Make way for the Chaos Dwarfs!

Well it looks as though dream has become reality.

I'm overwhelmed with awesomeness that is the chaos dwarf warmachine pics coming out of Games day.

All aboard the chaos train!

It appears as if Big Hats are In! 

the Big Move!

I've been away form the blog for a bit while I moved into the new place. Now that we are here, I'm starting to get settled into the new place and have some hobby areas I didn't have at the apartment. 

I used to have to paint on the kitchen table. This was a pain in the butt as I would either be taking up half the table (the wife loved this) or I would have to pack every thing up and get everything out every time I wanted to paint. In the new place we have a nice big bed room, with room for a workstaion, and I found a table at a thrift store for $15!

Paint on!

Whenever we wanted to get  a game on in the apartment, it was the same story, take up the kitchen table, haul everything away when done. Well now I have a garage (i.e: man cave!) I also got a "newer" kitchen table from a gaming buddy. so that old painted on kitchen table is now the legs for the game table in the garage.

Man Cave in action

Khador: the Butcher

With this mini complete, I think I have nailed down my Khador color scheme. 

Product review: Task force -Army case.

Value: 10 out of 10! 
So lets just get to the best part of this case, $24.99 at Lowes. Right off the bat, that is 1/2 the price of any other "army transport" out there! I added extra foam in mine, for an additional $12. Still a BARGAIN!

Quality: 10 out of 10
Construction is very sturdy, Metal (aluminum) frame. It seems like it could take quite a bit if crush pressure, as all the corners and sides are reinforced. As you can see from the picture, the insides with the foam taken out are fully padded, so you can put minis directly onto the case surface.

The case comes with a perforated (simply pull out the chunks to your specifications) piece of 3 inch thick foam. I think this would be perfect for say Heavy warjacks, dreadnaughts, etc. For my Dwarf case, I'm using it for war machines, with plenty of room for expansion.

Room: 10 out of 10
After all, I want to be able to pack a bunch of dudes in here! What I really like, is in addition to the 3 inch foam, there is 2 inch of head room in the lid. What I have done is, discarded the top tool holder, bought 2 pieces of 1 inch foam from Jo-Anns fabric, cut out spaces for my dudes, and glued a piece of 2mm craft foam to the bottom for a tray that holds 55 small dudes each. You may not get as many chaos warriors, but for small infantry, that is 110 dudes in the top. I could theoretically add 3 trays to the bottom. for a total of  275 tiny men. How many does a GW case hold? 108 for like $60. Stelek at YTTH, stuffed one of these things with like 8 razorbacks, and a full army of space wolves. 

Here's the foam I bought from Jo-Anns. Both were the correct size on one side, I just had to trim the short side of the 2mm and the long side of the 1 inch. 

Special feature: 8 out of 10.

So what kind of special feature do you need in a case? There's no extra pockets for Books or cards. But you could probably fit some in here if need be as there is so much room. The Handle is nice and comfortable, It has solid Lockable Latches (One of the plastic latches on my GW case broke! ) and a shoulder strap.  It also comes with movable padded dividers. 

Overall: 10 out of 10

What more can I say. I fully endorse this case and plan on buying many more. I think it will do really nicely for Warmachine and Hordes! 

Remember when Chaos was.....Chaotic?

I have to say, I miss the days when a Chaos force could be fielded of Warriors, Daemons, and Beastmen. And back in the days of Realm of Chaos - "Slaves to Darkness", fantasy warriors had access to technology!

With the separation of the new books it just seems like a lot of the chaos has been removed. I

Oh well, those days are gone, but it does not stop one from being creative with modeling. And WFB isn't as strict with the WYSIWYG. I had some old warriors that were missing lots of pieces and need a complete unit of 10 dudes. So I threw on a bunch of bits to make a truly "chaotic" war band.

Bitz used, (L-R, Space wolf bolter arm, tyranid arm, CSM body/head, Beastman standard arm, CSM standard, Marauder horsemen shield, Beastmen instrument arm, Marauder head, Khrone berzerker CC weapon arm, Chaos mutation arm. 

I like the "newest" version of the chaos warrior plastic models. The sculpt is great. But they are ALL the same! More like the forces of order then Chaos to me. 

March of the Dwarf Warmachines

Master Engineer Burlan Barakison II. Poster Board Standard, cork base. He wears the colors of the Engineers guild, Engineer grey (similar to space wolves grey). Catch phrase - "Fire!!!!"

This classic grudge thrower was made before the fall of Karak Zuul. It escaped the Hold intact. 

A newer version of the Grudge thrower was designed after the fall of Karak Zuul.

Classic Bolt thrower

And finally this Rare device of war - the Organ gun, is adorned with fine Gems.

Realm of Battle + Scenery

I finally painted my Realm of Battle board. I was trying to go with a Chaos waste feel.

I gave the hill some crazy purple foliage.

Ruined Temple glued on "for Sale" sign.