Sicaran WiP, Flamers, and Pink Horrors. And some Tohaa.

Sicaran WiP

     This beauty arrived on Saturday and I had it assembled by that evening. I started painting it this morning, and will try to be done by tomorrow morning. The Sicaran Battle Tank is probably my favorite tank model ever, and I'm happy to finally be painting one. 

     My Flamers are finished, but it's more of a state of limbo. I don't like the look of the models, they are pretty terrible on the tabletop, and painting them is a chore - but I got base colors and some stuff done, they just look a bit "meh". A few more highlight layers will have them finished up, but that'll be an indeterminate amount of time in the future. For now, I'm just happy they are behind me.

     I originally went after the Flamers first because I figured 9 models should be faster than the 20-man Pink Horror unit. But not only will the Pink Horrors be infinitely more entertaining to paint, their features, and lack of extras minus a few jewelry, should have them painted really easy. I'm behind on my self-imposed paint schedule by five days, but there's an extra model tossed in, so it's okay. I have a few more days before I get a nice package in the mail:

Infinity - Tohaa---------------------

     My Haqqislam army is gone. I wasn't looking to get rid of it, but an opportunity to get a little bit of cash and a huge Tomb Kings army presented itself, so I made the trade. The army itself isn't anything special, but it has some very key bits I need for my Thousand Sons stuff, and has a few untouched kits, including Nagash and one of his big mounted dudes. There's plenty of conversions in there, and I may even try some skeleton-Tzeentch Cultists since I have enough floating around.

     But the decision to get rid of Haqqislam was made easier by my waned interest in the army. There is nothing wrong with Haqqislam, or any Infinity army for that matter, but I'm OCD when it comes to bases, and with only 3 or 4 armies total, two sharing the same basing concept just can not be allowed. I searched for an army, looking for something interesting and unique, but also an aesthetic I hadn't tackled before or didn't share similarities with my other armies. I settled on Tohaa.

     I purchased the starter and a Makaul box. And then I went to eBay and grabbed more. And the more I read the more I purchased. Everything was interesting and engaging, and the army is still so small in total unit count that it was like purchasing an entire Sectorial List, but for a main army. Now that my buying is over, I can proudly say I am the owner of Tohaa. All of it.

     Since I haven't even built one model yet, I will assemble and base everything at the same time. Then it will all get primed. From there, I'll just pick and choose what I want to paint as it interests me. Unlike Warmachine or 40k, I can take my time and not be really penalized. Even if I paint 6 models a month, that would mean 2 months would leave me with a fully painted army at a very high painting standard, so that's always nice. My Haqqislam army was my best looking army, and I want to step it up a notch with Tohaa.