Sybou month number 1_Border prince army_Ranks & files [279 pts]

 Hello everyone, happy new year!

I hope 2025 is starting well for all of you and that nobody will go in the field of bones.

My plan for making my big unit for january was a success, i can now present you a unit of billmen from the cartwright guild.

The carts and wheels builder is a pretty successful guild in the baronny, the inhospitalty of the area does not allow much crops and independance so trading is essential.

                        

The guild leader of the cartwrights became a successful merchant and gather some guards around him to protect his business.

The command group

He even bought his own pet bear and made it played the trumpet. In the center, a trained champion from the Empire commands the unit.

He must also be his bodyguard and his henchman. The young one carries the banner with some tools and a cartwheel. Above it we can see the black axe of the Baron.

Even if you're a successful merchant, you must still follow the lead of the local nobleman.

Finally the last one is the paymaster, when you control the work of some irregular troops like these billmen, everything must be write down: Who s sleeping during duty? Who fought well? Who hides himself during the last battle? ...

Indeed the troops hired by the merchant can be really different:

These guys are not too shabby

Everyone got shoes, the weapons are ok, we even have some armors and a shield.

Not bad ... not bad

Even more armors, some must be from the empire or bretonnia ... They can stand a fight.

Pretty solid bunch

Some pretty cool armors and weapons. Some of them lack shoes, ... weird but if they can still fight, that's good enough for the guild.

Ok ... that's passable ...

No armor, small spear ... some of them lack belts ... 

What the h***??

Ok! You guys are hiring everyone, right???

In the borderprinces, it's often hard to fight willing good men ready to fight for you so if you want a pretty solid stick you're good to go!

Here they are as a good unit:

Here we are for the first month.

Next month, i'll go for the outlaws and brigands unit in order to change the clothes colors!

For a unit of 28 hellblitzen with full commands: 279 points

Take care and keep painting.

Cheers.

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Chris P's Rank and File 1 - The Goffs

 2 Goff Nobz with powerfists: 46

 11 Goff Boyz with 1 flamer: 139

Total 185 points

 

 Completed the largest mob that I'm planning, and I think they've come together pretty well. The old plastics have a decent amount of detail, and it was fun to create my own version of the classic scheme.

 

 

I'm also most of the way through painting my entry fee model for another challenger - an Eldar Howling Banshee in a variant Alaitoc scheme. As it happens, this is the same sculpt I painted for last year's tribute, and I've enjoyed doing something a little different with this one. Should be finished next month!

 

Owac VII_ Sybou_ chaos army_ month 1_ rank and file_ 324 points

 Hello to all owacers!

This year, i'm proudly coming back to some classics: My chaos army.

Since my dear childhood where i was just a lad, i was digging chaos and especially beastmen.

The beastmen from battlemasters attracted my attention and i was wondering why they weren't in heroquest?

Anyway, through the years, i gathered a lots of classic chaos sculpts and my army got bigger and bigger.

I have 646 miniatures for my mortals and beastmen army. To this, we must add some daemons, chaos dwarves, hobgoblins and norses.

But each army in its own time, Owac VII will allow me to progress on my main chaos army where there is a lots of beastmen:

25 beastmen with banner and champion

I'm starting the Owac with a small unit of 25 beastmen. Their leader is a pretentious snakeman claiming to belong to Kuresh Nobility. His followers just tell about him he was just a snake that got lucky while chewing wyrdstone.

But most of them don't dare to tell this to his face and he remains a deadly foe.

A scary banner

The banner of the unit is a lamasu king. I tried to copy a banner which was in the Slaves to Darkness book. The bearer is an orc with a skin condition. Hunted by his orcish brethrens, he found his way amongst chaos followers. Here we can see him with his one eyed fellow.

Art coming from Slave to Darkness

Here, we have the full command group. There are a couple of Runequest broos, really cool sculpts. One got a skull like head, he looks like a beast templar. Then we have Carrion, a bird like guy. He's a real classic sculpt from the old days.

Two more broos, then a strange beastman named Cloven Hoof. He got his head placed in a strange way. Then two boarguys named Gizilgig and Swilefog. Back when I found them, i was happy to find other kind of beasts in the army but I didn't find them very cool to paint.

A couple of months ago, I found the chaos warrior that looks like a small ogre. I didn't think he was a good fit amongst chaos warriors so I put him in the beastmen regiment.

Then there is axe wielder who looks like a little lamb. Then we have a guy with a big spear who's looking like a bit like a bugbear.

Following, we have camel man and a big axe bearer with a single horn on the forehead.

Here we can see a classic beast guy, two Bob Olley's fellows, a broo with a stylish helmet and the one in the middle is a fun mini. His name is Birdman, he s a mix of beard and walrus with a big coat, a hat and a claymore. I gave him a big Santa cloack :)

The last bunch includes a broo with chainmail and big mace, a pig with eye patch and big axe, a pot bellied broo, a young but athletic minotaur and tzeentchian fellow with cool helmet. They look fierce and mean troubles.

A last picture before February

Here is my January month that gather 324 points of beasts. They were really fun to paint apart from a couple. I liked training in freehand on the banner ; it's not perfect but it will do the trick.

I had this miniature for several years now and getting to see them painted filled me joy and a sense of completion.

Finally, i have my entry fee to get ready!

It's a skeleton warrior with a spear! I have to get it painted and based before sending it. As its future owner is an undead player, he will be able to use it :)

Next time, some small guys and a big guy.

Carry on guys, we will complete this new owac!!!

Cheers,

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Mariano´s Wood Elves - Glade raiders (Sister of Thorn) - 240 pts

Rank and File month #I

Mounted witch elves? No,  Sisters of thorns

Not to be out on the fisrt month - Objective accomplished!!! 

I´m back with my Wood Elves army. After last OWAC my hype was so high and after 6 months my hype still on the top so I´m totally focus on finish my WE army.

On December. I spent a few weeks biulding my miniatures for this OWAC and my first impresion was that I could add some witch elves to give me more models variety to the army.  Here you have a catalogue pic:

The originals ones before they desert Dark Elves
 army and join the Wood Elves army

They were built to be giant hawk riders but before the end of December I was reading some stories about Wood Elves, looking for inspiration, and I saw the Sister of Thorns, they were perfect! So I modify, again, the miniatures trying to adapt them to be horse riders. I have a pic before primming them

And here you have the result 

What have I done this month...?

6 Glade Riders with light armour, musician and standard bearer - 240 points

240 on the month.

240 for the total.

And this is all for the first month. Hope you like them

Victor´s Night Goblins - November (209pts)

During this first month I have painted 209 points:

2 x Squig Hoppers..........50pts
1 x Master Shaman.......159pts

It has been a poor month when it comes to painting, so I'll have to work harder next December.

Jeff's Dark Elves - November 199 Pts

First units complete! 2 units  for November; 12 crossbowmen with a standard for 169 points and 2 whelp masters for 30, for a challenge total of 199.  I'd already painted the chaos hounds; they weigh in at 92 points, bringing the total I can put on the table to 291.

Anthony's Minions of Chaos - first month, Morgoth's beastmen

Beastmen are vile parodies of humankind, creatures of chaos who hate humans above all other beings. They exist only to bring war, fire and destruction to the world in the name of the chaos gods. Morgoth is held in highest esteem as a shaman by the half-beasts. Some describe his visage as truly horrific, although in truth none can describe it with any certainty. Morgoth walks within the realms of man in tattered garbs covering a suit of bones. He whispers prophesies into the ears of his deformed followers, who bray in anticipation for the fall of mankind.