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Monday, January 1, 2018

Ed's Border Princes Artillery (200pts)

Well that was close. A week ago I was staring down the barrel of a mulligan. There I was a month ago thinking December would be a breeze, all that time off. Didn't really turn out quite like that; too much time spent in the boozer over Christmas.

 Anyway, I'm there. This month I've opted for both artillery pieces - a great cannon and volley gun.



• 1 Great Cannon with 3 crewmen from the principality of Styrtia - 100 points



• 1 Helblaster Volley Gun with 3 crewmen from the principality of Munzig - 100 points

  I decided on keeping both war engines rather plain as both sets of crew are busy enough with colour. I have to be honest and say I didn't enjoy this month's installment very much; in particular the volley gun crew. The guy with the barrel is a pretty rough sculpt in places, especially the face.

  So this month looks to be focusing on cavalry. I think it was unsurprising to see a few mulligans used across the board. It's a difficult time of year to tie oneself down to the desk but I'm sure we'll see a good recovery from everyone for January!
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10 comments:

  1. airbornegrove26January 1, 2018 at 3:37 PM

    These look fabulous Ned! Can't wait to see those thundering hooves. ;)

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    1. ShaitanJanuary 2, 2018 at 3:20 AM

      Cheers mate! I think I'm going non GW with them.

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  2. IannickJanuary 1, 2018 at 5:37 PM

    Great work on the crew, love the stripped trousers and the colour scheme

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    1. ShaitanJanuary 2, 2018 at 3:24 AM

      Thanks man. Went for uniforms that were unlike the list of traditional empire colours, particularly the pale green and black guys.

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  3. MillsyJanuary 1, 2018 at 10:28 PM

    Very cool! I like the polished steel look you've gone for. Not something you see very often.

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    1. ShaitanJanuary 2, 2018 at 3:25 AM

      Cheers Millsy. I did toy with the idea of a bit of brass here and there but kept them plain in the end.

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  4. Blue in VTJanuary 2, 2018 at 2:13 PM

    Really excellent work on a couple of really great models...well played sir!

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    1. ShaitanJanuary 12, 2018 at 8:03 AM

      Cheers Blue! Never painted any war machines before so a bit of unchartered territory for me there

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  5. SeanJanuary 4, 2018 at 9:43 AM

    Just piling on, these are great. My favorite is the Da Vinci looking guy with the geometry on his clip board.

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    1. ShaitanJanuary 12, 2018 at 8:07 AM

      Thanks Sean. Yeah he's a great fig. Been wanting an excuse to paint him for years

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