More Imperialists

We're back from our vacation in the Veneto and here are some more Imperial troops that I was working on both before we left and since we returned.

The first unit is another battalia of shielded spearmen to strengthen the line, as usual, these are Forest Dragon models printed by MGS Miniatures and bought through Etsy.

A second unit of crossbowmen have also been added.

There were enough spare crossbowmen to also add a detachment of skirmishers.

I've also added a second detachment of Forlorn Hope with swords and pistols.

I was a bit of a clumsy oaf when painting these and a drop meant that quite a few swords were broken and plumes were lost!

In a break from the Royal Blue and Amber, I decided to relive my classic fantasy days of yore and add a unit of Ogres to the army.

There was a suitable ogre left over to use as a heroic leader in the force.

Finally, our Midgard games often require one or more objective to hold and capture, so  bought these files from Cromarty Forge and chum Martyn printed them off for me.

Like the earlier Vampire force, I've got way more troops than any reasonable person would need for a game but the painting continues....

Imperialist Heavy Reinforcements

This week I've been back working on the Imperialist Army for our 10mm Midgard games. More characters, a strong force of Gendarmes and a unit of crossbowmen muster in the army!

Four more command stands added, the first one is the leader of one of the infantry contingents accompanied by his banner man.

 

The next character is a devout warrior priest ensuring the force obeys the gods!

Another mounted commander with his bannerman, this pair are part of one of the spear command stands, but, clip off quite nicely to make a mounted commander and aide.

The final character is a champion to lead a unit of Gendarmes.

The army already has a mounted contingent of three units of Ritter armed with swords and pistols, but if the undead are to truly be banished then some Gendarmes are going to be key!

I've kept a common theme, but with slight differences to distinguish the military orders, the first unit has blue lances with gold pennants.

The second unit has gold lances with blue pennants.

While the final unit has black lances with gold pennants, the standard of this unit was also trimmed black.

The final unit in this batch is a unit of crossbowmen to add to the arquebusiers in the initial force.

Really enjoying painting these Forest Dragon miniatures.

A Trio of Towers

Another post of some lovely Cromarty Forge terrain, this time a trio of towers, printed for me by chum Steve.

The first is a watchtower that can grace a hill in our Midgard battles, for an idea of size, the based is 50mm diameter.

All the towers are painted in a similar fashion. The stonework is painted VMC Flat Earth, then a few bricks picked out in Neutral Grey, US Tan Earth and Flat Brown. The roof slates are Luftwaffe Uniform with a few picked out in Neutral Grey. The rendering is US Tan Earth.

The whole lot is then washed with AP Strong Tone, then the stonework highlighted with a light drybrush of Iraqi Sand then Pale Sand while the roofs are given a light drybrush of Pale Grey. The moss patches are added using Dirty Down Moss.

Next up is the windmill, pretty much the same method, while the red painted wood is done with Flat Brown highlighted up adding a bit of Iraqi Sand, the canvas sails are US Tan Earth highlighted up adding more Pale Sand.

This is also on a 50mm diameter base.

Last up is the Wizards tower, again the same stonework methods, the deck and dome is VMC Black Grey, then Basalt Grey and a final high-light of Pale Grey. The telescope and lightning conductor is Brass highlighted with a touch of gold. The lenses on the telescope are done using a non-glassy glass cheat starting from Dark Prussian Blue.

The base on this is a little larger given it's footprint.

 These make some splendid objective markers and decoration for our games.