Last night, I finished my first Cities of Sigmar model, the Cavalier-Marshal. I fell in love with this model when I first saw it, and ever since, I have wanted to paint one.
I’ve painted the model in the colours of Hammerhal Aqsha, purely because I like the red and cream combo. Will this turn into a full AoS army? I don’t know. Maybe.
@patrickdgerman put together the Warscroll Data Cards for Cities of Sigmar recently. From the Freeguild Cavalier-Marshal, it’s nice to see that he can do some fairly standard damage to the low save value units. Perhaps I’ll have to get some Cavaliers to go with him now….
With the release of Old World, I’ve found a reason to restart my beloved Dwarf Fantasy army. I’ve a lot of old to mid hammer models lying around, and I’m sure I’ll be using a lot of them with Old World.
So I decided to paint up my first batch of 10, with another 10 joining them at a later date.
I managed to pick these boys up on the week they were released. But with Christmas and Imperialis dropping, they were put on the back burner a little bit until recently. But with my resolution to paint up my remaining Kruleboyz this year, they were the first unit I wanted to tackle.
Monsta-Killaz painted by Peter Holland
Building
Firstly, the amount of detail on these minis is always going to be insane considering it’s a Games Workshop kit. With all the new kits, however, it’s often a case of hunt the part when putting them together as the numbering system on sprues never seem to follow any sort of logic.
You’re able to change the weapon options on the standard boyz, but apart from that, the models are pretty much built as seen on the box with little opportunity to mix and match pieces.
As always, with GW kits, they’re easy to put together compared to other manufacturers, and they look dynamic when finished.
You can pick up your own set of Monsta-Killaz from our affiliate Element Games who are selling them at £29.75, a saving of 15% from the RRP.
Painting
I would recommend perhaps painting some of the Grot in the turtle shell before you put it together as the inside of the shell and behind the egg are easy to spot but difficult to access with a brush.
I’ve included a rough guide on how I painted mine below with the colours I used. To finish the base, I used Geek Gaming Scenics Scrubland base ready material.
Play
We reviewed their rules some time ago, and I do feel there is a place for them in some competitive lists. I think they’ll be a lot of fun for Kruleboyz players, but perhaps a little NPE (negative play experience) for your opponent. Mainly because it effects whether your opponent can do things with their own monsters, and I personally feel that army rules should not affect the way an opponents army’s rules work.
I’m looking forward to trying them out, but I’m not sure they’ll be a mainstay of the list.
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Having hit a slump at the beginning of January in my Hobby world brought about by being sociable and what-not I needed something to get me re-started… I covered this dilemma here.
Fortunately, it worked, and not only that but I’ve managed to tick off a box on the White Dwarf Hobby Bingo!
Small pic, but mighty requirement!
So what have I done? I was fortunate enough to be given a Killzone box set… this one for Sector Mechanicus – for Christmas / Birthday last year.
Unfortunately, it’s not available from Games Workshop any more, but if you’re in desperate need of it, they are available from Element Games. If you do pick it up, it would be great if you would consider using my crystals referral code DEC098.
I may pick up another this weekend whilst I am there!
My colour schemes are simple, but I do like a bit of colour so I add Khorne Red and Caledor Sky to them to make them pop a little.
The full set, on the very nice board you also get.
A container… or something!
And another!
It was great fun, completed within a week and has got me back at the Hobby painting table. Plus, I have got 10 points on the Bingo (at expert level)… what more could you need.
