Games Workshop: WoC 8th ed FAQ Well done!!!!!!!

So, i have just read the latest WoC FAQ and it is great. they cleaned everything up and took out the silly jokey comments. It looks like the rules are going to be a lot clearer with 8th so

WELL DONE GAMES WORKSHOP!!!

Thanks for reading,

Jacob.

Army finishing project: Finished tzeentch sorcerer on disk!

So, I have now finished my Tzeentch sorc on disk. I used none metallic metal on the halberd and disk prongs and the only metallic colour used was shining gold. Anyway, here are the pics in a slideshow:

Pros: I am quite pleased with the NMM and the fire, as well as the grubby-ish white. I like hi and I think he stands up to close inspection as I took time in the intricate details especially he little tube on his belt which i used a speckling effect for.

Cons: the only bad bit for me is the stand. I custom made it out of a pen but i can't seem to make him stick and make it not brittle. That's why he is propped up on a bouncy ball.

Tell us what you think, thanks for reading,

Jacob.

FANTASY: I DIDN'T LOSE! (and why not giving up is important).

Sorry for not posting over the last few days I've been on holiday, but today when I got back I went to GW and played Craig with his Brets, so far except against Stu in practise games (and he was using non-optimal ogres against my WoC and my army was much easier to play than his).

The big thing is I don't mind losing because I learn more but today i fought hard and used my cav right, I also used 2 units of knights which helped. We didn't add it up but we thought it was probably a draw (we semi-worked it out) it might have been a small win to me though.

Now, the second part of this post is the importance of not giving up. I have not followed Ron's advice and do change my list regularly but now I have settled a bit more I will just be changing the odd character here and there and occasionally swapping the whole thing up.

So, remember, if you work hard you will eventually get the hang of any selection.

Thanks for reading,

Jacob.

WoC: Jag charm scar vet for WoC

So, in the best lizardman lists there are usually a scar vet that has a jag charm, this gives him a bound spell of steed of shadows at power level 5, then you give him a great weapon and, wa-la. I'm thinking of trying it with an exalted here by giving him the book of secrets and taking the first spell in the lore of shadows, then give him a great weapon and maybe a battle standard (probably not), the idea is that he can hunt lone characters/warmachines/chariots because of his lovely S7.

So, what do you think, thanks for reading,

Jacob.

Fantasy: WoC list building/theorising.

So, I have been playing WoC for quite a while now and have figured out the 2 styles of list I like to play, here they are with and analysis:

1: Lord on jugger
2x 5 man tooled up non lance knights
nurgle warrior bunker
1 or 2 lvl 2's
sometimes 1 more unit of warriors (small)
15 fast cav
a BSB (of some sort, mostly on palanquin)
a mounted fighty character
occasional 20 marauders.

The idea of this list is that the jugger goes in 1 knight unit and the mounted guy in the other then the BSB and sorcs go in warrior units and the cav screen the knights. I hold my battle line with the foot troops to drag the enemy back then push the knights up to go kill stuff, if the fast cav survive then they flank charge.

List 2:
lvl 4 on disk
1-2 lvl 4's
a bsb
1-2 warrior units
sometimes marauders
15 fast cav
1-2 units of knights

With this I do a lot of damage with wizards and use the warriors to try and get ranks and flanks on the enemy, I take his toughest stuff down with magic then finish it off with warriors then his slower stuff will get there and hopefully i will have managed to reinstate my battle line.

So, what do you think, thanks for reading

Jacob.

Fantasy: 2000 pts WoC vs Empire (I got smashed) battle overview.

Hi, today I played a game at the GW and well, I got smashed.

I made a mistake with my screening fact cav and he got an ace shot with a warmachine which dropped some knights then the turn after he took my hero on jugger off. I also made a mistake because I forgot my jugger guy waas a hero and not a lord so used him wrong. The other problem was that in my army I had 1 unit ofknights and 1 unit of warriors then the rest was just cav making a really small list.

So, I bought 5 more knights so I canplay more ballanced and the marauders will be getting another look in, also maybe another small unit of 10 warriors.

I'm going to build those knights now,thanks for reading,

Jacob.

Scratch built: more added to the palanquin.

Hi, the other day I decided to add some more onto my palanquin, here are the pics:

I green stuffed over the top and added some sides (soon to be greened).



more pics

and more

and more.

Games Day soon and there will be a report on that. Hope you enjiyed this and be sure to check out yesterdays dicussion.

Thanks for reading,

Jacob.

Tutorials: blood pt 2: 3D blood.

Hi, so this is my tutorial on doing 3D blood. I hope you like it.

First get a length of cotton, tie lots of knots in it (the more you tie the more manky it looks). Then paint blood red.
Next attach to the end of whatever your attaching it to with super glur and wala.

I'd like to take some time here to say that if you cut the thread up intod little its then attach it to one area then it can be 3D blood rather than 3D blood/hamstring on the end of something.

Thanks for reading,

Jacob.

WoC: The dreaded knights of chaos have been started.

Ok, so i built and sprayed these dudes when I first started WoC and since then the first guy in the painting line has been WIP, now he is close to finished but not quite. However there have been some other changes to the models, on with the pics:

The whole squad.

As you can see I have shortened the lances to make them more like glaives (basically a sword on a pole). this allows me to count them as the much more effective enchanted weapons.



Another guy

And the guy that is very occasionly my champion.

Next is the pic of my WIP painted guy.

And again

and again.

and again.

Then finally there is my musician.

I hope you enjoyed this little project update, if you have any questions, comments or critisisms then please comment away.

Thanks for reading,

Jacob.

WoC: BsB on Palanquin of Nurgle conversion

Hi guys, just thought I'd do a bit of a project update. These pics are of my new BsB this conversion has been in the works for ages now but has finally been completed. It's not amazing paint but it's useable. The BsB is still a bit WIP but he is alright anyway, on with the pics:

The whole thing.

The front of the palanquin

More pics.

And more

I hope you like him and thanks for reading.

Jacob out.

Salamanders/WoC: Marauders half sprayed, 3 rhinos and 2 speeders fully sprayed.

So, I ran out of spray half way through spraying the marauders but I did mannage to do the rhinos and speeders, info bellow each pic.

The whole lot.

I really like the look of these guys, the musician has a converted musical instrument. They cound as having spears (not throwing spears) and hand weapons and shields.

Overall these are my favourites they count as being armed the same as the other unit but I didn't want them looking exactly the same.

Now for the flail guys which are a really useful unit and I really like using them.



Now for the 40k. As you can see all the stuff is sprayed. At the time of posting two of the rhinos have the green on them and one has the metal started.

Here is a little peak at what is to come. It is WoC but you can try and guess what it is the start of. All will be revealed in a few days.

Thanks for reading everyone and please comment if you know what that greenstuffed thing will be.

WoC: 15 maurauder horsemen built and redy to go!

Ok, so I went to GW and played a game of fantasy against a vampire cont player who I have played before. Last time he beat me and he did the same this time but it was a lot closer.

After that I bought 3 units of 5 maurauder horsemen to boost my army, I have built them all and each unit is armed differently for some variety in painting.

I have sketched out a list in my head with 3 units of 5 cav, 20 maurauders, 18 warriors, 12 warriors, a warshrine, 10-12 chosen, 5 knights, 2 lvl 2's, 1 sorc lord and a Bsb. So thats 9 units and 4 character in 2000 pts (the standard in fantasy fo the 40k players).

Can't be bothered version: lost a game to VC, bought 15 maurauder horsemen and built them then wrote a fantasy list.

Fantasy: Warriors of chaos.

So, yesterday I bought some WoC, here is what I bought:

Battalion: 20 maurauders, 12 warriors, 5 nights and 10 hounds

WoC box: 12 warriors

army book: WoC

WoC exalted champion/lord.

Everything was built as soon as I got home and I have started painting one squad that has mark of nurgle and hand weapons, shield and a champ, musician and standard bearer. Pics to come when I have fixed my camera.