools]¶
Plaster Vibrator¶

I ordered some new molds from Hirst Arts. As the castings for my Frag board surly, albeit unfortunately very slowly, are depleting my plaster supply, I ordered a new bag of plaster. The current 25kg bag lasted for about 4 years, the new one hopefully will last as long.

While shopping for the plaster, my eyes were again catched by a vibrating casting machine, that helps removing and/or preventing air bubbles in the casts. I wanted to have such a machine for quite some time, using a pounding board so far.

As I plan to do quite some castings in the near future, I finally invested in the SILFRADENT VIB15.

Published 2016-05-21 10:09:05

Hirst Arts | Tools

[15mm IABSM]¶
South of Cherbourg¶

The bases are ready painted, the brown highlighted with a lighter brown and an ochre drybrush in my usual style, then individual stones and pebbles picked out in a medium grey or grey blue and drybrushed stone grey.