The Lizardmen of Tlaxlan - part 1.

The Crimson Cohort, so named for their shields that were crafted from the hide of a rampaging feral Stegodon which threatened the sacred spawning pools of the Temple City of Tlaxlan.

They have fought together since they spawned from the pools and basked in the warmth of the sunlight for the first time. 

The units leader Ar'Trax leads with the authority of one born to it, only deferring to Tlaxloq, the Star Legion's Sunblood, as the albino marked warrior has taken to joining them in battle more frequently of recent years.

Tlaxloq, Sunblood of the Star Legion is the premier defender of the temple city of Tlaxlan, commander of the Saurus legions, death to the hated Skaven. Any raiding forces which try to steal artefacts from the sacred halls find themselves hunted without mercy through the jungle as Tlaxloq organises the forces to recover any artefacts which have been stolen.

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My first ever army were the Lizardmen, way back in Warhammer Fantasy 5th edition, yes I was a "Dinosaur Kid" and so the dinosaur people were the natural first start way back when.

Equally, I bought an entire Lizardman Army second hand for my birthday in 2022 and haven't done anything with it as yet.

That all changes now though...

We begin with a unit of 14 Saurus Warriors finished for the end of March, they've been sat part painted throughout the entire month and I've nibbled away at painting them for half hour here and there as I got the spare time.

Glad that they are finished, I have a second unit of spear armed Saurus to paint, and have already started on the leader who will join them.

I decided to go for a more natural grey/blue-green colour scheme with them to be. Little more subtle and contrast nicely with the gold and stone detailing.

Tlaxloq is the Sunblood* of the army, in Old World terms he is simply a Scar-Veteran with the Burning Blade, he comes from the Warhammer Underworlds "Jaws of Itzl" box which was a must have, and I received for Christmas last year.

Originally he was going to be for a game of The Old World which was cancelled due to a hospital appointment, the problems of being an adult.

He was very fun to paint, especially in the Albino scheme I chose and the other three models from the Jaws of Itzl box are currently on the painting table, whilst the rest of the army is being built

"But how can you play The Old World? They're mount d on round bases!".

Well yes, this is true, but you see there are things called 'movement trays' and you.can line your models up and move them as one entire block!

Sarcasm over...

Yes, I intend to purchase some movement trays to allow me to field this army in The Old World**, I can also field them in Midgard, Dragon Rampant, One Page Rules and a host of mother rulesets which require round bases...

Sounds like a win all round to me!

Onto the challenge points, OPC up first:

160 points added to my OPC total.

470/6,000.

The Hobby Bingo card now looks like this and adds a other 10 points to that total:

Overall it's been a rather slow start to the year, hopefully things will begin to settle down into the usual rhythm at work and I can get some decent hobby done over the next few months.

Until next time, have nice day...

*Sunblood is a term which used to be given to a Saurus character, back in old Warhammer fantasy. With GW not updating the Legacy Factions, we're stuck with the generic Old blood and Scar-Veteran stats for the Saurus leaders.

**Even though they will stay with legacy army rules and never likely to be updated in anyway...

Hobby Spending - March 2025.

 

I know, I'm running late and haven't posted anything through the month of March and we're already six days into the month of April.

It's been a busy old month going back, and April doesn't seem like slowing down.

So what was the purchase book looking like for March?

Honestly, a can of spray paint and a couple of paints/hobby items, that's it.

I picked up a pot of Berserker Bloodshade to follow along with a World Eaters paint guide as Fraser gave me some World Eaters due to him downsizing:

Whilst visiting him and at Element Games, I also picked up another pot of the Sand basing diorama paste:

And lastly I needed a can of grey primer to carry on painting stuff (if/when I get the chance recently):

Purchases:

Pot of Berserker Bloodshade: £4.

Pot of Diorama Paste: £8.

Can of Primer: £6.

Total for March: £18.

Budget for March: £50.

Over/Under Yearly Budget: under budget by £116.

Well under budget this year so far, simply because I haven't really had time to enjoy the hobby yet.

I've managed to get a few bits done, which needs posting soon, but other then that it's been busy at work and lots of overtime to cover. Couple that with things like birthdays and house/garden/car maintenance at the start of the year and I've quickly ran out of time...the perks of being an adult eh?

I've got a few posts incoming, but more when they're posted.

Until next time, have nice day...