I got caught up in the HYPE and decided I NEEDED a Helsmiths of Hashut army and so I pre-ordered the Launch Box/Army Set with my FLGS before it was even available for pre-order! I picked it up, but also picked up some other stuff around the same time... and while assembling these I found there were a bunch of parts missing and when I contacted GW North America I had to jump through a bunch of hoops verifying this and that only to be told by them - not our problem... we don't have any stock, that's GW UK's job and did not reply any further... so instead of getting replacement parts I just bullshit some stuff together with green stuff.. but by then I'd kind of lost interest... (so much for Games Workshops "AMAZING" Customer Service!?
I did get the War Despot painted - as a sort of test figure... but then the rest sat for over a year...
The Games Workshop announced the new Khazalite Holds... and I knew Vera was going to build and entire new Dorf army and I was suddenly feeling motivated to get painting these again for some Dorf-on-Dorf violence to determine who truly was the KING OF THE MOUNTAIN!!
PAINTED
The Entire Force, so far... (yeah... just the one guy... but hopefully that will change soon!!)
Heroes
War Despot
Units
(no units so far...)
STILL TO DO
This is what I have still to do:
- 1x Dominator Engine with Immolation Cannons
- 1x Tormentor Bombard
- 11x Infernal Cohort miniatures
- 10x Hobgrotz (from Orruk Warclans!)
THE PLAN
As with all of these forces, the first priority was to finish up the Spearhead army - which was included in the Launch Box/Army Set.
After that...? If I was having fun playing with the army in Spearhead, I thought I'd pick up am individual Hero or Unit that looked fun, assemble and paint them... then pick up another individual Hero or Unit, so that there is never more than one unit or hero unpainted...
At SOME point, it might be worth it to pick up a second Spearhead - because getting a second of all those units would be handy if I ever wanted to build the army up to a full 2000 point force!
Spearhead
Helforge Host
The Helforge Host spearhead consists of:
- 1x War Despot (General) - DONE!
- 1x Dominator Engine with Immolation Cannons - Still to Do!
- 1x Tormentor Bombard - Still to Do!
- 11x Infernal Cohort miniatures - Still to Do!
So far, all I have is a War Despot painted...
Path to Glory
If I were to build this force up to a 1000 point Paths to Glory army, I might do one of two things...
The first option has a Daemonsmith on Infernal Taurus which looks like a lot of fun... The second option the Daemonsmith is on foot.. but uses the Hobgrotz I have and gives me some cavalry...
1000 Point Path to Glory Starting army - Option #1
Daemonsmith General's Regiment
- Hero - Daemonsmith on Infernal Taurus (1) 290 0-1 Hashutite Commander, Any Helsmiths of Hashut
- Hashutite Commander - War Despot (1) 80 Any Helsmiths of Hashut - This Hero can join an eligible regiment as a Hashutite Commander.
- Unit - Anointed Sentinels (3) 130 - Duardin, Cavalry
Total: 500
War Despot's Regiment
- Hero - Ashen Elder (1) 120
- Unit - Infernal Cohort with Hashutite Spears (10) 90 Duardin, Infantry
- Unit - Tormentor Bombard (1) 130 War Machine 100mm
- Unit - Dominator Engine with Immolation Cannons (1) 160 War Machine
Total: 500
TOTAL: 1000
boom... exactly 1000 points! Except I don't have the Daemonsmith on Infernal Taurus, Anointed Sentinels, or Ashen Elder... and that would set me back $326CAD... and I'd have to paint it all...
1000 Point Path to Glory Starting army - Option #2
Daemonsmith General's Regiment
- Hero - Daemonsmith (1) 80 0-1 Hashutite Commander,Any Helsmiths of Hashut
- Hashutite Commander - War Despot (1) 90 Any Helsmiths of Hashut - This Hero can join an eligible regiment as a Hashutite Commander.
- Unit - Bull Centaurs (3) 190 - Duardin, Cavalry
- Unit - Deathshrieker Rocket Battery (1) 140 - War Machine
Total: 500
War Despot's Regiment
- Hero - Ashen Elder (1) 120 0-1 Hashutite Commander, Any Helsmiths of Hashut
- Unit - Infernal Cohort with Hashutite Spears (10) 90 Duardin, Infantry
- Unit - Tormentor Bombard (1) 130 War Machine 100mm
- Unit - Dominator Engine with Immolation Cannons (1) 160 War Machine
Total: 500
TOTAL: 1000
Another that adds up to exactly 1000 points... but this time I don't have the Daemonsmith, Bull Centaurs, Deathshrieker Rocket Battery or Ashen Elder - This option would only cost $248CAD
BIG BATTLES
If ever I decided I needed to play 2000 point games - Either for Matched Play or if I just played a Path to Glory campaign long enough to build a force up to 2000 points... here's what I might try to build...
Big Battle Force - Option #1
Urak Taar's Regiment
- Hero - Urak Taar, the First Daemonsmith (1) 340 Any Hashutite Commander, Any Helsmiths of Hashut
- Unit - Tormentor Bombard (1) 130 War Machine 100mm
- Unit - Deathshrieker Rocket Battery (1) 140 War Machine
- Unit - Bull Centaurs (6) 380 Duardin, Cavalry
- Unit - Dominator Engine with Immolation Cannons (1) 160 War Machine
Total: 1150
Ashen Elder's Regiment
- Hero - Ashen Elder (1) 120 0-1 Hashutite Commander,Any Helsmiths of Hashut
- Hashutite Commander -War Despot (1) 80 Any Helsmiths of Hashut - This Hero can join an eligible regiment as a Hashutite Commander.
- Unit - Infernal Cohort with Hashutite Spears 10 90 Duardin, Infantry
- Unit - Dominator Engine with Immolation Cannons (1) 160 War Machine
Total: 450
Daemonsmith's Regiment
- Hero - Daemonsmith (1) 80 0-1 Hashutite Commander,Any Helsmiths of Hashut
- Hashutite Commander - War Despot (1) 80 Any Helsmiths of Hashut - This Hero can join an eligible regiment as a Hashutite Commander.
- Unit - Infernal Cohort with Hashutite Blades 10 90 Duardin, Infantry
- Unit - Dominator Engine with BaneMaces (1) 150 War Machine
Total: 400
TOTAL: 2000
Precisely 2000! except I'd still need Urak Taar, the First Daemonsmith, SIX Bull Centaurs (two boxes), a second Dominator Engine with Immolation Cannons, a Dominator Engine with BaneMaces, an Infernal Cohort with Hashutite Blades, another War Despot, a Daemonsmith and an Ashen Elder...
(which could be put together with a SECOND Spearhead force, plus Urak Taar, the First Daemonsmith, SIX Bull Centaurs (two boxes), a Dominator Engine with BaneMaces, a Daemonsmith and an Ashen Elder... which would add up to $727!?)
The sensible way to build this would probably be to start with Option #2 for the 1000 point Path to Glory force... and then add
I had another option here at one point... but points keep changing and it's all so academic at this point when I don't even have the initial Spearhead force painted!?
STUFF TO GET
Anything I might need for any of these planned options I will need to get... as mentioned, however, I plan to build this force slowly! But ONE Hero or Unit and assembled and paint it before buying the next!
The one exception to this, is that, at some point, I might buy a second Spearhead force, as all of the units in that set would be very useful to have a second one of - built as the OTHER option that each of the units could have been built as...
Where will I start...? Probably with a Deamonsmith (on foot) I like that model... or maybe the Bull Centaurs... Then either a second Spearhead or the box that can either be built as Urak Taar the First Daemonsmith or a Daemonsmith on Infernal Taurus...?
But first maybe finish painting the Spearhead force!!
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