[Archives] Imperial Crossbowmen

Updated on October 15, 2015. These are the 5 Imperial Crossbowmen from the Battle Masters game. These will be used as Empire Crossbowmen in Age of Sigmar. Including the Imperial Men-at-Arms and Imperial Archers, they were my first units of troops to be painted. For the paintings I did 5 years ago, I always painted with Citadel Foundation Paints after the undercoat. Having more experience, it seems to be a waste of paint if it will be completely covered up. For example, the metallic parts of a miniature does not require a Foundation Paint coat beneath it.

Notes: I chose to paint the chest armor to be made of leather instead of metal. Like, the Imperial Archers and Men-at-Arms. I wanted to paint the puffy regions of clothing to be red (inner lining) and white (outer portion); however, at that time it was too difficult for me to do it cleanly. So I decided to just keep it white. Original binder notes for these miniatures are on Page 16.

Basic Information

Models: Imperial Crossbowmen from Battle Masters (Milton Bradley/Games Workshop)
Quantity and Material: 5 identical plastic models
Usage: Empire Crossbowmen (Warhammer Fantasy/Age of Sigmar)
Started work on the Models: Auguest 25. 2010
Completed Models: October 31, 2010

Undercoat: Black

Base: Brown Trim, Standard Scheme

Paint Scheme

• Head
• Face - Tallarn Flesh, Gryphonne Sepia wash
• Helmet - Astronomican Grey, Chainmail, Badab Black wash
• Cloth Band - Mechrite Red, Badab Black wash, Red Gore, Blood Red
• Emblem - Mechrite Red, Badab Black wash,
• Head Ornament - Mechrite Red, Badab Black wash,
• Torso
• Outer Wear, Leather - Calthan Brown, Scorched Brown, Badab Black wash
• Outer Wear. Cloth - Mechrite Red, Scab Red, outline with Blood Red
• Inner Cloth - Dheneb Stone, Fortress Grey:Skull White mix, Skull White
• Pouch - Calthan Brown, Devlan Mud wash, Graveyard Earth
• Belt - Calthan Brown, Devlan Mud wash
• Arms
• Cloth - Dheneb Stone, Fortress Grey:Skull White mix, Skull White
• Hands - Tallarn Flesh, Gryphonne Sepia wash
• Crossbow
• Bow Portion - Calthan Brown, Graveyard Earth
• Shaft Portion - Calthan Brown
• Bolt, Metal - Astronomican Grey, Chainmail, Badab Black wash
• Bolt, Feather - Astronomican Grey
• Legs
• Pants - Dheneb Stone, Fortress Grey:Skull White mix, Skull White
• Boots - Calthan Brown, Devlan Mud wash