A Short Break

Having run out of Space Marines and also out of superglue, my attention turned to what other plastic miniatures I had knocking round that I could be getting on with.

My attention settled on these little fellas.

These are Oathmark Dwarves which I picked up a while ago with the express intent of using them in the 7TV feature pack 'Orsa The Fearless'.

Having now painted them I think I've pretty much got everything I need to play through the campaign.

The five Dwarves are the contents of a single sprue, which come with options for hand weapons, spears, bows, shields and a couple of character elements like the ornate helm and axe above.

They are simple and effective miniatures which took me back to the way GW fantasy kits used to be - open to interpretation and flexible.

I particularly like the faces, which are packed with character and take both contrast paint and washes well. I think there are 10 or 11 head options, meaning that a unit certainly wouldn't look monotonous.

There are obviously limitations with the kit, areas of less detail or awkward mould lines, but given that these have an rrp of £25 for 30, I would easily be able to forgive those things if I was building an army.

When it can to painting, I kept things simple, using contrast paints for faces and beards, and then washes overcbase coats for the rest of the model.

I'm waiting on a delivery that includes some paint and superglue, so expect a few more plastic meanderings in the coming posts.

In other news, I'm finally back in the black!

Acquired: 120

Painted: 122