So it’s been a long time since I updated this blog, a
combination of gigs, work and a simple lack of motivation got in the way of
doing any work on the Orks, or the Night Lords, or seemingly one hundred other
projects that are always on the go. So with that in mind, what better time to
get together with some friends and decide that we are going to start a
completely new project?
Towards the end of November I got in contact with a
couple of mates and broached the subject of doing a Tale of Four
Painters/Gamers project. We spoke at some length and laid out some aims for
this project as well as those pesky obligatory ground rules. Firstly we wanted
to make sure that all the armies fitted to a theme, and as such we decided that
they would have to be based on a red desert, in the style of the board that was
made earlier in the year.
Secondly we decided that the army we chose would have to
be an army which you don’t currently collect, with our group and in particular
some of the participants there are barely any armies that we haven’t collected
at some point, so it was important not to make this too restrictive. However
this decision put both Orks and Chaos off the table for me, which was a shame
as I was really tempted to start an Iron Warriors force using Imperial Guard to
field a Dark Mechanicus Ally, alas it wasn’t to be and that project will have
to be for another time
It was then put forward that the army you choose should
challenge your skills and both a painter, and a gamer. As soon as this was
agreed upon, there was one army that just kept on nagging at me to be
attempted. This particular force, I have had affection for, for years, I love
their background, the theme and the way they would play on the table top. The
idea of an incredibly fast, hard hitting army appeals to me greatly, however,
there is one problem, painting white...
The reason I have never collected a brotherhood of White
Scars before is the fact that painting white scares the hell out of me. We all
know this isn’t a cheap hobby and I was not convinced that I would be able to
do the army justice, but sod it right? It’s time to bite the bullet and put
those fears behind me, for the time of the khan is upon us.
So each month we have to paint up a minimum of 200 points for our new army... so this month I pledge:
A 6 man tactical squad w/ Vet Sarg armed with a Power Sword, Flamer and Razorback
Attack Bike with Multimelta
This gives me 224 pts...
stay tuned ;)
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