Classichammer

Everyday.I have to talk myself out of buying that big release box they did for Tomb Kings and try to flip that stupid Croco Dragon or turn it into a Zombie Dragon. The main issue is the price which I can't justify paying for that box set, especially given that I'll have to find different size bases...

Top notch work, Kakapo! Can't wait to see the rest of the force, and can't wait to see how embarrassing mine will look by comparison... Thanks! If you really want to feel better about paint jobs you can always head over to my Tau thread to see some examples of what my painting looked like before th...

There's a lot of to-do about spears in sixth edition Warhammer, with the consensus settling around "there's nothing a spear gets you that beats an extra point of armour save for a hand weapon." To that I can only say... yes, but the hand weapons on the Skeleton sprue are a state, and the ...

I know what you mean: the idea of Wood Elves stopping to construct some sort of Grond-of-the-Woodlands arrangement doesn't quite sit with "the fantasy" of the army. It's telling that when I envisage Wood Elf siege gear I realise I'm thinking in High Elf aesthetics with a few extra leaves ...

Had I been in your (doubtless pointy and delicate yet hard-wearing) boots of elvenkind, I might have packed in the notion of battering rams entirely and rolled up with ladders or a siege tower for those Eternal Guard, but I understand a siege tower is easily spoken of and less easily accomplished, ...

THE BATTLE OF THE CRACKED GATE - A WARHAMMER 6th EDITION BATTLE REPORT A savage, feral wind screamed beneath a blood red sunset that raged and boiled against clouds dark as a tomb. Below was a sea of snow cold and blue as steel, where the trees huddled together for warmth. Mother rabbits held their...

And don't get me started on how much absolutely detest pewter... Well I guess that rules out any of the upcoming Made To Order 40k Ork purchases from GW then. :lol: If you're looking for maximum economy with Trukk models, the first thought that comes to mind is raiding some army truck models from t...

In theory the magic items in both Chaos books are interchangable, and Chaos characters in practice can access both sets of magic items. In practice a lot of the Beasts of Chaos magic items are specifically marked as Beastmen Characters Only, which means that Beastmen characters end up with a wider a...

It is an exceptionally rare scholar indeed who has had the privilege of studying the secret archives of the Meadows Of Heaven. No more than a dozen living outside the bounds of Athel Loren have been granted even brief access. Those that have, and who have studied the accounts of the terrible battles...

What I'm most unsure about is whether the consensus is that the blight of terrors is better off on the eagle noble, and just running with fear causing wild riders. Hail of Doom Arrow and the helm of the hunt feel a bit overdone, wondering if any players have more interesting combos? Honestly either...

We will ride into battle, and this shall be our steed... https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlLhAqs7DOjSdc6G9bxHsaWSG-q9J7VbOv-HeI9yT0aIZk4DVE4j5YJB2AgjmD2-gXxRHNk4QOIlE1Q3RTRh0o_fCYbaG7ZJUs9J2jRu3jIQuQ1P4t2VqIOhzJizWnI2TyrZJQl67no2UyYtl6j8uWhH-s8QGj-MKdzO-Zeb_WKME1_o3XHKRkX...

The issue of reconnaissance and undeath is - there aren't really many other options. Mercenaries? Coin does not buy accurate reportage - the cowardice of the hired blade with a heart to keep beating is well known to us. Peasantry? Perhaps - there was a cadre of volunteer Huntsmen who ranged ahead o...

Maybe not now, but give them time. Before long they'll be making new bots that look human. Sweat, bad breath, everything - very hard to spot. And then from there it's just a short step towards totally organic bots, immortal biological androids that feel and are programmed to believe they are human, ...

Curious as I am to see the original colour, I am actually quite liking the green base rims. They bring a much needed splash of colour and a sharp pop to what is otherwise a very dark muted palette of mostly blacks and greys. Interesting choice assigning reconnaissance to a lone character rather than...

Poor Hobbyists of the world, unite! The economics of model procurement cannot be overlooked. They are also a big factor in why I have largely revised my stance on Deathstar tactics to "They're fine actually". If I can take a 2000 point army from a couple of Battalion boxes and grow it to 3...

The only impractical magic items are the Common Magic Items and ones like the Amulet of Pha-Stah which prohibit taking more. Since there don't seem to be any of the latter in the Lizardmen book you should be OK as long as you avoid the former. My own recommendations for an Oldblood however: 1. Burni...

It sounds to me like your son already knows what to get next and you should trust his instincts - Temple Guard and a Stegadon are definitely the best choices to go for next, because they're clearly going to bring him the most joy. Hunt down a few of them and then get started on the adventures of Lor...

Kakapo, just in case you were not joking there I will clarify that I am absolutely always laughing WITH you, after having excitedly read your in character posts. I never meant to deride your efforts to Lore Up the conversation, I just perceived it as trolling/humorous in intent when it is in respon...

I've been playing a lot of 6th Edition recently. Running a unit of 30 Chosen Khorne Warriors with 2 Hand-weapons, Full Command, and the Banner of Rage. I run them 6 across. They include an Exalted Champion and occasionally a Sorcerer, for full disclosure. Across my last 10 games, this unit has take...

It is fair to say that these days my enthusiasm for Warhammer is at a low point. While I do still nominally enjoy it, my excitement for Warhammer is on its last legs, having been suffocated by the return of the hegemony of joyless bean counters that did far more damage to the game than GW ever could...

If you want to lure the enemy reliably then you simply need to find the one their General loves most, capture them and sacrifice them to the Dark Gods on a battlefield altar. The opposing army's own love will do the rest. This does of course require a well-placed spy to learn the identity and wherea...

Chaos Warriors are actually excellent troops, and formidable adversaries. They are experienced fighters, hardened by many decades if not centuries of war in the Northern Wastes. Their weapons and battlegear are well crafted, easily the match for anything forged by the southern nations of Men and som...

Weirdly combat seems to be where my dice reward my confidence and aggression the most in Warhammer. I think I can count on one hand with fingers left over the number of models my Glade Guard have actually managed to knock out with bow shooting, but once they're in combat they'll see off whole regime...

Goblin units can take a magic banner if they are part of a Goblin or Night Goblin army, in addition to Goblin Battle Standard Bearers. That will be the main place you will find these banners.

Generally I don't rate spears at all, and will usually only use them if they're freebies. If given the choice between spears or halberds, I will choose the halberds every time. You do however seem to be overthinking the numbers far too much though. The points values aren't the problem with spears (i...