On the good news front, I got the sluggers either primed or ready for priming (depending on the fig), as well as the scattergunner UA. I still have some scattergunners unassembled, and that probably won't be fixed before the weekend, but I'll play them anyway.
On the bad news front, the magnets in both the torso and one of the heads shifted as I was gluing them, and I really don't like the way they are currently seated. So, tomorrow, I have to get them out and try it again - I thought about doing it tonight, but decided that it just wasn't worth the effort right now.
Still trying to decide what to take for the weekend. I generally take battlebox forces to loan out, and I have been taking some Legion, Menoth and Skorne stuff to loan as well. I then take an army or two to try out. I usually don't get in more than one or two games, but that's a darn sight better than zero. Anyway, I want to take my pigs, so Sturm & Drang can get a road test, but I am wondering if I should just take some trolls, now that I have a new unit, a new UA, and a new 'lock.
And I need to think about my holiday travels as well. I'll take along paints, supplies, and a couple of armies, since I should be able to find a game in the Chicago area, right? (Yes, I know about Games Plus and Unique Games. I will be reasonably close to both of them.)
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Monday, December 12, 2011
Not much progress today
Spent a good chunk of the afternoon trying to fix a computer issue, so I lost that time. I did get Jarl and Gorten primed, and three of the sluggers assembled, so there is that. And, while puttering in the basement, I remembered that I had some small drill bits which (1) were the right size for the jack magnets; and (2) might fit in the pin vice. Both turned out to be true, so I got a little more work done on the jacks tonight.
Probably not much tomorrow - I have to prep 8 model rockets for assembly at a Scout meeting later on in the week, and cutting the fins may take some time.
Probably not much tomorrow - I have to prep 8 model rockets for assembly at a Scout meeting later on in the week, and cutting the fins may take some time.
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Hooray, a shirt!
My pressganger shirt arrived yesterday. I guess that makes me all official and stuff.
Did little work tonight. Remembered that I had snapped a drill bit the last time I had magnetized a plastic jack, so I couldn't get too far on my menoth or khador heavies. Got Gorten assembled, as well as Jarl, but just did not really feel like doing much tonight. Got some time blocked off for some basement time in the next few days, and I need to start thinking about what I am going to take with me over the holidays.
While I would like to take a lot, its probably going to be gators, pigs and trolls. Want to get in some practice with each of those - I'm going to go out on a limb and say that I will probably be running Minions at GenCon - I have fun with them, even when I lose, which is probably the most important thing.
Also looking at running something at a local con at the end of Feb. Stay tuned, although my readership is low enough that it probably would not make any difference in the con attendance anyway.
Did little work tonight. Remembered that I had snapped a drill bit the last time I had magnetized a plastic jack, so I couldn't get too far on my menoth or khador heavies. Got Gorten assembled, as well as Jarl, but just did not really feel like doing much tonight. Got some time blocked off for some basement time in the next few days, and I need to start thinking about what I am going to take with me over the holidays.
While I would like to take a lot, its probably going to be gators, pigs and trolls. Want to get in some practice with each of those - I'm going to go out on a limb and say that I will probably be running Minions at GenCon - I have fun with them, even when I lose, which is probably the most important thing.
Also looking at running something at a local con at the end of Feb. Stay tuned, although my readership is low enough that it probably would not make any difference in the con attendance anyway.
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Win some, lose some
Got in two small games with Maelok today. Won the first against a legion list (eThag, Typhon, some shredders), mainly because the shredders were in the way of Typhon and eThag, and I used feat to get past them to the crunchy warlock center. Could have gone the other way though.
Lost the second against a Xerxis Skorne list. Bronzeback, Gladiator, min paingivers and the beatstick. It wasn't even close. I almost managed to eke out a victory - I had Xerxis down quite a bit, he had no fury, but I had to resort to slamming one of my gatormen into him to try and finish him off. When it didn't work (and, frankly, it was a long shot at best), I was done. It was a go big or go home attempt, and I got spanked for it.
Good games, both of them. I think Barnabas is still my favorite gator, but once the boneswarm and the witch doctors are out, Barnabas might have to take a back seat.
Next week, I think I will take my pigs. Sturm and Drang need some testing too.
Lost the second against a Xerxis Skorne list. Bronzeback, Gladiator, min paingivers and the beatstick. It wasn't even close. I almost managed to eke out a victory - I had Xerxis down quite a bit, he had no fury, but I had to resort to slamming one of my gatormen into him to try and finish him off. When it didn't work (and, frankly, it was a long shot at best), I was done. It was a go big or go home attempt, and I got spanked for it.
Good games, both of them. I think Barnabas is still my favorite gator, but once the boneswarm and the witch doctors are out, Barnabas might have to take a back seat.
Next week, I think I will take my pigs. Sturm and Drang need some testing too.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
They're heeeere
My shineys, that is. As I said previously, I had ordered some new shineys. Well, they arrived today, after that terribly long wait (since Monday, I think). I forgot that I had ordered Hakaar as well - I needed to replace one which had gone from unpainted, to painted, to given away in a few weeks.
Hoping to have some time tonight, to get the Sluggers trimmed and primed, and start work on magnetizing the plastic jacks. Maelok is going to get some work, too, if I can manage it. I want to give him a try on Saturday.
Hoping to have some time tonight, to get the Sluggers trimmed and primed, and start work on magnetizing the plastic jacks. Maelok is going to get some work, too, if I can manage it. I want to give him a try on Saturday.
Space Hulk board
It's as finished as I am likely to get it - I just don't play Space Hulk often enough to justify any more work on it. So, it went up on Bartertown, and will go on Dakka Dakka later today. Hopefully, I can get some Talion charter figs or cash out of the deal.
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Update to last post
Got the shipping notice just a few minutes ago - should have them on Thursday. That gives me tonight and tomorrow to finish up a largish terrain project and put it out on Dakka Dakka and Bartertown, before I get distracted.
(Hint - I finally am almost done with the project I showed here, as a WIP. Finally got back to it, and it's starting to look finished enough for me to get rid of it.)
(Hint - I finally am almost done with the project I showed here, as a WIP. Finally got back to it, and it's starting to look finished enough for me to get rid of it.)
More shineys on the way!
Well, in the next few days, my percentage of painted figures will drop once again, since I will be receiving:
- Maelok the Dreadbound
- Jarl Skuld
- Khador plastic heavy jack kit
- Menoth plastic heavy jack kit
- Scattergunner UA
- Trollkin Sluggers
- Gorten
It won't actually affect my painted percentage all that much - adding less than 20 new miniatures against 700 or so really doesn't change things all that much. I know that I won't finish as much this year as I had hoped, but I do think I can do better next year. I figure I will start planning some GenCon armies in the next few weeks, so I can start getting them painted well before GenCon. I'm thinking Minions, just because I like my gators and my pigs.
Monday, December 5, 2011
Hooray for gaming! (and random thoughts)
Got in two games on Sunday - a draw between Menoth and my Rhulic, and a battlebox win (my Gators over Everblight). The Menoth game was a good one, and it could have gone either way - we called it to get in a game with the other two people who showed up, which led to my Gators doing a number on a modified Everblight battlebox.
(FWIW - if I had run my pigs, the Everblight player would have slaughtered me, I think.)
Need to clear off some space on my gaming table - I ordered some more stuff, and I have some terrain that I want to get finished up and gone before the end of the year.
Not getting rid of all my finished terrain, because there is a local con at the end of Feb that I would like to see have some Warmahordes action going on. Since it is in my area, I guess that means it would be my job to organize something.
(FWIW - if I had run my pigs, the Everblight player would have slaughtered me, I think.)
Need to clear off some space on my gaming table - I ordered some more stuff, and I have some terrain that I want to get finished up and gone before the end of the year.
Not getting rid of all my finished terrain, because there is a local con at the end of Feb that I would like to see have some Warmahordes action going on. Since it is in my area, I guess that means it would be my job to organize something.
Saturday, December 3, 2011
I'm back
Went dark for a while, mainly because I was on holiday for a week or so. Good times - got to see the Mars Rover launch, ate too much, drank not nearly enough, etc. No gaming though.
Hoping to do a game related post later today - have to dig out of the pile of laundry and cleaning that always accompanies vacation.
Need to make my Christmas gaming plans. Looks like I will be in the Chicago area for part of it, so I really should make a couple small army lists, and just take them and some paints, instead of trying to bring a lot and accomplishing almost none of it.
Hoping to do a game related post later today - have to dig out of the pile of laundry and cleaning that always accompanies vacation.
Need to make my Christmas gaming plans. Looks like I will be in the Chicago area for part of it, so I really should make a couple small army lists, and just take them and some paints, instead of trying to bring a lot and accomplishing almost none of it.
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