So yeah, now I've gotten into Warhammer 40,000: a game that some have told me "is worse than crystal meth, don't even think about it Chris!" But I couldn't help myself. Recently I got back into playing BattleTech for the first time since college, and some people commenting on this blog said I should give Warhammer 40,000 a try. I ended up playing a game over the Christmas break, liked the experience, and that propelled me to HyperMind in Burlington where I bought the Warhammer 40,000: Assault on Black Reach intro set. It comes with 17 Space Marine miniatures, 29 Ork miniatures (including three riding "Deffkoptas"), basic rulebook, dice, rulers, templates, plus a book that introduces the Warhammer 40,000 universe and a sheet of waterslide decals for your minis. If you're looking for an inexpensive route into the Warhammer 40,000 miniatures wargame, the Assault on Black Reach set is the way to go right now.
As you can see if you know anything about Warhammer 40,000, I chose to build a Space Marines army with my initial foray into the hobby, and opted to make them the Ultramarines chapter. Maybe someday I'll create my own chapter (I've a really strange idea for one that worships the forty-thousand year old ancient visage of Alfred E. Neuman, making his face a harbinger of death). But for now these little Ultramarine guys - along with the commander, sergeant, Terminators and the Dreadnought that are also now being prepared - get to be the first that I'll be sending into battle against Orks, Tyranids, and the Traitor Legions of Chaos. And later on I might build some Eldar and Tau armies, 'cuz I kinda like those too.
Okay so what I really want to know is: how did I do decorating my first Warhammer 40,000 minis?! :-)
(And if you want to know more about Warhammer 40,000, I'll heartily recommend Bell of Lost Souls.)
5 comments:
For a first timer you did amazing work! You might want to consider some hash marks and other insignia to more personalize them, it also helps tell them apart during 'battle'. But that's still terrific! Be proud of your new Legiones Astartes :)
Sa-weeet!
Now put your new found talent to work on some Tyranids and Necrons!
:p
Great job! I should hook you up with my buddy Keith, who also takes the crack...er, plays Warhammer.
:D
A Space Marine chapter inspired by Alfred E Neuman. So wrong and yet so right for you Chris :) You have to show pictures when you do that. And these Ultramarines are beautiful!
Bit of an update: I finished all the regular Space Marine miniatures a short while ago. Tomorrow I'm gonna wrap up the Dreadnought, and I'll post pics of the completed army from the Assault on Black Reach set :-)
I need to post some photos of my BattleTech work too. Especially my Word of Blake lance: perfect for the Jihad! :-P
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