Some of the lovely Dwarves from Scibor Miniatures have already cropped up in the Challenge so far this year, and this week I have mostly been working on a couple of units of them for Dragon Rampant. I rarely find myself painting fantasy miniatures, but our gaming group has been loving playing Dragon Rampant and having fun making the modestly sized warbands called for by the rules. And what warband is more modestly sized than one of dwarves?
The first unit of 12 is Scibor's 'Golden Guard'. The deeply-etched detail on these miniatures make them particularly suitable for a combination of washes and drybrushing, and I am pretty pleased with the results.
My favourite figures though are from the little set of Polish dwarves made by Scibor. I just love these - they ooze character, and I loved painting their faces.
Finally, my dwarf army includes a stone golem. I love this model, made by Puppet Wars, and I included a dwarf cleric from Reaper Bones on the base as his controller. He stands an impressive 10cm tall, not including the base. But is he a figure or a piece of terrain? I leave it to you to decide. He certainly will give the order 'seize the high ground!' a new and chilling meaning.
So in total, that is 19 dwarves (including the one on the golem's base), for 95 points. I will leave it to Curt to decide what the golem is worth.
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Geez Louise, Scibor has really been getting the love this Challenge. I think this is great as their castings are terrific but often overlooked.
I really like these Dwarves, Alan. As you say, their faces are fantastic - I especially like the red-bronze you used for their metalwork. It's quite bold but works very well for them.
Wow. That Golem. It's just fantastic! What an amazing figure. How many parts was that kit, Dux? I love the blue runes/carvings running across his 'skin' and the lichen and moss growing in his crooks and crannies. The additional Dwarf to reinforce his huge scale is a great touch.
On top of the Dwarves, I'm going to score the Golem as a 54mm vehicle, so 30 points for him. Great work Mr. D!
That is a big arse scary rock monster. The dwarfs are good but the rock monster is even better!
ReplyDeleteGreat stuff mate - love the gold effects and that Golem is great!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to destroying them on the battlefield once I get my own Dragon Rampant force on the table :-)
More dwarves for the stunty alliance! Victory to the shortest! Lovely stuff mate, I look forward to facing them on the table.
ReplyDeleteBloody hell, they're coming out of the woodwork! Who'd have thought that Scibor would be getting a guernsey on a regular basis this Challenge? They're top figs, loaded with personality.
ReplyDeleteAnd that stony guy is a real find, excellently finished. Well done!
Great stuff indeed, I have some of those Dwarfs but you did them up better than I did. Well anyway great terrain as well, really love the stony look you gave it!
ReplyDeleteFantastic Dux! That stone golem is the bees knees. Oh, and the dwarves are great too :)
ReplyDeleteFantasy?! Gasp, what have you done with the real Dux?!
ReplyDeleteI love that big fella, especially the grass.
I've been corrupted by Paul and John.
DeleteGreat stuff Dux ... that is a kick add lump of rock alright
ReplyDeleteAwesome. Beautiful detail work. I can't stop looking at those lion skins; they look so real.
ReplyDeleteAwesome. Beautiful detail work. I can't stop looking at those lion skins; they look so real.
ReplyDeleteLove that golem!
ReplyDeleteWow, great entry. Love all these Dwarves.
ReplyDeleteGreat work Dux! Those Polish dwarves are wonderful sculpts. And that Golem, ummm, rocks!
ReplyDeleteCongrats, Alan, what a varied and fun entry. The big moustache on the banner thingy cracks me up for some reason and the Polish dwarves really work for me. Very lighthearted but a tough little band to mess with, no doubt, especially with their big friend!
ReplyDeleteThe golem steels the show, got to love him
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That golem is the BOMB! Wonderful sculpt, wonderful painting on that rock texture.
ReplyDeletegreat entry and a huge Golem great to see so many Dwarves
ReplyDeleteOk, the dwarfs look very good, but golem with his blue veins steal the show! :)
ReplyDeleteScibor make great premium miniatures. That stone dude though is awesome. Might have to seek that one out maybe. cheers
ReplyDeleteWow , that golem is awesome.
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