The Pistoliers were painted using a basecoat of Krylon Brilliant Silver which was then given a wash of Vallejo Black Ink/Stain. The Averland colors of yellow and black were only needed on the sleeves and pants - both very small areas. The Outrider champion wields a Repeater Handgun.
Next is a unit of Archers from Stirland - renown for their hunting and woodland skills. The green was highlighted after the stain - to make it pop a bit.
Followed by a stain of Minwax Tudor Satin.
My buddy Pat L. (Socal Warhammer) and I plan to play a WHFB game next Friday. He is hosting a WHFB tournament next month at The Game Matrix - which I plan to attend. I had to cancel going to the Wet Coast GT up in Vancouver, B.C. this weekend due to my recent family business in Hawaii. Anyway, I hope you like these new troops for the Empire army and thanks for following the blog.
A fine array of reinforcements for your troops. Looks like they will see action pretty soon.
ReplyDeleteGreat effort, they came out really nice. The stains and inks are a great way to get mass troop on the board.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the kind words, Gentlemen. These will soon see some action on the table top. Best, Dean
ReplyDeleteFantastic paint job.
ReplyDeleteCheers
Stu
Great paint as always Dean , i like the horses really detailed nice colors .
ReplyDeleteGreetings .
They look great Dean. You certainly have the way with the Min-Wax stain and I really like the way your plate armour comes out.
ReplyDeleteReally like the Pistoliers :-)
ReplyDeleteLovely work Dean, now to blood the little chaps!
ReplyDeleteMy word Dean, these are awesome.
ReplyDeleteNice job Dean these look superb additions. Always had a soft spot for Empire outriders and there repeater weapons.
ReplyDeleteGreat results. I've never thought of base coating in metal. It worked very well.
ReplyDeleteI like the colors you use Dean , they have a very classic look to them..nice work
ReplyDeleteThanks you all very much for your wonderful comments.
ReplyDeleteSean: I got the idea from a fellow blogger a while back - he used it for Warlord Romans.
Will post the results of the game next Friday.
Warm Regards, Dean
Geez, you crank out 3 lovely units to my one. Well played, well played
ReplyDeleteLovely work. There is so much character in this set. I especially like the fellow with the Gatling style gun!
ReplyDeleteA great use of colour Dean, they look excellent!
ReplyDeleteVery Nice, we are going to have to talk about your prolific painting. You are making the rest of us look bad. You have a very stunning looking army, visually speaking with a very nice range of models.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the very kind comments, Gentlemen. I appreciate your sentiments very much. Warm Regards, Dean
ReplyDeleteThe pistoliers look great Dean. I painted up a unit of Outriders myself this week using your Minwax method.
ReplyDeleteThanks, James. Hope we can get together for an Empire Civil War soon - I like your OOP Empire Archers you have on your blog. Looking forward to seeing your Outriders too. Best, Dean
ReplyDeleteThat Miniwax stain you use gives a great result - pity we have only the ridiculously expensive Army Painter Shade here. I like the Outrider champion with the repeater - kinda looks like the naval boarding gun used by Sergeant Harper in the Sharpe novels - but fired from horseback is a very interesting twist!
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Doc
Thanks for the WIP info, most useful!
ReplyDeleteReally very nice Dean! It making want to go back and paint some of my WFB figures.
ReplyDeleteChristopher
Thank you for the great comments, Gentlemen.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you liked the WIP pics, Blancard.
Best, Dean
Awesome painting! I am working on my Warriors of Chaos using Minwax too.
ReplyDeleteHope to see you soon.
Good to hear that, Richard. Looking forward to seeing them at the tourney. Best, Dean
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work, Dean. Amazing to see how great those horses look when (according to you!) they are so easy to do. Will be copying some of your techniques for my mediaevals, I think!
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Aaron