Using
all the dwarfs released by Marauder Miniatures in a single army can be
difficult, as the style of the Longbeards, the Slayers and some Clasnmen
does not fit
at all with the Renaissance flavor of the other
models. But I realized last year that I could at least use the woodwose
figure, often depicted in Middle-Age and Renaissance paintings bearing
coats of arms, to transform my slayers into a band of Wild Dwarves,
coming from the most remote valleys of the Grey Mountains.
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Two wild men as shield holders (The Chaff Bridge, Lucerne)
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Some basic conversions on MM10 or MM16 models (plus a later giant slayer), with weapon swaps, fancy details filing, and a few shields glued in place. In terms of painting, I did my best to suggest a limited hygiene 😬
Beware the wild bunch!
In fact, in our opinion, one of the brilliant components of your project is being able to include very different miniatures from each other, always resorting to the inspiration of the historical (or myth-historical) sources of Switzerland in the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
ReplyDeleteThese wild dwarves are no exception. We also note that, although they all come from the most remote mountainous areas, some of them have a shield from a different clan (canton). Perhaps an attempt by each clan to grab a prestigious savage dwarf by providing it with a shield with its own coat of arms?
Well, you can blame my laziness. With more time, I would have painted intricated coats of arms on shields taken to their Imperial or Bretonnian adversaries.
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