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| Dwarven Flying Machine with Flamethrower | |
| Product # | 4421 |
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| Suggested Retail Price | 8.13 EUR |
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| 12 July 2003 | page first published |
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Finalist Lyondri writes:
Which dwarven rune would I paint on my Bat? The good rune should occupy the whole squares, be simple enough to be easily painted and, most important, look good! As I found nothing in the Demonworld army book, I had in mind to use the Flame Rune from the Warhammer Dwarves army book but I didn't like this one: not 'runic' enough! After various researchs, I decided to use the most well-known rune.
Now, the last (but not least) part of the model : the base. The base is certainly as important as the model itself, as a bad base could ruin the visual aspect of the whole miniature in less time than it was needed to paint it. On the other hand, a good base would enhance the visual effect of the mini. It's far better to have an average mini on a good base instead of a very fine mini on a poor base!
First option: to use the small transparent plastic base given with the model (the one on the official picutre). Simple and effective, but I found that this base was too small - on the tabletop and during the course of the game, the model could fall and if there is one thing I really dislike, it's armour-piercing dice and knocking one against another minis...
For the base, I used a standard hexagonal Demonworld base which I drilled in the center to glue the small transparent pin. With white glue, I 'sanded' the base and painted it with Snakebite Leather. I then drybrushed it with a first Snakebite Leather and Skull White mix, and a third time with the same but lighter colour. I then added some patchs of grass for the final touch.
Such bases are very easy to make. The sand could be painted in various colours: yellow (see my New Kingdom Egyptian army for instance), brown, light or dark brown, grey etc., and can be very easily drybrushed. And if some parts of the base are not well done, it could be also very easily hidden when applying the final grass!
Very last thing: to glue the now finished miniature on a small magnetic sheet for easy transportation.
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