tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54660650965781864792012-01-09T07:47:32.624-07:00The Delusions of Tortured MindStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11419500487701857114noreply@blogger.comBlogger1451100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466065096578186479.post-17196630740004216692011-08-05T11:07:00.000-06:002011-08-05T11:07:11.723-06:00

So, I figured I'd chronicle my forray into a new army...... again. I posted about it several months ago, but never got around to starting it, but the time has come! The Crimson Disciples. Chaos Space Marines (using Codex Blood Angels) The first step in the creation of a new army (at least for me) is what type of army do I want to play? The answer for this one is a Mech Heavy list that has a

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So, a long time with no posts..... God I wish I had more time to keep up my Blog. I've taken a position as Manager of Good Games Montana (Like us on Facebook) and between that and my "Real" job as a Graphic Designer, my life is spread REALLY Thin. I'm sorry to every one of my followers who has looked in disappointment at the complete lack up updates to this and well.... stopped looking. Anyhow

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So apparently I've got people that don't like me in a neighboring town because I was trying to give them advice on an army build they were working on.... At a tournament..... Where I took a FUN army..... and still placed higher than them..... Haters gonna hate. Douche....:D That is all for now.

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So, as goes along with the job fo working at a Game Store, I'm picking up other games... including one that I've not played in a long time. Magic The Gathering. Yeah, I used to be good at this game.... Now, I suck. So I'm doing what I always do.... Challenging myself. I'm playing the newest mechanic to the best of my ability and this is what I've come up with: INFECT B/G: <!--[if gte mso 9]>

Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11419500487701857114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466065096578186479.post-39805232593269342092011-01-31T10:06:00.002-07:002011-01-31T10:06:25.765-07:00

Looks like a painting clinic is in order.... And surprisingly one of the guys is starting with a Drop Pod as his first model assembly..... AND GOT IT RIGHT! the doors open and everything. I was quite impressed. Anyhow. it's been a busy week and I'm lazy...

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So, with the League starting at the local Store, I will also be participating. However Because of my experience, I am handicapping myself so that I don't have an unfair advantage. So while everyone else starts at 250 points, I'm starting at 200 (well, a little less) Here is the total army list that I will be fielding once everything is said and done: HQ Librarian 100

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So, Starting a League for new players for 40k. Rules: General Rules: NO ENTRY FEE! You are encouraged to start something new you haven't used before, or at least a small army you'd like to add to. Extra points this way! Contact information of some kind is required (so we can schedule matches). We promise only to give this information to other players. All rules, including scoring, are

Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11419500487701857114noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466065096578186479.post-68042599205927899162011-01-14T17:04:00.000-07:002011-01-14T17:04:42.417-07:00

AS GW Has so graciously given us the gift of a SEMI updated Dark Angels Codex..... We're Off and my personal favorite SM chapter gets to get back into the swing of things! Belial - Twin Claws Ezekiel Dread - Plasma Cannon & Missile Launcher Dread - Plasma Cannon & Missile Launcher Dread - Plasma Cannon & Missile Launcher Belial's Squad -Apoth -Banner -4x Lightning Claws -1x Thunder

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Wow, busy season of ups and downs, I made a new year's resolution to be back into my blog, and to facilitate that I've picked up a part time job at a local games store handling all of their GW stuff. Good Games Montana is just starting to carry the GW product line and I'm doing teaching games. I did the first last saturday and had four attendees. all thought the game was fun, and hopefully my

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So, yes, I know that all the combos that have been found for WM are out there, around, but I like to take time to look at smaller stuff myself and see if I can figure it out for myself. So if this is redundant to you, well, sorry. So, I love the warwitch siren, Her ability to hand off focus to a bonejack that is disrupted and un-disrupt it is very cool. Give it to a Defiler and watch it spray

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While In a perfect world I'd have a perfect number of players show up for a tournament, I'd never need a ringer. Alas, we don't live in a perfect world. and nobody wants to pay for an event and sit out for 2 and a half hours. So A ringer is always a necessity. This is the ringer army for the montana 40kon. SM Captain -on Bike -Power Weapon -Hellfire Rounds -Artificer Armor SM Librarian -on

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Composition. the worst of the worst soft score offenders. It is a hold-over form 1st edition of 40k. You know, when you could arm your space marines with Shurican Catapults. Back then you could put whatever you wanted on the table. So Comp worked then, when you could make really stupidly overpowered stuff. Now? well now each race has it's own book. no more mixing wargear between xenos and Space

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So you may have noticed I'm doing opinion rants on Soft Scoring. I hate soft scoring. It leaves a sour taste in my mouth. Every time I see it I almost need to hold back the need to Vomit on the playing surface. So..... Painting. I love seeing painted models. I love playing with painted armies. I love to paint. However, does that make me better at playing the game? nope. Do I believe that

Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11419500487701857114noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466065096578186479.post-3912960631816872132010-09-08T14:01:00.000-06:002010-09-08T14:01:01.129-06:00

Sportsmanship. One of our least favorite topics to discuss. It has it's proponents (many) and it's opponents (just as many including me). Sportsmanship is MEANT to work like this: Good humor, quality opponents are encouraged. Dicks and Assholes are Discouraged. Simple right? Not quite. It really works like this: You Beat me? low score for you. I figure I'll get a higher score and our overall

Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11419500487701857114noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466065096578186479.post-71133493143134407672010-08-31T09:29:00.002-06:002010-08-31T09:33:54.452-06:00

Now, given that I'm working from the WM MKII playtest rules as I have not yet gotten the Cryx 2010 Deck (on the to buy list for next week) I have to come up with some warjacks to use. I'm playing Deneghra/eDeneghra so I'll need a few Arc Nodes. A few have appealed to me and in all honesty, I'm thinking that a Theme is in order. No, not a Tier. So to start off with, lets look at the Lights (

Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11419500487701857114noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466065096578186479.post-48114687806360160072010-08-30T09:45:00.000-06:002010-08-30T09:45:07.188-06:00

So, as you may or may not know, I hate Steampunk. I always have and likely I always will. Probably some deep seeded hatred of Railroads or some such thing. However with picking up the Warmachine & Hordes game, it is an ingrained feature of the game. This presents a minor inconvenience because I do infact think that the rules are extremely well written and fit quite well with my "Competitive"

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So, I picked up the next bigger size. Brand "Plano" so, I quite like it. bottom shelf for Beasts/ vehicles top shelf for lots of minis. Good Stuff. Total price, $21.95  with no tax because of this state I live in.

Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11419500487701857114noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466065096578186479.post-27047269051201227652010-08-25T09:12:00.003-06:002010-08-26T07:56:30.359-06:00

To Actual miniature transport cases. MTM Gun Cases I bought a 2 Handgun case the other day. Price: $15 So I bought this thing. In in I placed: Calandra Troll Axer Troll Impaler Swamp Troll Full Unit of Pyg Burrowers Stone Scribe Elder Trollkin Rune Bearer Fell Caller Hero (Converted, pinned and un-puttied) Swamp Gobber & Bellows Crew All of this took up precisely... half of the case. In the

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A Blogroll for those with fewer Restrictions. I'm a competitive player, not a fluff bunny. I love the fluff, but I also like to win. How do I reconcile this discrepency? I build competitive lists and enjoy reading the fluff. Simple really. not sure how people get caught up in a huge arguement about how this CAN NOT BE DONE!!!! asldfja argh! anyhow. You can do it too now.

Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11419500487701857114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466065096578186479.post-18066426954351896522010-08-17T13:40:00.001-06:002010-08-17T15:39:29.005-06:00

Ok, so I've read through the RB, Read all my cards, explored the forums, listened to podcasts. and bent my experience of 40k to wraping my head around all the nuances that I can find. Some observations: This game is not an army game. it's not a game that scales up properly. To me, anything above say...75 points that the game would become too long and unweildy. So.... I'm sticking to the 50point

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So, Having had an interesting yet frustrating conversation with somebody (yes you) about what a Meta Game is this weekend, I decided to do up a blog post about metagaming, power gaming and why neither will let you win a tournament. First Off, what is a Metagame? Well, a Metagame is a game within a game. How does this apply to us as gamers? well, the whole Idea of Metagaming is something along

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So, as with Warhammer 40k (Not warhammer because the fluff for that game is so damn regurgitated that I could replace all the world specific stuff with any world wether it be D&D, or what have you and it would fit that world) I'm really starting to like the Fluff of Privateer Press. The Fact that I hate steampunk is really doing little to deter me from getting more and more into the fluff of the

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Hello, and I Met one of you..... Yesterday I had to work in Helena at the Independant Republic. The Sister newspaper of The Montana Standard, where I work. I met a young lady there by the name of Cecily, and through a strange twist of conversation, found out that she has a group of gamers there that have no store to call home. I heartilly recommend to them they they try out both Rooks and Rocky

Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11419500487701857114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466065096578186479.post-13760948884130443782010-08-04T08:32:00.000-06:002010-08-04T08:32:38.676-06:00

So, While my camera sits on my desk at home, I thought I'd recap my experience at SpoCon. A GT Qualifier in Spokane Washington. 1) Observations: First off, the Tournament was held on Gonzaga University Campus. Personally while a lot of people were complaining about the venue, I thought it was great. The People were to the best of my knowledge, amazing. The tournament itself was extremely well

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Have not done this in quite a while, But away we go: First off what I am looking for: Wants:Trollbloods: Hoarluk Doomshaper – Shaman of the Gnarls Dire Troll Bomber x2 Dire Troll Blitzer Swamp Troll Fell Caller Hero Trollkin Runebearer Trollkin Fennblades (Full Unit) Circle of Orboros: Kromac the Ravenous Warpwolf Stalker x2 Warpwolf Extreme Sculpt Tharn Wolfriders (Full Unit) Wold Wyrd Now

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So, if you follow this blog, you are probably aware that I am running a Large Scale Tournament for 40k on September 18th and 19th, 2010 Called the Montana 40Kon. I am billing this tournament as a "Competitive Event" and as such, to promote that, I am also offering my services Non-Partisanly to review your list and try to make it more competitive. In truth while I am not "THE BEST" player or even

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SpoCon So I'm headed over to Spokane Washington this weekend, I'll be helping judge the Neophyte Tournament, and Participating in the Warhammer 40k GT Event. I'll also be looking for some gaming for my new excursion, Hordes (and for some of my opponent's War Machine). It starts on Friday, so I'll be headed out on Friday morning and arriving at roughly 1pm. Which means I'll have roughly an hour

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So, I got my 2010 Faction deck this weekend, as well as Calandra's model. Seems that they're now shipping models with both MKI and MKII cards. Interesting. now I'm uncertain that I needed to buy the faction deck. well, chock that up to $15 wasted. Anyhow. The reason I got Calandra is because of a ridiculously overpowered looking list, which from everything I've ever read about Warmachine and

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So, Now we move onto the meat of the army, Elites, Troops and Fast Attack. Bear with me, it could take a while. Elites: Chosen -No Change -No Change, I love these guys, though it seems people just don't know how to use them. you put them in a rhino with 2 Melta Guns and outflank them. Perhaps give them an Icon of Chaos Undivided. That is all. Chaos Terminators - No Change -So you're getting

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So in the first installment in a new series, I'll be calling "Make-Em Competitive" I'll be throwing out My Personal Ideas on how to make a given codex competitive. meaning "On Par with the Space Wolves Codex" as that is the codex de-jour that I think is out there right now. First fix is an Adjusted Points cost for the model as is. Secondly I will post the Changes I think that should be made to

Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11419500487701857114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466065096578186479.post-57542687626941073842010-07-22T09:33:00.000-06:002010-07-22T09:33:53.907-06:00

So, having realized that I have NO CHANCE of winning anything if everything I have is not completely painted.... I have to change the list I'll be taking. It will hamper me a bit, but not too much I hope. So, my updated list: Vulkan Hestean Master of the Forge -Thunder Hammer -Combi-Melta -Servo Harness -Digital Weapons Dreadnought -Multi-Melta -Heavy-Flamer -Drop Pod -Locator Beacon

Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11419500487701857114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466065096578186479.post-49279909982591458552010-07-21T10:13:00.001-06:002010-07-21T10:46:08.435-06:00

So, this will be probably the ONLY Golden Ticket tourney that I will be attending this year. Check out the rules here for more information. From said URL: Well Met … The following are the rules for the SpoCon 3rd Annual Warhammer 40K GrandTournament. General rules … ... Players must use their current Codex for army creation. ... One standard mission Force Organization is allowed per army ...

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IABNSo, having aquired a fair bit of Trollblood models and having had people recommend NOT starting with circle since their play style is counter-intuitive to the rules of HORDES!, I'm starting with the not so lowly trolls. Some things I've discovered in my reading and thinking: pMadrak: While he may seem quite dandy to start with Rathrok and relatively high mat (7) he is a bit on the weak side

Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11419500487701857114noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466065096578186479.post-5094012042020640922010-07-20T08:19:00.000-06:002010-07-20T08:19:51.299-06:00

I've put my blog through some changes recently. you may or may not have noticed. I've added a few to my blog roll: Yes, The Truth Hurts - A Great Blog about Competitive Warhammer 40k. Language warning though. Strictly Average - Brent's Musings and other stuff for 40k, Fun place to check out. I've also added a few links at the bottom of my blog. 11th Company Podcast - An amazing 40k Podcast.

Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11419500487701857114noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466065096578186479.post-68534238396900064302010-07-19T15:52:00.000-06:002010-07-19T15:52:19.537-06:00

OK Guys, as those of you who have played against me in a Dawn Of War Mission know, I HATE THIS MISSION. No matter what the objective of mission is, the deployment rules for this mission are horribly written. Here is how it works, I've read this thing many, many times. You get to deploy 1 HQ UNIT not 1 slot, not 1 choice. You get to deploy 2 Troop UNIT not 2 Slots, not 2 choices. Units include

Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11419500487701857114noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466065096578186479.post-12517547887745510612010-07-19T14:09:00.001-06:002010-07-22T08:17:42.323-06:00

So, played my first game of Hordes this weekend. got a bit confused, con-fuddled, and had my caster assassinated. No bother, cant expect to win every game from scratch. anyhow, after looking back, i've come to a couple of conclusions that have rather firmly solidified my thinking on a few topics of comparasin. First: Privateer Press goes out of their way to write COMPLETE rules sets. GW Could

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Thank You GW. I just have to say thank you to one of the Greatest (sic) Gaming Companies in the world. Your constant micro-management and stifling of any army other than the Space Marines in all of their colorful and tasty flavors has made me lose my enchantment with warhammer 40k. again. I'm certain, as this has happened before, that I will return. I am running a large scale tournament in

Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11419500487701857114noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466065096578186479.post-10746774448355939922010-07-12T14:29:00.000-06:002010-07-12T14:29:21.913-06:00

So, with the impending release of Hordes! MKII, I've decided to take the plunge. Circle it is with my primary warlock being... Kromac The Ravenous... Something about having my warlock become a Warbeast in his own right just seems.... fun. So Just learning the game, I'm starting at 15 Points. I have never played the game, but this is my Idea of a 15 point list: Kromac (+4) Lord of the Feast -4

Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11419500487701857114noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466065096578186479.post-5951563154605812952010-07-08T08:13:00.000-06:002010-07-08T08:13:30.673-06:00

SO... At nearly the same time GW put out the Nid Nerf, I mean FAQ, they put out the Blood Angels FAQ, I mean "Yes, they are that stupid" Follow along here: http://www.games-workshop.com/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m1240365a_FAQ_BloodAngels_2010.pdf - Yes, you can take a land raider for any dedicated transport - Yes, the Sanguinary Priest gets his own effects. Why was this a question? He is an

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So, GW in it's infinite "Wisdom" has FINALLY issued an FAQ for the Tyranid Codex, one of the most necessarry FAQ's that was needed. Far more than the Codex Daemons FAQ that came out at the Nid 1 month range of time when the Nid FAQ was expected. You can Get the Tyranid FAQ here and read along if you wish: http://www.games-workshop.com/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m1240364a_FAQ_Tyranids_2010.pdf

Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11419500487701857114noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466065096578186479.post-22799512115967887722010-06-29T15:20:00.000-06:002010-06-29T15:20:09.048-06:00

The Montana 40Kon Is On. Visit the less than steller but FREE site here: www.montana40kon.webs.com Contained therein you will find all the informaiton you will need to know to attend and compete in this COMPETITIVE ORIENTED Event. Hope to see most of you guys if you care to drive to the middle of Effing No-Where. Thanks Guys! -Stephen

Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11419500487701857114noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466065096578186479.post-74823416498344375732010-06-23T13:48:00.001-06:002010-06-23T13:48:47.952-06:00

So, rant time.... This time it is about what bothers me with the prevalancy of the Adepticon FAQ- CRAP. Ok I'm aware that IF I go to Adepticon, I'll be using the Adepticon FAQ. I'm fine with that. It's their event and they are more than welcome and encouraged by me to use it and abide by it. It works for them. HOWEVER... If I am going to be running an event and have a player quote to me

Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11419500487701857114noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466065096578186479.post-55400381857930050682010-06-22T09:29:00.000-06:002010-06-22T09:29:52.115-06:00

First Off I'm needing to build a lot of terrain, so I sat down last night and build some buildings. Go Go Foamcore. And the start of my painted Desert Moguls: Only the Razorback is nearing completion so you can get an Idea of my Color Scheme.

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So I've Been wondering recently, How much Time is not enough, and how much is too much? I know that The BRB gives guidelines, but i've also noticed that their guidelines for games can be.... OFF. So How long does a 2,000 point game take you to complete? 2 Hours? 2 and a Half? Let me know. And the second question is, how long would you want in a 2,000 point tournament to finish your game.

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While attending a Convention a few weeks ago, I was asked how I would go about makeing a standard space marine army that has the best ability to put long range fire power down the field. Since Space marines are notorious for short ranged weapons, I had to give it a bit of thought, but this is what I've come up with. SLOT Unit Upgrades Army Total HQ Master

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So, I've decided to make a foray into Imperial Guard. My most despised army. I've always been of the opinion that Imperial Guard belong in Flames of war. (Since before there was a Flames of War and I just thought they should be in WWII miniature Historical gaming) But with the decision to make myself a Kill Team army, I've decided that I'll give my most despised and never played 40k army a go.

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So, the "Desert Moguls" are well and truely on their way to being built and painted. The full army list (happened to come across a MKII army transport so am using that instead of the GW Small Case) Korsorro Kahn on Moon Drakken Command Squad - Bikes - Apoth - Vet w/ Plasma, Lightning Claw - Vet w/ Plasma, Lightning Claw, Storm Shield - Vet w/ Plasma, Thunder Hammer - Vet w/ Plasma, Thunder

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As stated in my last blog post, I am going to make a "Traveling Army". One that can fit in a standard GW case (battlefoam foam inside) With my last list's primary weakness found and now accounted for and space limitations taken into account I've come up with the following list: Kor'Sarro Kahn - Moondrakken Command Squad - Mounted on Bikes - 1x Vet w/ Plasma Gun, Thunder Hammer - 1x Vet with

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So, I've decided to circle back to the Space Marines.... Once Again. However while this time I will be using a Special Character, It won't be a standard army (like the salamanders who are actually salamanders.) I'll be starting with the following list: Kor'Sarro Kahn - Moondrakken Command Squad - 2x Vets w/ Plasma Guns - 2x Vets w/ Plasma Guns, Lightning Claws, Storm Shields - Apoth - Bikes -

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did some ard boyz prep for myself this weekend, and took the following list: Hive Tyrant - Paroxysm, Heavy Venom Cannon, Psychic Scream, Lash, Bonesword, Old Advarsary Tyrant Guard x2 Tervigon - Catalyst, Onslaught, Cluster Spines Zoanthrope x2 Zoanthrope x2 Zoanthrope x2 Termagaunts x10 Termagaunts x10 Tervigon - Catalyst, Onslaught, Cluster Spines Tervigon - Catalyst, Cluster Spines Harpy

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So, I've been doing a lot of thinking lately about the one and only army that I've never played. The lowly Imperial Guard. I've never had a taste for them, and likely never will. Seems to much of a modern military army and not a futuristic army..... Meh. But, with my recent thoughts on what would scare me, it's not the "Leafblower" army that bols uses, it's more along the lines of the following:

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So, After running a poll, and doing some other things that required a lot of thought, I've decided to shelve the Drop Pods for Ard Boyz. I'm going to be running a hybrid MC/Horde Tyranid List instead. The list may look.... unconventional, but I decided that with my nidz, I want to do something that nobody else would. Build a competitive list that is out of the "Net Dex" lists around. So,

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So, in all honesty the last time I RAN an event was about 2 years ago. I'm taking the Plunge again, but this time with the aim of making a truely competitive event. I've talked to GW about the GT Circuit, and unfortunately I'll be unable to get on the Circuit for 2011, But I'll likely be able to get on it for 2012, provided I can get enough participants. So, if anyone would like to play in a

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So, I've got all of the squares down, as well as a bit of detailing on them, Also I have painted the entire thing black after the above picture was taken. Now I get to drybrush the crap out of it with gray then seal it. The magnetics work very well to hold down the walls and the minis, I also have to take pics of the Wizard and a "Ghost" that I've painted up for this so my current progress is at:

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So, Ard boyz will be here in a little over a month. Some things I've noticed with people around the Webz that seems to be a trend is that they are planning on bringing a scaled up version of their normal list. For some this COULD work, but for the majority of people, it simply will end in failure. Why? well, there are a couple of reasons for my opinion of this: 1. Most people play at the 1500

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So, I've been wondering if a Daemonhunters army can be competitive..... So, Here is what I've come up with: Bear in mind, it's the best I can do with Daemonhunters... and well, it's the best I can do: 2,000 Points Daemonhunters Grand Master   -  195   - Nemesis Force Weapon, Psycannon, Psychic Hood Grand Master   -  195   - Nemesis Force Weapon, Psycannon, Psychic Hood Grey Knight

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Ok so I could not find a PG13 picture that would accurately represent my feelings on this particular Topic. So, if you don't know of the Rivalry between BoLS and YTTH, crawl out from under your hole. These two sites have both bashed and ignored each other for years, Last year though things reached a fever pitch when the BoLS Lounge started going after Stelek Personally (Read Not for his blog

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So, armed with my new dice, and a Hankering for some gaming, I will be attending a tournament this weekend. The drop dread army will be making another appearance after their fantastic dice failures last tourney, I'm hoping for a better result. I will also be bringing another party to this tournament (he came last time, but it was his first tournament and he played tau, and while this is not a

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So, I've now been added to the schedule of gaming at MisCon, So I've really got to get going on my Heroquest game... 1. Finish Board 2. Make Modular Walls 3. Paint Both 4. Finish up models 5. Paint the 15 or so models that I need for the game still 6. Make the case for the game. 7 Go to Miscon. This will likely take precedence on most of modeling/hobbying time for a while. Hope you want some

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So, I've all but finished off my first of 3 harpies, and started on my 2nd of the brother..... And the start of Harpy #2: And the current state of some other nids, Most of which still need a bit of finishing on the painting side, but are near completion:

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So, in my efforts to help out a player in my area learn the game more, the topic of deployment came up. I was asked if it was better to go first or second. My initial reply was to always try to go second as the way that I play the game is built on that, but It got me thinking on this. So I tried to figure out why it was I would go first, and a few situations came to mind: 1. I Have an Alpha

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So perusing the Bell of Lost Souls, I find this gem Seriously? That is a Tactics article? I've put shoddy half done work out there before, but this takes the cake! Really, I can deploy my cannon in a Woods? For Realzies? Oh, and they will have a harder time hitting me? Wow, that was a completely new idea in the realms of Warhammer. Cover. When did this concept show up? Never deploy it at the

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So, I've been perusing the Privateer press site for a LONG time now (several years) and never quite understood how this game works. I love the sculpts on the models, and am aware of a Reboot of the rules system in the works, but.... other than that I am oblivious. I've long thought that the Circle of Orborros model line was the coolest. I will NEVER play Warmachine. can't stand the idea of steam

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So, the first of my finished tyranid models (almost) The "Alien Brain" from Troll Forged Miniatures. I really like this model for an alternative Zoanthrope, In fact, So much so that I bought 3 of them. I've also been busy on my harpy, He's still wet from the staining I gave him last night, but I did take a few pictures. The Rest of the Zoanthropes: And some pics of the Harpy (1 of

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The story of the Wookie So i was asked what was going on with the Wookie Picture in my Profile.... I am an Advertising Graphic Artist by trade. I work for Lee Enterprises, the US's 4th largest publishing company, at a local newspaper. In a strange way, the artists are like a family and we mock and harrass each other just like family. So when one of my co-worker's birthday came up, I put his

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Ok, So I've been posting regularly for about 3 months now. Is there anything you, my readers would like me to talk about? Any articles you would like my opinion on? Feel free to speak freely. -Stephen

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The Heavy Venom Cannon A recent development in the Tyranids armory is the HEAVY Venom Cannon. rules changes and all that has brought about the need for a Heavy version. 36" Range S9 AP4 Assault 1, Blast *-1 to VDT against non-open topped vehicles So, A nice high strength weapon that can and will kill quite a few things. We can mount it on Hive Tyrants Carnifex Harpies in a TL version So,

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So, the first winner of my Giveaway Series is: Dezartfox! Congratulations buddy. I'll get ahold of you. Stay tuned, I've decided to do another giveaway this month, I'll be posting details in a bit.

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You may have heard before the 40k is a completely different game at different point levels, I have no choice but to agree with this statement as I've been playing for a LONG time now. You may say: "But you're just getting more options with the bigger points games" While in theory this is true, in truth it is not. You still have all the same options, but you just need to plan better. This is

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In my recent endeavors to create my Tyranid Army, I came across the guy pictured to the left. It is the newest of the "Troll Forged Miniatures" Aline bugs. The Brain Alien. It comes with a choice of heads and a random body (i really wish you could chose your body style, but meh, they're both nice.) You can have it cast in either metal or resin. I chose resin as I prefer light-weight to heavy

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First off, I AM NOT A PRO PAINTER! I hate those things on Ebay. I can paint better than a LOT of the things listed as "Pro Painted" just because you paid your 4 year old cousin to paint the thing does not make it PRO PAINTED! Now, I've started the painting on my First Tervigon. I've come across about 10 of the old smaller termagaunts that I'll be painting up to mount on the 3 Tervigon bases to

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Ah, the old standby of the Flyrant. An amazing little bugger, only costs 230 points for a base flyrant...... ouch. So, if you want to run a flyrant, what to do to make sure that 230 points does not die in relatively quick order? Well you've really only 3 options: 1. Harpies - Target Saturation 2. Shrikes - Target Saturation and A bit of Synergy 3. Gargoyles - Pure Synergy. First Up: Harpies-

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We all love gaming. If we didn't, why would we play this game? However, for some of us, there is a distinct lack of the ability to play. For me it is because the closest gaming group is 100+ Miles away. It sucks, but it is what I have to deal with, so I content myself with the online aspect of the game, painting, converting and planning, so that when I do make that drive, I am prepared to have

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So with the looming approach of Ard Boyz, 2010, I'm having trouble deciding what to take to battle. I have 3 options as it now stands: The army I took last year was: Warboss - Klaw Warboss on Bike - Klaw, Squig 6x Nobs on bikes with various equipment 10x Nobz in Battlewagon with Deffrolla (yeah, it's always worked.) 30x Boyz on foot with 3x Big Shootas and Shootas 30x Boyz on foot with 3x

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So, having seen my excess miniature collection...... I've decided to see if I can drive more traffic to my blog.. heh. So, here's the rules: 1 Model (or small group of models) per month. I'll decide randomly from the comments left in THIS post. One entry per person, I'll delete the repeats.  -* Thanks Eriochrome You get the model shipped to you as long as you are in the UNITED STATES free. if

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So on a few other blogs there has been a lot of talk about cover saves and how they only apply to shooting attacks. Thought I'd put up a quick post about how I see this situation. There are several things that apply: Commonly Known: Covers saves may be taken (usually when they are lower than an armor save) Not so Commonly Known: Cover Saves may be taken during ANY PHASE (though may be

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So, my tervigon conversion is now complete and has the first coat of white primer...... Did a lot of epoxy puttying on him to obliterate his eyes, add some bulk to the hollows of his legs, and add to the brood sac. I also added the head decoration, to me it looks rather.... psyker-ish so fit with the idea of the Tervigon. The Brood Sac:   And other pics of him primed:        

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So, having started with 2 Carnifex Kits, I set out to convert up a tervigon (previous post) and a Harpy. The tervigon has had a bit more done to it since yesterday, but I wanted to get the Harpie's main work out of the way before I started Green Stuffing, Get all that done at once too. So here are some additional pics of the harpy:       Yes, I know she's missing her other arm.....

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So in my attempt to create a Tervigon (1 of 2 that I will be making) I've decided to go a different way, I've looked at the pic in the codex a LOT. and from what I can tell, the only reason that the pic has Scything Tallons is because it's one of the options available to the Tervigon, not because they all have them. So i went a different route. With a bit of hack and slash, I've managed to get

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A small hive fleet, Argus earned it's name from the curious bio-forms that have no eyes, each and every Tyranid spawned by the Hive Fleet can see without the need for ocular device. It appears that they have all developed a keen echolocation ability, probably from their interactions with the worlds first encroached upon near the Twilight Stars. With little light present, the Hive Mind deemed fit

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Finally, the Ork Deffrolla has a use, and it gives the orks exactly what they need to make them a competitive army! S10 vs Vehicles! According to the new GW (OFFICIAL) Ork FAQ, the Deffrolla works vs vehicles. Rejoice you Greenskinned ones.

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Balanced Tournament Scoring: Hey Guys, Today I’ll be ranting off on “Hobby” Events vs “Competitive” events. You know the types…. Adepticon – In all it’s glory, is a hobby event. Sportsmanship is in your score, Painting is in your score, etc… Ard Boyz – Is a competitive event. It’s all about who is the best. That’s it. No Whining, no crying, just bash em in the face competition. Now, As you all

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So, at my tournament this weekend and seeing how 2 different Tyranid Lists performed, I've decided my list needs a re-vamp. My original List was this: Tyranid Prime with Bonesword, Lash whip and Devourer - 95 Points 3 Hive Guard - 150 Points Doom of Malan'Tai- 90 Points Termagaunts x10 - 50 Points Termagaunts x10 - 50 Points Tervigon - Catalyst, Cluster Spines - 175 Points Tervigon -

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Updated Barter Bucket Post Available HERE. Some lower prices. Thanks Guys.

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So I went to this 1500 point tournament with an amazing list (everyone thought so) Played my first game against the new nids, squeaked out a victory. Was told I needed to buy new dice. Played my second game against the new nids, lost by a hair. Was told I needed to buy new dice. Played my third game against nob orks (3 squads). Lost by a landslide. Was told I needed to buy new dice. I came in

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My Results from the Spike Bits Grand Tournament Test: Let me know how well I know the rules, I've marked my anserw in BOLD ITALICS 1.    When models in one unit move at different speeds, how far can the unit move? a.      All models in the unit may move no further than the speed of the fastest model.b.      The models in the unit move at their individual speeds (as long as they maintain

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So, I have a 1500 Point Tourney tomorrow. I'll be taking my Drop Salamanders. I need a few more games with them to get that "Feel" before I take them to Ard Boyz, this seems like a great opportunity. I love tournament Play. My List: Vulkan 3x Drop Pod Dreadnoughts w/ MM&Heavy Flamer 2xDrop Pod Tac Squads x10, Flamer/Missile Launcher 1 Drop Pod Tac Squad x10, Flamer/Multi-Melta 3x Land

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Ok, So after a 5 year absence from the realms of Fantasy Gaming, I'm seriously contemplating getting back into it. I played a strictly night goblins army for a LONG time (think 1990) So I believe that I want 2 things out of an army 1. Few Models 2. Not a "Top Tier" army So I've decided upon Ogre Kingdoms (Pic Taken from Rune Lord Minis because it is beautiful) Now, Since I want a competitive

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Convention Season is Upon Me! This means that I have a lot of preparation to do to my Army of the Season. This year My army of the season will be Drop Pod Salamanders. Every year I make it a point to go to several regional Gaming Conventions. Last year, there were only two, but this year is a much fuller schedule: GameCon Spokane - Spokane, Washington MisCon - Missoula, Montana SpoCon -

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Picture Taken from Omega Hobbies So, the Tyranid Prime, The Big Baddie of all Tyranid Warriors, How can he help your amry and why take him over the other HQ Choices? Well, Let's dive right in. He's Infantry, with no option for wings. this can hurt a bit but is not really that big of a deal. He's an Independant Character. This is his biggest benefit. Since he is a Synapse creature, it is a

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There are a lot of rumors going around about the Flying Land Raider (or the sky raiders as I've Dubbed it) Here are the rumors that have come my way so far 140 Points BS:4 Front:13 Side:11 Rear:10 Fast Skimmer Tantalus Cannon System: 18" Range, Strength 6 AP4, Rending, Pinning, Twin Linked, Heavy 8 Transport: 16 models (assault servitors, jump packs and termies take 2 slots), or Five Bikes or

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So he is now finished except for the Matte Varnish. He has 3 coats of Gloss Varnish on him for protection. he will get 2 coats of Matte Varnish to knock down the Shine and add that much more protection. There are a few more pics attached so you can see him if you want to. next up is the wizard.

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So my models have arrived for Heroquest. Wow are they detailed..... should be a fun and interesting project. Anyhow, Here is my start on the barbarian, only have the skin done so far, and trust me it looks much better in person. Base white, 1 coat of Tallarn Flesh, then a coat of bronzed flesh, then flesh wash. Another bit of bronzed flesh then a highlight of Folk Art Fleshtone. Here is where I

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This week's list is up and can be found HERE. Take a look. Stephen.

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Next up are the non-Weapon Biomorphs. Here We Go: Acid Blood: You Hurt Me and you get some back. Is fun at times, but the only place that I can see that it would be really useful, is on a carnifex kitted out for close combat (oh wait, you can't), Tervigon (Same.) or a Tyrant kitted out for combat (you can here). Acid Maw: Yay it's a power weapon. Adrenal Glands: Furious Charge For Everyone in

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Classic HeroQuest! So my Salamander's are nearing completion and I've decided to put off building my new Big Bugs until the FAQ is released. So in the mean-time I need something to fill my time with, So I've Decided to re-create part of my childhood and the game that got me into Table Top Miniatures. HeroQuest For me this games was amazing. I was 8 and loved every time I played it. So in my

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So today we can recap the Ranged weapons of the New Tyranids: First off we have the: Acid Spray: Flamer Template that operates like the IG tank one - 12" range to place the small end and big end must be closer to the target than the small end. Fun for sitting out of cover and blasting people in cover S6 is nice as you're wounding most infantry on a 2+ with an auto hit, ignores cover is nice,

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Ok so today let's talk about tyranid weaponry. Specifically their close combat weapons. Since they never gain any bonus attacks, they simply have upgrades to their existing ones.... Ok, now what do we have: Bone Swords- Sweet Jesus I'll take as many as i can get! Really that is about it with them too. Claws & Teeth - Well, yeah it's just attacks. nothing special to see here, move along

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I've got an updated list of stuff that I have for sale & Trade HERE. Thanks Guys.

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