Saturday 13 February 2021

Warhammer Empire Hochland Captain

 


 I've finally gotten around to blogging my first post of 2021 which is due to not getting anything painted in about a month and a half. I had planned to work on quite a bit over Christmas but contracted Covid which laid me up until new year.

 It was pretty grim but could have been a lot worse but it did leave me feeling quite mentally ravaged more than anything and when I was functional enough to resume the hobby, I found I was totally at a loss as to what to work on. After several failed attempts at various projects plus a huge lack of confidence, I finally managed to complete something, albeit one solitary figure.


 I've gone for something familiar to get me going again - an Empire mercenary captain. I decided on the colours of Hochland, mainly because I fancied working with green which is a colour I've barely used in recent years. The model is originally the excellent standard bearer which has been slightly modified with a hand conversion. 


 He was painted as a one-off but with the option of adding a retinue if he turned out well so I've lined up several models for that. The important thing was getting something finished and have my confidence return. 


 Meantime I've managed to gather some ideas for some other projects over the coming weeks/months, in particular a classic Citadel fighter warband which has been something I've wanted to get done for years now. A combination of careful figure selection and deciding on colours for the uniform has always kept this idea stalled but I think I've finally got the green light. The way things are going I should have a couple ready for posting next week.


 

14 comments:

  1. I quite like the colour on the plate. A hint of bluey green perhaps? What did you use to paint it? Sorry to hear about your Covid hit, hopefully your recovery is complete at last.

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    1. Daveb, I opted for Sybarite Green, not wanting to go too dark. Pleased with how it came out. And thank you very much for your kind regards. Yeah, recovered well cheers, was very mentally draining not knowing how bad things may turn out.

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  2. He looks great, glad to hear you’re feeling better!

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    1. Thank you very much on both counts! No long term damage thankfully. And cheers for following!

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  3. I love the blued armor, but truly, fantastic work across the board on this figure. I painted him a year or two ago myself for inclusion in a Mordheim warband.

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    1. Thanks a lot Bill. Yeah I've given that armour technique to a few of my Empire models and I've been pleased with the results. Yeah it's an excellent figure, I have the original as a standard bearer in my Tilean halberd unit.

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    1. Thanks Kym! Nice to have the confidence back.

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  5. Excellent painting as usual. Your choice of color is inspiring. Good luck with your recovery, just take it easy and before long your energy level will be back to 100%.

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    1. Thanks very much! Feeling back to normal, cheers. Work was a bit tiring at first when I resumed but everything seems fine now.

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  6. Oh, I love this one!
    I hope everything goes well!

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    1. Thanks Suber! Glad you like him. Thank you for your regards, very touched by all the comments wishing me well. Very thoughtful guys!

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