Pokrzyw's Empire Army - Month 1 - Heavy Metal Knights - OWAC IX

"Reiksguard Knights, your Emperor is calling! Death or glory await us, but if we die, we will die as warriors, with swords in hand, and there can be no better death than that." - Kurt Helborg motivation call - from Warhammer:Armies 8th ed

Kurt Helborg - Grand Master of Reiksguard Knights

 Plans for January:

I decided to take one of the most iconic units of Oldhammer Empire - Reiksguards on foot. They are slow, they don't have good offensive or defensive skills, but they look impressive.

Before

Realization:

I started month with huge entushiasm, although after week of paintwork I had two weeks of other activities.. And it means that last week was really busy ;)

My idea was not using contrast nor speedpaints. I forget how hard and time consuming is classic painting without modern cheats..

Final Gallery:

Sorry for quality of photos, taken in very bad light in last evening.. 

Steel, feathers and saches. Impressive drill.

Together with their grand master

Frontal photo

Kurt Helborg impressive helmet

Kurt Helborg

Points:

• Kurt Kelborg (147)
• 20 Reiksguard on foot [with FCG] (286)
  

Plans for February:

February is short, but I would try to struggle with Moot forces (marked as 1)

Gift:

This year I decided to prepare and paint one of old gobbos. There are small issues with parcel, but it shall start it's trip to Byron on Monday.

Pokrzyw's Sisters of Battle - Month 1- Rank & File 1 - meltasquad OWAC VIII

"With bolter, flamer and melta is the foe purged. "

Plans for January:

In previous editions I tried to do biggest unit in the very beginning of challenge to avoid situation that my morale will be not enough to finish it. This time I take 7 sister standard squad plus 3 more to fulfill the challenge requirements:

This particular squad was planned for February, but this one was first in the box ;)

Realization:

Sisters of Battle are core of my army, and that unit was the trigger that put me in 40k in '90ies . Unfortunately it looks that old love is dead. It was torture to finish this squad. I spent last years in Fantasy Battle, returning to 40k might be a mistake.. They are finalized, but looking  forward 20+ more is really huge burden

Bright sides - new Warpaints Fanatic paints line is brilliant - these juicy reds painted on black base!

Final Gallery:

I decided to utilize nice weather outside and take old terrains that I was made for 40k. There they are:

Gift:

Yes, there is a gift for one of our supreme supervisors. I found something in inqusitorial recreation facility. Sending it via Poczta Polska was terrible experience (this relic of communism still is alive..). But it was done. I will not post a picture in this month resume - let it be kind of dirty surprise for receiver.

Extraordinary chaotic scanning appears. This time I've prepared Chaos Sorcerer from the depths or Reign of Chaos

SlaaneshChild was obvious choice as this little creature incantate "Slaanesh Slaanesh" every time that i look on him.

Plans for February:

Another squad of sisters plus (optional) two vehicles. Together with already painted squad, it would be great core for my forces.