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Many, many moons ago, I was a huge fan of a comic book call Battlechasers. Especially of a gentle giant character called Calibretto. Huge, hulking, arcane powered steampunk robot (War Golem). The series ended before it really began in my eyes, and became a happy memory.

Imagine my surprise at stumbling across a model of Calibretto. Upon further exploration, it was not my favourite gardening weapon of war, but something of a similar style. A war-gaming miniature no less! Warmachine was the name of the game and it was oh so very tempting. But there was no FLGS aside from the local Games Workshop, so without any chance of playing the game, I let it slip from my mind.

Fast forward. Get married. Move to a bigger town. One with a FLGS. My wife goes there to play Magic the Gathering from time to time. I am also starting to get a bit jaded by the whole Games Workshop experience and so fancy a change. So my wife mentions that the FLGS has a thriving Warmachine & Hordes group...and those Calibretto styled models are available in a plastic starter set. Time for a change methinks.

So, bought the Prime MKII rulebook. Got my beady little eye on the Cygnar starter set. Started talking to a few of the regular gamers at the FLGS...gearing up to have a trial game or two in a few days. Who knows where this will lead. Either way, I should have a few cool new minis to add to my collection. Stoke the fires, check the boilers. Time to let off some steam.

Welcome! Always love hearing how people are introduced into the game.

I hope your first game goes well. It truly is a fantastic game/ruleset/model line.

gunslingerpro wrote:Welcome! Always love hearing how people are introduced into the game.

I hope your first game goes well. It truly is a fantastic game/ruleset/model line.

The rules and models certainly have caught my eye. I have just got my mitts on the Khador/Menoth starter box and hoo boy...got a little bit of reading and construction ahead of me!

If you like the models, my suggestion is Khador. All the 'jacks looks pretty bad ass, but i find the new cygnar plastic war jack kit has REALLY small hands, and i never liked Menoth's heads. Personally, the only reason Khador Jacks aren't my favorite looking is because pirate Jacks exist. (Still waiting on that plastic Mariner/Freebooter kit)

canadianone wrote:If you like the models, my suggestion is Khador. All the 'jacks looks pretty bad ass, but i find the new cygnar plastic war jack kit has REALLY small hands, and i never liked Menoth's heads. Personally, the only reason Khador Jacks aren't my favorite looking is because pirate Jacks exist. (Still waiting on that plastic Mariner/Freebooter kit)

I do like the look and feel of the Khador army, but I can say the same for Cygnar! I think those two will be my focus as I get more and more into the hobby. It was the Cygnar kits that first caught my interest, so they really have a special place in my heart. The whole style is right up my alley.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/420702.page

Blogging the build of the starter box, just in case anyone wants to take a peek!