My, what big teeth you have...

With the Waagh! growing, it's time to start thinking display board. I've toyed with the idea of a sacked Imperial City, but at Adepticon I came across these Armorcast pieces:

Each piece is 6" long and about the height of an Orc. They look suitably Orcy, but I need to figure out how best to implement them...

O&G Odds & Ends

With Adepticon passed and things getting back to 'normal', I've made some random progress on my growing Waagh.









These are my scratch-built spear-chukkas I started way back in October. I cut the central stem in half so they're shorter and more git-friendly. I also added support beams on the bottom so it's more sturdy. Basecoat colors added. With a goblin crew, not sure exactly what models to use short of ordering/ebaying actual chukka crew models. Night Goblins may have to suffice for now.

Just about done with my second unit of Wolf Riders. Just need to add grass and quivers.


And lastly, I've started piecing together some Night Goblins. Picked up some clearance GF9 bases from Games Plus. I cut off the bevel on one side and presto! I can connect two small units to make one big happy one.

(this will be 8 ranks deep, and not 5 ranks)

Adeption 2009 - that's a wrap.

WHEW! So Adepticon 2009 has come and gone. Had a great time - didn't fare too well in the singles competition. Lot of super-competitive lists this year. Typically Adepticon has been more about fluffy lists than competitive. Someone attributed the change to the lack of Grand Tournaments this year. Makes sense.

Here's my teammate and I assembled ready to roll! Mark really pulled through in the end in terms of painting. For a slow painter, he accomplished a ton!






Our first team game; slaves look across the field to waiting demons.


Can slaves stand up to a block of 8 Blood Knights with a Lord?


Unfortunately no.



In the meantime Orcs make their way upfield.

Waaaggh!






I didn't take any pics in our second game, but got some good shots of game three:



Staring eachother down...

Wave upon wave of rats!









Demon Bloodletters outflanked and outnumbered - swarmed by vermin!

This was just a ridiculous 14' long model of an Ork spaceship. The amount of detail was awesome. Now, to build a fleet of these...

High Elf update. Yup, High Elves.

With mt 1k O&G army ready to roll, it's time to get the High Elves ready for the all-day Fantasy Championship at Adepticon this weekend. I've been working on the Swordmaster army for seemingly forever now - this Battle Standard Bearer for even longer (9 months). I struggled for a long time on what to put on this flag; how to justify it's huge size. After many attempts at dragons, eagles, runes, etc. I finally came up with a suitably Elvish design I'm happy with:





Just some minor touchups on some infantry standard bearers and this list will be ready to rock.

Spring update. With grass!

Happy Spring! I'm in the closing stages, having painted all base coats. Just details and extras left over like adding grass to bases:



Here's a shot of the 1k army. I even have a display board (just the board!) large enough to hold my Orcs and my buddy's Skaven.


And to test my painting ambition even more, here's a shot of my target 1500 list for the next UGG tournament, probably in late April:


Would just need to paint:
- 1 troll
- 1 chariot (half done)
- 20 Night Goblins
- 3 fanatics
- possibly 1 Orc Shaman depending on my exact list

It wouldn't be necessarily competitive (no shooting, no magic) but would be painted and hopefully fun to play.

I've also added some tidbits to the blog, including an ongoing win/loss record (thanks for all the losses Steve!) and a 09 painting/purchase Pledge.

Full speed ahead

Had time for a quick game last Sunday against my friend and developing arch-nemesis Steve and his Lizardmen. Although this game was kind of close, I just can't seem to beat him...

On to painting. Despite being a little sick, I've managed some progress on the last block. I'm in bigtime assembly line mode. Just finished the skin base and highlights. Next up will be metal parts. This part will be a pain due to all the details.



Here are close-ups of the now complete General and BSB. Pretty happy with both - great models.


And a close-up of the near-complete block. I may touch-up the standard a bit, I'd like it to appear a little bit brighter.



3 weeks and counting!

Coming up for air...and an update!

Between work, my one year old's birthday party and life in general, it's been a real struggle to make consistent progress on the Orcs! Here's the latest army update:



A close-up of my Goblin Wolf Riders:


And a close-up of my General (still needs shield and boar tusks):


All that's left is:
- complete infantry block that is only primed right now
- face details on painted block
- add shields to both blocks
- paint BSB, and all banners

...and that's it! Can I do all this in ~30 days, plus High Elf details? We shall see. In a pinch, I could sub in an already painted unit of Orcs that I got in a trade. But pride prevents me doing so...on to more painting!!!