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Monday, June 21, 2021

OWAC VI - The characters

As I am considering extending the painting of this army to the next OWAC, I've decided that my dwarf priest deserved additional thoughts and preparation. As for the mounted captain, my first attempt to paint the poney failed miserably... and instead of insisting, I have opted for other characters.

So, let's start with the first one, the Annalist of the company, who happens to be a dwarf wizard of the Marauder range, MM10 DW10.

The second character and current leader of the army is one of the Captains that takes command of the dogs of war when the General is not on the battlefield. The model is the well-known leader of the MB1 regiment:

The third character is one of the MM11 champions, that will lead the bodyguards of the paymaster.

I still have a few ideas to explore for my Swiss Grey Mountains mercenary dwarfs (such as clockworkers, a chocolate hot pot, or a "William Tell" quareller), plus a full box of Marauder dwarves waiting for their basecoat, but I have to admit that the initial impetus stemmed last month while painting my crossbowmen. 

So that's it for OWAC IV!

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9 comments:

  1. marisgalJune 23, 2021 at 1:49 AM

    That's amazing! I hope I knew how to paint like that. Where do you get these old minis from? I'm looking for some of them on Ebay and they cost around 35€($40) each!

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    1. JaeckelJune 23, 2021 at 8:27 AM

      I'm just old :) Bought some of these miniatures 30 years ago.

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    2. marisgalJune 23, 2021 at 10:09 AM

      Arrrggg. Lucky you! ;) I started collecting in the 90s but didn't have enough money back then. I was recently inspired by your blog to slowly gather some of the old minis from the 2nd hand market. So big thanks for the inspiration!

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  2. OliJune 24, 2021 at 2:25 PM

    Great work, I love those minis. I had the wizard in my old dwarf army back in 1995!

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    1. JaeckelJune 26, 2021 at 8:11 AM

      Thanks Oli! yes, I guess these dwarves have been used many times in many armies :)

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  3. ShaitanJune 25, 2021 at 11:27 PM

    Lovely work as always. I've painted that dwarf regiment captain recently too. I like what you've done with the left sleeve, using three colours. Looks great!

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    1. JaeckelJune 26, 2021 at 8:12 AM

      Thanks. I like your tilean interpretation of the same model!

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  4. RodorJuly 8, 2021 at 11:47 PM

    Charming characters these classic miniatures, perfect for the army of mercenary dwarves. We particularly like the idea of ​​the wizard reinterpreted as an army annalist, and your paint job pointed out to us that he has a gun on his belt ... good to know for our next thunderer dwarf company project! But we are waiting for the more particular characters that you promise in the post: the general on the pony we had seen unpainted at the beginning of the OWAC is waiting to take his place in the ranks!

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    1. JaeckelJuly 9, 2021 at 10:42 AM

      You're right. I should paint this general! In my to-do list for this summer!

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