Cargo Cult

There is a noise downstairs in my house. It is a box containing 30 carefully stored Tombking skeleton archers. They are starting to reanimate in anticipation of a new career as proxies for Mortek archers. PLEASE PLEASE A UNIT OF ARCHERS!!

Big fan of that model. Very Necron.

I’ve completely failed to paint Arkhan due to work. Boo hiss.

Nah, make the dread because irrespective of the rules, which aren’t terrible, the model is cool as f**k.

I’m sure it’ll work out. Apart from anything I want to magnetise Arkhan for ease of transport and so the fiddly reins are out. As per the below I replaced then with a sword borrowed from Mannfred in the same set.

And don’t even start me on the reins. They are now in the bin.

In other news, I’ll never get back all the time I’ve spent today trying to remove the mold lines from all the fecking holes in Arkhan’s cloak.

I paint really slowly due to lots of other calls on my time. I’m so happy I’ve finally got these guys ready to play.

Handbook 2020 arrived this morning. Confirmed no changes.

Another Arkhan question: should he be run as your general? Pros and cons?

Now that the dust has settled, and absolutely accepting a degree of subjectivity, would some kind soul do a quick run down on the best 2 of each of: traits artefacts spells legions endless spells and a quick ranking of how effective units are in their assigned role. This would really help a time poor player. Thx

That did it..much obliged..

Not on the freebie version unless I’m doing something wrong?

Just checking in. Where do we find the war scrolls?? Thx

I’ll take this one as I’m a Tomb Kings player. The Tombs Kings were never going to make a comeback. Anyone who thought that was kidding themselves. If like me you loved the TKs then you keep alive their vibe by using TK models as proxies in relaxed games, using them as a whole once in a while for nostalgia fun and preserving the aesthetic in your army paint scheme for newer models. In terms of Bonereapers, I don’t assess them through a haze of Tomb King wishful thinking. I assess them entirely on their own terms. Personally I really like them and will be investing in some straight away. Other views are entirely fine. What will be interesting is how they interface with the wider death faction. Will we see them marching to war with blocks of skeleton spearmen? Time will tell.

Time will tell. However to the casual gamer this stuff really doesn’t matter. I play with friends and relatives with a annual weekend at Warhammer World and so using models as proxies is cool. My 80 skeleton spearmen can be whatever is required. My Tombking skeleton horsemen have been black knights for ever. My old screaming skull catapult is about to get a new lease of life. I have 30 skeleton archers just waiting for an excuse to get shooting again. Having said that, I’ll still be buying when these hit the shelves. I’ll just blend the new stuff with what I have already.

You’ll all be glad to know I’ve got to go out now 🙄

I should have kept Egyptian looks, I should have stayed in old KhemriIf I'd known for just one second you'd be back to replace me

And so you're backFrom the other placeBut I cannot understand how you got a nose upon your face.....

I literally cant think of anything better. 🤣

Kept thinking I could never leave without your boney tithe.......

Yup. My initial question has been answered. 😜 I’m switching to the Bonereapers thread now.

Blimey biscuits! Would you look at these bad boys!!! 😎 l love them ❤️❤️❤️ Initial thoughts: We have a whole new death faction. Essentially a Morghast army. I have my birthday presents covered. They look fantastic. I love the four-armed dudes in particular. There is a real consistency emerging in the aesthetic across GW armies. I know this is part of an intellectual property strategy but who cares if the output is so good? The scythe dude is pure Necron and the four armed fellas are channeling quite a bit of Tyranid. Lets call the Tomb Kings debate now. They are gone forever, but shall live on in undeath through these models. The lineage is very clear. Lordy, Katakros is a great model, but more than a little intimidating for a casual and time limited painter. I love the ambition of it, but it creates a high barrier to get over in terms of being able to afford it, having the time to build it and having the skill to do a paint job that does it justice. That’s not a compliant by the way. As already said, the key question now is how they integrate with existing death units. So for example can these be elites marshaling a skeleton horde? Overall - boom!!

Tonight is the night. Bring us new skeleton models please as well as a Mortarch 😃

Ps holiday time has allowed me to build my second 40 skels. These lads are the last. Just got to paint them now. 40 shields. Sigh.