Michaels Mordheim Mashup

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So having decided to play a version of Mordheim but in my rural setting of Heiligsheld I just need to decide the feel.

I am torn between a more traditional WFB style of model and a sort of more historical Hammer Horror style model.

I am thinking models that are much less war and more day to day, for example my wife will be playing an undead vampire led warband and whilst I have a WFB vampire, it is very fantasy, I am tempted to use a regular female noble as the vampire.
Just pale skin and maybe red eyes.

Same with my own warband, which is likely to be witch hunters.
I imagine a witch hunter and his entourage coming to Heiligsheld.
For the witch hunter, I am thinking less warrior and more magistrate and his priest more of a puritan preacher.

I am wanting to make it more historical in its look and low key.
So yes vampires, zombies, werewolves, witches and all that jazz, but without all the skulls.

One reason for this is my wife and I watch old Hammer Horror films and we love the vibe and it would be cool to play that.
I would like to stick to oldhammer models if possible, but all the GW Witch Hunters seem to have comically oversized swords and pistols.
They look like toys not models.


Why the hell is his pistol bigger than he is?


I guess that is the problems of using 4th edition and later models.
3rd and prior had their design rooted in history and low fantasy, 4th onwards was very high fantasy.



Here is a model I am thinking of using as the Witch Hunter, I will remove the cane and replace it with a sword, unless that thing on his left hip is indeed a sword, in which case I shall not.



And this chap as the priest.





I would rather use old citadel models, for the Empire people though.
So if you can think of anything please do say.

One option actually for a priest which is possibly more tempting is this chap, who is indeed an ex-citadel model.



However this is clearly a bit more fighty so were I to pick this as the priest I would need a slightly more fighty Witch Hunter.



The Witch Hunter himself does not need to look like a typical model, he can be just a grim looking professional warrior, ones like this may well work:





Anyway, that is my rambling over for now.

TLDR:

I would prefer a GW oldhammer selection / style of models and I have a vampire for this half painted.
But if no suitable Witch Hunter can be found I will go the Hammer Horror route and use the historical models above, I also have a vampire model for this.

Please do suggest old citadel models you think may work as a Witch Hunter.

TIA


EDIT:

I have found the PERFECT model.
Alas it appears to be an unreleased one:





If anyone knows someone who may have one they would consider selling please do point them this way.
 














Comments

  1. FreeXerjin16 September 2025 at 18:45

    Nice model. Not sure I ever owned ant of these sorry.

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  2. Suber16 September 2025 at 20:54

    I'm just hooked on this :)

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  3. Old Hob18 September 2025 at 20:15

    Yes, yes and yes! That would work so well. If you can't track down that Witch Finder for less than the cost of a kidney, check out the one from Crooked Dice's Folk Horror range - the proportions may be a bit unheroic for Oldhammer, but it's a very similar vibe. Of course what you're really going to need is a bloody great Wicker Man!

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  4. Mike18 September 2025 at 20:29

    Well I have ordered a figure that should do as the Witch Hunter Captain, I have also ordered a model as a witch hunter.
    For the Vampires I have a half painted vampire, I have a load of zombies and some ghouls.

    All I need to decide on is a priest for the witch hunters and a necromancer for the Undead.

    I have decided to keep it Citadel in terms of models.
    I was very very tempted to use anything thus allowing the Hammer Horror vibe, but kept with my main theme of all humans being GW.

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  5. fanskaven21 September 2025 at 06:04

    Highly interested in how this evolves....

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