Here’s a long-Neglected model that the completion of the three Dwarf crewmen the other day springboarded me to finally completing. I bought this one when it came out, back in 2000-something. (I can’t find it in the catalogues, and can’t be arsed scouring through my old White Dwarf magazines).. It’s a model that looked good in the White Dwarf, but was not fun at all to paint. There’s a lot of busy detail on the thing, and especially so while painting – so it did what so many other models have done. It sat in a box/tub/etc for over a decade, started but unloved and unfinished.
So nothing fancy here. I was motivated to paint a dwarf or two after completing the aforementioned crew, and so I used that to complete this model. Opening up Orctober to Slayers-of-Orcs also gave me a bit of extra motivation in some ways, but I mean, it was well Neglected regardless. So it was going to count on completion regardless. Not a bad model once done. Gluing that axe onto it makes a big difference, I’ll certainly say! Most importantly – done, done and onto the next one!
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Nicely done mate.
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Gracias!
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Can fully understand why he ended up in a box having painted that model for a friend many years ago, but you’ve done a fantastic job on it
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Yeah, not an especially fun one here, but *just* straightforward enough that I got him done in a day once I decided to knuckle down and git’er’done.
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Those little bits of blue and that red axe shaft really does a lot for the colour scheme. Even if it was a slog to get there, the end result looks damn good 🙂
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Thank you, Fredrik. I agree – the red on the axe shaft especially really saves the model from looking extremely plain, I think..
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He looks the part- a very well armoured dwarf.
Cheers,
Pete.
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Or as the Orcs would call him: A stuntykinder surprize!
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I love this model (the profile pic is probably a giveaway). Nice job with the splashes of colour, as it’s not one that lends itself to anything bar metallics.
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I knew you were going to like this one! Even I knew I’d seen it plenty of times before! 🙂
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Like John, I figured you’d like this one! 😉
I’m a lot happier with it now it’s painted and I don’t have to work on it anymore. 🙂
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Great job mate, probably one of my favourite dwarf minis
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Thanks mate. Now he’s done, I can enjoy the model rather than resent it! 🙂
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Looks good, despite not wanting to get to it. I quite enjoyed painting this one, but the fact that it was coming after doing like 20 of the turn-of-the-century basic Dwarf Warriors probably had something to do with that. Getting stuck into something with a lot of crisp detail was a very nice change at that point.
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Yeah, for me I think it’s a case of it being a good looking model when I don’t need to deal with painting it, which turned out to be a slightly unpleasant surprise after liking it so much in the WD pic!
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Very nice! I really like the splashes of colour! 🙂
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Thanks John – it’s literally the only way to save the model from simply being a dull mess of dull metal, and maybe brown..
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This guy is a classic for sure! I remember dwarf models from this era very well and this guy and the dwarf king being carried on a shield are two that I always thought looked really cool. Kind of a bummer I never picked them up though if this guy is a pain to paint than maybe I can get over it! I think you did a nice job differentiating the various metal parts and keeping everything looking distinct. This dwarf lord should look great leading any group of dwarves in battle too!
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Thanks Kuribo. I’ve got a dozen or so more dwarves I want to get done (well, finished – more bloody neglected models again) and then I can potentially start to pick new classic dwarf models out to paint, which will be a lot more fun. I never got the king on shield unfortunatewly, but I do have the White Dwarf being carried by Gotrek and Bugman somewhere. Actually, I’ve also got a fair few 2nd/3rd edition classic dwarfs around here to get painted as well…
Once I get some more done, it’ll be nice to dig the small dwarf force out again. I’ve only used it in one game to date..
https://azazelx.com/2017/01/11/and-my-axe-battle-for-skull-pass-dwarf-warriors/
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That sounds like a great plan and I look forward to seeing some more of those classic sculpts as well. Thanks for sending the link too. It was nice to see even more dwarves painted up to a great standard 🙂
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Me too on getting more of them painted. Hopefully I can work through the drossy models and get to the good stuff as a ncie reward without it taking too long. If I can get enough done, I might even be able to do an Army Showcase post (or a series of them) when I get time off over Christmas..
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A decade mate ,I was going to say that’s a long time but I feel I have a few things hanging around here that will get neglected long after that amount of time !!
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Yeah, I’ve got way too many models that fit that description. I’m hoping to get all the old neglected and half-done stuff completed one day so I can then concentrate on new purchases and also the older models getting started from scratch!
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Nicely done mate – looks like a fiddly bugger, but he’s turned out really well
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Cheers, Alex. Glad to have him behind me. Maybe one day I’ll get him onto the table now…
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Excellent stuff – that’s a mean look you’ve given him there!
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Thanks mate – very much the result of the sculpt. Which, while frustratingly unfun to paint is still a good one (once completed, anyway!)
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Love the colors on the dude.
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Thanks Mark – an attempt to impart some regality while retaining his warrior look and also connecting him to the army as a whole. All whiole 90% covered in armour!
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Just a small (and late) addendum to this post, since this guy jumped out at me from the pages of an old WD when I recently browsed through my collection of back issues: He was released back in January 2001, along with a major Dwarf release.
Personally, I think the covered face is a missed opportunity on the sculptor’s part, but you’ve done a fantastic job with the paintjob, as per 😉
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Awesome! Thank you, KS. Updated the title now. I don’t mind the mask personally, but that’s more based on the fact that we do have a ton of Dixon dwarves with great facial sculpts already. 🙂
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