From Guy B: [Guardroom] The Preobrazhenski Guards (oh and some more Scots!) [175 points]

What could be more fitting to guard than a unit of Life Guards? Here I present the Preobrazhenski Guards of Peter the Great - HUSSAR! 

So why on earth did I decide to collect a Great Northern War army? Was I hit on the head? No, I was jointly inspired by a ruleset Pikeman's Lament and by an article in Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy on the Carolean Death March. Yes, I must stop reading and being inspired by my own magazine, it gets expensive! 

The models are old Wargames Factory ones, which I intend to supplement heavily with metal models from Warfare Miniatures and Ebor. I already have a few of the excellent Wee Wolf Swedes, but could do with more of their Swedes or Russians. However, I think I'm stuck buying locally (UK) for now...

Here, I've tried creating some other regiments (the red is Moscowski and the green and white with the Karpus hat is Vologodski). Where possible, I've used cavalry heads as they are superior to the infantry ones. They have less 'googly' eyes, what I call the Farage look... (or Innsmouth look for you Lovecraft fans).

 But what are these guards guarding? It must be something pretty valuable, surely!

That's right! Peter the Great's latest great cannons to pound those Swedes into meatballs! Hussar! The guns are more Wargames Factory and the photo does not do them justice. The cannon crew were ... disappointing so again I will be finding metal crews. The cannons are painted Ork Flesh Contrast. Hussar!

Oh and here's some more Scots, all Crusader Miniatures. I had these spare just in case my Guards weren't ready in time. All are contrast paints with highlights. So now to totals, there are 23 GNW Russians, two cannon and four Scots. I roughly make that (assuming 10 points each for the cannon) 155 points plus the 20 points bonus. Hussar!*

* A reference to the TV series The Great. I only found out about it after I'd started this project!

From KyleC - The guardroom - Ogres and Ambots (90 Points)

 

So another paint up and another chamber.. 

Was trying to find suitable models for guards, and had these on my to to list for a clubmate and I think they work. Being that they are big, heavy looking models, that are slow or dim witted and would probably be told to stay put or don't let anyone get through or out. 

The necromunda Ogres all come with some sort of 'enhancement' on them making them look bigger than they really are. Or adapted to the situation that whomever owns them can think up.. but mostly it is larger fits or saws attached to where their hands used to be.. and or a large socket wrench. 

Primarily painted in contrast painted with a light drybrush over top. Something that I am trialing out to see if I can speed up painting armies and I am liking the results as a whole. Especially when a few feet back and when collected as a whole gang. 

The ambots I just picked 2 colors at random for each of them and went from there. Then put in some metallics where I thought they should fit and overall I like it. My mate wanted simple so he got that.. I think if I were to do one or two for myself they would be a lot more personalized, and have warning markings on them or something. 

Overall though 10x 40mm models for 70 pts plus the 20 pts for the chamber giving me an easier 90 pts than the last point bomb there. Plus gives me squirrel point 8 here also... as if I need more random.. .ooo goblins...