Martin Cox

Martin: I enjoy playing Warhammer, and I try to get a game in as often as I can. One of my favorite aspects of the game is the war machine. Although somewhat unreliable, the results of these weapons can be spectacular. The unfortunate part for me is the fact that the Misfire side of the artillery dice constantly comes up. So, despite my devotion to all things gunpowdery and loud, my cannons tend to explode in my face. Undeterred by this frequent hazard, I faithfully field my war machines time and time again.

However, this reliance really lays a burden on my crewmen. I felt the need to "properly" represent my crewmen on the tabletop: broken, haggard, and — for the most part — competent. While I was hard at work modelling these maimed-but-very-lucky souls, I was inspired to create a couple of "Misfire" dioramas. I would use these dioramas to represent those crewmen who were, well, not so lucky. Besides serving as a creative outlet, these small scenes of artillery horror would be the perfect things to slap onto the table when that nasty Misfire result rears its ugly head.

On the following pages, I'll jabber about how and why I made the injured crewmen and go over some of the techniques I used to create the artillery mishap dioramas. Plus, there are lots of pictures to get you psyched. After perusing these pages, you might just be moved to make some dioramas of your own.

This cannon will never fire again!

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