“Our time
together grows short, it seems like just yesterday you stumbled drunkenly into
my warren looking to make a name for yourself, now you barely cling to life; I
expect to see the last of my brood come forth.
Well I have
a treat for you this day, you will get to meet my chief gnasher, the claws and
teeth of my army as well as a few more familiar friends, and who knows, if you
manage to live long enough you might just get to see one of my crowning jewels.”
So this was
the month I thought I would take a bit of a break, I decided to paint a couple
of high cost models (three of them in fact that compromise ¾ of the monthly
total) however half way through the month I thought I should also probably get
started on the pile of Slaves that were waiting for me. So in the end what was
supposed to be a low model count month ended up being just as high as all of
the others.
We start
once again with a few more Gutter Runners, taking my total to ten and a decent
unit size to harass warmachines and lone characters on the battlefield:
Also, this
month sees another Warpfire thrower, the first of my high point cost models
designed to give me a bit of a rest. Although after taking this picture I saw a
few areas I missed so I will have to go back and tidy them up before I varnish
this one:
Next for the
units is again more Slaves, 15 of the blighters making a dishevelled 37.5
points… I have the scheme somewhat down after last month which meant that
actually these didn’t take me as long as I thought they would, although I do
find their lack of details or colours, part of what makes them slaves, also
makes them quite dull to paint. In a 2,000 point army I would probably want to
field at least two units of 20 of these so I still have a few more to paint if
I expand this army:
And finally,
only the second Character choice to appear in the army, a Warlord General. He
is technically the lord choice/leader of this force although I believe his
strings are being pulled behind the scenes by someone else. Unfortunately, I
don’t think we are going to get to meet that particular puppeteer during the
challenge but who knows what next year will bring. Anyway, onto the model,
classic Skaven sculpt this that I tried to bring a bit of extra colour with
some poisoned wind globes, which were also practice for something a little…. larger
that may just roll onto the scene soon:
To
summarise, this month’s entry is:
Gutter Runners
x3, Additional Hand Weapons, Throwing Stars [42]
Warpfire
Thrower [70]
Skvenslaves
x15 (Inc. Musician) [37.5]
Warlord [90]
Total – 239.5
points
After taking
these pictures I put the models away in my small carry case and discovered I have
actually now almost completely filled it with painted rats. A great feeling indeed
but also means I need to buy more storage.
We are in
the final stretch now, just one more to go (technically I have now passed the
challenge goal however I like to try and make a big splash in the final month
so I am not going to rest until the brood mother sings!
Best of luck
to everyone in these last few weeks and I hope all you following along at home
are still safe and sound.
