Dwarf Tactica; Dwarfs
Tuesday's blog featuring Carl Dafforn's Dwarfs got us in the mood for all things Dwarfen. Luckily Adam Troke has written this Dwarf Tactica, which takes a look at all of the options open to a Dwarf General and provides tactics for each. He even managed to pin Carl down for a quick interview about his Dwarf army and favourite tactics.
And as it turns out virtually everyone around here has a Dwarf army somewhere. It seems the Dwarfs have spent so long fighting the Skaven, that they've gotten rather sneaky - Christian Byrne's for example where hiding in Jim Sowter's top drawer. Anyway, here's a look at some of the Dwarfs I photographed this morning:
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Graham's Thunderers are straight from the Battle of Skull Pass set. He created the stonework effect on their bases by scoring the flagstones onto the bases with a modelling knife. He then painted and highlighted each 'stone' in the same manner as he'd paint a flat surface on a model.
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Graham's unit of Dwarf Warriors contains Dwarfs from the Battle of Skull Pass set and the Dwarf Battalion set. He chose the rich green and gold colour scheme to highlight the proud and noble nature of Dwarfs. Graham added small patches of sand to his bases to create a more realistic effect than simply bare stonework.
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This unit of Dwarf Slayers was painted by Carl Dafforn. Click on the image for a closer look at a couple of Slayers adorned with war-paint and tattoos. These extra touches help give each Slayer a unique identity but aren't so prominent that they prevent them looking like a cohesive unit.
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This unit of Ironbreakers was painted by Christian Byrne. The bright shield colours are a nice contrast to the dark metals and are the same colours Christian's used on the cloth for the rest of his Dwarf army, which ties the Ironbreakers into his force. Click on the image for a closer look at the various metal areas.
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Graham Davey is one of the Studio's editors and an avid Dwarf collector. Graham has based his cannon and its crew, creating the stonework by cutting up and gluing down pieces of thin card.
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This unusual contraption is Graham's Dwarf pump wagon. When I asked him what it does on the battlefield he replied 'it's what they bring the beer in', of course. The carriage is made from the Watch Tower and parts from the Organ Gun. The beer silo itself is made from a polystyrene ball and a plastic bottle. Graham detailed the model with all manner of pieces form his bitz box.
