Thursday, January 17, 2013

Kings of War Dwarf Army List - 1500 points

I've got my Kings of War Abyssal Dwarf Army - The Crypt Kings, still sitting on my shelf collecting dust and with no other Kings of War players in my area, it looks like they will never see the table-top.
No matter, I do enjoy the painting/modelling side of the hobby as well, so this project will primarily be a modelling project.
That being said, I don't like the idea of having a weak army sitting on my shelves (even if they don't ever see the table-top) so with a lot of help from the guys on the Mantic Forums (a special shout-out to Darklord and Jonathan Faulkes) I've come up with a base 1500 point Dwarf Army list, which I plan to expand to a tournament sized 1800 points when some dwarven cavalry units are available.


Sync's 1500 point Kings of War Dwarf Army

Solid Units
Bulwarkers Regiment
Bulwarkers Regiment
Ironwatch Regiment (Rifles)
Ironwatch Regiment (Rifles)
Units
Berserkers Half-Regiment
Berserkers Half-Regiment
Berserkers Half-Regiment
War Machines
Ironbelcher
Ironbelcher
Ironbelcher
Ironbelcher
Heroes
Standard Bearer
Standard Bearer
Warsmith
Berserker Lord

This list actually only comes to 1470 points,  and I plan on filling the last 30 points with undecided unit upgrades and magic items.

Alright, now that the units and models are decided, it's time to get building! I've already ordered some of the box sets and kits that I'll be using for my army, but I'll keep those a surprise until they actually arrive!
Sync out.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Back into Wargaming... Again.

It's been a while since I've even picked up a paintbrush or rolled a die, but a few recent personal activities have led me back to wargaming, and creating another fantasy army.

After a long absence from the hobby, spent with my PS3 and PC, I watched The Hobbit with a group of friends (a movie thoroughly enjoyed by all) and I found the faint embers of my love for fantasy glowing a little brighter.


Shortly afterwards, Christmas was upon me - and my brother was kind enough to invite me to reactivate my World of Warcraft account and join his guild and their adventures in Azeroth. This process involved a Realm and Faction change to join him - and after seeing The Hobbit only a few days past, of course I made my Horde Tauren into an Alliance Dwarf.


Finally, Defiant Gaming - my local Australian stockist, just received a shipment of a brilliant new Dwarf box set from Avatars of War: Dwarf Ironshields.


Well, that settled it. I wanted to create a fantasy Dwarf army and I wanted to make the army for Mantic Games' Kings of War! Their latest edition is proving very successful, and growing in popularity on the success of their recent Kings of War Kickstarter Project, and with free online rules, free army lists and wonderful community support, what's not to like?
Thing is, I already have an Abyssal Dwarf army... I guess have a soft spot for the stunties!

More to follow - I've got an army list (almost) finalised, so I'll post that up once I've confirmed it. Hopefully I can keep my motivation and follow through with this project... unlike some of the other fizzled projects on my blog...
Sync out.