Dwarf Militia

Dwarf militia unit for Kings of War. Hard to believe I started this project three years ago then let it languish, but that's very me. One benefit of the KoW system is not having to remove casualties from a unit, so creating dioramas for units is viable and that really appealed to me.

I wanted it to feel ragtag, as though they're throwing armour on to protect their village, so it's deliberately a mix of various companies' models. There's old GW dwarfs and a ton of the Mantic ones, and some resin scenery from a terrain kit. There's no unifying paint scheme, with different shields and patterns on display, and even painting approaches differ, with NMM used on shields and smaller details, and metallic paints on weapons and helmets. With that said, cream and blue are the overall army colours, and present here in greater quantity than others, which would make sense for smaller family houses in a larger kingdom.

There's a limited number of poses with the Mantic dwarfs, and they're oft maligned as a result. I think the kits are well made but it definitely takes a little imagination to create sufficient differentation to avoid monotony. That will be an ongoing challenge through the army, but I welcome the challenge ... or at least I do at this point.

You can see multiple dwarf casualties propped up on the floor, with their fellow militia protecting them. There's a couple of dwarfs at the back ready to leap into the fray, or just looking after their stalls!