What are you doing today hobbywise?

Not the stupid idea, that's still being worked on slowly (because I have to plan it as I build), but here we have the third branch of the Orc Boar Chariot: the Savage Orc Chariot... ... ... it'll look better once it has paint and warpaint.

Built a 5-men Chaos Terminator squad, a couple with monstrous arms.
Buit my Necrosor Ammentar (finally it has arrived!)

Tk'ya'pyk said:

Yeah, could be worse than wolf chariots. I'm working on a .. stuipd... idea. A REALLY stupid idea. Like, monumentally silly and stupid. I'll post pics when I make some progress on it.

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That's a good way to build hype. Color me curious!

I've ordered a Stormlord on e-bay, because i have the force of will of a 8 years old child

Distractions abound.

Stormvermin without a head + Hobgrot Skirmishers without legs + glue and a pin drill = Hobgoblin Armored Halberdier for Renegade Crowns?

- Q - said:

That's a good way to build hype. Color me curious!

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Time to assuage some curiosity. Stupid build Phase I (of three or four) coming up!

So, Orcs and Goblins for Old World. I don't have an Arachnarok. I want one, but they're a little tricky to source at times. What I do have, is a handful of pirate grots from 40K that I ordered along with Kaptin Badrukk... but... I wasn't planning on doing Ork Pirates. It's been done. What I want... is Goblin Pirates for AoS/Old World...

Enter... my squiggoth. I have one. They're Legends and kind of... iffy... to run in 40K these days when there's so many better things I could run... but you know what is about the same size as an Ork Squiggoth?

An Arachnarok Spider. You know what a Squiggoth has? A howdah, just like the Arachnarok Spider... so I thought, you know, I'd like to make a Goblin Landship (like the old Marienburg Landship model from long ago, but Orcish). Then I remembered I had the Squiggoth just... sitting there...

Thus begins Phase I of my stupid, stupid idea:



In Phase II I will cover the decking on the inside of the howdah with wood planks (and phase III will be the outside of the howdah to some extent). Phase IV will be an aftcastle and mast with a crow's nest.

I dub it: The Arachney-Rokk! Goblin Pirate Land...squiggoth....ship....thing.

Tk'ya'pyk said:

I dub it: The Arachney-Rokk! Goblin Pirate Land...squiggoth....ship....thing.

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Well, that's a thing of beauty

Killer Angel said:

Well, that's a thing of beauty

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It's gonna be eventually

Tk'ya'pyk said:

Time to assuage some curiosity. Stupid build Phase I (of three or four) coming up!

So, Orcs and Goblins for Old World. I don't have an Arachnarok. I want one, but they're a little tricky to source at times. What I do have, is a handful of pirate grots from 40K that I ordered along with Kaptin Badrukk... but... I wasn't planning on doing Ork Pirates. It's been done. What I want... is Goblin Pirates for AoS/Old World...

Enter... my squiggoth. I have one. They're Legends and kind of... iffy... to run in 40K these days when there's so many better things I could run... but you know what is about the same size as an Ork Squiggoth?

An Arachnarok Spider. You know what a Squiggoth has? A howdah, just like the Arachnarok Spider... so I thought, you know, I'd like to make a Goblin Landship (like the old Marienburg Landship model from long ago, but Orcish). Then I remembered I had the Squiggoth just... sitting there...

Thus begins Phase I of my stupid, stupid idea:

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In Phase II I will cover the decking on the inside of the howdah with wood planks (and phase III will be the outside of the howdah to some extent). Phase IV will be an aftcastle and mast with a crow's nest.

I dub it: The Arachney-Rokk! Goblin Pirate Land...squiggoth....ship....thing.

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That is such a cool idea. I can't wait to see it finished!

I took part in a 2v2 Black Seas game on a 6' x 8' board today, with a combined Russo-American armada engaging the French.

A Russian 3rd-Rate simultaneously scored the first shot, first hit, and first kill of the game by setting fire to a French counterpart via heated shot from her chase guns. The ensuing damage control critically failed to prevent the fire from igniting the powder magazine, causing the French ship to explode at the front of her line formation and damaging the ship behind her.

Seeking to replicate that success, a second Russian 3rd-Rate attempted to do the same to the next 3rd-Rate in the French line. However, the crews fumbled the heated shot and instead set fire to not only their own ship, but also the Azov which was behind them in formation. Not wanting to share the same fate as the earlier French ship, both committed their crews to successfully put out the flames.

While the Blagodat and Saint Pavel closed the distance under cover of a fog bank, a Russian line formation of three 5th-Rates rushed as best as they could to intercept the same French formation, while also contending with three enemy Brigs. The lead ship in the line took such critical damage in the process that she had both caught fire and suffered a mass casualty event onboard. Russian stubbornness persevered in the end however as the 5th-rate proceeded to ram the lead rated ship of the first formation after the latter had broken off at full sail. While this action led to that 5th-Rate's watery demise, it had also halted the lead French ship's momentum enough for the second 5th-rate in the line to hammer home a bow-raking initial broadside at point blank range, forcing the French 3rd-Rate to strike the colours.

Racing to double-load their carronades on approach, two Russian Gunbrigs pushed to engage the rear of the French formation, but only achieved minor success in causing moderate damage to the 3rd-Rate in the end. It was however enough damage inflicted that a Russian 3rd-Rate, having yet committed to a single broadside in the battle, risked facing the wind in her irons to score the killing blow while also sustaining a damaged rudder in the process.

By the time both the Blagodat and Saint Pavel cleared the fog bank, the sole surviving ship of the French line formation, a yet-unmolested 1st-Rate, lay directly in front of them. The Blagodat was only able to strike with her chasers as an attack of opportunity, but the Saint Pavel deftly brought to bear a hellatious initial broadside at point blank range with double shot.

The surprise and violence of action committed by the Saint Pavel ultimately led to the French contingent initially engaged with the Russians to disengage.

This Russian victory was short-lived however, as the veteran French contingent that was engaging the Americans was sinking ships left and right - even contributing to the USS President running aground - before turning their guns toward the Russians with no loss of enthusiasm.

Progress on the Goblin Land Squiggoth-Ship Thing:



Deck planking installed. Now I need to figure out how to add an aftcastle and mast, and from there we detail the outside.

Now to paint the Vietnamese that will be piloting these etsy vessels. Then I'll begin work on a proper board. Picture for inspiration.