I am still dithering about which direction to take, if any, with the Daemons of Chaos. I have my first game with them coming up this weekend, which should give me a gut reaction to whether I like them enough to commit precious hobby time to them. If I do pick up this project, I will be adding on to my existing collection of mostly Slaanesh and Tzeentch models.
Reading the army book, it seems that daemonic heralds are quite expensive in points for what they add, but when I see a concept like this one, all thoughts of points efficiency disappear in a haze of painting lust. As you can see, this model is from the current Warzone kickstarter, but surely Warhammer players will immediately recognise the potential here for an alternative Herald of Slaanesh. In fact, this is a reboot of a pretty old metal model that I painted for this purpose a few years ago (picture is here).
In a similar vein is this model from Avatars of War. I should be getting hold of one of these in the near future, so it seems I might have two heralds, or maybe one of these could become a unit champion. Luckily I have a unit of daemonettes already painted and ready to game with, with another unit still in the box waiting for attention. So there is plenty of scope for using either or both of these lovely models at some point. Even if I decide against a daemon project, the Domina model would also make a splendid character model in a Chaos Warriors army, a sorceror perhaps. There's even the obligatory skull, so it would slot right into a Warhammer army!
Thursday 28 March 2013
Saturday 23 March 2013
Goblin Aid - Help Kev Adams
Many of you will know that sculptor Kev Adams has been assaulted and injured in an attack in his own home by burglars. A group of hobbyists are getting together to raise a bit of cash to help Kev and his family through this difficult time. There's a Goblin Aid facebook page with details of what is to be done to raise money.
If you want to help there are a number of things you can do. You can help to spread the word by posting about Goblin Aid on your own blog. You can visit the Goblin Aid facebook page and pledge your support there. It's early days as yet, but it seems that some sculpts are to be auctioned off, and a whole range of sculptors are chipping in with new sculpts to be added to the auction pot. I have offered my services as a painter and have also set up a thread on the Warhammer forum to draw attention to the situation.
It's early days as yet, please spread the word and head on over to the facebook page to get involved.
If you want to help there are a number of things you can do. You can help to spread the word by posting about Goblin Aid on your own blog. You can visit the Goblin Aid facebook page and pledge your support there. It's early days as yet, but it seems that some sculpts are to be auctioned off, and a whole range of sculptors are chipping in with new sculpts to be added to the auction pot. I have offered my services as a painter and have also set up a thread on the Warhammer forum to draw attention to the situation.
It's early days as yet, please spread the word and head on over to the facebook page to get involved.
Thursday 21 March 2013
Gripping Beast Plastic Dark Age Warriors
As mentioned in my last post, Gripping Beast have announced the release of a set of plastic Dark Age unarmoured warriors. More details have emerged on their website, with pictures of the sprue and a few painted examples. There are enough bits to make all 40 figures up as spearmen, or 32 slingers, or 16 javelins, or 8 sword/axe armed warriors. Absolutely perfect for building cheap warriors and levies in many a Saga warband. From the photos they look like a decent set, I will probably get a set to replace my Wargames Factory figures.
Saturday 16 March 2013
A Brief Pause to Reflect on Exciting Times Ahead
I have been drifting a little bit lately, wondering what to work on next for my armies. There are a number of candidates vying for my hobby time. The recently purchased Daemons of Chaos book has proven to be an interesting read and I am hoping to get a game with them in the next couple of weeks. I have around 1200 points already painted and a few ideas on how to expand the army. I outlined my plans in a recent post and now that I have read the book I am pretty sure that I will be taking this project on. Most of my painted units are Tzeentch and Slaanesh so I will most likely continue in this vein. I am going to rebase the army, possibly taking the radical step of using elements (multibases) rather then single bases, but this needs a little bit more thought before I commit.
I have also been thinking about the direction to take with my Saga forces. The recently finished Saxon warband has proven a little disappointing. In gaming terms it really needs to be a horde. In aesthetic terms I have decided it's a little below par, but have been hesitant to spend on metal historical figures because most of those I find to be uninspiring. I have plans to re-use the Saxons as Anglo-Danes, as I find this battle board to be more varied and interesting to play. Scratching around for decent figures, I found this little snippet of news, that Gripping Beast are finally near to releasing some generic plastics for the game. I would guess they will be unveiled at Salute. About time too! Just when I had decided that I would probably go for a metal Jomsviking warband, with possibly some Rus figures for variety. Maybe I will do both.
There's lots of new figures and games floating around the internet, sometimes it's hard to keep up with what's going on. Westwind Productions have a kickstarter underway for a range of steampunk/Victorian gothic gaming. If Sherlock Holmes, Dracula, Wolfman, Ripper Street, or League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is your thing, then it's well worth a look. There's also a ruleset about to be released by Osprey gaming in a similar vein, with accompanying figures. A project for a little later in the year maybe.
Another little gem cropped up just today. Only last night I was wishing there was a War of the Worlds style game, based on the original HG Wells vision, when All Is Quiet on the Martian Front appeared in the blogosphere. It seems that we gamers only have to wish for a game and it will appear on kickstarter! Definitely one to watch, for me at any rate. World War I tanks, tripods, aliens and death rays, all in 15mm, a scale I have coveted for quite some time. Hopefully the kickstarter, when it launches, will live up to my dreams. If not, I'm sure something else will come along. There just isn't enough hours in a day to indulge in all this hobby goodness.
If none of this appeals to you, just do what I did - close your eyes, make a wish, and head to kickstarter.
Saturday 9 March 2013
Muskets and Tomahawks and......a goat!
View from the French Indian side. |
He's also been busy painting up figures for Muskets and Tomahawks. While not quite finished yet, they are playable so we thought we would give it a go. Having had a practice session earlier in the week to get the basic mechanics, we rolled up a scenario. M&T is very much a story-driven game, with randomly assigned traits for the leaders, different objectives for each side, and a sub-plot to affect victory conditions too.
I took control of the British troops, my objective was a seek and destroy mission, I had to find and eliminate two thirds of the enemy to achieve this objective. Matt took control of the French-American Indians, his objective was to scout enemy positions, which meant he had to advance into each quadrant of the board and be there at the end of a turn, not in combat, free to have a good look around. We both had sub-missions, but I will get to those later.
"Don't worry lads, it's only a goaaaarghh!" |
After this early unfortunate incident, I got the run of the cards, meaning the British troops advanced across the board to the mid point. I reckoned I could stand and wait for the French Indians, picking them off as they appeared from the treeline. The French Indians spent a while sneaking forward, eventually an advance party took up position on a hill and the shooting began.
Pesky Indians. On a hill. In a wood. |
"Er, just nipping back to town Sarge, for a cuppa." |
"Je t'aime". "No chance mate". |
Thursday 7 March 2013
Daemonic Plans
- daemonettes and herald - pic here and here
- horrors - pics here
- nurglings - pics here
- plaguebearers - pic here, painted for 40k but could be rebased
- screamers
- flamers
- furies of Slaanesh
- furies of Nurgle
In a part-painted or unpainted state I also have:-
- seekers
- beasts of Nurgle (old metal models)
- more daemonettes
- bloodletters (metal versions with axes)
- more flamers
- Azazel daemon prince, minus wings
- fiends
That's enough for at least 2000 points I reckon, probably more like 3000 if I add in a greater daemon. So plenty of material to play with. The second list is in sequence, the models I like at the top, with the two items at the bottom possibly destined for ebay.
Sunday 3 March 2013
Seeking Ideas
I have quite a few projects on the go at the moment - Sedition Wars is ticking along nicely, I have recently enjoyed painting a couple of characters for my Chaos Warriors army, and I have some vague ideas about a viking Saga warband. But all these things seem like side projects, fillers to keep me going until the next big thing comes along. I guess I am most happy when I have dozens of models to build and paint for an army. That means Warhammer of course!
I have a number of Warhammer armies in various states of completeness, including over 4000 points of Chaos Warriors, 2000 points of Wood Elves, about the same in Orcs and Goblins, around 2500 points of Dwarfs and a fledgling Vampire Counts army. But none of these appeal to me at this particular time. I want to revisit an army I started back in 2010, when I made a start on a small Chaos Daemons force. I have some models from back then that I could work on, so I wouldn't even have to buy any new toys. I just need the new book. While I wait for that to arrive, I have a few ideas on how to develop the army. More on that soon.
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