Sunday 5 June 2011

Gewalthut triumphant!

So, after a little hiatus I've finally done something worthwhile and completed my Gewalthut! It's only taken nigh on six months but I'm pretty pleased with the finished product!





I think it makes a pretty impressive unit on the battlefield and should be a nice centrepiece to the army (Could be a while before that's finished....) The bases were done with a few tester pots of emulsion I picked up from Focus (Seems a waste not to take advantage of their misfortune and make a few savings really!). The grass tufts are from the army painter range and I'm really impressed with how they work, they're ridiculously easy to put in place- basically idiot-proof, which is lucky when I'm using it. Now just two more smaller pike blocks to do - the Vorhut and Nachut - and I've got a few ideas on them already.

Here's a taste of what's next:


Yep, skirmishers - I think these should be a nice change of pace from pike blocks. Admittedly I've cheated with these as I did them round Christmas time... But you get the idea. I glued together the rest of the handgunners and crossbowmen this morning so hopefully they'll be making an appearance here soon! Watch this space!

6 comments:

  1. Cheers mate! Serious mission to paint, but when you see the end result it makes it all worth it!

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  2. What a Fantastic looking unit!

    cheers
    matt

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  3. Thanks! Only two more pike blocks left :/ at the rate I painted these I'll be well into old age by the time the army's actually finished! Haha.

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  4. totally killer stuff!! i love your painting! did you paint the white crosses by hand or are they transfers?

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  5. Cheers for your comments mate! No I painted them on - if you paint the shape in black first and then go over the top with white, leaving a tiny black line around the shape it'll stand out a lot more. Haven't managed to do much painting in the last month - too much archery stuff! But I've got a box of Perry Men at Arms pre-ordered, so I think they'll give me a much needed kick up the arse hopefully!

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