1k Lizardmen to cut my teeth on

I'm firmly back on the fantasy train and have come up with a 1k list to cut my teeth on:

Hero (General):

Skink Priest: Plaque of Tepok, Ruby Ring

Core:

24 Saurus Warriors - Spears, Standard
2 x 10 Skink Skirmishers

Special:

5 Chameleon Skinks
1 Stegadon

Rare:

2 Salamanders (separate units) extra handlers

A bit of everything to try and maximize the different rules for the Lizardmen at such a small point level.  I like the priest: though he is level 1 he will have 3 spells to choose from any given game.  In addition to drawing on three spells, fireball is guaranteed which is nice if I run across ethereal models.  The stegadon is likely a liability as I'm sure to come across cheap cannons but I love the model.  I figure having 2 salamanders will make up for any short comings of the stegadon.  Also, the 5 chameleon skinks should help alleviate any pressure the stegadon might face.

As far as modeling goes, I need to convert 5 skinks into chameleons.  There are quite a few good tutorials on Lustria Online that I will take advantage of.  Then its back to the tried and true army painter spray cans to finish up this list.

A second list I might try out would see me including a scar vet mounted on a cold one.  I would equip him with light armour, great weapon, venom of firefly frog, amulet of itzl, dragon helm.  I would have to scale down the priest and drop the chameleons along with one salamander to include him.  He would be a tough bugger though.  +1 plus armour save with a +2 ward save on the first wound taken along with 4 strength 7 poisoned/magical attacks.

If I went this rout it would mean less painting and modeling before I had a completed 1k army.  I figure the first list is better as the salamanders at this point level are gold however, I would like to have a beefy combat character to kick but with.

The Deep Freeze

Well winter has hit and it looks like I'll be snowed in for the next 5 months or so.  Time to pull out the mini's and start painting again.  Its been awhile since I last worked on the hobby but with the summer and fall firmly behind me, I can get back to work.  As you can see with the above photo, I've switched tracks back to fantasy.  Right now I'm at a bit of a loss with 6th edition 40k.  My flesh tearers are almost complete but at their heart they are a 5th edition list.  I just don't want to go and change the army dramatically so I'll use them - as is - until the Eldar are released.  I really want to build an Eldar army from the ground up utilizing as many plastic models that might be released with the new codex.  So rather than take on any new projects I've decided to get back to the lizardmen.

I'm focusing on getting a 2k army built and painted.  I've 2 lists in mind.  The first (as seen in the photo above -absent one ancient steg) is as follows:

Lord:
Slann - BsB, Dispel Scroll, Magic Banner (+1 leadership), Focus of Mystery, The Becalming Cogitation

Hero:
Scar-Vet - Shield, Armour, Venom of the Fire Fly Frog

Core:
27 Saurus Warriors - Full Command, Spears
11 Skink Skirmishers
10 Skink Skirmishers

Special:
20 Temple Guard - Musician, Standard Bearer
Stegadon

Rare
Ancient Stegadon
2 Salamanders + 1 Extra Skink

Total Points 2k

Its light on core/saurus warriors and I really should be inserting chameleon skinks or terradons to hunt war-machines   But the army is nearly built and well on the way to being painted.  The second list that I've been pondering at 2k is as follows:


Lord:
Slann - BsB, Dispel Scroll, Magic Banner (+1 leadership), Focus of Mystery, The Becalming Cogitation)

Core:
24 Saurus Warriors - Musician, Standard Bearer, Spears
10 Skink Skirmishers
10 Skink Skirmishers
10 Skink Skirmishers

Special:
20 Temple Guard - Musician, Standard Bearer
3 Terradons
Stegadon

Rare
Ancient Stegadon
2 Salamanders

Total Points 1997

I like the second list better for the variety it would bring to the table top.  A glaring problem with both lists is the inclusion of the stegadons.  I believe that including more blocks of saurus would be better; however, I just do not want to play lizardmen without including these models on the table top.  From what I've read if you are going to take one you're better off taking two.  Along the same lines of reasoning for including the stegadons, I believe that the terradons will look ascetically pleasing on the table top.  The second list will showcase a wide variety of different models from the lizardmen range which I think is an often neglected aspect of this hobby.  At any rate bring on the snow, its time to roll up my sleeves and get back to work.

p.s.

Here's a photo of my back yard after the last few days snow fall.