Thursday, January 09, 2025

Dwarf Warriors (Part 1)

 

Hello, and welcome to a project that has some interesting origins. I bought this box sometime between 2001 and 2003. I can't recall exactly when, but I remember why. I needed some generic dwarves with a lot of variety in their options and this set fit the bill perfectly. I needed them for a D&D 3rd edition game that I was running and I preferred them over the WotC and Reaper miniature options available at the time.. I only built these four models, and once they served their purpose I don't think they were ever used again for any game system. 

Built back in the '00s.


Fast forward to now, 20+ years later, and while I was assessing my Warhammer Dwarfs for their game potential, I realized that this set was an untapped vein of hobby gold. This set has a sick amount of weapon options and the you can make each dwarf somewhat unique. You might recall that I found a bit from this set to replace a Thane's missing axe a while back. Well, I wanted a unit of Dwarf Warriors with great weapons so I removed their old arms and attached the great axe options. Then I put them on 25mm bases. 


Upgraded in late 2024.

But I wasn't going to stop here, I went ahead and built the entire box up. 


The rest of lot. 

Including a champion, standard bearer and a musician, 

Command options added. 

Unfortunately I didn't have enough of the great axes to give each model one. So one guy has a basic axe. Can you spot him? 
The full regiment.


Next up I will add grit to their bases and prime them. Put since it's absolutely freezing outside it'll be a few months before the conditions improve enough for me to get that done.