Pete Delafield
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(3/25/06 3:51 pm)
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Diary of an army 2 Skaven
Well,
I've just put together and am about to spray my border patrol.
This will also form the start of my 2000 point skaven army.
The list is as follows.
Warlock Engineer with Storm Deamon 110 points with all his
gubbins
25 Clanrats, full command, with a warpfire thrower. (More chance
of blowing up that a ratling gun, so that is my preferred
choice) 225 points
20 Clanrat Slaves 40 points
5 Night runners with add wpns 35 points
3 Packs of Giant rats. 90 points
(Is 73 models enough for a border patrol?!)
The army is going for a crimson effect, and will be the Horde of
the Crimson Claw (or something like that)
I quite liked the underground effects in the last White Dwarf.
(The goblins vrs dwarf game) I want to do bases that would fit
that theme.
I still need some names for my characters, although I may play a
few times before they 'earn' their names.
The final army hopes to be something like this:
Please shout up if you see anything that might want changing!
Grey Seer with some toys
Plague Priest with add wpn and bands of power
Assassin with stars
Warlock Engineer with Storm deamon
2 units of clanrats (1 fire thrower, 1 rattling gun)
2 units of slaves
4 Giant rat packs
2 Rat Ogres
6 Night runners
24 Plague Monks with banner of burning hatred
6 Censor Bearers
4 Wind Globerdiers
1 Warp Lightning Cannon
The only real loss is no Jezzails.
When I buy some, I may replace the rat ogres.
Cheers,
Pete |
Gareth
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(3/26/06 10:19 pm)
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Re: Diary of an army 2 Skaven
How about this for a pretty evil doubles Skaven
army.
Force 1
Warlock, full gear except pistol, Storm deamon 110
Warlock full gear except pistol 85
20 Clanrats FC 125
Ratling 60
20 slaves 40
5 Gutter runners, tunnel team, poison 85 (or 5 PCBs at same
cost)
5 Night runners, extra weapons
20 Plague Monks extra weapons FC, Banner of BH 210
Total 750
Force 2
Warlock Full gear except pistol Eye O H rat 110
22 Clanrats FC 135
Ratling 60
20 Slaves 40
7 Jezzails 140
20 Clanrats, spears FC 150
WFT 75
20 Slaves 40
Total 750
(Probably) 9 casting dice, 5 dispel dice
166 models in 1500!
Leadership the only real weakness.
If you and Anna want to go double skaven and need the models I
should have what you need.
Gareth |
Pete Delafield
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(3/27/06 6:16 pm)
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Re: Diary of an army 2 Skaven
That is a very nasty list, and thanks for the
offer.
However, if Anna and I have not finished painting the
Skaven/Goblin alliance, we'll go with Empire/High Elves instead.
At least then we'll have painted them ourselves (of course not
to your standard) and that is part of the fun of the hobby too.
Cheers,
Pete |
Gareth
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(3/27/06 7:56 pm)
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Re: Diary of an army 2 Skaven
A wise choice I think.
I have noticed that there are a possible 7000 points available
for sportsmanship votes.
(New scoring system based on the WPS one)
1000 points for each best game vote you get. This will make a
big difference so perhaps it might not be so wise to go magic/shooty
heavy as these sort of armies are not so fun to play against.
Gareth |
Pete Delafield
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(4/1/06 10:37 pm)
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Re: Diary of an army 2 Skaven
I have finished painting the night runners, and
have given the giant rat packs their first dry brushing of
graveyard earth brown.
Not that anyone is interested, but it is a record and you can
all see just how long it takes to paint an army.
So far, about 4 hours. (And yes, only 5 models done)
Cheers,
Pete |
Pete Delafield
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(4/2/06 8:42 pm)
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Re: Diary of an army 2 Skaven
Well, after 5 and a half hours worth of painting
today, the giant rat pack is done. 21 models.
This bring the totals up to nearly 10 hours and 26 models.
But giant rats are very quick to paint.
Cheers,
Pete |
Gareth
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(4/2/06 8:53 pm)
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Re: Diary of an army 2 Skaven
At this rate you will be finnished by the end of the Easter
Hols.
3 hours painting today and I finished 1 model. My warrior priest
of Morr ready for the VC section of the upcomming campaign.
Gareth |
Pete Delafield
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(4/3/06 6:52 pm)
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Re: Diary of an army 2 Skaven
At three hours a model it would take me about 220
hours to paint my border patrol!
My actual skaven models have taken about 45 minutes each, which
is quite slow for me! I used to be able to do a unit of 10 in a
1 and half hours.
Cheers,
Pete |
Lee
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(4/3/06 6:05 pm)
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Re: Diary of an army 2 Skaven
Where does your motivation/inspiration regarding
painting come from?
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Pete Delafield
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Re: Diary of an army 2 Skaven
From a deep loathing of playing with unpainted
models (anyone noticed that?).
From a great sense of satisfaction at managing to improve my
painting every time I paint an army.
But generally, my motivation comes from love of the whole hobby.
A new army means new painting methods, new army books to read
and background to write. New games to play, with different
strategies to have a go at.
Good stress relief too.
If you don't love seeing a unit that you have painted, I don't
think you can spend that much time painting. But I have spent
some of the time I allocated today just admiring yesterday's
painting! Sad but true! Didn't get round to painting the 4
slaves I had earmarked for today at all. I could start now, but
I think they'll take about 3 hours, and I'm tired!
Having a deadline also helps. I have the Sheffield doubles in
May to paint my border patrol, then 750 points for the Warhammer
Doubles. I'd like to take 2000 points into the field before the
end of August, then spend the rest of the year painting army
options, bringing it to about 3000 points by Christmas, just in
time to start buying a new army!
Cheers,
Pete |
Pete Delafield
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(4/10/06 6:43 pm)
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Re: Diary of an army 2 Skaven
My unit of 20 skaven slaves is done.
About 30 mins per model.
Cheers,
Pete |
Pete Delafield
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Re: Diary of an army 2 Skaven
My 750 point doubles list
Warlock engineer with toys Storm Deamon
110 points
24 Clanrats, Standard and musician. Warp Fire Thrower
210
25 Clanrats with spears, standard and musician. Ratling gun
225 points
20 Slaves
40 points
20 Slaves
40 points
3 Giant Rat Packs
90 points
5 Night runners with additional hand weapon
35 points.
118 models
750 points.
Just imagine how many models the combined army will have when
Anna adds in her goblin army.
Cheers,
Pete |
Pete Delafield
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(4/11/06 8:14 pm)
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Re: Diary of an army 2 Skaven
Gosh, about 6 hours of painting and I have managed
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5 clanrats!
For some reason they are taking a lot longer than the slaves.
Probably the toning on the armour is more complex, and there are
shields and standards to consider too.
Still, well on track to get the border patrol done before the
end of the Easter holidays.
Cheers,
Pete |
Pete Delafield
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(4/12/06 3:40 pm)
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Re: Diary of an army 2 Skaven
Another 5 done, this time in only 4 hours. Must be
getting easier!
Cheers,
Pete |
Pete Delafield
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(5/6/06 1:06 pm)
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Re: Diary of an army 2 Skaven
A 'tail' of two bosses
Greetings greenthings,
Noticed we have, that you delve into the tunnels that belong to
the skaven. Stop this you must, or suffer the fury of the
crimson tide you will. Many are we, with weapons that burny
burny. Flee you must, or death find you it will.
Yours,
Dominatus Magus
'Ere rat thing,
It ain't not our fault we'z in deez 'ere tunnels. Dose Orcs dey
iz making uz do it, see. We get thumped but good if we goze up
against dem, we might not get thumped so much 'gainst you. Coz
you iz smaller dan orcs see? 'sides which, we haz Gork an' Mork
on our side.
Zig da gobbo
Greetings Zig,
If the big greenthings want little greenthings to fight the
skaven, we have surprise for them. Let skaven fight big
greenthings, and little greenthings fight big greenthings too.
Dominatus Magus
Rat thing,
Du what, you make no sense?
Zig da gobbo
Greetings Zig
Zig greenthing join skaven ratthings to fight orc greenthings.
Dominatus Magus
Rat boss,
That sounds like a cunning plan, we gobbo's like da cunning
plan, and like getting' our own back on doze orc boyz. You got
it, we work togevver.
Zig da gobbo |
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Re: Diary of an army 2 Skaven
Pete Said
Greetings greenthings,
Noticed we have, that you delve into the tunnels that belong to
the skaven. Stop this you must, or suffer the fury of the
crimson tide you will. Many are we, with weapons that burny
burny. Flee you must, or death find you it will.
The only green thing here is YODA!!!!!!
Speak you do like him!!!
Right, good morning team.
My name is Lord Rhakorta and I'm the new minister in charge of
High Elf genocide. Now, if you play straight with me you'll find
me a considerate employer, but cross me and you'll find that
under this calm exterior beats the heart of a ruthless sadistic
maniac.
- Rhakorta's induction speech as Lord High Executioner. |
Lee
Supreme Orc Warlord
Posts: 1535
(5/7/06 9:04 pm)
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Re: Diary of an army 2 Skaven
I'll be cracking on with my Skaven when i finish
painting my Chaos mini's, so im very interesting with your Rat
progress Pete. Have you played any games with them yet Pete?
Lee |
Pete Delafield
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Posts: 1533
(5/8/06 8:34 am)
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Re: Diary of an army 2 Skaven
After losing all 6 practice games, Anna and I took
the skaven/gobbo army to the doubles at club tiger this weekend
and won 3 out of 4 games, finishing 7th.
Some foolish people even voted for it as best painted (although
it really wasn't at all!)
Gareth and Andy T finshed 5th with 3 out of 4, but bigger wins
and a lesser defeat.
Cheers,
Pete |
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Re: Diary of an army 2 Skaven
Congrats folks..!
To Insanity.... and beyond! |
Pete Delafield
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(5/24/06 10:37 pm)
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Re: Diary of an army 2 Skaven
The whole 2,000 points is now assembled and
sprayed.
And after the club challenge I can get back on my painting table
and get the rats painted! (Anna has been frantically painting
her Orcs and Goblins for the club challenge, they look quite
good)
Target is to get another unit (at least) painted by the end of
half term.
Cheers,
Pete |
Pete Delafield
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(5/30/06 3:00 pm)
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Re: Diary of an army 2 Skaven
Well on the way with 6 slaves that should be done
today.
But I have found a name for my Grey Seer.
Periculous Muris
I suppose most of you can guess at the meaning.
Cheers,
Pete |
Pete Delafield
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(6/2/06 4:59 pm)
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Re: Diary of an army 2 Skaven
Well, most of you will have seen how my army is
getting along on Thursday. (And the fact the Horned Rat has
blessed my dice.)
I had finshed a unit of slaves in time for the game with Gareth,
I am now painting my unit of spear weilding clanrats. 2 done
today.
Also, I have revised my list.
Periculosus Muris. Grey Seer with Twisted Crown of the Horned
Rat, Eye of the horned rat and a dispel scroll.
Patronus Rattus. Plague Priest with additional hand weapon and
liber bubonicus. (The level 1 so extra dispel dice will should
work better than trying to get them bands of power to work.)
Ferox Eekrah. Warlock Engineer with super charged warp power
accumulator, upgraded warp energy condensor, warp baldes, storm
daemon and dispel scroll.
Bakkus. Battle Standard Bearer with heavy armour. War Banner.
(Yep, much better than the assassin)
25 clan rats, musician and standard with Warp Fire Thrower.
(They're fun!)
24 clan rats with spears, standard and musician with Rattling
gun.
3 Giant rat packs (dropped from 4 to save a few points)
5 Night runners with additional hand weapon
5 Night runners with additional hand weapon
5 Jezzials (instead of the Rat Ogres, 2 is not viable really,
and no points for more as the unit is more an indulgence)
24 Plague Monks with musician and banner of burning hatred
6 Plague Censor Bearers
20 Slaves with musician
20 Slaves with musician
1 Warp Lightning Cannon
4 tunneling gutterrunners (better than skitterleaping the
assassin)
3 Poison Wind Globerdiers
Of course since I do not yet own the 5 jezzails and 4 gutter
runners, the old list will be fielded for now.
Next opponent, Tim Hunter.
Cheers,
Pete |
Pete Delafield
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(6/19/06 7:48 pm)
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Re: Diary of an army 2 Skaven
Painting report!
Finished 750 points (about 120 models) ready for the Warhammer
doubles.
It really helps to have a target date, otherwise I don't think
the last unit would be done for at least another couple of
weeks.
Now, I hope to have the Plague Monks finished before the start
of the school summer holidays. (5 weeks - 5 a week)
And the list has been changed again! Back in with the assassin,
out with the plague priest.
Cheers,
Pete |
ludwigthemad
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(6/20/06 10:57 pm)
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Re: Diary of an army 2 Skaven
You didn't put the result of our game down pete
I am very dissappointed and a bit sad to be honest
I must say that the game did go ever so slightly in my favour
(mainly due to the whirling axes of death and a mortar) but that
is not to say that the result is in any way tarnished
I think your Warlock engineer running off in the 1st turn is
what won me the game pete (along with my brilliant generalship or something like
that)
I look forward to playing the revised list when you have got
used to the army so you can whup me in return
Tim |
Pete Delafield
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(6/21/06 4:42 pm)
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Re: Diary of an army 2 Skaven
My army lost horribly to Tim's Empire. The Axe
Hewer and Mortar really hurting my big infantry blocks.
Still, it taught me something about my army, and it exposed a
few mistakes that I shall endeavor not to repeat. So it's all
good.
Next game shall be the week after next, opponent to be
confirmed!
However, on the painting front I failed to factor in writing 40
school reports into my free time (ie I have no free time) so
they may need to wait until the summer holiday blitz.
Cheers,
Pete |
Pete Delafield
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Re: Diary of an army 2 Skaven
So with 15 Plague monks of the unit so far, but my
purchases from the trip to Lenton on campaign weekend assembled
and based, it is time for a list revision. This is what I will
be playing against Gareth on Thursday.
Periculosus Muris Grey Seer with Eye of the horned rat and
dispel scroll
Assassin with add weapon and warpstone stars
Warlock Engineer with storm daemon
Battle Standard with warbanner and heavy armour
(In true skaven style none of these characters actually want to
be in close combat, even the assassin!)
25 Clanrats with warpfire thrower, standard and musician
24 Clanrat spears with ratling gun, standard and musician
4 Giant rat packs
25 Plague Monks additional hand weapon and full command
5 Plague Censor Bearers
21 Slaves with musician
21 Slaves with musician
5 Night runners with additional hand weapon
5 Night runners with additional hand weapon
1 Warp Lighning Cannon
4 Poisoned Wind Globerdiers
5 Gutterrunner tunnel team with poisoned additional hand weapons
5 Jezzails
Cheers,
Pete |
Pete Delafield
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(7/26/06 4:19 pm)
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Re: Diary of an army 2 Skaven
The Plague Monks are now fully painted, after
losing in a spectacular fashion against Gareth's Empire I now
face Will's magic restistant dwarves.
Cheers,
Pete |
Pete Delafield
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(7/29/06 12:33 am)
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Re: Diary of an army 2 Skaven
The gutter runners are done. Maybe now they'll stop
misfiring!
Cheers,
Pete |
Pete Delafield
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(7/31/06 10:00 pm)
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Re: Diary of an army 2 Skaven
Last two days have completed 4 Poisoned Wind
Globerdiers and the Warp Lightning Cannon.
Only 17 more to go to finish 2,000 points!
Now, how will my rats cope with Andy's Wood elves on Thursday?
Cheers,
Pete |
Gareth
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(8/1/06 9:54 pm)
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Re: Diary of an army 2 Skaven
Take the storm banner!
Gareth |
Pete Delafield
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Re: Diary of an army 2 Skaven
I am considering that rather than the war banner.
I'll have to check my 2250 list, but for now I'm still testing
the war banner. It has not yet been of value.
Cheers,
Pete |
Pete Delafield
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(8/4/06 9:09 am)
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Re: Diary of an army 2 Skaven
Well, it was a glorious victory for the skaven.
Andy did struggle due to the large number of 'counts as magical'
attacks the skaven have, which really hurt his tree spirits, but
on the other hand his 4 Tree Kin, which really worried me, did
not get themselves involved in the game. A little too cautious
with that unit Andy, they should have run straight down the
middle.
My ratling gun was very lucky, wiping out a whole unit of dryads
with one burst of 'counts as magical' fire. And Andy's Altar
Kindred found out why it is a bad idea to stand on your own
close to a warp lighning cannon.
Luck was not all my way though. After IF13 on a 2D6 warp
lighning at wardancers, I rolled double 1 for hits, doing 2S5
hits on my Grey Seer. (Luckily only 1 wounded) A later wound
from a warp stone chunk gave Andy half his points.
The warbanner was, again, useless. But I am now strongly
considering the Umbanner. In every game, the grey seers unit is
tagetted with lots of shooting to make it panic. When it does
panic I lose the game. The Umbanner would help prevent this.
On the painting side, after a very preductive week, only the BSB
to go for the 2,000 points. Then onto 2 Rat Ogres and a unit of
25 Storm Vermin.
Cheers,
Pete |
Pete Delafield
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(8/4/06 5:20 pm)
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Re: Diary of an army 2 Skaven
4 hours of painting today.
I have completed one model. My Battle Standard Bearer.
But it does look ver nice, if I do say so myself.
Thanks Gareth for the help converting it.
2,000 points done.
2 Rat Ogres, then a couple of Kiddy K Chaos models, then Games
Day Terrain, 24 Stormvermin, 1 ratling gun. Then done until
after Christmas.
So looking back I started on March 25th, I have taken about 4
months and 1 week to paint 2,000 points.
Cheers,
Pete
Edited by:
Pete Delafield
at: 8/4/06 5:22 pm |
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Re: Diary of an army 2 Skaven
Quote:
a couple of Kiddy K Chaos models
What are you up to, Pete..?
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Lee
Supreme Orc Warlord
Posts: 1586
(8/5/06 9:29 am)
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Re: Diary of an army 2 Skaven
Nicely done Pete, i must say i like this idea of
the painting an army and write about each individual experience
with it.
Perhaps it could be made into a article to be put into the
scrapbook or something that could help other people wishing to
start Skaven in the near future.
& if you had some pictures as time passed by even better, but if
you didn't no worries, this is a very nice thread by the way.
Lee
Edited by:
Lee at: 8/5/06 9:30 am |
Will
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Re: Diary of an army 2 Skaven
I had the same thought Lee, well spotted.
So Pete do you have any Pics of the starting & finished army?
I will copy & paste the text & create a new "Srapbook" article.hehehe
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Pete Delafield
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(8/5/06 12:04 pm)
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Re: Diary of an army 2 Skaven
I have a couple.
I'll sort some out and e-mail them to you.
While you're at it, why not put up the report on Open Day and
Medusa V?
Cheers,
Pete |
Pete Delafield
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(8/18/06 4:27 pm)
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Re: Diary of an army 2 Skaven
Edited by:
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at: 8/19/06 10:02 pm |
