Army of…..undead? BRAAAAAAAAINS! (and blood!)
So after a lot of reading….A LOT…(well, maybe not that much) I’ve finally chosen my tabletop army that I want to pursue. I spent about 3 weeks looking into various armies and narrowing them down. I slimmed my options to 4.
- - Greenskins
- -Empire
- -Wood Elves
- -Vampire Counts
In the end I ultimately chose the Vampire Counts. My decision was based on several perks that in the end outshines the other armies. Something about playing a swarm of undead zombies was a huge plus for me. When I’m bored at work, I daydream a lot and about 90% of it is structural planning for the post-apocalyptic zombie invasion. I work at a home improvement store so it’s filled with all the necessary survival tools in case of a zombie invasion. So zombies are a big part of my day to day life.
But I digress..
Zombies are sweet, The Von Carstein family and Sylvania is super rich in lore (well, I guess all the armies are) and the models themselves really impressed me. The black coach is possibly one of the coolest rares ever. So after I read the VC book a few times i’ll be ready to start collecting some units. I’m still painting Skull Pass stuff for practice, so I have time. Plus once I start my vamp army, I want to have a little more experience.
the other three armies, The Orcs & Gobbo’s (greenskins), Empire and Wood Elves all had some really nice things going for me too.
The Greenskins just look like they would be alot of fun to paint and play. They sort of remind me of Lenny in Of Mice and Men. Big, dumb and silly. What’s not to like?
The Empire holds a special place in my heart due to my WAR toon; a Knight of the Blazing Sun. The Lords & Heroes and Special Units were all rather intriguing but I wasn’t so much impressed with the core units. I felt like I wouldn’t enjoy painting them. Oh well.
The Wood Elves caught my eye in the beginning. I liked the mystical forest fantasy element that came along with their lore and units. The models themselves were very nice and I was really impressed with the Eternal Guards and all the Lords & Heroes. Not that the Vampire Counts will be too much easier, but the wood elves seemed like they are totally awesome if painted really well but sorta lame if they are poorly done. This is an army I’d like to take a second look at one day when I have more experience in painting, playing and other things of such things and stuff.
Well, that about wraps it up! hoping to have some more Gobbo paintings done by Thursday!
Go go Vampire Counts! 
