Abyssal Dwarf Army Box Assembled

Fantasy armies always look awesome when formed up together. Here are some quick shots I took of the Abyssal Dwarf Army Box and the War Conclave, assembled on my shelf.
Front and center are the Mutated Throwing Mastiffs - check out my avatar on the right for a better picture.

These pictures really show just how much metal is included in the Army Box - which is why the Abyssal Dwarf Army Box is more expensive than the other Mantic Kings of War Army Boxes.

Alright, it's sunny outside so I'm off to get these guys primed and ready for painting! More photos up shortly!

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Decimators - Assembly

So this is the last unit out of the Army Box assembled, which means I have finished construction of the first half of the Brimstone Abyss Clan!
As with the other units, these are the standard Mantic Dwarf Ironwatch, with extra evil metal bits stuck on to give them the Abyssal feel.
They also have all the crossbow/rifle options replaced with blunderbusses, which I think is a great touch.

I've got some photos of the army in it's fully constructed glory, but for now here are the Decimators!

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Immortal Guard - Assembly

Getting into the full swing of contruction now! Assembling miniatures isn't my favorite part of the hobby, and is usually the phase of the hobby that takes me the longest due to procrastination.

While waiting for things to dry, I tend to get caught up in TV shows - usually whatever I have running the background while I hobby.

But something has really driven me with this project. I don't have much free time - with work and family - but I feel like my progress has been pretty solid so far.

Anyways, these are the Immortal Guard, an elite melee unit for the Abyssal Dwarfs!

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Blacksouls - Assembly Part 2

My first solid unit complete! I wasn't really used to working with so many metal pieces, especially pieces that needed a bit of trimming to fit together.

I was glad that I didn't need to use greenstuff for the joins - I haven't ever used greenstuff before, although some of the finer joins might have been made a little smoother with it. I think they look great though, and don't think that any of those imperfections really matter in a regiment of 20.

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Blacksouls - Assembly Part 1

Blacksouls are the standard melee unit for the Abyssal Dwarfs. The unit of 20 is made using two Dwarf Ironclad Command sprues, and two Dwarf Ironclad Troop sprues and the largest metal bits bag that came in the Army Box.

First ten Blacksouls assembled!

To build my Blacksouls, I basically put together the 'standard' Mantic Dwarf using the plastic sprue, then made them into Abyssal Dwarfs by adding the evil metal pieces (from the metal bits bag) to them - there's a good selection of helmet-toppers and heads to choose from.
If you decide to give your troops shields (which I didn't) there is a wicked range of shield emblems you can use too.
Here's a picture courtesy of Children of the Kraken - the red pieces are helmet-toppers, the green pieces are the shield emblems, and the purple pieces are the Mutated Throwing Mastiff heads. The other pieces are mostly helmets, but there is also a banner pole, an elite torso and 3 extra weapons.

from Children of the Kraken

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Katsuchan War Engine - Assembly

The Katsuchan Rocket Launcher was tricky to figure out, but after looking at the pictures online, it was fairly straight forward. The bits required a fair bit of trimming and clipping as well.
This model requires combining the Balefire Catapult Sprue with the special Katsuchan metal pieces included in the box. The crew is made using the Dwarf Ironbelcher Crew with some extra Abyssal pieces to evil them up.

Next up, it's onto the troops!

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King's War Conclave - Assembly

I've started assembly of my Brimstone Abyss Clan! With any project, I always start with the easiest tasks first, just to get the ball rolling.

I started trimming and assembly of the War Conclave. The King and Sorcerer were single piece miniatures, but did require a bit of trimming and clipping. The Half-breed Lord was a few pieces, but nothing too difficult. I did manage to snap the bottom of his War Sceptre off while trying to bend it straight (it was a little crooked coming out of the box) - but a bit of super glue sorted that out.

Next - the Katsuchan Rocket Launcher!

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