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Post by thorpyuk on Nov 25, 2023 17:49:45 GMT
Fantastic looking airforce! Have you had the battle/campaign yet?
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Post by Luigino on Nov 27, 2023 16:34:43 GMT
I'm back! The tournament was this week and it was an absolute blast. I had lot's of fun and am already looking forward to the next one. I regret not taking more pictures though. I'll post more later after work but for now this was my army at the tournament. ETA: my opponent took better pictures of my army than I did
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Post by sedge on Nov 27, 2023 18:57:22 GMT
Stunning! Looking forward to seeing more photos of them.
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Post by Sweet_Totally on Nov 29, 2023 0:11:39 GMT
Lovely army! How did the tournament go?
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Post by Luigino on Nov 29, 2023 2:21:27 GMT
Thank you guys! The tournament was so much fun. i got my ass handed to me more often than not. But I had not had this much fun with Warhammer in a very very long time. Here’s some more pictures from the tournament, specifically from my last game. This is what my deployment looked like at the start (from his POV) This is turn 2, you can see the miners that have just popped out and my airforce surrounding the enemy. before the game I was 100% convinced this would be an easy victory and this is the moment I thought is where I’d start to win . Oh boy was I wrong . this is what it looked like by turn…5? In the top right you can see 6 of 8 copters removed as casualties along the miners. what happened? The gyrocopter was defeated by the cannon crew triggering the miners running away off the table and cascading into a mass escape off the edge of the table. hats off to my opponent who was a great sport and played really well, I have not had this much fun losing in a while. and I truly believe that are absurd moments like these that really make the game. here’s a few more details. Details of my airforce one of my gyros failing to defeat 7 thunderers even after charging them in the back my army cowardly hiding bravely staying back letting the copters fly out to settle some grudge
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Post by thorpyuk on Nov 29, 2023 19:16:56 GMT
Brilliant! Love an alternative Dwarf build! Sounds like you had mixed luck but much fun. Think I'd expect an airforce to struggle against a shooting-heavy list. I'd imagine against Elves you'd have some fun
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Post by hivefleetmanticore on Nov 30, 2023 2:49:00 GMT
These are awesome. Thank you for sharing!
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Post by Luigino on Dec 1, 2023 15:27:23 GMT
thank you guys! and yeah thorpyuk; it was indeed a great deal of fun. I really like this list though. I think with minimal tuning it could be a real tough one to deal with. I went for an idea list (and the comp score of +7 demonstrate the lack of some of the most powerful choices) I'm thinking of making it more of a "proper" list. Which for dwarfs would mean adding artillery. an organ gun and a cannon at a minimum. removing the dragon slayer and substituting it with a master engineer is also a good call. In any case, the most important thing is that this tournament has really galvanized me with the hobby. And I decided to channel this newly found enthusiasm to dive right in and do some batch painting of things I would normally just push to the side. These are 7 random models fished from the pool of models I had started before focusing on the tournament list. These are models that I would usually cherish in painting but the fact that they're already fully assembled and primed with something way too glossy makes them a bit too easy to be pushed aside. They're slowly coming to life and, if anything, will just end up in the back ranks of better looking ones.
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Post by Luigino on Dec 5, 2023 3:23:54 GMT
Another day another update. I have actually finished the 7 dwarfs above. They came put a bit differently than usual and I blame bot their primer and me painting with my daughter on my lap. I also tried starker and lighter highlights of green. They came out well enough to blend into the ranks and files once placed in units. I only took a single WIP picture, which I always seem to forget and it's unfortunately too dark to make out much. But for the final picture someone suggested I tried a background so I half-assedly did something with my work laptop and its tiny screen. A little too busy Much better I also finally took a picture of the BSB which I realized never had a proper picture taken. This guy is really tall (well, not him, his banner) so much, in fact that it's hard to fit him into the frame
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Post by thorpyuk on Dec 5, 2023 16:04:21 GMT
Love it! Like the rocky background - I'll have to try that, as I always struggle with decent photography for mine... I need to get a few more rank & file troops done so I can get some good regimental shots up
Luigiano you need an army pic!
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Post by Luigino on Dec 5, 2023 19:18:12 GMT
Thank you Thorpy!
One will be coming soon when I do a final progress shot for 2023
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Post by grandmasterwang on Dec 7, 2023 6:18:33 GMT
What an awesome update. Glad the tournament was fun and your army looks great on the tabletop. Bsb is eye catching.
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Post by Luigino on Dec 13, 2023 3:21:19 GMT
Thank you GMW! here's another small update. I finished 7 more thunderers from the current batch. I just did a quick and dirty job on them. it turned out dirtier than I'd like and not as quick as I'd hoped. But all in all, they look good enough and especially if placed behind a shield wall, they won't look out of place with the rest. I believe there's now only 5 or 6 thunderers left among those I already started before the tournament. I might even end up finishing them all before the end of the year. The previous owner had glued the buckler type shields to their back as well as pouches and ammo belts. He had used plastic cement so I was able to remove only a few before deciding that it wasn't worth the effort. I really like simplicity in my miniatures and all those things too me always felt like unnecessary frills on what are mainly game pieces. Still, I'll admit that once painted the bucklers don't look too bad and (what I assume to be) bandoleers do add a welcome break from otherwise plain armour. All in all I'm satisfied with it and I really don't want to pass a negative message. the project is proceeding rather well and I'm excited and rather optimistic for where it'll be in a year's time. If I do not finish the next batch before new year this might be the second last update of 2023; I'm absolutely planning of having a group shot of what the army looks like so far.
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Post by masterofnone on Dec 13, 2023 8:10:50 GMT
Commiserations on your defeat, but the tournament seems to have been great fun nonetheless. Your army gathered on the battlefield is spectacular and has a very distinctive style.
I understand your feelings about unnecessary ornaments on the miniatures. Definitely they are not required for the game and often are a faff that slows down painting progress, if getting a decent looking army is the goal. But I find myself trapped in the mechanism of wanting my miniatures looking just a little better, just a bit more unique and elaborate. So I often end up hanging additional bits and pieces - and painting drags on! But the results in the end are better, and since I paint more for the pleasure of it, it also kind of makes sense for me.
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Post by knoffles on Dec 16, 2023 21:41:11 GMT
I can’t believe I missed your updates. The whole army looks epic, love those flyers and the painting is top notch!
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