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1/72 HotT Dwarves

Here are some elements of my HotT Dwarf army I managed to paint inbetween drawing projects and painting my not-space marines. They're made from Caesar Miniatures' 1/72 Dwarves.


Most of the elements will be blades, with 4 figures mounted to a stand.


 

The Caesar Dwarves are kind of a mixed bag. Some were obviously inspired by the Dwarves in the LOTR films and some by Games Workshop's Trollslayers. I personally prefer the LOTR look but they seem to be lightly armored with most not having helms of any kind. 

 
I also made hero elements with three figures for each.


If I'm playing the army as Tolkien-inspired, I plan on using huge bears as a behemoth element. The figures are from the Dungeons and Dragons line, repainted and based 2 to a stand.


And here's a Goliath as a behemoth or hero element for a more generic fantasy -- or a D&D campaign setting -- milieu. The repainted figure's from the Dungeons and Dragons line too.


I'm planning to add two more behemoth options soon as well as a flyer element. More to come together with the army list:)
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  1. AndrewOctober 15, 2010 at 1:44 PM

    I'm right there with you. I bought Caesar's dwarfs to make a DBA army, but I just downloaded the HOTT rules today. So, maybe I'll switch to HOTT.

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  2. Nick GrantOctober 15, 2010 at 3:13 PM

    They look great. I've liked the look of these Caesar Dwarves since they came out and you have done them well.

    Keep up the good work.

    Nick

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  3. cooey2phOctober 17, 2010 at 8:12 PM

    Thanks! Here's to hoping someone starts making other 1/72 fantasy types:)

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  4. PaulyBonesJanuary 9, 2012 at 12:47 AM

    These are great!! if you can't a chance take a look at www.pjrminiaturewars.blogspot.com

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    1. cooey2phFebruary 1, 2012 at 8:52 PM

      @paulybones I'll be checking out your blog. Thanks for dropping by!

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