HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!

From the 2nd Catachan RCT

Ol'bessie gets a face lift.

Hmm, one old Leman Russ tank lying around, one new forgeworld vanquisher turret in the bits box. What to do, what to do?

Put the two of them together of course! Voila! Company D has a new command tank.:)
Thanks to my buddy Jim, a pair of heavy bolter sponsons were added on to keep the grunts at bay. I've also added on an old Catachan tank commander, may use him as a stand in for Pask from time to time.

And here's she is.....



May have to add more camo-netting in the future, but that will do for the time being.

Projects

Thanksgiving has come and gone again, still in a fog from all the turkey, must resist napping......

I spent most of my recent time off working on a couple of projects I've had on the shelf for awhile.

First up, Karl sporting his new ride.....



Isn't he just adorable. Yes, the imperial dragon my not be the best choice, but he'll be loads of fun for a turn or two.

Next we have the almost complete 3rd platoon....



Yes, I said almost complete. I still have to aquire two chimeras, a second special weapon squad and three heavy weapon squads, thinking a third mortar and two lascannon equipped.

I'll be painting Karl the old fashioned way, taking my time. The 3rd plt, I've decided, I paint using the army painter green color primer, and quick shade. The more I've seen the army painter stuff used the more I like it for painting large blocks of troops and vehicles. I've already switched to using their brushes, when my GW ones finally wore out, with nice results.

Well, that's all for now, until next time........

The project backlog.......

My oh my how stuff starts to pile up.....

Ok, I admit it. I suffer from the "oh look shiney syndrome". Can't help it the way I am. What doe this translate into, way to many projects "in the works". I just got done straightening up my work space and sorting though various piles of boxes and bits..... well, I have enough stuff to keep me busy for the next ten years!

Why, well, I have a master plan for both my Empire and Imperial Guard armies, about 10,000+ points worth... each. Plus any assorted terrain projects I can cook up. (Thank you Mr. Bugbait over at Warseer). How does this fit into actual game mechanics? Don't really care. I enjoy the modeling aspect of this hobby and when I do get to play, it usually involves large battles. I may not win a whole lot but I have a lot of fun!! For some reason fielding 3 full IG platoons makes some people nervous;)

So just what do I have going to look forward to in the comng months...

Hector Rex w/retinue
3 squads of stormtroopers
2 chimeras
1 hellhound
1 sentinel
3rd platoom
2nd platoon
3rd veteran squad

Karl Franz on a dragon (because I can)
swordsmen lots of swordsmen
3 great cannon
steam tank
more greatswordsmen
more flagellents


painting, painting and more painting.......

1 Fortress... well everybody should have a home, right?

Oh, look.. its a warjack..;)

So its been a while.........

I'm still alive.......

.....and there will be cake.

Well, you can't expect a whole lot from a gamer with a trunk full of commitments: family, job, karate, biking, archery, more work.... I do occasionally get a game in there somewhere.

I, however, have not exactly been idle either. I have managed to finish a tank squadron, most of my recon company, get 35 stormtroopers/kasrkin assembled. Throw in a baneblade for fun and its adds up to quite a bit of work. I even got to go to Gamesday last month.

Speaking of Gamesday. I've been following the convention circuit for a few years now, I just never seem to have gotten the time to go. This year my buddy Jim and I got our tickets and made the 4 hour drive to Baltimore. We got there early, it through registration easily enough and then off to Warhammer nirvana.......

...right into the hell that was the Forgewold line.. OMG! You'd think that after so many years at this those guys could come up with a better system. SO, there I stood, two hours later I get to the table. I was after a Griffon Mortar or three. NADA, NOT ONE... I could've gotten any other tank but that one. A staffer, informed me that they kinda sorta forgot to bring more than a couple of those along, nice enough fellow and I did walk away with a vulture, Hector Rex, and other bits. I though about picking up a Reaver Titan but thought better of that. (you'd have been sleeping with the dog- MB)

The rest of the day was a bit underwhelming. I came away with new modeling ideas. After viewing the armies on parade display Jim and I both think we aren't so bad anymore. I did manage to take lots of pics of the army displays and had an interesting chat with the artist who worked on the BADAB WAR book. The final nail in the coffin on mediocrity came when I went to get a look at the Golden Demon entries. Another long line only to find that the judging had long been over and a large number of the entries had been picked up already, its 3 in the afternoon the event ends at 6, go figure.

So here are a few pics of completed and in progress stuff......

Inquisitor Rex and a whole lot of stormtroopers..



My Recon sentinels..



Everything else....





ENJOY!!

This is how it starts.....

Legos... Lots of Legos. My son recently had his 7th birthday. He got and already has several sets of Legos. What's he do after the new sets are assembled? Have a WAR! He turned the living room floor into a raging war zone, complete with bunkers, and roads and rules of engagement. Yes, he has rules, I have no idea how they work, but then I'm not a seven year old.

So today its Legos and green army men battling for control of the living room, tomorrow scads of model aliens marching across the tabletop. War gods be praised!! Makes papa proud.

At least by then I'll know what the rules are...

Before the Imperium there was.......

EMPIRE!!!!!!!!

This blog is for the guardians of mankind after all;)

Ah, the Empire. My first foray back into the Warhammer universe. Let's face it I've got a fondness for soft, squishy, swarmy armies. Something which was going to drive The Boss insane if I had continued to take up counter space, but that is another topic altogether.

My other really long term project: The Royal Hochland Guards



Long story short, A Hochland Regiment seconded to the Reiksguard, answerable only to the Emperor.

It's actually gotten a bit larger since that photo was taken. I've added handgunner detatchments to the units along with more knights and great cannon. The theory is to be able to field a front of 5 units supported by cavalry and artillery.

All I want to do is field a small force of 12,000 points or so...:)