Named after the Dragon Emperor’s sacred stone, the Jade Warriors embody the unyielding resolve of his reign. Clad in heavy plate and anchored by sturdy shields, these disciplined soldiers form an unbreakable wall of polearms. Whether holding a city gate or anchoring the heart of a battle line, they are the immovable bastion upon which all enemy assaults shatter.
I really liked the Cathayan Sentinel especially the paint job which made it look like it was terracotta. Though one model does not make an army, and the other Cathay forces would need painting.
However… I was intrigued by a posting on the Warhammer Community where Lewis from the Warhammer Studio had painted some Jade Warriors as terracotta warriors.
I decided to do something different and paint a unit of terracotta Jade Warriors to match my Cathayan Sentinel. They were painted mainly with drybrushes, which I intentionally left quite dusty and textured to give the illusion of the hard terracotta. This was followed by washes to provide some deeper shadows, then static grass and foliage were added to give them an ancient feel, as if they’ve just been awoken in Grand Cathay’s time of need.
Lewis went on to say:
This is a great way to get a unit painted quickly.
I started thinking about creating and painting a whole army in this style. The first box for that army arrived, and it was the huge Cathayan Sentinel. The next box was the Grand Cathay Battalion Box.
In this box you get thirty Jade Warriors. The Jade Warriors can be assembled as one large unit, two units of 15 warriors, or three units of 10 warriors – each with their own optional champion, standard bearer, and musician.
I started constructing the Jade Warriors.
There are quite a few parts for each model. You can construct the Jade Warriors either holding swords or armed with halberds.
I noticed that after making them, that they were facing in the wrong direction, so I removed them from their bases and stuck them, now facing the right direction.
Next step will be to make some more models.