After an extended absence from painting and gaming, I am kind of back. Having overcome the initial hurdle of not being able to log into this blog, I hope to post some more updates soon.
Well, I didn’t get my rat-skin cloak.
Between horrible Skaven magic spreading plague through my strongest units, a doom-rocket landing bang-smack in the middle of huge block of ungors (utterly annihilating them), and the lightning cannon rolling disastrously well and cutting a swathe right through the centre of what little was left, I lost, and badly.
I tried flying harpies over to take out his war-machine crew, but they suffered some losses from missile fire and fled before they even got started.
Also, all my shamans exploded.
On the plus side, my Ghorgon consumed his unit of rat-ogres. Yay Ghorgon.
Tonight – Beastmen vs. Skaven, 2000 points.
***
Snarlstratch looked about. Things had not been going well. He turned to Scarstrike, leader of his Stormvermin.
“Fool fool! Why all prisoners gone? Me need them to replace Rottear, my mount?”
Fangleader Scarstrike cowered before the Warlord.
“It not my fault fault! It Greyseer, him take prisoners to barter for warpstone! Also.. erm… him him! Him help Greyseer!” He pointed at a passing slave. “Traitor rat!” cried Snarlstrike, jumping at the slave who cowered away in terror before being hacked down by the Stormvermin’s spear.
“We need more prisoners. Rat Ogre not cheap! We go to the surface, we attack stupid elves again. Get the hoard together, elves not far, but we take shortcut through that dark forbidding forest.”
***
Golath stopped atop the forest rise. He sniffed the rank air deep into his lungs, and exhaled the breath into the cold. “Rats” he said, spitting into the mud. He motioned for his ungor slave to throw him his axe. “Many rats.”
His ungor blew a long note on his twisted warhorn. In the morning mist it seemed to echo faintly off the rocks for miles. The raiding party rose rose from their slumber around him.
“Time for bloodshed. I mean to make a rat-skin cloak.”
I have received the Ghorgon from Miniature Plaza, shipped from Hong Kong. The monster looks amazing…
Ghorgon close-up
Ghorgon
Ghorgon scale
I have recieved a mysterious package in the post. I hope this is what I think it is. An epic monster of epic proportions…
Well, after damaging my hand a few months ago and a few other health problems, I have started modelling and painting again.
Rules 8 has also come out, with clear benefits for large blocks of troops. As a result, I am currently working on a large unit of Ungors with hand-weapons and shields, a unit of Bestigor, and some more Gors to fill out the Gor units.
I still haven’t quite adapted to the new rules, so need to play a few more games to get up to scratch!
Thing in the Woods
Thing in the Woods 2
This is the Thing in the Woods from the Mordheim range. I used to use this as a Chaos Spawn, but now it sees service as a Razorgor.
Hmm, the photo is too shiny. I’ll have to work on that.
Stegadon Conversion - wip
This is the Stegadon which I am slowly turning into a Razorgor chariot. The howdah has had most of the Lizardman bits removed, and had furs, skulls and shields added. I want to sculpt a huge razorgor fur between the stegadon and howdah, as a nod to what it will be proxying.
At the back, you can just about see the banner pole made out of a stick, which at this scale looks like a tree has been strapped to the back.
Stegadon Conversion Front
Stegadon Conversion Back
Stegadon Conversion Left Side
(note the halfling hanging off the back – dinner for later!)
As I cant paint or model due to my hand, I thought I’d post some other stuff which is on-the-go. First, a Jabberslythe…
Jabberslythe
This is basically a McFarlayne dragon on a new base, repainted. I have added a sticky, slythey tongue and a poison tail.
Jabberslythe - side view
Jabberslythe - face
Jabberslythe - base
I’m not happy with colours and paint-job on the creature itself, and will probably re-do this. However I’m really pleased with the base!
Also, this thing might be a bit too big. The wingspan is truly epic. Picking this thing out with artillary is childs-play. And transporting it is… well, I haven’t tried it yet.
At the weekend the Orc boyfriend headed out to Ikea with a Dark Elf friend of ours, and they came back with loot – a badly needed new wargaming table!
It is long enough to support our 3 2×4 feet long gaming boards with space at the end for books, dice, cups of tea and casualties. This was a pleasant surprise – we didn’t realise it could be extended until we got it home.
Half price too due to some slight cosmetic damage, so more money to spend on figures.
The Warherd of Khargak the Bloody-Horned 
