[WM] Paboook's Warmaster Projects. Last Update: Hero on griffon & messengers

[andys]

The wash was waiting on the mat when I got in this evening.

Whoaaa but it's good stuff, it completely transforms a base of figures, nicely toning down the primary colours and adding shading at the same time. Gives a more realistic "battlefield" look.

I doubt my camera is up to showing the difference but I'm extremely impressed, top tip! 

[Paboook]

My basic army is almost finished. This time I post few small conversions. I have find that banners are the only clearly visible objects on Warmaster battlefield and thus deserve some diversity. Especially as I have decided to use banners even in my crossbowmen regiments. Fortunately, they can be quite easily modified via cutting the banner symbols and simple green-stuffing. These are some examples of converted knight and infantry banners.

[Stormwind]

That's a very nice idea! I might try something like that, myself!

[jchaos79]

You are completely right!

Good work! that will be certainly a personal touch to your army beside will be very helpfull when playing

[Geep]

Good idea. That halberdier banner must have taken a fair bit of effort!

[Dave]

I find this little bit (a 40k Dark Eldar Raider Banner) excellent for WM pennants:



I used it for the High Elves, and have turned to it for the EA Knights and MoW ships.

[Paboook]

Nice idea, Dave. How do you attach the plastic banner? By pinning?

[Dave]

I just cut the pennant parts off of the banner, filed the edge so it had a concave curve to it and then glued it.

[Stormwind]

http://www.bitsandkits.co.uk/high-elf-dragon-prince-lance-banner-p-7045.html

I've got a bunch of these leftover. I think I could cut off the end of them and they'd look good on some silver helms.

[Paboook]

Nice tips. Using such plastic banners should be easier than sculpting it by myself. I had to put a pin to the metal banners to have some support for green-stuff, and it wasn't very handy.

[Paboook]

I am working on bases for these guys. The crossbowmen are the last units I need to field full painted Empire army for +- 1200 points.



Here are few pictures of converted banners for the crossbowmen (and one unit of halberdiers) step by step. I have desided to stay with my old method, as it gives you lot of options. Hope this could be helpful for others as well.

1) Cut of the halberdiers surrounding command group.



2) An easy way how to make banners different is to reshape the symbol on banner pole.



3) Use some pinning for areas that will need support.



4) Use green stuff to cover cuts and sculpt tails around the pins. Finished!

[jchaos79]

Looking good, nice army in white and blue. Looking forward to see your great paints on the banners!

[Stormwind]

Really nice stuff!

[Paboook]

The xbows are finished! You will probably notice there are more miniatures on the bases - 12 instead of 8. It isn't very economic, but I think it looks great. And it makes sense as xbows have 3 attacks as well as halbediers 

The pictures are little bit dark because the weather is cloudy.





And both units together.

[Paboook]

And last but not least, second unit of knights.