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It's been cool so far. I need to come up with 2 more 40mm bases... but otherwise, cool. I'll let you know how the game is after all this is put together and I can sneak in a game.
The pink army always wins. You beat the pink army? Go ahead and brag about it. You lost to the pink army? Well, then....
The box is assembled in its entirety now. Might have picked up (formerly Hoeth) Loremaster as well.Got Ice a Duardin Unforged(aka Dwarf Dragon Slayer) in the hopes that he will paint it or perhaps the Dark Elf Corsair Captain whose doofy AoS name I do not know off of the top of my head and a half a second of research reveals is a Black Ark Fleetmaster.
Went with the severed head. As my girl, in her infinite wisdom, said, "It's a severed head. You have to go with the severed head."
And I was again reminded why I spend so much time with her so fondly.
The pink army always wins. You beat the pink army? Go ahead and brag about it. You lost to the pink army? Well, then....
Yeah. That was from an 8th Ed game. My guys are all on square bases and that isn't changing. That's just the best picture I have of all of it lined up and ready to go.
I will probably delve into the Silver Tower box next as that game rules. Before that I have to go ON VACATION!!
The pink army always wins. You beat the pink army? Go ahead and brag about it. You lost to the pink army? Well, then....
Inspired by Ice requisitioning my Empire *cough* "Free Peoples" troops, I was inspired to do an inventory.
I realize that inventorying may not be as exciting to y'all as it is to me, but what is a bl0rg if it isn't self-satisfying?
So, onto the inventory of the Peeps and friends (80%ish of this is painted btw):
Flagellants: 27 (almost entirely unpainted and in pieces)
General on Griffon: 2 (one former Karl Franz painted and one old metal one unbuilt)
Aleguzzler Giant: 1 (painted)
Miltia: 46 (painted)
Halberdiers: 42 (painted)
Heros of various sorts aka "generals" about 10 (50/50 painted unpainted or unbuilt)
Wizards: 16 (I think 5 or 6 painted)
Yes, 16 wizards... I have a problem...
Knights(these don't exist anymore per se, but some could be pistoliers as most have pistols or they could be used as "The Empire" legacy rules: 28ish (19 or so painted)
Pistoliers(including Kislevite Horse Archers, because if you argue against them as valid I know I don't want to play you): 9 all painted
Swordsmen(men at arms with clubs-aka "The Regulators": 35
Cannon: 4 including the one Ice has +1 MIA (2 painted if you count the one I need to find)
Volley Guns: 2 (unbuilt metal - shoot me...)
Engineers: 3 (1 painted)
Archers: 15ish I think, mostly painted except some not
Handgunners: 20 unpainted or unbuilt plus what Ice has which is 24, so 44 in total
Spearmen: 25 (unpainted)
Crossbowmen: 20
Outriders: 5 (painted)
Ogur or whatever is now Maneaters: 3 (2 painted)
Stagecoach: 1 painted (mostly for character and because I could-it weighs about 8 pounds)
Random legs: 27 (this is the play that I have to add troops without heading to the store-I have enough bits to make any of them anything.)
The goal I guess was to see what I could put on the field and what I would need more of. Part of the issue with transitioning a legacy WHFB army to AoS is that I can't count my unit fillers anymore. The Ogres, plus some little dioramas, random animals(pigs, dogs, bears) all helped to fill out my ranks. Also, the new rules really benefit my units being ridiculously huge. If I have 40 they hit on 2+ and it gets successively worse. So, I will really want to be able to hit 50 with my units.
I think I am going to stick with square basing as most of them are on it and it would leave me open to either 9th age(which I have not much interest in) or 8th edition, which though maligned got really fun in the End Times rules stuff.
And because "pics or it didn't happen" here is one of the 16 wizards.
Someone please give me a good recipe for red hair. I want this girl to be pale and have freckles and red hair and be a quintessential fiery lass.
Thank you, come again!
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The pink army always wins. You beat the pink army? Go ahead and brag about it. You lost to the pink army? Well, then....
nice .. tough seeing how difficult it is transferring your army to AoS. you still have time to switch to the all new dwarf army .. all you have to do is buy everything.
@goblinpaladin: Thanks for that. I'll have to deep dive on the paint to see if I have the colors. Ogryn Flesh could be sold at the same price as gold or saffron and I would pay.
@Git: I've been staring at that one for a while now. I was hoping that by painting her as a freckled redhead it would help deflect the "elfness" or I guess now "aelfness".
@Solar: Right. Buy it, build it, paint it....
Also now, stripping metal models.. It's been a minute. Simple Green?
The pink army always wins. You beat the pink army? Go ahead and brag about it. You lost to the pink army? Well, then....
After several experiments I have painted a Fish and taken a pic. Yay!
I don't know why it looks like total garbage...
I took a pic of the setup I use if only for the lulz. I put my lime green iPhone in my girl's pink selfie stick(this being the first use it has seen) and clamped it with a dice box as a spacer. I put up a white board behind it and positioned it on the white styrofoam container with our garlic bread from tonight. I used the basic iPhone camera app, so I think that I will have to download a better app to be able to control the F-stop and what not and maybe actually get it to focus...
I had fun painting this guy. Many fiddly bits. His arm fell off once and that ed me off.
The basic color scheme is Dark Reaper and Jokaero Orange. I am hoping it works. I think the theory is there - dark blue/light orange. Whether reality matches that...
I sort of faked it with the ropes and such. My highlighting/brush control chops are trash.
@Solar - I couldn't win a Crystal Meth brush, brother...
@Whale - Negative waves, Moriarty!
@Ramos - Yeah, man. I would totally dig getting a game in. I actually have a can of matte varnish for you. It is by Golden Acrylics. It is Archival Quality nonsense. Smells like hell. It is M A T T E matte. I tried it out on one of my minis and it made it looks like hot garbage, but I bet if you put it on something that looked good then it would look good. I won't say how much I spent on it, but it is yours. It's Krylon not entirely matte for me. I actually sprayed this one with the Cystal Coat gloss varnish first because I had to fix like 7 spots where paint flaked off. Over that. I was hoping that you would be at Gen Con.
I went with a "sand" base. I tried to get it closer to a beach than a desert, so...whiter sand? I am going to put some static grass down to break it up some.
I would kind of like to do a board up with it being sand like a beach and the lines being maybe black rocks? I haven't totally figured that part out.
Also, Ramos, have you played with their new rules they are testing on setup? Basics of it are you set up 2 of your dudes on each of the three major lines at least 3" away from opponent. Seems like it could limit the first round grab . Might be useful.
Second also, Ramos, maybe bring your pinning kit for when my whole team falls apart...
Thanks for checking it out, guys!
Hope you dig it. Comments on colour scheme would be great before I do the whole team and it looks garbage. If you find a mold line(and you will) just go ahead and keep it to yourself.
The pink army always wins. You beat the pink army? Go ahead and brag about it. You lost to the pink army? Well, then....
Color scheme looks great. nice and eye catching! That orange is just bright enough to pop without being gaudy.
Maybe another layer on the blue? Just to push it that little bit more.
Base is looking beach, sure enough... Maybe on somke of the larger ones, incorporate a bit of water effects to sell it as beachside? Little shells and whatever if ya can find em!
Sounds interesting on the Matte spray- Ill happily give it a try! Super appreciate that
Ill be working with Panda Cult Games most of the weekends demoing Wander, but should have plenty of free time to do gaming! Just lemme know when works for you! I know Ice was texting me about dinner at a local joint one of the nights...
Havent tried the alternate setup yet. Dont get to play as much as I used to these days, what with the 9-5 job and everything else... Wouldnt mind giving it a try, though. Sounds like it would make things a little more tactical instead of "bunch up and run" like it tends towards now.
And understood. Ill bring the Mini-First aid kit!
@SL: I knooooow.... Ill have something finished by Adepticon... probably....
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I think an issue might be that the orange is too close to the flesh color... so the orange/flesh get all muddled up together and you're not quite getting the contrast you were hoping for. Just a thought.
Anvildude: "Honestly, it's kinda refreshing to see an Ork vehicle that doesn't look like a rainbow threw up on it."
@Ramos - I appreciate the feedback. I'm getting some of the chops back, but I was not trusting myself to go too high on the highlights. And, like Solar said, that's kind of my thing, so I'm trying to play these guys a little different - a little closer to the vest.
@Gits - I think that similarity is more from the trash pic than what is reality. Also, this guy will be one of the few of the team with that skin tone. I am going to go with darker to much darker and then also like pale, pale. Part of the cool part of the game to me is that people from all over the world get together for a team. For some reason though all the Steamforged paintjobs for all their characters are whiteboys except one. Not going to be where I am taking mine.
@Solar - Thanks. The next few will be darker. I've been reading a lot of Black Panther comics lately and I am going to incorporate some of the cool design elements from those. Hopefully that goes well.
I'm going to try to get some work in tomorrow on my surprise day off. I have to travel this weekend to help run our drive-in up north.
The pink army always wins. You beat the pink army? Go ahead and brag about it. You lost to the pink army? Well, then....