feelin' ill

venerable-psyker-dreadnought-thingy (he is grey too!)
stubby legs are for squats, just add tubes!
maybe its the marines, or possibly the weather, but i have been feeling a bit off lately...
dreadnought-nemesis-blood-force-weapon, of cursed goodness
i think he might be aztec mayan or kimhir. Not sure yet. neat, i hit the shift key.
here is a size comparison with a terminator-armored techmarine. those legs always bugged me...
now to figure out a color scheme, jade and gold maybe? obsidian blades, ?

Testing....Ice or Fire?

There are a bunch of Young Ones lurking under a table in the Rabbit Hole, so I attacked one with paint. He is a test mini, the rest of the army is still grey plastic.

Most of the color scheme is based upon the owner's thoughts while talking it over, the "glow" and snow were mine. The things I would change (or try) would be to use a blue wash instead of black on the purple, and use more tan (30% of the armor and grenades).

The other thought would be to go the complete opposite; lava. Both types of bases are relatively easy to do, and the blue lighting would be changed to orange.

What do you think?

First of the Asurya

Asurmen is finished, he of the massive mohawk. I decided on using the turquoise on the pheonix armor, highlighted in a similar fashion to gems.

The rest of him, with the exception of the wraithbone, was kept black to match with the Dire Avengers of my craftworld. I am most happy with the way the blade turned out, I was going for a glassy effect, I think it turned out well.

And now my Dire Avengers just got nastier!

These Models Have Nothing to do with Each Other

If they met in a dark alley, things might end up messy, luckily they most likely wont.

Firstly, the Pilot. Yup, is name (so far) is Pilot, original I know. The poor fella lost his airplane, his knife, broke his arm, and is most likely down to his last few las-rounds.

Pilot has no points, and no real place in any army, although I might paint up a doppleganger in the Interceptor. Until then he will be used for those ever-so-common "rescue the pilot" missions.

And now for something completely different....
Chaos ogre! (Complete with stomach problems that can hurt you!)

This is the newest addition to my chaos ogre unit (I might show them to you on a Wednesday). They also have some problems with their bellies.

They also tend to armour themselves with the shields of their enemies and carry around lunch and toys (for when they get bored). "Bones and Hooks" is a favored game of theirs.

And there you have it, two models that have nothing to do with each other.
Ricalope.

Reporting From the Grim Darkness of the Future

As the Phasian War begins the Imperial populace needs to be told how the war is progressing. Vox Officer Leems is the guardsman on the front lines bringing you the Imperial Updates on RHG.

These are vox-stills from his third engagement with the OPDF, the first they have undertaken offworld.

Thanks, from VO Leems, the Imperial eye on the front line.

Rabbit Hole Games Inc?

A gaming club in Victoria?!? See here....

Warp Wednesday 25: 3 W's

Not another squat post...or about shiny space marines...specifically. Today's Wednesday is about who does what and why. There is a great rift amongst many gamers, artists, musicians and almost anything else enjoyable.

Musicians, for example. There are some who create music for the joy of making music, and there are those who create a product that sounds like music. The difference is in the intent. Granted, musicians both sell albums and enjoy creating (otherwise they wouldn't be doing it), but the quality of the music's meaning will suffer. Please do not misinterpret me, there are as many "types" of people as there are people, and I don't mean to generalize. Intent is key.

How does that translate into gaming, specifically wargaming? Long ago our sacred gaming company was created by gamers who saw an opportunity to make a living by doing what they enjoyed. The company was driven by the creative power of spreading that enjoyment, and that enjoyment caught on, and the company grew. Eventually the company, which was run by gamers, was directed by profit. Many of the founders fled this bleak time (see: dnd, gw, m:tg...)

So we have to ask ourselves, why do we do what we do? This (wargaming) is a hobby and a game. We paint and play with toy soldiers because it is fun. If it stops being fun? Make it fun again, it is your game once you open the box. As long as everyone is playing by the same rules, who cares if they are written on a napkin or a shiny book?

Happy Wednesday.

The Letter I

Because I want to, it is fluffy, I get to make up new words and out of spite, I am going to make my own bloody =I= codex, just for the hammer. I want it to be as balanced/fair as possible, so any feedback and ideas are more than welcome!

So, here's the outline;

HQ

Ordo Malleus Inquisitor

Elite

Interrogator

Daemonhosts (1-3)

0-1 Temple Assassin

Death Cult

0-1 Purifiers (psyker squad)

Troops

Inquisitorial Stormtroopers

Inducted Veterans

Militia

Fast Attack

Stormrider Squadron (3-10, bikes)

Stormspeeder Squadron (1-3, landspeeders)

Stormhunter Squadron (1-3, light vehicles)

Valkyrie Squadron (1-3)

Heavy Support

0-1 Unbound Daemonhost

Vulture Gunship

Dreadmech (walker)

Stormtrooper Heavy Weapon Squad

Transport

Rhino

Chimera

Land Raider (Inquisitor and Interrogator only)

The Beginning of a Wonderful Project

Here is the first piece of my field artillery project. Inspired by the Death Korps artillery, I hunted through the 1/35 scale section of my hobby store until I found this, an 8 inch howitzer. The rubber wheels fit in, since this will be added to my Odin Planetary Defense Force, who fight in the city a lot.

Everything possible is moving on this kit, so it can be put into towing position. Which brings me to the crew, six militia and four horses to pull the thing into position. Well, thats the other half of this project...

Losing an Army Sucks

Yes, it is true. My daemonhunters have been lost. Yeah, I still have the models, but what good are they going to do now? Thanks GW, I feel robbed.

Before you attempt to retaliate with the "henchmen build" argument, lets take a look at the Inquisition forces in the GK codex. Hmmmm....3 unit types. This screams "footnote" to me, or possibly "oops, we almost forgot about the Inquisitors." Luckily no-one plays radical Inquisition, right?

Well I do, and I am pissed.

Lets just ignore the fluff FAIL of putting Inquisitors from all three ordos in the same book, without any ordos units.

Lets look at the numbers. Planets with Grey Knights: 0 (Titan is a moon). Number of planets with Inquisitors: billions. Sounds fair right?

So the most common Ordo Malleus units and characters only get an honorable mention, and the smallest chapter in the galaxy gets the rest of the book. Inquisitors (the ones who run the Ordo Malleus by the way) don't even get a new unit types, no neat death engine, nothing.

Sorry GW, but I'm not buying marines, even if you take my armies away.