Orcs & Gobbo's advance orders!

thats right folks, the O&G have their advanced order stuff out and there is some amazing stuff! an arachnarok spider with a 100mm X 150mm base!! its massive! and their new rule book is a hardcover and in full color.

click here to see all of the items up for grabs!

more mecha

more rules/ stuff. square bases, 180 degree view from the front of the model/ like warhammer fantasy vision area. the facing of the shooter and the person being shot determines the parts that may be hit. head hardest to hit, but holds most of the vision sensors so if destroyed they have a negation on everything. legs hurt = slower, arms = weapon no work, chest = reaction and control problems but most armored. the pilot pod = dead robot that cant move, just in the way.

there are range bands that depend on the weapon/walker. SMG have < 3" 2D6, less then 6 but >3" then D6, then 7"-12" D3. as the guns bullets spray out so less bullets hit farther away, but closer and more shots hit the mark.

will also be a skirmish type game with a few models(I.E. warmahordes)

the Empire's walkers are referred as Olympians and will have Greek/Roman, and possibly other gods(basic walkers will be legionnaire's) . most likely will also have a hammer that becomes red-hot, but 2 handed called Vulcan's fury.

the Unity of the Blessed Lotus have fury's and will have animal names (I.E. lion fury).        

mecha gameing

i am disappointed  in the lack of mecha tabletop games, so as of now i have embarked upon the task of developing one. i have laid out the basics, such as unit types, basic equipment(solid/kinetic ammo, energy/lasers, shields, blades, etc.) but nothing specific. also pilot training/experience will play a big part, along with army specific rules and specialist equipment that hampers opponents(special smoke that dampens laser effectiveness, loss of vision, etc.) and a damage chart that involves separate body parts along with separate damage types(severe, minor, moderate, and superficial). these are subject to change as this is just beginning of the process.   

Blood Angels now up for Advanced order!

Thats right folks, the new blood angels stuff is now available.

 now this has me torn. i hate the storm raven as a person, but love it as an ork player, as it has a ton of bits. i also like the look of the dreadnoughts. the battle force,though, is the one i like the most, as it helps new people get into the hobby and its normally cheaper than getting them all alone. the stormraven comes in 116 pieces, with HB, assault cannons, plasma cannons, bloodstrike missiles, and a moded magna-grapple. you can see why my orky side loves the bits. they are released on the 5th of February.

nid list V.2

2000pts.

Hive Tyrant, regen, leech essence, psychic scream-190
2 guards, rending, scything, 120
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2 hive guard, impaler cannon, 100
2hive guard, impaler cannon, 100
2 Zoanthropes, warp blast, warp lance, 120
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5 warriors, 1 venom cannon, scything talons/no devourers,165
20 genestealers, scything, 320
30 termagaunts, spike rifles, 180
tervigon, scything,regen, catalyst,210
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30x2 gargoyle,fleshborer,360
3 shrike,barbed strangler, rending claws(no scything),135  

if i had the points i would also add a full 30 squad of hormagaunts with adrenal glands and give the tyrant hive commander, because the hormagaunts could outflank and i add +1 to my reserve rolls. my elite slots are all for anti-tank, and a little anti-MEQ. pretty much you swamp the opponent in bodies, then hit them with the MC. and with a semi-continuous stream of termagaunts each turn, the enemy will absolutely need to make priority decisions.
i just love coming up with new lists. i like list building. just saying.  

score.

im now at 1-3-3. also i have not stated this, but my posts are not going to be solely competitive type things. i may throw them in once and a while, but not regularly.

Another important hobby tip: lighting.
now everybody knows the most important thing in painting(besides paint/brush) is lighting, because it matters little how well you paint if you cannot see what you are painting. The different types of lighting are: room, lamp, and natural lighting. Room lighting is byfar the worst for you, as the light has to go from ceiling to you thus lessening the amount so its harder on your eyes to focus and such.

next is the lamp. It is when you have a normal bulb desk lamp and is a great improvement over room light, as it is closer too you and increases the amount of light directly given but still dulls the models as soft bulbs/normal are yellow so still not perfect.

now is the natural lights which are the best to cause less stress to your eyes as it is white light and imitates the sun so it causes less eye stress and is the brightest of the 3. But these lights are more expensive then the other 2. But in the long run, the natural light gives the best working light to use.