Sunday, November 6, 2016

The Shearers' Guild Master and his shield bearer

Second addition to the rank of wealthy citizens leading the Guildhouse militia, this model was an unreleased Marauder Miniature for a long time. Lucky you (and me), this Magic User (former reference MU 9) is now available for almost free (compared to eBay standards!) as a "Time Warped Wizard" from Warmonger Miniatures.

As the city of Pfeildorf is renowned for its wool clothing industry, the guild master of the Shearers had to appear as a very rich citizen, and this wizard was the perfect match. As for the shield bearer (MM64 HL5), I've simply removed the right hand holding the spear and sculpted a new one holding the shield.


The arms of the guild are golden hand shears. A few examples can be found on the web (see below).

(source: The Vinkhuijzen Collection of Military Uniforms)



Now I'm still hesitating about the next Guild master: I have a few models, some of them sculpted by Aly Morrison, but unfortunately not from the Marauder Miniatures range. Should I break the Marauder-only rule for them? Or try to use some MM62 citizen, even if they're not as convincing as the ones already painted? We'll see...

5 comments:

  1. Awesome job, absolutly superb!

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    1. Thanks. I'll do my best for the two last merchants.

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  2. Ca commence à faire une belle collection, joliment peinte :)

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    1. Merci ! Dommage que tout ce beau monde se fasse éclafoirer au premier contact nain ^_^

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