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AWWW DAMN.... Its time to expand! |
So here we go again! Truth be told, as soon as I recieved my Mercenaries book I knew without a doubt I wanted to play Durgen Madhamer. I realise that Gorten has been winning me games and that he works well with many of the things I like BUT I just cant get past the cool ultra violent explosive nature of Durgen - this guy just screams fun! I figure he will be my go big or go home kind of caster.
As an aside I really want to comment here on just how much I love this aspect of Warmachine. That changing just your caster totally changes the way your entire force plays, feels and reacts. Total fun for such a minimal addition.
As my local store has finally been able to bring in a few more models (what is with the seeming shortage of WM stuff anyway?) I have finally laid my hands on this mad bomber and am very much looking forward to expanding my warmachine forces.
I had already started the last of the Rhulic heavy Jacks - the Woughthammer Rockram and am planning to finish it to go along with my driller, avalancher and basher. I think I will paint this one a little differently to match specifically with Durgen and add to the blasted/ramshackle appearance of his force. ANd I have cleaned up my model of Thor Steinhammer - The rhulic 'Jackmarshall Solo. I dig him! I think I will assemle mine without the gout of flame though. It just looks like it is one of those pieces I would break off routinely and I dont want to paint the OSL effects that I would want to add if I did.

I also have a box of Horgenhold Forge guard - Now these models I absolutely love but Im not sure with their incredibly slow speed (4) if they will suit the more agressive mindset I have for Durgen's battlegroup - when I go to expand for Gorten, however, these may become an auto-include.
I have the mortar team as well - but havent yet figured out the theory behind making this one effective either.
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Reinholdt with a sinister paintjob I found online... |
Speaking of auto-include, I think with Durgen and his great indirect firing/multi ammo type gun I think that Reinholdt will be Durgen's new best friend! I love the ability to fire twice ignoring ROF, the ability to roll and discard and the all important measuring ability - pure awesome pure win. I think this
works well with Durgen's arcing fire ability as well - all I have to do is create a shield of bodies around this pair and I should be firing with impunity!
This brings me to the models that I think I might like to add beyond what I already own:
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Alexia by my friend Jen Haley - this model is so beautiful! |
The First is Alexia and the Risen - pumped up with Durgen's "Primed" ability these zombies (and you know how I love zombies!) will create brilliant unliving bombs with some reasonable combat ability. This fits beautifully with my concept of my Durgen lead force - I am so getting some of these....
Ragman - rediculously cool model. I dont care what he does or how he works - he is in.

Now this brings me to the last of the things that I am really considering adding at this time - The Ogrun Assault Corps. These big baddies are a pretty contentious unit in many online forums. Generally people either love them or are underwhelmed. I havent seen anyone that thinks terribly of them yet - just that they can do better in their lists with other units instead for the same big chunk of points..... I like the idea, I like the look (for the most part) but I have a hard time working them into most theoretical lists of 35 points or below. I want to give them a chance though so I am giving them some serious thought.
SO a couple glimpses into the immediate future of my Warmachine projects, I will be making some significant choices in the next few days. First and formost though I have Durgen to build!!!!
Any thoughts feel free to comment!
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