Marsh Madness

Here's that C20 Marsh Troll I mentioned at the end of my previous post.

He's a fairly charming sculpt, nice and chunky, steadily advancing and looking to snag somebody with that gaff. I like that he's also brought along some fish in his net. What better way to spend a failed Stupidity test than with a snack and a bit of a lie-down?

He needs bridge to lurk beneath...

Trolling for Views....

Here's a pair of Aly Morrison C20 Trolls that I painted up for an OWAC squad sprint back in the Fall, a Hill Troll and a Warrior Troll. They're wonderful models, although a bit smaller in stature than the later 4th Edition Stone and River Trolls by Michael Perry.

Ready to fail Stupidity tests all day and night.

Oldhammer Meta Tactica!

I'm a big fan of running solo trolls for a few reasons:

1) They can move as independent characters, with no need to wheel or pull any special maneuvers. Perfect for attacking an enemy in the flanks.
2) Given that they're one of the few units in a Goblinoid army that's not affected by Animosity, you can position them between units that would be in danger of charging or shooting at each other.
3) Even a single troll can make a useful tarpit with its regeneration or take out a character with a well-timed vomit attack.

There's always the danger of your solo troll staring off into space or eating grass for a couple of turns, but if you're playing Goblinoids, you're probably not too fussed about reliability. Go play Elves or Dwarfs if that's your bag!
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I've got a Marsh Troll on my OWAC3 painting pile, but I'm still looking for the Cave Troll. Maybe I'll get lucky and find one in 2020. This batch of C20s is a fun little range.

Looking Back on 2019

Well, that was a year. While I didn't do much blogging in 2019, I was actually quite productive from a hobbying and gaming perspective. Hobbywise, I participated in the second Old World Army Challenge (completing a Night Goblin army), managing to paint a 1200 point army in six months. After that, I lost some momentum due to health issues and didn't get much painting done until October/November (some artillery and trolls for the goblins). In total, I managed to paint 94 minis. That's a definite improvement over my output in previous years.

It turned out that gaming was a big part of 2019 for me. I was able to attend all three of the East Coast HMGS conventions: Cold Wars, Historicon, and Fall In! The goblins saw plenty of action, mostly against Blue in VT's Dwarf army, but also making common cause with the Lead Collector's Orcs against He of Three Names' Dark Elves.

Stone Trolls drown the Dwarf general in vomit at Cold Wars 2019.

A giant and goblins advance under the harsh lighting of Historicon 2019.

Warrior Troll giving some pesky Troll Slayers what for at Fall In! 2019.

 What's on the agenda for 2020?

• OWAC3, this time with Orcs!
• Oldhammer Siege at Cold Wars 2020 (need to paint some siege equipment for this).
• Paint up some opposition for my goblinoids, in the form of some old school adventurer types and miscellaneous Empire minis.
• Try and get a Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay campaign going to scratch the Old World itch.

 

I couldn't resist, plus it was tax-free.

On with 2020!