a Load of Old Toby

Stirland River Patrol & Tilean Crossbows Two for the price of one! This week not only have I managed to rebase a few units I have also managed to get two blogs up, even better this blog features two units. So it double up across the broad, which mean of course there will be a little gap now unless I can find something else to fill it … Starting off we have my Stirland River Patrol a group of veterans who patrol up and down the boarder of the province. The unit is made up mainly of Games workshop spearman. However, I have added another Wargames Atlantic Orge, as well as a limited edition Mordheim bear. Last of all I did convert the standard from lots of spare parts I had, again the banner is a freehand painted banner. The skeleton has come out really well. Next up and fresh from rebasing is my Tilean Crossbows, yet another mercenary unit in service of the empire. This really starting to give the feel of the whole army that of a real mix from across the world country. Here you can se...

Akendorf Greatswords Empire of Sigmar This week is perhaps my favourite unit of the whole army, my Akendorf Greatswords.  Unit front - JH backdrop The unit is an ecliptic mix of manufactures this time, and I absolutely love the character it has created. I have both new and old the Games Workshop empire Greatswords plus a limited edition Mordeim Mercenary Captain, very apt to lead the unit and a posh looking lady noble from Hersey I think. However, I also liked the metal champion too so they both stay in a four man command. There are a ton of Foundry  Landsknecht  making up the unit. Finally an 80s Citadel Orge just nails the menacing feel. Mordheim Mercenary Captain & Command  Akendorf  is situated near the southern entrance of   Black Fire Pass , a critical narrow passage through the Black Mountains.   It is often depicted as a "Free Imperial Town" that pays taxes directly to the Emperor of the Empire.   The town is known for its   Coppe...

Altdorf Halberdiers Empire of Sigmar This week I am presenting the Empire backbone, the city guard of Altdorf! Full Unit - JH backdrop The majority of this unit is the original Games Workshop empire plastic Halberds first released in about 1995. I managed to find 12, basically painted online. I purchased them and applied a thin layer of Agrax Earthshade all over them, I then proceeded to build up a few layers using Vallejo paints so a good highlight was applied all over. Left front - HeroQuest and Captain  To form the command I built a modern empire captain model my daughter gave me for Christmas, and reused a spare Reiksguard Standard. In addition to this I used a 1980s metal halberdier, and a Citadel drummer, also from the 80s, to finish the units command.  Close up of right front - 80s Drummer, Champion and Reiksguard Standard This left the unit a little under strength for the Capital's finest, so I purchased the metal Advanced HeroQuest mercenaries fitted with Halberds. Th...

Reiksguard Foot Knights Empire of Sigmar This army was started in 2024, but I decided to rebase half way through the process this year for oldhammer.  Full unit, with JH backdrop So I would like to introduce the next rebased unit that is completely finished except the movement tray. Overhead shot This majority of the unit is Games Workshop & Citadel Miniatures however, there are some old marauders miniatures and Assault Group Miniatures to flesh the unit out. All miniatures are very much in keeping with the theme and style of the original.  Side view The painting scheme was really simple, Citadel Natural Metal followed by Nuln Oil wash and a Silver drybrush. The red is Vallejo Paints: Terracotter 982 and highlight Scarlet 817, with the white being an Ivory 918 and White 951 highlight . Rear View, good shot of the banner back There are little touches of green and browns for weapon handles or laurels. But in the main the only difference in the unit is the Command is pai...

Blog Update Empire Rebasing Just got to keep the blog going and this year I have been touching up models and rebasing my empire army to all fit on the same size bases. Rebasing nearly finished I finding a struggle to write a whole blog for just tiny updates of work in progress shots. So you should try to follow me on Bluesky if you can because I keep that updated frequently also now trying out instagram/threads, never used it before so just a trial see if it adds value. Total in progress impromptu shot Up until now they have been on different sizes and styles due to all being painted at various different times. Anyhow yet a show you nearly finished article of Reiksguard Knights these will likely get there own post in the near future. First full unit shot This unit was mainly painted on New Years Day 2026 while listening to the Austrian Philharmonic Orchestra, glam or what! Side on shot of hand painted banners The Reiksguard form the bulk of the Imperial Household and are the loyal body...

New Year Blog Happy New Year everybody, just a short blog update to celebrate both the new year and the fact that my blog is now a year old.  WiP of Empire Knights While the blog itself had a really steady stream of posts in the first half of 2025, it did tail off in the second half of the year, this was mainly due to the fact that work got busy.  Still WiP Looking ahead to 2026 I don’t think it will reach the 2025 levels of posts but, it is my intention is to definitely keep posting as I paint. On the painting table currently is a unit of Reiksguard knights and the pictures included are only Work in Progress (WiP). I look forward to talking to you all more throughout the year.