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[Josquius]

I seem to keep getting stuff about trench crusade thrown my way.
It does look fun.
Wonder if it requires a remortgage like warhammer.

[Jacob]

On WFB Old World, they just released some scenarios, one of which includes list building rules for the combat patrol options (i.e. 500 point lists).

Also, if you're into list tinkering, the Old World Army builder so far seems to have fidelity with the rules (and enough rules explanations) that you can build solid lists without access to the actual rules. It does not have the Combat Patrol limitations implemented yet, though.

[The Brain]

Gather 'round, chillun'.

One score and eleven years ago my gaming group got briefly into Warhammer Fantasy Battle. I was doubtful, I didn't expect the group to manage the significant effort of getting armies on the table, but I did buy a Skeleton Army box and assemble it. This was ten years before I got into minis again as an adult. Time passed. Recently I came across the skeletons in storage, and decided to paint them. As you may remember I have a Tomb Kings army, and these guys could make an excellent addition, or even make up the core of their own army.

Their old-skool look, and the fact that they're basically naked skeletons, made me conceptualize them as Barrow Kings, ie prehistorical bronze age undead guys found in barrows in and around the Old World (with the same rules as Tomb Kings). Cf. Warhammer Armies: Tomb Kings (2002). Another reference (re. style) is Army of Darkness. My particular guys are from barrows in the Border Princes or maybe the Badlands. From time to time they march from their barrows and go to war, and if a Nehekharan host marches through the vicinity, they will sense its presence and march alongside their old allies or liege lords.

Pics are found in links. I found out today that Photobucket no longer lets you link directly to the pic, so I don't know how to get the pics themselves to show up on Languish. Technical advice is welcome (and info on better places to keep your pics). But if you click the links you do get straight to the pics (I hope, let me know if you don't).

I have given them a very simple paintjob, and tried to make their equipment bronze with verdigris. Not kept in fairly good, dry conditions like my Tomb Kings. For basing I've used an instant basing solution called Wasteland Soil, from Geek Gaming Scenics. I am pleased with it, and their products seem generally very good, the look closely matching the image the names conjure up (they have stuff like No Man's Land, Grimdark City Rubble etc etc).


Skeleton Army Infantry

Skeleton Army Cavalry

[grumbler]

Gather 'round, chillun'.

One score and eleven years ago my gaming group got briefly into Warhammer Fantasy Battle. I was doubtful, I didn't expect the group to manage the significant effort of getting armies on the table, but I did buy a Skeleton Army box and assemble it. This was ten years before I got into minis again as an adult. Time passed. Recently I came across the skeletons in storage, and decided to paint them. As you may remember I have a Tomb Kings army, and these guys could make an excellent addition, or even make up the core of their own army.

Their old-skool look, and the fact that they're basically naked skeletons, made me conceptualize them as Barrow Kings, ie prehistorical bronze age undead guys found in barrows in and around the Old World (with the same rules as Tomb Kings). Cf. Warhammer Armies: Tomb Kings (2002). Another reference (re. style) is Army of Darkness. My particular guys are from barrows in the Border Princes or maybe the Badlands. From time to time they march from their barrows and go to war, and if a Nehekharan host marches through the vicinity, they will sense its presence and march alongside their old allies or liege lords.

Pics are found in links. I found out today that Photobucket no longer lets you link directly to the pic, so I don't know how to get the pics themselves to show up on Languish. Technical advice is welcome (and info on better places to keep your pics). But if you click the links you do get straight to the pics (I hope, let me know if you don't).

I have given them a very simple paintjob, and tried to make their equipment bronze with verdigris. Not kept in fairly good, dry conditions like my Tomb Kings. For basing I've used an instant basing solution called Wasteland Soil, from Geek Gaming Scenics. I am pleased with it, and their products seem generally very good, the look closely matching the image the names conjure up (they have stuff like No Man's Land, Grimdark City Rubble etc etc).


Skeleton Army Infantry

Skeleton Army Cavalry

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Those look great!

[The Brain]

Thanks! I'm feeling pretty inspired to paint, and as naked skeletons they are super quick to finish.

[Syt]

Nice job and thanks for sharing. Always enjoying your miniatures updates.

[HVC]

That's really cool. I'd juat end up with paint everywhere if I tried

[Sophie Scholl]

Skeleton Army Infantry

Skeleton Army Cavalry

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Awesome work as per usual! If memory serves, Sekhmet and the Tomb King used to go on raids around the world to bolster their ranks. One such group maintaining their unity and differentiation in culture/appearance in undeath would make sense from a lore perspective!

[Josquius]

Looks like (real) warhammer is getting a new army - Cathay finally getting the full treatment.
https://www.wargamer.com/warhammer-the-old-world/cathay

Looks cool.

[The Brain]

So I added command to the three foot regiments, and two rank and file models to make a total of three ranks. The champions are Oathmark Skeleton Champions, standard bearer and musician and two extra rank and file models are Wargames Atlantic Skeleton Army. The Oathmark skeletons have the "bronze age" look I want for this project, and seem to be about the same size as the old GW guys. Wargames Atlantic OTOH are Greek "Jason and the Argonauts" style, so for them I picked the least Greek options. They are also a bit bigger than the old GW guys, which isn't really a problem though.

The ram's headish standard is Wargames Atlantic, but I needed more. So I got some animal skulls from Tabletop Art, which did the trick.

And of course I needed a barrow for the Barrow Kings, to place a battlefield. I got a nice printed one from TabletopScenery3D.

Command + Extras + Barrow

[Jacob]

Looks great!

I don't know how much terrain you care to add, but Fogou models have some nice resin pieces that could be appropriate: https://www.fogoumodels.co.uk/dark-age?page=3

[Sophie Scholl]

Nice! The old Warhammer skeletons were some of the first models from the franchise I saw as a kid that really blew me away. I always wanted them, but they were expensive even back then.