Tuesday 29 December 2020

From DrQ: Through the Aquifer on a Grundstok Gunhauler (40 points?)

For the nautical theme of the Aquifer I present a Grundstok Gunhauler from Kharadron Overlords. In the Age of Sigmar, some dwarfs (or Duardin™) have left their ancestor holds and taken to the sky in giant floating cities that are patrolled and supplied by a fleet of Sky Vessels. The Gunhaulers function partially as artillery platforms and partially as screens for larger ships in the Kharadron Sky Navy. 


The Gunhauler is the small bois of the Kharadron fleet, despite the fact that they sit on a 105mm oval and stand at over 170mm on its custom flight stand. This is the second that I've painted, and I might add a third to my force before this pandemic is over. We'll have to see—I need to paint the gigantic Arkanaut Ironclad before contemplating any more purchases. 


The flight stand is designed to look invoke the Pacific Southwest of the US. It's made out of pink foam and brass rods with pennies underneath to counter balance. The Gunhauler also easily comes off the base for storage. 


Apologies on the quality of the photos. It's really hard to focus on something this big—especially when the whole thing is basically glazed metallics. 

As far as points, 20 points for the Aquifer and 20 points for a vehicle is 40 total (there's two dwarves flying this thing as well, but I'll leave that to the minions to adjudicate if they count for extra).

Now down to the Adventurers' Landing!


17 comments:

  1. That’s an impressive dwarfy flying thing. Love the metallics and your flight stand.

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  2. I agree with Peter, the metallics have come out great.

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  3. Some magnificent dwarves in their flying machine, very nicely done. The base is a really good idea too.

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    1. I'm not a fan of the GW flight bases. I'm keeping them for my 40k Orks, but the sky dorfs deserve better.

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    1. Thank you much! Doing glowy bits is one of the real reasons I'd like to have an airbrush—it takes a lot more work with blending than it would with a little overspray.

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  5. No need to worry about the photo quality, your paint job more than makes up for it! The basing is a brilliant touch too, much better than a plain flight stand. Great stuff.

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    1. Thank you! These machines are what finally lured me into starting an Age of Sigmar army.

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  7. Great looking dwarf airship!
    Best Iain

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  8. That is splendid, I really like your metallic effects and the glow.

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  9. What a cool bit of kit, love it 😀
    Regards KenR

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  10. Fabulous model and the paintjob is marvellous. Love the glowing green!

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