A slow start, but a start nonetheless
So, in January 2011 I started the WH hobby again due to my cousin overseeing his pupils' gaming club. He got hooked back into the hobby by watching the GW Student Tournaments and dragged me along with him! Long story short, I was never sold on the current range of miniatures available and started to recollect all my old '90s models.
The very first Dwarf model I had painted in over 20 years, and the 2nd ever fully painted example was my current Bugman's avatar:
The very first Dwarf model I had painted in over 20 years, and the 2nd ever fully painted example was my current Bugman's avatar:
The Throng grows!
So, a Thane is no Thane at all without a retinue, so motivated by the positive feedback I received on the above, I started my first unit of Ironbreakers:
Then, I added some more (not quite finished...)
The blue scale armour above may look a little odd. It was my attempt to make it look as though the scales were jewels.
And finally a group shot...
I've agonised over how to base them, but settled on a 'Lost/Abondoned Hold' theme. More on that in a bit...