One Year Later...

Well, it's been a year since I started this blog. A year since I first started purchasing Warhammer miniatures. A year since I first tried my hand at modeling and painting. Let's see how far I've come!

Here is a pic from one of my first games with my Guard, without any of the fancy editing techniques that I have begun applying in post production:

That's a pretty mismatched lot, I think you'd agree. I believe that the Predator is supposed to a Leman Russ, the Rhinos are Chimeras and the various blobs of white and black are supposed to be guardsmen... well, at least that last part is true. This army contained the sum total of my model collection, as well as more than a few subcontractors from my friend's armies. And the pictures not even cropped!

Now let's see what the Fortunan 24th have become in a year:

The sum total of my firepower that is table top ready.

Clubs

King: Heinrich von Acht, attended by a Veteran of each suit and an astropath

Queen: [unnamed], attended by four specialist troopers

Jacks: Armored Sentinels Stompy Jr., Stompy Lesser, and Stopper

Xs and 9s: Heavy Weapons Platoon

Hearts

King: Remy LeBeau

Queen: Lady Catherine "Kitty" Carde, attended by four specialist troopers

Jacks: Scout Sentinels [not present]

Xs and 9s: Long Patrol Platoon, with attached specialist squads

Spades, the "Black Jacks"

Ace: Le Soldat Marbo (see below)

King: [unknown]

Jacks: Stormtrooper squad "Blue Team". Teams "Red" and "Yellow" are not present yet.

Xs and 9s: Stormtrooper initiates, Sentry ("Sandbaggers") and Grenadier teams. The "Sandbaggers" are only partially in attendance.

Diamonds

 King: [unknown]

Jacks: [unknown]

Xs and 9s: Adeptus Mechanicus devotees and attached assault weapon servitors

Mechanized Support

Leman Russ Battle Tank: "Farmer's Hand"

Leman Russ Battle Tank: "Poorly Planned Purchase"

Hellhound: "Talon"

Chimera: "Guarded Left"

Chimera: "The Followed Suit"

Valkyrie: "The Dutchman"

Valkyrie: "The Door"

Valkyrie: "The Barn"

Those are my forces that are painted to a 3 color minimum. In the next couple of days hopefully the Hellhound will be fully detailed, the Sandbaggers will be fully modeled up and a Commissar will join my ranks. Until then, thank you all for your year of support, and look forward to my 100th post! It's been a long time coming...