Little Big Guns Never Tire (Part 1)

 Behold, a completed battery of dwarfen cannons! May the grudges be settled with gun powder and thunder! 

Cannon #1.

This first cannon is a repaint. It's part of that set that I got last summer and decided to just paint over the existing paint.

Each of these cannons and crew are matched up by the stuff on their bases. This set of models has nothing extra on their bases, just a few grass tufts and a few pinches of static grass .  

The crew were probably the least outlandish of the used dwarfs that I painted over. So much so that I apparently never took a "before" pic. The engineer had a metallic beard and I decided I like it. An ink wash was the only thing I did to it and I was happy with he result. 

Cannon #2

Crew #2 and #3 were both bought from a long gone bitz seller that used to have a big bitz store on eBay about 20 years ago. It was a cheap way to build up squads and these Skull Pass cannons were going  for "cheap" back when they were part of the current starter set. After years of neglect it was finally time to get these thing built and painted 

Skulls are what sets this group apart from the others. Each miniature has a skull on it's base. In addition to that the cannon also has an ammo trolly (I think that's what it's called?) carrying some wicked looking cannon shells. 

I used a few different schemes on the flesh of the crew to create not just a sense of diversity but also to establish a bit of individualism. 

Cannon #3

The models in this set all have large chunks of building debris on their bases to tie them all to each other. 

The cannon has a telescopic range finder as well. I don't think there were ever any rules or benefits for having this with your models, other than the rule of cool. 

This is probably my favorite set of crewmen and I am just pleased with how they turned out, especially the engineer. I'm thinking about adding some fallen leaves to some of these bases just give them a bit more kick. I'm going to think on that for a bit longer though. 

And there we have it, a battery of cannons waiting for their opportunity to get into a battle where they can humble me with MISFIRES and low Damage rolls Actually, that's typical game for me so...

"Wait!" I hear you say with a hint of confusion in your voice, "If they're done, why is this a Part 1?"

Ah, glad you asked. You see there is a fourth war machine, one that isn't a cannon, that I worked on alongside these things, that deserves a post all on it's own. Look for that in the near (ish) future!