On a recent visit to Warhammer World I purchased a blister pack of four metal Dwarf Engineers. I did baulk slightly at the price of £37.50, nearly ten pounds per miniature. I know it’s been nostalgic when I remember buying a blister pack of five dwarves back in the 1980s for £1.95. These were originally released about twenty years ago. I never bought these, as my original dwarf army comprised miniatures from the 1980s and 1990s.
Within the blister are the four dwarf models, separate weapons and tools, and four 25mm square slottabases.
The first thing I did was clean up the models, sorting out casting lines, and the little bits of metal that are on the model from the casting process.
I then attempted to slot them into their slottabases. Alas the tabs on the models were too wide for the slots. This is something that I remember from days of yore. The main issue is the writing on the tabs, the name and copyright information. It was a simple matter of getting out the file and filing the tabs down to the right size before slotting them into their bases.
I have decided to paint their quite detailed and bulky backpacks separately.
I then added texture to the bases using Citadel Sand.
I bought my pot of sand years ago, but as I was running low, I realised I wanted another tub, but Games Workshop had stopped selling it. I was lucky in finding a tub on eBay. I like the sand, as it also contains small stones, which enhances the bases.
The next stage will be a white undercoat.