The Empire Rises

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? >:)

Fallen Kingdoms to New Empires

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)...

My First Tournament?

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

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!