Fantasy Thursdays: Alternative Hot Pot

I am wanting to add a Halfling Hot Pot to my Dogs of War army. I dislike the current models from GW, so I am trying to decide on an alternate approach that can flex my converting muscles and help raise my score for future tournaments. With that goal in mind, I have three ideas:

Chaos Dwarves Steam Cannon - A converted steam weapon crewed by chaos dwarves. I am thinking the cannon would use bits from various kits (steam tank, dwarven cannon) and a good helping of plasticard rods.

Goblin Vomit Team - A river troll that has been chained and saddled by some goblin handlers. One goblin would be riding his back, while two are smacking the troll in the belly.

Skaven Death Ray - A crew of heavily cloaked skaven working a warpstone powered deathray. Unlike the vomit team or steam cannon, I am really thinking I would model this one to be stationary, more like a gun emplacement than a mobile piece of artillery.

There is a new poll available to help me decide.

Around the Net: Stormraven

Courtesy of GW and another "cough" accidental web posting.

October 2010 Painting Points

Happy Halloween!

I had a short window between papers and mid-terms, so I used the time to catch-up on some stuff that I started but never finished.

Points Earned in October 2010: 5 Points
Total Points in 2010: 37 Points
Total Points in 2009: 31 Points

If you would like to see the original post about Painting Points, check out the following link.

Special Thanks to Lone Pilgrim for introducing such a fun idea to the 40K blogsphere.

Special Operations: Killzone

Since becoming aware of this format, I have been pondering what I would like to play if I were to participate in it. I love these kind of small formats because they give me a chance to be creative while not pressuring me to build and paint a large number of models.

When it comes to designing an kill team for the game, I am more interested in a solid theme than actual effectiviness. I just can't get into painting anything if I feel like I am doing it for the math and not the fun of it. With that said, here are some of the ideas I am floating:

Tau/Kroot - I am thinking a small force of kroot with a couple of hounds and a ox. Maybe include a single tau, a water caste conversion, as an advisor to the team. If I have points to spare, I may also include a pair of allied guards (something different, like hrud or such). The challenge with this idea is making it exciting visually.

Tyranids - When I first read the rules, I was reminded of an old image of a Nid warrior bursting thru a wall with some gaunts around it and a genestealer in the foreground. Nids would be a real challenge as there are some outstanding conversions and paint jobs out there, so making something that stands out can be very hard.

Dark Eldar - I love the new models, but have no interest in building a full army. I could see myself sitting down and painting a small kill team, but what would I theme it around. I like the new mandrakes, but 3 metal models is not alot to start with, so I would need to do some heavy conversion work. Incubi are another option, but again, metal models with a limited number of poses means more work. Of the new models, the hellions and reavers have the most potential. I have two color schemes in mind, but not sure about what I can do from a conversion standpoint.

I have added a poll and look forward to feedback or ideas.

Fantasy Thursday: Golgfag's Mercenary Army

I really need to settle on an army for the Cheddar Bowl, even with it over 1/2 a year away, so I have been playing with various lists trying to incorporate what I have finished and what I am interested in painting. In the end, I decided on the theme of Golgfag's Mercenary army because of the Ogre Kingdom fluff and that he was originally a RoR unit for DoW.



This is version 1.0. There are still some areas that I may change; mainly whether or not I will go with the second bruiser or do a butcher instead for a little magical support. I may also swap the two cavalry units that are allies for Oglah Khan's Wolfboyz as an ally.

Overall, the army gives me a nice DoW feel while allowing me to include some of the OK units I have worked on.