It’s the middle of Dwarf Week at Mantic, and we’ve been pushing Stef hard with the art – this is just a first glimpse of the early artwork but just look at the results we’re getting:
Filled with explosions, fire and dour dwarfs, the art for the Dwarf Ironclads depicts them pre-battle; a solid wall of grim determination and slabs of muscle where the only thing that’ll keep them apart from the enemy is the reach of their warhammers, and the storm of shots that blast past them…
… Or maybe a hangover.
Next time on Dwarf Week: Dwarf “Sharpshooters”
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April 21st, 2010
Love the artists colour scheme for the dwarves. I’ll likely use it or something very similar myself as it’s different than what I have planned for my other Mantic armies.
Really looking forward to see what those dwarven sharpshooters are fireing.
April 21st, 2010
See that guy on the left!!! He’s pointing at his other axe!
Blimey these look fantasmagorical!
Roll on Dwarf week! I’m loving this, can you tell?
Hoping it’s a seven day week…
April 21st, 2010
Overall, love them. Minor criticism – some of the helmets make the dwarves look like they have flat heads above the eyebrows.
Now what about a range of chaos dwarves next? That would be potentially more notable.
April 21st, 2010
Very cool. If the minis look as good as the art, I think Mantic will get some cash in exchange for some great looking dwarf minis of theirs!!
April 21st, 2010
The poses of the legs appear to be the same. Will there be a little variety on the sprues?
They do look a little egg on little legs at the moment.
I am looking forward to seeing what you guys do with them though!
April 21st, 2010
Well… I think I just died of happiness. Your artist has done wonderful work.
Can’t wait to see the Sharpshooters.
April 22nd, 2010
Can’t wait for my first box and the poster.
April 22nd, 2010
and as i said before, I can do a “Chamber of kings presents” review article ofr the dwarves! Wink…wink…
April 22nd, 2010
amazing, I am a huge fan of all things dwarven I can’t wait to see som greens.
April 22nd, 2010
Damn you, Mantic! I think I’m going to be buying my first Dwarfs ever. Very cool artwork, Stef.
April 22nd, 2010
Loving them!
To me it looks like Mantic is just getting better and better with every army they realese
Dwarf week is awesome!
April 22nd, 2010
I am glad to see that they are a classic fantasy dwarf look, I had feard that they would be viking/noridc, not that thats bad but a fresh look at the classic is what is required and you’re heading that way, good!
The ‘egg’ sysdrome is always due to the fact that the dwarves have been designed with massive ‘beer bellys’ …please avoid this syndrome at all costs…ta
Rgds
Madan
April 22nd, 2010
I would only comment again on the lack of foreheads particularily on the left picture, otherwise looking pretty good.
Cheers
April 22nd, 2010
when i posted my list of wants on tuesdays threads I should have added.
* dwarfs have waists!!!! these are just round blobs!
sigh …while having promise these seem to just be more of the same old thing. I shall wait til i see the figures before deciding whether to invest heavily though.
Madan mitra – you call these “classic”…where do you get your idea of classic from? Most of the style that seems to be taken as ’standard’ for dwarfs these days was invented by GW in the mid 1980’s. And unfortunately its cartoony. I was really hoping that mantic wouldn’t just go down the same route and produce charicatures.
April 22nd, 2010
Hi Brandlin,
thats 2/3rds of my life on this planet…
I call these classic as they do look like a design from 30 years ago
No, seriously, what I mean is exaclty what I said that I don’t want nordic style dwarfs but more of what was around in the 80’s when I got into this hobby.
I already have a very large Roman Dwarf army and (deep breath) Battle Rams Riders, Bears Riders, Pony Riders, Squadron of Giant Bat Riders, Scotts Highland Dwarves, All Female units of Highlanders & Valkeries, Celtos (greekish?)…I’m sure I am forgetting some…one day my loft will fall into the house…
What I don’t have is any 80’s style or chaos dwarfs as I kind of missed that boat and now refuse to pay the price of metals these days.
However, has anyone here seen Scibor.com’s dwarves? truly stunning…as is the price! so no go there for me…oops waffled on again, my fingers do suffer from typing dyslexia…
Back to subject, they look solid and chunky but without a beer gut, for me its the gut that winds me up especially the GW rubbish (nowdays). As long as that beer gut does not show up I’ma waist or not.
Rgds
Madan
PS I am not a dwarven player…oh yeah, MASSIVE box of old Asgard Nordic and lots of LOTR…damn! I know theres more…but going that far into my loft is scary…
April 22nd, 2010
@ Brandlin: We think you’re going to really like the dwarfs
If waists and knees are what you’re after…
… then you’re going to be a happy bunny when we show off the three-up!
Though you may need to avert your eyes when the berserkers are out…
April 22nd, 2010
Hi Dren,
Unfortunately as it is Dwarfs…….. it will be a short week, ends on Saturday!
April 22nd, 2010
Two great days of Dwarfy goodness left then.
Why not make it a tenday?
April 22nd, 2010
@ Manitc
Will there be dwarf berserkers? If so, I’m making an entire army of them
Looking forward to more of Dwarf week! Loving the art so far!
April 22nd, 2010
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