Kids are strappin’ on the way to the classroom…
Delaque Juve! Next: more Delaques!
On my plate: 10-31-13
Happy Halloween! Haven’t done an On my plate post in a while, so here’s what I’m working on.
Azure Flames: Top Secret Project. Status: In progress, expect updates soon! THIS IS TOTALLY LEGAL. I AM NOT KIDDING. WINK.
Necromunda: Delaque Gang. Status: almost done!
Necromunda: Escher Gang. Status: Gang collected, painting soon! They will be called Razor and the Scumettes, after the fictional band led by Razor the punk rock girl from the NES classic: Maniac Mansion. Perhaps their logo will be a hamster in a microwave…
Blood Bowl Grimfang Scrappaz Coach, Assistant Coaches, and Cheerleaders: On Hold but first in queue.
Battlefleet Gothic: Top Secret Project. Status: ON HOLD until other projects done. Wait, didn’t I say I was done with Gothic? Moo hoo ha ha.
Epic Armageddon: ON HOLD pending other projects.
WAAAAGH! Smartyskull!: On hold, pending the end of winter. I need warm temperatures to be able to dip them.
Saratogan 58th: ON HOLD.
Warmachine and Fantasy: ON HOLD PERMANENTLY until I need them for something.
Next: Probably more Delaques.
I am a nightmare walking, psychopath talking; King of my jungle just a gangster stalking
The leader of my still unnamed Delaque gang. Next: MORE GANGERS!
…if one guy’s colors and the other’s don’t mix, they’re gonna BASH IT UP, BASH IT UP, BASH IT UP, BASH IT UP!
The first of my new Delaque gang! Neither gang I own has a name or background, but I’m going to fix that as soon as I can get the inspiration. This is random and usually involves me doing something completely unrelated. I’ll keep you posted.
Next: more Delaques! They are surprisingly easy to paint. This is the easiest time I’ve had with the color red ever.
Blood Bowl Coach: Lord Kroak, last of the First Generation Slaan
Lord Kroak now watches over his children, the Konquata Monitors. He directs them with his undying will. Plus he has a nifty hat.
Look forward to another post today!
Grimfang Scrappaz done! Linemen and Troll Down Marker
Orc Linemen for the Grimfang Scrappaz complete! Here’s a photo of the whole team.
Next: Coaches, support Staff, etc. and a possible new project… I must be stopped.
Starting a Blood Bowl team.
Today I ran a demo for Blood Bowl at Highland Library. I’m hoping I piqued enough interest to get people to start their own teams.
So, how does one start their own Blood Bowl team? With Games Workshop discontinuing all of Specialist Games, this has become harder, but not impossible or expensive, depending on what you want to do. First, have someone who knows Blood Bowl demo the game for you. Then, read the team lists and pick a team. Only then should you buy. You have four options.
1. Buy the Blood Bowl box set, preferably ordering through a local game store. This will get you an Orc team and a Human team. Sell one of the teams to a friend. This is the only way to buy direct from Games Workshop anymore. The box set was still sold on the website as of the posting of this article. Sadly, this is not an option for players who do not wish to play Orcs or Humans.
2. Camp on ebay. This is an easy way to get a team. However, there is no guarantee. The team you are looking for may have several auctions right now, or none. Just do a search every morning and wait. The biggest problem with this is variability. Some players getting rid of their team can let it go for a steal, and some people who have delusions of grandeur sell a poorly painted team with a $300 buy it now. Just be patient.
3. Use existing pewter, plastic, and Finecast minis from the Warhammer Fantasy and 40K lines to convert your own team. This is what I did with the Konquata Monitors and the Grimfang Scrappaz. It helps to have a small amount of putty sculpting skills as well. This works best with Chaos, Dwarf, Elf, Goblin, Human, Khemri, Lizardman, Ogre, Orc, and Skaven teams, but not so well with others. Choose a team, look at existing model lines and get ideas. Hopefully you’ll have a good one.
4. Go to a third party. Mantic Games makes amazing Blood Bowl teams, but I can’t find them on their website. They must have been forced to stop. Look around for other companies. Reaper makes good fantasy models that could be easily converted to a Blood Bowl team. Meiko minis has good elves, ogres, and Nurgle. Impact minis has a huge selection and great support models.
Check all of the above options before buying. I searched ebay while writing this, and found several auctions of full team at less than $50. Buying plastic either through bitz order or box sets could set you back $40-$80 depending on what you need.
Blood Bowl Black Orc Blockers and Troll! Plus, Blood Bowl and Epic Compendium!
Black Orc Blockers are done, as is the Troll! Next: Blitzers for the Scrappaz and Coaches for both teams.
Also, in case you hadn’t noticed, I put up a Compendium for both Blood Bowl and Epic Armageddon! See the links in Features to the right.