Looking for some Pre-Heresy Goodness?

You may have seen these pictures before on my blog, like earlier this year. So, why are you seeing them again?

Well, my crazy friend Alex (who commissioned the conversion of the entire army) has decided that he'll never get the chance to get it all painted in the next few years. He has just started a new business (Battleroad Games & Hobbies), so perhaps this isn't as crazy as it first looks.

You can see Alex's pics of the complete army (including a gorgeous Dreadnought conversion by Matt Cexwish) at his eBay auction HERE!

It'll certainly be a great chance to get an entirely converted Pre-Heresy Emperor's Children army (95% of it built and converted by me and shown on this blog) for a great price.

What are you waiting for? Get on over to the auction and make this sweet looking force yours!

Cheers

Dave

The Artillery Train of Nuln (Part 4)

Grundel's Defenders - Silver Demon in Baltimore 2010

So, after finishing up 36 soldiers from the 3rd Foot Guards (stationed in Spain during Old Boney's little bruhaha) last month - pictures to follow on the weekend - I decided December would have to be a solid month of painting my Empire army. With so many horde units in my list, I knew I had to get at least one of them finished by the end of the year.

I decided to take the easy route, if you think that having a 15-model head start on a 40-strong unit of spearmen is easy (which I do). Well, thanks to some late nights for me and long naps for my daughter, I managed to finish the rest of the unit in record time (not quite, but it feels good to be back on track) and although they're not the same quality as the original base of guys I'm happy with the result. Here they are, for your viewing pleasure.

Here are a few pics of some of the extra spearmen on multiple bases.

And of course, no unit from Nuln is complete without a powder monkey : )

Finally, here's a shot of the army as it stands now. Not too far advanced from the last shot, but it's getting there slowly.

For more information and pictures of my army, click on the 8th Edition Challenge button in the right hand column of this blog.

Cheers

Dave

Not what it looks like...

Although it might seem that I've been slacking a bit in the last few weeks, that's not quite the case. I've been doing quite a bit of painting, but haven't had much of a chance to take photos. I've also been putting together things for other blogs.

When I made my "Hobby Cornucopia" post back in October I listed a bunch of things that I'd be working on for this blog. The only one that I hadn't posted as of last Wednesday was the collaborative post with Ron from From The Warp. I put together a quick tutorial on how I would paint my Dark Eldar, if I were going to do such a thing (which I'm not). You can see this tutorial over at From The Warp, here.

I've also just finished off a quick post over on our 8th Edition Challenge blog. Check it out here.

Hopefully I'll get a chance to paint up some more Empire soldiers over the weekend, and take some more photos, for more substantial blog posts next week.

In the meantime, check out the posts mentioned above, and send in your entries for the Steel Legion Army List Competition.

Cheers

Dave

Helping people out

As you'll no doubt be aware (if you've been reading this blog this year that is), I've been spending a bit of time talking about charitable actions. Helping out folks you know going through tough times, or contributing to charities that will help people you'll never meet.

Well, Mr Rob Baer (of the Spikey Bitz blog and FTW Games in Richmond, VA, photo of store above) is getting in on some charitable activities, using his store as the hub. FTW Games hopes to run at least four charitable events next year, but Rob is getting the ball rolling this year with an event to help the AARF of Richmond. The details for Rob's event can be found here, along with contact details for the store.

If you are in the area and feel like escaping the packed shopping malls, get your other half to drop you off at FTW Games on December 18, and join in the charitable fun!

Cheers

Dave

Cold, dark, and...Steel Legion?

The Steel Legion, by Adrian Smith - © Games Workshop, used without permission

Well, recently my mother was here for a very welcome visit. Not much hobby time, but plenty of fun with my daughter and adventures on the weekends. During this time we noticed a leaking pipe in the basement, a heating pipe that runs over my hobby desk and will need replacing. This is going to happen on Friday, but cleanup and moving of said desk will happen before that, and then I'll be putting it all back in place over the weekend. Not much hobby time there either, I'm afraid. So as it'll be cold (and the short, rainy days are making for a lot of darkness) there won't be a lot of hobby goodness for the next week or so.

Enter the Steel Legion Army Writing Competition!

In the meantime, I want to kick off a competition. Next year I'll be involved in a project that requires a 3,000 point Steel Legion army. What I need is an army list for the Steel Legion (Mechanized Imperial Guard) that contains 3,000 points worth of goodness. A list that is perfect for Apocalypse games, but has core elements that would work great at 1,500, 1,750, and 1,850 points so that it can be used in competitive play.

That's it, I just need you to write up an army list and submit it. Deadline: December 31st!

You can submit it to my email address (in my profile on the side of this blog) and to re-acquaint yourself with the Steel Legion you can check out their Lexicanium entry here.

Not sure what the prize will be yet, but I'm sure it'll be Imperial Guard related. Hopefully something cool ; )

Have fun and stay warm!

Cheers

Dave