Zanzibar:
Hello.
I’ve been lurking here for a couple of months as I ease myself back into the Warhammer hobby like an old man into a warm bath, after a hiatus of about 3 years, but now my bathwater just hit boiling and I figured an army blog would help with my motivation.
The cause of my consternation is my having just discovered not an hour earlier, during a trip to my local independent retailer for some glue and flock, that next Tuesday, 7 days from today, the shop will be starting a map-based campaign for fantasy with an intriguing double blind battle system whereby players will determine which army they’ll be going up against by occupying a territory and fighting whoever else chose to move into that space. That all sounds pretty standard, only moves across the map will be kept secret from other players, so your (hopefully my) opponent would be a surprise every battle. Sort of like stumbling around in the dark, with swords.
Anyway, down to business. I’ve been taking it slow and steady these past few weeks, mostly just converting up my five war machines. I’m guilty of having jumped straight to the fun stuff, but with good reason. Converting my army from modern plastics as I am, I’ve hit a roadblock: hats. I have no idea how I’m going to make them, despite trying many different methods, which has halted progress on the rank-and-file and left me dejected.
My desire to enter into this tournament (1000 point armies) rekindled my spirit however, then promptly smashed it into the turf as I realized I need to assemble, convert, and paint 90% of an army in seven days. While I don’t believe it impossible, it is surely a tall order, and I’m still plagued by that hat issue. I also haven’t played a game of Warhammer since 2001, so there’s some rules review to be done.
With typical pessimism, I think I’ll be entering a week late.
Here’s my list (using Dwarf rules):
Hero:
-Taskmaster (Thane)
Core:
-19 Warriors w/ hand weapons, shields, musician, and standard bearer
-10 Blunderbussiers (Thunderers) w/ shields and musician
Special:
-15 Oppressors (Hammerers) w/ shields, musician, and standard bearer
-Deathrocket (Grudgethrower)
-Bolt Thrower
Rare:
-Suitably Scary Name (Organ Gun)
I had wanted 10 Slavers (Quarrellers w/ great weapons) in place of the Organ Gun, but the gun is done and that means fewer dwarfs to make.
So I’ve got one week to turn this mess into an army:
I figure commiting to a nightly update here will give me the impetus I need to get stuff done. Here’s to hoping.
