Chris Tomlin

Full standings if people are interested (thanks to @Paul Buckler for updated list with allegiances);

Hey guys, A little bit out of nowhere, but I actually took Ironjawz to a two day tournament this past weekend! It's not all that relevant now with the next edition dropping, but it seemed a good way to see off the first edition and I had a grudge with fellow Ironjawz aficionado @Mitzy so it seemed only right. Obviously with the new edition imminent, it's not worth me getting into long battle reports or anything. I did actually have another game a while back I didn't report on here as well.... Game 122 vs Wayne Rendell @Wayner (Ironjawz) Wayne is a new player to AoS, having played 40k for a number of years. He lives pretty near me and in a perfect example of "It's a small world", had come across some of my thoughts on Ironjawz online haha! We'd been talking a bit and I suggested that having an Ironjawz off might be a fun way to start his AoS career...and that it was! I took an unusual build, featuring the Rogue Idol for a first time (I still haven't quite finished painting this thing), whilst Wayne had a similar list to my Facehammer 2017 build with the Spear Chukkas. The game was super fun and for the longest time Wayne's dice were awful which allowed me to get up (playing Battle for the Bass). Even though it was only his first game, he was able to use a lot of his wargaming knowledge from 40K to play to a solid level. It ended up looking like it would be a win to me, until Wayne managed to double chain Destructive Bulk and make three charges with the Maw-krusha in a single phase - unheard of!!! Innate Ironjawz skills it seemed! The final dice of the game were from me squeezing 2 wounds through on his Maw-krusha's armour save and with it only having one left, he promptly popped a double six and dabbed both away, scoring him a minor victory. Really good fun and Wayne has gone on to have a bunch more games over the last couple of months, as well as almost fully painting his army already - He'll be at BLACKOUT in August as well, so has definitely caught the bug which is amazing. Result - Minor Loss But anyway, onto the Dorset Doggers Invitational hosting this past weekend by @Paul Buckler. An absolutely fantastic event with 34 amazingly awesome people taking part - a tough field in terms of opponents and lists. I was able to stick to playing on one outside table all weekend which was really nice. I'd painting up a bunch of terrain so had my full "Destruction" board out for the first time. I will take a photo of the terrain this week and provide a further update showing some of that off. Whilst the list is completely irrelevant, I'll share regardless; Megaboss on Maw-krusha - Ironclad, Dabbing of Mork Megaboss Krunk Weirdnob Shaman Warchanter Warchanter 10 Brutes 5 Brutes 3 Gore-gruntas 3 Gore-gruntas Rock Lobber Rock Lobber Rock Lobber There was a part of me sorely tempted to take the 4 Rock Lobbers (especially if the 1 in 4 units thing for allies applies to Matched Play in AoS2), but I realised I literally hadn't used Krunk since the GH2017 has been out as I was so put off by the loss of movement and more importantly, Battlebrew. So the story is that he has been in rehab for a year and has come out on the eve of the new edition, he's now sober, but still up for a scrap. Also I know that narrative supremo @Mitzy really wanted to face off against this mighty hero of renown! All my games were brilliant. I have to say that with multiple Daughters of Khaine and Nurgle lists about, I had some luck with the draw. I also had insane luck in all my games - either my dice being great and/or my opponents being trash. The Rock Lobbers were complete MVPs!! Game 123 - DD Invitational Round 1 vs Mark Mitzman @Mitzy (Ironjawz) Mitzy had an Ironsunz list, which did actually neuter the Rock Lobbers T1, but all in all I felt that I had the upper hand having spent 300pts on them as opposed to his Battalions. This was a super fun, but very silly game. An Ironjawz combat mash up that ended up with me tabling him (his Weirdnob Shaman was last Orruk standing - going full Gandalf with his staff and tanking loads of -1 armour saves inc a triple 6). What was completely freak though, was that I didn't actually lose a single unit. That's definitely a first for me with Ironjawz and should never really happen. Mitzy literally did nothing wrong, it was just a crazy game. Other highlights include Mitzy casting Foot of Gork on the Maw-krusha, doing 6 mortal wounds, only for me to dab 4 of them and then the spell stopped! Ooops! This event had a series of achievements you could score for bonus TPs, which included one worth 7 (A major win is 20, so pretty big) for not losing a unit - I never expected the score that one so it helped me a lot. Loads of fun and I'm so happy I got to play Mitzy, absolutely lovely man. Check out the Mitzy and Jimbo Show on Twitter if you haven't already! Result - Major Victory Game 124 - DD Invitational Round 2 vs Ben Diesel (Disciples of Tzeentch) Table one vs Ben Diesel....what year was this?! Diesel had Archaon, 9 Skyfires and some other stuff. This was Scorched Earth. Diesel moved up and was about to use Destiny Dice to jam the Skyfires into me T1.However, as well as the feats/achievements I mentioned above, this event also had a list of special ploys you could use over the weekend (you could only use each one once). Once of these halved the dice of a charge roll, which I promptly used to mean he couldn't make it. I then charged my army at the 9 Skyfires, shot 5 shots at them with Rock Lobbers (rolled 2 sixes), killed them, double turned him, ran onto his 3 objectives, killed his Marauders/Horrors and um....won the game?! At the start of his T2 Archaon was stood in the middle of the board looking around him wondering wtf just happened!! Diesel did use a special ability thing to bring on 200pts of reserves (3 more Skyfires), which I promptly killed. Archaon rolled 2 for the Eye of Ed Sheeran literally every turn of the game and as soon as I was able to stop Mystic Shield I committed to him and took him off as well. So after two games I was on 4180 kill points...pretty mental really! Result - Major Victory Game 125 - DD Invitational Round 3 vs Ricky Mee @ChippyRick (Grand Host of Nagash) Ricky had a very solid build of Nagash, Prince Vhordrai, Wraith, 20 Wolves, 6 Spirit Hosts and some Skeletons I think. This was Starstrike...which I only ever seem to play when I'm facing Rick at a tournament. As per the above, I was pretty lucky in that Vhordrai failed to get off Pinions T1, which meant he couldn’t get in range for his breath weapon and failed his charge. I was then able to chuck the Krusha, some Brutes and my insane Rock Lobbers into him and take him straight off. Ricky plays his 20 Dire Wolves in a trolltastic fashion, stringing them the length of the table. He has won some games solely with the way he uses this unit and I was careful to try and not get too many units stuck on it until I was comfortable I had a chance to kill it. Undeniably, there was more luck on my side here, from the placement off all 3 comets (2 in the centre, and mine on my left where Rick had nothing to contest), to some ridiculous saves on my Maw-krusha vs Nagash. I was able to cheekily get some Gore-gruntas into the back field and score Ricky's for one turn. I think this combined with the Krusha last at least one (arguably two) turns too long vs Nagash meant that it was all a turn too late for Ricky, so when Nagash eventually did clear off most my army, he didn't have time to rack up enough victory points from the objectives. I definitely find myself playing in a different way vs Ricky, he brings out a more competitive side to my play which I hope he would take as a compliment. I 100% have my closest competitive games with him, which is fun for me...I do feel he is due some luck as I have to hold my hands up and say that I have in our last couple of games. Result - Major Victory Game 126 - DD Invitational Round 4 vs Rich Morley @Drakira (Legion of Blood) Rich had a Vampire Lord on Zombie Dragon, Prince Vhordrai, some smaller characters and a bunch of other stuff. This was a modified Duality of Death with 3 objectives, which I expected to be pretty tough. I had to go first to stop Rich moving onto the objectives and using the gravesites to summon walls in front of them. My Rock Lobbers were true to form and took off a baby Vampire Lord out on one side, which meant he would be struggling to ever get that objective. In his T1, Vhrodrai went for the Krusha, but failed to do a single wound. What's worse is that the Prince went down himself like a sack of potatoes, failing literally every single armour and death save!! Wow! At that point, the game was over. In many situations this would be a bit of a downer, but Rich smiled and laughed away, instead deciding to try and rack up a bunch of achievements of which he was able to score a lot. It made for an incredibly light hearted and fun game, with plenty of silly moments, lots of high fives and all the good stuff. My first game with Rich and I can’t wait for the next one. Result - Major Victory Games 127 - DD Invitational Round 5 vs Steve Curtis (Grand Host of Nagash) Wow! More Death! Tbh I haven't played that new book outside of campaign games with @Forestreveries, so it was good to get the practice. Steve had a similar build to Ricky, but with 2x 10 dogs instead of the 20. He also had 40 Skeletons in one unit. This was Total Conquest (is it called that? Squiggly deployment one!), with the added stipulation is that units within 6" of an objective took D3 mortal wounds each player turn - so 2D3 a round. This was catastrophic for my army and completely inconsequential for his. Unfortunately this meant I couldn't give Steve a game in terms of the actual objective. Instead, we compared achievements/feats and noticed that I had a lot more than him, so he knew the 20 points for beating me might not secure him the event, so what happened instead is that we had a whole game based around him trying to score these achievements, whilst I went out my way to try and stop them...so I at least got to show him some measure of my tactical acumen as opposed to rolling over and losing T2 (like I did in the actual scenario haha!!). I think Steve must've had the real Prince Vhordrai as he stuck around a fair bit longer than Rick's and Rich's! That said, the Krusha made it 3 for 3 eventually. What a hero! My favourite sequence of the game was Steve spending two turns meticulously setting up to kill a Monster, a Hero and a Battleline unit in one phase (worth 7TP). This included things like circling my 1 wound Weirdnob with Dire Wolves so I couldn't retreat, but not attacking until he was ready to pull the trigger elsewhere. Nagash finished off the Krusha, 40 Skeles finished off the Brutes and the Wolves....well, they failed to kill the Weirdnob, who must've been impressed by Mitzy's and copied his armour save passing prowess. I was able to successfully shut him down for scoring anymore, so whilst he'd won the battle, I'd give myself a chance to win the war. This was actually a brilliant subgame of sorts and made for a real different experience. It was great to properly meet Steve, a top bloke who has been doing well for himself with Death over the last year. I look forward to my next game with him. Result - Major Loss So there we have it. 4 Major Victories is what I have found to be the ceiling over a 5 game event for Ironjawz and as you can see there’s a fair bit of luck involved. That said, I probably am a little hard on myself and in reality think I played pretty well as well, but undeniably the luck helps to get you over the line. Because of all the soft scores I knew the final results were going to be interesting and when Paul announced that Rich had scored the most feats over the weekend, I was pretty confident he'd won. As it was, the top 5 looked like this; 1 - Rich Morley (Legion of Blood) 2 - Chris Tomlin (Ironjawz) 3 - Steve Curtis (Grand Host of Nagash) 4 - Aaron Bailey (Legion of Night) 5 - Mike Wilson (Slaanesh) Interestingly, Best Army was; 1 - Aaron Bailey 2 - Rich Morley 3 - Chris Tomlin ...and Aaron also got Best Sports (very happy for him to get that in particular). So yeh, it was all very very close at the end. So many permutations where I could've won, which would've been a fantastic way to end this edition, but I can't begrudge it to Rich whatsoever as he's such a top bloke, with a cool army and has been playing it well. Accepting his loss to me early and playing the achievements game was kind of like what I did game 5, but in reverse. So fair play to him, well deserved for sure Oh, I also got Best Destruction as well, so pretty good all in all!! Steve does need a shout out for being the only player to get five wins (Don't know if he's on TGA?). He had a tough tough run as well, beating Mike (Slaanesh), Liam (Daughters), Russ (Legion of Sacrament) and Carl (Archaon Plaguetouched) before being gifted Ironjawz table 1 final round haha!! Fantastic weekend, can't thank @Paul Buckler enough for putting it on and for 5 top opponents. What a way to see out this edition. Cheers for reading, check back later this week for some terrain pics. Chris

Hello everyone, This thread will serve as the central hub for this sub forum, with links to all the faction specific Order threads I am creating for the new edition. In time, this may also be populated with various other resources/links for newer players etc. Stormcast Eternals Discussion - http://www.tga.community/forums/topic/18313-aos-2-stormcast-eternals-discussion/ Sylvaneth Discussion - http://www.tga.community/forums/topic/18311-aos-2-sylvaneth-discussion/ Idoneth Deepkin Discussion - http://www.tga.community/forums/topic/18312-aos-2-idoneth-deepkin-discussion/ Daughters of Khaine Discussion - http://www.tga.community/forums/topic/18317-aos-2-daughters-of-khaine-discussion/ Kharadron Overlords Discussion - http://www.tga.community/forums/topic/18316-aos-2-kharadron-overlords-discussion/ Fyreslayers Discussion - http://www.tga.community/forums/topic/18315-aos-2-fyreslayers-discussion/ Seraphon Discussion - http://www.tga.community/forums/topic/18320-aos-2-seraphon-discussion/ Phoenix Temple - http://www.tga.community/forums/topic/18358-aos-2-phoenix-temple-discussion/ Wanderers Discussion - http://www.tga.community/forums/topic/18319-aos-2-wanderers-discussion/ Free Peoples Discussion - http://www.tga.community/forums/topic/18314-aos-2-free-peoples-discussion/ Dispossessed Discussion - http://www.tga.community/forums/topic/18318-aos-2-dispossessed-discussion/ Ironweld Arsenal Discussion - http://www.tga.community/forums/topic/18259-aos-2-ironweld-arsenal-discussion/ Darkling Covens Discussion - http://www.tga.community/forums/topic/18321-aos-2-darkling-covens-discussion/ Free Cities (Firestorm) Discussion - http://www.tga.community/forums/topic/18367-aos-2-free-cities-firestorm-discussion/ Bretonnia Discussion - https://www.tga.community/forums/topic/19891-aos-2-bretonnia-discussion/ If there is anything you would like added here, please contact me by DM. Chris

Anyone selling Ballistas?

Morning all, Here is the new thread for discussing Gutbusters. Whilst traditionally we haven't seen that much chat about them on here, with the imminent release of AoS 2 (and a lot of the info already being out there), I feel that we may see a bit of a resurgence for these big lads. Moving forward, this will be the main thread to chat about and discuss Gutbusters in the new edition. I still wholly encourage people to keep their own threads/army blogs within this sub forum and I also think those are a great place to share some photos as I know not everyone frequents the Painting & Modelling section (like me!). But this thread is purely for discussion around the faction, things such as (but not limited to) tactics and list building etc. You all know the drill, we've been doing it on this forum since inception! I'm not actually sure that we ever had a dedicated thread for Gutbusters previously, so it's time to make history! Please note that it is completely acceptable to include the likes of Firebellies and Maneaters in these discussions. Still madness to me these are separate. That said, I haven't actually seen the GH2018 yet, so perhaps they've been brought back into the general Ogor fold. Really excited to see what we can come up with as a community and I look forward to reading all your ideas and thoughts. Chris

Morning all, Arachnophobes; this is not the place for you! This is the new thread for discussing Spiderfang Grots. With the imminent release of AoS 2 (and a lot of the info already being out there), now is the time for us to start afresh on TGA. Moving forward, this will be the main thread to chat about and discuss Spiderfang Grots in the new edition. I still wholly encourage people to keep their own threads/army blogs within this sub forum and I also think those are a great place to share some photos as I know not everyone frequents the Painting & Modelling section (like me!). But this thread is purely for discussion around the faction, things such as (but not limited to) tactics and list building etc. You all know the drill, we've been doing it on this forum since inception! I'm also hoping we can tempt in @Paul Buckler to make a separate topic within this sub forum as he has recently finished an absolutely lovely Spiderfang army and will be taking it to a tournament in the first month of the new edition! For newer players, I would say the older thread could still be worth perusal and whilst it is now locked for further replies, you can find it here - http://www.tga.community/forums/topic/11930-lets-chat-spiderfang/ Really excited to see what we can come up with as a community and I look forward to reading all your ideas and thoughts. Chris

Morning all, Here is the new thread for discussing Beastclaw Raiders. With the imminent release of AoS 2 (and a lot of the info already being out there), now is the time for us to start afresh on TGA. Moving forward, this will be the main thread to chat about and discuss Beastclaw Raiders in the new edition. I still wholly encourage people to keep their own threads/army blogs within this sub forum and I also think those are a great place to share some photos as I know not everyone frequents the Painting & Modelling section (like me!). But this thread is purely for discussion around the faction, things such as (but not limited to) tactics and list building etc. You all know the drill, we've been doing it on this forum since inception! For newer players, I would say the older thread could still be worth perusal and whilst it is now locked for further replies, you can find it here - http://www.tga.community/forums/topic/8800-lets-chat-beastclaw-raiders/ Really excited to see what we can come up with as a community and I look forward to reading all your ideas and thoughts. Chris

Morning all, So for those of you who prefer sticks and stones over the power of iron, here is the new thread for discussing Bonesplitterz...or should that be Bonesnifferz @Sangfroid?! With the imminent release of AoS 2 (and a lot of the info already being out there), now is the time for us to start afresh on TGA. Moving forward, this will be the main thread to chat about and discuss Bonesplitterz in the new edition. I still wholly encourage people to keep their own threads/army blogs within this sub forum and I also think those are a great place to share some photos as I know not everyone frequents the Painting & Modelling section (like me!). But this thread is purely for discussion around the faction, things such as (but not limited to) tactics and list building etc. You all know the drill, we've been doing it on this forum since inception! For newer players, I would say the older thread could still be worth perusal and whilst it is now locked for further replies, you can find it here - http://www.tga.community/forums/topic/11109-gh2017-bonesplitterz-discussion/ Really excited to see what we can come up with as a community and I look forward to reading all your ideas and thoughts. Chris

Morning all, This thread will serve as the central hub for this sub forum, with links to all the faction specific Destruction threads I am creating for the new edition. In time, this may also serve as the thread I proposed a while back, with various other resources/links for newer players etc. Gloomspite Gitz Discussion - https://www.tga.community/forums/topic/20890-aos-2-gloomspite-gitz-discussion/ Ironjawz Discussion - http://www.tga.community/forums/topic/18209-aos-2-ironjawz-discussion/ Bonesplitterz Discussion - http://www.tga.community/forums/topic/18211-aos-2-bonesplitterz-discussion/ Ogor Mawtribes Discussion - https://www.tga.community/forums/topic/24066-aos-2-ogor-mawtribes/ Spiderfang Grots Discussion - http://www.tga.community/forums/topic/18214-aos-2-spiderfang-grots-discussion/ Gutbusters Discussion - http://www.tga.community/forums/topic/18215-aos-2-gutbusters-discussion/ Sons of Behemat Discussion - https://www.tga.community/forums/topic/25055-sons-of-behemat/ (Archived) Moonclan Discussion - http://www.tga.community/forums/topic/18213-aos-2-moonclan-discussion/ Beastclaw Raiders Discussion - http://www.tga.community/forums/topic/18212-aos-2-beastclaw-raiders-discussion/ If there is anything you would like added here, please contact me by DM. Chris

Morning all, So here is the first of the official new AoS 2 Discussion threads on the forum. Obviously I'm starting in the most important place; Ironjawz! With the imminent release of AoS 2 (and a lot of the info already being out there), now is the time for us to start afresh on TGA. Moving forward, this will be the main thread to chat about and discuss Ironjawz in the new edition. I still wholly encourage people to keep their own threads/army blogs within this sub forum and I also think those are a great place to share some photos as I know not everyone frequents the Painting & Modelling section (like me!). But this thread is purely for discussion around the faction, things such as (but not limited to) tactics and list building etc. You all know the drill, we've been doing it on this forum since inception! For newer players, I would say the older thread could still be worth perusal and whilst it is now locked for further replies, you can find it here - http://www.tga.community/forums/topic/11053-gh2017-ironjawz-review-discussion/ For Ironjawz specifically, I look forward to getting involved in the conversation once again as I start building some lists and restart my endless quest of finding the ultimate build! Admittedly, I haven't been keeping up with spoilers and reveals all that much, at this stage I'll just wait until I have my books before getting stuck back in. Really excited to see what we can come up with as a community and I look forward to reading all your ideas and thoughts. Chris

@Bueno - Dunno if this is of interested given your conversion, but still...

Hey guys, Super pleased to say that we are now fully sold out. If you're still interested, get in touch with me and we can add you to a reserve list. I'll be announcing details of how you can pick up your FREE ticket to the Friday night Shadespire Store Championship that will be taking place as part of BLACKOUT a bit later on this week. Thanks so much to everyone who has picked up a ticket. It's now time to peruse the entrants list and start picking your grudges for round one (if you wish to do so of course!). Chris

Will update this properly on Weds/Thurs (busy busy week), but there is one ticket left for sale!!

Up to 98 now!! Will update on the entrants list on Monday.

@Mitzy - Balance paid Brother Mitzman!

Morning all, We've had another rush of ticket sales come in, which is fantastic. Up to 92/100 players now, so really looking at the potential of selling out. Absolutely fantastic, I really appreciate all the support and it's great that players like @Brookthebug are picking this for their first event. Chris

Nice! Will this be their first tournament? Makes sense for them to be at FIREstorm I guess! Definitely! You should have perfect weather for plenty of c*ck-out powerslides!

He needs to buy a ticket before you can grudge him haha!! Hopefully this will spur him on. Also cheers @Countmoore. This is shaping up really nicely. Currently in talks with Firestorm over the Friday evening activities and hope to have an announcement on that soon.

Morning all, We've had a mini boom in ticket sales over the last week (I can't possibly imagine why people are suddenly excited to play AoS haha!), which is absolutely fantastic. One thing I'm particularly pleased about is seeing a bunch of new names, but of course thanks to everyone who is committing to the event. We're gonna have a great weekend in Cardiff! Up to 83 players now, which beats last years attendance. Still hopeful of seeing even more people getting on board, with the likes of @ChippyRick, @Countmoore & @Nigehelm previously expressing interest. Don't forget to get your grudges in as well.

Cheers mate. Agreed with the High Aelves and Stormcast. The Sacrosanct stuff is going to go even better I reckon. With stuff like the Anvilguard, I think it's because GW just whack a bunch of existing models together. I think you could unify those kind of units with a more appropriate colour scheme (perhaps limiting yourself like I have here) or some conversions. It all helps and is greatly appreciated bro. Thanks! Thanks dude. I've said it before, but I'm definitely pleased with the introduction of the flames and how they look as a spot contrast across the army. Crazy to think I'll have a full army by the end of the month. Feels like it's come together so easily over the last 6 months. Great to break it down into smaller chunks like this. Chris

Great news Kane! The list is for paid entrants only, so I'll get you added at the end of the week bro. @HobbyHammer - Aelford is out, so you need to find a new grudge partner I'm afraid!

Thanks man. I will go through all my Twitter notifications on lunch today and reply individually as well

Morning all, Time to post up my month 5 photos. Some of you will have already seen these on Twitter (@the_black_sun) or on the TGA Gallery (previews on main forum page), but obviously it's important to include them here and it also allows me to put down some thoughts etc. So this month was by far the easiest in terms of quantity. I was adding some more allies to my army in the form of an Eldritch Council Archmage and 3 Stormcast Eternals Vanguard Raptors with Longstrike Crossbows. This takes the army up to 1,600pts in what will soon become "old money". I'm not really sure how the new edition is going to impact this army, but we'll roll with the punches and see how things shake out. It may well give me the opportunity to add some Endless Spells and other allies - I have to say I am already eying up some of those new Sacrosanct Chamber Stormcast as I think they'd look great in my scheme...and also I have a thing for big crossbows!! My thinking around this month's additions were pretty straight forward; the Archmage is an obvious choice for the Phoenix Temple and needs no explanation. I also had a couple of those Mage kits knocking around and wanted to get some use out of them. The model is pretty cool but being a bit old does lack some definition. The details on the face are quite soft, but I was pleased with how it came out. His eyes look really nice, which doesn't show in the photo. The sword isn't great and tbh in hindsight I should've picked a different army. As the left arm, I was keen to include some more fire in the army as I think this works really nicely as a spot colour. Oddly, when looking online I couldn't find many examples of this arm being used at all. I wasn't sure which parts were meant to be fire, but eventually opted for an entire ring of it (I'm sure there's a song about that ). Anyway, as per usual, my photos are poor and the rear shot looks especially ropey, but enjoy nonetheless; Next up are the Vanguard Raptors. These aren't quite an obvious addition as they are hardly a powerful inclusion. However, I thought it would be nice to use my ally points to bring some shooting into the army as well as magic (the two things Phoenix Temple doesn't do). With that in mind, these start to seem like a more sensible choice, especially with the bird motifs on their helms and champions shoulder pad etc. Really fits in with the Phoenix theme, not to mention the Aetherwings. I think a lot of people will assume that I'm considering these as baby Phoenixes, however this is not the case. They are just Aetherwings as far as I'm concerned. By my Old World understanding, Frostheart Phoenixes are incredibly old Flamespyre Phoenixes that have eventually burnt out and gone cold (I absolutely love that concept btw). But yeh, they are little birds painted in the same scheme that look cool, so again, it works (I think). So far just the one Aethering on the Champions arm as I've now run out of ally points for the 3 extra Aetherwings. This is pretty annoying as my planned army total is 1,940pts, so I can still afford them! Anyway, lets take a look at the Stormcast; So that's it for the month. Before I check out I did just want to touch on something else; the experience and process of adding totally different models to the army in the same colour scheme. This, to me at least, is pretty interesting as instead of spending forever deciding on the colour scheme and how I'd paint these things (also applies to last month's Loremaster), I instead was totally uncompromising in just porting the Phoenix Guard colour scheme onto these new models. By that I mean that I didn't actually make a single decision regarding how I'd paint the allies, everything was laid out for me. Outer cloth would be in the blue, inner cloth in the light grey, weapon hafts in the brown etc etc. It sounds fairly obvious, but this isn't something that I, or others, always do. There are certainly elements where I felt like maybe I should've gone against it and not been so rigid (the Raptor champion's glove, the inner collar on the Archmage's cloak etc) as I was worried there would be clashes. But I stuck to the plan, which was basically to keen the minimalist pallet and have the army look as unified as possible. I think and hope this was successful, and I took this little photo of a few of the different models together to see how they looked; I'm pretty happy with that to be honest. Someone on Twitter commented that it's almost akin to Chris Peach's mixed Order army that has a variety of races (and loads of fantastic kitbashes it has to be said) but still looks like a unified army. I have to say, that was the first AoS army I saw that made me think that sort of thing was possible without just look like a rabble. Gives me the confidence to consider adding other things, such as Demigryph Knights, without feeling the need to convert them with Aelvish riders etc. But that’s something for another day... So that's it for now. I'll come back later on and talk about my plans for month six, which is now underway, as well as what I'm thinking for RAW18 (which I'm taking this army to). Cheers for reading, Chris