Warband for Mordheim…

[Brother Meredith]

So my local gaming venue (Powder Monkey Gaming) are keen to run a Mordheim day event, so I am planning who to make up my warband with.

I have vague plans to make a Black Orc mercenary band using various Warmonger Landsknecht orc types at some point, but have decided to go for Wissenland humies instead based around the Averlander list .

Going to use an Empire Command Hero with Hammer as the captain and some WA001 - Mercenaries I picked up at BOYL the other year Also looking at adding some missile weapons and these ragtags caught my eye https://steelfistminiatures.com/products/ren-45-german-peasants-handguns-crossbows does anyone have experience of this manufacturer’s range? Am assuming they should scale with the others I have picked?

 

[Brother Meredith]

Ordered them and another pack, will take some pics when they arrive!

 

[twisted moon]

let us know how they scale once they arrive.

 

[Brother Meredith]

Certainly will!

They look neat sculpts in the photos! Certainly bit more dynamic than the usual historical rank & file mini.

 

[Brother Meredith]

The minis arrived today! Nicely packaged, the casts of the peasants were very neat with minimal mould lines and flash.

They are the same height as the old Citadel mercenaries, but slightly smaller more realistic head sizes (they wouldn’t get a part as an extra in a Gerry Anderson show f’sure!). 😉



Also ordered some Landsknechts with crossbows & muskets, these come with separate weapons & heads. May have a look for any plastic Empire heads that would suit them.

Plan to give all these models some Warhammer accessories (skulls, feathers and parchments), to better suit the Blanche aesthetic of the game and base them using my card paving method. Will post more updates!

 

[ManicMan]

do I point out a minor comment on how Gerry Anderson kinda always wanted to do more live action, and his puppet style changed greatly from the early stuff with overly large heads, to later stuff with far smaller (you can REALLY notice in episodes of Captain Scarlet where they re-dress puppets from Thunderbirds).

^_^;

 

[Brother Meredith]

Yes, I am well aware.🧐 This was a bit of a lighthearted joke. They work fine when together and for skirmish games they won’t be ranked up next to each other where the differences would be more noticeable.

There are genuine reasons the large heads were used and became the “heroic scale” we all love collecting. 😉

 

[ManicMan]

^_^ I know

I get annoyed with alot of modern 3d sculpted figures cause they try to go for 'real' proportions which just never look right at all and lead to under detailed faces. but then, I'm kinda a cartoony guy where the face is a major part and bodies are about 3.5 - 4 heads high ^_^

 

[Brother Meredith]

These are from a historical wargaming manufacturer, so legitimate why they may not want cartoony heroic scale models. 😉

When I converted my Turnip28 models it was really noticeable how much smaller and finer the parts were when trying to cut them up and glue back together with my clumsy fingers… 😂

 

[Michael Stockin]

Cool beans, I bet they cost a fair few shillings less than old GW models too?

 

[Brother Meredith]

Yup! £9 for a pack of 4, not mega cheap, but lot less than hunting for similar vintage Empire models.

 

[Sprue_Goblin_Games]

Good start to the project, looking forward to seeing more

 

[Brother Meredith]

Made up the Landsknechts earlier today and have cut back the puddle bases on all the models so space for the flagstones.

 

[Eric]

^_^ I know

I get annoyed with alot of modern 3d sculpted figures cause they try to go for 'real' proportions which just never look right at all and lead to under detailed faces. but then, I'm kinda a cartoony guy where the face is a major part and bodies are about 3.5 - 4 heads high ^_^

I think there is a truth in this. Somewhat like needing to push contrast to make the miniatures look good, or perhaps how sometimes having flames "the wrong way round" strangely seems right in some schemes. Totally realistic doesn't always feel quite "right", probably because at the end of the day they are games!

Anyhow the figures look good, blend in nicely.

 

[twisted moon]

thanks for posting the comparison. they look like a good mix to me.

 

[Brother Meredith]

Warband is assembled and ready to prime!



I gave the Steelfist models some extra feathers and prayer seals to “Warhammer” them up a little more. My usual cardboard flagstones hardened with some PVA and bicarb for texture did the job on the bases. Removing the puddle bases and pinning all the Foundary models was a bit of a faff, but worth it I think…

 

[Sprue_Goblin_Games]

^_^ I know

I get annoyed with alot of modern 3d sculpted figures cause they try to go for 'real' proportions which just never look right at all and lead to under detailed faces. but then, I'm kinda a cartoony guy where the face is a major part and bodies are about 3.5 - 4 heads high ^_^

Amen to that!!!

 

[Michael Stockin]

Great looking chaps. Yeah I found that with the bases too. Though I chopped it all off even under the soles of the feet...

 

[Brother Meredith]

Great looking chaps. Yeah I found that with the bases too. Though I chopped it all off even under the soles of the feet...

Did that with the Foundary models in the end. The Steelfist models had flatter puddles which were easier to file/sand down and fit better with the flagstone bases.

 

[Michael Stockin]

oh yeah, sorry lack of sleep, did not see.
Worth it though innit.