What are we doing...

 I started a new blog because I want to talk to the world. Then I didn't really do any posts. Life takes priority over hobby. Not really a revelation huh? I have not been hobby dead though and I've done many things. I've painted a lot of models and I've explored Warhammer Renaissance with a friend. I have *not* done a thing with building a Beastman Army...well wait let me check...okay well I did finish the army standard bearer with a paper hand painted banner. I will take a picture if I can get my shit together. 

I'm going to throw a bunch of photos on this post, mostly Warhammer Ren. I'm really enjoying the move back to rank and file battle along with the less complex but more effective (imho) rules. It is a free rules set you can get from the Facebook group. I came to Warhammer Fantasy in its fifth edition and got beat up by knights for a year before I obtained a Slann Mage-Priest and turned the game around. For Warhammer Ren I've built an army of High Elves, unusual for me as I tend to be an aggressive player and the archery of the elves requires measured-aggression. Not my tactical strong point. 

Please enjoy these bad photos with commentary.

...from the angle of my opponents side of the table. So many dead bodies in that cart. 

In deployment zombies, wights, a drunk lich in chariot, and an intimidating zombie dragon. 

Unfortunately in this confrontation my Dragon Princes where taken by surprise and slaughtered. 

A battle about to begin. To the north the High Elves, the south marches classic undead. My big ass in the north east. 

An action scene where a victorious regiment of Sea Guard drove off ghouls, but where unable to catch them sadly. They failed to rally next turn and kept fleeing though. 

A different battle that ended here. Thariel astride his dragon Deathbolt charged and slew the Liche on its zombie dragon. The destruction of the Liche caused most of the army to crumble including the dragon. 

I'm not fond of game rules where the death of a single model causes nearly the rest of the army to fall (ala Warhamchine) but it is the game and this fight only took place in the fifth and final turn. 

Distinctly not elven my combat patrol of Mechanicus before it went to battle with a Custodies combat patrol. No real battle, the custodies made short two turn work of them. These are painted as Styx VIII forge world, a sneaky one that explore xeno tech. 

18 classic High Elf archers from 5th edition WHFB starter set. If you look closely you will see seven of them are mounted on a single 100x50mm base. I can field 18 of them with minimal movement difficulties. Plus it let me use seven models as eight.  

Those done, now for the important information...

This is Cinder Block less than a year old gray alley cat that clung to my son as he visited a local drinking establishment. He is like most gray cats...a pain in the ass. 

This is Tora, a female orange and white (uncommon to be female) that is just over a year old here. She was picked from a litter at my father's home where wild cats cavort and mate. As I write this he has at least another 8 kittens roaming his land. Tora, like all orange cats, has no brain cells and also is a pain in the ass. 

We love them both dearly. I have to pay an extra 50 dollars a month for them and it is worth it. 

I hope some people read this and I hope in reading it you at least like the pictures of the cats. Cats are pretty awesome (as are all animals) and I have some confidence they will be enjoyable. 

I will try to post again soon. I'm not sure what. But statistically not about Beastmen.