They survived for millennia cut off from the Imperium and assailed from all sides.
- Leman Russ, Meditations on Imperial Command, Book XVI
abhuman anarchy |
Hello, mates. I'm back for another round. Still sticking with short chaps with beards, but this time their body type more closely resembles mine.* Also: they have laser guns.
I already have a pretty significant mass of squats. They were my favourite army in the Codex Imperialis in the second edition of Warhammer 40,000... except by then they had already all but ceased to exist, so I never owned one. This was until a couple of years ago when I bought a trike on eBay in a fit of bad mood shopping.** That triggered an obsession which, well. Getting all this lead painted is what Old World Army Challenges are for, right?
Alright, so you can see the pile above. What does this shake out to, in terms of lunar timecycle commitments (sidereal time)?
Brotherhood Squad (8) + two (2) engineers |
First up, the easiest: ten models of infantry. Painting this squad of eight will bring me to six infantry squads in my Brotherhood, which lets me make two Rogue Trader-era lists. Five of these are from old school-style sculptor Inso, while two (the leader and the armless fellow) are classic Citadel sculpts; the last is from fellow Australian Wereweevil Miniatures to round out the squad.
Five (5) Guilders on bikes |
Three (3) Guilders on bikes and two (2) Guild trikes |
Guild bike squads are also eight strong, so the next three get bumped to a successive month. That counts as six models, so a couple two-man trikes should round us up to an even ten models. This includes that first trike I bought!
Five (5) Guilders on bikes |
Guildmasters and Living Ancestors |
Warlord and four (4) hearthguard + Red Box |
Wild card month gives me some options. I'm leaning towards this Warlord and his hearthguard buddies to give my Brotherhood a leadership option, but I also have some crazy stuff in the unpainted crate. I could also paint what's in the box - it's a very modern sculpt, but it is in the Compendium army list.... technically.****
SLAM SECTOR |
Iannick fitz Martin, officer of the Red Templars (unbased) |
* Except that I can't grow a beard. I don't want to talk about it.
** I do not recommend this if you care about your credit card balance.
*** More are coming. They might get added in! Watch this space.
**** Of course, in the army list a Techpriest is worth 10 points and has 1 Wound. Scale creep, baby!
***** A list that probably nobody actually tried to run in Rogue Trader, given how weird the vehicle rules are.
Go Squats!
ReplyDeleteTRIKES! That's a lot of squats! :) amazing!
ReplyDeletegotta figure out how to paint a bike!
DeleteNiiiiice. Great offering, he's gonna fit right in!
ReplyDeletehopefully! can't wait to see him with your others
Deletewho doesn't love Squats!??!?! nice group you've got there!
ReplyDeleteSad people, that's who!
DeleteCool, Stuntie bikers! This will be a cool army!
ReplyDeleteThanks, man. Hopefully I can pull it all together.
DeleteBikes, trikes, and more bikes! Looks like another fun project.
ReplyDeleteIt's going to be a challenge, but that's why there are four words in the blog title. I'm really keen on your Eldar though!
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