Revising My Collection

Over the years, as I'm sure you know, we all purchase some models and can't really fathom why. I guess the Games Workshop manages to make a lot of money out of us based on these impulse purchases, especially those 'limited edition' ones, which are then released into the mainstream a few months later...

Anyway, unfortunately it's come to the point where my funds are limited, and my collection is bloated, so I've decided to sell off a couple of the items I'm definitely not going to be using in an attempt to raise some money towards 7th edition.

All the items listed below are being sold through my eBay account, are of new quality, and ship within the UK in 1st class mail! I'd thoroughly appreciate it if you took the time to give them a glance, and see if they'd come in useful for your collections!

Thank you!

Skaven Warlord Spinetail

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111361915578

Damned Legionnaire with Heavy Flamer

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111361926454 

Galrauch, the Great Drake

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111361933330 

6 Months Without Warhammer

The title says it all; and so it is, with a somber mood, I make this blogpost.  Basically, I'm hoping to relay what my experience in relation to the hobby has been like having taken a step back for a number of months; what else have I wasted my time on, off not intense theory crafting for toy soldiers?

Firstly, LAN gaming. With a group of friends, a club has been set up where we ignore the wonderful convinience of online gaming, and instead wire out laptops up to a router, and muck around with firewall settings for hours upon end. You know how it is. But why am I bringing this up? Well, it's my blog, I can do what I like, but also because the main game we've been playing is actually Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War. Dark Crusade to be precise. And in doing so, rediscovered what an epic game it is! Nothing can compare with the experience of building armies with friends, and sending them to battle. Much like real warhammer, except costing a fraction of the price. 

So if you haven't played Dawn of War in a while, try it again! It opens up a whole different angle on the franchise, and on LAN, it's pretty great.

Keeping up with news has proved to be near impossible. Now it seems that digital mini codices are a thing, as well as singular character cards? Still no news on a Space Wolf update though, so we can all rest easy. Seeing as I'm still to update my other armies, Warriors of Chaos and Dark Angels, it's also quite a relief on my wallet. Wood Elves are something else I've got my eye on though...

With all this hype around the hobbit release too, and Battle for Middle Earth another game featuring in the LAN club (also excellent, although incredibly difficult and expensive to pick up these days), I'm also beginning to feel almost inclined towards trying that side of the Games Workshop's franchise. Lord of the Rings after all is what created most of the lore that Warhammer is based upon anyway.

So in the meantime, I'll keep telling myself I'll try and paint the many untainted models I still have - and start immersing myself more in the lore, since that's a much easier thing for me to access these days.

-Aseldi