The battle of Brasov

With the dwarf player home due to rain we skipped his turn and the war moved on to the village of brasov, where elves and men deployed for a pitched battle 

The day started with an imperial advance along the line

Followed by an artillery and handgun barrage that saw the sea guard routing

And the tank's volley gun explode

In the far right the imperial knights were charged and routed by the dragon princes

While the caledorian dragons came out to play with their fire breath

The imperials lost no time in counterattacking, sandwiching prince Asarnil with a double charge

And killing the elf commander with a volley of lead shot

Karl Franz meanwhile was having a blast slaughtering some poor spearmen

But in the elf turn the dragon made the mistake of spewing flames instead of charging

Leaving himself open to a deadly barrage of cannonballs

Fying the second beast to the pursuit of the battered greatswords

The arrogant elves legged it back to Barak Varr, leaving Brasov and most of the eastern princes in the hands of the Empire

 

Reiksguard knights

 

With all the infantry done it's time to do the cavalry for my Altdorf army, and what better unit to start than with the iconic Reiksguard knights. Founded by the grandfather of Karl Franz as personal bodyguards of the emperor, these noble scions from all over the empire swear loyalty only to the sovereign and are always ready to trample down any threats to his person, both interior and foreign. 

While these noble warriors have an extensive intelligence service in the capital and several secret agents, it is on the battlefield that they truly prove their mettle, charging against the enemy in big waves of gleaming steel and lethal spearpoints that have decided many a battle in favour of the Empire

For the preceptor commanding the unit I went with something special, copying the style of the above Adrian Smith painting that graced the cover of their old cardboard box

Being mostly armour, painting them was pretty easy, with the horses and steel plate done first with details such as laurels and feathers second