Back in action in 2020

How long has it been? 

Too long.

Here I am again, in the 9th edition, trying to get back into the game. I feel like an old timer trying to compete with the younger and more energetic players but even old dogs can learn new tricks.

Got in touch with the local community and decided to bring out the old guards for a local friendly tournament. Not being familiar with the new rules got me trashed at first round and even in a friendly match subsequently but bring some old vintage and painted models won me some compliments. I'm glad I'm adding some variety on the table too as there aren't many guard players around here.

Or should I say Astra Militarum. What a mouthful. Bah. Still Imperial Guards for me!

Anyhow, I played Pask with an armored company and squeezed in 5 tanks in a Battalion Detachment. I kind of configured it more towards anti-MEQ but seems to have fallen hard against an Ork army. Need to revisit my list again and take infantry command more seriously. I thought I could do it all with the Cadian Doctrine, but there's much more to be done for the Stratagem and tactics to work together. 

Here are some pictures of yesterday's match.

New Recruits!!

Alright men, line them up! Get your act together, ladies, you'll be lucky if you last more than 5 minutes out there and should be flattered if i even remember your face!!!

Ahem, ok, I'm in the progress of painting up the boys here which I'm sure will be used. Of course more will come once the new codex is released and I finalised on the FOC.

Here's some experimental batch painting, trying to maintain the quality of the first test model. Here's a challenge, try to identify him in the crowd...This lot took me abt 2 evenings to paint...
Its pretty much the same method I used as before, only quicker now as I'm more confident of the colors used and gettin familiar with the design of the models. Oh, and I'm really expanding or maximising the sprues on the heavy weapon team by using normal guardsmen on the heavy bolter here, I'm saving the kneeling models for the mortars as they look more natural...

Oh, and I've decided on the brown base edging, looks a bit better than before.
Thanks for viewing and comments are much appreciated!