Vanguard/KoW: Modelling for both systems- A Beardragon14 debacle

SITUATION:- So I was taking stock and preparing to construct sargeants when I realised that I didn’t have 3 of the beggars , I had 5 !!! 3 in the kickstarter and 2 extras in the Basilean starter box. Although now excited at being able to start my own sargent’s mess in Basilea , I did need to rethink my plans.

RE-THUNK PLANS:- I decided  to do the kickstarter sargeants first (as refered to earlier I am a card carrying hobby butterfly, too much of the same thing drives me from hobby)

I needed one to lead my Man-at-arms regiment. He was to be kitted out with a spear to match his boys, a helmet (he’s going into battle ffs) and a standard (as every good regiment needs its colours).

The second Sargeant, will be his “Vanguard” equivalent, spear and helmet but with a shield instead… you don’t need a standard on elite secret missions, you know.

The final Sargeant will be in charge of my crossbow troop. As such he will have no helm (all the better to spot the enemy with), a sword (for self defense) and a standard (As crossbowmen need colours too). I have also clipped off a spare crossbow from the Man-at arms sprue and attached it to his rear belt. No point being a crossbowman sargeant if you don’t have a crossbow.

ENDORSEMENT:- Hello, my name is Beardragon14 and I hate PVC… there I got it off my chest. (So much so that I have lots of PVC models in there boxes unlooked at ,  I blame Wizards of the Coast’s D&D prepaints for this …. Lord they were $#!t minis) .

I am prepared to make a confession however, Mantic’s PVC is actually really good, It isn’t sickenly bendy, it holds lots of fine detail and I am deliriously happy with the models. So much so that I broke out the fences set I got from Mantic’s terrain crate kickstarter, and painted it up too as I went along. I really enjoyed both projects …. you could knock me over with a feather.

TUTORIAL BIT- The downside to PVC is that some of the bits may be a little bent out of shape. to fix this I just used the PVC tempering method and , it came back a treat.

Step 1: Stick the bit in hot water  for a couple of second pull it out and straighten if necessary. ( I say this as my two bent spears spang back to straight, through the plastic’s elastic memory and didn’t need straightening)

Step 2 While still soft plunge it into cold water, this hardens up the PVC nicely.

Yes it is a simple tip … but I am a simple man .