Dabbling with Death Guard

I'm still dabbling with my Death Guard back packs, just in case you thought I forgot about them.  I've created a few different interesting styles that should fit right in with the models. Pictures will be forthcoming when I get them near completion showing step by steps.

Rogue Trader Days Old School

I've been playing GW games for over 20 years now.  My first army I collected was Chaos Space Marines, specifically, Emperor's Children and Thousand Sons, while my friend Brenden collected World Eaters and Death Guard. We fought many battles together and against.

Here now is a taste of a few models that I've had in my collection since the dawn of my tabletop gaming experience and occasionally see use on the table as I try out different army lists.

Emperor's Children Land Raider.  Back then, there was only one model for the Land Raider, Rhino, and Predator.  If you wanted it Chaos, then you had to convert it because there were no Chaos accessory sprues.  So with a few skulls it becomes Chaos.  At least that was the theory 20 years ago. Now skulls are on everything.

Not a pleasing sight to be coming towards you.  Knowing what I know now, I'd recess the Heavy Bolters back further into the eyes.

Here are a few pictures of my Chaos Predator.  One question I always get from people who know that the Blood Angels are my favorite army is why is there a Blood Angel in your predator. The Emperor's Children was the first army I collected before I wised up and became obsessed with Blood Angels.  Our game night host, Mr. B. Woods,  had a Blood Angels army and I was alway fighting against him so it seemed reasonable to impale one of his marines on my tank.

Hydra

Well, I finally got around to getting some paint on one of my 9 Hydras and I still need to put some attention to the hull-mounted heavy flamer.  The color scheme is my simple ash waste camoflage paint job. Prime the parts black, drybrush the whole model with Codex Grey, followed by drybrushing in irregular lines with Fortress Grey.

There are still a few details to be painted on the model but when I was originally working on my Armoured Company (back when you could take 6 Russ as a single troops choice) I needed to get the army painted for a GW staff Eye of Terror game.  I assembled and painted the entire army in 3 days and didn't sleep for about 75 hrs.  The details just didn't matter but I had 3 colors!!  The organizers of the game said that you could take one Force Organization chart, points were irrelevant.  Thus my Armoured Company was born as it was the most powerful force that I could think of.  It was so large that I could only deploy 2/3 of it in a 6' long by 12" wide deployment zone.

The army consisted of 3 Vanquishers for the HQ, 3 Aces in Vanquishers for the Elites, 24 Leman Russes/Exterminators for the Troops, 9 Hellhounds for the Fast Attack, 6 Basilisks and 3 Demolishers for the Heavy Support.  It was shock and awe at its finest.  One day, I should like to get them out and take a picture of it to share.

Details on my previous post on the Hydra can be found here   http://fortbuyaki.blogspot.com/2009/12/imperial-guard-alien-invader-devastator.html

Background vs. Fluff

Often we hear all kinds of stories in our hobby and people often resort to quoting the fluff while trying to justify their army choices, actions, rule interpretations, etc.   When those individuals use the word fluff instead of background, they are embarking on the treacherous path of showing their lack of knowledge of food and literature. 

What is the difference between background and Fluff? 

Background is the setting that a story, tale, or intellectual property is based in and around.  Everyone who was paying attention in grade school learned what a setting was.  40K is based around the Imperium of Man, led by the Emperor and the 12 High Lords of Terra, the Imperial Administratum, and the Imperial Militant arms (Sisters, Guard, Marines, Battlefleets, etc), invading and marauding aliens, and all the stories regarding our favorite characters, armies, vehicles, and so forth.  This is background.

Fluff is a most delicious marshmallow treat produced by Durkee-Mower, Inc in Lynn, MA.  Its ingredients are simple - corn syrup, sugar, dried egg white, and vanillin.   I'm not sure what vanillin is but I think Vanillin Villians might be the ones using fluff incorrectly.   You can purchase Fluff in most good grocery stores and it tastes delicious.

Fluff

Fluff can be used to make Fluffernutter sandwiches which are simply a Fluff and Peanut Butter sandwich.  They are fantastic sandwiches and if you haven't tried one I recommend that you do so immediately.

 

My daughter likes Fluffernutter sandwiches. Kids love it!

No where do I see Fluff in my rulebook or army books.   Know thy enemy. Learn to spot the differences.

Here is some Fluff on my rulebook.

Can you spot the Fluff and the background?

Fluff under the rulebook. Background and setting still in the book.

This isn't Fluff either, just snow from yesterday's 2nd big storm of the winter season. But if it was Fluff, it would be free and tasty but hard to shovel!

Don't abuse Fluff.  Please use Fluff responsibly.  Friends don't let friends use Fluff inappropriately.  Put it on sandwiches, ice cream, brownies, and other delicious desserts.  Feed it to your kids, friends, wives, husbands, in-laws, aunts, ants, and small woodland animals.


Don't use Fluff to describe background or setting. Know the difference and show your intelligence.

Fateweaver

Fateweaver, Kairos, Oracle of Tzeentch.  These are the names of the most wizened character in 40K.   Master Tzeentch was to scared to enter the wellspring of eternal knowledge and sent in his most favored lieutenants, the Greater Daemons of Tzeentch, into it.  None returned bar one. Kairos.  Read it.

I painted this up for a friend of mine for his ever growing daemon army.

Bloodthirster of Khorne

I just finished up painting this Bloodthirster of Khorne for a friend.  

I hope you like him.     My pictures don't do the model full justice.

8 Years

Yesterday was my 8th wedding anniversary.   Kudos to my wife for sticking with me so far.   Its been a great eight years and we've got many, many more ahead of us and good times with our kids.