Progress!

It's slow, but it's a start!

Real life...

...has a way of getting in the way of the things we'd all rather be doing!

Still, this weekend (fingers crossed) will provide hobby time to start painting some Necromunda minis...

Sorry for the slow progress!

Finally! (Aka testing the photo capabilities)

A sneak peek of my sentinel for the Smethwick 19th - Der Vernichter.

I will today be undercoating the last of my prepped models (for now!) and then it'll be painting rather than polycement for a while!

Sounds like a plan...

This weekend I hope to put together my Sentinel for Inquisimunda.

This, when based and undercoated along with Squad Castiel, will pretty much be the end of me assembling and prepping miniatures for a while.

Which, therefore, leads to me painting stuff!

I hope to find time this weekend to take pictures and post up the few bits and pieces I've already painted. These will all be Mordheim, and are a couple of years old now (nothing painted since!) - so expect them to be fairly pants.

Anyway, bear with me and there should be some photos over the next few days to make this blog actually worth a look!

She cannae take any more cap'n!!

I was lucky enough to receive a voucher for Christmas for GW. After a few minutes browsing their site for inspiration for what to spend it on I came to the revelation that I didn't want any more models right now. Thinking of all the old school and kit-bashed gems I've already got collecting dust and patiently awaiting their paint jobs, I couldn't bring myself to add to the pile.

For once, it seems, I engaged my brain rather than my impulse-led heart!

I spent my voucher (and a little extra) on a can of Chaos Black and some new flesh tone layer paints. And you know what? I don't regret that decision one bit.

For all the wondrous technical wizardry and the ever-improving sculpt qualities, the modern stuff often lacks a little charm, a little quirkiness. It sometimes is a little *too* serious and grimdark.

Now, don't get me wrong, where a new model or kit is an absolute peach, I'm all for it (Nurgle Lord, Chaos Cultists, 40k scenery etc) - indeed you'll see newer stuff as I make headway into my various projects, but I've got so many incredible OOP models and other pieces I just couldn't justify dropping my money (voucher or real) on new stuff.

This isn't a rant against GW - I guess it's just realisation that I might finally have reached saturation point...

At least, for the time being... I've had one eye on Blood Bowl for a while! ;)

(Don't worry reader, the blog is only just starting! :) There might even be some pictures soon!)

As if I didn't have enough projects on the go...

Browsing across gaming fora can lead you in many interesting directions - while there's only really Yakromunda still active for Necromunda discussion, I did chance across Inquisimunda in my travels.

Now, I don't need much of an excuse to start a new gaming project (as my other posts will clearly show!!) so I decided to put together a couple of warbands as much as modelling/painting exercises as to game with.

Here's what I've got planned:-

Smethwick 19th 'The Metalheads' - Imperial Guard Kill Team

The Razor's Edge - Xenos Strike Force (Eldar)

Astartes allies
Hired guns

Underhive - Sector B67

Looking back, I think it was inevitable that I'd be drawn back into the wild underhive of Necromunda.

There's something incredibly cool about putting together a gang of ne'er do wells and murderous juves. It's probably what makes Grand Theft Auto so popular - it's fun to play the bad guy once in a while.

Necromunda is where my collector instincts really kicked in - I simply had to have all the original miniatures for my chosen gangs. Most are complete - some still need a few stubborn OOP models to finish them off. I even put together a couple of counts as gangs from old Rogue Trader era miniatures.

Again, Mrs G is getting stuck in - with a gang of Escher I spent ages collecting for her...but she has the range to choose from so she'll have plenty of options!

So, here's what I've got planned:-

The Yoyogi Crew - Orlock
Special Ops Task Force Sigma Black - Van Saar
The Wiseguys - Delaque
The Straight Edge Society - Cawdor
The Ghostdancers - Ratskin Renegades
The Sump-Suckers - Scavvies
The Wandering Crusade from East Hive - Redemptionists
Clan Redbeard - Squats (counts as Van Saar)
The Troupe - Harlequins (counts as Escher)
The Temple of the Rust Star - Chaos Cult (counts as Cawdor)
Die Schrottplatzmänne - Pit Slaves
Squad Castiel - Marine Scout Novitiates
K2 Command - Enforcers

Karloth Valois
Brakar the Avenger

The Hireling Agency - 30 Hired Guns