One of the major dilemmas for High Elf players is whether to model and paint the new Phoenix as either the Flame or Frost version. There are a number of discussions on Ulthuan with various posters arguing for (a) buying two models and painting on…
Well the army lists for Horned Rat Gobbo came out over the weekend and were quickly followed by the usual round of net analysis. Personally I have no idea how good most of them are as I lack the encyclopedic knowledge of all the army books that t…
Version 3 of FOW has been out for a while now and Battlefront have finally released an update version of the games FAQ or “Lessons from the Front” I gave it good read through last night and wasn’t surprised by most of what was included. As a pred…
Had an interesting situation crop up while playing against Calebs Warriors of Chaos on Thursday regarding the High Magic lore attribute and how the WS is affected by the Mage leaving the unit.Situation was as follows:L2 with Phoenix Guard successfully …
After Thursday nights game I decided to submit the list I used that night for next weekends WHFB tournament Horned Gobbo. Up against Jeffs Orcs n Goblins it went pretty well albiet with a fair bit of luck on my side, and more importantly suited m…
It was obvious when I got home from work that I was having a crummy day. After dinner, we washed up, I got my son ready for bed and tucked him in. I clomped back downstairs and out of the corner of my eye caught a glimpse of our kitchen table set up…
Finished some great reading this week in the shape of my two latest purchases from the Black Libary Horus Heresy series and like the earlier novels in that series these were a great read. I got them because they offer more stories about the Word …
Nice facebook post from the Wellington Warlords announcing that details for this years Call to Arms Tournament have been released on their webpage (see link). This annual event is regular fixture for me and the largest Wellington based event held…
The deadline for submitting lists for my next WHFB Tournament Horned Rat is the 14th June. I have two more club nights before that date giving me the option of (a) trying two different lists and then trying to pick one or (b) picking a list now a…
In between painting High Elves I also made a start on another 10 Chaos Space Marines to fit into my 30/40k Word Bearers army. As part of this project I also make regular forays on the Forgeworld site waiting… waiting… waiting for more Horus H…
Writing lists for the new High Elf book I realised that I have a distinct lack of mounted HE Lords & Heroes in my collection. Given that these are somewhat more attractive in the new book I decided to repaint one of my old metal Dragon Prince…
Finished this guy during the week just in time for him and my High Elves to get tabled by Jeffs Skink horde an army that is quite frankly almost impossible to get into combat. I did pick up some valuable tactical pointers from Jeff after the game…
I was reading a thread on TMP that requested a set of ancient rules that included (among other things) variable generals. Many people suggested Hail Caesar, but it was pointed out that generals in Hail Caesar are all cut from the same cloth, barring…
Up against Jeff Kents Lizards tomorrow (I think – or it could be his Full Monty Dark Elves) with my new High Elves. Once again i find myself struggling to include all the new toys. My Flamespyre arrived yesterday and has already been assemb…
I was trolling eBay – window shopping really – and stumbled upon this deal for a boxed set of Warlord Games Celtic Cavalry for less that half of retail price. I was sorely tempted to bid myself, but I’m moving house in the next few weeks and don…
My family and I flew out to Minneapolis for the wedding of a good friend of mine. Whenever I’m in a new city I like to keep an eye out for the local game and hobby shops to see how the locals do things, but game shops being few and far between I’m r…
Taking a leaf out of Joel’s, from The Brush of Doom, book I decided to kit bash my own Loremaster of Hoeth. Unfortunately I made the strange decision to throw away my massive collection of bits last year and consequently didn’t have much to work …
Well that didnt go at all well. Up against Calebs Warriors of Chaos last night lead by a Daemon Prince and with 2 blocks of Knights and 2 of Juggernauts I got tabled so not very pretty. In terms of the new book it wasn’t a good start but di…
Been painting these guys full-time last couple of nights hoping to get them done or close enough to it before I use the new High Elf army book for the first time. Decided to abandon my plans for the green/blue scheme and stick to existing purple …
Martian skyships battling it out during Historicon 2012
It’s like Christmas morning! The PEL for Historicon 2013 was just posted, and my gaming buddies and I are making our short lists of the games we are hoping to get into. There are TONS of great…
Facing Calebs Warriors of Chaos (or maybe his Lizards) on Thursday and taking the new High Elves for the first time. I’ve written a score or more lists since getting my new army book but have finely settled on one to take at the club this week, w…
I’ve never paid that much attention to WHFB podcasts although I have listened to the odd episode from various sources. This one though is well worth a listen for High Elf players (if you can tolerate listening to a bunch of drunken Australians) and it …
One of the things I’m struggling with in terms of the new book is how to make best use of the Loremaster & the other magic options. When I heard the LM was a L2 mage my assumption was that he would be a Hero choice, not realistic I know but t…
I’ve been painting miniatures for a long time, but never paid much heed to the brushes I used. Paint, figures, even basing material and terrain all received my careful attention, but I became accustomed to picking up some cheap brushes from the local…
Horses aren’t my favorite thing to paint, but they need to be done. To help get through them as quickly as possible, I’m painting up all of the cavalry I have on: a box of Conquest Norman Cavalry and half a dozen Numidian Cavalry from Warlord. I’m tr…