I finished the crew in Part 1, now for the actual big guns.
These things are fairly basic so I didn't bother with taling any WIP shots Tbe first cannon I acquired about 20 years ago from Warfrog. He had made it in such a way so that the great cannon and mortar could switched out. I was able to scrounge the other bits needed to turn the leftover bits into a second carriage so that I could use both the cannon and the mortar. I had also found another mortar in my bitz box which gives me the option to field two mortars if I chose too.
I took the basic idea for the color scheme from the WHFB 6th edition Empire Armies book. The weapons were painted using
Leadbelcher topped with
Nuln Oil Gloss. I used
Leadbelcher to edge highlight the guns and used
Stormhost Silver for a few final highlights.
You might have noticed that one of the mortars has a cannonball in it. This was made by rolling up some greenstuff. I glued it in after I painted the inside of the barrel black just in case there was any gaps.
Wyldwood Contrast Paint with a layer of old Bestial Brown was the basis for the gun carriages. I finished that off with a few Washes of
Agrax Earthshade and some
Nuln Oil.Aftter some grass tufts and a few leaves were added, this project was done. I hope to get these guys in action soon, but the specific armistice I am building these guys for have a few more units that I still need to add, so, stay tuned!