Ulthuan

Haha, what? Even if you dislike the models, the background, or the fact that they do Cathay instead of something else, the implementation of an entirely new faction for TOW means that GW is willing to invest more than just a few old casts in this project and it will be (hopefully) running for some ...

Good point on the pictures. I noticed the same thing when I uploaded them. I'll try to get some better pictures...

Alith Anar and Shadow Warriors are done! https://1drv.ms/i/c/deb380ca18baf7f7/IQRLqsziGdc9SYF_B_NvGYS4ARadasXmHityhr4ECsnOt68?width=660 https://1drv.ms/i/c/deb380ca18baf7f7/IQTiYgYCtbArR4AhSb9iAJZiAex9QPxjcdXqQd1zXez9XbE?width=660 Looking back through my plog, last time I painted a mini was 9 years ...

Indeed. They should be a great source for bits and conversions. Same with the dragon they showcased earlier. And the sentinel looks like a great kit to use in terrain building. It should make an awesome statue or decorative feature in a temple-like structure

Interesting. I'm not a fan of the Shugengan, lord on flying deer (or whatever it is), model. It feels a bit too Age of Sigmar-y for my taste. The rest looks like a middle between empire and High elf. Seeing what their rules end up being should be fun. As is the matched play guide. Exciting times ahe...

Army composition is exactly the same for an allied army as for a regular army, with 1 exception, namely that you only need 1 regular unit, not 3. So you need a general and 1 unit, minimum. For HE, you can spend up to 50% on characters, and must spend at least 25% on core. Note that this core doesn't...

I haven't run the numbers. But in general I would say that if you expect the 5-7-ish extra attacks you get with the second rank of spears to matter, then go with the spears. Otherwise, go with the hand weapon-shield. Since they're S3, no AP attacks, it's probably only when you're up against T3 no ar...

Though it does remove a point of combat resolution from most single models (since few of them have 10 wounds or US 10). Which makes big ridden monsters more vulnerable to challenges, as it caps your CR at 6 pretty much. Unless you're on a chariot, since impact hits are now counted outside the chall...

With that RBT assembled, I've got all models I had originally planned to assemble put together. Except now of course I received the MTO stuff, which is metal. And since my superglue bottle is starting to look worse each time I open it, I'll assemble them first. But with them received and everything ...

That's an interesting, and dare I say it, sensible looking list. It doesn't change all that much in the grand scheme of things I think. Mainly move some details. Though it does remove a point of combat resolution from most single models (since few of them have 10 wounds or US 10). Which makes big ri...

Haha! My models arrived yesterday, time really flies :P Yeah, it's amazing how as I get older times seems to speed up. It used to be that half a year really felt like half a year... Interestingly enough, the Made to Order models seem to have disappeared from the GW website again. At least on the Du...

I'm not sure the spearmen and the single boltthrower add all that much. The impact of a single boltthrower tends to be limited with either multiple wounds (2) or D3+3 shots. Most things with multiple wounds aren't all that scared about losing 2, and the odds of actually getting those wounds are pret...

Put together one of the conversion projects I had in mind while waiting for some paint to arrive. I just checked back, and I last painted something about 9 years ago... And time had not been kind to my GW paints. I threw almost all of them out. Interestingly enough, I also had some Vallejo air colou...

I'm not as confident as the others that the meta will shift a lot with the upcoming Matched Play rules / balance changes. It's been fairly constant (for HE especially), that mobile, hard-hitting, precision lists tend to do best, despite the fact that we're an infantry focussed army... We'll see. A f...

It's been a long 188 days...

I'd drop the BT and Eagles if I could get two pairs of Warlions as redirectors, but they are limited to 1 per 1k and one unit of 4 seems to easy to kill at range for their price and too few to seriously threaten most things. #-o Forgot the silly, 1 per 1k pts restriction on the Lions... #-o Sorry, ...

Games Workshop is very good at both adding weird and unnecessary rules to stuff, and then in hiding them in strange places as well...

Got my Flamespire phoenix assembled. For a first for me, I decided to magnetize the rider, so I could have both a ridden and unridden version of him. Currently, he isn't very good, so I'm hoping next edition he'll be awesome! And it's nice to have options. Also, I just liked experimenting with the m...

How many wounds is a Duke on Royal Pegasus? Why does nobody ever comp the crazy good Bret stuff? Our dragon lords lose half their magic budget, and Bret Lords have an even better time on the board. They lose nothing. I suspect the folks writing these comps are Bretonnian spies. I think it's because...

Just one question: what keeps the SGCs evasive from working on skycutters? On the top of my head I couldn't think of a specific reason. But I don't get to play a lot, so I might be overlooking something. It specifically mentions it in the Accomplished Archers rule, which grants the Evasive Rule to ...

The difference between the newer Sisters compared to the old Maiden Guard is noticable. The main issue for me isn't so much the size difference. The newer models look a bit like weightlifters or bodybuilders next to the lithe and elegant older models. Thanks for the comparison picture. Certainly a ...

I think the two biggest things I learned about working with greenstuff are that it doesn't stick to wet tools (or wet fingers...). Simply dip your sculpting tool in water and you're good to go. And, sometimes you want your greenstuff to harden just a bit when sculpting it. Not all the way of course....

The base problem is that any combat infantry character is too squishy... You name the reason people avoid Loremaster right in this post. "If combat infantry characters were better", they aren't. Pretty much this. There is very little reason to bring a prince on foot. And people are giving...

Yesterday I ordered the classic nobles. "Order delivered in 188 working days" lol I had the same when I placed my order (just before posting here...). However, I've since received an email that my order is actually on the way and should get here in about a week's time... So you might get ...

If all our infantry units effectively get an extra attack, then that's definitely a boost. Not sure if it's enough. But at least if points don't change, then they get a lot more powerful. The others look odly specific and I'm not sure they matter all that much. Max unit size of 40 I'm not sure makes...

Thanks for confirming :) We'll see. One thing I do find interesting is that the rumored balance update is probably too late to figure into any new rules for second edition. As in, they can't wait a few months to see the overall reception to them and how they play out and take that into account for a...

That's very soon indeed. Looks like GW is hurrying The Old World along. Rumor is they have already green lit 2nd Ed, and it’s coincidentally go follow the same release cadence as Horus Heresy. Interesting. It wouldn't surprise me. They're not confusing them with the rumored balance update / matched...

Got the Repeater Bolt Thrower done https://1drv.ms/i/c/deb380ca18baf7f7/IQRnuRTtlSwjRY0vFuZTVdVJAbEJzNViQ00Opv1l8NGjIfA?height=660 Decided to add a base while I was working on it (I had an older, base-less one...). A fast and simple build. The kit does show its age (I think it's 20-ish years old). T...

Most of the time I just lose my Great Eagles, I am not sure how to use them as redirectors to full effect. Any advice here? If your Eagles are attracting attention from your opponent, then they're doing their job. I would much rather have my opponent shoot at a GE than at a unit of Sisters for inst...

I think the general consensus is that the honours are thematic, but not all that great for what they offer. Mostly people take them to get access to a mount option. My opinion on them: Loremaster: Level 1 mages are terrible. They have trouble meeting the casting value of spells, only get 1 spell, ar...