Stirland: a rip-off of The Guide to the Empires East March

[CaptainDangerous]

I was teaching the giant Smegmar how to hold his hammer properly, when I realised iv never actually shown him off!

Once a rampaging raider in the land of stir, his pillaging days came to an end when his leg was hacked beyond repair.
Not truly vanquised, and still very dangerous on his arse, the local lord managed to keep enough distance to negotiate with him. The process was long and arduous, but eventually he accepted the terms, and he is kept well fed, and well kept, provided he doesn’t terrorise the countryside and marches with the army when the need arises!

Also, he can’t say Sigmar properly, and the locals think it’s hilarious, hence his name.

Spoiler: his construction

 

[CaptainDangerous]

a fantastic update! typical cavalry, showing up late to the party!

Thanks Spafe! It feels like too long since I first stole was heavily inspired by your thread, and for how long my army has sat sadly dormant, it all seems to be coming together crazy quickly!

 

[spafe]

haha, my army has not had much done to it in years either, although am halfway through painting up a warwagon for my Ostermark lads

 

[CaptainDangerous]

Inner Circle Knights: Bronzeguard (working title, suggestions welcome)

These guys are the generals personal retinue and are responsible for guarding the army paychest while on the march. Their knightly order vow poverty, but are one of the best fed and armed bodies in the province.


Current Spafograph:

 

[spafe]

Inner Circle Knights: Bronzeguard (working title, suggestions welcome)

Tinpots!

"oh look, the Tinpots taking the glory again!", - Trooper of the 29th, overheard.

 

[CaptainDangerous]

Time to bring out the big guns! Well…big gun.

I used to have a lead one of these, it somehow seemed bigger and was much cheaper?!
Looking at the sprues tho, I think I’ll be able to squeeze out the two mortars as well as the other cannon with a bit of ingenuity and quite a bit of blue stuff!

 

[spafe]

the old metal ones are sligtly smaller (if its the 3rd ed one you mean, I have 2 of them amongst my batteries)

 

[CaptainDangerous]

 

[CaptainDangerous]

Now that I’m in a happy place with my 10 year long Empire project. It’s time to bring on the pain, and start my vampire counts army!

The skeletal horde of Castle Dangerskull:

Begins:

Starting with the cursed city set, this will double up as a substantial part of my frostgrave bestiary!
Plus, I might as well paint up the heroes while I’m on!
They could also triple up as warhammer quest monsters, but I’m not even going there (yet)

The only adaption I’m making to anything is the zombies, I just don’t like em’
But after chopping the gravestones off their backs, I can’t say I totally hate them any more:

Comparison

I had thought of giving the big monster thing (it will serve as a frost giant in frostgrave) a wolf head and trimming them daft bat wing things it has, but I don’t think iv the skill or the patience to do it justice, so will be leaving it as is.

Iv also got around 80 Warlord games skeletons to make up, so wish me luck!

 

[spafe]

old school skeles are a breeze! spray white/cream, ink/wash, then pick out metals, wood and cloth scrapes then wash/ink again!

looking forward to seeing how this plays out

 

[CaptainDangerous]

 

[spafe]

lovely stuff!