What If....

So I've been working on my Demons of Chaos army list.  I figured I'd do a 1000 pts first and then go up from there.  Now with the new rules, it's impossible to get a good hero for demons and the way I figure it you'd need at least 3000 to get a good lord.  Either way I'm excited to get this thing going.  So here's the unveiling.  

Heros

The Blue Scribes Of Tzeentch  

Epidemius, Tallyman of Nurgle

Core

15 Pink Horrors with Musician, Standard Bearer and Changling

- Icon of Sorcery

15 Plaguebearers with command squad 

        - Icon of Eternal Virulence

Special

3 Screamers  

Rare

5 Flamers

I had initially went with 2 10 man units of Pink Horrors and a 10 man unit of Plaguebearers but after a discussion with my buddy Jeff, I let him talk me into staying with my original design of a 15 man unit of Pink Horrors and a 15 man unit of Plague Bearers.  Let me know what you guys think.....

Today I was having a discussion with my buddy Stu about what if Cliff Burton hadn't died and someone else from Metallica died instead.  I personally would throw my dart at Lars.  Stu said Hammett.  Then the conversation went to who would replace them which then warped to who would the ultimate thrash band make up would be.  So we came up with the format for the ultimate thrash band to comprise 1 vocalist, 2 guitars, bass and drums.  Stu's list went like this.

Drums:  Dave Lombardo (Slayer)

Bass:  Cliff Burton (Metallica)

Guitar:   Scott Ian (Anthrax)

Guitar:  Jeff Hannemann (Slayer)

Vocalist:  Max Cavalera (Sepultura/Soulfly) or Laura Nichol (Light This City)

I find it very interesting that Stu would go with a female lead vocalist...not something I would go with in the Ultimate Thrash Band....so my line up would be this

Drums:  Vinnie Paul (Pantera)

Bass:  Vince Hornsby (Sevendust)

Guitar:  Scott Ian (Anthrax)

Guitar:  Alex Skolnick (Testament)

Vocalist:  Corey Taylor (Slipknot/Stone Sour)

Now I chose Vinnie Paul cause the guy has a great groove to his drumming.  Whether he's 32nd noting it or laying down a 4/4, it's just rock solid.  Vince Hornsby is also a great  groove bassist.  He's not the most technical but he lays down a nice groove that flows with the drums.  Praise and Beautiful off Sevendust's Animosity album are excellent examples.  Now Scott Ian is just an icon in the industry and what I would say is the most under rated guitarist in the genre.  The guy is rock solid as a rhythm guitarist and really holds the song together when Danny Spitz is wailing.  The guy is concrete.  These 3 together would be a bomb shelter....solid and unbreakable as a rhythm section.

For a lead guitarist I went back and forth with who I would put in this slot if I was putting together the band.  After long thought I chose either Diamond Darrell or Alex Skolnick as my final two and decided to go with Skolnick because he's just a little more technical than Diamond.  That's not to say that Diamond isn't an excellent player.  The guys is an icon in his own right but I'm more partial to the more technical shredder.  Must be the educated musician in me.  

Vocalist was another debate in my own head.  I had this narrowed down to either Chuck Billy or Corey Taylor.  Now Chuck Billy is a beast and he can be melodic when he wants to be.  Return To Serenity is a good example but it's not my favorite song from Testament.  In the end I chose Corey Taylor because he can growl and he can sing equally well while in my opinion Chuck Billy's strength is in his growl as it should be.

Well that's my Ultimate Thrash Band and I would love to hear what other people would come up with if you like this genre of music.

New year...new determination

Soooooo.  I guess with the new year comes a new determination to paint muh figs.  So as we chatted yesterday morning about getting my Ork fleet done for Uncharted seas, I actually finished a small model.  It's actually my test model to see if I liked what I would do.

So with the Dwarf fleet I went for a clean look because well they're dwarves and they likes themselves some craftsmanship.  With the Orks I went with a more feral feel.  I, hopefully, tried to get a green wood look, like the orks didn't care what kind of tree they cut down.  "Let's jus git da boats dun and kill sum 'oomies!" kind of attitude.  I hope the look works.  Here is a shot of the finished product.

Probably not the best shot but I'm tired and I'll try and get a new shot up in the morning.  I really need to get better at shooting models.  Well on to paint the other 5!  

2011?! Already!?

Well friends....here we are in 2011.  It's almost been a whole week already.  I don't know where to start.  Do I start with the NFL playoffs? Upcoming projects? Upcoming games that need to be played.  I think I'll start with a little football.

So the regular NFL season has ended and the playoffs begin this weekend.  We'll start with the game I'm most interested in.  Eagles vs. Packers.  Being a Chicago fan I'm hoping the Packers get their asses kicked. Now to be a realist, its been shown that the Eagles can fall apart if you pressure Vick something fierce.  The Bears did it, and then the Vikings did it.  I mean the VIKINGS!  That's a team you shouldn't have to lose to as horrible as they were but the Eagles did.  Now the Packers have a pretty good defense so I'm betting that the Packer will roll over the Eagles though I'd rather have the Bears play the Eagles in round 2.  The next game I would throw money at is the Saints vs. the Seahawks.  A team with a losing record in the playoffs.  While this is kinda ridiculous in itself I do agree with Tony Dungy.  Winners of the division deserve to be in there or winning the division means nothing and if that's the case why have divisions.  All signs point to the Saints winning and normally I would agree. I'm really hoping for some crazy upset win.  It is the playoff for god's sake.

The AFC.  Not a fan.  Though I would like to see the Jets beat the Colts cause Indiana is too close to Illinois and I can't stand the Colt fans running in my city.  Reality again.  Don't think the Jets can do it and Sanchez is not Manning yet....if ever.  The other game is the Chiefs vs the Ravens.  I would love to see the Chiefs go all the way. Ravens are strong and I do hates me some Ravens also but I also don't think KC has enough to beat the Ravens, the Steelers, and the Pats.  That's just a lot to go through.

Upcoming projects.  I've got two on my plate right now.  Started on my Ork fleet for Uncharted Seas.  I'm working on a test model at this time and I will get some pics up shortly after I get it done.  Concurrent to that is my Demon army for Warhammer.  I'm putting together a small host to use at the Adepticon Warhammer team tourney.  Though I'm not sure I'm enthused to play in the team tournament.  I've been asked by a couple of people to team up. I'm just not sure I can pull the gumption to play.  I will have the army ready in case said people would really like me to play.  I can't let the friends down.  Got a couple of units of Pink Horrors and Plague Bearers to paint.  When I get my list finalized I'll post and hopefully some of you will critique and advise.

So I hope everyone had a great New Years Eve and here's to a great 2011 for everyone.  Skooch get home soon.  Gen Con is calling.