Fantasy 'Ard Boyz Skaven Rough Draft List- Need Input
Here's what I've come up with so far. This is a rough draft for Saturday and I'd like some input based on the missions and what I've got.Lords:Grey Seer on BellPotion of Toughness (I find he gets...
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Magnetic Screaming Bell Painted
At long last it's complete! I have not painted the Plague Furnace options yet, but that's coming down the pipeline. Here's the link to the tutorial on how to magnetize the Screaming Bell/Plague...
View ArticleFantasy 'Ard Boyz Report!
On Saturday I played in the Fantasy 'Ard Boyz tournament. Here's my list:Grey Seer on Bell, Potion of ToughnessGrey Seer, Power Scroll, Foul PendantChieftain BSB, Enchanted Shield, 4+ ward...
View ArticleWho Says GW Is Losing New Gamers?
It seems that the 40k blog network is raging about how GW is dying and the evidence is that every time they go to their LGS, all they see is Warmachine/Hordes gamers and Magic players. This then...
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'Ard Boyz Semi Finals Results
I went down to GMI games in Riverside for the 'Ard Boyz Semifinals. Here's my list and how the games went.Grey Seer on BellGrey Seer on footBSBPlague Priest with FurnaceEngineer with Doomrocket45...
View ArticleThe LATCS Event, Tyranids Win!
On Monday the LATCS Podcast guys hosted a tournament (sort of) at Battlegrounds, our local store. I say sort of, because the prizes were not dependent on your placing in the tournament. There was an...
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A Hilariously Ignorant Review of Space Marine
Have a read and get in on the nerd rage!You'll note that he's updated it (addressing the torrent of nerd rage) and the update is longer than the original article. I think what he was trying to say is...
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Using Instant Mold
Vacation is over. Back to work. I recently purchased some Instant Mold from CoolMiniOrNot and am thoroughly impressed with it. Below you can see the first piece I did.It's pretty good! The only...
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I Cheated On Purpose
One of the guys in our local group, IGJames, is getting ready for the Broadside Bash. He's got a reputation for being our most hardcore tournament player. You can hear an interview with him on the...
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Let's Talk Boardgames: Settlers of Catan
Image from www.amazon.comSettlers for me is like that one band you discovered in high school that no one else had heard of. Then all of a sudden everyone got into it and now they're not cool anymore. I...
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Tyrannofex Conversion
After months and months of sitting on my desk it's finally done. I picked the Carnifex kit as my prize for Fantasy 'Ard Boyz Prelims and intended to make a Tyrannofex, so I've had it on my desk since...
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Painted Lictor
For this guy I did an experiment to speed up my painting. Instead of mixing each layer of highlight individually, I created batches and bottled them so I can use them again. Furthermore I reduced my...
View ArticleA Quick Late 'Ard Boyz Report, Nids Take Third
I brought my Nids to 'Ard Boyz this year and though I had to borrow from two different people, I still don't think my list was as tight as I would have liked it. Here's what I took:ParasiteDoom+PodHive...
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Warhammer+Minecraft
My incomplete Lustrian TempleSo I've been playing a ton of Minecraft lately. I would love to try the multiplayer out, to build something huge with a dedicated group. What I'd like to do is build cool...
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Harlequin Shadowseer
Here's a Harlequin Shadowseer that I did on commission. This one was hard to paint. There's a lot of detail and the finecast was full of bubbles that I had to fill in. There's about a bajillion...
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Two Blogs That Need More Followers
Forever AloneFirst off I'd like to thank Zero over at Hive Zero for his contest in the which I was the only entrant! So naturally I won. The contest was to send in your best painted Blood Angel model...
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Secret Weapon Miniatures: A Review
As a preface to this review, this encounter took place a few months ago. I am just now getting around to writing about it. The product mentioned below seems to no longer be available from their...
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Frequent Internet Spelling Mistakes: Pour vs. Pore
This one has been building up to a slow boil. Goatboy's post on BOLS yesterday finally drove me to make this post. Folks, when you say you were "pouring over the new Necron book" you are not doing...
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Commissioned Lugft Huron
I painted this one on commission, my patron being Col. Dracus. His Space Marine chapter is a custom one, called the Celestial Lions (so that's not technically Lugft Huron). The colors were chosen by...
View ArticleThe Best Games You're Not Playing
Would you like to get over $100 worth of games for a fraction of their price? I've been a longtime Humble Indie Bundle fan, but this latest bunch is by far the best I've ever seen. When the bundle...
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6th Ed Rumors, What It Means for Tyranids
I've read through the "leaked" PDF and FAQ, and I am of a mind that it's legit, a draft that will be edited and cleaned up but largely unchanged. I won't go through my reasons why I think so, but I...
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First Test Game of Rumored 6th
Tuesday night I played against the ineffable Col. Dracus and his Chaos Marines. He's already written his version of the report here, but I have pictures! I took my nids and we decided to play a test...
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Nailed It
It's time for me to brag.My Tervigon conversion is extremely close to the real thing.Here's mine:And here's the GW one:Pretty close if I do say so myself! Notice the Termagant coming out of the...
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Thunderdome Survivor Series Champion
Last week I played a game at the Thunderdome, which is the LAtCS nickname for Ed's garage. The game was part of a new series the podcast is running in which a champion plays games against a series of...
View ArticleC&C Tiberium Alliances Totally Rips Off GW
As reported by Rock Paper Shotgun.In other news, I lost the second round of the Thunderdome Survival Series. Listen to episode 46 of LAtCS to hear how it went down. I'll be back though!Update: EA...
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