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Armies never really get completed do they ? I did end up finishing the Morghast and Konrad, can dig them up if anyone is keen, otherwise they'll probably pop up again when I close the project. Have failed to regularly game though, despite really enjoying it. Back to painting, as I'm changing my list to make it softer and less horde-y. I don't think I'm a slow player but you can only move 120+ models so fast, and a change is always fun. WIP on some new stuff. Hexwraiths, Wight King 2, Banshee, Coven Throne/Other things whose name I can't remembe. rHaven't painted in a long while, and none of the units pictured are likely to see regular use, so a good opportunity to clown about with washes and practise blends. I have a wave of (pre 2nd Ed/Nighthaunt book) ghostly stuff to do, though have some of the new easy-to-builds (yet to be assembled). Will also be working on scenery for this project - have older terrain that I want to refresh and new stuff that's been neglected. Looking forward to treating myself to Soul Wars when I start my new job, that should conclude the project (again!) nicely for the near future. Though i do really want a Zombie Dragon...

Yes, but I addressed that - it's only within a certain range (can't remember if 6, 9 or 12) which expands each turn. If they're plowing forward for turn 1 charges etc, they will not be in range of that until the end of the game. If they hang back, I'm parking on objectives and winning the game with regenerating skellies. Sorry you're right you did not, but you did imply power-creep, which is too soon to tell (imo Nighthaunt have not been the threat everyone thought they would be as the most recent example).

Sorry, I really don't think the sky is falling this time. My Legion of Blood in particular are going to (on paper) murder these. I have equally good board control with skellies (2 blocks of 40 properly buffed are a match for anything in the game too), I'm fast enough to engage support units/the things I need dead before the herdstone bubble kicks in and most armies have the sort of flying threats they don't. They also have awful bravery and I can debuff that by 3 or even 4-5 pretty easily -from the stream a lot of their units were bravery 4, so good luck to them dealing with that. Not to mention their awful saves and lack of rend outside of their most elite units.

That's the best painted snake lady I've seen thus far, better than the studio job. I was a bit confused by the paler scales being brighter in the recesses, not something you expevt to see on a mini, but looking at pictures of snakes that's the case in nature so you've nailed that

That he is! Couldn't quite bear to rebase all the survivors from the old world, he stays as a reminder. Nice to see TGA being more observant than local tournaments More progress This pic was a couple of days ago, just to prove the spirit hosts are done. Nef is also basically fully updated now, will take better pics of her at the end. Come close to finishing the Morghasts and Konrad since. Konrad needs more blood (varnish took some shine off and his gems done.) Morgast work was mainly on the golds and purple armour, with some tidying elsewhere. Gems need finishing, eyes need to pop more, everything needs a highlight and the purple armour needs a tidy prehighlight to boot. Tempted to leave the helmets off. Army so far. Everything has been varnished now (besides the Morghast I'm still working on). Couple of minis could do with a fresh batch of gloss on gems or blood (for the zombies and konrad). Boards looking pretty full though, and that's without most of the garden of Morr. Not sure the board itself looks wonky, didn't edit the pic in any way. Boards looking pretty full, not sure how I'm going to fit the new additions being assembled ('completed' project, hah) and that's without most of the garden of Morr. Not sure why the board itself looks wonky, didn't edit the pic in any way.

Still plugging away. Second Morgast has been started, there's more done on the first I haven't taken a pic of yet. In addition, finished up the spirit hosts (a little tidying and bases). Additionally have gotten a way into a Konrad Von C I had lying arounf, highlights, basing etc yet to be done. Couple more pics from another game, multiplayer. Legion did the business again.

Honestly I recommend the munitorium varnish at least for a test run, and I didn't like the purity seal/am not a stickler for gw supplies. My family is from Kerry and London where I am at the moment isn't dissimilar in terms of humidity. So long as it isn't rainy/too hot or cold (and I do mean extremes of either) and you keep your passes in a consistent direction (was always moving my can rightwards from about 30cm away in small bursts) the results have been as described. This video might help Should add in retrospect it seems to change the finish on my golds a little, though not negatively, not sure if that's because the rest of my metallics are so dull so don't show- something to bear in mind. None of the other non gloss colours seem affected at all which is brilliant but I'd be wary of doing stormcast or something with either gloss shades,blood for the blood god or bright metallics without a test first .

More done this morning/afternoon. Hosts done, minus grass on the basing. Not gone for much decoration on the basis, as contrasted with the stormcast. This is more of a gaming/campaigning army and want to avoid breakage - keeping things simple on that front helps, especially with the new style GW cases Progress on a morgast. So easy, all washes besides one (well two thin coats) layer of Dheneb Stone on the non ethereal parts and one of liche purple for the armour plating. Left it there for today to allow for drying. Have got varnishing, good chunk done. Rate the new spray higher than the old purity seal - no running of colours for me which is huge, if anything highlights are starker than before, no loss of detail and very little change of texture. It does strip gloss away hugely, more than expected - see the previously blood for the blood god covered Zombie on the right now with a dull dry red. Takes a lot of the wet look from heavy washes too. The gems on the second vamp were ok due to being covered in gloss varnish, though could do with a another layer of it now. Very impressed to summise.

So got quite a lot done recently, including games. 5/5 victories so far with Legions of Nagash, but nothing to do with canny generalship, most have been multiplayer games where all I've had to do is be resilient and hold the flanks, not a problem when you have a horde army. Have had a lot of fun with Malign Portents, will certainly continue gaming regularly after. 2 shots from one game - holding the flank with Nef a bit more central amongst the chaos stuff- for debuffs and cover, there are some cannons out of shot opposite my knights. Both Skellie regiments are up to thirty now, will get pics when varnished. Bought the new munitorium stuff, so will be going over everything with that now they're getting out and about, will do some 'before and afters' for anyone curious. Extra 10 ghouls done, will do a full unit shot with the others when varnished Morghast sub-assemblies and undercoat - need a manoeuvrable heavy hitter, haven't been impressed with them when others have used them though so the juries out. Looking forward to painting them, sod to build but gorgeous. And bought the malignants start collecting... Spirit Hosts wip. Very simple scheme, another wash then a drybrush of white to finish. Also repainted Nefs face, wasn't happy with the initial job. Will also have a touch-up of the mini in general and finish the black and ethereal bits, have come on a bit since painting it a couple years back. Also made her more stable through gluing a hind leg to some scenic basing, she wobbled like mad previously.

Actually I think from that the sea elves are the first (that somehow went astray/wrong/got lost - Atia's French so her translation may not be 100%) elves 'recreated' by Teclis, the Idoneth.

DOK battletomb review part 1 - fluff. Warning, HUGE spoilers and hints for other factions too - https://war-of-sigmar.herokuapp.com/

New stuff The new Legions of Nagash book has had me dig out the army again. Bought the book, and also a unit of Morghast, will be going for a Legion of Blood force, one peeved at the new DOK for knicking their snake cult background. Will try and get some games in with it while I work on my Stormcast project. I've finished the next 5 knights and started on another 10 ghouls. After the ghouls and Morghast are done, not sure what else will be added, hope to start gaming this year and this is my only painted army, so that will likely influence things. Would like some grave guard, but want to secure some Tomb Guard heads for them, which doesn't look like will happen anytime soon.

I'm a death collector and I disagree with the bolded. From all we've heard and the synopsis on the GW site, we sort of aren't the main men in MP - Nagash is still building up whatever it is he's planning and the other factions are the aggressors/stars of the show and are invading Shyish en-mass after seeing portents of doom - there's no indication Malign Portents finishes this up, I think it might be all build-up for whatever happens after. If so, makes sense we're not so much in the spotlight/get nothing new in light of that, we're almost the NPC in this. Hopefully, once his plan finally is revealed, it will be Death in the spotlight and the plan will be partly in the shape of some new stuff, maybe a new sub-faction. Though goodness knows we could do with a new zombie/blood knight kit to get us by til then.

To be fair they did hype up Shadespire well in advance - and since we haven't seen a release since K.O, bar the second handbook (I think?) Iso get why they haven't - there was nothing coming soon to show. Do agree showing a little more (even narrative hints if they weren't prepared to show far-off miniatures) would have been good though, 40k needed support but arguably it's new edition came at a bad time for AOS.

From Dakka via a gw facebook page. Seems legit. f446962cdb2a2641adaecccdc230eca0_94383.jpeg__thumb If I can at least buy some tomb guard I will be a happy person.

Wonderful painting, really like the freehand touches in particular.

Good stuff, those eyes do really pop well. Purple for the teeth is pretty bold but they look good.

A bit more done. I really enjoyed painting the wraith, it was quick (30 mins or so, not including drying) and pleasantly messy. Did some really rough drybrushed highlights on the cloak - started with a gentle dark grey/very dark brown (in a smaller quantity) all over, then the edges with incubi dark and kabalite green. The edges weren't too raised so it was pretty messy. Did a wash and a few glazes of chaos black/lahiman medium everywhere which tidied up quickly and well. Also tried some blending techniques that I've only ever tried on Nef and the paler vampire before, but in a different kind of way - was going for a rising out of a broken grave effect. Basically wet blends/transitions from black-grey to white, then a wash of ice blue and nihloux-whatever oxide, tidying up the transitions and a lahiman-weakened white highlight. The effect (and the cloak colours) look a lot better in real life, the phone pix don't really show them too well. Also had a good time with the blade using some weathering powders. Wish there were more of these minis/they came as a unit. Then knocked out another 10 zombies, they're just summoning filler really (or to bring the unit up to 30) and unremarkable Another army shot. the board is filling nicely. After the next 5 black knights I have nothing left to actually paint, and no plans to add anything more than another 10 ghouls for the foreseeable future.

And here's Nef, basically complete (black needs highlighting, inside of the cloak in particular - maybe even some gold freehand patterning

So, Nef is done, basically. Here's some of the WIP. Also started a wraith I had hanging around and another 10 zombies

Bit more done on Nef, her throne is complete, most base layers are on the queen herself and her skin is shaded. Will update that when a little more is done. 10 more spearmen - doubt they'll see too much action. A necromancer - got him as a freebie with Dark Omen when it was released back in the '90's, he's been well overdue a paint job... Garden of Morr started Some group shots

Comic in one, issue 0 of a new series, similar to when warhammer monthly launched a way back.

Lady Atia says a 'new' paint range and hobby supplies range is coming in August. Not again... I still haven't got over the loss of boltgun metal, the entire foundation range, dark flesh and a couple of the old greys. My fingers are crossed it's just a redesign and a reintroduction of some of the above.

So, a very WIP Mortarch and the steps taken to get to where I am with it. Needs more of interest on the base and nothing is done bar the red on the collar (which needs a tidy - just did the last highlight to it and over-ran quite a lot, so will neaten).