Since there are three entries this time around for Artisans we can run this as a timed poll. This poll will be open for 7 day timed poll.
I’d like to congratulate the entrants as the holiday contest is always a tough one as we all get caught up the festivities. So with that said I think congratulation on behalf of the forum are in order.
My vote goes to #1 (not my own) I can see a real chain there and it might even work!!! (but I must say I think entry 1 and 3 are a bit big and unpractical for on a gaming table)
tough choice as I was painting 70 hobgoblins I really couldnt enter but I choose entry number one, Was a tough one as I said but number one strikes me as the coolest and awesome concept I have ever saw as a terain peice for chaos dwarves, Number 3 would have been my second choice as I think its more chaos themed than the second entry which looks very vannila to me no disrespect to the maker it is a truely great paintjob and the terain peice is first class but their is something that grabs me about peice 1 and peice 3 where as peice 2 has been excecuted wonderfully it just needs something a little extra, A pile of skulls burning embers in something but I love each and everyones work great jobs all who had the time inclination to enter you are all bigger winners than I. :hat off
I'm afraid that my taste is not comparable to most of the other CDO members! ;)
Zanko
Unfortunately not - to many youngsters here. To many members, who thinks that a chaos dwarf is a dwarf with a big hat and a curly beard -but we know differently ;)
The idea behind this terrain piece was to create an outpost in the “no-man’s-land”! A place to rest before and after a slave-raid! :cheers
And the Marauders/Frurndar are (in my feeling/fluff) not so engineered like the BigHats and that’s the reason why the outpost looks so improvised and “shabby”!
But all in all it was a great fun to built this terrain piece and imo for the 1st one it’s not too bad!
I'm afraid that my taste is not comparable to most of the other CDO members! ;)
Zanko
Unfortunately not - to many youngsters here. To many members, who thinks that a chaos dwarf is a dwarf with a big hat and a curly beard -but we know differently ;)
Btw: lovely entry -and you had my vote :D
clam
Yes, a chaos dwarf also requires scale armour and a large nose. ;P
Weren't you at the briefing? The mini chaos warrior look is so 1985:hat off
I'm afraid that my taste is not comparable to most of the other CDO members! ;)
Zanko
Unfortunately not - to many youngsters here. To many members, who thinks that a chaos dwarf is a dwarf with a big hat and a curly beard -but we know differently ;)
@ BR: No unfortunately I wasn’t invited to this special briefing!
But what should I say … I am oldfashioned! :cheers
I love these old Chaos Warrior looking guys! I think the reason was that I bought my 1st CD 1986 (if I remember me correctly) and the slightly ridiculous
looking guys with the oversized hats came much later!
Even tought I’m not an old dwarf like you I can understand you. Still smile when I remember a battle during a tourney when my “big hats” were older than my opponent… lol!
Still torn about choosing my favourite entry:
1) Damn cool idea! I love the machinery and I second the twisted mind of the engineer that projected it. But I still think it’s too large to be used on a battle field and, more important, you continue to use too thin cardboard/plasticard sheet that do not give he idea of thickness a proper stone/bricks/whatever material you like- wall. If it is supposed to be metal I have to suggest you to use rivits. This could give the idea of metal sheets crudely bolt together.
2) From a technical point of view is the better executed. Stones are very nicely done, wood, metals and even a glass effect. The only problem is that does not scream Chaos Dwarfs to me. A bull like that could be hanging out of every Empire tavern called “the bull”. But from a modelling point of view is the best.
3) Again a little bit too large to be practical and little too “feral” dwarfs for my taste. Said this great modelling skills, I like the basing. Very realistic. I always tought Dwarfs would build only stone walls, not wooden, but I got your point. It’s consistent with you theme and I appreciate the most. I really like the gate to the “underworld”. Cool touch. But where have I already seen that hero? Mmmmmmh
Unfortunately not - to many youngsters here. To many members, who thinks that a chaos dwarf is a dwarf with a big hat and a curly beard -but we know differently ;)
clam
Now I'm getting angry XDDDD ( lol ;) ) Why would us youngsters think a chaos dwarf needs a big hat? Personally I prefer helmets (and yes, I do use curly beards for my main force, but that's to distinguish them from the kin traitors :3 )
Why would a youngster buy a petard at a way to high price ( 40 euros :$ but it was NIB xD) if he thought that a CD needed a big hat? It's just a matter of taste wether you like the real old ones or not.
But I am just starting my collection of the old minis, so it will take a while before I will have them all ;3 ( and if you are wondering how young, 14 ;P )
well its pretty obvious who is going to win this, but the race for 2nd place is in (:
@Zanko I’ve seen your army blog and I must say that your pice of scenery goes very well with your army, witch of course is the most important.
I also tried to make something that complimented the theme of my army, I think that worked pretty well, but that also means a lot here will find it too no-chaos-esk. oh and the bull hanging from the door came from a bracelet with all the starsigns on it, no wonder it doesnt look very scary, I was just happy I got my hands on a bull.
As the discussion feral dwarfs or big had dwarfs, I like the big hats, but I just love most of the 3dr edition model range, and try to get as much of those in any army I build.
Sorry, Borador. Glad to hear that have you eyes on the real Chaos Dwarfs
Out of 1500 members, I thing less then a 100 do these old classics - and many of them are 30+. But glad to hear that the 2nd generation real Chaos Dwarfer has arrived.
all really awesome. Gonna think overnight which one will get my vote.
((brazen, silver and gold?)) )