Hey there! I was inspired by the new celestial stampede box aswell as Caleb hastings in depth Seraphon videos. I have never played AoS but ever since a little kid (in the Warhammer Fantasy days) i have been painting Lizardmen. Recently after 5+ years of no painting i have decided to make my own little stegageddon to finaly learn the rules and get playing some sweet dino-filled games! I have set up a little 1000 point list to get me started and i will be posting updates on painting and maybe a little converting under the way. Currently thoug im still waiting for the celestial stampede box to arrive. The army list for now: Allegiance: Thunder Lizard Leader: Stegadon with skink chief (250) - general: Prime warbeast Artefact: fusil of conflagulation - Skystreak bow Battleline Stegadon (240) - Skystreak bow Stegadon (240) - Skystreak bow Behemoth Bastiladon (220) - Solar engine Extra command point: 1 Total points: 1000 If you have some tips and tactics or general feedback on painting and army list feel free to express it
Welcome along! Nice start with the Steg and Skinks. I am not that experienced on listbuilding, but we could ask the man himself, @Caleb ex nihilo ? Grrr, Imrahil
The last 3 skinks almost ready! Also trying to kitbash a skystreak bow after the realisation that the original bow piece most likely got lost in through the years.... Still need to find a way to mount it properly on the stegadon.
Finished a random old metal chameleon skink that hid amidst the bit box. I find it fun to paint old metal models, there's just something about the texture that really appeals to me.
Nice to hear somebody agrees GW Is remaking all the old metal models in resin no? I have never painted one yet but I hear only bad things about them
For me, it was always about the weight. There's something really reassuring about the weight of a metal model. Plus, superglue works much better on metal than plastic/resin. When I started collecting they were lead, which wasn't great. But then they brought out another type of metal and it was okay. Not fond of the super-lightweight plastic models...
I see what you're getting at and yeah definitely a whole other experience with a lead model. I guess the only thing is the limitation in the sculpt itself, but then again those bulky models just hit different
I agree with you. The weigth of the models feels very good in your hand. Though the plastic kits give you more change of converting I am not sure of resin yet. I dread to paint the resin models I have... cleaning up was a pain already. Another downside: all the flimsy plastic kits do break easier than the metal ones. Grrr, Imrahil
Good point on converting, im actually in the middle of restoring an old skink chief with blowpipe, where the bloepipe broke..... tried using green stuff but that didn't last long... Any tips and tricks? Maybe a plastic blowpipe?
Good going on the bow! Nice kitbash. Luckely you still got the arm of the skink firing it. Grrr, Imrahil
So the celestial stampede box arrived and damn I'm enjoying myself so now it's painting time in-between daily chores, school and work.... Or was it the other way around? The mighty stampede ready for some colours! Also a little conversion for a skink starpriest, And the final version of the home-brewed Skystreak bow! Also I would like to say that I'm really liking the vibe and community on this forum! It's motivating and amazing ( specially during these covid times) how much content one can find here! I also see there is a thriving story-writing group which I will definitely try to take part in in the future! Also being a student of comics I'll definitely post some lizardmen inspired drawings and panels (if there is a specific thread for this please tell me ). So yeah in conclusion I'm really greaful to be a part of Lustria online!
Great, you never have enough dinos The Bow is looking better and better, great kitbash! Thanks, this is what we strive to be Join in on the story-writing, though I am not the best of a writer it does encourage me to write more. Drawings and artwork mostly end up in the Fluff and Story section, you could create your own thread of art. Looking forward to all your contributions Grrr, Imrahil