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Dwarfs! I have little experience with them, so for me it is something different. The only Dwarf miniatures I own, or have ever owned are my Dwarf King’s Hold Warband.

They strike me as:

• Defensive
• Hard to kill
• Shooty

I have seven months to collect my army. Based on the principles above I have written a rough plan of what I want to purchase:

3 Organ guns
3 Rangers Troops
3 Ironwatch Troops
2 Iron clad regiments
Bulwarker regiment
Berserker regiment
Dwarf King
Battle standard
Warsmith

This comes to about 100 points short of my 1800 target, leaving enough space for command groups and artefacts.

Triplets means dice

I think things work best in threes. This list gives the flexibility to swap units. I can easily swop an Ironclad regiment for an Ironwatch Troop to get the mix right. With three units to achieve the same objective, they will stand a chance if one fails.
I have gone for organ guns for the sheer number of dice rather than cannons. I would rather put my faith in the law of averages than risk a few lucky shots over the game.

Tactics? What tactics?


Shoot basically! I intend to guard a flank with the organ guns. The Rangers and the Ironwatch will stand in a solemn line, launching no end of sharp objects into the foe. The Ironclad will guard against any combat regiments who stray too close. As Ironclad and Bulwarkers but have defence 5 and a fairly decent nerve, I expect them to stick around to counter attack and guard the fragile Ironwatch. Berserkers are just cool!

Collecting the bearded

I have a battle set which has given me 20 Ironclad, 10 Shieldbreakers, 10 Ironwatch and two of my Organ guns. Next month I will buy some Berserkers, as I love the models and they look interesting to paint! In the future the Dwarf Warhost set looks a good bet as it completes my Warmachine battery, and my Ironclad/Ironwatch compliment. I like purchasing large groups of miniatures like this as they are good value and it means I can get the paint standard all the same.