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Hi guys, some of you may have seem my 15mm 40k project (link below) I have decided to start a 15mm Warhammer fantasy project, starting with a 32 man Empire Halberdier unit, I am going to do either Red/Blue Altdorf, Black/Yellow Averland, or Red/Yellow Talabecland.
15mm 40K link
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/240/454655.page
More pics on my blog
http://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com.au/2014/07/wip-15mm-whf-empire-halberdiers.html

I have also previously done some 15mm Mordheim war bands
http://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/15mm-empire-war-band-finished.html
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http://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/norse-war-band-snow-troll-finished.html


http://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com.au/2012/01/15mm-splintered-light-mountain-giant.html

Hi guys, have converted a couple of characters for my Halberdier unit, the hero is a converted museum miniatures Landsknecht pikeman and the warrior priest is a converted splintered light cleric, what do you think?
more pics on my blog
http://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com.au/2014/08/wip-15mm-whf-empire-hero-and-warrior.html

Hi guys

Happy NY, first post of 2020, I want to get some progress done on my 1/72nd fantasy project this year, they will be for use in both generic and middle earth settings, have been working on my Dwarves over the last couple of days, these are mostly Dark Alliance Dwarves with some converted Strelets Saxons, I will be converting more Saxons to Rohirum warriors at a later date, Elves and Orcs are also on the cards as well as a few other none middle earth forces and characters.
More pics here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2020/01/172-wip-dwarves.html

Hi guys

Really getting into my 1/72 Fantasy project, started on my Orc horde, it will be a big 1, for the infantry I have 2 Dark Alliance box's of Orc, 2 of goblins, 1 half Orc, and 1 Caesar Orc box, whilst they are all pretty good figures I've decided to heavily convert most of them, this is my first batch, still need to add armour, helmets, shields, hair etc with green stuff, and need to shape the spear heads with my dremel.
More pics here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2020/01/start-of-my-172-orc-horde.html

I'm liking your progress on this project so far, keep it up. The saxons seem to work particularly well

Hi guys

These are not finished, still have a fair bit of painting to do.

Just doing a few WIP pics to show how they are coming along, these are the first 36 1/72nd Dwaves, heavily converted From the Dark Alliance set, as well as Strelets Anglo saxons, I have another 36 to go, as well as some Strelets English longbowmen I will be converting to Dwarven bows, will be doing some handgunners as well.
Heaps more pics here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2020/02/wip-172-dwarves-part-2.html

Hi guys

My WIP Witch hunter warband for various fantasy settings, need to buy 4 more dogs, and make some crossbow men, still have a fair bit of GS work to do, want to add some length to the back of the hoods, add weapons, pouches and packs, then do the bases, I'm going to do zenithal undercoating on these guys. The black figs are brush undercoated Reaper Bones, the grey figs are converted Victrix plastic Anglo-Danes, I also want to incorporate the 3 older figs, the 2 hooded figs are old GW clerics, I think the paladin maybe old reaper, they are all to short at the moment, will be stripping them and conversion to add 5mm of height.

The bases I'm using are a little larger than normal, they cost me $1 for a pack of 30 plastic poker chips, and I don't mind a little extra base to add detail to.
More pics here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2020/02/wip-28mm-witch-hunter-warband.html

Wow, what a treat! Thanks for sharing. Nice old school nostalgia vibe for me.

Thanks mate

Hi guys

An update on my Witch hunter warband for RPG/Skirmish style games, still some work to do on these guys, have enlargened the 3 older GW figures, adding about 5-6mm in height, they are nice figures but they are a lot shorter than modern figures, I cut the 2 robed figs below the knees, pined them and filled in the space with GS which I shaped to look like their robes, the palidan got a leg replacement with a set of Perry plastic knight legs, his original legs were very short, it was almost a perfect conversion, the end result looks natural and no GS was needed to fill gaps etc, I added a pre conversion pic at the bottom, will be workinhg on their bases tonight.
More pics here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2020/02/wip-28mm-witch-hunters-part-2.html

Hi guys

Finished the conversions and basing, most of the bits on the bases are cut from card stock, zenithal shading done, ready for paint, all constructive criticism welcome.
Heaps more pics here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2020/03/wip-28mm-witch-hunters-part-3.html

Hi guys

Really enjoying 28mm Fantasy at the moment, my latest project is 28mm plastic Dwarves for all manner of skirmish/RPG settings, I will expand the gunners and crossbows, maybe add a unit of regular bows, a unit of spears, and another 1 or 2 of axes/swords, used Othemark plastic Dwarves as my basis and parts from several other plastic sets, Perry, Warlord games, and Fireforge, I also have a a fair few plastic GW Dwarves to play with, although they are shorter, I may extend there legs a little to get them to a similar height.
More pics here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2020/03/wip-28mm-dwarves.html

Hi guys

Some more work done on my Dwarven army and a group of adventure Dwarves, most are Oathmark, used some converted Warlord games Vikings to make most of the archers, I have some GW Dwarves I can add to the force by lengthening their legs, or I can keep using the WG Vikings, which blend in really nice, I will play around with the GW Dwarves and see what I can do, these are ready to base, square or round? I will leave the adventure Dwarves at this height, they are a lot shorter than the Oathmarks but they have their own charm, the humans are for scale comparison.
Heaps more pics here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2020/03/wip-dwarven-army-and-adventurers-part-2.html

Dwarfs are always fun! Would you reccomend the oathmark ones?

Yes, they are good, I like plastic figures, I do a lot of converting, they are taller than GW Dwarves, Oathmark also have a Dwarves heavy infantry box in plate armour.

Some incredible work here! Looking forward to seeing the ones you have already primed and based painted.

Thanks mate, almost got the base coat down on the mordheim figures, then washes.

Hi guys

A Fantasy commission complete, I don't get many fantasy commissions, doing mostly historicals, its good for a change occasionally, these are a mix of manufacturers, some are resin and plastic GW figures, I really dislike GW resin figures, they seem very fragile to me, the Elven cav in particular are terrible, nice detail though, I do like the plastic beastmen though, will need to get some of those for myself.
More pics here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2020/04/mix-28mm-fantasy-batch.html

Thanks for the info on the oathmark dwarves!

The commission looks great. I tend to agree with you on the fragility of gw stuff, i like things that are a bit more solid and based in a way that won't break too easily.

Hot spit! Those Oathmark plastics are near perfect for the kind of Tolkieney Dragon Rampant bands I dreamed of, years ago.

Nice work on them. I really enjoy all the personalised little conversions. Also top painting on those commissions. Rich colours.

Thanks guys

Hi guys

The start of a sisters of sigmar warband, base models are fireforg and Perry knights bodies, with Oathmark and GW arms, and oathmark female wizard heads, helmeted heads are fireforge, still need to add some GS details. All comments welcome.
More pics here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2020/04/wip-sisters-of-sigmar-warband.html

Hi guys

ADVICE NEEDED

I'm always looking to improve, I have some questions re these figures, they are not 100% finished, theres some small details I need to complete, but looking for overall advise on how I can make them look better, how to go to the next level, this is my style, are some styles better than others? do some styles have a better upper limit? will I need to change styles to improve or can I get better at this style? On my blog there are heaps of closer pics.

1) How do I improve these figs? Go to the next level?

2) is the colour pallet OK? I love teal, but does it work here, teal and black?

3) anything overall that I could do to improve?

4) specifically the faces, any suggestions to improve?

5) how would you rate them out of 10?

6) do they work as a warband? are they to similar/uniform for the subject matter?
Heaps of picture here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2020/04/need-some-advice.html

Hi guys

These are not finished yet, (need to finish a few details, do some more weathering to the bases, add some highlights to the belts/pouches) but I took some of the advice offered regarding my last post, and changed the teal colour to a dark red, and lightened the bases a bit, I think they look much better, what do we think?
Heaps more pics here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2020/04/witch-hunters-re-paint.html

The burgundy red is certainly a much more dark fantasy look than the bright blue. They look fantastic!

Thanks mate, much happier with the red.

Hi guys

Haven't done a review for a while, but these figs are so nice I thought others would like to see them if they don't already know about them, they are not new, but the first time I have bought them, I paid full price for these figs and was not asked to review them.

I actually bought these for a Conquistador based fantasy war band/adventurer team, for settings like Mordheim and Frostgrave, so I will be converting them a little to fit.

They are available from Eureka Miniatures https://www.eurekamin.com.au/index.php?cPath=87_126_781&sort=3a

Historical accuracy : Being a commission painter I have a pretty good all round knowledge, and have very good knowledge in some periods, unfortunately the renascence is not my best period, I would have to do a study to give an accurate review in this area, all I can say is that they look right to me, accuracy will not be a problem for me as they will be used in a fantasy setting.

Proportions : I have pictured them alongside an old GW knight, a Perry plastic knight, and a newer GW plastic Imperial figure, they fit well with them all, they are sized somewhere between the Perry and newer GW fig, not quite as hefty as the GW fig though, but I would have no problem mixing them with any of these makes, anatomically they look correct to me, nice limb proportions, nothing looks out of place.

Sculpting : these are really nice, I'm quite impressed, very natural looking, nice delicate details, when I finish my current project, I'm looking forward to getting into these.

Poses : All nice and natural, nothing over the top, if you were going to do muti basing they look like they would rank up nicely, and theres enough "action" for individuality.

Equipment : everything is in proportion, no over the top GW weapons here, I asked for all helmeted figures in my order, which Nic at Eureka as usual, filled my order as directed, there are figures with soft caps/hats available in the range, and different weapons, also mounted figs (which I didnt need for this project) plenty of poses to, lots of variety, theres also a nice range of Portuguese figures, they are very similar, but a little less flamboyant, a little more scruffy, nice though. The dogs and handler are a nice addition to my band to, like those.

Customer service : Everything arrived safe and as I asked for, (postage was within country) Eureka Miniatures are great, I have never had an issue with them, price is pretty good to.

Almost forgot, I ordered a female empire looking figure as well from laughing Monk miniatures sold by Eureka Miniatures, found Here https://www.eurekamin.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=815_816&products_id=13057 its advertised as 32mm which seems about right, (bottom pic) looks like it would fit in well with GW, is a pretty nice fig, it cost double that of the Eureka ones, but a quarter that of a GW character figure and just as nice I feel, nice natural pose, nicely sculpted, I will pic up a couple more of these Laughing monk figs as characters.
More pics here
https://gunnerswargamming.blogspot.com/2020/05/review-of-eureka-miniatures-28mm.html