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Power in Numbers...of Spooky Ghosts

As darkness descended, the army prepared to eat what little was left of the last village they raided. Cuchulag, still feeling smug from his last victory, the breyherd amusing themselves, the thunderscorn off, away from the others as normal. Suddenly a chill came over the camp. This wasn't just the normal chill of night coming on, but something much more sinister. Cuchulag could feel the excitement building and sensed something else, another challenger.... The glow in the distance a

September 30, 2021

Cygor Complete...Mostly

Finished the Cygor a little while ago. Wel...I mostly finished the Cygor. I think I'm calling him done for now. I have a bunch of little dangly things that probably should be added but I kind of like it how it is and ran out of motivation. I'm worried it will be little busy with too much more but he probably needs a few things on his left hip which looks a bit bare. I do also have a head and arms for a Ghorgon which I can swap out if I need to.

Kevin K in Models

September 30, 2021

Red ones go faster

Kids recently started back at nursery... first time since the pandemic. Needless to say the whole house has been very ill for about two weeks. Was able to start up again this week though so thought I'd post an update. Managed to block out all black sections with Abaddon Black. This was mainly the guns for the Longstrike and the reverse of the shields. Both can be seen in the pics. Also made a good start with the first coat of red. I chose Mephiston Red for both the red fabric and also the r

September 23, 2021

Kaizennus Battle Reports

Game #13: Flesh-Eater Courts vs. Cities of Sigmar

AoS 3.0 Game #13 August 28th, 2021 @ Old Dice Wargaming Club Flesh Eater Courts (Feast Day) vs. Cities of Sigmar (Hallowheart) We had a four player group for this week’s game day at the club, and our fourth happened to be another Soulblight player. So in order to avoid mirror matches I chose to bring my dusty old FEC army. I haven’t played FEC since SBG released, which was slightly before the release of third edition. Going through the book with 3rd edition in mind made me think

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September 20, 2021

Cuchulag's Vindication

Kronak looked out at his enemy, "So the followers of the blood god have found this amber deposit as well. He will be happy with the blood flowing today, but it will not be ours. Cuchulag, we will handle the brunt of this. Go to the right flank and deal with his lesser followers and try to stay in the fight this time." Cuchulag grumbled at the disrespect but followed the orders. He sent his group of Bestigors to sweep around and attempt to outflank the enemy. As he looked out, he saw wh

September 13, 2021

Army Updates

I completed the Dragon Ogors right on time for my first 1000 pt fight. I ran into a bit of a conundrum here. It has been a couple years since I painted my last Dragon Ogors and I couldn't decide if I should try to match them or just do what I liked now. Some of my paints and tools are different and I had some different ideas. It first came up when I put a very different green paint on them. When I saw then next to each other, I was a bit worried. I decided to lean into the difference and j

Kevin K in Models

September 13, 2021

Vindictors are fiddly

I mean, honestly, if the spears don't get snapped off at least once before this is over I'll be super surprised! They're not Nighthaunt fiddly but those spears are awkward! Lush models though. Managed to get a second layer of grey seer on this week. Finished up last night and started work on laying down the black contrast. I managed to get half the army done - the other half I'll get done tonight. It felt so good getting the grey seer stage out the way. So far I'm pretty happy with how thi

September 8, 2021

A Couple Matched Play Battle Reports

Here are a couple games I played with my beasts. These aren't part of the league so no narrative on these but use a lot of these same models. These were my first "real" games of v3 and the first time I've used the BoC in a couple years outside of the escalation league. First battle was 1000 pts vs Gravelords. I brought two units of Dragon Ogors, a Chimera, Ungor Raiders, Ungors for sacrifice, a Shaggoth general, and a shaman. I used Gavespawn. He played Radukar the Beast, a character t

September 6, 2021

The Thunderscorn Return

Cuchulag sat contemplating... "It's true that I just barely got away from the reavers, but we did accomplish our mission and discovered the amberstone ley lines, so why is the boss coming here. Kronak hasn't come down from the mountains in years, since his last attempt to find a way to Azyr. This is my fight, not his! He recruited me. He recognized the talent. I will show all of these lesser being the true meaning of chaos! My new shaman thinks he's detected a cockatrice in the area t

Kevin K in Update

September 6, 2021

Wanted to start off...

... with an apology. My phone really doesn't have the best camera and I'm far too poor to invest in anything to improve the situation. Plus, any spare cash I do have, I'd rather spend on modelling gear and paints. Not really buying models at the minute. There's no need really with the amount of grey I have. I totalled up the other night and my unpainted SCE alone sits at over 7k. Ridiculous. That's kinda one of the main reasons why I'm pushing myself with this blog. I've so much SCE suddenly tha

September 2, 2021

Project Lightbox

Vindenspite Lore: Adalia Neverfall, the burning Pariah (WIP)

Vindenspite is home to all manner of people, from righteous warriors to dubious scoundrels, from cocky duellists to cunning tacticians it truly is a city of different people all united by a desire to survive and flourish. Though even in such a melting pot of people there are still those who are looked upon with scorn, fear or pity. One such individual is the woman known as Adalia Neverfall, the woman who should be dead many times over, the woman who most believe is damned, the woman who's innerm

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August 31, 2021

NicoLab

Attack of the Clone-Twins: Iliatha Reborn

My Matriarch Teclisa, agent of Malerion, welcomes you to the NicoLab. I’ve been reborn (or perhaps magically cloned) for the Third Edition of Age of Sigmar. In this post, we’ll: Look at the long-ignored subfaction (Great Nation) of the Lumineth, Iliatha, now reborn for version 3! Teach you how to play with and against these Clone-Twins. Explore the hierarchy of rules in Age of Sigmar along the journey. Perhaps the best faction for mastering the Core Command Abilities (

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August 28, 2021

Harder than I thought...

Managed to get my target for the week done - basecoat the armour. Process started with a zenithal highlight using vallejo model air chrome. This is an absolutely lush colour. Would very much recommend it. Used the air brush for this step - something new for me except for test models for the project. Previously I said I'd been prepping for this project for about a year. Most of that was saving up for the airbrush and compressor and trying to figure out what to do with it! I reckon I've a fair amo

August 27, 2021

Undercoat merriment

Managed to get everything undercoated with Leadbelcher. Used a rattle can for this. Know they get a lot of stick online at times but I've never had an issue with Citadel sprays. Suppose I'm fortunate to live in a place that, despite the rain, is pretty ideal for them. One thing did annoy me in this step. For each model, I will dust them off using a soft brush prior to spraying. I used to have a dog and it's become force of habit - I've painted far too many dog hairs onto my minis in my time! I d

August 26, 2021

Training Ground of the Gods

Cuchulag surveyed the field. "My previous shaman failed to hold for even the hour required for me to arrive. You've done better Grimtoe. Now get me that Chimera". Grimtoe the shaman had found the next target, another nexus of magic. Cuchulag was searching Ghur for these nexus to corrupt for chaos and bring him power. This time, it brought them the legendary training ground of the gods which had been lost, said to only revel itself to the great heros. Across the battlefield, he saw arr

August 25, 2021

Maeve Shadowblade - the antagonist

The memories flash back like they are still happening, often at the most inopportune moments. Sigmar's forging techniques have become faster and the humanity of previous lives remain more vivid. Maeve can still see in her mind the first time she saw Thostos Bladestorm and his "Angels of Zi'Mar", our sky god, come to her village on the Roaring Plans of the realm of beasts. She thought they were saved, they all did. Their mission was elsewhere. That experienced changed her though, Zi'Mar,

Kevin K in Narrative

August 25, 2021

Game changer

Just a quick one as I spent last night cleaning and corking the army. Had contemplated subassembly when making them but have tried it in the past and, unless it's a special model, I really can't be bothered. What I did discover though is vallejo plastic putty. I mean, this stuff is revolutionary. I've had it sitting around in preparation of this project but never got round to using it. It's unreal. Previously I'd used green stuff for gap filling but it can be a right royal palaver. Liquid

August 24, 2021

Now that's a Shaggoth!

Since the escalation league I'm playing in uses Anvil of Apotheosis characters (building from a single 20 pt to eventually having a 40 pt and a 30 point) I thought this would be a good opportunity to make a real Shaggoth. I've been eyeing the Drakon model from Creature Caster (above) since it was released a couple years ago but the normal Shaggoth rules seem too small for it. I built an Anvil of Apotheosis character (35 points) to represent him. I need to slightly violate the rules becau

Kevin K in Musings

August 24, 2021

Initial 500 pts completed

Completed two Bestigor units and that completes the first 500 pts for the escalation league (plus AoA character and a Chimera to summon). Just in time for the last 500 point game tomorrow. The beast lord on chariot (Cuchulag) I got a couple years ago on ebay with a few other chariots, already painted well and in a style close enough to my own. I touched him up a bit and finished the base. I always struggle to decide how far to go. Mostly I'm just trying to get them done. At some point

Kevin K in Models

August 24, 2021

Celestial Vindicators

I wanted to do this blog just to reflect on the creation of my new army. I'm aiming for ca.2k (as it stands currently) of Celestial Vindicators. I was hoping to start this project when the new SCE tome came out but due to delays... who knows when that would be. I'm good to go now though so thought I'd just push ahead. No doubt the points will be all skewed by the time the book finally does come out but, hey ho, what you gonna do? The list I'm aiming to build is a mix of of new and old. For