tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69948059917319722992024-02-19T07:39:14.054-08:00The Carpasian WarsKeirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888593088238166613noreply@blogger.comBlogger98125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994805991731972299.post-41200046662202662822011-09-26T11:11:00.000-07:002011-09-26T12:41:24.807-07:00Lip Beating - Severius hammers ThagroshWhere I live the loser of a fight is often described as having "the lips beat off of them". This happened on Saturday night when Kenoth of Menoth brought a dead hard 50 point nSeverius list to the throwdown in St. John's. <br /><br />His list had 5 jacks (Reckoner, Crusader, 2 x Revengers, and a Repenter) along with full units of Choir, Cleansers and Knights Exemplar, and the usual Menothian suspects. <br /><br />I had 2 Carniveans, a Seraph, a Nephilim Protector, a Harrier and a Shredder, along with full Legionaires, 3 Warmongers and the War Chief, and 2 Shepherds. <br /><br />We played ten minute turns. I won the roll off, and it had been so long since that had happened that I had forgotten how to play first, so I passed the first turn to Ken. <br /><br /><strong>What I Did Wrong</strong><br /><br /><strong>Poorly Deployment</strong><br /><br />My deployment, the supposed reason I went second, was not good. I placed the Legionaires opposite the Knights (and a Paladin of the Wall). This was not the right thing to do. What I should have done was either deploy the Warmongers opposite these laddies of Menoth, or else I should have led everything with the Legionaires with the Warmongers behind them and opposite the Knights as a counter-charge unit. The Knights were a big problem for me and I had to deal with them properly <em>ab initio</em>. <br /><br /><strong>Tactica Idiotas</strong><br /><br />My tactics were poor. This was displayed in my poor deployment, of course, but also in my decision-making during the game. On my second turn I slammed one Carnivean into a Revenger and Reckoner, knocking both down, and then charged the second Carnivean into the Reckoner after Slipstreaming it. Notionally, there is nothing too, too wrong with this, and neither was vulnerable to charging Knights on Ken's next turn (though there was a Crusader to think about), but throwing both of my heavy hitters into the maws of the enemy was perhaps not so wise. There is no magic to knocking things down any more unless there is a game-changing shooting attack to follow and, as it turned out, I nerfed the Carni's charge damage roll on the Reckoner anyways (I rolled a 1 and a 2 and didn't even bother with the third dice). By the end of Ken's following turn both Carniveans were dead. I got one back on the feat, but it was still very poorly done on my part. Interestingly, I had to actually back both Carniveans into the melees, arse first, which unerringly displayed in a figurative sense the position that I had put both of them, and myself, in with this grand, suicidal gesture.<br /><br /><strong>Emotional Barbeque</strong><br /><br />I played this game standing up. I need to sit down when I play. I have way more fun and success that way. My dice rolling was absymal. The truth is I have to boost - not to make a 7, but to make a 5. My dice rolling is so crappy that for it to even out I would need to roll 5's and 6's for about the next 107 years, and that's just not going to happen. But I know all this, and my style has evolved over time, subconsciously I think, to take this into account. Here, I got into a fey mood during the game, after rolling shite dice for three rounds straight, so that in the end I just got a little moody, and when I missed my attack roll when charging the Repenter with my Seraph I started to lose interest in the contest. My final play of the game involved rolling a 3 on a Mutagenesis onto a Choirboy (I needed a 5) and I conceded. There is no need of this. I painted 4 Legionaires and a Protector for this game. I have always known that 1) you have to be good to be lucky, and 2) you have to laugh in the face of bad dice. I wasn't good, and so I wasn't lucky. And when I got unlucky, I forgot to laugh and to just have fun and think on how lucky I am to be able to have a game of Hordes every couple of weeks. I'll have to think on this.<br /><br /><strong>Time Mismanagement</strong><br /><br />I knew I was going to have problems with time when I used all but 1:45 on the first round. I mean, this is not a hugely complex list. Every turn that followed saw me missing the play of a number of models. I missed a Vengeance attack with my Legionaires, and I missed their regular move altogether in the same, or another, turn. I think I played 1 Shepherd once in the last three turns of the game, and I think I played each of the Harrier and the Protector once only as well. Now this is something that I can fix with practice and, probably, with some list management. But it has to be said that I used to be better able to play Hardcore at 750 points with 7 minute turns than I was on Saturday night past at 50 points using 10 minute turns. I think I am getting old. Maybe I need to start at 12 minute turns and then work down from there.<br /><br /><strong>What Ken Did Right</strong><br /><br />Ken was a fell opponent playing a dead hard list. So, an experienced foe using, with craft, a combination of Eye of Menoth + Choir + Jacks + Ashes to Ashes + dice rolling which invariably succeeded and, more often than not, succeeded with a plentitude of dice in the 4-6 range = a hammering to remember.<br /><br /><strong>El Conclusion</strong><br /><br />I want a rematch! And, I need to play an army that requires me to roll 4's, not 5's.<br />I don't care what the faction is. Any suggestions?Keirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888593088238166613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994805991731972299.post-86431120049894088532011-09-21T08:17:00.000-07:002011-09-22T13:10:31.477-07:00Gaming ProgressVon Moltke the Elder said that no plan will survive first contact with the enemy. And so it was. After initially playing 2 or 3 games with Menoth lists (nSeverius and Vindictus), and making the usual renewbie mistakes that have to be expected with a return after long absence to Warmahordes, I decided to play on the more familiar ground of my nThagrosh Legion list. <br /><br />Successes, albeit successes still riddled with inexcusable errors, have followed with victories in my last three games, one against a 35 point Rhyas list, and two others against the High Reclaimer at 35 and 50 points. <br /><br />My 35 point list is essentially as follows:<br /><br />nThagrosh<br />Carnivean<br />Seraph<br />Shredders(x2)<br />Harrier<br />Legionaires(x6)<br />Warmongers(x3)<br />Warmonger War Chief<br />Forsaken<br />Shepherd<br /><br />My 50 point list grows from that. I added a Carnivean and a Shepherd for the game and thought I had 50 points. Actually it turned out I had 43 points, as I had dropped one Shredder (which brings up the topic, for another time, about playing with point differentials). Let's just say that I get mathematically challenged when tired and rushing through the set up phase. <br /><br />Anyways, to bring it up to 50 points I will either add a Nephilim Protector or 4 more Legionaires and 2 more Warmongers. All of these miniatures are on the painting table and only the 2 extra Warmongers are in any danger of not being completed this week. I will post pictures in the next few days.<br /><br />Other thoughts occur to me. The Forsaken remains a profoundly psychological wargaming piece. It attracts significant enemy attention - i.e. focus and fury - and, because of that, it does not often get an effective Blight Shroud attack. Against the High Reclaimer Ashes to Ashes is the death of it. I did keep it back a bit in the Rhyas game and it removed a Raptor with boosted attack and damage rolls, so that is a consideration. But I could have done so much more if I had played it closer to the warbeast/lock scrum in that contest. Otherwise, while 2 Shredders are often said to be better than one, with nThaggie I wonder. <br /><br />The other gaming I have been doing involves introducing a friendissima to Hordes. This has involved 4 battlebox games, with her playing Lylyth (which I have now painted for her) and associates, and my playing the Morghoul box. A rewarding experience it has been. It is amazing how much one can learn, or confirm, teaching the game to another, and I have grown very keen to play Morghoul again after, maybe, 4-5 years on my various shelves. Of course, I have lost every game, and that is as it should be. <br /><br />In the last game I wanted to Trample into the Carnivean with my Gladiator as a Shredder was in the way, but my friend entreated me to advise her what to do, having picked up a gleam of wickedness in my eyes I suppose. I had to tell her to move one of her other Shredders into a position in front of the Carnivean that resulted in ending my proposed Trample short of the Carni. We did go through the whys and wherefores of it all, so the next time I shall show no mercy, though no doubt I'll still lose. <br /><br />I highly recommend teaching the game. People often say that those that can not do, teach, but I think teaching helps with doing. Or something like that.Keirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888593088238166613noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994805991731972299.post-19862717341113648912011-07-25T07:14:00.000-07:002011-07-25T07:17:15.727-07:00Back in the saddle againColleagues,<br /><br />So, after a long hiatus due to overwheming work and other things I am ready to start playing again. My main focus will be getting back into Warmahordes. My plan is to play multiple factions on an ongoing alternate continuous basis in the following manner. To do this properly I'll need to play 2-3 games a week. That cannot happen for the foreseeable future but I expect it to be at least possible by sometime early next year.<br /><br />Khador - Harkevich (caster ordered - army is painted except for Harkevich and Black Ivan)<br /><br />Menoth - nSeverius (caster and army almost painted)<br /><br />Cygnar - nHaley and/or possibly Seige (a fair bit of work left to paint this army...I'll probably continue to borrow Jason's nHaley army for the foreseeable future)<br /><br />Cryx - nDeneghra (have only to paint Deneghra - the army is fully painted though some elective rebasing and recolouring continues)<br /><br />Retribution - Rahn (this caster almost painted along with a large Retribution force to accompany him...I have to model Discordia)<br /><br />Skorne - nMorghul (painted, as is army - I may look at eMorghul here if do not need to buy much to go along with him)<br /><br />Legion - nThagrosh and eThagrosh (both painted, as is army)<br /><br />My goal is to become good enough at WM/H to at least vigorously compete at a major tournament next year. By playing this many casters I hope to learn their factions (my education in Circle and Trolls will no doubt continue apace from Ken and Jason). It would be nice if Ken were to do the Harbinger as I need to practice against her. As well, I would really like to learn how to play my Khador well against a Saeryn Angelius list, and I need to better learn how to play eThagrosh against pretty well everything. Finally, it would be a fine thing if Mark decided to play eSkarre (hint, hint, hint).<br /><br />I don't want to buy much more in terms of miniatures at this point in time...money is tight, but unfortunately I think I absolutely have to pick up at least one Ravagore, along with a Scythean and a blister of Stingers. As well, Anyssa Ryvaal is a must have so that I can finally decide upon whether the Raptors are to be, or not to be. The reason I am concentrating on Legion is because it's the only faction I have where I can play two versions that I like of the same caster with anything approaching familiarity and comfort. That said, I might even look at playing Lylyth in the same light, though that could just be other peoples' meta talking at me from the warp.<br /><br />Otherwise, I intend to paint a 15mm French HYW army for Impetus...I have the figures, but no camp yet. I also am definately going to complete my High Elven force for Impetus Fantasy. I hope to play this game on a larger table size than 4x4 as the miniatures are 28mm.<br /><br />I've got the rules for Gruntz. If I get into it, which is not impossible to imagine, I'm going to cheap out more than a little on 15mm figures, and whatever tanks and walkers I decide upon.<br /><br />Infinity and Dark Age are both on my list as well. Both games are entering the hallowed and familiar phase of the release of new editions. Infinity's has yet to be released, I think - I have a starter Pan-O force for that - and the new Dark Age rulebook has just been released this month for $20...a very acute loss leader indeed. I have a 50 point Dragryi force for that game. I played a demonstration game at GenCon 2010. Dark Age is a game that is an awful lot of fun to play.<br /><br />To be clear, Warmahordes is my number one priority with Imptetus 15mm coming in a strong second. I'll fill in on everything else as opportunity presents.<br /><br />Game on,<br /><br />KeirKeirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888593088238166613noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994805991731972299.post-5441855153679271322010-12-08T08:30:00.000-08:002010-12-08T08:31:54.790-08:00Aventine Late Etruscan 28mm Impetus Army NIBHere's what I have, NIB, never touched: <br /><br />For the codes 1 through 5b I took a mix of scuta and hoplons. <br /><br />2 x ETR001<br />2 x ETR002<br />2 x ETR003<br />2 x ETR004<br />3 x ETR005a<br />3 x ETR005b<br />2 x ETR006a with scuta<br />2 x ETR006b with scuta<br />2 x ETR007a(s)<br />4 x ETR007b(s)<br />3 x ETR008a<br />3 x ETR008b<br />3 x ETR009<br />3 x ETR010<br />1 x ETR11<br />1 x ETR12<br />1 x ETR13<br /><br />These were retail 150 quid when I got them in June 2009.<br /><br />There are 114 foot and 12 cavalry<br /><br />CAN $150 plus $20 shipping in North America (excluding the north).<br /><br />Pictures available.<br /><br />Many more armies to come. <br /><br />Let me know.Keirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888593088238166613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994805991731972299.post-80913685905766676332010-11-14T18:01:00.000-08:002010-11-15T06:07:36.418-08:00Warmachine on the Road: Haley goes to WarI've always played widely amongst the factions, and lately, due to travel to Town where a good friend (Geektactica) has a Cygnar army I can play, it's Haley.<br /><br />This is the scene at the end of the first round. Mark played very agressively, He had first turn and he started towards me all out right from the beginning. All I did was to cast Arcane Shield on the Hunter and on the Longgunners and Temporal Barrier, which caught only the foremost Boneturkie, though that was something. I also took out the arc node on that jack with a shot from the Defender. One of the moves forward I made was with my Journeyman Warcaster. This was thoughtless on my part and, as shall be seen below, led to a Turn 2 demise of that valuable soldier.<br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglUXxggh4JcBDMJbMpExlw4a1dTzl96BDFn_ccussw5U7ArGaRygXUv_-oHREBpbrtP-Mvtt-RFSk1m9EvHvTV_YyqrC0r9YdtnBmmSndC1FR3JCELzc0w29PZYNbCpAKMDRBIR1TJ8SVc/s1600/Keir+072.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglUXxggh4JcBDMJbMpExlw4a1dTzl96BDFn_ccussw5U7ArGaRygXUv_-oHREBpbrtP-Mvtt-RFSk1m9EvHvTV_YyqrC0r9YdtnBmmSndC1FR3JCELzc0w29PZYNbCpAKMDRBIR1TJ8SVc/s400/Keir+072.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539594130368687474" /></a><br />Here is Mark's army right up in my grille by the second round. Note how he has engaged one of the Satyxis Raiders with my Lancer...cunning fellow. He Hellmouthed the Journeyman Warcaster and two Longgunners into a sludgy oblivion and engaged one of my Longgunners with Bane Lord Tartarus. Thankfully they passed their terror test, but I guess a Command of 8 is sweet. Note to file to hide the Journeyman from now on. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRXTFsN6hOtnQppNHCjgZbmIBKd5Z325lGX1UcShWLi9_lrjYwKBXjEXP94U1gHMqQ3A3cA9VSwk0jhWtU0cvjUm3JR2DXsR80D856flZdf7khqfQ-Ug_Z5WLt9qsU7gFUBINaaOTnMxqv/s1600/Keir+075.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRXTFsN6hOtnQppNHCjgZbmIBKd5Z325lGX1UcShWLi9_lrjYwKBXjEXP94U1gHMqQ3A3cA9VSwk0jhWtU0cvjUm3JR2DXsR80D856flZdf7khqfQ-Ug_Z5WLt9qsU7gFUBINaaOTnMxqv/s400/Keir+075.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539593969343527906" /></a><br />Here is the scene after my feat turn. Notice the absence of the previously foremost Boneturkie on the lip of the hill on the left (that Mark had arced Hellmouth through), which I CRA'd into a wreck with three Longgunner shots. As well, note the reductions in the size of the Satyxis Raider and the Mechanithrall units (the Brute Thrall is gone too). What I did was put a focus on the Lancer, kill the Raider engaging it, and then arced Chain Lightning at the Raiders killing 4. I also got one with the Defender. This was absolutely critical to my survival. I'd think about engaging with two grunts in a similiar situation down the road when I am in Mark's shoes next, but it has to be said that his model placement was brilliant. The Raider unit was just outside Haley's 10 inch range so I had to arc in the circumstances. The Sentinal double-tapped the Brute Thrall. Oi vey, what a jack!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsZcPSBVs0U6FI9dGkQBW3Btda43x5vV5q-vLssoUWnf3kmJNF4yZp89yn85Qqzq3MG5UZYI1I-HLFFQ2A9VDdM6D-Df0Gw84AGJEalgQKpLgWBISpqM4gu7tivL177JIYcGDOH90RHLM7/s1600/Keir+077.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsZcPSBVs0U6FI9dGkQBW3Btda43x5vV5q-vLssoUWnf3kmJNF4yZp89yn85Qqzq3MG5UZYI1I-HLFFQ2A9VDdM6D-Df0Gw84AGJEalgQKpLgWBISpqM4gu7tivL177JIYcGDOH90RHLM7/s400/Keir+077.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539593600425920242" /></a><br />This skips a bit of the action, which was Mark's assault on the heart of my army with his Raiders, Mechanithralls (three he created with the Necrosurgeon), the Stalker, Tartarus and the Pistolwraiths. Essentially I survived, though I had only four points left on Haley, from a combination of Feedback and two successful combo-strikes on Haley (!) from the Mechanithralls. Anyways, when the dust settled eDennie was not incorporeal and I realized that my one and only chance to pull my nuts out of the fire was to take her out with the Sentinal. To do that I needed to kill two Satyxis Raiders engaging the Sentinal, Charger and Lancer as I needed to move the Sentinal towards eDennie by a couple of inches to get the shot in. It wasn't going to be easy as she was in woods. I had to put three focus on the Sentinal and cast Deadeye on it from Haley. Amazingly, it all worked. Even though I only rolled two shots for my Strafe roll, with Deadeye both hit eDennie, and with boosts both came in at a (fortunate) 28 point damage roll. eDennie only had one focus on her and was double-tapped out of the battle. Great feeling, and a great game. Mark was a fell opponent, and watching him play reminded me of the style of the Cryx player (Chuck?) who was in the Nationals against Flanzer in August. It all could have been so different.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd0SDty_0CIFW8JGAtQkjSapdEMa6vNiJRrqz_Bzy3rslmwthjA0BNZtHCFx_xCHvzASnt5h_Nb163-qO5jGlyqPbr_NG0GwGkbl5PaRgjhOqeOA8kkZVUdrwr6YD3LD1SbbSpwcm8PJZw/s1600/Keir+078.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd0SDty_0CIFW8JGAtQkjSapdEMa6vNiJRrqz_Bzy3rslmwthjA0BNZtHCFx_xCHvzASnt5h_Nb163-qO5jGlyqPbr_NG0GwGkbl5PaRgjhOqeOA8kkZVUdrwr6YD3LD1SbbSpwcm8PJZw/s400/Keir+078.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539593446129169826" /></a>Keirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888593088238166613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994805991731972299.post-44107885132555065782010-10-24T10:25:00.000-07:002010-10-24T10:52:31.707-07:00Painted Khador Army for sale - The Butcher of KhardovFullt painted and based Khador army:<br /><br />Butcher of Khardov<br />Kodiak<br />Beserker<br />Beserker<br />Uhlans x 3<br />Greylord Ternion<br />Iron Fang Pikemen x 10<br />Iron Fang Pikemen Unit Attachment<br />Man of War Shocktroopers x 5<br />Eiryss, Mage Hunter<br /><br />Here is the Butcher in all his glory:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb7i71Vm-_b69xAHXhYGfm1TvvlweJoQbI_VCpOIENUNapMqYfUpxPhcasOshkg6EmggJMOKdEvyU4wQRARd9ZvaZ7wy6oft3awippkQV9agNQMZ1OhWwgw5DDQ_h0Ib_Lb_We08kN4OqW/s1600/Keir+006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb7i71Vm-_b69xAHXhYGfm1TvvlweJoQbI_VCpOIENUNapMqYfUpxPhcasOshkg6EmggJMOKdEvyU4wQRARd9ZvaZ7wy6oft3awippkQV9agNQMZ1OhWwgw5DDQ_h0Ib_Lb_We08kN4OqW/s400/Keir+006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531666522191660626" /></a><br />Here is the full army side on (crappy photo):<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6VQwEt-TnX3JT57haM0xMKWQFvhkQ7Nkc9Gv0aDXUKm0eDsms8RrardOXkWuJQU8L7QMaG_1H_Vppm8ZF3TolcR_9O3EN4hmAY5SLCma4flx5v4zFuq96defQ0ncisKIev74nlO38UQIG/s1600/Keir+001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6VQwEt-TnX3JT57haM0xMKWQFvhkQ7Nkc9Gv0aDXUKm0eDsms8RrardOXkWuJQU8L7QMaG_1H_Vppm8ZF3TolcR_9O3EN4hmAY5SLCma4flx5v4zFuq96defQ0ncisKIev74nlO38UQIG/s400/Keir+001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531666421805938898" /></a><br />Here is the Butcher showing his jacks off:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtBoMA_rkly_vGVq9awxgHdTWYoBfxVYXyNcJSqy3GakCHGKoCdMu-QDkUAm1A-gJbDBBNt3R1YH-iDgWA5r30OX81vPMBjEJqPgHyJJbjIh6hCYZdm0JGncXYsjpQc5rsL3bz8bvqclZM/s1600/Keir+003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtBoMA_rkly_vGVq9awxgHdTWYoBfxVYXyNcJSqy3GakCHGKoCdMu-QDkUAm1A-gJbDBBNt3R1YH-iDgWA5r30OX81vPMBjEJqPgHyJJbjIh6hCYZdm0JGncXYsjpQc5rsL3bz8bvqclZM/s400/Keir+003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531666331604635762" /></a><br />Here are the Uhlans:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjn_H9YZ4QxAFvWiYg2uEIlfZBDwCx4TKSLbocLbAvXB8HAypaxGsq5zxLAMg4e1L3eXbP_LGJ0_QaR_40oA9xiVeUcD0K0yC535DvooIEcucxWdHsSeklqVWnoiWTFhLn2pU8W4IllBpE/s1600/Keir+004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjn_H9YZ4QxAFvWiYg2uEIlfZBDwCx4TKSLbocLbAvXB8HAypaxGsq5zxLAMg4e1L3eXbP_LGJ0_QaR_40oA9xiVeUcD0K0yC535DvooIEcucxWdHsSeklqVWnoiWTFhLn2pU8W4IllBpE/s400/Keir+004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531666219194076946" /></a><br /><br />Hre is the Greylord Ternion:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0yVvJOHpZx29vYs7chXn-DZVdb-D8dJTWz4pSOKRIWJozG8N-MuM9CmkHtvboXXirGeFJucoLEldHM9k_Tvhq6i6A6wxS8HQzBzhioRC48Vk6jPLSrDJoGv06d09SdOfgW0TEaBskUWVm/s1600/Keir+005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0yVvJOHpZx29vYs7chXn-DZVdb-D8dJTWz4pSOKRIWJozG8N-MuM9CmkHtvboXXirGeFJucoLEldHM9k_Tvhq6i6A6wxS8HQzBzhioRC48Vk6jPLSrDJoGv06d09SdOfgW0TEaBskUWVm/s400/Keir+005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531666135253583842" /></a><br />Here are the Iron Fang Pikemen:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUMd5S4BnvRSVR_vw7PqJIHyV4LUyD64mavbmNUkh0VClOPlUnzOVQaTrp-9T1488n4Q4dICYc805BveNa10e7EZARpar5EjzzeACrmWS3LD1I7v-AuiYbDJwW2CscSSZhMnPde0oMgS16/s1600/Keir+008.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUMd5S4BnvRSVR_vw7PqJIHyV4LUyD64mavbmNUkh0VClOPlUnzOVQaTrp-9T1488n4Q4dICYc805BveNa10e7EZARpar5EjzzeACrmWS3LD1I7v-AuiYbDJwW2CscSSZhMnPde0oMgS16/s400/Keir+008.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531666026557457570" /></a><br /><br />So, 47 points, fully painted:<br /><br />Price at the Warstore for the lot: US$293.00.<br /><br />The painting of much of this army is excellent (i.e. the Butcher, Kodiak, 3 MOW ST, 6 IFP + UA, Greylord Ternion, Uhlans) painted by Verdigris Zombie on the PP forums. I painted the rest in imitation of the VZ's work, and my stuff only misses his by maybe 5%.<br /><br />I'll take US$320.00 plus shipping at cost for the lot.<br /><br />Keir<br /><br /><br /><br />I'll takeKeirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888593088238166613noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994805991731972299.post-9093619544966431082010-10-24T07:43:00.001-07:002010-10-24T08:45:48.679-07:00Back from the Desert: Khador action on the road againI've been completely preoccupied with work for the last month and a half. It's one of those once in a career things, where everything else has to take seat on the side, if not the back. Wargaming ended up in the back. That said, I have wargamed on a couple of occasions in October. The first time I played a Haley army against a Morghoul led Skorne force run by Ken B. (commonly referred to as Kenoth of Menoth or, when playing Puerto Rico, Cornholio). There were no pictures taken but it was one of those games you always remember, filled with courage and event. <br /><br />The second night of wargaming hapened a weekend later. I played two games, one against the Skorne of Kenoth again (this time with my Vlad list) and then a game between my Butcher list and Jordin's Vayl warband.<br /><br />In the game against the Skorne I forgot everything I had learned in Haley's triumph of the week before. As well, I am growing increasingly disenchanted with Vlad the Dark Prince in this edition of the game. I actually can't figure out why, but I really like both the Butcher and Sorscha, and I want to return to the Old Witch. Anyways, here is most of my army in deployment (the Widowmakers are on the right flank - a misdeployment as it turned out).<br /><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRNZ366MBKHhp5TYPiH-9liGxC63uShpZR9a1l9PrPZ7ulHHBQu_5uKDPuWTwh1C9oh2tgVAIKH8AZU0TVHHXECRxQ2CA1UtMwDndq7hw6YcWnS1FRvoD0diAQYbmefibBGsqIUhA9Ra0u/s1600/Keir+119.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRNZ366MBKHhp5TYPiH-9liGxC63uShpZR9a1l9PrPZ7ulHHBQu_5uKDPuWTwh1C9oh2tgVAIKH8AZU0TVHHXECRxQ2CA1UtMwDndq7hw6YcWnS1FRvoD0diAQYbmefibBGsqIUhA9Ra0u/s400/Keir+119.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531630334979951058" /></a><br />This shows the Skorne force (except for only one merc solo) heading to my left flank, and it wasn't to get away from my snipers).<br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyI1hlsDC7t1DxxF4dnuNfcc5sywPKVcW7Ks9mNWehmvPJGROzaX6Cx1OOhvBA5zEtnyXEOTgVOMh7SmNPzqImhbOCdMdydnJzzgVBUQXn1Nub8S_kEoOlpX76qcfTNKBYrdwDRP_sb2Iy/s1600/Keir+120.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyI1hlsDC7t1DxxF4dnuNfcc5sywPKVcW7Ks9mNWehmvPJGROzaX6Cx1OOhvBA5zEtnyXEOTgVOMh7SmNPzqImhbOCdMdydnJzzgVBUQXn1Nub8S_kEoOlpX76qcfTNKBYrdwDRP_sb2Iy/s400/Keir+120.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531633415449217186" /></a><br />This is close to the endgame. Basically I ended up feeding my army into a choke point and, quite frankly, that's not my kind of game and it's not my kind of army. If I had IFP or MOW Shocktroopers on the table this kind of attrition battle in a bottleneck would be feasible, I suppose, but I was off my game, I had a thrown together force, and I played like <em>el stupido</em>. I conceded the game to stop the misery for both of us.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfk3yxvkWzObAOmzk2DY0YnJpU-92gSGUNkTnS53YPVeeMsgHsjleeIx_-yVfpGvtMFqRu_3-pBwnakl8QBQpU4yeQ_96n0iP_zntGx1c6p1AZKXbahGYkEQ_zaj4yUEyZ5DHMh5ZYEvCI/s1600/Keir+127.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfk3yxvkWzObAOmzk2DY0YnJpU-92gSGUNkTnS53YPVeeMsgHsjleeIx_-yVfpGvtMFqRu_3-pBwnakl8QBQpU4yeQ_96n0iP_zntGx1c6p1AZKXbahGYkEQ_zaj4yUEyZ5DHMh5ZYEvCI/s400/Keir+127.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531630050443052114" /></a><br />My second game was against Vayl. I'd never played against her before (or with her, for that matter). Jordin is a very capable opponent and has played a lot of games with Vayl, but as it turned out he just wasn't aware of the sheer brutality possible with a Butcher led, jack heavy, full throttled, blood frenzied Khador army. Basically I just moved towards him, waiting for him to come into range, and suffered away along the wait. On his first turn he had his Raptors engaging most of my Widowmakers (they were thus done for) and on his second he killed my Manhunter with the Angelius' shooting attack. But in the end, I still had the core of my force, and on the Butcher's feat turn on the first hit with Lola on the Typhon I did 40 points of damage (i.e. 23) and it died as I had damaged it previously with the Wardog. Vayl was dispatched by the Great Bears soon after that. Even then I missed with either 3 or 4 of the Great Bears' six attacks. My rolling had been subpar for the entire night, but you can't blame the dice. Here are the pictures (he had Vayl, Typhon, an Angelius, a Seraph, two Shredders, 3 Raptors and a Foresaken, I had what you see plus the Manhunter (the Widowmaker Marksman is with his cadre and died with them quite nicely). I have to say I learned how to play the Raptors from Jordin, and thanks for that, man.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiNjGQArEqrYuYvp_Yl-7NfLiLRRnePijvJee0CHVAJUYpRpIOKXv5JV5aCYRJnLjhLzECVBXpLE83jQKBgKBEXzWsffqikkMwELB1rJgBjH7KYmdvO7qRxQAYogRQhwlbMi-OPoPszZm4/s1600/Keir+128.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiNjGQArEqrYuYvp_Yl-7NfLiLRRnePijvJee0CHVAJUYpRpIOKXv5JV5aCYRJnLjhLzECVBXpLE83jQKBgKBEXzWsffqikkMwELB1rJgBjH7KYmdvO7qRxQAYogRQhwlbMi-OPoPszZm4/s400/Keir+128.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531629742706076242" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgndULl9vck-KCWiv-PrNv_aFAWads4zcbXKIVBWVB9WSQx5Czrcr-10jHSJj44XF2_32YFSGvoKbOQYkPTJR5095H3KpXmTkeU9T2gfYh6lcI-_OsbioqYq-qSR3uG9YVgjbmMmoWqYtTP/s1600/Keir+130.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgndULl9vck-KCWiv-PrNv_aFAWads4zcbXKIVBWVB9WSQx5Czrcr-10jHSJj44XF2_32YFSGvoKbOQYkPTJR5095H3KpXmTkeU9T2gfYh6lcI-_OsbioqYq-qSR3uG9YVgjbmMmoWqYtTP/s400/Keir+130.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531629593563232850" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidq6FuHnC-OevKmm6PEA_jWKEHPAsL0yJGYb8FPSpbXuyw5x0ADS7i09SW_SQwzmlT189x-0TGWqSXswNzdzkCNh8lP0lnDaaDnAXdWjPC4VGLXuPDPCDNB0oRzfk_TxUVWpKXPp7aheae/s1600/Keir+133.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidq6FuHnC-OevKmm6PEA_jWKEHPAsL0yJGYb8FPSpbXuyw5x0ADS7i09SW_SQwzmlT189x-0TGWqSXswNzdzkCNh8lP0lnDaaDnAXdWjPC4VGLXuPDPCDNB0oRzfk_TxUVWpKXPp7aheae/s400/Keir+133.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531629305697718130" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdxmv5WajWfXR8quQ4cZp17hjS02fjhoHEKQ_pnx1lJXQrx3e6q1WNdVQvG4B4dkMf_zmHOogwr1lA6EwuflsrTLxW6EPE13p8MVGxdAuVkz5Mp5ozFmE3fMuSwHiipT9-tUaXbrf6aZI2/s1600/Keir+134.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdxmv5WajWfXR8quQ4cZp17hjS02fjhoHEKQ_pnx1lJXQrx3e6q1WNdVQvG4B4dkMf_zmHOogwr1lA6EwuflsrTLxW6EPE13p8MVGxdAuVkz5Mp5ozFmE3fMuSwHiipT9-tUaXbrf6aZI2/s400/Keir+134.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531629040372869170" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu_NnVJFRc2pQIT1AEYwhjoMycC9gNtEpKPPxxCE2eJ_xmbsb0uFaCLdv9kGVijZ_QoS5W8UmDdWB0anCfQcKhfqtYzc3HLTOcrNNToz_t37pKhYPXsufzSRP3hA1au02zfYe2iJIqFpcs/s1600/Keir+135.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu_NnVJFRc2pQIT1AEYwhjoMycC9gNtEpKPPxxCE2eJ_xmbsb0uFaCLdv9kGVijZ_QoS5W8UmDdWB0anCfQcKhfqtYzc3HLTOcrNNToz_t37pKhYPXsufzSRP3hA1au02zfYe2iJIqFpcs/s400/Keir+135.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531628775509288866" /></a>Keirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888593088238166613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994805991731972299.post-6194425347206231392010-08-28T05:42:00.000-07:002010-08-28T06:14:53.220-07:00Newest Project - Impetus Fantasy - High ElvesSo, in May of 1996 I saw the WFB 4th edition box in a store at the Yorkdale Mall in Toronto. That's what started all of this madness and it was the High Elves (which I didn't know at the time were all Jes Goodwin sculpts) that really grabbed me. It's 14 years later now, and those Elves are finally going to make it onto the table with my first Impetus Fantasy army. There will be other miniatures...I've had years to pick and choose. This first miniature, for example, is a GameZone Miniatures High Elven Lord. He will, in due course, be surrounded by his guard, like King Harold at Hastings. The style of this sculpt is very derivative of Mr. Goodwin's.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_HcCotim05bX3DtDjyp8IZyr8zJlwvbTwTXUXtGl1XWztHZt8r0r9DdZJ3tU-4YagszsOqljxM2A5QOk7rbXtEDQOzAi135PGWlg_akVaHVZXCdc4ISt0HlaJ63MSBoCpstnr3TQWLLbu/s1600/Keir+024.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_HcCotim05bX3DtDjyp8IZyr8zJlwvbTwTXUXtGl1XWztHZt8r0r9DdZJ3tU-4YagszsOqljxM2A5QOk7rbXtEDQOzAi135PGWlg_akVaHVZXCdc4ISt0HlaJ63MSBoCpstnr3TQWLLbu/s400/Keir+024.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510443125029008930" /></a><br />This is another heavy infantry base, like the king's above, 12 cm frontage and 6 cm deep. Here he is, a Jes Goodwin-sculpted hero. A great miniature, timeless really. His command of Elven spear will be added from the containers below shortly.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOQOwzR5cDSwANZZFEu2EI3acv0nKMDm8QmtoJaaZiEe2K6IDeFC6JCReeoH3A2BJcyB8orjwPKcY_SR18TwNlcPPj0IKNF95YLpjAHvQtNf8RXCnaAxf6sHPyHEgqgk3DuEPM4djfP-JS/s1600/Keir+023.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOQOwzR5cDSwANZZFEu2EI3acv0nKMDm8QmtoJaaZiEe2K6IDeFC6JCReeoH3A2BJcyB8orjwPKcY_SR18TwNlcPPj0IKNF95YLpjAHvQtNf8RXCnaAxf6sHPyHEgqgk3DuEPM4djfP-JS/s400/Keir+023.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510443003003716626" /></a> High Elven artillery, the rightly dreaded bolt-throwers of WFB. These are on a 12cm x 6cm base.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRidchj3YlioBCqLD4IoqxuYnYPduG8V0IaBnjzidGHHde94D9qdAHCY321ennyDOmbBBAWsvaq4dzl5UHCB0czFxh2-gpDTy8E6t0sVWr6XUWb7EfPM_WWX4kn1_nfwgyOytVx4A_0rtU/s1600/Keir+022.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRidchj3YlioBCqLD4IoqxuYnYPduG8V0IaBnjzidGHHde94D9qdAHCY321ennyDOmbBBAWsvaq4dzl5UHCB0czFxh2-gpDTy8E6t0sVWr6XUWb7EfPM_WWX4kn1_nfwgyOytVx4A_0rtU/s400/Keir+022.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510442852149111858" /></a> The cavalry, 5 of the Goodwin-sculpted Siver Helms in wedge formation on a 12cm x 8 cm base. I had to cut these off the GW cavalry bases they had been glued onto for years.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFDQgPr2zD2rwShgsd-VfCxwXLG0j8hkEPMY3bJ99kOgCSGzv7dYnFCnRsoKvGP2DWY33RQEAvEc4cWaOUGIg63sG3AqYgOed-Sfa9NyKpQ-XwVv6ICxqK1ynw9197VoPGOULoT60bJPIX/s1600/Keir+017.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFDQgPr2zD2rwShgsd-VfCxwXLG0j8hkEPMY3bJ99kOgCSGzv7dYnFCnRsoKvGP2DWY33RQEAvEc4cWaOUGIg63sG3AqYgOed-Sfa9NyKpQ-XwVv6ICxqK1ynw9197VoPGOULoT60bJPIX/s400/Keir+017.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510442738096779938" /></a> Here are the basic troops, loads of Elven spear and bow from the 4th edition box of Warhammer Fantasy Battle. If these miniatures are ever going to be improved upon by GW, it can only happen now, starting with the new range for 8th edition and the contents of the Island of Blood baxed set. Everything in between has been the makings of a sad panda, all dancing fools and smiling ponys.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7e0L5DPsr5gQpTx02FdmH6qPC1elIWTw1krgMB1ocRJsgntsjmG4guDFAi-S4AhzGH_hh52Q7ve3bYXJKqbrjScXLKzZiu1NfJt2pqCgVkn-I7hGECkIvxE9FXC7vBsqoOS9Jso5Yl0Ya/s1600/Keir+021.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7e0L5DPsr5gQpTx02FdmH6qPC1elIWTw1krgMB1ocRJsgntsjmG4guDFAi-S4AhzGH_hh52Q7ve3bYXJKqbrjScXLKzZiu1NfJt2pqCgVkn-I7hGECkIvxE9FXC7vBsqoOS9Jso5Yl0Ya/s400/Keir+021.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510442601570624578" /></a><br /><br />Most of the miniatures above (excepting the Gamezone Lord) were sculpted and in production by 1993. It just goes to show that just because something is new doesn't mean it is better, though it has to be said that this is just my opinion.Keirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888593088238166613noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994805991731972299.post-74962520243997158192010-08-25T20:12:00.000-07:002010-08-25T20:26:36.555-07:00Painting for Khador - Harlan Versh and his Trusty RocketeerHere is the Illuminated One and his trusty sidekick. I just finished these tonight. Harlan Versh is going to be my go-to merc solo for a good while, and I'm going to play a Winterguard army for the next year or so.<br /><br />Front view:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6FCCvwpVcItBCRqhIB1FUlHz9wsLzlybdvzhxOEUAcl0fZg1fS52gYOLMEgTq8ugp7w9-Ripb40rJDdS0iGpLXgouzQSM2uMk4VI_LhyphenhyphenGoLA3ovFvsXSHlBxVEasAR_m36JCvLL5x0xaC/s1600/Keir+005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6FCCvwpVcItBCRqhIB1FUlHz9wsLzlybdvzhxOEUAcl0fZg1fS52gYOLMEgTq8ugp7w9-Ripb40rJDdS0iGpLXgouzQSM2uMk4VI_LhyphenhyphenGoLA3ovFvsXSHlBxVEasAR_m36JCvLL5x0xaC/s400/Keir+005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509552860250532274" /></a><br />Rear View:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLlrbwLNljHXobPArvl8KtWtbz5K6vjitqp1x6CFH2g_ziNP9bTwAh2SmMxHHlY6xC-CTxJTjcJS0k4j4KhqRDracTWbcGPMtnbPae5SDPXLcsYoysSc8Q4KDsibg622CnwqaSW1iCaY_7/s1600/Keir+006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLlrbwLNljHXobPArvl8KtWtbz5K6vjitqp1x6CFH2g_ziNP9bTwAh2SmMxHHlY6xC-CTxJTjcJS0k4j4KhqRDracTWbcGPMtnbPae5SDPXLcsYoysSc8Q4KDsibg622CnwqaSW1iCaY_7/s400/Keir+006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509552719857653650" /></a>Keirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888593088238166613noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994805991731972299.post-91694613128825538932010-08-24T21:23:00.000-07:002010-08-24T21:36:01.428-07:00Painting Khador - Kovnik JoeI just finished this fellow. My inspiration to add him to my army was Mr. Flanzer's win at GenCon. Paints are GW Foundations, old Citadel metals, Reaper Clear Red, and a few other odds and socks. I have a full painted and based Winterguard unit + UA + 2 Rocketeers. I have one more Rocketeer to finish. I'll spray the entire unit with Testor's Dullcote then, and post a picture of them with the mortars and field gun.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ9O1dsygM3Zux49AjBWPMTHdysr-XFUbb6GJBLdiJAJAw6xzMvZJEEq4bwunD6Rz9dNBzAMfHAo6Z47wsfPJ3noDtF7lr4qLWn7zwND5g28Qj9QOy-MbqUAy1aitvLbkpHu8AMusAEpZ2/s1600/Keir+007.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ9O1dsygM3Zux49AjBWPMTHdysr-XFUbb6GJBLdiJAJAw6xzMvZJEEq4bwunD6Rz9dNBzAMfHAo6Z47wsfPJ3noDtF7lr4qLWn7zwND5g28Qj9QOy-MbqUAy1aitvLbkpHu8AMusAEpZ2/s400/Keir+007.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509199586518808594" /></a>Keirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888593088238166613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994805991731972299.post-78165295766919968772010-08-20T17:46:00.000-07:002010-08-20T18:09:04.205-07:00Well, you know Dad, plans can't fight.So earlier this evening I'm playing a game of Warmachine against Patrick, who will be five next month, and he's just feated with Vlad to move his jacks (Behemoth, Destroyer and Juggernaut) into my grill on his first turn, and I realize that with Engine of Destruction I can charge with Feora, and I decide not to, instead muttering something about my plan for eventual world domination, and Patrick, hearing this, says to me: "Well, you know Dad, plans can't fight." And I stand, amazed, at hearing von Moltke issuing from the <em>tabula rasa </em>of the mind of my 4 year old boy. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaw1O9CzjcXGo0GxlSYAXY6GgNG1XQsTcKQnO34ABWEWJcHoArU58CPKts3oy2rBHi24f6slYkdh0Xs9TFxEtaDg4DFpJxtfY0H_u2FBWmWBUe8g8T9lESlBcnb0RY3q3IJlIckSKELhAy/s1600/Keir+005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaw1O9CzjcXGo0GxlSYAXY6GgNG1XQsTcKQnO34ABWEWJcHoArU58CPKts3oy2rBHi24f6slYkdh0Xs9TFxEtaDg4DFpJxtfY0H_u2FBWmWBUe8g8T9lESlBcnb0RY3q3IJlIckSKELhAy/s400/Keir+005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507659374464950210" /></a><br />By the way, I have to play Feora now as my Kreoss suffered from the fury of Patrick, or to put it as von Moltke would have, "No miniature with rules that upset a young Khardic lad will long survive the first encounter with the boy's main strength."<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5mN6ldRciK3sTudnu_Re6oSt3WjCYFf0TJaZwVcuzkBxjzmX5B0QZKq-hpvoL8oprKsOafqEPaEUPwGJK4yfcKQrz1kiIBWHEnxr2vo292oDaGQeWRzHIYy-bjJ8L0sVYjAgWo8rpDbZq/s1600/Keir+007.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5mN6ldRciK3sTudnu_Re6oSt3WjCYFf0TJaZwVcuzkBxjzmX5B0QZKq-hpvoL8oprKsOafqEPaEUPwGJK4yfcKQrz1kiIBWHEnxr2vo292oDaGQeWRzHIYy-bjJ8L0sVYjAgWo8rpDbZq/s400/Keir+007.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507662372258258210" /></a>Keirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888593088238166613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994805991731972299.post-3941751701520486662010-08-15T05:06:00.000-07:002010-08-15T05:33:37.212-07:00Postscript GenCon + New miniature projectsThere were a few things I forgot to say about GenCon, mainly because I had no pictures.<br /><br />Fisrt, a big thanks to Matt Dipietro of Privateer Press for showing me and Ken his two-brush blending technique and some other tricks and techniques I filed away.<br /><br />Second, it was very nice to talk to Ron Kruzie of Privateer Press about the fact that my four year old boy plays his painting video regularly (which is a little remarkable, though he just defeated me in a inter-faction Khador game about five minutes ago) and whether or not another video will be forthcoming in that series. <br /><br />Third, Ken and me both played the Ex Illis demo. It was very nice. This company is Canadian (from Quebec) which is pretty inspiring.<br /><br />Now for the pictures:<br /><br />Here are my Dark Age Dragyri Ice Caste heavies. I picked up the Soul Warden from Cool Mini or Not at GenCon. I already had Lucky Kai (the biggest monster) and the Ice Elemental. I just built Lucky Kai and the Soul Warden. Absylonia is there for scale.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFHUI0NG1drGnV-_gyVG8oIdSS2P1yshJdBU0ddqKyPUdjXLNpjVpSft1Em2lXCxfruJOYx_uJrmJYRj34o5v18VfaI9XtwlGHk3u1YeV9xMoxlgiPneM0hahwhONVuQtl19m0gUhtZvmn/s1600/Keir+006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFHUI0NG1drGnV-_gyVG8oIdSS2P1yshJdBU0ddqKyPUdjXLNpjVpSft1Em2lXCxfruJOYx_uJrmJYRj34o5v18VfaI9XtwlGHk3u1YeV9xMoxlgiPneM0hahwhONVuQtl19m0gUhtZvmn/s400/Keir+006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505608839244600290" /></a><br />Here are the Dragyri slaves. Got these at GenCon. All in I have a 502 point army. And I just downloaded the rules and all of the factions for free. Thanks Dark Age.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh3ep8OraVXd_Vf201Wi2lfSZdhaDTQxIL3IA8RyOBz7Pf_57VMho79RWly-jyKcSyTffpSaMV1IXdO0sBDgUu8yVf4vTOao9UUnIWm9-Htf9LiVZuvpR5CW3mihph-yDQ3rno3MmCSOOA/s1600/Keir+007.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh3ep8OraVXd_Vf201Wi2lfSZdhaDTQxIL3IA8RyOBz7Pf_57VMho79RWly-jyKcSyTffpSaMV1IXdO0sBDgUu8yVf4vTOao9UUnIWm9-Htf9LiVZuvpR5CW3mihph-yDQ3rno3MmCSOOA/s400/Keir+007.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505608709003571602" /></a><br />Here are three more GenCon purchases. On the left is Tierdeleira, a Werner Klocke Dark Elf sculpt for Reaper. The other two are Enigma releases cast by Cool Mini or Not. Wonderful. These will all be unit leaders for my Impetus Fantasy army.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir6Ta7Hsam8jpSJ8nkn0TNW-hLR7vZNr6QXpY8k_ScmpZBoAF3nPA-1zUE3jJsXODLBIxsrdY6OxUoy8kVFFg6TDvZloRjS33l-XGFr0W13ibqHQGS3glpUDeT9xKjLBvXC-k-6StJ-X6C/s1600/Keir+008.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir6Ta7Hsam8jpSJ8nkn0TNW-hLR7vZNr6QXpY8k_ScmpZBoAF3nPA-1zUE3jJsXODLBIxsrdY6OxUoy8kVFFg6TDvZloRjS33l-XGFr0W13ibqHQGS3glpUDeT9xKjLBvXC-k-6StJ-X6C/s400/Keir+008.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505608575494628658" /></a><br />Finally, my Weird Old West warband. I picked up the Ronin blister from Wyrd Miniatures at GenCon. I had Rasputina and both Victorias already, pre-Malifaux, actually. The first Victoria is going to be an almighty christer to model the two swords on to. Anyways, we'll see.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSHLO3gYPROKOjk5C41nZ6hIlXI9kiHXh_IqOKeTCM4hayQ55y8YThNcJfKwOhcy5RBmOeno6pWRIqp9_UJT6YzzsnLIr_q7SL_CBNkg4NBcmiRC8TroKtOpmKZcGdwclRQPJAINZYH4ir/s1600/Keir+010.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSHLO3gYPROKOjk5C41nZ6hIlXI9kiHXh_IqOKeTCM4hayQ55y8YThNcJfKwOhcy5RBmOeno6pWRIqp9_UJT6YzzsnLIr_q7SL_CBNkg4NBcmiRC8TroKtOpmKZcGdwclRQPJAINZYH4ir/s400/Keir+010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505608443210789314" /></a><br /><br />As to my GenCon shopping list I got Wyrd Miniature's new Nightmare and Lord Chompy Bits duo. I didn't buy Cool Mini or Not's giant eagle resin figure. I regret that. Exceedingly.<br /><br />I also went to the Thunderbolt Mountain booth, met Tom Meier and John Kellner, both charming fellows, and picked up a pack of 20 of their exquisite Byzantine spearmen. In terms of news on where they are going with upcoming production, Mr. Meier told me to expect a release of platoons with support elements of 1/48th scale WW2 US paratroopers and SS sometime in the relatively near future. In his words, most of the sculpting is done, it's just a matter of getting the production details finished.Keirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888593088238166613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994805991731972299.post-5363318284417121712010-08-12T17:44:00.000-07:002010-08-13T08:39:57.490-07:00GenCon ReportSo, my plane arrives in Indianapolis at 8:20 AM Central time, Thursday, August 5th, 2010. I am a vegetable, but one capable of panic. I make it to the Convention Center directly from the airport in a taxicab by 9:15. I pick up my badge and ticket package from Will Call after another line up and then try to find the Privateer Press tournament (which has moved from the Wabash). <br /><br />I find it in time to register and play Rite of Passage. My first game is against Orboros. This picture was taken before the start of my first turn. My army looked nice. I lost. I can't remember why.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCOZyEAFXS7QhY9YLTxfNs1dNFBFK_1ieC-IV9_padgis0xQPKIejP6EYIwm8Nkd1soUWnefkvF-WqOZrkbvau4g8lDhpIejIUvW7LfRDJd6GI48M7l-n5Fpjg7tvhVD0jDA3NcT5pqGg-/s1600/Keir+001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCOZyEAFXS7QhY9YLTxfNs1dNFBFK_1ieC-IV9_padgis0xQPKIejP6EYIwm8Nkd1soUWnefkvF-WqOZrkbvau4g8lDhpIejIUvW7LfRDJd6GI48M7l-n5Fpjg7tvhVD0jDA3NcT5pqGg-/s400/Keir+001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504715262942235682" /></a><br /><br />This is towards the end of my second game. What fun we had in this game; I was throwing his Thunderhead about (I missed Nemo with it! Gah!) and he was frying me up pretty well.<br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhROod4XCmtWSLXUxHFEEGDsyUKsESF_H7sUFN8eQvIgIz8l3gSIbCMWL-ZCmt4NfebID7joFQ5K8LIQjnyXWf3k5KCR_F0tl8KbEPMYMGD6U4Wc6YTtlj8rZUumQ7MipjniywhVT6Ni-tf/s1600/Keir+005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhROod4XCmtWSLXUxHFEEGDsyUKsESF_H7sUFN8eQvIgIz8l3gSIbCMWL-ZCmt4NfebID7joFQ5K8LIQjnyXWf3k5KCR_F0tl8KbEPMYMGD6U4Wc6YTtlj8rZUumQ7MipjniywhVT6Ni-tf/s400/Keir+005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504714358235761954" /></a><br />This is after the first round of the third game. I thought it was sick that I had to play the very winged Legion list I sort of picked Legion in order not to play. It's kind of like circumcision...you're awake and it hurts a lot. Most of his models were somewhat painted.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUsoLPJ5xwhd2OdshYg_4s2ruoUCt8_OVCI3echM-2H83r4djKBL_uZ-RI3r22FuuKDoz1drlVtvQUt4QL4HnblN4i_g4VH-o8EbtvAW0jwBL5B2_mZ8ZdkhAgbRa-eJJbOyOqwMK1aZZ/s1600/Keir+007.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUsoLPJ5xwhd2OdshYg_4s2ruoUCt8_OVCI3echM-2H83r4djKBL_uZ-RI3r22FuuKDoz1drlVtvQUt4QL4HnblN4i_g4VH-o8EbtvAW0jwBL5B2_mZ8ZdkhAgbRa-eJJbOyOqwMK1aZZ/s400/Keir+007.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504713731675738114" /></a><br />In this game I lost to a man wearing a kilt. This has happened to men all over the world for many centuries, Highlanders being what they are. There were a few kilts at GenCon this year. No tartan though.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnYsWRCzNJHtQyH9cun8tRpkluidD3EHJMdE7KkXvSh8ZQCw4Gtv3aqkgB5jmS3KmDYpYhA36yk1ow5vhZNXGS3bvvCrLEcqFTB8BDBozHpoE1nqDCU-TyFya_PQig12lS_KJHah8y9O-U/s1600/Keir+010.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnYsWRCzNJHtQyH9cun8tRpkluidD3EHJMdE7KkXvSh8ZQCw4Gtv3aqkgB5jmS3KmDYpYhA36yk1ow5vhZNXGS3bvvCrLEcqFTB8BDBozHpoE1nqDCU-TyFya_PQig12lS_KJHah8y9O-U/s400/Keir+010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504713874746685474" /></a><br />This is the crowd before one of the many doors into the exhibit hall on Friday morning. The picture doesn't do the scene justice.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbZvwRG5pKtzkzkkui8MtDgt1x9z86NVg6MGOBO-OLimP3sUXTQmtOUt1yp1yigLOEn91ZIlgY3lHqqWd0ugOwvH6X93z9Z5v77NzjfjeZFOqo0-A3JboMdIBV3cx-NgSKIjzXXqutjjFz/s1600/Keir+022.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbZvwRG5pKtzkzkkui8MtDgt1x9z86NVg6MGOBO-OLimP3sUXTQmtOUt1yp1yigLOEn91ZIlgY3lHqqWd0ugOwvH6X93z9Z5v77NzjfjeZFOqo0-A3JboMdIBV3cx-NgSKIjzXXqutjjFz/s400/Keir+022.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504712827154852354" /></a><br />I have to get one of these forts for the boys. Fantastic. By Conte.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX2hxi7aoidCMuAMT63IETDN6vw53fM9T4-v10heqOSTtnJCMXCurLo_qykQeevwCLeufXWEjfKaDOKpRHYUKPbSfVcmu5KbnQhE2egmFXSke0sSFFoNAKHE5DDtR7BcdMLEEWOOxqTbYi/s1600/Keir+014.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX2hxi7aoidCMuAMT63IETDN6vw53fM9T4-v10heqOSTtnJCMXCurLo_qykQeevwCLeufXWEjfKaDOKpRHYUKPbSfVcmu5KbnQhE2egmFXSke0sSFFoNAKHE5DDtR7BcdMLEEWOOxqTbYi/s400/Keir+014.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504712451872169250" /></a><br />Okay, now we are into the serious worship of minis. Dark Age had their booth with Cool Mini or Not. I think the latter now owns the former. Anyways, these are the Dragyri, which I quite like. I picked some up and am modeling them as I load these photos. We played a test game. A truly excellent small scale skirmish game. Very good mechanics. Nice. I'm in. Totally.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTkcKEc9HsXDuepC2wGFKefUpkWYZMlbpNQXjQkgl6b3f3Bi6phtd931UACQvH7Zpf_jXcKuPBpim3qp3djctcOHnODaLf0iIAfddLeb8fwdvoxUptZiRSvEbBuUo7eHW3jcVTEJlaVRSq/s1600/Keir+024.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTkcKEc9HsXDuepC2wGFKefUpkWYZMlbpNQXjQkgl6b3f3Bi6phtd931UACQvH7Zpf_jXcKuPBpim3qp3djctcOHnODaLf0iIAfddLeb8fwdvoxUptZiRSvEbBuUo7eHW3jcVTEJlaVRSq/s400/Keir+024.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504712058205904578" /></a><br />Ah, Kenoth of Menoth loves the Skarrd.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqDmhDFhmxA4-BI91juw7uNXgfmR74SI9Td_0FM2Chh6EzuHxuwwAXUl59J2PePZ_k_CGfBXIqxIaEYsIMaoKfCekAyyvXXk1MZ_jC0dbhnybkK_nO9ohLEO9pwlXoElTo28exWyvZU1yC/s1600/Keir+026.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqDmhDFhmxA4-BI91juw7uNXgfmR74SI9Td_0FM2Chh6EzuHxuwwAXUl59J2PePZ_k_CGfBXIqxIaEYsIMaoKfCekAyyvXXk1MZ_jC0dbhnybkK_nO9ohLEO9pwlXoElTo28exWyvZU1yC/s400/Keir+026.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504711858860470386" /></a><br />These are the Brood. Yum. We saw the new rule book (sans colour). Excellent looking. I can't wait.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NXPMhC-L4laoFQoeM0jKj7toZmy2K9UP0sosRG8m6nHmYVpam59R1Fn6iWI36ljf8Nkw4yx-47AFnrSwO2WpLy7ZykLBG5Ijrwp0dkRn8FxaKzmKifugmu5oztH3arfY5FclE9mnA5aU/s1600/Keir+027.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NXPMhC-L4laoFQoeM0jKj7toZmy2K9UP0sosRG8m6nHmYVpam59R1Fn6iWI36ljf8Nkw4yx-47AFnrSwO2WpLy7ZykLBG5Ijrwp0dkRn8FxaKzmKifugmu5oztH3arfY5FclE9mnA5aU/s400/Keir+027.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504711555282511122" /></a><br />So, Cool Mini or Not also are now producing Gamezone in North America. This is one of the Dark Elven figures. Jaw dropping.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE7-mWB7YeESYQc87gCxOEOkiaXheY-p_etVKp5G6ePD0YdbKTJtdvMOk_BVo0Y9imeYFcSmThIqk6yYb8cJiFyo41O8U-9oJDqdvpGu55ytCQUTDnr7se9KkkYq3AZpDyKLLwAGMKE2f2/s1600/Keir+036.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE7-mWB7YeESYQc87gCxOEOkiaXheY-p_etVKp5G6ePD0YdbKTJtdvMOk_BVo0Y9imeYFcSmThIqk6yYb8cJiFyo41O8U-9oJDqdvpGu55ytCQUTDnr7se9KkkYq3AZpDyKLLwAGMKE2f2/s400/Keir+036.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504711164090395506" /></a><br />As is this fellow. I have this figure. <br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8sdPTenCYwIAWNx37t9MWn6GUyM1nb56Ce_u1SLlkI7q_iUp06u-A3JybHwzvD0Kd3WPcnQefygZiRc4pueIKcsbGagR123ceVb6yRhK2gyUqeAcmZfu8Td3dUNe1rWEHwO3N5wovBJQ1/s1600/Keir+035.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8sdPTenCYwIAWNx37t9MWn6GUyM1nb56Ce_u1SLlkI7q_iUp06u-A3JybHwzvD0Kd3WPcnQefygZiRc4pueIKcsbGagR123ceVb6yRhK2gyUqeAcmZfu8Td3dUNe1rWEHwO3N5wovBJQ1/s400/Keir+035.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504711038060688434" /></a><br />And I have this Sandra Garrity sculpt, of a miniature formerly of the now defunct Magnificent Egos line, which Cool Mini or Not appears to possibly own as well. I have to paint this.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwLCPemIUE_2YNuefaWff8vhzNXR84O2oLN21J7ayocpKL541qcKDCcXq7GLQmGXuiAJzi3OELtCFb2Hie-aJbAChd0kpu7MYzr3P4VVWpdVpatQX8mUiKcLg2Hu_WeCMCn8CCCf_PHLEr/s1600/Keir+039.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwLCPemIUE_2YNuefaWff8vhzNXR84O2oLN21J7ayocpKL541qcKDCcXq7GLQmGXuiAJzi3OELtCFb2Hie-aJbAChd0kpu7MYzr3P4VVWpdVpatQX8mUiKcLg2Hu_WeCMCn8CCCf_PHLEr/s400/Keir+039.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504710759156097154" /></a><br />This is an original Cool Mini or Not release for Gen Con. It was worth every bit of the $70 they wanted, but I had to eat. And I already had my $70 miniature for the convention, Lord Chompy Bits and Nightmare (see below). By the way, this eagle is huge; that's a 28mm elven figure on its back.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU4InTU_thL-QSWu5gF70KLwzp0_qv5SJ7x2uT8G8y2WFeXEE3sHjfYypL6_ie1DDtxQm_To6ZSXK958lT3S8tWfIteGWTLtsJZ0A5vc4bzT2jT7tDmfZFpX9vMCzouxj5LQzLFvhWJ9rL/s1600/Keir+042.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU4InTU_thL-QSWu5gF70KLwzp0_qv5SJ7x2uT8G8y2WFeXEE3sHjfYypL6_ie1DDtxQm_To6ZSXK958lT3S8tWfIteGWTLtsJZ0A5vc4bzT2jT7tDmfZFpX9vMCzouxj5LQzLFvhWJ9rL/s400/Keir+042.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504710464956982706" /></a><br />Now this is a new release for Hell Dorado, which is now owned by Cipher Studios. We couldn't get a demo of Hell Dorado despite three visits to the Cipher Studios booth. This figure is called Augustinius Raimond, and I had determined to pick it up before the convention. I looked at it twice or three times in its blister and I thought the detail was soft and the cuts shallow. I didn't buy it.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg35xXhsGGloKrXdYRO8dzloJFdqYM-obx-U3SiyK7pGN3K5WzFgKfjc9A5PzvjHcg5EsvTtBt7MjMTI4lFbsC5YSmeg_7Ywp_v-k1jS4Z8e_WstO4jD8ZK8RdWdwB4keyuStw-91S78D81/s1600/Keir+067.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg35xXhsGGloKrXdYRO8dzloJFdqYM-obx-U3SiyK7pGN3K5WzFgKfjc9A5PzvjHcg5EsvTtBt7MjMTI4lFbsC5YSmeg_7Ywp_v-k1jS4Z8e_WstO4jD8ZK8RdWdwB4keyuStw-91S78D81/s400/Keir+067.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504710066166510818" /></a><br />This is my first Iron Arena game on Friday, against Quinton P. In this first picture my army is approaching the ball of metal death. He shoots my Carnivean to the right, but it has the spell Unnatural Aggression on it. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGV8pPBcwBU_4fLhAxIyACh41AAirZ-_aDIwcdmolK6t2TZFMo1BGajO1I_tIilnGVzyFPH6o7FC2pTU-XBub_ZLOQ8OWK4njXHGP3fBPz4lfY09Xem39O-HaJrfwMAHNMHO6Zzxj1WcYi/s1600/Keir+071.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGV8pPBcwBU_4fLhAxIyACh41AAirZ-_aDIwcdmolK6t2TZFMo1BGajO1I_tIilnGVzyFPH6o7FC2pTU-XBub_ZLOQ8OWK4njXHGP3fBPz4lfY09Xem39O-HaJrfwMAHNMHO6Zzxj1WcYi/s400/Keir+071.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504709822309122626" /></a><br />Here is the result. I was able to advance 6' in my maintenance phase with said Carnivean and charge Karchev. I feated but the winds of stupidity blew into my cranium and I did not cast Manifest Destiny. Karchev had three points left after all was said and done, and I died. Quinton was a good guy.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7qjRhuxR6Xq0UN0txnzqJR6jyGW2LW0RMFC23mfWYLiuD6it_b-pXprkr5EIoXBFMNs6WbMltVLvX1DX5F7hPxPC__zjZczW5Dg2YpXU3cpwnkHz9prcHsPkPTcPaOodazSarqZ61euG9/s1600/Keir+072.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7qjRhuxR6Xq0UN0txnzqJR6jyGW2LW0RMFC23mfWYLiuD6it_b-pXprkr5EIoXBFMNs6WbMltVLvX1DX5F7hPxPC__zjZczW5Dg2YpXU3cpwnkHz9prcHsPkPTcPaOodazSarqZ61euG9/s400/Keir+072.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504709637625194338" /></a><br />This is another Iron Arena game on Friday. In this first picture I am in the bunker with most of my army (the deployment rules meant large base models had to start inside). Approaching is a double pronged assault of Khadoran fury. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLEhvuhWm5WIkWKlKCeWlFUBVMUkGykiJ3yykh_QE2gA7kg-7Unx1OIEY9Z96RuRnglL8XrjCW8u17yCNO6obyU2jjwkqNMwmza82omEnxdLQj05SATZ7JGAThVgoKso2ga8P1HPdWgofZ/s1600/Keir+092.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLEhvuhWm5WIkWKlKCeWlFUBVMUkGykiJ3yykh_QE2gA7kg-7Unx1OIEY9Z96RuRnglL8XrjCW8u17yCNO6obyU2jjwkqNMwmza82omEnxdLQj05SATZ7JGAThVgoKso2ga8P1HPdWgofZ/s400/Keir+092.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504709287273337010" /></a><br />Here is the picture when I spew out of my hive. This game was another I lost in my assassination run, this time leaving two points on the Butcher. Fun stuff, great table. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4tWEFa5uEjcICjApW8ad3S4-sAzYWa3U3umZtImngyJS_7iKRCKI98ZN1GXor0rkVLrk_K-td7PMMbtN4V6uaKklwVHFgEXHA3EWAuYJaORVbfYK9MbcKn_DkYpBYvgXcYgvOezywuCqi/s1600/Keir+093.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4tWEFa5uEjcICjApW8ad3S4-sAzYWa3U3umZtImngyJS_7iKRCKI98ZN1GXor0rkVLrk_K-td7PMMbtN4V6uaKklwVHFgEXHA3EWAuYJaORVbfYK9MbcKn_DkYpBYvgXcYgvOezywuCqi/s400/Keir+093.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504709035605639794" /></a><br />Now this picture and the one following are of one of the best wargames I have ever had the pleasure to engage in. Myself and my buddy missed Hardcore on Saturday morning. We were each eating a very fine omellette when it started by my calculations. Never the mind, we decided to play on this exquisite railroad table instead. What a game. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSUVUz-oy1mn6T6kszdCT2yUNKldG0_0vQpXXmgr5IEphCuGY4_7Ts9CO8ppakMJGuPXBxJsqs4nIITfRpccjI-kr_pG8EJE_A9Eb3wEgCxOstU74H_5seXxdZv7eK0bFvJm9hk0C8Mkt5/s1600/Keir+094.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSUVUz-oy1mn6T6kszdCT2yUNKldG0_0vQpXXmgr5IEphCuGY4_7Ts9CO8ppakMJGuPXBxJsqs4nIITfRpccjI-kr_pG8EJE_A9Eb3wEgCxOstU74H_5seXxdZv7eK0bFvJm9hk0C8Mkt5/s400/Keir+094.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504708824474693234" /></a><br />Here is the view from the position of the black robes. Funny, I travelled three thousand miles to play a game against my buddy. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF8gf99TCwoqgidYgBbdhFZXk9TU1b56bCRHIe0-tOBafrkMboihjYzjQaOZDcq07HJ6giyngBgc6stEV3kjEYEIyosfjz9uFZrL3Sk5G70FF6zPj-altFfIRgdtmE6jUwvbGzZrPRnuFx/s1600/Keir+096.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF8gf99TCwoqgidYgBbdhFZXk9TU1b56bCRHIe0-tOBafrkMboihjYzjQaOZDcq07HJ6giyngBgc6stEV3kjEYEIyosfjz9uFZrL3Sk5G70FF6zPj-altFfIRgdtmE6jUwvbGzZrPRnuFx/s400/Keir+096.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504708563293786802" /></a><br /><br />Here is Lord Chompy Bits riding Nightmare. Oh my God, this creation of Wyrd Miniatures for their Malifaux game has to be one of the best miniatures I have ever seen. I am going to convert him into a Khadoran caster for my son. His Feat will be Tantrum, when he will create Nightmare. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8JmcM8Zj4gXQyCo39Yl6FGaVigjg-gi3rW1sY-TiFyTaeJCEAZnzUgTVkcKKiZLeM4bfbcssUYXVgJnhIwspjSnt11M7pOCBRdr-7qL_GGdBl9YllUUg1tXX6KOVQMK_nl6Q7tRkx-q3r/s1600/Keir+073.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8JmcM8Zj4gXQyCo39Yl6FGaVigjg-gi3rW1sY-TiFyTaeJCEAZnzUgTVkcKKiZLeM4bfbcssUYXVgJnhIwspjSnt11M7pOCBRdr-7qL_GGdBl9YllUUg1tXX6KOVQMK_nl6Q7tRkx-q3r/s400/Keir+073.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504707870036073010" /></a><br />Here is the young master, sans Nightmare.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjha8RGxa-3TjEF7QglLCYZDffW8TcM09ovzdPHjcUnPNefoxQl5EoHeje03o4_VZInNkVNH1mx4i0n3yAGN5nPsAeeqcPWqe7aXmU4pEyBERJsbKGJzMaw77Gl8qEh7U33rfYpA4KYIHDa/s1600/Keir+074.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjha8RGxa-3TjEF7QglLCYZDffW8TcM09ovzdPHjcUnPNefoxQl5EoHeje03o4_VZInNkVNH1mx4i0n3yAGN5nPsAeeqcPWqe7aXmU4pEyBERJsbKGJzMaw77Gl8qEh7U33rfYpA4KYIHDa/s400/Keir+074.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504707658761362578" /></a><br />Another view of Nightmare.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJuqVOwv55ciejxyr8zbvST3dVtc-qjY5mxd2sogq0BM6rzM5XP3OXKZSLB2RikY3kH6ZolCt-uUcjEtQh1hr-1rOqi3D5eAHEnOOWVk9PMKSbhTps11BGdTYpKLWCJ7JXnHmbyMqOKNrU/s1600/Keir+075.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJuqVOwv55ciejxyr8zbvST3dVtc-qjY5mxd2sogq0BM6rzM5XP3OXKZSLB2RikY3kH6ZolCt-uUcjEtQh1hr-1rOqi3D5eAHEnOOWVk9PMKSbhTps11BGdTYpKLWCJ7JXnHmbyMqOKNrU/s400/Keir+075.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504707402737591634" /></a><br />And another.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPluHec_kft9UfAWziUhROCnTWo4wj_mW8eaisYucMI3PlHtkhnArHuWyKn05T1cMJ-Wrw09RwFojFqYKXXooezxsomAPURmaUDLqHJUiNHPvOAo8Vl30y5_heIYZnu540M57U_hEin_AL/s1600/Keir+076.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPluHec_kft9UfAWziUhROCnTWo4wj_mW8eaisYucMI3PlHtkhnArHuWyKn05T1cMJ-Wrw09RwFojFqYKXXooezxsomAPURmaUDLqHJUiNHPvOAo8Vl30y5_heIYZnu540M57U_hEin_AL/s400/Keir+076.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504706987666661010" /></a><br />And one final view, complete with a fanatic onlooker.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhun3U0810PlwzJthFZSAIXME1DNUjaLpdJhSvHQ9CnydU-dOpoKlRpBZ0OfNoeCCxJ6PUB-GJOwG3RTO4Xl45fh2IJ-gvpTa5XHBnANa0vtFxgkCX2sFKqdmXTQoTlVuXQw6b44o6-XJC1/s1600/Keir+078.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhun3U0810PlwzJthFZSAIXME1DNUjaLpdJhSvHQ9CnydU-dOpoKlRpBZ0OfNoeCCxJ6PUB-GJOwG3RTO4Xl45fh2IJ-gvpTa5XHBnANa0vtFxgkCX2sFKqdmXTQoTlVuXQw6b44o6-XJC1/s400/Keir+078.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504706801702209842" /></a><br />This is a Wendigo Yeti from Crocodile Games. Superb.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1zSAImisf4SCfr2jZNXCA9xLzuDYQ9fGK2UwCi3sB0lyhaASQXWGQDEfU0qKcTS66zG8Rf3q0NH-L1tx6f90O-crJpBEgs6PagXHukUep24ya1p6GRwkwlM6BCJl7lfR651RJJLAmpx2V/s1600/Keir+080.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1zSAImisf4SCfr2jZNXCA9xLzuDYQ9fGK2UwCi3sB0lyhaASQXWGQDEfU0qKcTS66zG8Rf3q0NH-L1tx6f90O-crJpBEgs6PagXHukUep24ya1p6GRwkwlM6BCJl7lfR651RJJLAmpx2V/s400/Keir+080.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504706355601700370" /></a><br />More of the Wendigo. What a painting job. Fine sculpts.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPir3IDYWNzzDJifsV-TRv0snKO9yNP7vfEhfuSgadZPjjNf4ODaIStfbR6dUzvwoaMqXBqzLaPk3VvnLy8QjP2H0jsV9sE7-T4CL__0Kl29V26x72lYY92jwkilxPOMzPAClhgRPhaVKO/s1600/Keir+079.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPir3IDYWNzzDJifsV-TRv0snKO9yNP7vfEhfuSgadZPjjNf4ODaIStfbR6dUzvwoaMqXBqzLaPk3VvnLy8QjP2H0jsV9sE7-T4CL__0Kl29V26x72lYY92jwkilxPOMzPAClhgRPhaVKO/s400/Keir+079.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504706168656347186" /></a><br />The new Skorne Nihilators from Privateer Press. They actually look better than this.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdjnd7ZbFcOEb0U6MhnI3zBe3rgXGQGhCjMHNZHZwYaWtLuOuQ_d-Yxjud8MDiA3EH33cLcTeV7c2KoF65ua_S5gr3fOd6MhcC_fB5K45wJlWKkElFRcIz-fWj1KhiidMbxsMY_Gxqp9hV/s1600/Keir+085.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdjnd7ZbFcOEb0U6MhnI3zBe3rgXGQGhCjMHNZHZwYaWtLuOuQ_d-Yxjud8MDiA3EH33cLcTeV7c2KoF65ua_S5gr3fOd6MhcC_fB5K45wJlWKkElFRcIz-fWj1KhiidMbxsMY_Gxqp9hV/s400/Keir+085.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504705793066235474" /></a><br />The new Legion Nephilim Bolt Thrower. Cool paint job.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5Ma37kixGNejRIq3Bh76DKL6JrlidjRq21HHEahogRtuMU3EjYlNXOEQr1iwUspepCKaZ0KyYqbiwUmoREvJpjC1-TCShz9JHAB-T0m8FSOx5eKsUaYgl8cfUoh5YA_hyphenhyphen9qARETCPCcZ/s1600/Keir+065.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5Ma37kixGNejRIq3Bh76DKL6JrlidjRq21HHEahogRtuMU3EjYlNXOEQr1iwUspepCKaZ0KyYqbiwUmoREvJpjC1-TCShz9JHAB-T0m8FSOx5eKsUaYgl8cfUoh5YA_hyphenhyphen9qARETCPCcZ/s400/Keir+065.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504705327502021298" /></a><br />The new Legion Ravagore. I saw the card. Cool, but I still prefer my Carniveans.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnABp79n_Ds9HhZJxqLBaPBxsG7MRg6RIZbKnUklDWAD_V_ctYX0p9brVE7IM5Zn3c1t9Aq62hLPBisMb0F0MLdpCXK7bkuw_f3LYsF5he35574IXfCsw-xWakcWuo8pDi2Thkmp1rObFL/s1600/Keir+064.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnABp79n_Ds9HhZJxqLBaPBxsG7MRg6RIZbKnUklDWAD_V_ctYX0p9brVE7IM5Zn3c1t9Aq62hLPBisMb0F0MLdpCXK7bkuw_f3LYsF5he35574IXfCsw-xWakcWuo8pDi2Thkmp1rObFL/s400/Keir+064.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504705017995852978" /></a><br />The new Cicle Warpborn Skinwalkers. Nice. And the fellow in the front is another new release, some kind of stoneskin phallus or other if I recall correctly.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ri_6NLaHHClUebSWbd_Nes1FGr-dknvJYkBIYr8RfWGYHZhaksB9SyIBlPV71jbrCaBRQYXK9_F8XZvoyHRLhLu_kMRU8kw66ypF3O-v9dTJfy4kNrBVEbWCjgjuzWhx_5V1WLBKz0fp/s1600/Keir+063.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ri_6NLaHHClUebSWbd_Nes1FGr-dknvJYkBIYr8RfWGYHZhaksB9SyIBlPV71jbrCaBRQYXK9_F8XZvoyHRLhLu_kMRU8kw66ypF3O-v9dTJfy4kNrBVEbWCjgjuzWhx_5V1WLBKz0fp/s400/Keir+063.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504704860582122130" /></a><br />The new Skorne Warlock, Dominar Rasheth. My buddy picked up the Skorne army book. Cool warlock. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-5t9g1VAuxE0H4Mc0lQvvaRppQOfaAmWM3CIFF7sOPzL8MWe8nSjfpaXd0s2MCzSqxjtod4ALxEqrbz3H9ZAhSmDyzoMF0qO6FD-QDerMSLSMvPcCMtNExSjaOTGdnJnvhEZlBLadpwQ/s1600/Keir+062.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-5t9g1VAuxE0H4Mc0lQvvaRppQOfaAmWM3CIFF7sOPzL8MWe8nSjfpaXd0s2MCzSqxjtod4ALxEqrbz3H9ZAhSmDyzoMF0qO6FD-QDerMSLSMvPcCMtNExSjaOTGdnJnvhEZlBLadpwQ/s400/Keir+062.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504704645998782050" /></a><br />The new Skorne Ancestral Guardian character solo Hakaar.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq__lfeo1X9v_o0pJy6FyVXU8M0uaRTDWR-mZgCuJC4XhAmtuw-Sb_I1Z4rJJKQDwSpOxbw5qmqPGEATT1eP_tISh3DtkPSiiwUPg2b3nqekKyxO2junVoZhUbJBhlJS7mv_ZJqefZZ6z-/s1600/Keir+060.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq__lfeo1X9v_o0pJy6FyVXU8M0uaRTDWR-mZgCuJC4XhAmtuw-Sb_I1Z4rJJKQDwSpOxbw5qmqPGEATT1eP_tISh3DtkPSiiwUPg2b3nqekKyxO2junVoZhUbJBhlJS7mv_ZJqefZZ6z-/s400/Keir+060.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504704473359997090" /></a><br />The new Skorne Warbeast Titan Sentry. It's contained in Hordes Primal MK II. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQF8AQrgBAkkAcStL8UB46MuC4x6Nejh_s5a_-Yc7ZviYsHRoA7w4s5ZQYGmIDfeLRpsKMXmEE4q5vbf2ozm0duthbHB7NNZjEFkEuM9LP1PGgGKmpLkc_ncuqoCL2QeY-3Qu8DundT7T3/s1600/Keir+058.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQF8AQrgBAkkAcStL8UB46MuC4x6Nejh_s5a_-Yc7ZviYsHRoA7w4s5ZQYGmIDfeLRpsKMXmEE4q5vbf2ozm0duthbHB7NNZjEFkEuM9LP1PGgGKmpLkc_ncuqoCL2QeY-3Qu8DundT7T3/s400/Keir+058.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504704290338578722" /></a><br />The new Skorne Extreme Titan Gladiator warbeast. Huge. Probably unplayable. Marvellous paintjob.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzWB5zDk1-J-9nQ72wdoVuvNNqHKN2t8Ct_S4unWnXgAfj6SqMj6OIv1dhb7YpL1u_pT70LWM7lZ_Ne_WDv8PI2QAe1nOX6l0NvUte2EDYhdLlO_w2-fFHX8gS_0_L2eng60tP3kb-33Ak/s1600/Keir+057.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzWB5zDk1-J-9nQ72wdoVuvNNqHKN2t8Ct_S4unWnXgAfj6SqMj6OIv1dhb7YpL1u_pT70LWM7lZ_Ne_WDv8PI2QAe1nOX6l0NvUte2EDYhdLlO_w2-fFHX8gS_0_L2eng60tP3kb-33Ak/s400/Keir+057.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504704063814603874" /></a><br />Cryx Warcaster Lich Lord Venethrax. This is long released but I really like the sculpt (very imposing figure) and the painting job. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8MoLXnkDFbKfKTFR0GF4YH3dguxuM5inoCRbommHi7So3bviF2H7NxVIBrp3i078Jo4fTGrymyIIS05tAKc2woN36PdIrI3BQV_4-fCZNxUtJDwumL_0J5BV8WJHiqJyfeyIxVALOoTyG/s1600/Keir+052.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8MoLXnkDFbKfKTFR0GF4YH3dguxuM5inoCRbommHi7So3bviF2H7NxVIBrp3i078Jo4fTGrymyIIS05tAKc2woN36PdIrI3BQV_4-fCZNxUtJDwumL_0J5BV8WJHiqJyfeyIxVALOoTyG/s400/Keir+052.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504703538410282098" /></a><br />New Cryx character jack (add-ons for standard Reaper Warjack build).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR-l3JHwddd4evp5BvEq1rT0DYXBd3Lgicp32TZwIsEnxKE8DZoxOwLJqbeyzJn-irS5nnYmPzz9OVZhieR6J44zxiZ0g_f_UV9daishE8isDbxi5hH34BlngcN_pHxNz0BpV4b9IT8mP9/s1600/Keir+051.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR-l3JHwddd4evp5BvEq1rT0DYXBd3Lgicp32TZwIsEnxKE8DZoxOwLJqbeyzJn-irS5nnYmPzz9OVZhieR6J44zxiZ0g_f_UV9daishE8isDbxi5hH34BlngcN_pHxNz0BpV4b9IT8mP9/s400/Keir+051.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504703301033851490" /></a><br />New Cygnar character jack.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjggllhJrB6b_PEINAZgBGhTqYnM-Dts9zR7C2foxotoHYuF8FO5GiSRdcLOhHTCF002rCqv56SL4yEPbkqvgIL2OkvSXcoMXCjGD1JCNf4uchloTLA_3K4pcSGb_4M0Z_OvjFV9Qt01PVr/s1600/Keir+050.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjggllhJrB6b_PEINAZgBGhTqYnM-Dts9zR7C2foxotoHYuF8FO5GiSRdcLOhHTCF002rCqv56SL4yEPbkqvgIL2OkvSXcoMXCjGD1JCNf4uchloTLA_3K4pcSGb_4M0Z_OvjFV9Qt01PVr/s400/Keir+050.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504703002756479586" /></a><br />New Khador character jack.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsq7g_OLUwmU2F0sBJqZ-9_2KUUY63pKqWSNqN-TGJperJpfDZOw35jMwHCKF2bfVy6uMKAlpq66ElIpeJrlJGfTOMJ5edBMZRB1yr_dED9D4i2xY63t4OP1zYxTsNJqkNYFVuZJVilQgw/s1600/Keir+046.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsq7g_OLUwmU2F0sBJqZ-9_2KUUY63pKqWSNqN-TGJperJpfDZOw35jMwHCKF2bfVy6uMKAlpq66ElIpeJrlJGfTOMJ5edBMZRB1yr_dED9D4i2xY63t4OP1zYxTsNJqkNYFVuZJVilQgw/s400/Keir+046.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504702633102929650" /></a><br />New Menoth character jack.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgckbbkEuU5pC1mRfvYn5VxTXNnGQeTIvJc07J1wvewbr6visdECd9SYt6fIJzS5QWaG21EnGxLHidh6_3y_XpP2ssO0KhmHFTj2z0dyYf-NwM0vvyoui4so_GvJwFNdFFGTeO0dCjOzDxr/s1600/Keir+045.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgckbbkEuU5pC1mRfvYn5VxTXNnGQeTIvJc07J1wvewbr6visdECd9SYt6fIJzS5QWaG21EnGxLHidh6_3y_XpP2ssO0KhmHFTj2z0dyYf-NwM0vvyoui4so_GvJwFNdFFGTeO0dCjOzDxr/s400/Keir+045.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504701433180514962" /></a><br />Cool terrain from Acheson Creations. This would make a great Menoth fort said Kenoth of Menoth. I could only agree, on fear of immolation.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTxr-v253xZUiMItmN_AU8gelOFecQeB403_Jgp5Av_vBBW2ZnytOELPUnaAV7ypDDU4Jp-70uiuejKakznTkdyiolmrD1K8x7LOE2C49a8tm9KwpauK4WPs_whZLAYRH_4OOuvy2Yt9bj/s1600/Keir+114.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTxr-v253xZUiMItmN_AU8gelOFecQeB403_Jgp5Av_vBBW2ZnytOELPUnaAV7ypDDU4Jp-70uiuejKakznTkdyiolmrD1K8x7LOE2C49a8tm9KwpauK4WPs_whZLAYRH_4OOuvy2Yt9bj/s400/Keir+114.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504701054847211730" /></a><br />This year I looked at the artist's section in the exhibit hall. I was very impressed, so impressed that I posed for my portrait. It's a reasonable likeness, probably a little understated. And my teddy bear doesn't have a smile.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC3Z3MkGj3Crd-7WExOhAk3eRcwuPzSLW2cVje9IzLtHs122mAj-G8XRdzACQM56CtOWFJbkwnGb0PLh0YwmZiXmUViIExbPG5RVVOmvIy7JjBd7O7OYAI0O3O892cF9mmQ1o0PnPzcI6f/s1600/Keir+123.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC3Z3MkGj3Crd-7WExOhAk3eRcwuPzSLW2cVje9IzLtHs122mAj-G8XRdzACQM56CtOWFJbkwnGb0PLh0YwmZiXmUViIExbPG5RVVOmvIy7JjBd7O7OYAI0O3O892cF9mmQ1o0PnPzcI6f/s400/Keir+123.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504700755099695426" /></a><br />This piece won the painter's award. I could see it. (Ha Ha).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEluyuDRNnX-bfo7qI9yw8CMV8c-UcXzx889LA_oAZKpzHFOt8D4GWvfNnWDmtDVeVWIfpnucgy1ieP8punR2fBRPKF4g9E6zK_5673ZhknIKtKkC-1zbtgZM8wcIUMl3_gea99lwgf2rl/s1600/Keir+121.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEluyuDRNnX-bfo7qI9yw8CMV8c-UcXzx889LA_oAZKpzHFOt8D4GWvfNnWDmtDVeVWIfpnucgy1ieP8punR2fBRPKF4g9E6zK_5673ZhknIKtKkC-1zbtgZM8wcIUMl3_gea99lwgf2rl/s400/Keir+121.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504700584029016898" /></a><br />Kenoth tries for yet another dimension. There's simply no point talking to him, he will not join the real world.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwsZAe2cvuAD3GKzTfUzToQ5Mp5AZbUjLcvKdOYbf6sJlwRCOvvYVW5OdUiGFJKc1k9i5fxODE7lo3xipPOscdGKtlDNZ8O5STsH7Isa6R5qGqNYTibnLDgJ_hkgZAT-k8TL0xM5dWeFol/s1600/Keir+110.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwsZAe2cvuAD3GKzTfUzToQ5Mp5AZbUjLcvKdOYbf6sJlwRCOvvYVW5OdUiGFJKc1k9i5fxODE7lo3xipPOscdGKtlDNZ8O5STsH7Isa6R5qGqNYTibnLDgJ_hkgZAT-k8TL0xM5dWeFol/s400/Keir+110.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504700095229671330" /></a><br />Ex Illis figure. This shows that their plastics can be quite excellent if modelled and painted properly.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzvWks_fsS9hO66_uFHNno6G0a9LvyXb3LISX-Y63Pg3aBwa_UDP8IVKym_eDBQnrA0I0qJQwxMujp2z32C8GvEmle-QTlurQ-G53EQd8m-EyrgfaEM0Ty4-tKAg2sXjIZddabYwCcwlG1/s1600/Keir+090.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzvWks_fsS9hO66_uFHNno6G0a9LvyXb3LISX-Y63Pg3aBwa_UDP8IVKym_eDBQnrA0I0qJQwxMujp2z32C8GvEmle-QTlurQ-G53EQd8m-EyrgfaEM0Ty4-tKAg2sXjIZddabYwCcwlG1/s400/Keir+090.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504699590682655858" /></a><br />This Ex Illis monks are very cool.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhglWafDpJlT-8qzX0fXUt8dukf9Eaotim5XlBBFCumcY01r_Eyv9oA0GmXZEWi52jZDAhFLNnoA66btGrpbDkg55U6_D8GPDprUuL6VZSqTiKyJdoT3VIcAqKxxMgHC4S2zlhdwHy7n8kO/s1600/Keir+089.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhglWafDpJlT-8qzX0fXUt8dukf9Eaotim5XlBBFCumcY01r_Eyv9oA0GmXZEWi52jZDAhFLNnoA66btGrpbDkg55U6_D8GPDprUuL6VZSqTiKyJdoT3VIcAqKxxMgHC4S2zlhdwHy7n8kO/s400/Keir+089.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504699298823386130" /></a><br />The detail on the wings of these Ex Illis angelic warrior types has to be seen to be believed. These sold out almost immediately on Thursday. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGVyBHteWdnRXWrzcX5QHPk2ybjn-ffW5cW94uO4tOANhZnKbQ42ZSGU2Xhm8vxMqF0-OjbAbvj1pUppTDSO83k16s5aXOcXffIWzzuuct_oquu5MVbnoT75PU4izst_MHzSGAcS5HtEUE/s1600/Keir+088.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGVyBHteWdnRXWrzcX5QHPk2ybjn-ffW5cW94uO4tOANhZnKbQ42ZSGU2Xhm8vxMqF0-OjbAbvj1pUppTDSO83k16s5aXOcXffIWzzuuct_oquu5MVbnoT75PU4izst_MHzSGAcS5HtEUE/s400/Keir+088.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504699092322719010" /></a><br />This monster works in Ex Illis because their system doesn't rely on basing of individual models. Great price too, less than $50.00.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTY7fB02P3JltaOI1mkL0HkMIECKdyFR9cHIXrfo8a3YQ_yThF0IxDD3wvZ_3esCxdVWT4PCrVH2A6lhI1E3RAukPnj50AWBH1YC-0WPbdjR_qNvg2319cHeMZIPI94HPjxo_GvZB01XRU/s1600/Keir+087.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTY7fB02P3JltaOI1mkL0HkMIECKdyFR9cHIXrfo8a3YQ_yThF0IxDD3wvZ_3esCxdVWT4PCrVH2A6lhI1E3RAukPnj50AWBH1YC-0WPbdjR_qNvg2319cHeMZIPI94HPjxo_GvZB01XRU/s400/Keir+087.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504698915767347762" /></a><br />Here is another one.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwK-R0t4hvibzWH52DLhj5twxu5J4aQc_epliGhn6Sh04ghRP0Oycr8CJvi5MUByUpsbe326Ggs1OG9f69OGEuVu-50qsl51h9kJ_GXfH8gYC21WHI9-yvsIlF-tedoI3veLuy-zbLs_a/s1600/Keir+105.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwK-R0t4hvibzWH52DLhj5twxu5J4aQc_epliGhn6Sh04ghRP0Oycr8CJvi5MUByUpsbe326Ggs1OG9f69OGEuVu-50qsl51h9kJ_GXfH8gYC21WHI9-yvsIlF-tedoI3veLuy-zbLs_a/s400/Keir+105.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504698665363057074" /></a><br />Here is my vote for the army of the convention. What a great paintjob, and he was just there playing pick-up games of WFB. Notice the Max Mini helmets on the unit in the front closest to my camera.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4zW1ENBYbQ-KCIl2Nb2JN4zOdvM_mgPPMDhkt6MvN4Mnqp3Wt-C2cmOKkyP7TYpFQI84Mbi2fI0ZYZqYmUcOgIswTZRjvp9U2ilrj0Z2Kdq4OkuHhBhTFKVsVfnbFAY-pbzZjdUcpzzOY/s1600/Keir+134.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4zW1ENBYbQ-KCIl2Nb2JN4zOdvM_mgPPMDhkt6MvN4Mnqp3Wt-C2cmOKkyP7TYpFQI84Mbi2fI0ZYZqYmUcOgIswTZRjvp9U2ilrj0Z2Kdq4OkuHhBhTFKVsVfnbFAY-pbzZjdUcpzzOY/s400/Keir+134.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504698047398219362" /></a><br />There were some nice touches to the army. Here, on the top of the pillar, we see two depraved demonettes (that's redundant) in an embrace.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt5d4M-7Z82f-ZOhdLavSLpvn41YPFKkpSHRtF52f5TXdQatQaX_BUodnNX60Z5oRkeqyjLhmJTRJtrFI5bm3BRr3OmhOeAN9ga2ZWjI8FxQaNS6uomc5avxdxbNxV0zQm3oqGAVzNcNae/s1600/Keir+135.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt5d4M-7Z82f-ZOhdLavSLpvn41YPFKkpSHRtF52f5TXdQatQaX_BUodnNX60Z5oRkeqyjLhmJTRJtrFI5bm3BRr3OmhOeAN9ga2ZWjI8FxQaNS6uomc5avxdxbNxV0zQm3oqGAVzNcNae/s400/Keir+135.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504696309686523170" /></a><br />Here the Lord rides two pony girls.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9kGVnXZgsPuDY-bEFU_fXEFxfI1-eooz_Cr5MsHUFXBXAbmR5lxdKVF09c1ovJ3ejoytCzHwNnwu8TbxWHkAONO7Tr-nyodK9P-gkRwW49lI543oZ5tMEvy5eHA6OXl8PwZeUEv7-3y7F/s1600/Keir+136.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9kGVnXZgsPuDY-bEFU_fXEFxfI1-eooz_Cr5MsHUFXBXAbmR5lxdKVF09c1ovJ3ejoytCzHwNnwu8TbxWHkAONO7Tr-nyodK9P-gkRwW49lI543oZ5tMEvy5eHA6OXl8PwZeUEv7-3y7F/s400/Keir+136.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504696175499347698" /></a><br />Here is the pole dancing demonette on the army standard. However, leaving aside these little details, the painting was just amazing. What an achievement.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibuiYmoAEY0AupFbgLUyQf9KrbuF_uskgXZESd9JHgTpFLt8q-BGDfABzwW7sFlVNehEv8vEkx5PYwmHdoX06f6WhtVWoH0Cm1PRpTNRNGQ0FSFx8PogGHV-XxM68Oef2viHGj2yWLMD-K/s1600/Keir+137.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibuiYmoAEY0AupFbgLUyQf9KrbuF_uskgXZESd9JHgTpFLt8q-BGDfABzwW7sFlVNehEv8vEkx5PYwmHdoX06f6WhtVWoH0Cm1PRpTNRNGQ0FSFx8PogGHV-XxM68Oef2viHGj2yWLMD-K/s400/Keir+137.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504695985279791618" /></a><br />So here is the last thing I did at GenCon, which was to watch the Privateer Press championship. This is the deployment of the armies, Khador with nSorshca on the left and Cryx with eGoreshade on the right. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjojAoBF0cMOFFNiPzMp9Gsuf0yJU9I32r1FM1gXiQ00Ch4QfvL5LZIs8Q8M5gFW27eqloKv6-0scFwpo9UfP_zzJImbO6Cns2amc-uA-pYO_pmGTpMW5q3KcUd4WW1KJCeZZo367UH5TMh/s1600/Keir+139.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjojAoBF0cMOFFNiPzMp9Gsuf0yJU9I32r1FM1gXiQ00Ch4QfvL5LZIs8Q8M5gFW27eqloKv6-0scFwpo9UfP_zzJImbO6Cns2amc-uA-pYO_pmGTpMW5q3KcUd4WW1KJCeZZo367UH5TMh/s400/Keir+139.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504695280943367490" /></a><br /><br />The Khador player won with the following 35 point list.<br /><br />nSorscha<br />War Dog<br />Behemoth warjack<br />Great Bears of Gallowswood<br />Winterguard Infantry (10)<br />2 Winterguard Infantry Rocketeers<br />Winterguard Unit Attachment<br />Kovnik Joe<br />Koldun Lord<br />nEiryss<br />Widowmaker Marksman<br />Manhunter<br /><br />Which just goes to show that it's not the list, it's the player.Keirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888593088238166613noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994805991731972299.post-54611408460925769782010-08-03T17:53:00.000-07:002010-08-03T20:39:08.428-07:00Off to GenCon with the Legion of EverblightWell, I've been painting like a maniac since the last post here, and I've not done too badly. First off, I simply finished my Warmongers, Raptors, Warmonger Warchief, Shepherds and a Forsaken. Then I built and painted a second Carnivean. Then I built and painted a third Carnivean. Then I built and painted Thagrosh the Messiah. I probably am not going to finish Absylonia, which is a shame, but I have to get up in 6 hours to fly to Indianapolis, so that's that I guess. Anyways, here are the pictures taken this afternoon in the backyard as I applied the Testors Dullcote to these fine fellows:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaqCLwCyxR0i5Zx69BejF2mOp4vgzoR8zlI4MfmesZnWv9Ox7COabtgLahVcpGo9Z-XFc1qK-GhWdCHRCA0aQZjFcEdjGLVeUZ6YsrXCA1MC53QayZ8faB4hc2RRMHB0pRJrUAI9WvsD8f/s1600/Keir+019.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaqCLwCyxR0i5Zx69BejF2mOp4vgzoR8zlI4MfmesZnWv9Ox7COabtgLahVcpGo9Z-XFc1qK-GhWdCHRCA0aQZjFcEdjGLVeUZ6YsrXCA1MC53QayZ8faB4hc2RRMHB0pRJrUAI9WvsD8f/s400/Keir+019.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501354079001103426" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqDP8vtMUJqy6tYJ6YRD7VtbD7cduRLGX0cR4Ux8fAjaxa_alT5pDnc3Y-h71hh5i1WZ0qMAwK6HmxdcfofHWMRKHGLPqKzttLhk2EzFX0eu4TzDoLWkX1B55Rk9lTxgzmWmL99PK0LY0U/s1600/Keir+013.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqDP8vtMUJqy6tYJ6YRD7VtbD7cduRLGX0cR4Ux8fAjaxa_alT5pDnc3Y-h71hh5i1WZ0qMAwK6HmxdcfofHWMRKHGLPqKzttLhk2EzFX0eu4TzDoLWkX1B55Rk9lTxgzmWmL99PK0LY0U/s400/Keir+013.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501353903563185522" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA7oUdObicicULxpBgnPE_cdQoX13iPxa8tVkB8ASJHOteQpLOyAdYhvxA0sUVSHxbHqIARQgscYCCBVVS_XhRv4-KV2sEPpHC91O71CIcygUBqRgJ7EvV2oVP36EAiak994m2wVsokzqK/s1600/Keir+014.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA7oUdObicicULxpBgnPE_cdQoX13iPxa8tVkB8ASJHOteQpLOyAdYhvxA0sUVSHxbHqIARQgscYCCBVVS_XhRv4-KV2sEPpHC91O71CIcygUBqRgJ7EvV2oVP36EAiak994m2wVsokzqK/s400/Keir+014.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501353763884576674" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZao-M-F7RVW1EwOg53Zr74Vombyjg8DS1RR1F9UJsLUBzmUAT2clFsovGc4EZX81RKg9zos8uLl4nDc0sLd38T9qBr7RsY47UjFMjoR7U8nhfLyx_iNNsz9uvDSUFG5lKixKfwyIr2KpS/s1600/Keir+018.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZao-M-F7RVW1EwOg53Zr74Vombyjg8DS1RR1F9UJsLUBzmUAT2clFsovGc4EZX81RKg9zos8uLl4nDc0sLd38T9qBr7RsY47UjFMjoR7U8nhfLyx_iNNsz9uvDSUFG5lKixKfwyIr2KpS/s400/Keir+018.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501353641837050850" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHtM8OKXuiehRcq-e55xKKfxGsZ_hjutJ1iYnnKkeD0D6lKySpe_buDkNMkSuF1IxccGoOe0IS0KJThMXKbLwcTaV6UjuKmnUodOULGBX1_xlJBC2ZzKcRq3_r_z7KXNDEIxJSclx1mrD/s1600/Keir+015.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHtM8OKXuiehRcq-e55xKKfxGsZ_hjutJ1iYnnKkeD0D6lKySpe_buDkNMkSuF1IxccGoOe0IS0KJThMXKbLwcTaV6UjuKmnUodOULGBX1_xlJBC2ZzKcRq3_r_z7KXNDEIxJSclx1mrD/s400/Keir+015.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501353489177524642" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyaK3SBHwBDYnU5LIrW_xOdNn7SZpijrtiS3zA8us3ZA6GRqhyphenhyphen0IBQAMRI1bgGag2DHW3txrIWeXc-wKB_DS98U8Y0o02dcIe5ersnC1qtmcBSmZ3w32dhRyGPDfMWvzsUg6fKyXoMCogO/s1600/Keir+016.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyaK3SBHwBDYnU5LIrW_xOdNn7SZpijrtiS3zA8us3ZA6GRqhyphenhyphen0IBQAMRI1bgGag2DHW3txrIWeXc-wKB_DS98U8Y0o02dcIe5ersnC1qtmcBSmZ3w32dhRyGPDfMWvzsUg6fKyXoMCogO/s400/Keir+016.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501353360687133538" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCYbVURnY6XWJxIM8qXgi-hUkAkzlu4rOVFWnYoHvdqJqUe4ivhbp6OY_XHpAsCxbYnrOiagRUWctc9ue79FnHGSB0Ggt-gcgrm9jvrBbr89RaMvW512QSMnxoYOKrd1Q7b7nfXXQOMpXZ/s1600/Keir+020.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCYbVURnY6XWJxIM8qXgi-hUkAkzlu4rOVFWnYoHvdqJqUe4ivhbp6OY_XHpAsCxbYnrOiagRUWctc9ue79FnHGSB0Ggt-gcgrm9jvrBbr89RaMvW512QSMnxoYOKrd1Q7b7nfXXQOMpXZ/s400/Keir+020.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501354930082532674" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMKh5c90XXgSkw2cefXo4ekSsJllqwYZkuDhBzWqk3cov96D1-NsBaCOrLjggOZ3bCCKHXHtrHEwzjlB4kDsVY7hFBp9Cb3xdj9-ofOKxlBviku6QVAtOcy-LbxNDLNQLadT_9bxr7wl89/s1600/Keir+017.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMKh5c90XXgSkw2cefXo4ekSsJllqwYZkuDhBzWqk3cov96D1-NsBaCOrLjggOZ3bCCKHXHtrHEwzjlB4kDsVY7hFBp9Cb3xdj9-ofOKxlBviku6QVAtOcy-LbxNDLNQLadT_9bxr7wl89/s400/Keir+017.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501354764952033874" /></a><br /><br />My GenCon shopping list is pretty small this year. The only must-have for me is Wyrd Miniature's new Nightmare and Lord Chompy Bits duo. I am also going to look at Cipher Studios releases for Hell Dorado, but mainly at the Augustinius Raimond figure for now. I'll be spending a bit of time at Cool Mini or Not and will probably pick up a couple of Enigma figures...well Dark Vlad for sure if they have it, and possibly Xargax before Loratham. Cool Mini or Not also has a giant eagle resin figure I want a closer look at...I can't tell from the picture what the rider looks like.<br /><br />I'll be heading over to the Reaper booth as well. They are really a fine bunch over there, I must say, and I'll be looking to pick up a new Klocke Priestess sculpt called Tierdeleira.<br /><br />Thunderbolt Mountain will be at GenCon (Yea!!!) and so I'll pop over to meet Tom Meier and John Kellner, and pick up a pack of Byzantine spearmen if they have them. I also am very interested in trying to get some news on where they are going with upcoming production. Such fine miniatures, just glorious!<br /><br />I'll pop by the WarStore as well to say hi to Neal and his colleagues. I don't know what I'll be interested in picking up there but that's part of the fun of GenCon.<br /><br />Last but not least, the Privateer Press booth. I'm signed up for three Warmachine/Hordes tournaments, so I won't have much time to buy swag. What I'd really like to do there this year is amble on over to watch Ron Kruzie and their other painters at work.Keirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888593088238166613noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994805991731972299.post-24294808815955746012010-07-23T18:49:00.000-07:002010-07-25T04:23:39.331-07:00Practice Games - Practice ListAh well, so much to do, so little time. Into St. John's for some pre-GenCon gaming with my list of many things, and I discovered I'll need medication (or perhaps electroshock) to play it in 7 minute turns. So it's back to the drawing board.<br /><br />This is my initial deployment in my first game against an eDeneghra list played by Mark. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh22Eg-sYUua6uHtNFcrYIk9FZtswpABgOOVgDiVU93FQySXY8wZZm-AZWpAANnsmCPLBOxJ-jk9c4aLWpWY_MNyubaqwRJ4i6Cfi99euEDItuHdRLAQVh6-pyhatxZ9fX-QNe_4b5o8EJ0/s1600/Keir+028.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh22Eg-sYUua6uHtNFcrYIk9FZtswpABgOOVgDiVU93FQySXY8wZZm-AZWpAANnsmCPLBOxJ-jk9c4aLWpWY_MNyubaqwRJ4i6Cfi99euEDItuHdRLAQVh6-pyhatxZ9fX-QNe_4b5o8EJ0/s400/Keir+028.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497286966361095858" /></a><br />Things heated up on my right flank:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieyAoXKaqwwXB7tcKupo6jIn-oUeH0JMCz6qEAVTjjU9RyCIZVjaR9rUE2GKLGxgJKPSrZS4dpgeKNytsv-klfo-y38Ksq4E-XdF7UAOsnjXvKTm1ZLdNXJBIh0sXzN54jga5WDOiA58BU/s1600/Keir+030.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieyAoXKaqwwXB7tcKupo6jIn-oUeH0JMCz6qEAVTjjU9RyCIZVjaR9rUE2GKLGxgJKPSrZS4dpgeKNytsv-klfo-y38Ksq4E-XdF7UAOsnjXvKTm1ZLdNXJBIh0sXzN54jga5WDOiA58BU/s400/Keir+030.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497287360200895202" /></a><br />Then, things heated up on my left flank:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjjvVVtUriqQJ_YMEm8EhfzVTN0tTYzeW09sWjxk_q8ip53H_1w_hCAFMMlK2XYymHdU_PgbFta6W4y0B-EMK8T5eht1oaPz01fzNd_U064njLQ5wfY7_BpZ5Re51HdSVz0dM-6nk4L9o/s1600/Keir+031.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjjvVVtUriqQJ_YMEm8EhfzVTN0tTYzeW09sWjxk_q8ip53H_1w_hCAFMMlK2XYymHdU_PgbFta6W4y0B-EMK8T5eht1oaPz01fzNd_U064njLQ5wfY7_BpZ5Re51HdSVz0dM-6nk4L9o/s400/Keir+031.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497287730044672178" /></a><br />Then I lost. Mark is an excellent player, so losing to him is no great shock. But it has to be said that I was stupid and then I died.<br /><br />Next game was against Mark again, this time (at my request) playing nSkarre. I decided to change my deployment strategy.<br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBSOFBvG75FwLKhlrA1nyxvLc0WPYiZhQYnqATWAEw0V0Lr6HCM9LGldHN-YEOEczLN-7oWjHBLpy_fFFFOwME8PHBmljjHtUpq7PF0pXIkfeAu7hYH7CW7wXTocZsU9Hkjn7Lmb7WRp5R/s1600/Keir+034.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBSOFBvG75FwLKhlrA1nyxvLc0WPYiZhQYnqATWAEw0V0Lr6HCM9LGldHN-YEOEczLN-7oWjHBLpy_fFFFOwME8PHBmljjHtUpq7PF0pXIkfeAu7hYH7CW7wXTocZsU9Hkjn7Lmb7WRp5R/s400/Keir+034.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497288426296776450" /></a><br />Mark changed his strategy as well...here are his full Satyxis Raiders with Witch attachment charging my jacks...oh, what fun. Is there a caster with overwatch neutron bomb strike available?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnb4NP3tab4GBvNr_489Ayu4_hXmi841pkzA-VRXW2bizIsMrKSXQajS4OtZ0a8gHwHLPrMCNS2BRjZL2TICS5HfVaPtwmHxlvvM7b_at1dYboBMtnptjYlyEoszxdwkHkNdCtB-K2n5h_/s1600/Keir+035.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnb4NP3tab4GBvNr_489Ayu4_hXmi841pkzA-VRXW2bizIsMrKSXQajS4OtZ0a8gHwHLPrMCNS2BRjZL2TICS5HfVaPtwmHxlvvM7b_at1dYboBMtnptjYlyEoszxdwkHkNdCtB-K2n5h_/s400/Keir+035.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497289172878330802" /></a><br />After the game I told Mark that playing his Skarre list felt like reading a Russian novel...I knew something bad was going to happen, especially if I got off the couch to do anything. Unfortunately, I got up off the couch. His first charge attack from a Satyxis Raider did 12 points of damage on my Spriggan! 12 points! + feedback. He hit both my jacks with another 5 charge attacks. And let me say that free strikes from Satyxis Raiders are not gentle taps either.<br /><br />Initial conclusion - I must find my brain. Final conclusion - I need less models.<br /><br />Here are Ken's heavy warbeasts...he is taking them to GenCon:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHL9orc_QCMwFc51XqdRM2hzc_7eME4sloYdIME-xG3wrJUBkp33qDA3GmnvKx9VleDsgHAIB5PK7Dl3TTUjeTvHrieOAf1g-jjtlt4cqp8yvUOAic8qBnIY9IVZ5c94e1NGbIUULqnfEl/s1600/Keir+021.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHL9orc_QCMwFc51XqdRM2hzc_7eME4sloYdIME-xG3wrJUBkp33qDA3GmnvKx9VleDsgHAIB5PK7Dl3TTUjeTvHrieOAf1g-jjtlt4cqp8yvUOAic8qBnIY9IVZ5c94e1NGbIUULqnfEl/s400/Keir+021.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497290461132120978" /></a> Another view of Ken's Circle army:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEF4S4INZgkUNH9XJbo-ib6PCGBuDv3870f5o3QLhw7DEmOkD9xudi1XWPmYSUOFWAlq0tOpw2XP1SD1KVOLgpWn7vXf05obZgfHRKbtWu3uRD7MEBPFn1deSQtWfbDBJfOl1Zg5_13QTp/s1600/Keir+024.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEF4S4INZgkUNH9XJbo-ib6PCGBuDv3870f5o3QLhw7DEmOkD9xudi1XWPmYSUOFWAlq0tOpw2XP1SD1KVOLgpWn7vXf05obZgfHRKbtWu3uRD7MEBPFn1deSQtWfbDBJfOl1Zg5_13QTp/s400/Keir+024.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497802341687185458" /></a><br />And here is Jason's gun line, ready to receive the attentions of their woodland foe.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_9OeWPq5glKl2TlbVnnp9M84WcGqjpF5By1d4lE2iGIXH_EQOPmOKLQPyErVm7Q-jdXwnUfX1NksW0OQSQw3WNkEL-toHII_zxvtUJVqzOadCvF5IA49LU09q5xrq8CF0zd1QsQFOIaci/s1600/Keir+026.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_9OeWPq5glKl2TlbVnnp9M84WcGqjpF5By1d4lE2iGIXH_EQOPmOKLQPyErVm7Q-jdXwnUfX1NksW0OQSQw3WNkEL-toHII_zxvtUJVqzOadCvF5IA49LU09q5xrq8CF0zd1QsQFOIaci/s400/Keir+026.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497802459522927474" /></a>Keirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888593088238166613noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994805991731972299.post-35645774028852700882010-07-17T05:33:00.000-07:002010-07-17T06:12:36.414-07:00Gen Con painting project<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6cc4RP-f0_tfPxVRgoxSv2LtSRtUEQnp3l41yZsTZ9uIw4aNyuNXF_KfKQfW4oEjVKpJMKV0xAGPnccy5eGJCtgK2GdtfQqCA-0mNxbbEbosQo6JsiR3JHOUafK4A2yYSVvb9ZmPGmBvH/s1600/Keir+092.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6cc4RP-f0_tfPxVRgoxSv2LtSRtUEQnp3l41yZsTZ9uIw4aNyuNXF_KfKQfW4oEjVKpJMKV0xAGPnccy5eGJCtgK2GdtfQqCA-0mNxbbEbosQo6JsiR3JHOUafK4A2yYSVvb9ZmPGmBvH/s400/Keir+092.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494859517211393314" /></a><br /><br />I painted the Widowmaker Marksman, an Ogrun Bokur and Reinholdt during a couple of sessions last week while I was vacationing down the coast. I haven't completely finished them...I'm going to put another flesh wash on the Ogrun, I've got to flock the bases and paint their edges black, and I will spray varnish them with Testors Dullcote on a dry day.<br /><br />As far as problems go, the right ankle of the Widowmaker Marksman broke off when I was pushing it into the slotta base so I had to pin it back on. This is a design issue but no big deal as far as the modelling goes. The Ogrun Bokur is a fantastic model, one of the best in the entire Privateer Press range as far as I am concerned.<br /><br />Here is the next iteration of my Gen Con Hardcore list. I am going to playtest it next week when I go into town for a week's vacation.<br /><br />The Butcher of Khardov<br />Behemoth<br />Spriggan<br />War dog<br />Man-o-war Shocktroopers (Leader and 2 Grunts)<br />Man-o-war Shocktroopers (Leader and 2 Grunts)<br />Widowmakers (Leader and 3 Grunts)<br />Eiryss, Mage Hunter of Ios<br />Kell Bailoch<br />Man-o-war Drakhun (with dismount)<br />Ogrun Bokur<br />Reinholdt, Gobber Speculator<br />Widowmaker MarksmanKeirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888593088238166613noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994805991731972299.post-7658568840256402992010-07-12T05:37:00.000-07:002010-07-12T05:53:11.429-07:00The Soccer Wars<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdelUvjF1rKjibq0uASa6vJWtgtEpvO6EtUvy-rKfkJ1udbof77ZjQnrt9Nfa7rkqczMSQjr6b8rzySiCnFAs_GWP0d2NhITkZRODI5V55l7N7mtjuwVtFoE-r1HvRoD_rKqKLvFINEGqL/s1600/sport-012.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdelUvjF1rKjibq0uASa6vJWtgtEpvO6EtUvy-rKfkJ1udbof77ZjQnrt9Nfa7rkqczMSQjr6b8rzySiCnFAs_GWP0d2NhITkZRODI5V55l7N7mtjuwVtFoE-r1HvRoD_rKqKLvFINEGqL/s400/sport-012.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493000329127100610" /></a><br /><br />Holland, the dirtiest team to never win the World Cup. <br /><br />It was clear what was going on. It was a coaching decision by the Dutchies to break up the Spanish verve by physical brutality. And it worked. By the second half many of the Spanish passes in the midfield were hurried and off target, giveaways they would never had made but for fear of injury. That's not to say they were cowards, but when you have a million euro professional salary there are limits to what you will sacrifice for your country in sport. And the Dutch coach, van Marwijk, knew his man in Webb. Those first two Spanish yellow cards were laughable equalizers for the much more serious Dutch misdemeanours that preceded them in turn. <br /><br />Von Bommell was disgusting, a devil in orange. De Jong's foul on Alonso will be replayed for years and every controversial red card to come will be compared to the yellow he got. <br /><br />After the match van Marwijk insisted his players stayed within the law. "It is not our style to commit horrible fouls, it is not our kind of football," he pleaded. He's obviously picking up where Tony Blair left off on Iraq's possession of WMD. <br /><br />It would have been a scandal if the Dutch had won, but they played with such calculated violence it was a scandal they were there at all. Their defeat looks good on them.<br /><br />Photograph: Daniel Ochoa de Olza/APKeirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888593088238166613noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994805991731972299.post-32684685942681779472010-07-02T14:35:00.000-07:002010-07-03T00:01:43.449-07:00A hero for our time<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0YbhQqmYBgUuK0muUMAJh9INYia4ofJSrFqfysLPdHee2kDREMUpnRjCvk6BfD6z4HMff-QdUgkvyI90FvX23QmUD4vWLR9HC-Uzkkc9A6QJ-TxQFzd5hPbwEAEV94wiwQ7YpXvdCZwRd/s1600/Argentinas-coach-Diego-Ma-006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0YbhQqmYBgUuK0muUMAJh9INYia4ofJSrFqfysLPdHee2kDREMUpnRjCvk6BfD6z4HMff-QdUgkvyI90FvX23QmUD4vWLR9HC-Uzkkc9A6QJ-TxQFzd5hPbwEAEV94wiwQ7YpXvdCZwRd/s400/Argentinas-coach-Diego-Ma-006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489426929987258226" /></a><br /><br />I have always admired Diego Maradona, the man who knows how to win - and how to tell his detractors that their arguments against him are arguments against God! Diego Maradona, long may your big jib draw.Keirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888593088238166613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994805991731972299.post-78318560435868284652010-06-21T17:41:00.001-07:002010-06-22T10:24:04.433-07:00Gaming weekend photographsSo here are a few more photographs, rescued from the waters of forgetfulness by Stu.<br /><br />In the first two shots I am playing against Mark's Coven. Both pictures are taken at the high point of my game, say after my turn two. I have destroyed one of Mark's boneturkies with my Great Bears (isn't his Deathjack delovely?) and I have used the Spriggan's flares, followed by 3 Bombard shots and my Widowmakers doing their worst to kill over half of Mark's Satyxis Raiders, causing them to fail a morale check. It all went downhill from here for me, but I was happy for a moment, and what is life, after all, but the possibility of being happy for a moment or two?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Gk-KTthjk4xMhWNjuuXCr2HfVHVjdqon-lSm9zb1O5L0uw9ZJrqa82bz-zoLQmGE-mFB4k96mS3H-th8LLmH8L6m8yGjpmb0jMndnl_1v9UE1p7623uEowmZA0gNexiCBqvBeJQrmhjl/s1600/SG094562%5B1%5D.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Gk-KTthjk4xMhWNjuuXCr2HfVHVjdqon-lSm9zb1O5L0uw9ZJrqa82bz-zoLQmGE-mFB4k96mS3H-th8LLmH8L6m8yGjpmb0jMndnl_1v9UE1p7623uEowmZA0gNexiCBqvBeJQrmhjl/s400/SG094562%5B1%5D.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485392263323216050" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh51tbu6SIJbVLyIzBAEoczazAgMMMta3Nu7GGcuq_4OYhJKpzvRxAzC5th6Rt4wwEKq7lI_226UV5v7Bypst9IoLmm9lydLfy2RUbE3dCY-3b0PYNT3KcgaZAOZFeby5NpYendc3B0Qcw/s1600/SG094563%5B1%5D.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh51tbu6SIJbVLyIzBAEoczazAgMMMta3Nu7GGcuq_4OYhJKpzvRxAzC5th6Rt4wwEKq7lI_226UV5v7Bypst9IoLmm9lydLfy2RUbE3dCY-3b0PYNT3KcgaZAOZFeby5NpYendc3B0Qcw/s400/SG094563%5B1%5D.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485394387772446978" /></a><br />Now this shot is the only one surviving from my Sorscha v. Kreugar game. First, let me say that I initially played Ken's Kreugar list using nVlad and that he assassinated me on turn two using a combination of a slam by a WarpWolf into one of my jacks, knocking Vlad down, followed by spell and shooting attacks to turn him into a crispy prince. It was a thing of beauty. <br /><br />In the game against Sorscha Ken got a turn two attack in on me using his Lord of the Feast, which he warped into base contact with Sorscha using the Stones on the hill to the left. However, he then whiffed his rolls with the Lord of the Feast, so I breathed a sigh of relief, and then I in turn spent all of Sorscha's activation/focus the next turn whiffing my rolls before I finally killed the shagging thing. Finally, Ken tried another assassination run, which failed, leaving Kreugar open to Sorscha's Icy Gaze and a number of bombard shots, not to mention a charge from a Spriggan.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5CnJ68hI7dpNWEosRTcultTiShmhOXyztST1izzS9OI9b6BYWdm0_mqpKCQdTw3i8SIp_yxkhtN9xVRBqMWwRegiTQY4GMGN04wf3Ma7K-9RKLZ13elDa29O07VueFFMBOJuIXFFoEt_g/s1600/SG094609%5B1%5D.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5CnJ68hI7dpNWEosRTcultTiShmhOXyztST1izzS9OI9b6BYWdm0_mqpKCQdTw3i8SIp_yxkhtN9xVRBqMWwRegiTQY4GMGN04wf3Ma7K-9RKLZ13elDa29O07VueFFMBOJuIXFFoEt_g/s400/SG094609%5B1%5D.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485394227260373362" /></a><br />The next game was my nButcher versus Ken's nKreugar again. In the first photograph, we are reaching the point in time where someone must do something. I had already learned by this time that two handed throws, while not particularly damaging, were most inconvenient, and that Warpwolves could hardly fail with them, even against Strength 12 Khador Jacks. And yet, they do find it hard to get up close and personal.<br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq5cL5BtgR_ipdJyE0w3URcfqjGsMdP8-U1fl30ksFfd5-Lg9aV4VOcTM6TIRGWP9T8P7TtjnxrXtIlCFhBoWGGFAB2GOazNbhCrTrGEod7YbBauCuJmXnEFLUQrT1DsS953dn7S7cgjA5/s1600/SG094615.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq5cL5BtgR_ipdJyE0w3URcfqjGsMdP8-U1fl30ksFfd5-Lg9aV4VOcTM6TIRGWP9T8P7TtjnxrXtIlCFhBoWGGFAB2GOazNbhCrTrGEod7YbBauCuJmXnEFLUQrT1DsS953dn7S7cgjA5/s400/SG094615.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485393871926526562" /></a><br />This picture shows me trying to figure out what the hell to do next. I may even be going through the alphabet in my mind. Otherwise, black is very slimming, and I will wear it as often as possible if there is even the slightest chance that someone will attempt to photograph me.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfs7I_Il7E7znmPoPF1okco95cBdmYZAVzIdQlYK89_1Q9dB_3DKP-Shu6PfndvokKc4EsK-SXlWdY68qTmKn7MAE2-kBeUA3McKvneWGKjgKpv_u78x14_w-xA0hS8ktI39m2-tQo6gEL/s1600/SG094619.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfs7I_Il7E7znmPoPF1okco95cBdmYZAVzIdQlYK89_1Q9dB_3DKP-Shu6PfndvokKc4EsK-SXlWdY68qTmKn7MAE2-kBeUA3McKvneWGKjgKpv_u78x14_w-xA0hS8ktI39m2-tQo6gEL/s400/SG094619.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485393414718233858" /></a><br />I like this photograph (thanks Stu) as it shows me getting my Behemoth into combat. I did thereafter kill the Alpha with a couple of Armored Piercing attacks, but it has to be said that the best thing I could have done, which I did not, would have been to pick up the shagging Alpha wolf and throw it at Kreugar. Ah well, I am reminded of what Scottie MaCarthy used to say, that "If ifs and buts were candies and nuts, it would be Christmas all year round."<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrsn27Nq0JH5SGifwcFEXIdc3bnLpW4T0OeuVfNNJ2dwNo0df2FN3FGN1eyFPm1uuUH0wgXP9WLO8klCLyVSvLRw0makXZQzFoi9EeedsgTv64tUVGww6rKxxmAHtZkRePqdHGMLSlvbZf/s1600/SG094623%5B1%5D.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrsn27Nq0JH5SGifwcFEXIdc3bnLpW4T0OeuVfNNJ2dwNo0df2FN3FGN1eyFPm1uuUH0wgXP9WLO8klCLyVSvLRw0makXZQzFoi9EeedsgTv64tUVGww6rKxxmAHtZkRePqdHGMLSlvbZf/s400/SG094623%5B1%5D.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485392585294457922" /></a>Keirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888593088238166613noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994805991731972299.post-38849059561554726392010-06-21T09:40:00.001-07:002010-06-22T03:03:37.682-07:00GenCon boundAs I've said above (and below) I'm off to GenCon this year. I travelled into St. John's a couple of weekends ago to play some games and finetune my Hardcore list (and my <strong>lists</strong> for the two other tournaments I am signed up for). <br /><br />So my main and Hardcore caster is nButcher. My alternate is nSorscha. I played 5 games during the weekend, all at 50 points, starting with two with nButcher against, respectively, nNemo (win) and the Coven (loss). I then played three games against nKreugar, first with nVlad (loss), then nSorchsa (win), then nButcher (win). These last three games gave Ken (who is also going to GenCon) a chance to take a serious look at Kreugar.<br /><br />I registered a total fail on the camera front, forgetting to bring my card for my Olympus C2100, then borrowing my mother's camera which resulted in a series of 29 photographs that looked like they were taken on the dark side of the moon. I have had to improvise. The pictures of the game versus Nemo are courtesy of Jason and many thanks for them, buddy.<br /><br />In my initial two games against Nemo and the Coven I experimented with the Kossites. That experiment is now over. I think they would be alright fine with nVlad or the Old Witch and, of course, Yuri. With the Butcher they were probably more of a distraction for me than they were for my opponents. They can't hit the broad side of a barn door. They are good against low defence solos which, I suppose, will mean that opponents will place those kinds of models in the center of their deployment zones, which could be a good thing. <br /><br />Here is my glorious advance against the old man, erm, Nemo.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwYgIw3FI1XD3a5zOXcjTEm08p4NmPLQj03wnh_-KaVl8t5GbqbDdW5efmXCbQFGumpzZCN0FbeHxzWv-81CEBSOwT9ZbTysXT_jTj-q1fv4LvzBVvcuzdp6Tkftw9qdSsFhDZFqR239_Z/s1600/batrep_05.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwYgIw3FI1XD3a5zOXcjTEm08p4NmPLQj03wnh_-KaVl8t5GbqbDdW5efmXCbQFGumpzZCN0FbeHxzWv-81CEBSOwT9ZbTysXT_jTj-q1fv4LvzBVvcuzdp6Tkftw9qdSsFhDZFqR239_Z/s400/batrep_05.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485270136898106082" /></a><br />Here are the Kossites after moving on my second turn. They killed the Cygnar chief mechaic bloke but not the GMCA. In a moment of hilarity that followed, Jason finished off the lass with a Chain Lightning directed at the Kossites. He won't do that again. I'm not sure if I was in command of all of these looking at the photograph now. I thought I measured it on the day, but 7" is no great thing.<br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ZdpHalw3vQbMnQLouDAnv5SSIHv8bN1FU6gaKNnGKLGT3o5kMIYXPpoAaVYvy_N8tfF7P0tCaLV1LL0hxB0GZ8NAapJixTbbaaGxkpvh6XSf-e1SmDioit6gGZe4qcN3nZD6SjBejDeC/s1600/batrep_06.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ZdpHalw3vQbMnQLouDAnv5SSIHv8bN1FU6gaKNnGKLGT3o5kMIYXPpoAaVYvy_N8tfF7P0tCaLV1LL0hxB0GZ8NAapJixTbbaaGxkpvh6XSf-e1SmDioit6gGZe4qcN3nZD6SjBejDeC/s400/batrep_06.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485270025389014578" /></a><br />My advance up the center continues. The Greatbears were much reduced at this point, despite Iron Flesh and the hill. They did destroy the Lancer however, a serious setback for Nemo. Jason's newly painted Ruins of Osgiliath, seen in the center of the table here, were very fine.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-PShiSVyWAstNYdjDDFPpt-mcBfAPf9nUO18NmF_u7Az3OTlWWhBuJLqGFDuSZRs7rUSxTALt4AVryd404XE5X46dpQaHhFvzHzvS-AIcqtB6GwS-0p6UOIFo_56x4gQ1-orqRvTy7Y1a/s1600/batrep_09.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-PShiSVyWAstNYdjDDFPpt-mcBfAPf9nUO18NmF_u7Az3OTlWWhBuJLqGFDuSZRs7rUSxTALt4AVryd404XE5X46dpQaHhFvzHzvS-AIcqtB6GwS-0p6UOIFo_56x4gQ1-orqRvTy7Y1a/s400/batrep_09.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485269905463600386" /></a><br /><br />Here is the endgame. Nemo had crept up to within an inch of the Ruins. I advanced the Butcher and actually used blast damage from Obliteration plus blast damage from a Bombard shot to finish him off.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidBOm8EujUwzb26K7VatQytMh3lD7yrw47-SFzbFIdV2_h1qArzM5PZ2d4D9aWaxm91Wp54q5C55sDj-5GGSeckP9wH8HbHkQl_9PO-2Bf4YNGlBdLbbm9OLEK3Vj7lPwnZatiwx3lYb0y/s1600/batrep_10.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidBOm8EujUwzb26K7VatQytMh3lD7yrw47-SFzbFIdV2_h1qArzM5PZ2d4D9aWaxm91Wp54q5C55sDj-5GGSeckP9wH8HbHkQl_9PO-2Bf4YNGlBdLbbm9OLEK3Vj7lPwnZatiwx3lYb0y/s400/batrep_10.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485269810881925522" /></a><br />Here is my Hardcore army.<br /><br />nButcher<br />Wardog<br />Behemoth<br />Spriggan<br />Destroyer<br />Destroyer<br />Great Bears<br />Widowmakers<br />Drakhun with Dismount<br /><br />For other 50 point tournaments that require a second caster I will drop the Drakhun's dismount and use Sorscha and the Manhunter you see here.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr8Y5zbp8sLE2dZjwYNZIuCa66e8J13_X2s8jF9AByBEfwmkqzK1Zedq_MRVv8FF-8MnRB5NRd3Lxi_DxgipZzW_q_AMzyTlqNnkdOuHqCZLmq0h2MZ4GMvixagyLBFY1AmUlpXlePqoE4/s1600/Keir+010.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr8Y5zbp8sLE2dZjwYNZIuCa66e8J13_X2s8jF9AByBEfwmkqzK1Zedq_MRVv8FF-8MnRB5NRd3Lxi_DxgipZzW_q_AMzyTlqNnkdOuHqCZLmq0h2MZ4GMvixagyLBFY1AmUlpXlePqoE4/s400/Keir+010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485279925423409042" /></a><br />Finally, I have three shots of of my Citadel modular gaming hill for Jason. As can be seen the hill did warp/came warped in one configuration (the Madonna bosomic variation). However, there are no such problems with the Battle of Hastings version.<br /><br />I am not completely happy with the flocking. I think more of a mixture of the different flocks should have been attempted in places. As well, I think I may have overbrushed the outcrops a little too hard. That said I can probably rediscover definition there with a wash or two. <br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DvgriArhKvM/TB-W3fBKZhI/AAAAAAAAA1A/NAW4Jq<br />SMEy0/s1600/Keir+006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsl_MxffHILQklKHkB6-XtLv9v3KeXdAwnS1wd5HvcVlFBA-90KoxPzkmeZAx1nkIElHo3W3DX0FmMGqMWdn7EpMWVMdHkE5bhyphenhyphenxYI1-ObJtyEygGZ5zO3QBOQ_QxRpMXwxf_CUUeL-vow/s400/Keir+006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485268751123899922" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhelRpWumyjDMIhVVaxSWS8vwztstglVLYcpMoUnco2yTGkNTcqWUHxAXAUbuHEKtyybW67af8BFrW2ze-z-awiKDSobrHfOfpD75P5oI3vdbJCafvN3XgyJZMk5m_jGxP5kPq4Ho7ST0a-/s1600/Keir+004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhelRpWumyjDMIhVVaxSWS8vwztstglVLYcpMoUnco2yTGkNTcqWUHxAXAUbuHEKtyybW67af8BFrW2ze-z-awiKDSobrHfOfpD75P5oI3vdbJCafvN3XgyJZMk5m_jGxP5kPq4Ho7ST0a-/s400/Keir+004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485268648639270754" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeL-nQoISmLFQqEFUd9HPGwrYGumT6fjdTBYOsT5cGSBxEFzbNOJnQTXJ83nlX9fXtwd8zD6F1rQX97Rg34tztCuLmamMj6GovjTAQ8v207NiyEP8a_b2FGxGEXkgYF-Hr5lEO8gkZFDPu/s1600/Keir+001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeL-nQoISmLFQqEFUd9HPGwrYGumT6fjdTBYOsT5cGSBxEFzbNOJnQTXJ83nlX9fXtwd8zD6F1rQX97Rg34tztCuLmamMj6GovjTAQ8v207NiyEP8a_b2FGxGEXkgYF-Hr5lEO8gkZFDPu/s400/Keir+001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485268294794154402" /></a>Keirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888593088238166613noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994805991731972299.post-52824637670623591702010-05-17T11:55:00.000-07:002010-05-17T12:14:23.770-07:00Bile ThrallsIt has been a while since I last posted anything Warmachine related. I have actually been poring over the books and the cards, and collecting miniatures hand over fist, to get ready for GenCon 2010. I will be taking a relatively simple and familiar Khador list, but I am becoming more and more interested in playing Cryx and expect to devote a fair bit of playing time to Cryx over the next couple of years. So here is my latest painting project. The Bloat Thrall is more of a repaint, but the 10 Bile Thralls are my paintjobs through and through.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_4i3y41z4ep3gk4XtNXgwsFdT1L8mSxTLgNB-y1hjaXBq_XGsTsQiDrfYHX0VaiDciUqdZ-7lT7uiQQIyhYxHQyVWq81EawerDmjfrbAiiBTbwuhryIvT9QVRtp5cU6KUuIQl8Jd7Bk63/s1600/Keir.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_4i3y41z4ep3gk4XtNXgwsFdT1L8mSxTLgNB-y1hjaXBq_XGsTsQiDrfYHX0VaiDciUqdZ-7lT7uiQQIyhYxHQyVWq81EawerDmjfrbAiiBTbwuhryIvT9QVRtp5cU6KUuIQl8Jd7Bk63/s400/Keir.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472317867563148162" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW5pmtFxsM0IGp2Oip6pflS-eDVHIgfsEqNieQC8kF71_q8qTDGGqoOyCDzajJ0_IZL1LYWf9Ttme0qmdkEgJI-J7IEAyfM9x-dZdaTYb_IHkzKOeGfunGCPP-kAcq745_plxZI5H76Mrx/s1600/Keir+005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW5pmtFxsM0IGp2Oip6pflS-eDVHIgfsEqNieQC8kF71_q8qTDGGqoOyCDzajJ0_IZL1LYWf9Ttme0qmdkEgJI-J7IEAyfM9x-dZdaTYb_IHkzKOeGfunGCPP-kAcq745_plxZI5H76Mrx/s400/Keir+005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472317157442827394" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimcBxOMOVdB0pVKOQnc0D61nYQVpa6x0TDFmNQYdfIHABSKDd3c_ZPvii55XNRylQ4uZt3VdkRxBaBW4y1Ffvk6qntaGmX3PC59ZVc-ylaBO-xWdSdUI291lvoo1srPHoE7s7OBBqQH5Oh/s1600/Keir+006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimcBxOMOVdB0pVKOQnc0D61nYQVpa6x0TDFmNQYdfIHABSKDd3c_ZPvii55XNRylQ4uZt3VdkRxBaBW4y1Ffvk6qntaGmX3PC59ZVc-ylaBO-xWdSdUI291lvoo1srPHoE7s7OBBqQH5Oh/s400/Keir+006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472317060393893282" /></a><br /><br />Next up on the painting table is probably an Extremoth.Keirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888593088238166613noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994805991731972299.post-73916700683671405832010-04-19T17:47:00.001-07:002010-04-19T18:06:53.513-07:00Just because<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzCx_fQVD-cJZZ9jSoQyVyH2w9SrSodnyHBFB9CxwVKPtejGthsCJD6Q-d-m-Dk3wP7ybdtvoDY6jBYkSparI_Rvhw9CzrHXXgrqIQjObXDTeW02zmQuWTx0SHFkhaoFpUDH60ml-Mfej2/s1600/Keir.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzCx_fQVD-cJZZ9jSoQyVyH2w9SrSodnyHBFB9CxwVKPtejGthsCJD6Q-d-m-Dk3wP7ybdtvoDY6jBYkSparI_Rvhw9CzrHXXgrqIQjObXDTeW02zmQuWTx0SHFkhaoFpUDH60ml-Mfej2/s400/Keir.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462019544445883778" /></a>Keirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888593088238166613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994805991731972299.post-42385390198585729172010-04-13T19:18:00.000-07:002010-04-13T19:58:05.084-07:00Late Romans reduxI recovered this picture from a Facebook site. It is an action shot of my Late Romans during one of their defeats at Britcon 2003. I liked the picture anyways.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjse1bNCmuBVYvcTuq6iab8I26JjEb0PFsu1z-MM_HCFpdAyUH30o4SAsToa0P2-4Ax3b9NhAEHS5U5A3YUSQw5eWnhyP3uklQucXuk54E9g20KEuwkeEl4AA8RSsPaAhjcq9pitpLsb0W8/s1600/n2404865274_1816.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjse1bNCmuBVYvcTuq6iab8I26JjEb0PFsu1z-MM_HCFpdAyUH30o4SAsToa0P2-4Ax3b9NhAEHS5U5A3YUSQw5eWnhyP3uklQucXuk54E9g20KEuwkeEl4AA8RSsPaAhjcq9pitpLsb0W8/s400/n2404865274_1816.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459812094315516418" /></a><br /><br />As can be just made out, my light cavalry is dashing around ther ruins on my right flank, my heavy infantry is in the centre behind a screen of skirmishers, and a unit of heavy cavalry is anchoring the left flank. My plan did not survive contact with the enemy.<br /><br />Tomorrow, I'm going to post a picture of a Cryx unit I just finished.Keirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888593088238166613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994805991731972299.post-40796521731926075152010-02-09T19:47:00.000-08:002010-02-10T17:49:10.315-08:00The strangeness of this world is beyond all beliefColonel Russell Williams, Canadian Air Force, sitting to the left of General Rick Hillier, Chief of Defence Staff (Retired), during the latter's book signing tour late last year. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXyucJd-jaL4WG_c0Dw9H0G6mKDCQApBH7SOjCHb7pvkL1SQLFKFc6qwEiLcZR6myfBEcb5m1HrnNMsBvqJE80YgD6VZIj5qaKekJhQJaQBel0oz8EjIoWirAwxpWAw6gJRkzwaURElfBs/s1600-h/TN2009-0767-05_476801gm-f.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 245px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXyucJd-jaL4WG_c0Dw9H0G6mKDCQApBH7SOjCHb7pvkL1SQLFKFc6qwEiLcZR6myfBEcb5m1HrnNMsBvqJE80YgD6VZIj5qaKekJhQJaQBel0oz8EjIoWirAwxpWAw6gJRkzwaURElfBs/s400/TN2009-0767-05_476801gm-f.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436456657865294898" /></a><br /><br />What a picture. <br /><br />It's attributed to the DND by the Globe and Mail.Keirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888593088238166613noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994805991731972299.post-81249378230967263022010-02-07T09:50:00.000-08:002010-02-07T10:29:59.288-08:00Painting Update - Napoleonics and Legion of EverblightRight, this is only an update, but I thought I'd post as I have at least one example of model preparation and also a view of where the 102 Napoleonic French are. <br /><br />So, here are the French. As you can see they are coming along. The red on the Grenadiers' epaulettes, etc. is too strong. I shall have to lightly drybrush it, probably with Blood Angels Red or maybe an orange, and then wash with a blue...maybe with a Reaper Blue Liner. This kind of thing defeats the purpose of my wash method, but its my fault for failing to acquire or make a red wash that could do a satifactory job of it. In front are some Legion of Everblight figures I've stared to break things up a bit. Those are Blighted Legionaires. Excellent miniatures.<br /><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixs6e-hR6X3JemM6l5lmjqns-VWqla3QBiei4KbUybmklkiNNGzDvH90CV3W8klmP0CdggMU32-FCpLNCm4MNYUaIibFrvfTwrcWYPuHbFjJcu6NCx2vNO0nO4R_o6owRKs6xGTDe5gUvr/s1600-h/September+1+2008+Pictures+776.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixs6e-hR6X3JemM6l5lmjqns-VWqla3QBiei4KbUybmklkiNNGzDvH90CV3W8klmP0CdggMU32-FCpLNCm4MNYUaIibFrvfTwrcWYPuHbFjJcu6NCx2vNO0nO4R_o6owRKs6xGTDe5gUvr/s400/September+1+2008+Pictures+776.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435563013396469330" /></a> Here is the modelling tip. These are the mounts for the Blighted Raptors, an Everblight light cavalry unit. These are ungulates, sans antlers at this point, but the point is that there were gaps I had to fill with green stuff. I just used an exacto blade to mimic the tufts of hair. It was a fun bit of work. I'm not even sure if there was a problem with the minis as such. I probably could have filed them into a better fit, but I'd rather just fill gaps afterwards than spend a lot of time trying to mate the halves beforehand.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2zrSt-oAJmq9waXJPYgMK5Mp7ybhTgz8MWXfGEAtFlzo-wQB33X17vt1njKxP2-xIxN4QQ1xYp-HC_P4mYqe9EP4-VqEf2LZbuANV3F5BHx4mNIJn-tcRarz_NqP28yoDt-6VFUt8-fzz/s1600-h/September+1+2008+Pictures+777.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2zrSt-oAJmq9waXJPYgMK5Mp7ybhTgz8MWXfGEAtFlzo-wQB33X17vt1njKxP2-xIxN4QQ1xYp-HC_P4mYqe9EP4-VqEf2LZbuANV3F5BHx4mNIJn-tcRarz_NqP28yoDt-6VFUt8-fzz/s400/September+1+2008+Pictures+777.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435561755130466930" /></a> These are the Legion Warmongers, ogres gone bad, if you like. I firmly consider these to be the top fantasy sculpts at God's scale of the year they were released by Privateer Press. Fantastic. I also have a Warmonger Warchief here (though he missed the snapshot). Basically, I've just brushed GW Tinbitz over a black basecoat on all of the mail and plate on these. As you can see, I still have to ensure the mail is fully painted in black inside the chainmail. I've been using PP armorwash so far but may need to go with the gesso watered down again. The Warmongers' flesh is meant to be/will be painted a light greyish blue. I'll get to that later. I seem to always paint outside in, when I should be going inside out, i.e. paint the flesh first with everything else to follow. As well, this picture shows me again that I have somehow acquired a camera that cannot do the very thing it is made for. The world is full of shoddy goods, I expect. As a public service, let me recommend that readers avoid like the plague the Canon PowerShot A1100<em>IS</em>. Buying it was a notable waste of my money.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv563ExO1iyQ719lZzmxMB65BT2E9LM__CJPgwF4jj3OFIpdKOY36PWH1_0wjxyHhKST65zFPN6TwtAjUQ2GXUZSC5CbG3jEcik64znf2aAwa3m4a_wRdptMBo4TG0P_3Q6sunqwlDvHTz/s1600-h/September+1+2008+Pictures+778.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv563ExO1iyQ719lZzmxMB65BT2E9LM__CJPgwF4jj3OFIpdKOY36PWH1_0wjxyHhKST65zFPN6TwtAjUQ2GXUZSC5CbG3jEcik64znf2aAwa3m4a_wRdptMBo4TG0P_3Q6sunqwlDvHTz/s400/September+1+2008+Pictures+778.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435561003585306578" /></a>Keirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888593088238166613noreply@blogger.com1