Time for an update. The Warmaster tournament was a success! I think I've been able to get 3 new people playing WM!
In case you haven't heard, the NorthEast of the US was hit by a huge snowstorm last week. I spent Saturday shoveling an 8ft snow pile down to a 4 ft snowpile so that I could actually see oncoming traffic before leaving my driveway. Later on Saturday I was on the roof getting rid of ice dams. Yes, we had water coming in through the ceiling. Now we don't, so I assume my efforts fixed the problem. At least for now.
I took a break from Daemons to finish up a unit of HE Swordmasters. I found that the armour wash that I made using Magic Floor Polish works very well on the scale mail. I'm ready to do more HE infantry now! While taking pictures, I took pictures of other HE units.
New Swordmasters:
Older Swordmasters:
Some Phoenix Guard. The banner is free hand:
Some HE Chariots:
OK, now for something different. Three wound counters, inspired by another thread (Guthwine's? not sure of the author).
The smaller ones use a clockface scaled to the size of a fender washer. I printed out the clock face, and user white glue to attach to the washer. I punched out the hole in the middle of the paper. I used a rare earth magnet as the pivot and the thing that holds the counter together. (I had to make the holes in the washers slightly larger so that the magnet would fit in and rotate freely. I have a half-round needle file that was excellent for this.) The decoration on top is a piece of platic card which just fits inside the numbers of the clock face. The magnet is glued to the center of the plastic circle. The top is decorated with tombstones and bones, with sand and PVA glue to finish the decoration. A broken spear point points to the current number.
The larger one was my first attempt. I had a larger fender washer, and found a smaller washer that fit perfectly inside the hole. The top is a circle the size of the large washer, with a window cust out to show a number. Under the plastic circle, I attached sheet magnet. With the pivot glued to the bottom, the sheet magnet holds the top onto the bottom. I painted the washer black, and put on numbers. This was tricky, and some numbers were done 4 times. Because the sheet magnet is so strong, I had to put a layer of clear plastic between the washer and the plastic circle. (This seems to make turning the wheel much easier, and prevents the motion from rubbing off the painted numbers.) The top is decorated with a bit from GW, and sand and PVA.
And lastly, a Daemon character with two objective markers:
I hope you like what you see. I have been getting the urge to sculpt Chariots for the Cthulu Daemons. Maybe I'll get something I like this time!
