Sunday Night Musings

In an attempt to post more consistently, I'm going try and start up a weekly collection of hobby-related thoughts that have been floating around inside my head throughout the week.

* The Brides of Burning Blood

There is a nice little box o' fluff in the Dark Elves Armybook that describes a Witch Elf cult that has no place of worship aside from the battlefield. I like this idea, as I see my Dark Elf army being a force that has invaded Ulthuan and remains on the High Elf land--not a raiding party, but an invasive species, so-to-speak. An idea that came to mind for a Cauldron of Blood was a modified corpse cart. I'd have to think of what would be used to pull the cart, but I don't really like the idea of the Witches lugging around a giant cauldron, and a collection of sacrifices for Khaine seems more fitting.

* Anath Raema

This is the sister of Khaine and the goddess of the savage hunt (found in another cool fluff box). I like the idea of this being the god that my Dark Elf warband follows, as it is fitting for a force that lives on Ulthuan and hunts High Elves. The goddess wears a belt of heads and hands, and I'd like to use this imagery throughout my warband to show the connection.

* Daemons Are Fun To Paint

I really enjoyed painting up my Plaguebearers. Maybe it's just the washes and layering of fleshy grossness, but the painting wasn't tedious or tiring. Maybe that will change after I continue painting up the army--or when I paint something "neater," like a Daemonette.

* Round or Square

I'm going to attempt to mount the Daemons I have on round bases, but purchase those nifty Gale Force 9 movement trays that will allow me to rank them up for games of Warhammer Fantasy. This way, I'll be able to use the models for both WFB and WH40K. More bang for my buck, and I like the idea of an all deep-striking army in 40K.

* The Eshin Fade Into the Shadows

I'm not really thrilled with the idea of playing my Eshin anymore. After my last game a couple weeks ago, I was talking with Raindog and he suggested that I add some ranked Clanrats so that I could have some decent combat resolutions as well as being able to add a couple Ratling Guns for added firepower. I toyed with the idea of this, but I'm really not wanting to put any more work into the army than I already have. I think I'll just finish up what I've started, and then be done with it. As easy as it would be to just stop altogether, I really want to finish this army just to say I did.

* Show Me What You're Working With

I am currently collecting three different Fantasy armies--Eshin, Daemons, and Dark Elves. On the futuristic side of things, I have two armies--Eldar and Daemons. I would like to eventually add Chaos to my 40K collection, because I could use the Daemons I already have, and I'd be able to buy the sweet Forge World Death Guard stuff. Right now I'm resisting ordering the Terminator and Chaos Marine upgrades. I really want them, and the conversion rate is great right now, but I need to stop buying and keep painting what I have.