Thursday 25 January 2018

Anthony O - Empire of Dust Chariot Horde 125 points

So I have something new again this week with the commencement of my Empire of Dust force for Kings of War. There is something more than a passing resemblance to the old Warhammer Tomb Kings in the force structure of the Empire of Dust and as such the fantastic Games Workshop miniatures can still be used.



 

I want to really make this army a showpiece and as I have never painted an undead army before a bit of an adventure for myself. I decided to use the turquoise type of colour to contrast against the skeletons and unify the force.

A chariot horde is not the most effective unit in my experience but I would not think a Egyptian undead army would be seen without one on the field being such an iconic unit.


I have a bunch more skeletons to do over the coming weeks and I may even concentrate on these guys to get as much down as I can during the challenge.

All up there are five chariots, ten horses and ten skeletons so I scored them as a vehicle with a bit extra to represent the extra details giving me 100 points (open to discretion of Minion).

Ah, one of the Thursday stalwarts in with yet another brilliant submission.  Variety is the spice of life, so they say, so I'm looking forward to the ruleset that will allow undead charioteers to fight Chinese Gangsters whilst both are attacked by Aussie commandoes!  I dare any of you to say you wouldn't buy that ruleset ;)

Anyway, I think the turquoise works terrifically with the gold and bone colours and I think the enemy will be terrified with these rattling towards them.... I know I would be!  It is a shame GW "squatted" the army as the figures were brilliant, but well done Mantic for picking them up for their ruleset.

Scoring chariots is new to me, so I've checked with Head Office and have been given the liberty to wield my abacus and decide upon 25 points each as a mix between two cavalry plus 5 for the chariot and scoring it as a 28mm vehicle with a couple of crew - so 125 points in total, well done Anthony!

20 comments:

  1. I'm not a fantasy aficionado but I must reckon the high artistic quality behind this submission. I bow my hat to you

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  2. Tomb Kings were my original Warhammer fantasy army and you’ve done them proud here Anthony. Really nice painting on the bones and the turquoise is a great contrast colour.

    Now if only GW would bring them back...

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  3. Very nice skellies Anthony :)

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  4. I have no idea what I am looking at but those are really nice minis. Superb job.

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  5. Aways wanted to do a Tomb Kings army... Could never get ofver my GW avaersion enough to do it.. These look awsome. Great Job

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  6. They look great- lovely colours.

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  7. Dust? Anyone? Dust/

    Lovely work, you'll soon have your foes eating as much dust as they like!

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  8. Looking good! I was about to get into Tomb Kings when GW changed it all up. Not to much of a fan of the KOW models as I was of GWs. So kinda stuck.

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    1. Dragon Rampant might be worth a look for your fantasy war gaming itch

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  9. Lovely work - not my thing but beautifully painted. The turquoise is excellent and you've really hit it out of the park on these.

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  10. These look absolutely fantastic and the colour scheme really suits them. Great work!

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  11. Masses of chariots are one of my favourite sight in wargaming! Awesome entry

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  12. This is great Anthony, some classic fantasy stuff, so well executed. I love the teal in particular. "Sure, our skin might be a little dry *cough*, but dammit, we still look Imperial!"

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  13. What a splendid chariot unit, love the lapis lazuli coloured chariots.

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  14. Lovely undead chariot force!
    Best Iain

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  15. They are very nice, for some reason I am always attracted by skeleton armies. The teal really elevates them.

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  16. Excellent. Always great to see more Kings of War units. cheers

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  17. Late to the party on these beautiful chariots - superb work.

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  18. Beautiful chariot force, Anthony! I like the torqouise and gold coupled with the basing. They are very striking! They also get a seal of approval from my youngest daughter!

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