The Santa Dwarves Demise (Part 3)

by | Aug 21, 2024

Finally, I have finished this unit. But before I celebrate that,  let's get to know Bluebeaed.

 

And here is Bluebeard, the Champion who leads the former Santa Regiment. Adorned in garish color choices, most of which are metallic, and a crude attempt at portraying a bloody Warhammer.  Rather, this is how he was when I bought him, and clearly he is ready for a bloody good yule celebration. 

Before. 

Like the rest of his kin, I opted to paint right over this existing scheme. For the most part, this seemed to work out just fine. I made an exception for the Champion's bluebeard which, I must confess, kind of grew on me. I guess where I grew up reading 4-color comics I have always had a fondness for the blue/black hair style. I did tone it down by applying Nuln Oil over it to mute the metallic sheen of the beard. 

New colors applied. 

As I got to final steps I decided that I would honor the original painter's desire to have this guy wielding a bloody hammer. I used Blood For the Blood God technical paint to get the point across. 

Finished model 

Once I was satisfied with the highlights and touch-ups, it was time to flock their bases. As a call back to the original dwarf painted oh so many moons ago, I used static grass on the base in addition to the grass tufts that I have become so fond of in recent times.  Being so squat and stunty as they are, I wasn't too eager with the application of the tufts because I didn't want to obscure the models' too much. Therefore I took a more conservative approach and used them sparingly. A few of these models might not have any tufts at all! 


Hang tuft.

They rank up so much better on the 25mm bases vs. the old 20mm from the previous editions of WFB. They also seem to have a bigger presence as individual models as well, and the option to put a few additional things to their bases gives them more options for characterization that he 20mm bases simply didn't allow. 



Here's the command section. I think the standard bearer is my favorite of the whole bunch. 


So there you have it, my first painted unit of Warhammer Fantasy Dwarves.  Next up, probably another unit from the same deal, also from the Battle For Skull Pass set.