Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens: Reality sets in...

Well, it's been several months since I've posted here. I don't really have a fan base, although I notice I've picked up a follower at some point (waves to Inolen75), so no one to really apologize to but myself. Real life ended up kicking me in the crotch and leaving me with zero time or money to indulge the hobby, so I stepped aside into Second Life for a few moments and got sidetracked (yay for ADD). Still, every addict starts to "jones" for their crack eventually, and I am no exception.

I started the "...few of my favorite things" to try and work out what race I wanted to actually field in 40k, but somewhere in all of this, I've neglected one very important race. The Eldar are not my first love in 40k. They are the first among the remaining official races. MY first 40k love has been, and always will be.... The Race That Cannot Be Named! (insert heavy orchestral blast with kettle drums here).

Having given the matter quite a bit of thought (and discussion over on Dakka), I've more or less come to the conclusion that a Squat army (counts as Codex:Space Marine w/ witch/daemonhunter allies possibly) is going to be teh army I prefer. It's going to take a lot of modeling, since I'm looking to create a uniquely Squat appearance, not just Space Wolves or WHFB "Dwarves In Space".

I think my first course of action is going to be to come up with a mini-dex of sorts to represent a truly Squat army, removing the non-Squatty elements from the C:SM list and adding in some WH/DH "ally" elements to represent a few missing aspects.

Hopefully I don't get sidetracked again...