Champions of Khorne

The iPhoto's are quite shitty but I'm too tired to give a damn. I'm happy with the results you will have to take my word that the brass/gold isn't choppy. 

This last one isn't quite done but you get the idea. I've 5 more to do (luckily) but I'm going back to skaven. The army is 1/3rd of the way done and is like to see it finished by August. 

This was a fun vacation project to get me back on track though. 

Good to be back. 

Vay-k

Salutations. 

I've been piddling around with a multitude of projects but my modelling time has been sorely reduced. 

I'm going on a much needed vay-k to cuba...

With a pocket full of Jes Goodwin Champions of Khorne!!!

Hopefully I'll return with a few done if there's time between cuba libres and montecristo #4's

These are by far the most prized pieces in my collection and will be a welcome change to powered armour and skaven skin. 

Happy modelling

What's acceptable?

Proxying. A dirty word for most wargamers, however in the Oldhammer movement as it is in any defunct miniature based system it has become a necessary evil.

Personally, I am all for elaborate custom made pieces that modellers more talented than myself are able to create. This is epecially true when the aforementioned models all tie into a theme, particularly one that cannot be found in distribution by any miniature manufacturer. These armies are usually flavourful, full of backstory and more often than not belong to opponents which care more about playing than winning. 

The proxying I refer to is that of 'counts as' ie "this unit of swordsmen counts as spear men" or "hey these thugs with bows are beastmen with two handed weapons" 

This vexes me to no end. Perhaps it all comes down to playstyle. I'm definately a happy to play and have a good time than a win at all cost type. I firmly believe in the Build a list and to hell with the odds school of gaming otherwise known as the "Stillmatic" approach to army building found in white dwarf 219-221. I make a list, I buy and collect it, I don't change a thing. 

With real life in the way I take every chance to play nearly any game system whenever possible. Thusly I play the same guys because there's no one else to play and some of my opponents will regularly "proxy" to gain an advantage.

All in order to win. 

This brings me to my quandary. 

These arrived in the post Christmas Eve. A few jes goodwin eldar, a war walker,  two dreads with bitz which can be assembled as any variant and an assassin pattern ghost warrior. 

Into the jar for stripping. 

The standard eldar pirate list in the book of the astronomican has 2-8 serpent squads, I am low on hand flamer/flamer armed troops and have tons of others casts. 

I'm thinking of just using one specific casting and telling my opponent they are carrying flamers. I'm not trying to gain an advantage, these are troops I require to maintain the compulsory troops and I wouldn't think of not fulfilling army requirements. 

Is this acceptable? Does this fall under powergaming?

Would you allow an opponent to try this with you?

62 Goal met. Job done.

My goal of 60 has been met before the year's end. The 'one a day challenge' went to shit but hey, c'est la vie; regular life has a way of throwing a spanner in the works. 

Here's the battle line thus far:

Some finished (really finished; no shield required) Plague Monks

Due to an error in nomenclature I've been forced to use some skavenslaves as Clanrats. I've also been forced to use some Clanrats with hand weapons to round out the numbers. I picked up some old school plastics. This guy came as a bonus(?!) in the lot from eBeast:

I'll use this as his 'before' pic. 

With 62 done I think I'm going to shoot for 73 which should be totally obtainable since we're getting 6 inches of freezing rain tonight. Hey why not we only got 3 inches Friday.

Up yours old man winter I'm not going to work in the land of Narnia it looks worse than Hoth out there.

Cheers 

43: Bell tolls for thee

43 ratmen done (done means without shield apparently)

I'm particularly happy with my first rat ogre

Thanks for stopping by. 

A little bit closer

31 skaven painted and based.

It's a bit labor intensive but Blue in VT's basing method is sound.

Line painting is quite boring but I'm going to keep up with the skaven til New Years. By then I should have 60 finished to this standard; roughly 1/3 of my 3k list. 

Hopefully by the year's end I'll have a game or two of rogue trader under my belt. From what I've seen online it looks like a good time and a good distraction from my chittering horde. I really want to get these stripped and painted up

For Alpharius!

It's not dead yet! (The project that is)

Well, after a bit of a hiatus I've got some finished figs here for you all to peruse. It isn't easy working with my back as buggered up as it is, but I can finally sit down for more than 20 minutes! 

Deep joy! 

I've kept myself busy with other small jobs such as priming, filing mold lines, and ensuring the livelihood of others via eBeast (sounds better than blowing money) I've also become completely infatuated with 2nd edition space marine (6mm) and have enough figs for a tactical company, 2 full land raider companies and a tactical detachment to boot. I've no idea how to paint the little guys but that's a project for another day. 

I stopped awhile back with the oxy's as they're for schemie scruff and I'm no fan of (hard) drugs.

Right; onto the good stuff (shit iphone pics)

An aerial view

Full frontal (cheeky monkey)

My fave of the (small) lot

I would like to thank Mr Blue for his most excellent Basing Tutorial, I by no means did it justice. I must say that the first flock step consisting of the small green clump foliage is absolutely as vital as Mr Blue says. 

I hampered myself by only using the materials I had on hand. I do think the results would have been improved had I used exactly what was prescribed in the tutorial. Ah well. 

That being said I'm quite happy with the results, only 38 more to go! Ugh.

P.S. I would like to again thank everyone who took the time to wish me an expedient recovery.  I'm very much appreciative.