More of those projects I mentioned last post have been completed. Though not as many as I had hoped for. The landing of our stairs collapsed today and I had to spend some hours repairing it. Cutting out the old broken planks and hastily replacing them with something temporary. This cut deep into my hobby time.
Still, two figures were completed today. The first is this happy chap. He seems to have struck gold. He is, of course, one of the dwarf engineers that were released in the second half of the 1980s. They may well have been linked to the released of Warhammer Siege or they may well have just been nice models.
No-one can really recall.
This fellow, known rather unimaginatively as Shovel 1, has the whiff of the Old West about him. You can see the obvious influences of the frontier about his personage with that yokel beard and sloped hat. He is also thumbing a nugget of gold and no doubt hopes that he has struck it rich.
Like many of the dwarf figures he is full of character and fun, with an obvious nod to wider popular culture. He was fun to paint and I used the same fairly basic set of colours to complete him. You may remember that the doorway to my workshop is currently blocked by cabinets and so forth for my new kitchen.
I understand that these models are quite collectable, no doubt due to the amusing nature of their design. Hardcore gamers would have little use for these figures otherwise as I can't imagine that they'd look all that spectacular in a larger unit. I'm not sure if Warhammer Armies had a unit card for engineers. I am sure one of you fine fellows will tell me.
Here's the complete range if you are interested in further research. I have a few other models from this range now and I was hoping to get them finished to join these two fellows. But those dreadful stairs ruined my plans.
The second figure today is the commander of the Goblobber. Though with his large hammer he could easily pass as an engineer. Without the said war machine, he might as well serve that purpose in my collection. He was fun to paint and far less fiddly than the previous figure. I went all Kingdom Come Deliverance with his colour scheme too. The gambeson and hose are all painted in fairly typical medieval colours, which these figures ape.
He has obviously had one too many Bugman's Bests in the evening judging by his bulging belly. He was an easy paint and rather enjoyable too. I am pleased with the way the browns have come out here. I've been struggling for a while to get leather looking interesting. Its all been a little to uniform and uninspired. With so few colours to choose from I've had to mix far more shades together and this has resulted in some more vibrant tones. Certainly something to take with me as I crack on with other models.
Never paint straight out of the pot.
And here is the commander is his original form. Not too sure why the dwarf sitting on the pile of goblins heads is sporting a pink bandana. But it was the eighties and such things did occur. Just not normally in the Warhammer world. As you may have guessed. These figures will play a role in my next post. A certain modelling workshop is nearing completion. Only two tiny parts remain to be painted and these engineers will finally have somewhere to hang out.
Until then, enjoy that pink bandana.
Orlygg
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