Friday, 14 March 2014

A quiet Friday night... on ebay.

After the previous night's alcoholic intake I decided to have a quiet one this Friday, only to spend it leisurely perusing the bay of E for potential bargains. It seems my sagely decision warranted good fortune as my weary gaze happened upon a copy of Stewart Parkinson's "Heroes for Wargames". Having wanted this particular tome for a while now, I was instantly sold. It was only when I started looking into the seller's other items when the real fortune struck in the form of, as he appears in the aforementioned Heroes for Wargaming, a 'Deep space mercenary' AKA: LE2 Imperial Space Marine.


On top of this I decided to roll up a Rogue Trader warband using the Random Inquisitor table over at the leadpile (great blog!). The results were as follows: 1st Roll: 51 (1d6 Stormtroopers, rolled a 3), 2nd Roll: 39 (1d6 Squats, rolled a 1), 3rd and final Roll: 85 (1 Navigator).

Courtesy of the Stuff of Legends website.

So I began searching ebay afresh for suitable models within my price range, finding three options for the troopers for a reasonable price of roughly $4 each. Trooper Harrison from RTO5, Trooper Mosley from RT501 & Trooper Bainbridge from RT501b. I ended up purchasing the first two but not the last, as he didn't really fit with the others aesthetically in my opinion. So in conclusion: I'm still searching for a Navigator, one more trooper & a lone squat to get a good start on my warband.

The LeadQuest continues...

I leave you with an absolute banger from Dutch band Seducer which appeared on the killer 'Dutch Steel' compilation. So here it is: Seducer - Torcher. Cop a load.



- the Witchfinder In General (AKA: Witchsmeller Pursuivant/Satânico Profanador/Jaguar Fancy/J.R.G.)
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8 comments:

  1. Whiskey Priest15 March 2014 at 02:48

    Thanks for the nod, it's great to see other folk actually using my e-ramblings! Can't wait to see how the warband comes together.

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    1. Witchfinder In General15 March 2014 at 20:16

      No worries, always glad to give credit where credit is due! It'll be a while 'til I can get back to painting but I'm looking forward to it!

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  2. Gareth15 March 2014 at 06:21

    Although I do love the C100 space marines I have decided to go 2nd gen. for my own wombles! You may be interested in my own blog, which also mixes up the wondrous worlds of vintage gaming and heavy metal: http://drumsdeep.blogspot.co.uk/

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    1. Gareth15 March 2014 at 14:42

      Just realised you're already an acolyte...

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    2. Witchfinder In General15 March 2014 at 20:13

      Indeed I am, fine sir!

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    3. Witchfinder In General15 March 2014 at 20:36

      Quite interested in your label as well! I make dungeonsynth under the name Conquest if you care to check it out. http://darkagesconquest.bandcamp.com/

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    4. Gareth16 March 2014 at 05:53

      How strange, I've actually listened to 'Looming Obsolescence' a couple of times and, despite the audio quality, like what I hear. I'd certainly be interested in releasing something in the future. I have a FB page too (just search 'Mithrim Records'). Anyway, I'm also looking forward to watching your RT project grow.

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    5. Witchfinder In General17 March 2014 at 01:46

      Small world! I'm glad you enjoy it, future releases will have better recording quality as I have better equipment now (I was using two tape recorders to do overdubs so the quality died slowly the more I added). Cheers for the support!

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