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Krautian Dwarves and a Paint Jiggler

I managed to get a bit done on the uniformed dwarves

I would have got further tonight, but my delightful dog somehow knocked a box of figures down and meant my poor Werewolves had to have another touch up!

I managed to get the pack, cartridge boxes, straps and other pouch painted. Still, as can be seen from the photo above, there is a long way to go!

I was having a mooch in the shed (after safely transferring the werewolves into it) and decided to see what else needed painting. I found Dog artillery and cavalry that I had forgotten all about!

As for my paint jiggler… one of my biggest issues with Army Painter paints is that no matter how much you shake them they still don’t mix properly. They all have an agitator in to help with the process.

I eventually decided to bite the bullet and purchase a tool to do the job for me.

I would have preferred a more manly design on it, but it does jiggle the paint.

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I decided that my ‘oak Brown’ being an absolute swine to mix would be my test paint, that and the fact that I wanted to use it for the packs on my Dwarves.

The following is a before and after view of the paint.

It really has made a difference.

I suppose the only fly in the ointment is that the jiggler came in at £25.00. To be fair it had free postage but that was about as cheap as it could be. Time will tell if it has been £25 well spent.

I doubt I will get anything done on my dwarves tomorrow night as my daughter and I are off playing a Star Trek RPG.

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Finklestein Dwarves

I managed to get these three fine fellows finished.

They are awesome figures and a joy to paint.

I don’t know why, but this one reminds me of a retired naval captain

The other two are both wearing the same coats, Maybe a couple of hunters…brothers? Or am I going to deeply into this lol!

And this one has to be my favourite of all three. I like him so much you can see him twice 😉

Tomorrow I will try and get these chaps further forward.

I have to workout the colours of their packs and blankets. I will use Prussian troops to decide on the necessary colours.

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Krautian Dwarves II

And one is finished…

I did a bit more on them all but decided to crack on and finish at least one of them.

The rest of them still have a long way to go.

I am quite pleased with the Blue highlights on most of them apart from second on the right, it looks a bit weird. I will try and remember to sort it out tomorrow, as he is the one that had only one unpainted epaulette I don’t rate my chances of remembering to tone down a highlight.

The highlight on the black isn’t showing up very well in these photos. I didn’t want it to be in your face, but maybe this isn’t in your face enough. I went for a blue-grey colour which can be seen on the boots of the second from the left.

As I said yesterday, I really like these figures, and if truth be known I prefer the civilians over the uniformed ones. But to be honest it might be that the one I finished was really quick to paint up!

I think that, although I really like the dwarves, I won’t be getting many more as I have so much other Flintloque stuff to paint up that I would never get to them.

Off the top of my head I have the following:

Ferach

30 infantry and 6 cavalry

Orc

30 infantry plus 2 sets of Sharke’s rifles

Witchlands

30 infantry and 12 cavalry

Not to mention various random specials, individuals and a box of dark elves I haven’t got a clue what to do with. I have a niggling feeling that I am missing stuff from the above lists.

I suppose I could flog off some of the above especially the orcs. I already have one of the rifles sets painted so I really don’t need any more. I have 25 orc Militia which, to be honest, I only bought so that I could get a couple of figures that were no longer available.

And finally….

I succumbed again!

My excuse, I keep trying to convince myself, is that they are for my little boy. These are now starting to get a bit more pricey. £7.99 for three figures and a pot of gun metal paint. Now if I was desperate to collect space Marines then the value would be much better.

I will probably get the next issue to get the half dozen pox walkers and then call it a day unless something awesome appears.

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Dwarves of Krautia

I managed to slap some paint on these.

Not a lot – but enough to be able to say I have made a start on them.

They really are lovely figures that are full of character. I will hopefully get on with them tomorrow evening. I was too knackered tonight to get much further.

I am going to darken down the blue a bit with a dark blue wash and then highlight it back up again. I just think it is a bit bright for a base coat.

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Finger Knitting and Flintloque Dwarves

My little boy (7) was taught to finger knit by some older girls in school.

He taught me when I got home. The results are below. I think he was quite a good teacher!

In the background we can see some of the dwarves.

First up are the Krautian dwarves.

Think Napoleonic Prussians, but dwarven one’s. I have to look up the uniforms, but I think dark blue tunic with grey breeches. Black shako, gaiters and cartridge box. White equipment straps and a brown haversack.

The other three are either dwarves from the confederation of Finklestine or some form of civilian militia. I have already painted up the two ogres that came with this schilling pack.

One of them has a sword, the other two seem to be unarmed, however they both have large satchels that could contain anything.

I am still in a dither as to whether I should paint these or crack on and finish my French and Indian Wars stuff first…

We shall have to see what tomorrow brings, but as these are already on bases and the mould lines removed…🤔🤔🤔

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Werewolves finished…

Sort of.

Still the basing to do but I am calling these done. A varnish is required but that can wait. I lightened up the green and the red so at least you can see where I have been this time.

If I were to do these again I would have sorted out the fur a bit better. These were all the same shade of grey, but with different coloured washes to change them a bit. I think I was a bit too rough and ready with the overpainting.

So what do I think of them… Great figures to swell the ranks of the Dark Tzar.

Next I think I will paint up the dwarves from the Schilling pack, either that or the winged hussars…. choices, choices… well that is a minimum choice, I have Ostarian cavalry, Ferach infantry and cavalry, orcs and more nasties from the Witchlands. That is what I can think of off the top of my head!

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Witchland Werewolves

Nearly there with these…

Birthday tea and people packing meant I didn’t get as far on as I would have liked. To be honest they are nearly there… a bright silver edge to the swords and bayonets and another layer of the brighter green and red as the layers I put on earlier are all but gone.

This is the command group for the werewolves…

One of these days, I am actually going to have to properly base everything painted. That will be a dark day… I find painting relaxing and basing stressful.

Finally I went and purchased a couple of the next Conquest magazines. To be honest I will probably never use the miniatures but my little boy enjoys painting things from time to time. It saves me trying to find something for him to paint.

Three figures, six dice and a pot of paint, not to mention a cardboard battle mat for £4.99 isn’t a bad deal.

I only wish they would fasten the top down better…as I put the other one in my basket the top flew off and the contents flew all over the co-op. The people in the queue by the magazine stand helped me get everything back. It really is amazing how far a six sided dice can go on a tiled floor!

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Return to the Witchlands Again

A smidge more tonight

Not that you can really tell 😱

Bits and pieces such as teeth, base coat on the musket woodwork and the gold and face on the vampire Officer.

Before I got these out of their box I was convinced that they were much further on than they actually were. Still a fair bit to go highlights on the uniform etc, claws and the bits that were chipped to heck when someone knocked them off the top shelf. Metalwork on the weapons needs doing too.

I knocked up a poster for this years games day. Quick and easy and hopefully bright enough to spot. I have still to do the leaflets to hand out on the day.

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Return to the Witchlands

I decided to get some more paint onto my werewolves…

I would have got more done but thunder was rumbling around the surrounding area and the lights kept going off.

I thought I had better get back on with them before I carried on with the French Indian Wars stuff.

Whilst painting I noticed the following…

I mean what could possibly go wrong! Luckily I decided to eat my yoghurt before the inevitable happened.

I will probably crack on with these tomorrow night.

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Werewolves…slow progress

Very slow progress

Subtle highlights on the green uniform and white breeches. Base coat of red down and white strapping painted in.

You can just about see the green highlights here.

Still a longish way to go. My paint brush looks like it is eventually giving up the ghost 😟. It wasn’t a Windsor and Newton super expensive one, but a cheap one that actually had a bit if a bend at the end. I found it really easy to use, but tonight sadly it started splitting down the middle as I ran it over the figures.

I reckon another couple of evenings and I will have these done.

On the upside, I found a regimental colours to fit the flag pole.

I may do another one, I have some with a full moon on, but they are the larger size version. The other option is to extend the length of the pole.