Blackstone Fortress – Broggan Brother Proxies
Here’s a poor picture of quick paint jobs on some proxies for the retinue characters the Broggan Brothers in Blackstone Fortress. These guys are House Bharteth – Law Enforcement Ogre/Ogryns I was going back and forth between those and these. I went with the House Bharthen models because I liked their look just a bit more. Some passable free options are here, and here.
Follow-up on mini painting priorities
Back in November I revamped my hobby priorities. No more hoarding unassembled models… So now, six months later, I have a bunch of assembled, unpainted models. Which, I actually feel better about that a bunch of stuff still in the box. I can touch and see them, even throw them into a game if I want (sure, that doesn’t happen much, unpainted minis! Eww!). Since I just finished painting everything (except for a few expansion stragglers) for Warhammer Quest: Silver Tower, I don’t have any really pressing hobby demands. So here’s my updated, current priority list: Games workshop display pieces I have a number of nice GW minis that aren’t necessarily ones I’d use in a game. They are however, very cool, in my opinion. These are the minis I’d be sad if I never painted, even if they’re not particularly “useful”. Gotrek, Felix, Grombrindal, and Jakkob Bugmansson XI. Double…
Underappreciated YouTube channels
There’s no shortage of gaming content on YouTube. Here are some of my favorites: https://www.youtube.com/@52Miniatures https://www.youtube.com/@RandomMakingEncounters https://www.youtube.com/@magicdicemanufacturing https://www.youtube.com/@MattsHobbyHour https://www.youtube.com/@hammerthebacklog https://www.youtube.com/@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring https://www.youtube.com/@TheBattlinBarrowGaming https://youtube.com/@thedungeondive
Blackstone Fortress Additional GW Models
This is the single greatest reddit comment ever and I’m saving this post for posterity. Minis beyond the box expansions… byu/forlorn_bandersnatch inBlackstonefortress It looks like you’ve listed all of the ones that I know about. There are 3 army-of-one characters: deathwatch watch master, eversor assassin, and solitaire 5 retinue characters: Jokaero weaponsmith, (2) Broggan brothers, Skarburn zapdakka, and Penitent 707 2 new enemy types: master of possession, greater possessed The models that GW used for each of the ‘Extra’ characters: The Jokaero weaponsmith, Deathwatch watch master, eversor assassin, and Solitaire are all as-is models from their own stand alone kits for 40k. Penitent 707 is one of the three Arco-flagellants from the Sisters of Battle limited edition box set, which are different from the models in the stand alone Arco-flagellant box set. That being said, any Arco-flagellant model should do – it’s not like any of them have a number…
Abandoned Blogs
There’s something wistful about abandoned blogs. Someone started a site and poured their creativity into it, then, eventually… stopped. Maybe their interests changed, maybe they got out of the hobby, maybe they got too busy, maybe they had kids, or maybe the march of time caught them as it will catch us all. The most poignant aspect is the lack of a farewell. It’s a normal post with a future ahead of it. But then, that’s it. There’s no wrap up. No conclusion. It’s a cliffhanger. It could happen to any of us, even me. Disclaimer: I don’t know anything about the owners of these blogs. My most sincere condolences to those that are not longer with us. I hope everyone is still painting and playing. Take care of yourselves and others. Hug those kids, even if they’re all grown up! So here are some of the best abandoned hobby…
3D Print Skarburn Zapdakka for Blackstone Fortress
One of the fun things about Blackstone Fortress is that you can have NPCs tag along. Now this is something I haven’t worked into a game yet, but I really want to give Skarburn Zapdakka a try. A brief blurb about Retinue Characters is available here: https://www.warhammer-community.com/2019/12/03/blackstone-fortress-building-your-retinuegw-homepage-post-1 If you can get your hands on old White Dwarf Magazines, or the 2019 Blackstone Fortress Annual, you’ll have all the details. You play a mission to “unlock” the new characters, then they can hop into your outer space adventures. Skarburn Zapdakka appeared in the October 2019 White Dwarf. I’m sure GW a Flash Git model can be procured, but there aren’t many available for less than $30 US. Though I do really like the “Flash Git with Targeting Squig“. So instead of dropping real money on a real model, I went with an amazing 3D print from Lost_Heresy: https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/game/ork-big-shoota I think it…
Combat Arena!
We got a new (old) game on the table last night: Combat Arena. It’s the sci-fi successor to Gorechosen. Blackstone Fortress fans will recognize the Escalation heroes. However, this game was released in limited locations. Mainly available from Barnes & Noble in North America. We only had two players, looking forward to getting a full 4 player game going sometime. My favorite thing about the game is that if something bad happens to you, generally something else good happens. It makes the competitive (rather than cooperative) nature of the game less harsh if you take a dozen wounds!
Rogue Trader (My Brother is Awesome)
How awesome is this! I recently turned moderately old, and my world-class brother gave me the hardcover reprint of Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader. This book is so cool. It was absolutely formative in our early adolescence. Love the models from back then. Not only that, he got me a subscription to White Dwarf! Something old and something new!