Having successfully concluded the first ToEG challenge, I am on to the next one.

The results of the first one can be found here: viewtopic.php?f=119&t=18817

By popular vote I will focus on the Squats for this series. All models are acquired and mostly based at this point so we can get started right away. As before, I will be crossposting from my Blog: http://wargamingworkshop.wordpress.com and make this first post a "living" status update (very satisfying to see the Chaos ToEG post turn from all red to almost all green over time).

There doesn't seem to be a "final" Squat army list out there. I therefore tried to find model counts that would be usable by the different core lists (Demiurg & the two Squat Stronghold lists). I am using Thurgrim v1.0 for point values.

[Living Progress Update]: green = completed, orange = assembled/based, red = pre-assembly

Brotherhood Infantry - 1090 points / 42 models
1 Living Ancestor

1 Lord
11 Warriors
6 Termite Tunnelers

1 Lord
11 Warriors
6 Spartan Transports

5 Robots

Hearthguard Infantry - 600 points / 12 models
6 Hearthguard
6 Exo Armour Hearthguard

Berzerker Brotherhoods - 275 points / 14 models
12 Berzerker
2 Mole Tunnelers

Thunderer Batteries - 600 points / 12 models
12 Thunderer

Grand Batteries - 1400 points / 36 models
18 Mole Mortars
18 Thudd Guns

Biker Guild - 1570 points / 39 models
3 Guild Master
18 Bikes
12 Trikes
6 Hearthguard Biker

War Engines - 3025 points / 14 models
1 Leviathan
1 Cyclops
1 Colossus
1 Iron Hawk Gyrocopter
2 Land Trains (each with Dragon, Bomb, Mortar and Berzerker Car)
1 Hellbore Tunneler

Heavy Artillery Battery - 575 points / 7 models
3 Goliath Mega-Cannons
4 Thunderfire Guns

Squat Air Force - 760 points / 8 models
6 Iron Eagle Gyrocopter
3 Overlord Armoured Airships

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This ToEG blog will be a lot more boring than the Chaos one... There is very little variety in the Squat army and practically no conversions. I am batch-painting the force in blocks of 50 (infantry, bikers, light artillery, rest). Right now I am half-way through the infantry (basecoat, faces, sleeves) and will try the rest next week (weapons, gloves&boots&belts). Boring to paint, boring to follow At least it's only 11000 points (Chaos was almost 30,000).

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I am looking forward to this, I have a powerful love of Squats.

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paint faster
I want to see Squats

So do I .... Unfortunately this project has been a complete disaster so far. My past armies either had repetitive simple patterns (SM and IG) or complex varied patterns (Orks and Chaos). The Squats are the exact some painting pattern repeated for 150+ bases. I am staring at a block of 48 infantry bases right now. They are missing gloves, boots and beards. It's pure mental torture to do those for ~250 models. The actual work isn't too bad, but the motivational barrier is huge. It has even ground my remaining Chaos efforts to a halt (the last two models are getting a single paint layer every other day...).

I will try to get at least one unit done tonight just to reach some kind of milestone...

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I know exactly what you mean

When I started my Squats army, the Inf. and Bikes were pure pain to paint
but with some Units done you get more motivated and faster in painting.
I stopped painting the boots

What me also helps:
-paint small groups of Inf. or bikes
not more than 10 stands at once
-paint vehicles between the Inf. and bikes to keep you motivated
they go faster
- paint not ONLY Squats e.g. I often paint 2 Squat units and a Tau unit at once for variety

keep on

FINALLY! All the darn Squat infantry is finished. Static grass will go on tomorrow and pics will follow shortly afterwards. 400 little beards, 800 boots, 800 gloves... What an ordeal.

1 Living Ancestor
2 Lords
22 Warriors
12 Thunderer
12 Berzerker
Crews for 18 Mole Mortars, 18 Thudd Guns, 6 Tarantulas, 3 Goliath and 6 Thunderfire guns

Next up are the ~50 Bikers and the light artillery pieces (Mole Mortars and Thudd Guns).

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I hate Squats... I really do. In my darkest moments I wish that they would all be devoured by Tyranids... oh, wait...

After the (near) completion of the Lost and the Damned Chaos army for the TacComs Tale of Epic Gamers, I foolishly decided to continue painting 6mm EPIC models. By popular vote I was encouraged to select the Squats as my next project. Squats are painful to paint (well). While there is a lot less infantry than in the Chaos force, they ALL look the same. No problem, I thought, I painted Space Marines and other such uniform armies before. How bad can it be? Well, each Squat has boots, trousers, vests, shirtsleeves, face, beard, gloves, gun and cap. That means painting 800 boots, 400 trousers, etc. Worst of all was the mistake to paint everything in one assembly line to "stay consistent". Motivation killer...

Anyhow, after a 30 days absence from the blog, I finally have some progress to declare. The Squat infantry and light artillery is done! To keep my sanity and make you suffer a bit like I suffered, I shall post individual units every days or so. For starters, below is the first Warrior Brotherhood with Lord and Living Ancestor.

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No comments? No feedback? Seems like nobody likes Squats... I really need a motivation boost with this army...

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And their friends in red.

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They are very well painted and look ace! Squat Rules!

I love the lord on his shield, simple but effective conversion there.

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I love the lord on his shield, simple but effective conversion there.

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Cool squats. Keep going !

Thank you. That's the kind of motivation that I needed after this ordeal

As a reward you get a few Berzerkers

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