SCOTT WELCH - US RETAIL

Converting. I made the right arm by removing the top of the weapon from the Dwarf Warrior regular arm. Then, I took one of the large double axe heads and clipped it down to fit at the bottom of the remaining haft, so the axe head was resting on the base under the right arm. Next, I extended the now-upsidedown axe haft with a section of the standard pole. I made the left arm by taking the left shield arm and removing the hand. Then, I took the left-handed pistol and separated the hand and pistol grip from the rest. I glued this new hand to what was left of the shield arm, and then added a trimmed-down crossbow to the pistol grip. Ta-da: left-handed crossbow.

Painting. I basecoated the face with Tanned Flesh, followed by an even mix of Tanned Flesh and Dwarf Flesh for the first highlight and straight Dwarf Flesh for the final highlight. I basecoated the sleeves with Catachan Green, highlighted by a mix of Catachan Green and Camo Green, and added a final highlight of straight Camo Green. For the Beard, I basecoated it with Codex Grey, hit it with Fortress Grey, and then highlighted a few strands with Skull White. I painted the metal areas with Boltgun Metal, washed them with watered-down Black Ink, and then highlighted with Chainmail. For the armbands, helmet, and beard rings, I basecoated with Tin Bits and then highlighted with Dwarf Bronze.

KEN KENNEDY - GLOBAL WEB TEAM

Converting. This Quarreller Ranger is just back from an expedition to gather firewood (that's all the stuff is good for, right?). It looks like all he could find was a lone Dryad. All it took were a few greenstuff straps to hold the wood to his back, and he's ready to target anything else that pops out at him. Again, I built the axe on his back by combining an axe head with an extra standard pole.

Painting. This Dwarf is brown! His beard, trim, clothes, boots, straps, and packs all use the same colour scheme. I basecoated with Scorched Brown and followed with Bestial Brown highlights. The smitten Dryad that will soon be stoking Dwarfen campfires was painted with a Dark Angel Green base followed by Snot Green and Goblin Green.

CHRIS GOHLINGHURST - US NORTHEAST HOBBY MANAGER

Painting. I've always been a sucker for Kazak Kadrin and their dark red colours. I'm also realistic about being a slow painter, and dark colours are usually faster than light. I'm a fan of shading with inks, so first I basecoated all the reds, metallics, browns, and bronze areas in a fairly quick fashion. Then, I washed these areas with Black Ink. Then, I went on to paint the flesh and beard using the normal techniques of highlighting and shading. For the flesh, I basecoated with Dwarf Flesh; the beard got Bleached Bone. I washed both areas with Flesh Wash. After that dried, I highlighted the face and hands with Dwarf Flesh followed by a mix of Dwarf Flesh and Elf Flesh. For the beard, I highlighted with Bleached Bone and then a mix of Bleached Bone and Skull White. Finally, I went back and gave the beard a wash of Yellow Ink to make it appear more blonde.

Once I finished with the beard and flesh, I went back and reapplied the base colours on the rest of the model to bring back the colour while leaving the Black Ink to shade the recesses. I used Scab Red, Chainmail, and Dwarf Bronze for these areas. I highlighted the metallics with Mithril Silver.

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