So true!

Little Man a week-a-thon. #1

Week one:
I just finished my new and improved trolls. This is a Kriel Warrior leader and standard carrier.

New Year's(ish) resolution

So, I know its a little late to make a new year's resolution. Better late than never Ive always said! (my bosses at various jobs never seemed to agree).

I am going to consolidate all of my little men! What I mean is that I will simply focus on Warma/Hordes. I will also keep up with my French and Indian war models as well, just not as much. You see, I have tons of Warhammer Empire models (a whole Empire army), Warhammer 40k models (a whole space wolves army) and tons of Warhammer Lord of the Rings models. I dont even have time to play one game. So I am going to sell them all. Its a tough decision, but must be done. Luckily I dont need the money, but all these models are simply collecting dust because I think warhammer fantasy sucks, 40k is kinds boring, and no one plays lord of the rings unfortunately (this game is pretty awesome). I am only going to stick with warma/hordes.

My other part of the resolution is that I am going to complete at least 1 model a week. Every week I plan to post a picture of my completed model. The types may vary to keep my from getting bored.

Right now I have a full Cygnar army and a full Trollblood army. I want to get a Searforge Commission army. I am contemplating getting rid of my Cygnar, not too sure yet.

Well, time to take inventory of everything I want to sell. Ill post it all on here when I put it on ebay. 

Troll Skin deuce

I worked some on one of the kriel warrior trolls. Check the before and after of the skin job (sounds creepy).
The before is the last picture, the one where he has the darker green skin. What do ya think?

Steam Tank

I just finished painting this steam tank. It has been sitting in the closet for quite some time. It was halfway finished, so I decided to finish it off and sell it.

Troll Skin

I have been painting my trollbloods the typical troll color in fantasy, flat out green. But im not a huge fan. I started using a lighter color, with only a hint of green. Check them both out:

Now neither are obviously done, so dont judge them by their complete looks, just let me know your opinion on the skin color (while you are at it, how is the tartan?). The green one hasnt been washed or highlighted at all, the lighter one has been washed but not highlighted yet. Im wanting to go for more of a "realistic" animal feel with the colors, more reptile like, kind of. So I was thinking of maybe doing the big beasts in grays like Rhinos or elephants. Any ideas? Any suggestions on colors for the troops? Thanks!

Warhammer 40k

So I have taken the plunge and have gotten a 40k army, Space Wolves to be exact. After playing fantasy I discovered that, simply put, the mechanics suck. I did not like the huge blocks of infantry. You move, pivot, move, and bam you are in close combat. Yes there is strategy in the movement when it come to flanking and so forth, but overall there isnt much. It is all about what you bring to the table.

Over time I discovered I love skirmish based games such as Warmachine/Hordes. Before I got into 40k I tried to be smart about it. Instead of just jumping in and getting an army I spent time reading the rules, watching youtube vids, downloading (oops) the codexs and reading about the armies that interested me. I narrowed it down to space wolves based on their fluff and looks. Space Vikings? yes please!

I am magnetizing all of the models arms and weapons so I can change out weapons as I please, so it is taking a bit. If you want a good guide how to do that check here, its very very easy. Here is the size magnet you need, and then a 1/8 drillbit, and you are good to go.

Here is what I have so far for my space wolves.
1 Battleforce box which includes:
1 drop pod
x2 space wolves packs-can make grey hunters, blood claws, or wolf guard in power armor
1 unit of scouts. 

Njal Stormcaller
1 Space Wolves Guard Terminators
1 Dreadnought
1 Rhino


 I have NO idea what list I should build, ie. what units, weapons, gear, etc. I will make a list based off what I have so far. Any suggestions would be great. Whenever I come up with something I will post it.