Kalahari Warhammer Club

Not ready to Die!

2013-05-17T12:00:00.000+02:00

Well it has been a very busy time for me the past couple of months, and for the past 11 months I traveled with no army near me. It was a dark lonely time...

On my return I started painting again, and decide to get back into it properly, I am sorting out all my current models, and also getting my airbrush skills up and running, been at it about a week maybe a bit more. At the moment I love the effects that you can obtain with it, and the speed and ease of using it, I have to admit I do think tattooing does help in that regard as well.

So hold on for new photos to be uploaded soon.

#7 Dwarf Army

2012-07-02T12:00:00.000+02:00

Here is the glorious Dwarf Army... or should I rather say group?

They have about 750pts with upgrades.

A mere 36 models in the entire army. I have not added anything since the Battle for Skull Pass,

mainly since they are fighting a losing battle. I have occasional luck with them,

though more often I am the victim.

So alas they have been abandoned and now only look over the other armies in a deep dark drawer.

That concludes the Dwarf army, next up will be either building features or Orc army... Still pondering.

#6 Dwarf Thane

2012-06-25T12:00:00.000+02:00

This is like arguing with a wall! With their Gromril armour and shield he forms quite a sturdy dwarf.

A proper leadership makes him a great general,

and with all his attacks he can even dish some damage out as well.

The Good is mostly his potent armour and relatively cheap cost in points.

The Bad aside from his movement not really much.

I enjoyed painting this thane, with the exception of so few customizable features.

The General front view.

A side view showing off his massive axe.

Next week the Entire Dwarf Army!

#5 Dwarf Slayer

2012-06-18T12:00:00.000+02:00

Slayers are the crazy dwarfs, they are the ones who had a bit of a mental breakdown.

Forsaking your armour to go in without any? Crazy enough.

The good, the slayer axes can destroy tougher foes easily enough.

Naked fighters look crazier on the battle field.

The bad, well crazy or not forsaking your armour has a downside... Being hit tends to hurt so much more.

This is my unconventional Slayer, well since I always have a few Windhoek Draught caps lying around and ran out of bases, I decided well he can do with a bit more of custom base. Especially since he is a loner and cannot join a regiment made this perfect for what I wanted to do.

The beer driven crazy Slayer.

Kaalgat tussen die klippies.

Next week the Dwarf Thane.

#4 Dwarf Cannon

2012-06-11T11:31:00.000+02:00

As promised here is the Cannon in all it's glory and in one piece for now.

The Dwarf Cannon is a potent ranged war machine,

manned by a couple of Dwarfs this can give most greenskins fear!

Enchanted with a rune or two this gets even worse or better depending on how you look at it.

The good, the grape shot and range.Facing any army with a low leadership will really come to hate these.

The bad, things can go south real fast!

The cannon has some of most interesting crew members, really enjoy them.

Top down view on the Dwarf Cannon.

Dwarf crew, ready for action.

A frontal view of the Cannon with the crew.

Next week the unconventional Slayer!

#3 Dwarf Miners!

2012-06-04T12:00:00.000+02:00

The Dwarf miners are a special choice, and rightfully so!

That is if luck is on your side and they don't get lost.

The Miners have a tunnelling ability, that they appear almost at any table edge.

This makes them great for taking out war machines, mages or any fragile unit.

Their Pick axes count as great weapons, so even though they hit last, hitting with a +2 modifier makes their hits deadly! Units with a high toughness can take quite a beating from these little guys.

On the downside is their appalling speed and that chance of getting lost when being deployed underground / table.

Dwarf Miner Champion.

Miner Command Group

Frontal view of Miner regiment.

Top view of Miner regiment.

Next week the Dwarf Cannon!

#2 Dwarf Thunderers

2012-05-28T12:00:00.000+02:00

The Thunderers, a Dwarf regiment that has quite a range, and with their dwarven rifles do quite an amount of damage. Even at close quarter combat they are fearsome, with a high overall leadership, good equipment and armour they are one Dwarf regiment that tear others apart at range.

They were fun to paint, and I enjoyed the versatility of the units.

The Champion.

The Command Group.

Front view of the regiment.

Top view of the regiment.

Next week Dwarf Miners!

#1 Dwarf Warriors

2012-05-21T12:00:00.000+02:00

This is my 1st Dwarf army upload and I will start of with the Warriors, they are the bulk of the Dwarf army.

They are well armoured and are quite tough given their size. The smaller base size also has the advantage of squeezing in 5 units vs 4 25mm base units.

The one thing I hate about the Dwarf army in general is their Movement speed,

that is also the reason why I decided on any other army.

The things I love about the Dwarf warriors, their love for beer, their stature and gear.

These were some of my 1st models I painted, and it shows.

A top down view of the regiment, all 12.

The command group.

A frontal view of the regiment.

The Champion armed with his Warhammer.

Next week will feature the Dwarf Thunderers!

The weekly showcase announcement!

2012-05-14T09:21:00.001+02:00

I start off a few years back with the battle for skull pass, now after quite some time, I have a strong Lizardmen and Orc & Goblin army.

As most of you know painting an army takes time, patience and enough paint and brushes. So far I have painted well over 250 models, and decided I will take all my armies, all the pieces and display them unit type for unit type. When all the unit types are shown I will post an Army pic. The army pic will be of the entire painted army.

Since I only start with the Battle for Skull Pass I decided that would make a good starting point.

For now I have my Dwarf army planned, then the Orcs or Lizardmen, but it will stretch over all those armies and all the models that I have.

PS: I will use a Canon Powershot A490 with no lightbox, I will do minor editing on GIMP, only to remove surroundings, let me know what you think.

Hope you enjoy the posts, all should start next week Monday with the Dwarf Warriors.

October 1st Battle!

2011-10-07T00:03:00.000+02:00

Lizardmen VS Skaven

Saturday morning we had a small game 800 points, Lizardmen vs Skaven, it was just to get back into the swing of things. Unfortunately we were not able to finish the game due to unforeseen circumstances. Though it was a good game, here is a few pics of what happened.

On the far left of the table I had 12 skink skirmishers, 18 Saurus warriors with full command and an Old Blood to lead my army.

Centre of the table I had another group of skink skirmishers, with a level 2 skink priest with an ixti talisman giving him 3 spells ( useless ones mostly ). to the right of them I had my last regiment of skink skirmishers and a salamander.

My opponent played with a sizeable amount of skaven, he had a doomwheel, really... One horde of slaves and 2 smaller regiments of slaves. Some giant rats and so on.

His army was led by a rat on a rat. Something that is more scary on table than what I originally thought.

He customized his warlord as in the army book, a very interesting unit indeed.

The battle was bloody, the casualties many, and I do hope to get a rematch on the game to see what the outcome will be.

Welcome!

2011-09-28T20:50:00.000+02:00

Welcome to the Kalahari Warhammer Club, we are stuck in the Northern Cape in the Upington.
This will be our blog for scheduling matches, match results etc.
Bragging with you paint job on your army, new terrain or pretty much anything.

For now I am focussing on getting my Lizardmen army done. I only have a few models left then my army is complete. So finishing my carnasaur and slann mage priest is at the moment my highest priority.

On a side note hopefully soon there will be a skaven challenger, and I will let you know about the outcome.
Until then, best of rolls to you.