Monday, July 27, 2020

Brennan's Wrap-up Post (1,203 points)

Hello!  Well this is the end of my third OWAC and I'm excited to get through this chunk of the old lead pile.  First I want to thank the Overlord and all the other folks who have supported the challenge.  It has been a difficult year, but this part has been as good as ever and I appreciate that.

 On to the final pictures!  Worksite army photo below...

10 Iron Breakers with Musician and Standard: 240 pts

10 Crossbowmen: 130 pts

16 Longbeards with Musician and Standard: 270 pts

21 Warriors with Musician and Standard: 253 pts

2 Bolt Throwers: 120 pts

1 Dwarf Hero Heavy Armor and Double Handed Weapon: 109 pts
1 Runesmith w/ Heavy Armor (under his clothes ;)): 81

So this was fun.  I haven't done a heavily armored force for the OWAC yet and it had been a while since I had done this much armor anyway.  I tried to keep it bright but with one finger on reality.  I wanted a good bit of contrast from the orcs and gobs I have been working on.  I think fantasy, or sci-fi, works best when there is a hint of reality to keep the brain anchored.  Otherwise, you just descend into a computer generated realm of disbelief... 

Well this is me signing off for about 6 months!  Paint well and be excellent to each other...
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12 comments:

  1. LissanneJuly 27, 2020 at 11:55 AM

    Well painted and the blue theme looks great on the table. Congratulations on a 3rd successful OWAC!

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  2. epicsatsumaJuly 27, 2020 at 12:10 PM

    Lovely. Nothing better than a stout stronghold of dwarfs :)
    My favourite is the reloading crossbow guy on the far right. Great job - congrats!

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  3. WiztangoJuly 27, 2020 at 3:06 PM

    Love this army dude, such a nostalgic feel, especially love the longbeards. Makes me want to go buy up some dwarves myself!

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  4. goblinpaladinJuly 27, 2020 at 8:04 PM

    Good stunty boys. Nice work!

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  5. ZeroTwentythreeJuly 28, 2020 at 12:42 AM

    I think you achieved exactly what you mentioned -- some nice bright colors balanced by the armour, and tempered by a bit of reality.

    Actually, I think you hit on a certain core of "oldhammer" there (at least in my mind.) The old games were fantasy & sci-fi, but still rooted in history & contemporary (at the time) events. They weren't completely disconnected from our own world as many newer games & figures are.

    Forgive the oldhammer musings, and back to the point: nice looking army. Now set them loose to bash some orc heads! :)

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    1. BrennanJuly 28, 2020 at 8:13 PM

      Cheers for that. Glad there are other people out there that think like i do! I always love a good oldhammer rant.

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  6. BrendanJuly 29, 2020 at 10:22 AM

    3 OWACs? That is impressive all on it's own. Congratulations and the army looks great.

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  7. Jeff McJuly 29, 2020 at 4:16 PM

    The force looks great. I think you nailed bright while keeping it real.

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  8. karakvarnAugust 1, 2020 at 12:16 PM

    A lovely dwarven throng is a lovely thing 🤗 lovely job and I think your colours work well. Congrats on OWAC III 👏👏

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  9. GraemeAugust 1, 2020 at 4:53 PM

    Congrats!
    What a great-looking bunch of old-school dwarves.

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  10. RatwigAugust 4, 2020 at 5:45 PM

    Excellent army and congrats on completing a third OWAC!

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  11. StuntCatAugust 25, 2020 at 11:59 AM

    This definitely blends the fantasy with reality nicely - great job and looking forward to whatever you come up with next time! :)

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