The Whites of their Eyes - Steelhead Riflemen

So, it's been quite some time since I've posted some of my mercs-- here's a set I touched up. I've always liked the no-nonsense sensibility of the Steelheads, and feel they fit right in with Magnus's lot. The blue bands are a fun little hint towards their loyalties, either to Cygnar as sympathizers in Llael, or to (old) Cygnar as part of Magnus's posse.

Election Day - Magnus' Cobbled Together Defender/Rocinante Conversion

I was inspired by a current competition to do a mini for my much-beloved but recently somewhat-unattended Magnus force.

Better, Stronger... slower. A delayed update to my Magnus force. Also, a new look for the site.

I decided it was around time for a couple upgrades...

"Better... Stronger... Faster" Magnus Theme list continuation- part 10: revised Magnus Theme List Tactics Article

I couldn't believe that I hadn't photographed my Mangler yet.

We can Rebuild Him! Mercenary theme list league and painting blog. Part 9: Colossals

The Galleon is finally done.

We can Rebuild Him! Mercenary theme list league and painting blog. Part 8: 30 pt Most Wanted

Nearing the end of this arc of theme list games, I'm happy to be finishing up my Steelhead contingent.

We can Rebuild Him! Mercenary theme list league and painting blog. Part 7: 30 pt Most Wanted; 50 pt Agenda

It was about time I finished these guys. These may have been the oldest PP models I owned but hadn't finished, before now.

We can Rebuild Him! Mercenary theme list league and painting blog. Part 6: 30 points Most Wanted, returning to a classic, with a little variation

Last week, I finally did(!) get back to an actual league game, rather than just playing Magnus's themes.

We can Rebuild Him! Mercenary theme list league and painting blog. Part 5: 30 points Bad Seeds trying new things, more painting progress

It's been a couple years, but I'm getting back into playing Bad Seeds.

Magnus, the Ideologue: My Little Diatribe on Asheth Magnus, and What to do About His Story

Not so long ago, I got back into Warmachine, and have been fairly active, with this Friday marking the beginning of my second league and my return to Mercenaries.

Something I've tossed around for years now was Magnus at the core of a larger army- not the loner represented in his theme lists or the simple sell-sword of Four Star, but the leader of a well-organized army.

The concept was, doing a whole Mercenary "faction," with each Warcaster (and some warjacks and units) being re-imagined as part of, or allied to, this one thematically linked force.

It was easy enough coming up with characters, but then I started talking about how this would happen- how Magnus, or some other character, could unify a larger army/nation, and realized that there was no way to, without fundamentally diverging from the Warmachine narrative, because there isn't a compelling reason for everyone's favorite sell-swords's actions: to put it bluntly, Magnus does not make sense.

Note: Being involved in narrative arts, this is something I do for fun with any number of movies etc.: why does something not work, and what are the fewest number of changes you could make for it to be interesting? Prepare yourself for some analytical ramblings...

We can Rebuild Him! Mercenary theme list league and painting blog. Part 4: 50 points, notes on the league so far

Last week, I didn't do a league game, and was happier for it.

We can Rebuild Him! Mercenary theme list league and painting blog. Part 3.5: preview, test game

First off, the main reason I made this post-- I flaked and forgot I took this pic for the post yesterday. So, leading with shiny preview.

We can Rebuild Him! Mercenary theme list league and painting blog. Part 3: Painted Battlegroup

With the new league starting, I've been revising a lot, starting with Magnus's battlegroup.

We can Rebuild Him! Mercenary theme list league and painting blog. Part 2: First three League games

League Games 1-3

First, 15 point game, no limitations other than your theme.

I was going to shoot my minis for this, but, some mixed feelings on the beginning of this league have me kind of at loose ends, so I wanted to get this down.

We can Rebuild Him! Mercenary theme list league and painting blog. Part 1: First Colossal match, Renegade conversion

Next week, the FLGS will be starting a theme list league, so, well, I felt kind of obligated...

Asheth Magnus and the Amazing Walking Tank

This is a bit of a different post, today.

The Patriot's Return

This used to be a thread on the Privateer Press forums, which became notably longer and, to my surprise, more subscribed to, than I expected. While I'm no longer as active on their forums, I've moved and updated the document on my blog, with some new notes from experience, and cleaned up formatting and language, and the beginning of some more personalization, as I felt it was a bit dry.

While it isn't as complete as I'd like it to be, I doubt the writeup will ever be complete, unless I quit playing. Also, a word of thanks for the interest/support/conversation, to everyone who asked about it, or contributed when it was back on the forums.   So, without further ado...

Magnus, the Patriot, a Discussion of Asheth Magnus' Theme Lists

An old photo, of an old model, of an old man. Soon to be updated with a new photo, of an old model, of an old man. Somehow, less appropriate.