The last time we met like this, I said that I thought there might be more Volcano Dwarves somewhere on my workbench, and I was right…
![Volcano Dwarves Volcano Dwarves](showcase/fanshowcase/2021/944594b.jpg)
Last time I wrote, I was finishing off the last of the Volcano Dwarf guns, and now I find myself with an assortment of what seem to be magic-users, leaders, heroes, and a standardbearer.
![Volcano Dwarves Volcano Dwarves](showcase/fanshowcase/2021/944594f.jpg)
When I bought these figures, they were from Grenadier; that manufacturer is long gone, but the same figures are available today from Mirliton (thank goodness, because these figures stand the test of time!).
![Volcano Dwarves Volcano Dwarves](showcase/fanshowcase/2021/944594q.jpg)
A glance at the modern Mirliton website reveals that most of these figures today come in two packs: Cleric and Command and King of the Caverns Command.
![Volcano Dwarves Volcano Dwarves](showcase/fanshowcase/2021/944594h.jpg)
The Dwarf waving the pole around is, I presume, the aforenamed cleric; here you can see I've given him some warriors for protection.
![Volcano Dwarves Volcano Dwarves](showcase/fanshowcase/2021/944594p.jpg)
I know people tend to get… ahem… a bit religious about their preferences on Dwarves and magic: this figure could be a cleric, magic-user, runecaster or even just a standardbearer, depending on your preferences.
![Volcano Dwarves Volcano Dwarves](showcase/fanshowcase/2021/944594i.jpg)
Here we have another base – same idea, different warrior figures.
![Volcano Dwarves Volcano Dwarves](showcase/fanshowcase/2021/944594v.jpg)
I should mention, once again, that these were painted by our friends in Sri Lanka – Fernando Enterprises.
![Volcano Dwarves Volcano Dwarves](showcase/fanshowcase/2021/944594j.jpg)
Here, I've placed a heroic figure, standardbearer and drummer together to make a command or subcommand base. The commander has some kind of decoration on the front of his helmet (which the painters made red, works for me); he also has a long black beard.
![Volcano Dwarves Volcano Dwarves](showcase/fanshowcase/2021/944594k.jpg)
The banner is just 'basic black' for now, but I may get artsy with it at some future date.
![Volcano Dwarves Volcano Dwarves](showcase/fanshowcase/2021/944594n.jpg)
Here's the cleric again, but this time with only one warrior – that's useful if I ever need to designate different levels of cleric in the army (the guy with one bodyguard must be lesser rank!).
![Volcano Dwarves Volcano Dwarves](showcase/fanshowcase/2021/944594l.jpg)
As I've explained in the earlier articles, once the painted figures arrive back on my workbench, I mount them on 1" x 2" plastic Mighty Armies bases and flock them. The yellow edges make it easier (well, OK, blindingly obvious) to distinguish this army from others.
![Volcano Dwarves Volcano Dwarves](showcase/fanshowcase/2021/944594t.jpg)
Speaking of basing to cover all my options, here I've put commander, cleric and drummer all on one base. Just in case I ever want a unit that can both lead and runecast…
![Volcano Dwarves Volcano Dwarves](showcase/fanshowcase/2021/944594r.jpg)
It's good if I can think of all the options I might want now, rather than having to buy more figures and paint them up later for future options.
![Volcano Dwarves Volcano Dwarves](showcase/fanshowcase/2021/944594c.jpg)
I think these might actually be the final units for the Volcano Dwarf army, but I'll double-check the workbench… you never know…