Small Armies

Well, it appears my new painting routine is finally proving to be a good idea. I have actually managed to paint two small armies (i.e. 300-400 points and definitely not 'legal' under the rules) for Warhammer 3rd Edition. Hurrah!

First up, the retinue of Baron Gustav. He rules over a small and somewhat embarrassing barony, even his three knights are on loan from a relative. But still, he is prepared to defend his property to the death, which may well occur this Saturday...

All of these figures are actually plastics from the old Battle Masters game by MB Games. The only exception is Baron Gustav, who is the Imperial Noble hero figure from Warhammer Quest.

So far Gustav has seen little threat to his domain. After all, it isn't really worth fighting over. But that is all about to change...

Skreelulz, the runt of his litter, has got a rather large chip on his shoulder and a sack load of the Skaven equivalent of teenage angst. Mocked all his life for his small size and poor constitution, he has finally had enough. Fortunately for him, he is not altogether unintelligent and can command some respect from those who are not related to him. As such, he has built up a small force and intends to use it to prove himself. One night, he sneaks into the clan armoury and steals some armour and a hefty looking weapon (which he can just about lift). Thus equipped, Skreelulz leads his army towards a foe he believes will not prove too much to handle, and whose death will not bring the might of the Empire down on his head...

The giant rats and Skaven Clanrats are plastics from the Warhammer Quest game. The rest are older GW figures, most of which I have had for years but not got round to painting until now...

I hope to play a battle on Saturday and then get back to the grindstone, adding to each force for a followup game.

Incidentally, I should give some credit to Gaj, whose blog has really inspired me to get stuck in to the whole old school Warhammer thing. You can check it out here.