Note – this article is part of an ongoing series – previous articles can be found here.
Though the 1995 point army was finished last week, I still wanted to paint up visual representations of the Crocodogs. The Crocodog is an Army Special Upgrade that I purchased for my two Hunter Hordes and Ogre Warlord.
I had some unused Squig models lying around from my proper Goblin army and decided they would be the perfect fit. These are not the new plastic Squigs that I used for my Red Goblin Scout Troops and the models are, in fact, Finecast. They have tabs under their feet which are meant to be glued into “slotta” bases. However, I wanted to put them on 32mm round bases which lack slots. So, I trimmed away the tabs with a pair of clippers and then used a hobby drill to pin them into position.
I painted them up using the same technique as the Red Goblin Scouts. Because the older Squigs have toothy grins instead of open mouths with lots of exposed gum and tongues, they painted up quickly.
With the army ready for its first game, I needed to sort out transportation. If you remember way back to my first blog, I discussed magnetizing the bases (and using all plastic and resin miniatures) so that I could transport them with the Battlefoam Magna Rack system. I had purchased a P.A.C.K. 432 with the Magna Rack sliders and, after employing some Tetris skills, was able to fit the entire army within.
The Magna Rack system is completely customizable but arrived with three sets of leg heights – 2” (bottom), 5” (middle), and 3” (top). Due to the size of my models, only the Boomer Sergeant and Crocodogs fit on the bottom tray. To alleviate this issue and enable me to eventually expand the army, I ordered some additional sets of legs – 3” and 4” – which should allow all of my units to fit on any of the trays.
The connection strength to the trays varies a bit on a unit-by-unit basis. I can hold the trays sideways or even upside-down without the units falling. However, if I start to shake the trays back and forth with even moderate gusto, some of the units will fall. This tells me that I should absolutely keep the case upright at all times and can carry it around or pack it into my car without worry. I am not confident that I will be able to fly with this case (hah – remember when flying to a GT was a thing?). The P.A.C.K. 432 does meet carry-on requirements for planes. However, if I was required to tip the case sideways in order to get it through bag check or slide it underneath the seat in front of me on the plane, some of the units might lose connection and wreak destruction.
I did manage to schedule a couple of local games, to be played in open-air garages with masks and without spectators, so I will be back next week with some battle reports and early analysis on the list’s performance. These will be my first games since early March so needless to say, I’m a bit excited!
