tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78919992024-02-22T01:40:10.314-08:00Shrink to FitUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger147125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7891999.post-75099288980292411852010-01-28T20:24:00.000-08:002010-01-28T20:33:35.458-08:00Goals for 2010I have one goal for 2010: To complete my Daemons of Chaos army in time to participate in the Ordo Fanaticus Club Challenge. I believe this is in July or August. <br /><br />Therefore, I am going to have to assemble and paint some things starting, uh... <span style="font-style:italic;">now</span>.<br /><br />I have next week off, so I hope to actually get the ball rolling.<br /><br />Here's the current state of things:<br /><center><br /><a href="http://s95.photobucket.com/albums/l146/quikdvs1/Mobile%20Uploads/mms_picture-2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l146/quikdvs1/Mobile%20Uploads/th_mms_picture-2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" ></a><br /><a href="http://s95.photobucket.com/albums/l146/quikdvs1/Mobile%20Uploads/mms_picture-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l146/quikdvs1/Mobile%20Uploads/th_mms_picture-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" ></a><br /><a href="http://s95.photobucket.com/albums/l146/quikdvs1/Mobile%20Uploads/mms_picture.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l146/quikdvs1/Mobile%20Uploads/th_mms_picture.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" ></a><br /></center><br />Time to get to work.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com61tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7891999.post-75077530137708327152010-01-13T21:47:00.001-08:002010-01-13T21:47:45.117-08:00Hmmmpf...I am a lazy POS.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7891999.post-60489738773928032872009-10-30T23:42:00.000-07:002009-10-30T23:47:01.697-07:00Beastletter and Plaguebeastman Standard BearerYes, I'm going to insist on using lame names for these creations. Why? Because I find it entertaining.<br /><br />Anyhoo, here's a pic of the two models:<br /><center><br /><a href="http://s95.photobucket.com/albums/l146/quikdvs1/Warhammer/Daemons%20of%20Chaos/BeastDaemonConversions.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l146/quikdvs1/Warhammer/Daemons%20of%20Chaos/th_BeastDaemonConversions.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" ></a><br /></center><br />I really am proud of the standard that the Plaguebeastman is holding. I used a zombie head and a body from the corpse cart, in addition to a standard Ungor spear arm. The inspiration came from an image in the Boom! Studios graphic novel, <span style="font-style:italic;">Forge of War</span>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7891999.post-77133937244129557852009-10-29T10:42:00.001-07:002009-10-29T11:09:18.361-07:00Baemons/DaestmenI've actually done a little work on my Beastman-themed Daemon army. I have completed a sample Beastletter, as well as a heavily-modified, standard-bearing Plaguebeastman. I plan on getting pictures up on Friday.<br /><br />Now that I have received a bunch of the items I need to crank-out some units, I plan on doing just that.<br /><br />*crosses fingers*Unknownnoreply@blogger.com153tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7891999.post-21096341480935782212009-10-18T21:45:00.001-07:002009-10-18T22:07:08.717-07:00Sunday Night Musings: Hobby TimeBeing productive in this hobby is tough.<br /><br />I have found that I spend most of my hobby time reading other hobbyists' blogs or browsing forums (or writing posts like this one on my lack of motivation). I get great ideas from these sources, but they typically stay plain 'ol ideas--they do not evolve into an actual product.<br /><br />For instance, I started a Daemons of Chaos army because my fiance bought the Masque of Slaanesh for me as a gift. I decided that I should use that model as a springboard for an entire army. I spent some time developing possible lists, and even joined the Tale of Even More Painters as motivation to work toward a completed DoC army. <br /><br />The motivation lasted a few weeks, but has since dwindled. During that "motivated" time, I was able to assemble and paint a Beast of Chaos and convert a Herald of Nurgle.<br /><br />After that?<br /><br />Pfffffttttt....<br /><br />I have ideas on what I want to do next. I have developed an armylist that I am working toward building, and I have even listed what models I need for what unit and where I am progress-wise. I have the models necessary to complete a few of these units, but I find myself unwilling to take the next step and actually work on them. It's as if structuring the hobby makes it seem too much like a job. Yet if I don't add some structure to it, I never get anything done.<br /><br />I need to restrict the amount of time I spend developing ideas, and use the time gained to actually grow my physical army.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7891999.post-65244387955545059242009-10-12T21:09:00.001-07:002009-10-12T22:09:54.931-07:00The Cheese Comes After the WhineAfter my previous pouting session, I've decided to suck it up and move forward. When an army is lacking punch, you add some punch. Therefore, I've brainstormed some ways to make that happen. <br /><br />First of all, I'm planning on having a Daemon Prince of Khorne lead my army. Throw on some wings, a Collar of Khorne, and some Armor of Khorne on him and you essentially have a Bloodthirster with a Nerf axe--it's much friendlier, but can still be effective. Best of all, I have an idea for a model to represent it: Dragon Ogre Shaggoth with wings added. I love the Shaggoth model--it's one of my favorites, ever--and it would be a perfect opportunity to include one in my army.<br /><br />So that takes care some of my issue with mobility and a bit of my lack-of-hitty issue. <br /><br />A second idea I have is to include a Herald of Tzeentch on Disc or on a chariot. This would function as mobile shooting via magic. Additional bonus: I'd use the Be'Lakor model (yet another personal favorite) to represent this herald. I'd just have to make sure to let my opponents know that it is not a Daemon Prince or Greater Daemon. With the group I play with, I don't think this would be a problem.<br /><br />If nothing else, these two characters will provide a distraction that should allow the rest of my army to march up the field without being the sole focus on my opponents' attention. <br /><br />Other fun ideas: Using Centigors to represent either Fleshhounds, Fiends of Slaanesh, or Seekers of Slaanesh. Just brainstorming more ways to include Beasts of Chaos figures in the army.<br /><br />I have enjoyed painting the Nurgle Daemons thus far, and I think that I'll enjoy painting models from the other gods, too. Thus, I'm going to focus on building an army I like and will like to paint, and hopefully will learn to enjoy playing it, too.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7891999.post-71872842937512012452009-10-11T22:29:00.000-07:002009-10-11T22:49:27.427-07:00Escalation League Game Night: Crushed by WE and WoCI am hating playing Daemons of Chaos right now. Maybe it's my list, maybe it's the people I've been playing against... who knows?<br /><br />What I do know is that I've been massacred in each of the three games I've played thus far (750, 2@875). I have no hitting power, I have no way to threaten opponents and force them into coming toward me, and it is just plain frustrating. Daemons aren't mobile, they don't have the ability to be tricky (no bait-and-flee), and they suck when wielded by me. <br /><br />Before I just continue with my whining, I'll share the list I'm using:<br /><br />Herald of Nurgle (General), Palanquin, Staff of Nurgle<br />11x Plaguebearers of Nurgle, Musician<br />10x Bloodletters of Khorne<br />10x Horrors of Tzeentch, Icon Bearer, Icon of Sorcery<br />5x Furies<br />4x Seekers of Slaanesh<br />3x Screamers of Tzeentch<br /><br />Now, I know this list isn't optimal, but I'm extremely concerned about abusing the power of the Daemon armybook. That is something that I want to avoid at all costs. But right now, this list sucks. There is no hitting power, and when I am going against opponents with shooting, I have nothing to force them to move toward me, so I just get shot to pieces.<br /><br />It is not fun. I'm not providing a competitive game to my opponent. I need to up the power level, while using units I like and not cheesing out. <br /><br />Whine whine whine whine.<br /><br />Complain complain complain.<br /><br />Okay. I'm done with the pity party. Time to figure out where to go from here.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7891999.post-55459588852720503312009-10-10T21:56:00.000-07:002009-10-10T22:24:57.878-07:00Sunday Musings: One Day EarlyI haven't done much physical hobby work recently--a few magnetized movement trays is all--but I have done quite a bit of reading. That's one of the great things about this hobby: there are many different facets of Warhammer, so when you lose interest in one or it becomes tedious, you can just focus on another. <br /><br />I have just recently motored through the entire Malus Darkblade series--assuming it hasn't continued beyond the 5th book. I borrowed these books from a friend after deciding to start a Dark Elf army (eventually). My reasoning behind starting the Delf army is due to my fascination with assassins. That's it. I didn't know much about Dark Elves, aside from the whole being evil thing. Therefore, I figured that reading the Darkblade series would lead to a decent understanding of the Dark Elf race.<br /><br />What a great series! I won't give a detailed review or anything, but I do recommend these novels to anyone who enjoys reading about the Warhammer world.<br /><br />The best part of these books was the inspiration it gave me regarding possible army themes. The first idea refers to Malekith's personal guard, known as the Endless. These ladies and gentlemen all wear masks--to take away their personal identity and show that they're only importance is to obey Malekith--and are pretty wicked. In the books, the ones that interact with Malus are a version of Dark Riders, so I see these being mainly core units--Spearmen and Dark Riders--with a unit of Black Guard thrown in and some Cold One Knights and Chariots. I'd use Dark Riders with shield and spears as well as Riders with repeater crossbows. This army would be lead by Malekith's Champion (represented by a Dreadlord). <br /><br />The second idea is one that I had thought a little about before, but after reading the books, the basic premise was expanded upon: Khainite. There is an entire book dedicated to Har Ganeth--the City of Executioners. There are True Believers who are insanely talented individuals who fight without armor because they don't need it. They never get touched in combat. The executioners are fantastically portrayed, and the Witch Elves are mystical death-dealers that even frighten other Dark Elves. I can envision an army of Khaine dressed completely in white and covered in blood splatter. This would allow for me to load up on Assassins and Executioners--two of my favorite models/units in the Dark Elf list. Magic could come in the form of Khainite priests (in the books, there were male priests who used magic). Cauldron of Blood? Yes please. Witch Elves? You betcha! I think this would be a beautiful and fun army.<br /><br />So there's what I have been doing with most of my time recently. Throw in a little Skaven rumor-reading (can't wait until November!!!) and some more lusting after a Beasts of Chaos army, and you have my explanation for why I have nothing new painted.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7891999.post-64425952079076774982009-09-16T13:00:00.000-07:002009-09-16T13:01:55.115-07:00TOEMP Challenge 4.0: Joker!<center><br /><a href="http://s95.photobucket.com/albums/l146/quikdvs1/Warhammer/Tale%20of%20Even%20More%20Painters/?action=view¤t=joker.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l146/quikdvs1/Warhammer/Tale%20of%20Even%20More%20Painters/joker.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><br /></center>Fail.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7891999.post-16016964311996279272009-09-08T18:04:00.000-07:002009-09-08T18:21:35.135-07:00TOEMP Challenge 3.4: Herald of Nurgle finally completed!Despite it being a late entry, I have completed my Herald of Nurgle. Sadly, I have not constructed a unique profile for him, as he's just going to be a Herald on Palanquin with the Staff of Nurgle in my 2250 point OFCC list. <br /><center><br /><a href="http://s95.photobucket.com/albums/l146/quikdvs1/Warhammer/Daemons%20of%20Chaos/HeraldofNurgleComplete1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l146/quikdvs1/Warhammer/Daemons%20of%20Chaos/th_HeraldofNurgleComplete1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" ></a><br /><a href="http://s95.photobucket.com/albums/l146/quikdvs1/Warhammer/Daemons%20of%20Chaos/HeraldofNurgleComplete2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l146/quikdvs1/Warhammer/Daemons%20of%20Chaos/th_HeraldofNurgleComplete2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" ></a><br /></center><br />I'm really, really proud of how he turned out. It was the most greenstuff I have ever used on a model, and I think that it looks pretty decent. There are enough tentacles on the base to adequately represent a Palanquin (hopefully).<br /><br />Before last night I really hated the teeth, because they were just several white streaks on top of the base color. I decided to put some extra effort into them today before calling the model finished, and I think it turned out well.<br /><br />Now on to Challenge #4!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7891999.post-40462766917571522922009-09-05T00:14:00.000-07:002009-09-05T00:20:03.425-07:00TOEMP Challenge 3.3: Herald of Nurgle project failed!So close to finishing this guy! Sadly, there was just too much real life interference today to allow me to complete him. Anyway, as I'm not going to be able to work on it anymore before the deadline, here he is in his current state.<br /><br />I still need to highlight the pink tentacles, horns, hooves, claw, staff, and mouth. The base needs to be completed, as well. But, I like how he has turned out thus far. I tried for a a decayed greenish brown skin color so he wouldn't look just like a regular old Beastman. <br /><center><br /><a href="http://s95.photobucket.com/albums/l146/quikdvs1/Warhammer/Daemons%20of%20Chaos/WIPNurgleHeraldPaint4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l146/quikdvs1/Warhammer/Daemons%20of%20Chaos/th_WIPNurgleHeraldPaint4.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" ></a><br /></center><br />Comments are always appreciated.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7891999.post-39915755948353280882009-09-04T01:46:00.000-07:002009-09-04T01:49:36.253-07:00TOEMP Challenge 3.2: Herald of Nurgle gets some paint!Too tired to think of something relevant to type. Here are the pics of the current state of the Herald:<br /><center><br /><a href="http://s95.photobucket.com/albums/l146/quikdvs1/Warhammer/Daemons%20of%20Chaos/WIPNurgleHeraldPaint1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l146/quikdvs1/Warhammer/Daemons%20of%20Chaos/th_WIPNurgleHeraldPaint1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" ></a><br /><a href="http://s95.photobucket.com/albums/l146/quikdvs1/Warhammer/Daemons%20of%20Chaos/WIPNurgleHeraldPaint2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l146/quikdvs1/Warhammer/Daemons%20of%20Chaos/th_WIPNurgleHeraldPaint2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" ></a><br /><a href="http://s95.photobucket.com/albums/l146/quikdvs1/Warhammer/Daemons%20of%20Chaos/WIPNurgleHeraldPaint3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l146/quikdvs1/Warhammer/Daemons%20of%20Chaos/th_WIPNurgleHeraldPaint3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" ></a><br /></center><br />Tomorrow is the last day I have available to paint, so I'm hoping to get this finished early.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7891999.post-65651314795771130972009-09-01T22:30:00.000-07:002009-09-01T22:48:10.819-07:00TOEMP Challenge 3.1: Herald of NurgleI've decided to work on converting a Herald of Nurgle on Palanquin of Nurgle for this 3rd challenge. Initially, I was going to work on converting a Herald of Slaanesh, but because I enjoyed painting the Beast of Nurgle so much, I figured I might as well continue working with the god of decay. <br /><br />I've used the Morghur model as the base of this conversion. The Pestigor models are some of my absolute favorite models, and the Morghur model is fantastic, as well. The model belongs on a bigger base to begin with, so it just made sense to add some more gooey-ness and call it a palanquin. I wanted to make the Beastman himself to look more mutated, so I added a scorpion tail--and it just so happens to fit with the whole poison thing. <br /><br />Anyway, here is the start of the conversion:<br /><center><br /><a href="http://s95.photobucket.com/albums/l146/quikdvs1/Warhammer/Tale%20of%20Even%20More%20Painters/WIPHeraldofNurgle1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l146/quikdvs1/Warhammer/Tale%20of%20Even%20More%20Painters/th_WIPHeraldofNurgle1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" ></a><br /><a href="http://s95.photobucket.com/albums/l146/quikdvs1/Warhammer/Tale%20of%20Even%20More%20Painters/WIPHeraldofNurgle2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l146/quikdvs1/Warhammer/Tale%20of%20Even%20More%20Painters/th_WIPHeraldofNurgle2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" ></a><br /></center><br />I'll be posting updates as the model progresses.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7891999.post-81737516536971806632009-08-27T21:42:00.000-07:002009-09-01T22:30:38.523-07:00TOEMP Challenge 2.3: Just Another TouchI added a few extreme highlights to the Beast, as I wasn't super happy with the prior results. Now, after the very simple additions, and a little bit of wash here and there, I'm pleased.<br /><center><br /><a href="http://s95.photobucket.com/albums/l146/quikdvs1/Warhammer/Daemons%20of%20Chaos/NurglePlagueBeast.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l146/quikdvs1/Warhammer/Daemons%20of%20Chaos/th_NurglePlagueBeast.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" ></a><br /></center>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7891999.post-56017682483835686272009-08-26T20:59:00.000-07:002009-08-26T21:18:34.858-07:00TOEMP Challenge 2.2: Completed<center><br /><a href="http://s95.photobucket.com/albums/l146/quikdvs1/Warhammer/Daemons%20of%20Chaos/TaleofEvenMorePainterse-Challenge2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l146/quikdvs1/Warhammer/Daemons%20of%20Chaos/th_TaleofEvenMorePainterse-Challenge2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" ></a><br /></center><br />I was worried for a bit that I wouldn't make it, especially after misplacing the paint recipe for my Nurgle friends. Luckily, I'm still on vacation, so I was able to spend the day painting. I have no idea what I'm going to do for this army regarding bases--I'd like them to function for 40k as well as Fantasy--so those didn't get any attention.<br /><br />Here's a companion shot of the Nurgle with his Plaguebearer relative:<br /><center><br /><a href="http://s95.photobucket.com/albums/l146/quikdvs1/Warhammer/Daemons%20of%20Chaos/DaemonsofNurgle.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l146/quikdvs1/Warhammer/Daemons%20of%20Chaos/th_DaemonsofNurgle.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" ></a><br /></center><br />Looking forward to the next challenge!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7891999.post-12347808299474827072009-08-24T23:32:00.000-07:002009-08-24T23:40:57.628-07:00A Question to Fellow Hobbyists: GreenstuffI suck at using greenstuff. I am never going to be a sculptor, and I don't really expect anything fancy to appear when I'm rolling the yellow and blue together. However, I would like to be competent at filling gaps and such. I think I need some help.<br /><br />After my recent experience with the Beast of Nurgle, I noticed that the ends of the greenstuff--where I attempted to smooth over a gap--were slightly raised, and did not blend smoothly with the rest of the model. It's as if when I was pulling the greenstuff over the model, the ends didn't stick. Any ideas on how to prevent this from happening in the future?<br /><br />And when can you start working with the greenstuff? Do you roll it up, apply it to the model, get the general shape and then wait for a while before trying to get make solid designs/shapes/forms?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7891999.post-5978959494820056002009-08-23T19:51:00.000-07:002009-08-23T20:21:15.417-07:00TOEMP Challenge 2.1: Greenstuffing Papa Nurgle's PetAfter getting settled back at home after a lot of time off, I was finally able to dive into the second challenge--well, technically it's my first since I was gone during the first challenge, but...<br /><br />I have decided to paint up a Beast of Nurgle that I assembled a while back. The model had tons of gaps and didn't fit together very well, so I greenstuffed the crap outta it. For the firs time, I'm trying to make sure there aren't any apparent seams in my figures. I still struggle controlling the greenstuff, but I feel that I'm making progress. I added a very slight Nurgle icon on the beasts chest using greenstuff, but I didn't want it to be prominent because there is already one on his belly that comes standard on the model. I'll post a picture tomorrow when there is better light.<br /><br />I hope to get the Beast primed tomorrow, and might even be able to get the basecoat on. I owe my Fiance a lot of "us" time, so I don't think I'll get much more than that accomplished tomorrow. Tuesday and Wednesday should be open to painting, and I'm confident that I'll have the time to get him finished.<br /><br />To make up the extra points needed (the Beast costs 100) I'm going to finish painting a Screamer of Tzeentch I started previously. That'll give me the 130 points I need to meet this challenge.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7891999.post-48683786415342748712009-08-11T16:54:00.000-07:002009-08-11T17:00:51.036-07:00Pushing the Pause ButtonEven though the Tale of Even More Painters just started a few days ago, I'm going to take some time away from this budding project. Every August, my fiance and I volunteer at a bereavement camp in southern Oregon. It's a week long camp, but we are stopping at the beach to visit a friend before heading down, and then will stay with her parents for a few more days after the camp ends.<br /><br />Expect the paint to start flying when I get back. I don't know what 73rd has planned for our second project, but I'm anxiously awaiting the orders. Hopefully my recently assembled and primed Bloodletters will be able to get some paint on them soon.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7891999.post-38440365460319690902009-08-09T20:22:00.000-07:002009-08-09T20:41:31.625-07:00TOEMP: Basing the PestigorsI've been busy getting ready for the camp I volunteer at every summer, so I haven't had much time to work on models, but I did manage to get my Pestigors glued to their bases before slapping on some Black Lava (Vallejo). I used some greenstuff to help mount the Pestigors. After I was finished with that, I had some greenstuff left over so I decided to fill in some of the gaps on the currently headless Bloodletters. This is the first time I have done such a thing, and I'm interested to see how they turn out. I left some Bloodletters untouched--as a control group--and will determine whether or not I'm going to do this with all my models in the army. With my last army, I did a lot of basic gluing, drybrushing, and washing to get the army finished. With this army, I'd like to try to work at making a more finished product.<br /><br />I'll be able to work on some things tomorrow morning, but after that, I'll be leaving town for at least 12 days. Fortunately, 73rd has been kind enough to allow some of to have a "delayed start" of sorts, so I won't get hosed for having a pre-planned scheduling conflict.<br /><br />Tomorrow I hope to at least get my Pestigors primed. If I'm lucky, I'll get the Bloodletters based, too.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7891999.post-41694556441095270622009-08-09T01:03:00.000-07:002009-08-09T01:09:26.533-07:00TOEMP: 1st Challenge Preparations<center><br /><a href="http://s95.photobucket.com/albums/l146/quikdvs1/Warhammer/Tale%20of%20Even%20More%20Painters/TaleofEvenMorePainters-ToDoList1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l146/quikdvs1/Warhammer/Tale%20of%20Even%20More%20Painters/th_TaleofEvenMorePainters-ToDoList1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" ></a><br /></center>So it begins. Here is the start of my Daemon army. Yep. It consists of headless Bloodletters and a few Pestigors. Pretty sad. But that's why I've decided to participate in this cooperative event. The goal is to take these metal and plastic pieces and turn them into something beautiful. Well... maybe not beautiful, but at least something that isn't just plastic and metal.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7891999.post-2166157667310658602009-08-09T00:46:00.000-07:002009-08-09T00:53:48.243-07:00The Completed Skaven Clan Eshin Army<center><br /><a href="http://s95.photobucket.com/albums/l146/quikdvs1/Warhammer/Skaven/SkavenClanEshinFullArmyShot-2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l146/quikdvs1/Warhammer/Skaven/th_SkavenClanEshinFullArmyShot-2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" ></a><br /></center>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7891999.post-6517381956987841802009-08-07T11:22:00.001-07:002009-08-07T13:17:03.549-07:00Tale of Even More Painters: Initial OrdersReceived an email from 73rd today. Looks like we're getting ready to go!<br /><blockquote><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Hey Guys!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Time for an update, or what can be considered more of the final draft of things to come.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">In this email I will cover dates, schedules, plans and the excitement within the approaching Tale!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Firstly, please make a note of the following dates, as each deadline will be every 10 days and these cover the near future:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">First deadline: 17th August</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Second deadline: 27th August</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Third deadline: 6th September</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Fourth deadline: 16th September</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Fifth deadline: 26th September</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Now as for the schedules, it is difficult to create a permanent one as each of us are involved in different tasks, so I thought to try a more flexible approach; that of changeable targets.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">For those of us painting 40k and WFB, set point limits will be created, whereas for those of us painting Epic 40k, those point targets should be doubled.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">For example, the first deadline of 17th August will be an easy one to fulfil. Simply paint 100 points, or 200 in the case of Epic 40k, of troops. This can be any troops choice, from Daemons to Space Marines. Now here are the points values, and please keep in mind there are two variations of the word 'points'. The first instance represents the cost of a unit, so 100 points of Space Marines, the other represents the points earned by completing the painting as below:</span><br /><br /><u style="font-style: italic;">Standard Points</u><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Foot Sloggers - 1 point each</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Bikes/ Cavalry - 2 points each</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Walkers/ Creatures - 5 points each</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Vehicles/ Chariots/ Large Monsters - 10 points each</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Please base these points on the model's base size or overall size.</span><br /><br /><u style="font-style: italic;">Challenges</u><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Icons/ Symbols/ Marks - 1 point per model</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Eyes/ Lenses/ View Finders - 1 point per model</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Walker/ Large Monsters/ Vehicles/ Chariots Details (accessories) and Freehand - 5 points per model</span><br /><br /><u style="font-style: italic;">Targets</u><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Beating Deadline by atleast 24 hours - 2 points</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Meeting Deadline - 1 point</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Missing Deadline - -3 points</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Now that covers the points, here are a few benefits:</span><br /><br /><strong style="font-style: italic;">The Joker Card</strong><span style="font-style: italic;"> - Each painter has one of these and it entitles them to skip a single deadline. Can be used to extend time for that special unit but use it wisely. If used, the -3 points for missing a deadline isn't deducted.</span><br /><strong style="font-style: italic;">The Assault Card</strong><span style="font-style: italic;"> - These can be used every deadline and entitle the user to an award (to be confirmed). The Assault Card represents painting more points than required in the schedule. This must be by atleast 50% (150 points in a 100 point target for example). Each time an Assault Card is played the individual may collect 2 tallies (sub-points) to go towards a title from the list below that should be displayed throughout the TOEMP:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Speed Painter - 1 Tally</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Perfectionist - 2 Tallies</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Lord of Time - 3 Tallies</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Master of Time - 5 Tallies</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The Accomplisher - 6 Tallies</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Of course these extras aren't neccessary to take part in the TOEMP, they are more for fun. Here's something that everyone may enjoy though is a bit of small competition between our group:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Every deadline, I will create a poll for bloggers to vote for their favourite piece/pieces of work as we go along. I will specify that this poll isn't to vote for the nicest painted or converted model, but the all round best effort. The winner each week will be given a digital Trophy to display on their blog if they choose to do so. Remember that this is to expand an army, or create a new one, so don't worry too much about gaining points in certain areas as it should all balance itself out in the long run with a bit of communication.</span><br /><br /><strong style="font-style: italic;">NOW FOR THE FIRST DEADLINE:</strong><br /><strong style="font-style: italic;"></strong><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">17th August - 75+ points of models. That is the cost of those models in their Codex or Army Book, and not from the list above. For example, 5 Marines at 90 points. This is just a warm up for a bit of fun, so a minimum of 75 points is needed by the 17th and then the points earned can be calculated from the above list. This should be a troops selection, as next deadline we can concentrate on other aspects, and we all know how hard it can be to paint those annoying numbers of troops! So come on guys, let's give it a go.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Let me know if you have any questions or problems, and I have uploaded the TOEMP Logo in all its basic glory as an attachment in this email for those of you wanting to display it and maybe link back to the page I created as I will be updating it regularly during our progress. I'm also currently working on the Trophies and Titles icons.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">I look forward to working with you all, this will be a great experience and one that we can all support each other through,</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Thanks fellas,</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">All the best,</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Michael - 73rd</span></blockquote><br /><br />So now I need to figure out exactly what my plans are for this Daemon army.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7891999.post-74571624588990461932009-08-07T00:01:00.000-07:002009-08-07T00:09:57.776-07:00Tale of Even More Painters73rd over at <a href="http://unforgivenangels.wordpress.com/">The Unforgiven Angels </a>has decided to unleash a "Tale of Four Gamers" -type of challenge upon the blogosphere! I've decided to join him on this mad quest, and I will be focusing on a Daemons of Chaos army. I'm extremely excited, because there is an escalation league taking place starting in September, and this will be the perfect sort of thing to get my new army on the table looking all sorts of pretty! More to come--including an army list, goals, etc--when the competition gets underway.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7891999.post-64209307594729463722009-08-06T23:52:00.000-07:002009-08-07T00:00:38.602-07:00Long-Term Goal Review<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><blockquote><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">2009 Long-Term Goals</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Warhammer 40K</span><br /><ul><li>Have 500 points of Eldar painted</li><li>Have 1,000 points of Daemons assembled</li><li>Have 500 points of Daemons painted<br /></li><li>Play at least 3 games<br /></li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">Warhammer Fantasy</span><br /><ul><li>Have 2,250 points of Clan Eshin Skaven painted<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"> [COMPLETED]</span><br /></li><li>Have 1,000 points of Daemons assembled<br /></li><li>Have 500 points of Daemons painted<br /></li><li>Have 1,000 points of Dark Elves assembled</li><li>Have 500 points of Dark Elves painted</li><li>Play at least 15 games<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">[Currently at 10]</span></li><li>Start a Beasts of Chaos army<br /></li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">Warhammer Quest</span><br /><ul><li>Paint Wood Elf Wardancer<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"> [COMPLETED]</span></li><li>Paint Bretonnian Questing Knight</li></ul></blockquote>When I composed these goals, I intended on completing them by the end of this year. It is now the 8th month of the year, and I'm not even close to completing 1/4 of them. Additionally, my focus has narrowed onto Daemons of Chaos, and I'm not concerning myself with Eldar or Dark Elves. Heck, I'm not even sure that Beasts of Chaos are going to be released this year, so how am I going to achieve that goal? I think I should change that to a reward for when I have completed both my Daemons and Dark Elves.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7891999.post-89102225282094122322009-08-06T23:31:00.000-07:002009-08-06T23:51:46.524-07:00Short-Term Goal Review<blockquote><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Current Short-Term Goals</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Warhammer 40K</span><br /><ul><li>Assemble 500 points of Eldar</li><li>Assemble 500 points of Daemons</li><li>Paint 5 Pestigors (that count as Plaguebearers)<br /></li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">Warhammer Fantasy</span><br /><ul><li>Paint converted Skaven Ratling Gun by April 20th and submit it to Under-Empire competition <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">[COMPLETE]</span><br /></li><li>Paint 2 Skaven Gutter Runners<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> [COMPLETE]</span><br /></li><li>Convert 2nd Skaven Ratling Gun</li><li>Paint to wash double-based Skaven Warplock Jezzail<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> [COMPLETE]</span></li><li>Paint 5 Pestigors (that count as Plaguebearers)</li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">General</span><br /><ul><li>Figure out and create or buy Daemon conversion bases/movement trays to go between Fantasy and 40K</li></ul></blockquote>My short term goals have changed somewhat since I first posted them. I am no longer even thinking about Eldar, and any 40K that crosses my mind is in the form of Daemons. I love the idea of double-dipping, so to speak. I never know what I want to do with the Eldar, so I never settle on an idea and follow it through.<br /><br />I'm not going to convert a 2nd Skaven Ratling Gun because I don't plan on playing my Skaven again any time soon. The next time I play WFB will probably be when the new escalation league begins, and I plan on playing my Daemons.<br /><br />I still need to figure out what I'm going to do with bases/movement trays. I really want to go with round bases so that I can use the models for both 40K and Fantasy, but I know that I'll be playing WFB with them the majority of the time. Time to price-check GF9 custom trays!<br /><br />An updated version of my short-term goals would read as follows:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Warhammer Fantasy</span><br /><ul><li>Assemble 10 Daemonettes</li><li>Assemble 10 Bloodletters</li><li>Assemble 5 Seekers</li><li>Test model a Horror<br /></li><li>Model 4 Humanoid Plaguebearers</li><li>Greenstuff gaps on Beast of Nurgle</li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">General</span><br /><ul><li>Figure out and create or buy Daemon conversion bases/movement trays to go between Fantasy and 40K</li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0