I really should cut up all my cards...

Well, I made a long-awaited trip down to my Indie games store on Friday night, with the sole intention to buy some more Superglue and stock up on Green Stuff, ahead of the herculean task of assembling my newly purchased Tamurkhan on Toad Dragon (my God, the gaps on that thing are horrendous!)...

Apparently, they have this absurd policy that they aren't able to go out to the warehouse and withdraw stock, post 7pm... Despite being open until 11! So, I had to make do with what they had. Which was neither of the items had gone down there for... Having travelled the 15 miles or so from my house to the store, there wasn't a snowballs chance in Hell, that I was going to go home empty handed. I spent ten minutes perusing the stock they had on display, and made some delightful purchases.

Some great stand-ins for IG Stormtroopers

I had seen these guys all over the 'net, and really quite liked what I had seen of the mock-ups and concept models. I liked the armoured, Death Korps vibe they had, and knew they would make a great Stormtrooper alternative in my Imperial Guard army. I will do a full write-up on here, once I have had a chance to put them together but for now, suffice to say they are very nice sculpts, and look very well thought out in respect of assembly...

Nothing quite like some Steampunk US Civil War Era

I must admit a bit of ignorance on my part, concerning this game. I had, since it's inception, mistaken it for Dystopian Wars - a system I cared very little for, like all small-scale games - ergo having very little interest in it. Until, that is, I picked up a box and looked at the models.

Possibly some of the most fluffy "historic" models I have seen

I was torn by all of the factions, liking the Federated States of America and the Kingdom of Britannia. Eventually, I settled on the Federated States of America, owing to the fact that I have a tender spot for a romanticised notion of the American Civil war, and the models in the Starter set were best value for money and drop dead awesome!

An activity of morbidity

Lastly, I finally managed to pick up a copy of the new Daemons Army Book, whose absence in my collection has been plaguing me since advanced orders went up. I had heard opinions flying about all over the place, some shouting cheese, others saying fair (if somewhat laughably so!)... I was so eager to find out which side of the discussion I fell on, but loathed the £30 GW price tag. I picked this up with a lovely £6 saving, and have gave it a cursory glance, and am impressed and appalled all at once. Obviously, the nerf had to happen, and it has added a lot of flavour to the army, creating a whole raft of gaming and modelling opportunities. However, I unashamedly loved the power-gaming of the old book. I loved wiping the floor with people's armies. I didn't care whether they seemed OP'd (which they weren't), I just loved playing them. Now, they will probably see as much game time as my Night Goblin army. But, I can't say I will ever abandon them. Just through sheer nostalgia.

For now,

JJ