Chapter III: Into Infinite Obscurity

Army II

Night Goblins

After my Skaven army had become 'more than enough', I promptly decided to start another horde army, on the merit that they best suited my playing style, the aesthetic I wanted to convey, and also because old starter sets of The Battle for Skull Pass can be had for next to nothing- or they could, at whatever foggy point in the past I had started hunting for them.

The army is a bit of a joke. I had been challenged to paint an army of Jawa, from that affable science fiction license Star Wars. Instead I did an army of night goblins,effectively long-nosed Jawa, painting and basing them in a brighter desert theme. The main line of the army is three large blocks of spear wielding goblins, three rows of goblin archers, two arachnarok giant spiders, and two converted stone throwers. I've since added in a unit of spider riders, savage orcs on boars and yet more goblins.

It's an extremely efficient army to paint, the goblin's tanned brown skin working off a brown basecoat, crimson red robes and simple weapons contributing to easy batch painting. A bit of an exercise in mass-producing an army, as the bulk of it that is completed- probably about 60% of 3,000 points worth, was painted in a cluster of long afternoons.

A great army for multiplayer  as most opponents underestimate and totally ignore your little goblins. The model above is the highest ranking shaman in the army, and often the general. The magic of the army is often poison-related, and their desert dwelling clan holds sway with powerful arachnoid allies.

Chapter II: Motorbreath

Army I

Skaven

Not actually the first army I have collected, but by far the first army that I've come close to finishing- and fielding successfully, my Skaven army has always been my go-to in terms of play style.

Large blocks of drooling slaves marching in a wall towards the enemy, backed by numerous warmachines, a large unit of plague monks chanting; death frenzied all. The entire army was expendable, but would inevitably outweigh all but the most tenacious adversaries by sheer number of bodies.

Also an expensive army to purchase, and absolutely ludicrous to transport and handle in its largest form. I've since sold off some of the bulk clanrats (the most rudimentary of the rat men warriors- above only the numberless slaves), but fielding two hundred and eighty miniatures at two thousand points, for instance, was kind of the par. The army filled up so much of the field (and my deployment zone...) that it essentially limited the opponents available moves. Most armies simply couldn't find any advantageous position to attack the wall that spread across the four feet of gaming table and marched towards them at ten inches a turn.

As it stands, I have probably in the ballpark of two hundred and fourty models? More than enough to field a varied army that is actually a bit of fun to play against. The army is about sixty percent painted, though rats are very quick to paint.

The plan is to paint the remaining rat models as black-furred slaves, and continue the basing and unit filler theme of a bombed out city- Mordheim, perhaps, by way of World War II.

The model above is a piece of unit filler, originally used in a unit of Storvermin, (the highest ranking and most well trained of the ratmen warriors, given weapons and armour respectable by human standards, even) the unit now having been broken up to act as champions and guards to characters. Both the Plague Priest and the Stormvermin Guard are still based and are removable from the rat-tank contraption.

Thanks!

-J.S.

Chapter I: An Involution of Thorns

The purpose of this blog is to chronicle, for motivational and archival footage, the collecting and painting of six (for the time being) armies of wargames miniatures. These were previously used to play Games Workshop's Warhammer: The Game of Fantasy Battles. However, with the end of Warhammer's numbered editions and the advent of Warhammer: Age of Sigmar, the actual gaming fate of these miniatures is still a bit murky.

However, in addition to featuring in-depth and detailed paint guides to the miniatures I am painting, this blog will serve as a launching point for a homebrew ruleset for 28mm fantasy miniatures, hopefully in the feeling of Warhammer's greatest moments.

I find myself taking notes, snapping photos and writing painting guides for the projects I have on the go at any one time, so I figured I may as well finally organize it. Furthermore, I've been collecting for a while now, and have such a backlog of miniatures to paint and finish that the content can be more or less endless. As long as I can keep myself motivated.

This blog will likely feature content from Privateer Press miniatures and many other manufacturers, as well as general hobby and terrain based content for both Fantasy and Science Fiction. There is a Warhammer: 40,000 army in the works, for example, and I will feature regularly projects I take up for friends and commissioned clients.

Themed days of the week will definitely be a 'thing'.

Without further ado, a brief note about each of the main projects that will be featured in this blog, as well as a sample miniature of each- note the unfinished condition many are in- shameful, right? Well, that's why I am here now, asking the void for some good vibes and feedback.

-J.S.