Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

I'm putting together multiple Mordheim warbands in an effort to induct some new Specialist Games Cultists at my new gaming group, including a Dwarf warband for my own use, but I'm struggling a bit with finding models to put a bit of diversity into them(as much for visual variation and a different challenge while painting as for "political correctness" or whatever term regressives are using for "common sense and basic courtesy" these days).

I know of a few groups of Dwarf women models, but my needs in this regard are a bit more specific since I've chosen to base the core of the warband around converted Scibor Dwarfs and a couple of Avatars of War Slayers, and they're a bit bigger than other ranges at 20-22mm to the eyes(where most Dwarf models seem to be that tall in total, and female Dwarfs shorter still), plus I'm using models mostly from the Rangers and Miners so ideally I'm after female Dwarf warriors(or models which can easily be armed as warriors) in padded armour or cloaks etc rather than full-plate. I know that's pretty specific so I'm not holding out much hope, but it never hurts to ask.

For the Halflings, GW no longer sell theirs and the ebay prices are ludicrous, but so far every third-party source that makes Halflings in that same "tubby" style only sell full-sized units, and I only need a couple(one for a cheap early-game addition to the Averlander warband, and one as a Halfling Scout for the pool of Hired Swords I'm making).

Finally I could really do with a few female humans in the same kind of style as Warhammer Empire, ideally in 30/32mm scale(ie 30-to-31mm to the eyes, approx 32mm to the top of the head); actual fighters rather than cheesecake pose/boobwindow/pouty-faced stuff. I think Hasslefree are coming out with a female not-Greatsword at some point, but beyond that I've not been able to find anything.

Cheers.

Reaper do quite a range of fantasy figures and will probably have most of what you want.

Avatar of war may have some figures you're looking for, mordheim halfling would be perfect as the halfling thief; though if you're not willing to pay you'll have to find that gem on eBay over time.

I'd suggest looking at Reaper, as well. They have a number of female dwarves (and tons of humans), decked out in a range of clothes/armors and wielding a variety of weapons. The only downside is that the scales of their figures tend to vary quite a bit and not all have a shot with a scale ruler in the frame. In fact, none of the ones I glanced at did. If a figure strikes your fancy, hopefully you can find more info on the size, elsewhere.

Try Reaper Miniatures FigureFinder - https://www.reapermini.com/FigureFinder

A lot of them are also produced in bones, so you can get it for half to a third of the cost of the metal version... that way if it is too big or small at least it did not cost too much

Yeah sadly Reaper stuff tends to be on the smaller end of the Dwarf spectrum, and a lot of them use more realistic proportions while I'm going for the classic "stunties".

AoW make some lovely models, but I think the only females they have at all are Dark Elves, and even those have the standard "armoured bikini" look I'd prefer to avoid - hell a couple of them are "taps aff" to borrow a term from my Glaswegian pals.

 Yodhrin wrote:
Yeah sadly Reaper stuff tends to be on the smaller end of the Dwarf spectrum, and a lot of them use more realistic proportions while I'm going for the classic "stunties".

Ths is totally wrong Reaper are definately on the larger end of the spectrum.

Something like:

Citadel + GW Helga
Spellcrow (the new company not the old range)
Hasslefree - they are roughly the same scale and size as LOTR dwarves
RedBox - they are roughly the same scale and size as LOTR dwarves
Reaper (some of their range + Dark heavens - in scale though more realistic proportions))
Avatars of war (no females)
Scibor
Mantic games plastic (no females)
Dwarf wars
Mantic games metals (no females)
Reaper (Warlord range, but their scales are all over the place)
Godslayer (no females)

I'm sure there are ranges I have missed but reaper is absolutly not on the small end

Here's an example of a Morheim warband using reaper and mantic (metal) dwarves


On the topic of female empaire, Hasslefree are tiny compared to GW miniatures, Ragingheroes have a couple but I think they are TOO big. Your best bet IMO would be conversions based on empire militia and demonette torsos (or some of the coven throne bits if you can get hold of them).
Something like this but obviously with more armour: