Flag of the Loon

One project done and looking forward to the next. The Grots are alle finished and I'm looking forward to getting some more Kill Team games in with the little ankle biters. The main part of the the Mob are just the usual Grots from my Ork Army, but the specialists, warrented something a bit more unique. Whilst rummaging in the lead pile, I also dug out a few extra bits to round out the Mob for flavour and we are good to go!

Grot Pyro-Teams (counts as Burna Boyz) were a must have to get some actual damage causing weapons on the board. I thought about having Lootas, but after digging up the Grot with the welding mask I decided to go with fire.

The true heroes of the Mob; Scout Grot, Boss Grot and Flag Grot (aka fire magnet)

Finally, this little treasure. In the Mob he counts as an Ork Nob with a Power Klaw, but is still not the Mobs Leader. I'd like to get my hands on the other old Tin Boy models, but I'm un willing to pay the fees that some are asking for.

With the Grots taking to the field this week, I'm looking forward to the next two months of GW's releases. In October I'll be go full tilt into the new Ork Codex so be prepared for a LOT of new stuff along that theme, but first is the revamp of the Lord of the Rings game.

New rules, new look and certainly new models on the horizon. With that in mind I think it'd high time to dig out my home brew Dwarf army and get the little buggers painted.

Back From Bloodstock

Took a while, but I finally have a chance to sit down and write a bit. Despite having a well deserved holiday, the catch up period in work has been keeping me busy, but in the best way. So, how was my time away at Bloodstock? Pretty freakin' awesome!

To clarify, I HATE camping so going to a festival has never been on my list of things I've wanted to do, but I was convinced by those going with me that the "camping" side of things was a very small part of the experience. To their credit they were right and with the aid of an inflatable mattress (yes I am that determined to stay comfy) I was able to have many solid nights sleep the whole time I was there. Being well rested, fueled on booze and surrounded by metal heads I had a blast. The head liners put on a great show and so many bands made the week an event to remember.

 I spent as much time as I could spare in the New Blood Stage, checking out new bands and just trying grow my playlists. Music isn't something that gets covered on this blog as it tends to be something I have on in the background whilst doing other things. As a result, going to shows and listening to live music tends to pass me by. I am glad I had the opportunity to go to Bloodstock this year and I will certainly be attending in the future. Next year might be a stretch due to money, I will honour the memories. Whilst there, I saw so many cool battle vests; tons of unique badges and patches and plenty of art work alongside it. I was able to grab a few patches for myself towards the end of the weekend as well as cheap army vest from a stall there. I've plans now to build my own battle vest, but it wouldn't be mine unless I did something special. I've put together a few ideas for the back of the vest.

On the miniatures front, I've not a lot to show. But here's a WIP of the Grots for Kill Team. Hopefully get these done before the end of the week.

Goblins Gone Wild

Well it's that time of year again. The annual Grinning Loon Holiday to parts untraveled in the hope of finding relaxation and calm.... This year, however, I'm trying a different approach and heading to Bloodstock!
That's right I'm gonna be living it up by drinking and rocking out like I was meant to do.

I'll be back in a week or so, but until then, I'll leave you with the current state of my Grot Kill Team. I've got most of the fodder out of the way, just need to finish my heavy hitters and specialists.

I'v also continued my playing around with AoS28 and created a series of Knights and Heroes. These will be getting some attention closer to Xmas as right now I'm itching to get some Kill Team underway.

What's more, I've finished off my secret sculpting project, so if all goes well I shall be able to show that off soon. Cheers all, see you in a week.

Release the Hounds

The Witch Hunters have been finished! I'm super happy with this band or grim fanatics. So much character in the Frostgrave kits on there own and it's a great chance to paint something a little different. I don't paint "generic" humans often so it's great to not feel board at any point of the project.

The dogs, Butcher and Bane, were added recently just to round off the crew. They are from the Bushido range and took almost no time to paint.

I'll add a few extra mooks and maybe a hired sword at some point, but right now I've fallen for the new shiny...

Oh yeah.... Shadow War was a dangerous game that led me to building a Night Lords army (I'll finish it some day, Jeez) but I'm playing Kill Team safe and I've started mucking about with the Ork lists. I think it's time to return to a long neglected part my personality, Goblins in Spaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaace......

Let the fires of Grot Revolushun BEGIN!