Ok so I first encounter Warhammer in school, some friend bought the starter for 6th edition and then the interest for the game began to grow quite quickly between our geeks friends, and in 1-2 months we were close to 15-20 people at our grade (there were 200 people per grade..) playing the game! Also at the time the game was very approachable in Spain, in any news stand you could buy a white dwarf and even some non-geeks were playing it. With time the interest on the game calmed down after 1-2 years but we continue playing with my close my close friends until World of Warcraft began to catch traction in 2007 and we stopped playing. On 2010 I moved to Israel, first to do college but then I stayed to live there, in the meantime my mother also moved to Israel and decided to just throw those : ”chilidish toys”. I did not like that at the time, but I was not using them so…
In 2013, tow events brought me back to the hobby, first there was the End of times series I heard from some internet rumors. So I began to buy the epub books from the black library and read how finally they were moving the fluff and I loved it… up to the last book that I hated it…as they killed all of the fluff of the old world. At the same time with a friend I played poker regularly, after a game that finished early we found by his place some of his old lotr miniatures and began to play to sbg, and we loved it . So we both ditched poker and began to play it 2-3 times a week. As there were no one else we knew that played we begin to buy more and more miniatures online for the sake of variety. So quickly in 6 month we had all the lotr range! Mostly already bought painted ( at the time we had a rule to only by painted miniatures). But that game had some big flaw he did not scale well, so a game with 200 models per side would take us 13 hours! So then we decided t try the massive games of GW, first we did 40k, and also as we did not knew other people that played in the next 2 years we collected all the WH40k army’s except guard and witch hunters.
A group Challenge to Paint a NEW Army for Warhammer Fantasy Battle or Rogue Trader
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Fred's Empire Retinue
If you are here then it’s likely you’re an enthusiast of classic miniatures, tabletop games, and fantasy in general (or at least you’re curious). The question I’ll try to answer is ‘how I got here’. My name is Fred Rose and to give an answer I first have to make a confession. I have a minor obsession with making and having pretty miniatures. OK, not a minor one, it’s a 38 year old one and counting that started the minute I skipped out of art class and got off the Lake St. bus one snowy January day in 1979 in Minneapolis, MN to see what this curious hobby shop was that I passed everyday on my bus ride. When I stepped through the door of “The Little Tin Soldier Shop” that day, I didn’t know it at the time but the ‘Tin Soldier’ happened to be one of the epicenters of the nascent RPG and table top gaming hobby in the U.S.
What I saw as a 12 year old, already addicted modeler, when I pulled open the steamed up door of the old storefront was truly a spectacle. The back half of the store featured a ‘War of the Ring’ battle using a mash-up of Chainmail and some home brew charts, a dozen players, at least 2 referee/game masters, a colorful battlefield spanning 8 cafeteria tables, and legion after legion of wonderful, strange, painted lead miniatures. All the hero’s and monsters of my favorite JRR Tolkien stories were maneuvering for a grand showdown. This was something I had to be a part of and so my $3 a week allowance was enough to by me a pack of 6 Ral Partha dwarves. After a few weeks I had enough painted troops for a small regiment and was able to participate in my first game as a junior commander. My addiction has nothing if not grown, and wandered into many genres both historical and fantastic, but in the ensuing 38 years I always have maintained a soft spot for the sort of high fantasy I saw that first time as a child and the sort that Warhammer Fantasy Battle brought to us in such a creative and polished fashion in the late 1980s.
What I saw as a 12 year old, already addicted modeler, when I pulled open the steamed up door of the old storefront was truly a spectacle. The back half of the store featured a ‘War of the Ring’ battle using a mash-up of Chainmail and some home brew charts, a dozen players, at least 2 referee/game masters, a colorful battlefield spanning 8 cafeteria tables, and legion after legion of wonderful, strange, painted lead miniatures. All the hero’s and monsters of my favorite JRR Tolkien stories were maneuvering for a grand showdown. This was something I had to be a part of and so my $3 a week allowance was enough to by me a pack of 6 Ral Partha dwarves. After a few weeks I had enough painted troops for a small regiment and was able to participate in my first game as a junior commander. My addiction has nothing if not grown, and wandered into many genres both historical and fantastic, but in the ensuing 38 years I always have maintained a soft spot for the sort of high fantasy I saw that first time as a child and the sort that Warhammer Fantasy Battle brought to us in such a creative and polished fashion in the late 1980s.
Jeff's Army of Chaos
Hi OWAC Brothers
My name is Jeff , I've been playing games in general since 1977, starting with Dungeons and Dragons. Around 1987-1988 I discovered Tabletop Wargames and never looked back. My friends and I play every period/genre, but my most favorite is Fantasy, and I really have a love for Games Workshop figures from back in the 80's and 90s.
My army for this challenge is Chaos 4th Edition. I could have gone with a couple of different armies but Chaos is what I had most of. I have to say I'm a bit of noob of most other armies as I only had a few opponents over all these years and only have an Empire Army which I started in 1990.
My name is Jeff , I've been playing games in general since 1977, starting with Dungeons and Dragons. Around 1987-1988 I discovered Tabletop Wargames and never looked back. My friends and I play every period/genre, but my most favorite is Fantasy, and I really have a love for Games Workshop figures from back in the 80's and 90s.
My army for this challenge is Chaos 4th Edition. I could have gone with a couple of different armies but Chaos is what I had most of. I have to say I'm a bit of noob of most other armies as I only had a few opponents over all these years and only have an Empire Army which I started in 1990.
Kober's Dwarven expeditionary force
Kober's Dwarven expeditionary force:
About me: I have been collecting miniatures and playing board games for over 30 years. My addiction started playing a Avalon Hill game called Chancellorsville in the 7th grade. Not long after, I started playing Dungeons and Dragons and attended my first gaming convention. At this convention I saw a game table full of terrain and GW Rogue Trader miniatures. I was instantly hooked. Some of the first fantasy miniatures I purchased where Dwarfs. Over the years I have collected a sizeable Dwarf army, many of these models are included in my expeditionary force.
About me: I have been collecting miniatures and playing board games for over 30 years. My addiction started playing a Avalon Hill game called Chancellorsville in the 7th grade. Not long after, I started playing Dungeons and Dragons and attended my first gaming convention. At this convention I saw a game table full of terrain and GW Rogue Trader miniatures. I was instantly hooked. Some of the first fantasy miniatures I purchased where Dwarfs. Over the years I have collected a sizeable Dwarf army, many of these models are included in my expeditionary force.
Monday, October 30, 2017
Sean's Bretonnians
Hi All,
Before I tell you about my army let mebore tell you about my gaming history.
I first saw the D&D boxed set, I forget red or blue, back in 1978. My friend's older sister had it and we had no idea what to do with it. By 1980 I had played one game of D&D with some kids in a club at school. That was pretty much a disaster.
An older kid in my apartment building started introducing some of us to AD&D, he used a mixture of Judges Guild stuff in our games and we tended to use Airfix army men and wooden blocks to map out the dungeons and play it like a table top skirmish. He also introduced me to wargames like Blitzkrieg, Squad Leader and Caesar at Alesia. We would go down to the Compleat Strategist on 33rd Street to buy Airfix, AD&D books and the various games Avalon Hill and SPI, to name a few.
Before I tell you about my army let me
I first saw the D&D boxed set, I forget red or blue, back in 1978. My friend's older sister had it and we had no idea what to do with it. By 1980 I had played one game of D&D with some kids in a club at school. That was pretty much a disaster.
An older kid in my apartment building started introducing some of us to AD&D, he used a mixture of Judges Guild stuff in our games and we tended to use Airfix army men and wooden blocks to map out the dungeons and play it like a table top skirmish. He also introduced me to wargames like Blitzkrieg, Squad Leader and Caesar at Alesia. We would go down to the Compleat Strategist on 33rd Street to buy Airfix, AD&D books and the various games Avalon Hill and SPI, to name a few.
Victor´s Night Goblins
My initial contact with Warhammer was through its first Spanish translation in 1994, with its 4th edition.
The first miniatures I saw were the Night Goblins in the one of the first publications of the Spanish White Dwarf magazine edition. At that time, I was 13 years old and had not much money to invest on this hobby, so I have only completed my Night Goblins collection recently.
The first miniatures I saw were the Night Goblins in the one of the first publications of the Spanish White Dwarf magazine edition. At that time, I was 13 years old and had not much money to invest on this hobby, so I have only completed my Night Goblins collection recently.
Whitehorn's grey horde
My earliest memory of Warhammer - my first army - was Undead. I got my first blister pack of Marauder Skeletons in 1989 and nothing has really changed. I've played lots of other armies for lots of other games, but my heart has always belonged to the cold, unrelenting dead.
As such, I have a lot of undead in various states of painted, half painted and sat in a box. Rather than start a new army, I'm painting an armylist woth of models using those that have yet to receive any paint.
My unpainted 1,000 points "army" looks like this:
As such, I have a lot of undead in various states of painted, half painted and sat in a box. Rather than start a new army, I'm painting an armylist woth of models using those that have yet to receive any paint.
My unpainted 1,000 points "army" looks like this:
Brennan's Orcs and Gobbo Intro Post
Hallo!
Brief bio, I started with Ral Partha and Battle System 2nd edition, before gravitating toward GW games. My focus had always been more on the 40k side, primarily Space Marine and Adepts Titanicus, until later on when fantasy drew me in.
The third edition of Warhammer is special. The armies are developing toward what they would be in Middlehammer and the game has a feeling of being slightly unhinged. That feeling is what drew me into Rogue Trader so very long ago.
I’ve decided to go Orcs and Gobbo and paint up the core of the army. As you can see in the pictures, it’s really just a mass of lead getting read for the paint. The army list is below. We generally conform to the guidelines in Warhammer Armies, in my gaming group, so this is the beginning of a variable 3k list.
24 Gobbos w/ shield mus & st - 91
24 stikkas w/ mus & st - 91
20 Boys w/ halberd mus & st - 231
20 Arrer boys w/ light armor shield mus & st - 231
4 Goblin fanatics - 120
2 Trolls- 130
10 Wolf boys w short bow - 100
Level 10 orc- 66
Level 5 gob shaman -45
Brief bio, I started with Ral Partha and Battle System 2nd edition, before gravitating toward GW games. My focus had always been more on the 40k side, primarily Space Marine and Adepts Titanicus, until later on when fantasy drew me in.
The third edition of Warhammer is special. The armies are developing toward what they would be in Middlehammer and the game has a feeling of being slightly unhinged. That feeling is what drew me into Rogue Trader so very long ago.
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| Orcs & some Wolves goblins |
24 Gobbos w/ shield mus & st - 91
24 stikkas w/ mus & st - 91
20 Boys w/ halberd mus & st - 231
20 Arrer boys w/ light armor shield mus & st - 231
4 Goblin fanatics - 120
2 Trolls- 130
10 Wolf boys w short bow - 100
Level 10 orc- 66
Level 5 gob shaman -45
Sunday, October 29, 2017
Mustafa's Chaos Dwarves
Why I like Chaos Dwarves by Mustafa Bekir, aged 39 and 2 months.
Chaos Dwarves are short and so am I.
Chaos Dwarves are stocky and so am I.
Chaos dwarfs have large bellies and so do I.
Chaos Dwarves have beards and so do I.
Chaos Dwarves wear lots of armour, and I like painting armour.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Dave's Dark Elves
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For my selection, I chose 4th Edition Dark Elves. There were a few reasons for this, and I'll admit that one of those reasons is the low model count of Dark Elf armies. As a full time dad, doctoral student and all-around handsome bastard (hey, for some it comes naturally, for the rest of us it takes time and effort!), I find that I have less and less time for hobbies and I fear a higher model count might be biting off more than I can chew.
Lovejoy's (Richard) Orcs & Goblins
Hello, Lovejoy here (Richard C - Orcs & Goblins).
There will now follow an at times discursive (some might say tedious) recap of my gaming history, so feel free to skip down to The Army section if you can feel your insides going grey at the prospect.
I have a few names online I suppose, but Lovejoy is my gaming moniker. It was chosen because of my fondness for the be-mulleted 1980s BBC TV character, a loveable, leather-jacket-wearing antique trader, rogue and philanderer. Ian McShane played the role, and Lovejoy was often portrayed sprinting across a bored housewife's lawn stuffing his manhood into his stonewashed jeans as a suspicious husband's range rover swept up the gravel drive, or else Lovejoy was passing off a fake Edwardian commode as genuine. I suppose the Lovejoy name is pretty relevant for me, as it says a lot about my nostalgic attitude to life as I get older. Like myself, Lovejoy delighted in old stuff which not all could appreciate. Like me, he was a collector of sorts, or at least an appreciator of beautiful objects. Like myself, the character was terminally stuck in the past. For me, it seems that my favorite stuff in life, as in gaming was better in the old days. The good stuff is largely old and gone, and I am given to misty eyed reminiscence over the past. Retro telly, music, and games - especially games...yes, I am Lovejoy. But I digress. Let's get on with it.
There will now follow an at times discursive (some might say tedious) recap of my gaming history, so feel free to skip down to The Army section if you can feel your insides going grey at the prospect.
Friday, October 27, 2017
Ben's High Elf Warhost
I'm painting High Elves for the Army Challenge. I have already painted 1.5K - 2K points worth of figures, but most of them are the newer plastics from when I first returned to the hobby over 3 years ago. In this time, I have collected several older Elves that will eventually make their way into the army replacing most of the plastic. This challenge is a great opportunity for an Oldhammer injection to my Elf army.
My 6 month challenge will include:
Thursday, October 26, 2017
John's Chaos Dwarfs
John here,
I got into this game around 96 and I know it's not old enough for die hard oldhammer fans but the models still had a lot of character. The Chaos Dwarfs were my first army and were thoroughly enjoyed they have amazing fluff. The idea of an army wanting to enslave all around them then sacrifice them to their bull god Hashut was very appealing plus giant hats! A fun thing to do to friends when playing them was pick up a unit of 10 of something of their army and use them as a small unit of hobgoblins watch their reactions as they find one of their units as my slaves.
I got into this game around 96 and I know it's not old enough for die hard oldhammer fans but the models still had a lot of character. The Chaos Dwarfs were my first army and were thoroughly enjoyed they have amazing fluff. The idea of an army wanting to enslave all around them then sacrifice them to their bull god Hashut was very appealing plus giant hats! A fun thing to do to friends when playing them was pick up a unit of 10 of something of their army and use them as a small unit of hobgoblins watch their reactions as they find one of their units as my slaves.
Ratwig's Dark Elf Slashers
Hello, I’m Ratwig (SA). I have been gaming since the early 1970’s with board games, branching out to mini’s around 1973. Discovered WFB in 1987 when I visited a local hobby store (out of business twice since then) and the guy behind the counter ran a small skirmish on the counter top. Went and put together two different O&G armies during the following years until driven away from WFB in disgust around 1996. Fast forward to now, I have another O&G army and I still have enough lead onhand to assemble entire armies for Wood Elves and Dark Elves. I went with Dark Elves for this challenge as I had started to paint one unit a long time ago and figured I should finish it.
Rochie's Rat Bastards
Hello there!
Right, first off, hello to everyone here (and the readers!), for those of you who don't know me, I'm Rochie, 34, GSOH, hung like a coke can, etc. I'm a relatively late starter, getting into little metal men in 1995 at the age of twelve when a school friend invited me to his house to try out this thing called "Necromunda". From that day on I was absolutely hooked. There was no GW shops in Ireland at the time, but I was pointed in the direction of a model shop in the city centre that stocked their products and away I went. Every Saturday I would go into town with my ma and while she did whatever mas do on a Saturday in town, I'd scuttle off to the model shop to spend my pocket money on whatever blister pack took my fancy which resulted in what can only be called an eclectic collection, where termagants with spike rifles rubbed shoulders with eldar swooping hawks and other such randomness. I did a short stint working in gw Dublin before there was the usual break for college and women, and then I ended up blowing the dust off my collection to start playing against a fellow nerd I met while doing my apprenticeship. As time went on, I amassed a few large armies but then I met my now wife, who introduced me to Talisman 2nd edition.
Right, first off, hello to everyone here (and the readers!), for those of you who don't know me, I'm Rochie, 34, GSOH, hung like a coke can, etc. I'm a relatively late starter, getting into little metal men in 1995 at the age of twelve when a school friend invited me to his house to try out this thing called "Necromunda". From that day on I was absolutely hooked. There was no GW shops in Ireland at the time, but I was pointed in the direction of a model shop in the city centre that stocked their products and away I went. Every Saturday I would go into town with my ma and while she did whatever mas do on a Saturday in town, I'd scuttle off to the model shop to spend my pocket money on whatever blister pack took my fancy which resulted in what can only be called an eclectic collection, where termagants with spike rifles rubbed shoulders with eldar swooping hawks and other such randomness. I did a short stint working in gw Dublin before there was the usual break for college and women, and then I ended up blowing the dust off my collection to start playing against a fellow nerd I met while doing my apprenticeship. As time went on, I amassed a few large armies but then I met my now wife, who introduced me to Talisman 2nd edition.
Anthony's Minions of Chaos
Hi all, and thanks for taking an interest in my blog post. I am a 34 year-old Oldhammer enthusiast from central Pennsylvania, in the US. I have been obsessed with miniatures since the age of 7 in the early 1990s. My first encounter with Citadel miniatures occurred when I lived in Ilford (in Essex, in he UK) - I remember rummaging through an assorted box of blister packs in the local train/hobby shop and picking the ones that caught my eye, for further mental short-listing. I remember the shop employee shrugging his shoulders when I asked him what Games Workshop was. Being rushed by my mom who had errands to complete, I quickly paid for the blister pack and left. Through some research (no internet at the time!), I managed to find the closest official Games Workshop store and, more amazingly, drag my parents and younger brother there (albeit with a lot of complaining). For the Brits or ex-pats reading this, it was the Oxford Street store, located within "The Plaza" in Central London. The store is still there today, and I made a pilgrimage to pay homage to it a few years ago when I visited London, this time dragging my wife there with me instead.
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Greg's Muster of Hochland
Greetings to all fellow challengers!
My name is Greg B, and I am a member of the Fawcett Avenue Conscripts from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Our little gaming group has a very broad taste in gaming, with (generally) weekly games that will take in everything from Napoleonics to 30k/40k to Ancients to Team Yankee to Zombies to the World Wars and just about everything in between. When I look back every year, it's a pretty eclectic lineup of games that fills up the reports in our group's blog, and I'm pretty fortunate in that respect!
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| Let the muster for Hochland begin... |
My name is Greg B, and I am a member of the Fawcett Avenue Conscripts from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Our little gaming group has a very broad taste in gaming, with (generally) weekly games that will take in everything from Napoleonics to 30k/40k to Ancients to Team Yankee to Zombies to the World Wars and just about everything in between. When I look back every year, it's a pretty eclectic lineup of games that fills up the reports in our group's blog, and I'm pretty fortunate in that respect!
Monday, October 23, 2017
Andrea's Wood Elves hunting party
Hi All,
I suppose the first thing to do is to introduce myself. I started painting miniatures when I was 15 or so, with the few minis appearing for the first time in the small town where I used to live. The very first models were four Wood Elf spearmen (or spearelves...?) and, since then, I never stopped wandering in the forest realms! I started gaming Warhammer FB while at the university (moving into a greater city with some gaming clubs): it was at the end of fourth edition, one year later the fifth one began. Of course, Wood Elves were my army and it rapidly grew to something like 6000 points force (Orion, Ariel and Skaw the falconer are the only survivor of that mighty force)!
I suppose the first thing to do is to introduce myself. I started painting miniatures when I was 15 or so, with the few minis appearing for the first time in the small town where I used to live. The very first models were four Wood Elf spearmen (or spearelves...?) and, since then, I never stopped wandering in the forest realms! I started gaming Warhammer FB while at the university (moving into a greater city with some gaming clubs): it was at the end of fourth edition, one year later the fifth one began. Of course, Wood Elves were my army and it rapidly grew to something like 6000 points force (Orion, Ariel and Skaw the falconer are the only survivor of that mighty force)!
Sunday, October 22, 2017
Jeff's Dark Elven Expedition
Hi All!,
So, about me....It all started when I read The Hobbit in the second grade, and I've been unrecoverable ever since. I've been playing Warhammer since 1988 and painting miniatures for a few years before that. (My first models being painted for D&D with my Dad's model railroad paints..) I've never stoppped playing Warhammer, although there have been periods of higher and lower activity (low activity typically coinciding with sea duty) I've been Oldhammering for a few years now, although I continued to play 8th edition at the same time (with my older models, of course) although, Age of Sigmar has been a step too far for me.
I've painted a number of armies over the years; Orcs and Goblins are probably my largest painted force, and I have good sized Empire and Chaos armies as well, and smaller forces for Wood Elves, Undead and Skaven. I had the good fortune to be stationed in England a few years ago and was able to attend the first two BOYL events in Nottingham, which really reinvigorated my love of 3rd edition. This Dark Elf force is the product of the lead collecting spree I went of while I was "over there"; I'm looking forward to getting them painted now that I'm back over here, and I've found that a deadline is the motivator I need to get things done. (so, Hooray challenge!)
So, about me....It all started when I read The Hobbit in the second grade, and I've been unrecoverable ever since. I've been playing Warhammer since 1988 and painting miniatures for a few years before that. (My first models being painted for D&D with my Dad's model railroad paints..) I've never stoppped playing Warhammer, although there have been periods of higher and lower activity (low activity typically coinciding with sea duty) I've been Oldhammering for a few years now, although I continued to play 8th edition at the same time (with my older models, of course) although, Age of Sigmar has been a step too far for me.
I've painted a number of armies over the years; Orcs and Goblins are probably my largest painted force, and I have good sized Empire and Chaos armies as well, and smaller forces for Wood Elves, Undead and Skaven. I had the good fortune to be stationed in England a few years ago and was able to attend the first two BOYL events in Nottingham, which really reinvigorated my love of 3rd edition. This Dark Elf force is the product of the lead collecting spree I went of while I was "over there"; I'm looking forward to getting them painted now that I'm back over here, and I've found that a deadline is the motivator I need to get things done. (so, Hooray challenge!)
Ed's Border Princes Confederacy
Howdy folks.
I have to admit I was never expecting to be involved in an army painting challenge anytime soon - if ever.
I've always envisaged the idea as pretty daunting and something I'd lose heart with all too soon. Anyway, enough of the negative vibe; it's all positivity from here on!
It's helped that I've crossed off quite a few long term projects over recent months which has freed me up nicely for this gig. Anyway, here's a quick background on myself.
I first got into all this nonsense back in 1984 at the tender age of 8. I'll admit I've always been more of a painter than a gamer but played enough over the 80's and 90's; mainly Blood Bowl, Necromunda and 40k. Warhammer Fantasy Battle was never played too often as only one of my mates and I had sizeable armies.
I was lucky enough to win a couple of Golden Demon trophies in the late 90's and have steadily build up the painted collection over the years. With my mates having moved away years back, gaming has become non existent but the hunger for painting goes on. I was unaware of any Oldhammer community until I stumbled across it all a few years ago and realised how many folks out there were still holding a candle to all the classic old stuff and began to discover the many wonderful and inspirational blogs out there. So in late 2013 I started my own one, The Work Of Shaitan
I have to admit I was never expecting to be involved in an army painting challenge anytime soon - if ever.
I've always envisaged the idea as pretty daunting and something I'd lose heart with all too soon. Anyway, enough of the negative vibe; it's all positivity from here on!
It's helped that I've crossed off quite a few long term projects over recent months which has freed me up nicely for this gig. Anyway, here's a quick background on myself.
I first got into all this nonsense back in 1984 at the tender age of 8. I'll admit I've always been more of a painter than a gamer but played enough over the 80's and 90's; mainly Blood Bowl, Necromunda and 40k. Warhammer Fantasy Battle was never played too often as only one of my mates and I had sizeable armies.
I was lucky enough to win a couple of Golden Demon trophies in the late 90's and have steadily build up the painted collection over the years. With my mates having moved away years back, gaming has become non existent but the hunger for painting goes on. I was unaware of any Oldhammer community until I stumbled across it all a few years ago and realised how many folks out there were still holding a candle to all the classic old stuff and began to discover the many wonderful and inspirational blogs out there. So in late 2013 I started my own one, The Work Of Shaitan
Lissanne's Return to Middle Earth-High Elves
Hi Everyone!
I have been playing and painting Warhammer 40K since its inception, and I adore 3rd edition. My favorite army by far is Eldar, especially Harlequins. Oh...wait....this is Warhammer fantasy...
I have been playing and painting Warhammer 40K since its inception, and I adore 3rd edition. My favorite army by far is Eldar, especially Harlequins. Oh...wait....this is Warhammer fantasy...
Millsy's Empire - The Garrison of Carroburg
I started gaming in 1982 and like many my age my gateway drug was D&D (1st Edition AD&D in my case). Within weeks I was buying Essex Miniatures 25mm fantasy miniatures and painting them badly in Humbrol enamels.
Through a combination of football, study and one particular girl (the right one as it turned out) I somehow managed to remain oblivious to Warhammer until 4th edition was released in 1992 when I finished uni. This meant I missed all the wonder of older Warhammer editions in terms of narrative gaming, playing for fun rather than competition and all the other great stuff that pervades the Oldhammer ethos. Even then I didn't dive in, not having the disposable income required. By the time I finally did start playing Warhammer it was 6th Edition but I was hooked.
Clarence's (Quindia Studios) All Conquering Slann Horde
So, I’ve been painting toy soldiers for... well... forever. Sometime in the 90’s I GAVE AWAY all of my Warhammer Fantasy collections. Many of the ranges were incomplete and I was very much into converting the plastic models. The new ranges didn’t look right with the old ones so why keep them? If I’d only known that eBay was on the horizon! Or better yet, if I’d only known I would want the stupid things again. ALL of my Rogue Trader stuff escaped the purge, though more by luck than design as they were packed away in my parents’ attic - out of sight and out of mind.
I’ve maintained my own websites pretty much since the technology existed, but when I started blogging, it opened up larger communities. One of those was the Oldhammer movement. I might have just noticed and thought ‘what a neat bit of nostalgia’ if I hadn’t stumbled on the Rogue Trader cashe around the same time. I had been collecting and painting oldschool Heritage D&D models at the time and thought it might be fun to paint up some of these old models too.
It was...
Saturday, October 21, 2017
Blue's (Chris S) Wood Elf Border Patrol
Hi all,
Blue Checking in here...or Chris ...as Facebook insists I be known. I'm very excited to participating and helping to facilitate the Oldworld Army Challenge...I hope it will be a lot of fun and productive for all the members involved and perhaps inspiring for others to observe our results.
Blue Checking in here...or Chris ...as Facebook insists I be known. I'm very excited to participating and helping to facilitate the Oldworld Army Challenge...I hope it will be a lot of fun and productive for all the members involved and perhaps inspiring for others to observe our results.
Thursday, October 19, 2017
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Iannick's Forest Goblins
Stick 'em wiv arrers'. Stick 'em with knives. 'an swords, and spears. Stick 'em quick and stick 'em where it 'urts. But most of all, stick 'em when they's looking in the other way.
I've been involved in Oldhammer, and it's awesome community, for around 4 years now. Now I won't bore you with my tales of nostalgia, although should you be interested you'll find it in here. My first love was Warhammer 3rd Edition, and the Realm of Chaos books. So when I started my Oldhammer collecting, and then painting, my first target was a Chaos army. But while I was building that army, my collector's sight were already fixed on amassing my second dream army; Goblins! For you see Warhammer 4th edition came out shortly after I started the hobby, and my White Dwarfs were rapidly inundated with pictures of Kev Adam's wonderful sculpts of those mischievous green creatures. To this day I've yet to find another range that embodies how I see Goblins; evil yes, but also incredibly stupid and yes, kind of cute. Basically, I like my goblins more on the mischievous side than the pure evil side, and Kev Adam's 4th edition Goblins are exactly that.
But in the early 90s, while I was dreaming about building a Goblin army, the sad reality was that in was just that, a dream. In 1992-1993, I was but 13 years old, and a goblin only army was extremely expensive. Other than the plastic night goblins archers and the goblins spearmen from the boxset, all goblins available were in metal, and you needed hundreds of them! In those days the little guys were sold in blisters of 4 IIRC, so it was simply an impossible mission for a young boy with a 20$ bi-weekly allowance! I did buy many blisters actually, but it was a drop of water in the ocean!
So around 3 years ago I really started to collect a 4th ed Goblin army. And boy, it wasn't easy! One of the great mysteries of Oldhammer is, to me, the rarity of metal goblins and their prohibitive price on Ebay. So I was patient, waited for big lots, and when the big lots came I was as rutless as they come. THEY WERE MINE, ALL MINE! I was especially interested in the forest goblins, my favourite, and the classic goblins. If you haven't noticed yet, my thing is goblins, I'm not a huge fan of Orcs. A necessary evil, at most.
