WHFB Empire Infantry Completed

So here are the Talabheim infantry based and on movement trays. First up the Core Regiment of Swordsmen. The weird standard is a spare part from the Empire General box. Not sure what it is supposed to be - it appears to be a cherub, but has some kind of internal mechanism and a skull mask. Maybe when I finally get the Empire Army book it will tell me what this is supposed to be.

The red was highlighted by dry-brushing yellow mixed with red. The white areas were left as they were after the Minwax stain.

Hopefully this 30-man block will survive on the battlefield; especially with the detachments providing support.

Next up is the 15-man Detachment of Crossbowmen. They are on the movement tray that comes with each box - it can take another rank of 5 figures.

And here is the 15-man Detachment of Halberdiers.

Here's something I want to pass on to anyone who may not have known about - magnetic rolls of self-adhesive tape from JoAnn's. They are just shy of 20mm in width, but perfect for sticking to the bottom of these GW plastic bases. I picked up two rolls at a 75% discount as one was a return and the other had the dispenser broken. I ended up only using a small portion of one roll for the 60 bases. The movement trays are lined with Flex Steel sheets from Litko that I had on hand.

Here is the Empire Army to date - a unit of Order Knights, a Regiment of Swordsmen with a Detachment each of Crossbowmen and Halberdiers - plus the General and BSB.

The War Altar is next, but I'm not sure when I'll actually start on it. Our annual historical convention, Enfilade! is coming up in a few weeks (Memorial Day weekend), and I need to get in a few refresher games of SAGA and Bolt Action. I'm playing in tournaments for both - very low-key and the GMs and all the players are all local gaming buddies.