This particular sculpt has a lovely flowy cape that was a lot of fun to paint, and would make an excellent Frostgrave Templar. I hear that two-handed weapons don't fit the meta in Mordheim because of their speed, but I've always ended up making my choices based on what fits the fluff rather than what's actually "wise" so he might also make a good dwarven noble in a Treasure Hunters warband.
A couple of notes on decisions made during this paint job, from a complete amateur working this stuff out as he goes along. Firstly the colour scheme I've picked for the dwarf band is very heavy on the brown, so the wooden axe haft gets more of a bleached bone vibe. I think this also makes it look a bit more 'premium', so a better fit for a higher status dwarf. Secondly beards, especially greying beards, often change colour as they get further from the face. The first coat looked a bit strange and phony. As I drybrushed up to white I concentrated on the beard nearest the skin, and the end result is definitely more natural.
Quite a few more to go, but the painting is the real hobby so I'm happy to spend a few hours per model and enjoy the process. And of course the lessons learned from this one get carried forward to the others.
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