Miniature Monday: New Dwarf Gyrocopter finished!

I finally got around and finished this model, and I don't really know why I had such a long break really (well it my focus on Warzone obviously) becasue even if I didn't really rate the model at first (as being an Gyrocopter, the Gyrobomber looks awesome) I started to learn to like it more and more as I painted it up. And now I actually rally like it. It was fun to paint, but it's a lot of parts so it takes time but in the end It's well worth your effort in my opinion. Hope you like it, this is the first Warhammer model in a long while and I will be getting more Warhammer stuff out in the near future hopefully.

Warzone: Heroes of the Solar System free PDF released!

Finally today Prodos Games released their latest PDF (still Beta) of how to do your own heroes for your WZ:R force. We already have this rules in the rulebook but these are much extended and lets you customize your hero so much more. That's not all though you also get new units, heroes and squad commander upgrades, with fluff and everything. You see that a lot of work has been put into making this and I'm very eager to try and make different custom heroes.

Here's what you get besides the different Hero making tables.

Mishima
Shiryo-X (Warlord/Lord)
Tatsumoto (Lord)
The Screaming Devil (Crimson Devil SC upgrade)

Imperial
Timothy McGuire (Warlord/Lord)
NCO Sergeant Benjamin Taylor (NCO upgrade)

Dark Legion
Nepharites of Algeroth (Lord)
Praetorian Goliath (Praetorian Stalker Squad Commander upgrade)
Nasca Razide (New Support squad)

Capitol
The Iron Lady (Heavy Infantry SC upgrade)

Brotherhood
'Lukas' The Sacred Initiate (Brotherhood Trooper or Sacred Warrior SC upgrade)

Cybertronic
Pieter ‘The Shield Dimond - (Mirrorman SC upgrade)
Exterminateur ‘Attila’ MK.I ("New" Light Vehicle)

Bauhaus
Baron von Jaeger III (Bauhaus Artillery Korps upgrade)

So go and take a look for yourselves, but remember it's still Beta so things is subject to change in the future.

Download it here!

Unboxing Warzone: Bauhaus Etoiles Mortant

Another box that got updated from the Kickstarter version is the Etoiles Mortant models. The first ones weren't bad at all, but was little bit tricky to clean and assemble and also had quite odd poses.

The new box I got has the same design but much better poses, especially for an CC orientated squad. Much more dynamic and overall better design.

All the things you get in the box, the how to build instructions are for the old models though, this will probably change in the future.

Enough parts to do five mortants with or without an Gehenna Puker. 

The details are nice and crisp, like all the new Prodos kits. 

Six cards as per usual for these kits. 

They where very easy to assemble and not much cleaning was needed.

Compared to some of the old Mortants.

And here I see for the first time a difference in scale, the old models look like amazons compared to the new one. This is extra strange since I thought Prodos where trying to up the scale (28mm to 32mm) and has done so with the Imperials and new Cybertronic Chasseurs for example. 

I needed to do another comparison, and well the new one (middle left) looks like a dwarf compared to the rest. Especially against the Blood Beret.

So to summarize. At first I loved the new kit, better details, less moldlines, flash etc. and much easier to assemble. I really like the kit and thought they would look even better mixed with some of the old ones I have. I actually got a little bit shocked when I realized the scale difference,  and I don't really know if this is a mishap in the process or if the models should be so tiny. It does look odd with them together and this made me not as happy with this kit as I first where I'm afraid. 

Poll: Should I paint my 'un'greenskinz green?

I haven't done anything with my Orcs & Goblins for a long time, and part of it is because I got tired of colorscheme and in this case mainly that they aren't green. In my opinion they do look good in the skin color I have, but they may look better if they are green, even if it's just a slight hint of green. Here's some comparioson pics I took of the old ungreenskinz and of old ungreenskinz with an wash of Warpaints Green Tone ink.

This means that if I go and repaint them green, this won't be a huge time consuming thing. But I will get a totally different look on the army. Please help me out here and additional comments are more than welcome. Thanks!

The poll widget in Blogger does seem to work correctly, Iv'e tried to redo it several times now but with the same result. So if you want to can instead make a vote in the comments section to this post instead.

Should I re paint my 'un'greenskinz green?

Liebster Award

So I got an Liebster award a while ago from jugger and his blog Jugger's Garage, big thanks to you mate! I have just heard of it before but didn't really know what it was until now. And recently I got my second nomination so I guess I have to write this up, and spread the word to some of the great blogs out there.

The second nomination I got from Stylus over at The WoffBoot Chronicles, so big thanks to you and go over at check out their crazy blog as well.

So what is an Liebster?!

Basically it's a prize you can nominate to other blogs you like to help promote them and spread the word of other great blogs. And it works wonders, not only that you get a happy feeling when your blog gets nominated, you also help your favorite blogs as well. I have discovered many nice blogs this way as well so all is great.

And here's how it works.

1. Copy and paste the award on your blog linking it to the blogger who has given it you.

2. Pass the award to your top 11 blogs with less than 200 followers by leaving a comment on one of their posts to notify them that they have won the award and listing them on your own blog.

3. Sit back and bask in the warm fuzzy feeling that comes with knowing you have made someone's day!

4. There is no obligation to pass this onto someone else but it is nice if you take the time to do so.
And here are my nominees, and these will be some of my favorite blogs and which I think really deserves a little extra boost that this nomination might bring. Hope you enjoy!

http://moonshriek.blogg.se/- My friend Sebastians blog about wargames/cardgames and tabletop games but mostly Warzone and his Capitol and Imperial forces.

http://battlepainted.blogspot.com/ - A quite new blog that has some great potential, starting up airbrushing like I am.

http://ishisimperium.blogspot.com/ - All kinds of hobby related stuff, wh40k, warzone, Malifaux and more.

http://lxg-blog.blogspot.com/ - Blog about all about the hobby, focus on Warzone and new kickstarters.

http://neuiconschronicles.blogspot.com/ - All about Warzone, not updated in a while though.

http://almostperftec.blogspot.com/ - Some nice painting by ZAB, Wh40 and Wh Fantasy.

http://thegrumpystunty.blogspot.com/ - Kuffeh's blog about wh fantasy and Dwarfs!

http://plastickrak.blogspot.com/ - Great for checking out the latest GW rumors.

http://paintsngluenrocknroll.blogspot.com/ - A lot of nice posts about mostly Wh Fantasy.

http://maelstrom-therisingsign.blogspot.com/ - Some nice painting and cool conversions mostly 40k.

http://ravenminis.blogspot.com/ - Cool conversions and really nice painting can be found here for various different game systems.

So that is all eleven blogs then, and don't feel left out if I didn't pick your blog. I tried to go with some smaller blogs and the ones I don't think have gotten any award yet. I also tried to have some of them with some focus on WZ:R as I'm totally sold on that game right now, and want to promote it as much as I can.

1. Why did you start blogging? At first as a painting diary for myself, to keep me motivated and to see my progress easier. And if anyone wanted to check out what Iv'e painted that was a bonus.

2. If you could change one thing about the wargaming hobby, what would it be? That it is so damn expensive (but most adult hobbies are right?)

3. What is best in life? Boring answer maybe but that has to be my family, hopefully my two little girls will join me in this hobby when they get older so I can combine the two more :)

4. Do you want to live forever? No, but I think I need to if I will ever have enough time to paint all the miniatures I got.

5. Fame or Fortune? Fortune so I can buy even more miniatures!

6. What miniature are you most proud of having painted? I don't know if I'm improving my skills or if I get more tired of my old stuff. But I think WZ:R Alakhai the Cunning is among the best Iv'e done. And my Mutalith Vortex Beast, that took a long time to paint but I'm very happy with how it turned out.

7. How do you deal with burn out? I paint a lot of different stuff and put some stuff away that I know I won't painting in the near future anyway.

8. Why is a raven like a writing desk? A short and not that thoughtful answer then.. A Raven is a symbol for knowledge (among other things) and well for me a writing desk is sort of the same, you can gather knowledge when reading at your writing desk or write down your knowledge for others to read.

9. Star Wars or Star Trek? Star Wars, although I like Star Trek as well but not a fan of their uniforms. Storm Troopers ftw!

10. If you could only buy from one miniature company from now on, which would it be? A year ago or so it would have been hands down Games Workshop, now I'm not sure with Prodos Games making Warzone and all. But if I have to choose I still go with GW

11. Favorite takeout? Kebab

Ten Truths about me:

1. My mancave/hobbyroom really is a closet :(
2. I have like over a thousand unpainted miniatures.
3. I'm a video game nerd as well.
4. I always look at a tv show or movie or listen to a podcast when painting
5. I'm not an elf fan, not in any fantasy setting really
6. I'm more and more drawn to Chaos, and my start up more chaos armies in the future
7. I'm a Nintendo fanboy, but also buy other consoles (Sony products at least)
8. My favurite show at the moment has to be Game of Thrones, just love it
9. I also love the Song of Ice and Fire books by RR Martin
10. Favorite liquor is aged rum.  

Miniature Monday: Imperial Hurricane Walker WIP

I'm almost done with another miniature but didn't quite make it to this Mini Monday so I will show you some WIP shots instead.

I currently working mostly on my Imperials and must try to stay focused to get things finished instead of just jumping to the next project. So my nr.2 and 3 on the list on what to do is the Hurricane above, not that much to be done but I want to make something a little extra on the base as well.

Then I also need to complete my first Blood Berets squad, when that is done I continue on the Trenchers and commander for my Imperial force and after that take a break from them and work on something else (probably my Bauhaus). You will see what's my nr 1 on the to do list in the coming days, so until then take care.

Unboxing Warzone: The new Brotherhood Starter Box

I actually already had the old Brotherhood Starter from the KS but I really liked the look of this new one so I had to get it as well. The new box compliments the old one quite well, you got Cardinal Dominic, 1 Judicator and 10 Troopers in the old box (at aprox 520 Pts, only the Cardinal is 275 Pts!). In the new box on the other hand you get 2 Inquisitors, 10 Troopers and 1 Judicator at 335 Pts. So a lot less points but much more utility from the new box in my opinion.

Because if you buy this box, you do get a great start. You need to buy an Warlord as well though, but you can choose anyone you want instead of having to get Dominic and buy a second Warlord if you want someone else. Instead you get Inquisitors who is really nice in the game and they can either be in their own squad or upgraded squad leaders for your troopers. So get this box, a Warlord of your choice and maybe a support unit and you get an nice 750 Pts force or even more with 'Art' upgrades.

Anyway on to the unboxing then.

The back of the box actually shows you the contents of the old style troopers and Judicator and I actually got a little bit worried I had got the wrong when I ordered :P

All the stuff you get, apart from the models and cards you also get a set of two D20.

The new Inquisitors looks awesome and where really easy to assemble.

Not only is there a new design for the Judicator it now also have two different head variants and options for either two Crusader Cannons or one Cannon and a Retaliator Broadsword.

You get two of these sprues and even if they look the same you can get to look different by combining different set of hands to the models. Also you get one Scoped Weapon on each Weapon sprue, you didn't get any on the old ones.

Better details overall as you will see on the comparison shot with an old Trooper.

8 Cathedrals and 4 Stat cards

7 Gear Cards

10 Strategy Cards

And 45 Tactical Cards, so a total of 74 cards? Should be 75 but I may have missed something, oh well..

Here's assembles versions of both the old and new Judicator. I don't dislike the old one, but the sword is a pain to keep straight (even if I have used hot water several times) and it has much poorer details compared to the new one. So a big step up there. 

The newer troopers also got much better details and looks more slim. I like the look of both of the so I don't regret getting the KS starter. I don't think I will mix the new with the old but for different looking troopers in different squads it's great. You can say they have different marks of armor or something, happens all the time in 40k. 

I  have one little issue with the new models though, the arms looks very slim. Not a huge deal as you won't see them much anyway but I think it would have looked even better if they where a tad more beefier. 

The whole crew assembled (not all is glued together though)

 So all in all I really like the new kit, can't compare it directly with the old kit because I don't have the cards etc. in that one but if you look at utility from the models in the box, the details, design and overall quality of the models the new box is far better than it's predecessor. And I do recommend it to all Brotherhood players old and new if you haven't this box. Go out and get it now! It's a great compliment to an existing force and also as a start (as a Starter box should be) for any who would like to start an new Brotherhood army. But remember to get an Warlord as well.