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Since Rise of the Primarch dropped, the Games Workshop marketing team has decided to take a wise breath before dropping any more bombs on the Warhammer World. It's been a very busy month for them, with new Stormcasts and what effectively amounts to three new mega factions in 40K, so we all need to take a bit of a breather. That said, we've had a few new rumbles of model releases coming out, so let's dive in! Latest Rumour Engine This is probably the next step in the chain alluding to Genestealer cults arising on Terra, as the spidery outlines and teeth look distinctly alien/tyranid to me. However, we shouldn't ignore the Age of Sigmar possibility, as that skull, whilst having no eyes, could also be a rat skull. Despite Skaven heavily featuring in the lore of Age of Sigmar (their little gnaw holes creating the rat version of the webway) they haven't had a great deal of new stuff... and by that I mean any new stuff, aside from a Blood Bowl team...

This is the first of a series of guest articles by a friend of mine, the Tabletop Engineer. He has far superior skills to me in table top, in almost every way. I think I can only beat him in purely random acts of accidental brilliance, but I'd rather not let him know that every victory I've had against him are the product of unbelievable luck. My ego has a very low saving throw. Anyway, this is his build log for his Pi-Rat warlord. It's old at this point, so please check up this handy chart to check which paints to use these days. As I said, he has far superior skills to mine in nearly every way, and you'll learn a great deal from this article.  So without further ado... Skaven pirates, what's not to like? This conversion was done to represent Capt'n Squeak Fleet of Clan Rickets with his trusty Bone Breaker (and honorary First-Mate) Planks. The base for the Bone Breaker was made from the Rat Ogres that come with the Warhammer Fantasy Isle of ...

The first of a guest painter on Tabletop Teacher, this Skaven monstrosity was created and painted by the one and only Ad Mech Engineer! Pi-Rat Warlord There will be a follow up step-by-step work in progress article written by the man himself. But for now, just admire the epic sillyness that only Skaven can deliver! Thanks for reading. If you liked what you saw, and you want to help out, please leave a comment. Sharing this with your friends, and following me on Twitter , Facebook or Google+ would also be hugely appreciated. If you have anything you want me to look at, let me know in the comments below. I'll probably be able to write an article about that topic within a day! If you really love what I do here, you can make a one off donation at my  PayPal , or become a true hero to table top education and make a regular donation to my  Patreon . Every Little helps!