Wednesday 11 October 2017

Oathmark Dwarf

In celebration of the announcement of Oathmark, I thought I would show off one of my first painted Oathmark miniatures. Here is the doughty warrior, dressed in his chain mail, with his trusty hammer and shield. I didn't spend too long painting this guy as he's just one of a unit, and I am more concerned with the over all effect of the unit, than I am with this particular figure. Also, I used him to test out the shield design that I hope to use as the unifying symbol of the 'Blue Army'. It's just a simple circle of wiggles, but at a distance gives the impression of a kind of Celtic tangle. I think it'll look good multiplied across a unit and an army.

This figure is actually a very slight conversion. The shield arms in on the sprue are designed for the shield to be held high in a more shield-wall look. I wanted a bit more of an open-form look, so I took one of the bow arms, snipped off the bow, and used it for the shield arm, which seems to work really well.

I've mounted this guy on a 20mm round base, even though Oathmark uses 25mm square bases. Why? Because I'm a rebel who doesn't by the rules, even when I'm writing the rules! Actually, it's because I've got some nice movement trays for these to slot into that should work perfectly. 

10 comments:

  1. And leaks when we'll see plastic goblins? :D

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    1. Some pics at http://wargameterrain.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/northstar-miniatures-plastic-fantasy.html

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    2. That goblin is pretty sweet as well!

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  2. I have seen the 3-ups, but not the actual plastics.

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  3. I like these dwarves. They look like the old pre-slotta Citadel dwarves.Not the current OTT ones from GW.

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  4. Very effective design on the shield. I may have to do something similar, as soon as I nail down a primary color for my dwarves' shields and clothing!

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  5. So is this a hint that Oathmark will use Movement trays then :)?

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