Wolfen- Crossbows at Dawn Diorama

This is a diorama I created for a competition that was run by www.game-mart.co.uk. Click on any of the thumbnails below to find out more!

Crossbows at Dawn

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This was my winning entry to the Game Mart competition.

The theme was "Confrontation Duel". I decided to do a slightly different take on the usual duel (which usually involved two fighters locked in some form of physical combat with swords, etc).

I've decided to go back to the traditional meaning of a duel with a different twist. Remembering back in the 18th century when duelling was more of a matter of honor than combat between two warring parties, I decided to go for a similar theme to the pistol duels of that era. Hence "Crossbows at Dawn" was born.

Here we have two races, orcs and wolfen, who I feel would both have a stong sense of honour. Wronged by the orc in some way, the wolfen here has called for a duel of honour. As they are both adept at using the crossbow, this was the preferred weapon of choice.

Called in to oversee the fairness of the contest, the wolfen solitaire outlines the rules of engagement whilst the two combatants stand back to back, preparing to take their 20 paces...

All of the models here are removable from their bases. What follows are some closeups of the models that make up the diorama.

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Wolfen Crossbow 3

When I saw the wolfen Crossbow 3 that Drodo painted I knew I wanted to do one like that myself, so the colour scheme is based heavily on his wolfen this time. I took some WIP shots and made them into an article on painting wolfen fur. This is over on Cool Mini or Not.

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Orc Crossbowman

This is just a closeup of the orc. I tried to give the loincloth a bit of texture and mixed a bit of lilac in with the green of his lips.

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Solitary Wolfen 1

This is the Solitary Wolfen 1, who oversees the duel. I went for a very contrasting look to the fur as its based on a Husky dog. I gave the fabric a weaved look by first building up thin layers of the varying shades of tan and purple. Then I used a thin brush to paint on a crosshatching pattern which gives the weave in the fabric. The left hand is slightly over exposed, which means that some of the shading is lost. The wooden staff is supposed to be shiny to give the apprearance of polished wood.

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