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Hey guys! A lot of us are prepping our armies for the upcoming October GW's armies on parade... But a lot of us have no FLGS, or don't have terrain skills, or simply don't have time this year.

So I thought that we could have a little fun here, and using the same date as GW's Armies on Parade (15th October) hold a showcase and little contest here.

For those building terrain and making their boards, we can share pics and WIPs, and for those who just have armies that they are proud of, polish them up a bit and take some kickass photos, either at home or at your local on some nice terrain.

I propose 3 categories:

Armies on Terrain
(Plain old AoP - army on a 24" by 24" board)

Armies on a Plane
(Armies without terrain of their own, nicely displayed)

Wildcard Armies
(Complete armies that are non GW models)

Nodri - PHR army for Dropzone Commander (complete)


All you need to do here, is sign up with your chosen army, and category, and then provide us with photos by the 15th of October.

Sounds like fun! Is it possible to post pictures of it the night of the 15th? I kinda want to keep my AoP board in the dark for now since a few people that go to my store post on here

Yeah, I'll actually say the submission deadline is the 16th.
And then voting will be done by comment, for a week so everyone has a chance of being online.

I'll bite. Here's a Wildcard entry, my PHR army for Dropzone Commander.

Great idea!

Think I'll have to have a go at this, I can't really compete locally, as I don't fancy my luck transporting an army and display board on an hour bus trip to my flgs

Now I just have to decide which army I want to work on for it...

Also, wow nodri! Nice one!

Lovely stuff, Nodri!

And thanks guys, I just thought that a big part of AoP is showing your love for your army. I entered without realising it was a competition, so I like the idea a lot.

I gotta think on this. Probably something from Confrontation or Helldorado.

I'm glad to see folks who aren't doing GW stuff consider it!

If I weren't working on a board, I'd do my Confrontation.

Buttery, you in? I told you to join!

Also, I just need to add lights and basecoat my board ( and paint 10-ish guys) and then I'm done!

I'm in! I am doing my Tanith and Mordians.

Started working on which models to take, and I may have underestimated how many figures are in my army...
40 Mordian infantry
95 Tanith
1 tank
13 commissars
1 jeep

I may have to rethink.

I'd do something like this but I haven't a 24"x24" board.

The point of this is that you don't have to.

Ooh I'm liking the lava!

I'll throw some pics up of my armies on parade board/models once I'm done.

Hoping to have it sorted before 1st Oct as I'm away on hols for 2 weeks and return on parade day!

Are there any rules for armies on parade? Or just fit what you think looks cool in a 2’x2’ space?

Just that they are either a valid force in a game, or clearly themed, Nev.

So basically the limit is not posting every model you own for a gaming system.


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Just that they are either a valid force in a game, or clearly themed, Nev.

So basically the limit is not posting every model you own for a gaming system.

While I can't upload pics, I'm almost done! My knight is done (perfectly on the 1 year anniversary of me getting it!), the board is basecoated, and most things are almost done painting. Photos will come when chrome stops being annoying.

i'd like to join. will post progess pics in my plog, and put the final piece in here!

Arrrrgh I'm going to be gone for two weeks :(

I will try to get something done before the end date. Mostly because this is exactly what I wanted to do with my Luna Wolves anyway lol

keep your fingers crossed!

Awesome stuff.

I got my "title card" for my board in the mail today.

I know they're not formatted like true ID tags, I wanted simple.

Do I submit photos to this thread?

I think my Wolves will be in but an emphasis on *think*

Cheers!
~Mikey

Yessir. And the category you'd like to be in!

Probably the one without the board, as I honestly don't have the self control to spend money on creating a board vs spending on minis

If I somehow can't get everyone painted is it alright if I flake out? I don't trust myself XD

Thanks!
~Mikey

Absolutely! Just let me know by the 15th, so I'm not wondering who's gonna send photos.

I'm in! I have three choices and can't decide which to do.
30k Ravens, 40k Tau, or 40k Marines (raptors tactics)

I’d feel a little cheeky just grabbing a selection of stuff that’s been painted for years and slapping it down for a photoshoot. If I get enough new stuff done in the next few weeks, I might put something together though. Probably Eldar, as I have a nice custom terrain piece for them.

ill enter.

This might finally give me the kick I need to do my Calth set, so yeah, count me in.

A quick update! I've worked a lot on this.



The board and army as of now.



A Razorback filled with Grey Hunters advance on the ridge.



The Dreadnoughts and the Wolf Lords Watch over the army.

Unfortunately Imgur crashed after these photos, but as you can see on the overview there are Thunderwolves and Fenrisian Wolves running together with Bikers and the finished Knight (yay!). Long Fangs stand by the hill, and the terminators advance behind them.

Nice stuff, Matthew! What is your board made from?