Scales and Scythes

Still on the Rise

2009-03-28T12:38:00.000-07:00

Alright, so I just finished assembling and painting a Giant for my Goblins and the new Engine of the Gods for the Ottoman Empire. No pics, I just realized the battery on my camera died. Basically here's what the Osama bin Goblin Army consists of (no points calculated, just the gist):

Lord
Skarsnik and Gobbla

Hero
Big Boss
Shaman
Shaman

Core
A LOT of night goblins, units of 24, with a character filling the 25th spot. One unit of 49, with the Big Boss in it. One unit of 20 archers.
One unit of Forest Goblin Spider Riders.

Special
A bunch of Spear Chukkas, I'm thinking 4.

Rare
2 giants.

And so far, I have 9 fanatics. I think that may be enough, but I need to play test it. As always I am accepting challenges. And as always, I probably won't get any.

The Empire Rises

2009-02-27T23:36:00.001-08:00

Well, with the help of my lovely girlfriend, I have put together my entire Lizardmen army. I need to paint my cavalry, Temple Guard champion, and of course my engine of the gods. Other than that, I have this painted:
Lord
Slann Mage-Priest… 275
* Diadem of Power… 25
* Plaque of Protection… 30
* One Discipline of the Ancients… free
(Focused Rumination) 330pts.

Hero
Skink Priest… 65
* lvl. 2… 35
* Engine of the Gods… 290
* Plaque of Tepok… 15
* Amulet of Itzl… 30
435pts.
Skink Priest... 65
* lvl. 2… 35
* Engine of the Gods… 290
* Rod of the Storm… 25
* Bane Head… 15
430pts.
Skink Priest… 65
* lvl. 2… 35
* Cube of Darkness… 40
140pts.

Core
Skink Skirmishers
x 12
+ Blowpipes 96pts.
Skink Skirmishers
x 12
+ Blowpipes 96pts.
Skinks
X 16 80
+ 2 Kroxigors 110
190pts.

Special
Cold One Cavalry
X 5… 175
Full Cmd… 50
Totem of Prophecy… 50.
275pts.
Temple Guard
X 16 256pts.

Total: 2248pts

I'm very excited to finish off these guys and play them in their complete form. Any challenges? >:)

Pewter Blister Packs

2009-02-22T13:28:00.000-08:00

Ok, so can someone tell me why they make 20-piece pewter pieces with no instructions, yet my freaking SKINKS came with instructions. If I put one thing on, I can't put a head on. I put the head on, I cant put the arms on. How is this supposed to be assembled? Using 4 hands simultaneously?

I HATE assembling. that is the worst part of this hobby for me. I like to paint and play, that's it. Assembling is just a taste of how freaking CHEAP a company can be. It comes in 20 pieces to give you a false sense of customization. It comes with 2 hands, and 2 feet. How is that customization? I understand there are people that enjoy this aspect of the game, fine. But I don't think it's necessary to have a friggin 20 piece saurus hero. I would pay an extra $10 to have these come assembled in a box.

Oh yeah, that's right... I DID pay an extra $10 for it to come assembled. And it's STILL in 10 pieces because none of the pieces fit and when you leave them sitting on a table, they start crumbling down.

OOOOOOOOH, RIIIIGHT! Games workshop also sells equipment to bolt things together. So why should pieces fit? You should go out and buy their freaking bolt kit.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!

Fallen Kingdoms to New Empires

2009-02-10T22:24:00.000-08:00

Well, I lost the tournament with Ogre Kingdoms. Got the "Smokin' Gun" award. Used it to buy a Stegadon :)

I've got a tentative list for the Ottoman Empire. I'm going magic HEAVY. Check it out:
Lord
Slann Mage-Priest…
* Diadem of Power…
* Plaque of Protection…
* One Discipline of the Ancients…
(Focused Rumination) 330pts.

Hero
Skink Priest…
* lvl. 2…
* Engine of the Gods…
* Plaque of Tepok…
* Amulet of Itzl…
435pts.
Skink Priest...
* lvl. 2…
* Engine of the Gods…
* Rod of the Storm…
* Bane Head…
430pts.
Skink Priest…
* lvl. 2…
* Cube of Darkness…
140pts.

Core
Skink Skirmishers
x 12
+ Blowpipes 96pts.
Skink Skirmishers
x 12
+ Blowpipes 96pts.
Skinks
X 16
+ 2 Kroxigors
190pts.

Special
Cold One Cavalry
X 5…
Full Cmd…
Totem of Prophecy…
275pts.
Temple Guard
X 16 256pts.

Total: 2248pts

Basically what I'm hoping to accomplish is little to no combat, a lot of casting spells, lots of ending opponents' magic (if they use it),and lots of dinosaurs.

Any comments, or people willing to help me play test, I'm open!

Here's a picture of my Slann Mage-Priest (otto is going to be a mascot, because i don't want him to get worn), in a unit of Saurus Warriors (still need my temple guard)...

Hur, hur, hur!

2009-01-26T20:40:00.000-08:00

Charecters
Tyrant
+ Tenderizer
+ Wyrdstone Neclace
+ Gut Maw
+ Heavy Armor
+ Brace of Handguns
+ Luck Gnoblar
Butcher
+ Skullmantle
Butcher
+ Dispel Scroll
+ Bangstick
+ Luck Gnoblar
Butcher
+ Dispel Scroll

Core
3 Bulls
+ Bellower
3 Bulls
+ Bellower
3 Ironguts
+ Bellower
+ Standerd
3 Ironguts
+ Bellower
3 Ironguts
+ Bellower
20 Gnoblar Fighter
20 Gnoblar Fighter
10 Trappers

Special
2 Leadbealchers
+ Bellower
2 Leadbealchers
+Bellower
Scraplancher

Rare
Gorger
Gorger

2250

Been a while!

2009-01-25T19:54:00.001-08:00

Don't mind me, everyone. I know it's been a while. I need to paint 3 more Ironguts, and my Ogre army is ready for the tournament next week!

I promise to have pics asap.

If not, I'll definitely have tourney results.

My First Tournament?

2009-01-12T11:39:00.001-08:00

Well, as I've stated, there's a tournament in less than a month. I'm going with or without an army. I wanna see what the competitive environment is like.

The tournament is 2250, so far my armies are:
Ogres (up to and including 3750 points)
Lizards (up to and including 2000 points)
and Goblins (about 750 points lol)

I promised myself I'd take time on the lizards and never do a rush job, so I think they're going to sit this one out.

Goblins... even on my best days, I don't think I can get 1500 worth of goblins painted in less than a month.

Ogres are ready, but aren't very competitive. I'm bidding on more Ironguts right now, so they COULD become more competitive. Reduce my Bulls to a minimal unit (they're required) and just mix bull models in ironguts units, and call em ironguts. That's my plan. Also, I'm buying a box of Leadbelchers for ONE leadbelcher, so I'll just convert the rest into even MORE ironguts. Thankfully all ogres use the same exact body, and all boxes come with more than enough arms and heads. :)

I think I'm gonna do that, paint up some more ogres for the tourney and take my time on Lizards, as planned, and work on goblins as well... after the tournament.

Here's the list I think I'm bringing:

Lord
Tyrant
Wyrdstone Necklace, Tenderizer, Heavy Armor, Luck Gnoblar

Hero
Butcher
Siegebreaker, Skullmantle

Butcher
Bangstick, Power Stone

Butcher
Dispel Scroll x 2

Core
Bulls x 3

Ironguts x 4
Bellower

Ironguts x 4
Bellower

Ironguts x 4
Bellower

Ironguts x 4
Bellower

Gnoblar Trappers x 8

Gnoblar Fighters x 24

Special
Leadbelchers x 3
Bellower

Leadbelchers x 3
Bellower

Scraplauncher

Rare
Gorger

Gorger

Total Points = 2494

*UPDATE*
I just noticed that i made a 2500 army for a 2250 tournament. D'oh!
What I decided to do to fix that is cut IG units down to 3, since one down causes panic anyway... Probably drop the Bellowers. Cut the LB down to 3 units of 2 with no Bellowers, and perhaps drop the Scrap Launcher.

Something Wicked This Way Comes

2009-01-09T15:25:00.000-08:00

I just got back from Games Workshop, and I got a chance to read the new Lizzie Codex. Now I know what direction I'm taking the Lizards. A few alterations, but mostly the same. Slann Generations are gone, now. Also, the Jaguar Charm is gone, so no more Nike-Saurus.

There's a tournament in February... I might try and speed paint some more goblins, or might just take the old style Lizards.

And now here's some Lizards for you:

Here's some skinks, along with a Chameleon:

Here are my two skink priests (L to R: Lemmy and Tupac):

One of my Kroxigors:

And Ottoman, Himself:

So, there ya go. Tupac was converted from a warchief using green stuff, I have 4 Kroxigors, one of which I painted as an albino.

The Chameleon is decorated with some stuff I got from petland discounts for $4, while GW sells the same shit for $50.

Til next time!

Goblins reproduce like bacteria!

2009-01-03T21:18:00.000-08:00

I got another unit set up and ready to be painted. Also got 2 spear chukkas. I made a custom stand for the chukkas because I don't like the idea of holding them by their extremities and letting them fall apart. I'll have pics when they're painted cuz right now pics just look like black rectangles. They're based, and that's it. For now... here's my lvl 2 Shaman.

The Goblins Come to Life!

2008-12-31T16:01:00.000-08:00

Alright, so I went and picked up my goblins (at least the beginning of them). Looks like this is gonna be a pain in the ass, cuz I want units of 24, and the packs come with 20. So I'm doing conversions and whatnot to make them as efficient as possible.

I've been writing fluff for them, and basically here it is:

The name of my goblin army is....

Osama bin Goblin and the Unholy Jihad

Osama bin Goblin is going to be a Lord that I'm going to either make from a template or out of a Goblin warboss.

It's going to consist of three full command units of 24 night goblins. One will contain the general, the others will each contain a shaman.

I'm going to have 2 units of 20 Archers (with 1 fanatic each).

Also I will have a couple units of 20 "throw away goblins" each containing 3 fanatics.

I might paint up some spider rider cavalry... still pondering.

In addition to that, I'm going to have 2 Spear Chukkas

Finally, once I reach the higher points (2250 is usually my highest point army)... I would like to incorporate a doom diver.

Obviously this army isn't the winningest Orcs and Goblins build, but as I said, it is for fun. It will adhere to the theme of Unholy Jihad with all of the fanatics running amok, killing enemies, themselves, and their friends.

So, there ya go. I'll start adding pics later. But this is what is complete so far:

Goblin Boss
1 Shaman
20 archers
3 fanatics
about 30 Night Goblins (the unit with the boss will have spears, and his whole unit is complete)

Til next time, feel free to comment on my army build.

Later!

Quick Update!

2008-12-30T09:46:00.000-08:00

Alright, so I've decided to put the Ottoman Empire on a hiatus until the new Lizardmen book comes out. I don't want to play an outdated army... especially since one of my most important magic items (Jaguar Charm) is being taken away, and one of my favorite units (Salamander Hunting Pack) is being changed up, and so many things are being added. I don't wanna put any more time and money into it until I know I can play a tourney legal army, seeing as how this is my competitive army.

So until February 9th, 2009... I will be finishing up my goblin army. I'm gonna go pick up some supplies, maybe later today or tomorrow.

Basically what I'm going for is outnumbering and annoying my opponent. I'm going to intentionally have too many fanatics on the board, creating a sort of randomness that no opponent could have accounted for. It could kill them, it could kill me. Like I said before: It's for fun. I'm going to have a lot of shooting, a little bit of Little WAAGH! and a bunch of goblins escorting fanatics.

I leave you with a picture of what I have for the Goblin army so far. It's basically what came with Skull Pass plus I bought fanatics.

Welcome!

2008-12-29T18:03:00.000-08:00

Yeah so I just spent like, almost an hour writing a really cool intro blog, and it got fxcking deleted because apparently all images need to be on the top, or some stupid crap.

Long story short now:

I'm Charlie
This blog is Warhammer Fantasy Battle
My first army (ogre kingdom) retired with a 50/50 record cuz my cousin (who made fun of ogres when I told him about my army >:( ) made an Ogre Kingdom army.
I play Lizardmen competitively and Goblins casually.
Lizards are Ottoman Empire, named after my gecko, Otto, who is also the namesake of my general (Slann Mage Priest).
Goblins are going to have ZERO orcs. All goblins. Totally for fun.

Don't have army lists for either yet, and I haven't played yet. Looking forward to some challenges.

And finally... here's Otto (real and fantasy):