Tuesday, 5 January 2010

New Beastmen Poster


Just seen this poster. There's a couple of things which interest me about this picture. First the new models, Beastigors and Minotaurs which look like they might be plastic.
Gor and Ungor are now in different units (which I like). And there is a big lack of skirmishers, which I really like because I gave up playing Beastmen because it was a bit like a 40K army.

I think I might give them another try!



UPDATE!!


I have just read these rumors on another blog. If these are correct, its likely Beastmen will be my next Warhammer Fantasy army!


Ok, just had a quick 5 minute convo with my mate who's had a 5 minute read thorough the new book.

Herds have split , both ranked up but ungor get the option to skirmish
Unruly has gone
New rule for "herds"- when in combat take a leadership check.
If passed the unit gets hatred, if you roll insane courage you get hatred and frenzy. Didn't seem to be a downside if you failed.

Bestigor capture standards if they simply win a round of combat, get to add it (and any others they capture) to their combat res.

Minotaurs get frenzy if they win a round of combat, for every round they win they get a cumulative extra attack! Minos can only ever pursue or overrun 1d6 (they can now overrun)

Chariots STILL CORE

Centigor, still special not fast cav. No drunken every turn, instead roll a dice at the beginning of the game. Effects range from +2 I, to -1 movement to something else he couldn't remember.

New unit Harpies

New unit. Some kind of jabberwoky thing. Enemy units in 12" take Ld check, for every number they fail by take a wound no armour. seemed to be 5's across the board. If it takes a wound in combat enemy takes a S5 hit. 275 points.

Think he said about a gorgon thing, mainly 6's.

There was a normal giant, then there was a cyclops giant which was basically a giant with only Ld8, but armed with a stone thrower and every (enemy?) wizard within 24" has to pass a leadership check or not be able to cast spells.

Sunday, 3 January 2010

Space Hulk Update

First squad for Space Hulk finished and I'm very happy with them!



I'm not very good at freehand stuff, I think the lightning on the power sword has turned out okay. I copied it from the tutorial in White Dwarf 375 (the Space Hulk one!)





And the one from the earlier post

Friday, 25 December 2009

2010 Sneak Peaks

I just got an Email with these pics, thought I would share

I'm really hoping the Ork one is a plastic DeffDread, I hate the old metal one (I think it is the most difficult mini's I have put together).

If thats the new plastic Minotaurs, I think I might have to bring my old beast out of retirement!

Thursday, 24 December 2009

Started on Space Hulk!



Last summer I picked up a copy of Space Hulk. I didn't have time to paint it and its been sitting in my cupboard screaming out to be painted for ages.

I want to get them all painted before playing the game properly (I had a quick game down the club when I first got it)

My first batch of Genstealers


And the first of the Terminators, which is the test model for the rest, because I was unsure the red would look okay (to bright), a couple of coats of wash and its looking really good now.


Im working on the rest of the first squad now, but they are taking a very long time to complete

More Dwarfs

I've painted up some more Dwarfs

I haven't stuck any static grass on them yet, because I'm waiting till I've finished them all.


This is my Dwarf Lord, I think I've finally got blonde hair right instead of it looking like yellow lego hair.

Sunday, 22 November 2009

Cheap and Cheerful Stunties and Movement trays

Over the last month i've been working on some Dwarfs I got with skull-pass last year and the odd Dwarf I had laying around. The idea behind this army is that I wanted to do a cheap small army for things like Doubles tournaments.

The only unit I've completed so far, is the Thunderers.


Normally for movement trays I use the Games-Workshop's ones. But keeping with the cheap theme, I made them!

I've got lots of cork flooring tiles (that's the material picked), so I marked out the tray's I wanted, leaving a 1cm lip round the edge.


Cut out. Cork is really easy to cut and bendy! (but we will forget about that for this tutorial).



Then I added a shed load of filler round the edge.



Trimmed of the excess filler with my knife and made sure the Dwarfs still fit.



Then I flocked, forgot to photograph and painted.
And there you go, my quick guide to making movement trays.

Sunday, 8 November 2009

My Ork army

I took these pictures when I photographed my Warrior's army.
This is the whole lot of my Orks at the minute, I've got loads more to add to it!

Enjoy!