Backwater Deathworld
@bwdeathworld.bsky.social
Tabletop miniature painting, converting & sculpting. Main blog backwaterdeathworld.blogspot.com, also www.instagram.com/bwdeathworld
Infantry ("Fodder") of the 44th Good Root Disciples Regiment.
(mini made for the H.R.E.N.28 event for #Turnip28 held by the Amulet D20 crew. A full writeup on my blog: backwaterdeathworld.blogspot.com/2025/08/hren...)
(mini made for the H.R.E.N.28 event for #Turnip28 held by the Amulet D20 crew. A full writeup on my blog: backwaterdeathworld.blogspot.com/2025/08/hren...)
August 5, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Infantry ("Fodder") of the 44th Good Root Disciples Regiment.
(mini made for the H.R.E.N.28 event for #Turnip28 held by the Amulet D20 crew. A full writeup on my blog: backwaterdeathworld.blogspot.com/2025/08/hren...)
(mini made for the H.R.E.N.28 event for #Turnip28 held by the Amulet D20 crew. A full writeup on my blog: backwaterdeathworld.blogspot.com/2025/08/hren...)
Lieutenant Moszcz, a brave Snob of the 44th Good Root Regiment.
(mini made for the @h.r.e.n.28 event for #Turnip28 held by @amulet_d20. A full writeup on my blog: backwaterdeathworld.blogspot.com/2025/08/hren...)
(mini made for the @h.r.e.n.28 event for #Turnip28 held by @amulet_d20. A full writeup on my blog: backwaterdeathworld.blogspot.com/2025/08/hren...)
August 5, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Lieutenant Moszcz, a brave Snob of the 44th Good Root Regiment.
(mini made for the @h.r.e.n.28 event for #Turnip28 held by @amulet_d20. A full writeup on my blog: backwaterdeathworld.blogspot.com/2025/08/hren...)
(mini made for the @h.r.e.n.28 event for #Turnip28 held by @amulet_d20. A full writeup on my blog: backwaterdeathworld.blogspot.com/2025/08/hren...)
Dame Emilia, the Winner of the Shooting Star and the current Toff of the 44th Good Rood Disciples Regiment.
(mini made for the @h.r.e.n.28 event for #Turnip28 held by @amulet_d20. A full writeup on my blog: backwaterdeathworld.blogspot.com/2025/08/hren...)
(mini made for the @h.r.e.n.28 event for #Turnip28 held by @amulet_d20. A full writeup on my blog: backwaterdeathworld.blogspot.com/2025/08/hren...)
August 5, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Dame Emilia, the Winner of the Shooting Star and the current Toff of the 44th Good Rood Disciples Regiment.
(mini made for the @h.r.e.n.28 event for #Turnip28 held by @amulet_d20. A full writeup on my blog: backwaterdeathworld.blogspot.com/2025/08/hren...)
(mini made for the @h.r.e.n.28 event for #Turnip28 held by @amulet_d20. A full writeup on my blog: backwaterdeathworld.blogspot.com/2025/08/hren...)
On my blog, I'm reviewing Perry Miniatures Mounted Men at Arms kit on the merits of using it for historically accurate late 15th century Pomeranians: backwaterdeathworld.blogspot.com/2025/05/usin... (pictured below: historically accurate late 15th century Pomeranians)
May 16, 2025 at 9:01 PM
On my blog, I'm reviewing Perry Miniatures Mounted Men at Arms kit on the merits of using it for historically accurate late 15th century Pomeranians: backwaterdeathworld.blogspot.com/2025/05/usin... (pictured below: historically accurate late 15th century Pomeranians)
44th Good Root Disciples pledge their arms to the defence of Geets.
Our fathers died for hopeless causes, our grandfathers died for hopeless causes, and 43 Good Root Disciple regiments before us died for hopeless causes, and so we would gladly die for a hopeless cause as well. #Turnip28
Our fathers died for hopeless causes, our grandfathers died for hopeless causes, and 43 Good Root Disciple regiments before us died for hopeless causes, and so we would gladly die for a hopeless cause as well. #Turnip28
May 8, 2025 at 7:13 AM
44th Good Root Disciples pledge their arms to the defence of Geets.
Our fathers died for hopeless causes, our grandfathers died for hopeless causes, and 43 Good Root Disciple regiments before us died for hopeless causes, and so we would gladly die for a hopeless cause as well. #Turnip28
Our fathers died for hopeless causes, our grandfathers died for hopeless causes, and 43 Good Root Disciple regiments before us died for hopeless causes, and so we would gladly die for a hopeless cause as well. #Turnip28
(the mini hand-sculpted from scratch -- background is historical, particular character stories are fiction)
May 4, 2025 at 11:33 AM
(the mini hand-sculpted from scratch -- background is historical, particular character stories are fiction)
In summer 1471, due to sluggish peace talks, the long and bloody war between Brandenburg and Pomerania was still not over. But Heske was in love for the first time in her life and it was the only thing that mattered.
May 4, 2025 at 11:32 AM
In summer 1471, due to sluggish peace talks, the long and bloody war between Brandenburg and Pomerania was still not over. But Heske was in love for the first time in her life and it was the only thing that mattered.
We have some knowledge of uniform liveries worn by soldiers in the 15th century (white and red for Lubeck town levies, for example), but we also often get depictions of soldiers wearing mismatched colours - like the mercenaries in the painting depicting the siege of Malbork.
April 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
We have some knowledge of uniform liveries worn by soldiers in the 15th century (white and red for Lubeck town levies, for example), but we also often get depictions of soldiers wearing mismatched colours - like the mercenaries in the painting depicting the siege of Malbork.
Soundtrack: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHqS...
April 6, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Soundtrack: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHqS...
On a somewhat less historically accurate note, behold Gerolt of Riga, a Latvian mercenary with high professional ethics.
April 6, 2025 at 12:22 PM
On a somewhat less historically accurate note, behold Gerolt of Riga, a Latvian mercenary with high professional ethics.
For Stargard, its highly stylised Mill Gate featured on several seals. The gatehouse building was the meeting place of the Sailors' Guild, the most prominent guild in town. (sources: Czerner 1989, "Herby miast województwa koszalińskiego", Gut 1995, "Rozwój herbu Stargardu Szczecińskiego...")
March 31, 2025 at 5:30 PM
For Stargard, its highly stylised Mill Gate featured on several seals. The gatehouse building was the meeting place of the Sailors' Guild, the most prominent guild in town. (sources: Czerner 1989, "Herby miast województwa koszalińskiego", Gut 1995, "Rozwój herbu Stargardu Szczecińskiego...")
We have hardly any sources for 15th century Pomeranian coats of arms, but we do have municipal seals on which coats of arms are often based. Kolberg (modern Kołobrzeg), a bishop's see, featured crossed croziers, a mitre, and waves in its seal from the late 15th century.
March 31, 2025 at 5:29 PM
We have hardly any sources for 15th century Pomeranian coats of arms, but we do have municipal seals on which coats of arms are often based. Kolberg (modern Kołobrzeg), a bishop's see, featured crossed croziers, a mitre, and waves in its seal from the late 15th century.
In 1470s, the crossbow was the prevalent Polish mercenary infantry weapon, with barely any firearms on record. Only 20 years later, most marksmen carried handguns instead. They took forever to load, but were slightly cheaper than crossbows, and bullets delivered several times more energy than bolts.
March 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM
In 1470s, the crossbow was the prevalent Polish mercenary infantry weapon, with barely any firearms on record. Only 20 years later, most marksmen carried handguns instead. They took forever to load, but were slightly cheaper than crossbows, and bullets delivered several times more energy than bolts.
A Polish mercenary crossbowman carried a crossbow (duh), a sidearm (usually a sword, a sabre or a falchion), rarely a helmet and/or a shield – and nothing else. For Germans, pavise shields were common. And my Pomeranians? Maybe something similar to Poland or Germany. It's guesswork. (2/3)
March 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
A Polish mercenary crossbowman carried a crossbow (duh), a sidearm (usually a sword, a sabre or a falchion), rarely a helmet and/or a shield – and nothing else. For Germans, pavise shields were common. And my Pomeranians? Maybe something similar to Poland or Germany. It's guesswork. (2/3)
According to a decree from Polish Sejm of 1477, during a war, towns were to supply foot soldiers armed with crossbows, shields, helmets, gauntlets and breastplates. Mercenaries from the period listed in the rosters of Poland and Germany, however, had way less robust gear.(1/3)
March 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
According to a decree from Polish Sejm of 1477, during a war, towns were to supply foot soldiers armed with crossbows, shields, helmets, gauntlets and breastplates. Mercenaries from the period listed in the rosters of Poland and Germany, however, had way less robust gear.(1/3)
Crossbowmen formed the core of late 15th century mercenary infantry for both Poland and Holy Roman Empire. With few sources available for the town militias of the Duchy of Pomernia, building crossbowmen has felt like a safe bet.
March 22, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Crossbowmen formed the core of late 15th century mercenary infantry for both Poland and Holy Roman Empire. With few sources available for the town militias of the Duchy of Pomernia, building crossbowmen has felt like a safe bet.
In 1471, eleven towns of the Duchy of Pomerania renewed their alliance, pledging to send soldiers to each other in need.
There were wars in Pomerania in the coming years, but we don't know if the soldiers of the promised alliance ever took arms.
There were wars in Pomerania in the coming years, but we don't know if the soldiers of the promised alliance ever took arms.
March 12, 2025 at 7:29 PM
In 1471, eleven towns of the Duchy of Pomerania renewed their alliance, pledging to send soldiers to each other in need.
There were wars in Pomerania in the coming years, but we don't know if the soldiers of the promised alliance ever took arms.
There were wars in Pomerania in the coming years, but we don't know if the soldiers of the promised alliance ever took arms.
The minis were based on this fantastic epitaph painting of Siewert Granzin from 1492, displayed in the Kołobrzeg cathedral (image from Wikipedia)
March 8, 2025 at 11:39 AM
The minis were based on this fantastic epitaph painting of Siewert Granzin from 1492, displayed in the Kołobrzeg cathedral (image from Wikipedia)
Another shot here. The Grateful Dead were sculpted from scratch, and the knight is a Perry Miniatures conversion.
March 8, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Another shot here. The Grateful Dead were sculpted from scratch, and the knight is a Perry Miniatures conversion.
Here's my Forbidden Psalm warband from the last year's Turm event, based on a 1492 epitaph painting. A full writeup here: backwaterdeathworld.blogspot.com/2025/03/turm...
March 8, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Here's my Forbidden Psalm warband from the last year's Turm event, based on a 1492 epitaph painting. A full writeup here: backwaterdeathworld.blogspot.com/2025/03/turm...
Yesterday I finished my most involved sculpting project yet.
March 1, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Yesterday I finished my most involved sculpting project yet.
(painted mostly with artists' acrylics with a very nice matt finish and sprayed with a cheap Action store varnish, which made the finish a bit less matt. That's exactly what a Citadel varnish would do, but 5 times cheaper.)
February 22, 2025 at 8:03 AM
(painted mostly with artists' acrylics with a very nice matt finish and sprayed with a cheap Action store varnish, which made the finish a bit less matt. That's exactly what a Citadel varnish would do, but 5 times cheaper.)
Late last year I made a small wood following a tutorial by @gardensofhecate.bsky.social
February 22, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Late last year I made a small wood following a tutorial by @gardensofhecate.bsky.social
I learned to sculpt faces today. Kudos to Tom Mason for his excellent Youtube tutorials. #frostgrave
February 20, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I learned to sculpt faces today. Kudos to Tom Mason for his excellent Youtube tutorials. #frostgrave
Hello world! My earlier minis are on my blog, backwaterdeathworld.blogspot.com. Here's a sample, a psychic flying mutant fetus I made in 2019.
February 20, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Hello world! My earlier minis are on my blog, backwaterdeathworld.blogspot.com. Here's a sample, a psychic flying mutant fetus I made in 2019.