The al-Ghariyyan Jihad

[Hat Guy]

According to Fuzzy, the rule for this Friday's game is "If you've built it, it goes on the table", so I've changed from a painting frenzy to an assembly frenzy:


Behold! Steam-powered War Trousers! Sandworm Cavalry! Anti-Areoneph Platform!

Can anyone tell I'm pretty sick of being outgunned? 

[Chairface]

The sandworm cavalry is brilliant!

[Doomsdave]

"Take up the kiswa maker hook of our sietch and ride as a leader of men."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ld2DMsyy0go


Love the sandworm cavalry.  What weapons did you add to your warpants?

[The_Beast]

I've already stated how I've misjudge the original toy for the walker. Should have scooped up every one I saw. You're work only re-proves that!

Sandworms, what's not to love?

And what is that destroyer-of-'nefs? Are those Easterling minders? 

Doug

[Hat Guy]

Thanks guys! The War-Trousers have been armed with a gatling-cannon and a couple of large rockets to give the army a bit more shooting punch.

Only the bravest (or most foolhardy) Bedouin riders tackle the Juvenile Martian Sandworms, steering them with hooked poles into terrified ranks of the enemy's troops.
The Worms are Reaper Bones Purple Worms and the riders are Perry Plastic Dervishes with Warzone plastic heads. The hooks and weapons are scavenged from the bits box.

And the Anti-Neff platform is an unfortunate necessity, to deal with scenes like this:

[The_Beast]

...
Only the bravest (or most foolhardy) Bedouin riders tackle the Juvenile Martian Sandworms, steering them with hooked poles into terrified ranks of the enemy's troops.
The Worms are Reaper Bones Purple Worms and the riders are Perry Plastic Dervishes with Warzone plastic heads. The hooks and weapons are scavenged from the bits box.

And the Anti-Neff platform is an unfortunate necessity, to deal with scenes like this:
...

Dopey moi for not recognizing the Imperial heads, but my eyesight is poor enough, I thought the three lads on the right were actually on the gun platform. Flat helmets do look a little like Easterlings, though what I thought was simple mouth coverings were gas masks totally inappropriate to LotR.  

Also, wondered a bit as to what the 'nef killer gun is made up of. (Spank me for dangling preposition.) Again, think I should know the pieces, but not scrying them out.

Doug

[Hat Guy]

The guns are from a Dust Konigsluther Beast. The rest is made up of bits a pieces I had lying around, you know how it is. 

[Fuzzywuzzieswiflasers]

The game on Friday was great Gaslight madness with a veritable smorgasbord of scratch built tanks ,land ships and aeronef. We Only got through a few turns but for once the Prussians were the worst off despite their uber gunned vehicles.

Actually I was glad everyone wasn't ganging up on the Brits for a change 

I should be able to post some pictures soon

[Chairface]

Looking forward to seeing pics!

[Hat Guy]

Finished another unit, the fearsome Jinn! Ancient warrior Persians summoned to fight for their homeland once more.



Also pictured is the Jihad's top engineer, Professor Malcolm X, an American traitor converted to Islam.

I should note that on a lot of these figures, all I'm doing is new basing and touch-ups, but I may as well post them all here.

[Melnibonean]

I forgot to take any photos. I really wish I had taken a couple of snaps of the fearsome clockwork Pork Bombs (really, a pic of Tom's face when he found out what they were about to do).

[Hat Guy]

The Great Colonial Traitor, El Laurence, leads his fearsome Mutawa bodyguard into battle.

[commissarmoody]

Dig the colors!

[Hat Guy]

Recently a surveillance photo was taken of one of the Jihad's most fearsome weapons:


Known as the "Electric Camel Drum", this sonic weapon is unreliable, but powerful.

[Chairface]

Now that is fun!