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What do the undead mammoths count as?

Currently I'm mucking about with Homebrew so Undead Leviathons faster generic Undead Creatures than Undead Abominations. In Warmaster a Sphinx is a rough equivalent.

Well I'm managing to lose the game I've wrote myself. Managed a full 2000pts and me and my opponent had a great time. Sadly enough Baron Westmarch got horribly butchered by the pair of Undead Abominations and the human wizard ended up blowing himself up after losing a magic duel with the necromancer. Powerful magic abounded and the Dark Shadwow grew with a well deserved win for the Undead.

This is a stompy smashy huge moment for Da Waagh! It's Alta is done but first well I'll tease you with other stuff.
This Hangar is a simple bodge from DIY ducting easy and affordable usually it would be a bout a quid for 2 but I managed to get them when they were reduced to 5p and brought loads.

This Lineman is from the wyrdstone Wanderers these are swiftly getting painted.

These Harpies are my Rapier Miniatures models based up to use as Furies for Net Epic

Furies don't actually have rules but I'll bodge some.
Finally here he is the star of my Ork collection Da Alta of Da Waagh



I've got a game of Net Epic tomorrow and It'll involve him and my 3 Great Gargants against an army Waaaaaghhhhhhh Smmmaaaaasssshhhhhyyyyyy!!!!!!!

That Gargant is my favorite of your recent work, it's just wicked.

Mekagorkalicious

Thanks a lot that's sig worthy mate! Thanks to Skalk I appreciate knowing I'm moving forwards in my ability.

My appreciation of Rawl Plugs is as everybody here knows rather high and here is my latest set of Rawl Plug related masterpieces.

Drop Pods each made from a Rawl Plug and a Screw Cap 14 of the things for under £3 with plenty of spares for other projects. What other types of projects. These things


I'm particularly happy with the transmitter tower based around Rawl Plug bits a Cocktail Stick and some cable clips.

On a none Rawl plug related note heres some marshes.

Pizza Foam and the sawn edge from insulation foam painted brown with the edge flocked. Then a coat or two of PVA is applied to the lumpy bits with some brush bristles as reeds.

You've certainly grasped the art of getting a good variety of uses from the good old rawl plug My first thought was you'd gone back to space with some stations....

And you're right, the transmitter's great.

Once again you have taken something completely non-related to gaming and turned it into awesome.

Thanks Skalk and Monkeytroll. Sometimes I'm tempted to turn this blog into 101 uses for Rawl Plugs. Also talking about getting back into space I had a game of BFG recently and lost badly. Maybe a Space Hulk would help hmmm for next year. There's also some really nice none GW spacecraft out there....Maybe in the future I'll do some more space ships. Sadly enough through the Ork fleet has two serious flaws they are both close ranged and slow which frankly combines to make them arguably the worst fleet in the game. Frankly I didn't even scratch the paint of my opponents Ad-Mech fleet for 4 ships crippled on the way in.

Neat! Rawl plugs make excellent space ships, you know...

I have a bunch of those in my 'home repair' drawers. I think I'll pull a few out for my next project.

inmygravenimage I have an entirely scratchbuilt ork fleet earlier on in this blog believe me I know!
Go for it Skalk they are excellent for techy doo-dahs.

As you may know I've been part of the Tale of Epic Gamers 2013 with my Word Bearers as this is coming to an end I decided I needed to take some photographs to show where the army now stands. Heres where I was back in April.

Not particularly impressive but a reasonable sized epic army.

Heres where I am now.

A good bit of progress I believe. It's at about 26000 points and gives me well over 65000 points of painted Epic nowhere near the Primarch load but fairly impressive. I've got some more shots as well of each army element.
We'll start with the basic Word Bearers and Undivided Titans

Most impressive part of this force is arguably the 45 Rhinos with another 18 Land Raiders and 12 more tanks its got the most armour of any element of the force.

Continuing with Undivided we'll go to the Human Renegades

25 Stands of Chaos Squats are arguably the most interesting piece although the Decimator and Ragnaroks are my favourite element.

Beastmen next

The Beastmen include over 40 Minotaurs all the one piece Epic Version and a bunch of more interesting Rapier beasties.

We'll go through the gods in the Net Epic book order.

So starting with Khorne

The high point here is Verum Irae the only one fo the God Squad to have received paint. Lots of Juggernaughts and Daemon Engines here with plenty more on the way.

Nurgle next

The most neglected of the Gods in Epic the lack of plastic cavalry makes them the smallest host. Plague Towers are needed here.

On to Slaanesh

This host is going to expand the most next year with the Knight bashes getting paint and more of them getting produced.

Finally we move to Tzeentch

I like the evil anemone's Really fancy adding a few flyers to this host.

The nice thing about 6mm is how quick and simply it paints I an do a sprue of 6mm in a days here and there painting easily and it adds up over time.

Impressive mate. A veritable tide of chaos to roll over your enemies.

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Wow. That's all I can find to say. The last time you posted a full army pic it was (to me) an unbelievable force. These pics give me some perspective for just how massive and broad a planetary war zone would be.

In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war indeed.

Definitely its why I enjoy 6mm a small Epic game can show a proper size battle for a city or a decisive engagement. You can actually command a true battle with manoeuvring artillery and sensible feeling air strikes. It has a scope which Apocalypse still lacks in my opinion. 40k allows you to play the battle for Pavlov's House Epic allows you to play Stalingrad.

Got a few more bits and bobs to show.
This is the Microworld Games Undead Chariot

I've been continually adding basic stuff to both this and the army of New Haven as well.

I've got a couple of Prussian figures done.



But finally and most importantly I couldn't resist finishing of the God Squad




Verum Vesanium is based upon my badly painted 2nd hand Warlord leaving my fresh unarmed but on sprue Warlord for the planned Imperial Force. The head is a spawn head with bead eyes. The right arm is an Inquisitor Chaos Cultist Plasma Arm and the right shoulder mounts a Quake Cannon based around an Autocannon Rawl Plug bodge. The left shoulder mounts a Titan missile based on a Hunter-Killer Missile while the Doomfist is based around a Chainfist arm with a grenade launcher and a Chaos knight lance as the business end. These 4 have been excellent fun to convert and I'm looking forward to painting them. I'll be adding more Warhounds as well. The Slaaneshi Scout Titans may well end up being based on Dark Eldar Scourges of all things and I'm wondering about using War Machine bonejacks as well. Equally I won't be buying much more at all for this force. Next year it'll be an Imperial Army for the Tale of Epic Gamers. I've got a bunch of armour and flyers on order from Troublemaker Games and I'm planning on using Brigade Miniatures vehicles. The infantry are either going to be SEM Militia or Bacchus WW1

Your Titans are so cool. This thread reminds me constantly that I want to play Epic again.

I need more gamer friends.

I'm really lucky with that I still live in my university town and can still game at the University Wargames society.

Great news got the first bits and bobs for a 6mm IG army from Brigade Games for Christmas. I'll be using Neo-Soviet tanks and they are lovely casts and about the right size for epic and best of all at a 1/3 of GW prices. I've also got a big batch from Troublemaker Games kickstarter and I'm hmming and hahing about infantry. Currently It's a toss up between Bacchus WW1 and SEM militia.

Been thinking more about what I want to do with the IG roughly what I've got at the minute is three of the packs of Brigade model tanks which give me 12 Leman Russ Equivalents, 6 Destroyer Tank Hunter Equivalent, 6 Thunderer Equivalents, 6 Light Tanks which don't fit but would be perfect for Salamander Scouts (which aren't in Net Epic and therefore their earmarked for Hellhound conversions, 6 Tankettes as Sentinels, 2 Hydra Equivalents and 3 Command Chimera's. I've also got a bunch of Epic IG plastics Sentinels, Commissars, Ratlings, Bikes and Rough Riders which I didn't paint up for the Word Bearers. I'll have to take stock of these at some point. Oh and 2 Epic 40k Deathstrikes I brought when they first existed unfortunately I don't have the 3rd. Some of my mother lode of titans brought last summer will also drift in to this project.

Coming from Troublemaker Games are 10 not Crassus's and 4 Spitefire's (fighters) Definitely for this army. As well as that I've got Cybershadow Regulars and Heavy Cyborgs as well as the Support Weapons. The plan was to use the Cybershadow Regulars as Cultists for my Word Bearers which is still going ahead. Originally the Cyborgs were going to be used as well Cyborgs from the PDF list but if the size is right they may end up being used as Ogryns as well. The Support Weapons will be painted as servants of the Mechanicus and as I've chosen Word Bearers colours can be used for both forces. The leaders and menials will make rather nice Engineers and Adeptus Mechanicus models. As well as that I'm still waiting for a Defeat in Detail box set possibly to be used to make more cultists. I'll have a look and if I like what I receive this may be the primary source for models.

Thinking about this I obviously need 2 things-a coherent theme currently I'm hmming and hahing about doing something with the idea of Ladysmith and Hrin from my other 40k blogs and producing an army which looks like an army group rather than a cohesive regimental force. Baccus does nice 6mm Zulus so that's an option. However I want the army to be primarily armour and mechanised which doesn't fit with the 24th Islandlwanda. Ideally I want something similar to the traditional squad of each type style of 2nd Ed guard army but in Epic. I'll be buying far more new for this army and therefore the purchases will be thought out.

The other obvious need is core infantry this is suffering from both the fact theirs quite a few available and that the 3 most interesting options, Baccus WW1 (C-in-c and GHQ historicals are too small in my opinion), SEM Militia ad Troublemaker Games plastics aren't yet on general issue. This means I can't make an informed decision.

Yes sorry for the lack of pictures but I'm at my parents and my camera is in Sheffield.

This is the stelae in the cathedral of the Imperator Victorious on Hrin containing the initial muster of the 37158 Army Group

I'm not planning to make all of this of course the Idea is to create a framework to theme my army around. I am however planning to create an army group force containing a diverse assortment of troops and vehicles. Ideally eventually I'd like to produce a formation for each element on here but that'll take a while. I'll admit to playing with graphics as I need to do this to produce something to be proud of for After the Cataclysm.

Brigade Models have a 15% of sale. http://www.brigademodels.co.uk/index.html Christmas money/tax rebate ear marked......

Well I got enough of a tax rebate to splash out and so another large order of Brigade Armour is on the way. This'll include Artillery and Half Track APC's giving me a relatively balanced armour force. Equally it's lacking on Infantry. My inability to reach a decision is beginning to annoy me currently due to price as much as anything the WW1 infantry from Baccus seem to be the way to go. I've also got bases to pick up I'm currently planning to buy lots of Warbases MDF 40x15mm as I don't want my guard to look like a horde but instead a disciplined firing line, if my vehicles seem to small against the GW vehicles I'll also base them up. My paint scheme for the armour is currently planned to be a Shadow Grey/German Grey mix. I'll probably do banners on the computer like I've done for the fantasy humans. Currently the crusade badge for vehicles is going to be picking out some parts depending on type in Electric Blue top hatches certainly and others as I feel like this colour will be used on all my loyalist vehicles regardless of regiment.

More planning as I'm still down in Suffolk without materials. This blog includes most of my projects I plan to do stuff with and I'll go through alphabetically by system.
6mm Fantasy
I need to play more games of this and see whether I can get more interest. I'd like to try and get a practise game to the Joy of 6 but that's unlikely as it needs to be fairly fully play tested. However the Humans and Undead are both at roughly the size I want them all I have to do is paint them. I'm planning on adding more armies at some point. Another plus point for 6mm is that armies are at a similar purchase point to a Warhammer Regiment. Equally that might just say bad things about GW prices.
Aeronautica Imperialis
Haven't played in ages and my Ork Fighta Bommas for my Epic Orks mean I've got a nice force now.
Battlefleet Gothic
Play more games. Maybe add a Hulk and a Battleship at some point.
Blood Bowl
Paint team and relearn how to play. I'm half way through the painting and should start challenging people to the game. Oh and find some block dice.
Dystopian Legions
Finish painting up the Landswehr and Luft Lancers and play some games
Epic Chaos
Paint stuff and make up the Knights. Then add the flyers. I'll be adding quite a few more infantry still and have a bunch of monsters and vehicles to add.
Epic Orks
I didn't think I needed more Orks I'll paint what I've got and possibly add a Mega-Squiggoth (big toy dinosaur) If I hadn't already spent far too much on the kickstarter I'd be adding some of Troublemaker games wonderful Skinner character models and I've still got the plastics on order.
Epic Imperial Guard
New project got loads of armour coming and I've wittered about it enough.



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Forgot something Epic Scenery. I'd like to do a barracks complex for the Riveters competition as well as adding a bunch of industrial pieces and a trench set. For the more fantasy side of thing an evil temple and a castle make the list.

Finally Pictures just a bunch of shots to give you an idea of the size of the vehicles I'm using. Thankfully they'll be fine but I reckon they'll need bases to work at their best. I've also been through my stuff as I'm back in Sheffield and I have a Bike Company, Assault Company, Sentinel Company and Ratling and Sentinel Platoons available. Irritatingly I have 2 Leman Russes and 2 Deathstrikes (When I brought the Deathstrikes it was for Epic 40K and I'm in need of a third).

Been getting some more Epic Terrain done and dusted two Workshops

and this Industrial Dohickey probably a chemical Refiner

Got these two Prussians done since I last put any Dystopian Legions up just basic Landswehr

I've also got the first of my 2 Mammoths done. A lovely model and really easy to paint as it's just bone.

I've also got several more of my Brigade vehicles assembled and heres another scale shot.


The vehicles are from Left to Right Land Raider, Volk Assault Gun, Battle Wagon, Laska Tankette, Leman Russ, Rosomakha Light Tank, Rhino
I've also got the first unit painted. These 5 Sentinels are B Troop 29th Company 511th Hrin Artillery.


The Command Sentinel has an antenna made from my spear fencing and they all have a blue card triangle mean't to represent an Aquila on them. I'm happy with the camo scheme as the Shadow Grey and German Grey make a decent dark urban camouflage which doesn't look like unpainted plastic.
Oh and real life might be becoming more interesting I've just applied to do a Distance Learning Masters in Archaeology and Heritage.

Love the classic sentinels!