Waaaaaagh Krud Kruncher

This last week on one of the Epic Armageddon Facebook groups I belong to, there has been an army showcase. There have been some fantastic Epic armies and forces shown.
I used the opportunity to take some pictures of my 3000pt Ork force. This force was initially started well over 10 years ago but never finished and in the last six months I have taken the opportunity to redo some of the units and finish others. There are still some many stands of infantry and various other support units still to be painted for the Orks but I am going to leave it at this for the time being while I finish my Ulthwe and Chaos forces.

So here are some pictures of my Ork army. The list is Ghazgull's Warhost but I have painted them as an Evil Sunz Klan.

The whole army from an orbital perspective

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Flyboyz

Stormboyz

Blitz Brigade

Stompa Mob with Supa Stompa

Big Mob (Boyz)

Kult of Speed

Big Gunz Mob

Da Boss Krud Kruncher himself

With his rentinue

Da Bike Boyz

Another Stompa mob with Supa Stompa

More Fly Boyz

I hope to get some more games of Epic in over the next few weeks and hopefully will get some pictures up. I also hope to find time to paint some more of my Chaos units as I really want to give that army a try.

The Vietnam project is coming along nicely, going to get some of the scenery sprayed up today ready for painting.

The last week

Last week may not have been the most productive week for hobby related activity but it did see me push on with my Vietnam project. As you can see the 'spray tray' was loaded up with the VC and also an objective marker for Epic Armageddon. The black primer not being as much of a basecoat as I had wanted. Instead I settled for a very dark Brown by Vallejo (cannot remember the name right now) followed by a drybrush of Stormvermin Fur. 

I was also lucky to get another game of Epic Armageddon in against my regular opponent. He took his Blood Angels and I used my tried and tested Ork list. I think the list I use has a fair few flaws in it but it is 100% painted now (the final coat of paint going onto the Kult of Speed that is unfinished in the picture below after this game). Both Armies were 3000pts

This was my first game against the Blood Angels list and it was quite short and Brutal with the Orks managing to snatch a victory through one of the 'Big Warbands' claiming two objectives.

As ever once the game got going I forgot to take pictures. Certainly a sign of an engrossing game and Epic really can be a thinking game and produce real nail biting finishes. The game taught me not to bunch formations to tightly (even when there are no templates in the opposing list) as the intermingled formation rule can really throw a spanner into the works.  It was also the first game where the Kult of Speed made up of Buggies and Skorchas not only survived the game but also played an active part (normally they get blasted and spend the rest of the game broken).

The final event of last week was getting my hands on the Necron codex. Now I haven't played 40K in around 10 or so months and decided on a whim that the codex could be worth the investment as I have a fully painted Necron Army. Only draw back is I now need to reread the main rulebook and work out how to pick an army. 

One very quick criticism of the Codex is the colour section. One of the feature armies hasn't been finished and the silver from the dry brushing is still visible on the Scarab bases (photo from base height so very noticeable). More on the codex another time. 

Some photos from various Epic Armageddon Games

Now that I finally have a fully working laptop I thought that I would post up some pictures of the games we have been playing. The last game that was played I unfortunately forgot to take pictures.

The last game pitted my Orks against my friends Skitarii list. We played 3K points and it produced quite a good game and fairly close until the end of turn 3 where my friend failed two very crucial orders.
The end result was a victory for the Orks but I can say that the Skitarii pack a punch and have some very nasty kit at their disposal.

So on with the pictures from a variety of games that have been played over the last month or so. The games have all been 3K in points and pitted my Orks against Neil's Space Marines.

So this is just a few of the pictures. Hope to have some more up soon of my work in progress Chaos and also my Vietnam project and as ever even more WW2 figures that need painting. 

Happy New Year

Happy New Year!

So what does 2015 hold in store for my hobby activities?

Well the first game in 2015 was a fairly large game of Battlegroup: Fall of the Reich. I took command of a German rearguard holding a roadblock against an American reconnaissance force. It was an interesting game as neither side had the right tools to deal with every situation (something I had planned when picking the forces). More on this tomorrow when I get a chance to post the pictures from the game up.

I have also got back into playing Epic Armageddon and have been fratically trying to find all of my old models and work out which forces that I still have. So far I have managed to get two games in in the few days between Christmas and New Year. My Orks faired as expected against my friends Space Marines. Again I hope to get some pictures up in the next few days and also from our planned game tomorrow evening.

On the painting bench currently are some 15mm Volksturm (by Peter Pig) for Battlegroup. I imagine they should be done within the week providing I get the painting time required. I am also planning on finally getting a Chaos force sorted for Epic in the next few weeks/month.

Moving beyond the next three months, then I am looking to get other Epic armies sorted (possibly a Necron force). Will also be painting up a British force for Battlegroup and doing some early war German Tanks.

I am also looking at writing a scenario book for Battlegroup with a friend (subject to approval). So all in all a busy few months ahead for me and for once Warhammer and 40K play very little part in my plans (other than selling stuff on forums or Ebay)