All armies need leaders, and in fantasy armies they need heroes and wizards too. So, here are a few I've completed.
Next, some Imperial Battle Wizards;
The two on the left are mounted and dismounted versions of Leonardo Da Vinci and the right-hand pair are Niccolo Machiavelli, from the Alternative Armies renaissance collection but I think that these are great as wizards. In Sword and Spear Fantasy, wizards don't really dominate games, I find them most useful to either bolster units in combat or to try and remove hits on units at the end of game turns.
I've given the mounted Leonardo figure a barded horse, to mark him out as a wizard of great power and repute.
I like wizards in purple, it seems a good colour for the Hermetic Arts and the Occult.
Finally, what self-respecting Empire army would be without a Hero on a Gryphon? Well, certainly not mine.
Great use of historical figures in a fantasy setting! I have a fondness for those Leonardo da Vinci figures, I painted them myself and they're very nice. They make great wizards! The hero on a griffin is perfect, it reminds me of "Warmaster" 10mm stuff.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great project, the units and characters look really good. There's something compelling about the Warhammer Empire as a background to a late medieval/renaissance army, and as you say you can still use it for historical games. I did the same thing in 15mm a long time ago and finding (and converting) figures was one of the biggest challenges - and the best part tbh. Good luck with the rest of the project!
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