Helsmiths of Hashut

I might have gotten a little caught up in the hype again... I picked up the Helsmiths of Hashut Army Set earlier today. 

Helsmiths of Hashut Army Set

Before it even went up for pre-order I asked my FLGS (Dragon's Den Games in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada!) to put me down for one. I didn't grab it on launch day, as I was in Vancouver... but the folks at the Dragon's Den were nice enough to hold on to it for me!!

I haven't read through all the fluff, but I'll probably be doing them as Zharrdron of the Forge Anathema in Aqshy - as that's where I've imagined most of my forces originating from - and is the setting for so many of the adventures for Soulbound! 

The Forge Anathema has been on the maps in Soulbound from the very beginning! And though they did not say outright that it was Chaos Dwarves, the description of the place and what was going on there was pretty clearly a stronghold of the Zharrdron nestled in the Adamantine Chain of mountains along the eastern edge of The Parch... 

Description of the Forge Anathema from Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Soulbound Core Rules - July 2020!

The miniatures included in the box also happen to make up a Spearhead army. I don't LOVE the Automaton or the idea of BIG GUNS... I'd have rather had more of the infantry and some Bull Centaurs... but... I'll get over it (and add those units later!) 

I am NOT buying another thing for this army until I have all of this stuff painted. Once I do, however, I will probably pick up some Bull Centaurs... and some more of the infantry. I have some Hobgrot infantry from the Age of Sigmar 3rd Edition Extremis Starter Box I could maybe paint up and use with these...? 

Everyone is RAVING about the Urak Tarr/Daemonsmith riding a big flying-dragon-bull-construct-thing... But I don't know if I'm going to get THAT into this army.. 

There is a regiment of renown that has two of the artillery pieces and a Daemonsmith which can be fielded by any other Chaos army. I do like the Daemonsmith model, so putting that together might be fun - give the Blades of Khorne some shooty options!