Death to the Dryskins No More...

... or at least for a while. I contacted Iannick a few days ago to let him know I'm withdrawing from the Old World Army Challenge and promised more info for a blog post.

At the start of this month, I painted forty models in seven days.

None of them were Slann.

Clarence's (Quindia Studios) Slann Wizard - 199 points

Dread Lord Biddliplop, Watcher of Rain and Master of Deadly Wind, absently thrummed fat fingers on his warty knee. The dry skins stumbled down the trail below, bald panic plain on their faces. He supposed it was plain on their faces anyway... he always had trouble recognizing emotions on their tiny features. They had been in the process of looting treasures from the sacred tombs of the Jade Reaches when his warriors set upon them. Scattered and encumbered with gold, they proved no match for his ambushing army. The survivors were unaware that the Cold Ones in pursuit were herding them toward a narrow valley where his elite Eagle Warriors stood arrayed. Perhaps he would order his litter forward and unleash his magic on the thieves once the trap is sprung...

Clarence's (Quindia Studios) Slann Spawn Band - 228 points

Spawn Bands form the majority of warrior slann and are drawn from local jungle settlements or districts of a town. All Slann are obliged to perform a length of military duty in these bands. Those that distinguish themselves in battle may rise to one of the elite orders of Slann warriors...

Clarence's (Quindia Studios) All Conquering Slann Horde

Well, it will be the start of a little horde... 

So, I’ve been painting toy soldiers for... well... forever. Sometime in the 90’s I GAVE AWAY all of my Warhammer Fantasy collections. Many of the ranges were incomplete and I was very much into converting the plastic models. The new ranges didn’t look right with the old ones so why keep them? If I’d only known that eBay was on the horizon! Or better yet, if I’d only known I would want the stupid things again. ALL of my Rogue Trader stuff escaped the purge, though more by luck than design as they were packed away in my parents’ attic - out of sight and out of mind.

I’ve maintained my own websites pretty much since the technology existed, but when I started blogging, it opened up larger communities. One of those was the Oldhammer movement. I might have just noticed and thought ‘what a neat bit of nostalgia’ if I hadn’t stumbled on the Rogue Trader cashe around the same time. I had been collecting and painting oldschool Heritage D&D models at the time and thought it might be fun to paint up some of these old models too.

It was...