Seeing what people get up to in the Warhammer hobby is always inspiring, and we love promoting and sharing the beautiful armies and miniatures that this community produces. With Armies on Parade 2022 over, people are already hard at work planning their 2023 entries – what better way to get inspired than taking a look at some top-tier armies?
Tom Patemen’s (@Lutherian9) Cities of Sigmar project has it all – custom lore, inspired conversions, incredible painting, and even illustrations. It’s a champion effort.
On top of all of the lovely pictures of his beautiful miniatures, Tom sent us some details on how this dark and gritty project came to be.
Tom: Amberfall is my Cities of Sigmar project, which I have worked on for a few years. I really invested myself into the creation of the city, its narrative, and history, and exploring how it would function.
Who lives there and why? What are the surrounding lands like? I used the answers to inform my creative responses and overall miniatures aesthetic.
What started out as a small band of Stormcast Eternals from the Mortal Realms partworks magazine has now developed into a full fighting force of miniatures across several lines.
I was interested in exploring a dark, gritty fantasy aesthetic and took inspiration from Bretonnia (from Warhammer Fantasy of old) and medieval knights.
The use of heraldry also particularly interested me, so I created my own for Amberfall – a swooping black owl grasping an arrow on a yellow shield, which became the visual signature for the project.
Thank you very much, Tom. This kind of project is the perfect encapsulation of everything that makes Warhammer so brilliant. The planning and effort on display is off the charts – perfect for getting those creative juices flowing.
Feeling inspired and ready to tackle a New Year, New Army? Check out the steps involved in Armies on Parade 2023, and share your progress with us on the Warhammer Community Twitter and Facebook pages.