Just over a week of time where there is no work just family time and I am hoping a far amount of hobby time. Now all I have to do is decide what I want to do and thinking on it I have a few choices for the week.
1. Building Scenery – I have already gotten some MDF and cut it into 12 inch squares as well as collected a fair amount bits and piece of interesting bottle, cans etc. I have also a big box of 10 imperial ruins that I can use as well.
2. Space Hulk – I haven’t done much with Space Hulk since I bought the latest version but I need to trim, clean up the figures and paint them up. I want to do each Terminator individually as there would be some variations with the sacred armour.
3. Kill Team – I have been working in a sporadic fashion on my own chapter and I would like to build and paint up at least a Sternguard Sergeant and possibility his team as a kill team for Killzone.
4. Chaos Space Marines – I have completed about 70 to 75% of my Slannesh Chaos Lord and about 20% of a 10 man CSM squad with Slannesh Icon. I really do need to work on the bases for them as I haven’t been about to decide what colours to make them. And I need to go over the plans I have for them and what I currently have without buying anything new.
So many choices and all of it I would love to do.
Well Merry Christmas to all and let’s see how I go!
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Tired and Burnt Out!
I have started this posting so many times I have lost count. I feel that currently I am walking through a mine field of distractions that keep me from not only posting but the hobby as well. I know that finding time sometimes is just setting time and sticking to it. Maybe it is that I feel a little lost in the hobby at the moment as I am starting a new army. Maybe it’s just the Christmas blues or the feel of the strain of being the only income earner for the family.
Tired and burnt out and yet the amber light of thoughts for the hobby still does burn. The thoughts of where my new army of Chaos Marines will go and how I want to build it not knowing really where it will end up. I even have the next army after my Chaos Marines planning in the back of my head and I think about a Space Marine Company for a created chapter The Knights of the Emperor.
Arrr.. A quick post as I have to go back to work.
Lets see how I do!
Tired and burnt out and yet the amber light of thoughts for the hobby still does burn. The thoughts of where my new army of Chaos Marines will go and how I want to build it not knowing really where it will end up. I even have the next army after my Chaos Marines planning in the back of my head and I think about a Space Marine Company for a created chapter The Knights of the Emperor.
Arrr.. A quick post as I have to go back to work.
Lets see how I do!
Monday, November 1, 2010
The Future
Another day at work and another day where the hobby seems so far away, this seems so much the recurring theme of my life.
My son turns 3 in February next year and I keep asking myself what age do I introduce him to the hobby to see if it’s going to be an interest of his. But i know that he already has been as even now he has an interest in my figures and dice to the point where I had to teach him to roll dice not lob them across the room. He currently now I think about it has his own dice, a hand full of Space Wolves and a tape. I will admit I am a mix of hope and horror when you ask him what army he wants and all he says is he wants Brums. Brums, the little man wants an army of Armour to the point I wonder firstly does this mean a Mech IG, Eldar or even Space Marine army and how much is it going to cost his old dad. Well I am guessing time will tell, his English will improve and the whole truth will come out.
Maybe it’s the hope that with my son wanting to hobby with his dad I will get more time for what I love to do and the fun part of getting more games in as well. Maybe it’s a deep hope that as my son gets older he will find me at least interesting and want to spend the time with me he does now. Parenthood changes you in so many ways.
Let’s see how we go!
My son turns 3 in February next year and I keep asking myself what age do I introduce him to the hobby to see if it’s going to be an interest of his. But i know that he already has been as even now he has an interest in my figures and dice to the point where I had to teach him to roll dice not lob them across the room. He currently now I think about it has his own dice, a hand full of Space Wolves and a tape. I will admit I am a mix of hope and horror when you ask him what army he wants and all he says is he wants Brums. Brums, the little man wants an army of Armour to the point I wonder firstly does this mean a Mech IG, Eldar or even Space Marine army and how much is it going to cost his old dad. Well I am guessing time will tell, his English will improve and the whole truth will come out.
Maybe it’s the hope that with my son wanting to hobby with his dad I will get more time for what I love to do and the fun part of getting more games in as well. Maybe it’s a deep hope that as my son gets older he will find me at least interesting and want to spend the time with me he does now. Parenthood changes you in so many ways.
Let’s see how we go!
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
To foot slog or not to foot slog that is the question!
It is a question that I have been debating for a few weeks now with the creation of the new army. Ok it is just one of the questions I have been debating but the one that will define what the army looks, feels like and what I can take.
I want to start with a 2000 point list and work it back to 1250 so I can at some point start attending different tournaments covering up to 2000 points. I played around this morning with the thought of two troop choices of 20 Chaos Space Marines and one of 20 Khorne Berserkers and 20 Plague Marines as a base. Ok so this comes goes over 1700 points but the thought of 80 models racing across the board just seems so cool. One day maybe but not today as I have the need for at least two squads of Havocs.
I guess I should share the current thoughts for my CSM.
HQ Choices
* Chaos Lord
* Chaos Sorcerer
Elites Choices
* Terminators
* Possessed
Troops Choices
* CMS
* Plague Marines
* Khorne Berserkers
* Rhino’s
Fast Choices
* Bikes
* Raptors
Heavy Choices
* Havocs
So no Characters or Daemon Princes to lead my war band and I am not even sure I want to take any Elites in the war band. When it comes to troop choices I like the standard CSM and although I was considering only CSM with Icons in the end I like the idea of the Plague Marines and Berserkers to throw a little difference into the war band or even give the mercenary thought to it.
Fast choices are Bikes and Raptors since I have the bike models and I like the idea of Raptors with Meltaguns. Havocs is a must for me one with two Lascannons and two Heavy Bolters and the other with two Missile Launchers and two Heavy Bolters. I am not sure I have ever heard anything good about Havocs but I am looking at it like I have 4 heavy weapons with the ability to start in a building and it’s a smaller target than a tank.
I know that I have the bases of my army to tie it together and with that starting thought I could indeed make a warband/army that is quiet diverse in armour colour and style and was more a mercenary war band. I also need a symbol or emblem to tie that war band together and something that is not to a god but something like the infinity symbol or the circle snake/dragon swallowing its own tail. Maybe even find my old green stuff made moulds of skull etc to unify the force. Or find something to green stuff to do the job. Even as I write this I am adding new ideas to the war band and since I have given myself 10 months to complete at least 1250 points for a tournament in October of 2011 I have been known to need extra time.
Well that’s all for now as I need to go jot a few things down.
Let’s see how we go!
I want to start with a 2000 point list and work it back to 1250 so I can at some point start attending different tournaments covering up to 2000 points. I played around this morning with the thought of two troop choices of 20 Chaos Space Marines and one of 20 Khorne Berserkers and 20 Plague Marines as a base. Ok so this comes goes over 1700 points but the thought of 80 models racing across the board just seems so cool. One day maybe but not today as I have the need for at least two squads of Havocs.
I guess I should share the current thoughts for my CSM.
HQ Choices
* Chaos Lord
* Chaos Sorcerer
Elites Choices
* Terminators
* Possessed
Troops Choices
* CMS
* Plague Marines
* Khorne Berserkers
* Rhino’s
Fast Choices
* Bikes
* Raptors
Heavy Choices
* Havocs
So no Characters or Daemon Princes to lead my war band and I am not even sure I want to take any Elites in the war band. When it comes to troop choices I like the standard CSM and although I was considering only CSM with Icons in the end I like the idea of the Plague Marines and Berserkers to throw a little difference into the war band or even give the mercenary thought to it.
Fast choices are Bikes and Raptors since I have the bike models and I like the idea of Raptors with Meltaguns. Havocs is a must for me one with two Lascannons and two Heavy Bolters and the other with two Missile Launchers and two Heavy Bolters. I am not sure I have ever heard anything good about Havocs but I am looking at it like I have 4 heavy weapons with the ability to start in a building and it’s a smaller target than a tank.
I know that I have the bases of my army to tie it together and with that starting thought I could indeed make a warband/army that is quiet diverse in armour colour and style and was more a mercenary war band. I also need a symbol or emblem to tie that war band together and something that is not to a god but something like the infinity symbol or the circle snake/dragon swallowing its own tail. Maybe even find my old green stuff made moulds of skull etc to unify the force. Or find something to green stuff to do the job. Even as I write this I am adding new ideas to the war band and since I have given myself 10 months to complete at least 1250 points for a tournament in October of 2011 I have been known to need extra time.
Well that’s all for now as I need to go jot a few things down.
Let’s see how we go!
Thursday, October 21, 2010
MOAB 2010 Rocked!
Well with MOAB having taken place the first weekend in October I had a great time with my Space Marines. I came 31st out of 44 players and for my first tournament I am happy with that. The only thing I have to remember if I need more troops and bigger squads for MOAB 2011 than I had for this year. Although I played mostly with two tactical squads broken down into combat squads giving me 4 scoring units due to their squad size of 5 they where to easy to destroy which lost me a lot of games.
I had a blast though over the whole three days and meet some of the best guys and girls that I have ever played any game with. I still find it funny that the best game for me the whole weekend was against a guy named Jimmy who had a Blood Angel army that was a total jump pack army. It was my last game of the first day and I don’t think I will ever get tabled again and have that much fun Jimmy was an amazing guy and we didn’t stop joking around the whole time.
Well it’s time to move to the workshop blog to start with the new army.
I had a blast though over the whole three days and meet some of the best guys and girls that I have ever played any game with. I still find it funny that the best game for me the whole weekend was against a guy named Jimmy who had a Blood Angel army that was a total jump pack army. It was my last game of the first day and I don’t think I will ever get tabled again and have that much fun Jimmy was an amazing guy and we didn’t stop joking around the whole time.
Well it’s time to move to the workshop blog to start with the new army.
Monday, September 27, 2010
A New Army
The ending of one army comes the beginning of the new. With my 1250 points of Crimson Fists completed, my objective markers done and my first tournament in 4 days I turn already to the next (will post some pictures and a rundown of the tournament when I can).
I am 4 days out from getting a Battle Force box for Chaos Space Marines and I am already re-modifying my 1250 list I created for the army. I have spent some time just skimming through some sites and I came to the thought that in taking an unmarked army with only standard Chaos Space Marines as I was originally considering might be a good idea but I want to have the fun of not only having a variety of troops but also a lot of different colours and there was also the fact of lack of cash for what I wanted to do.
I am thinking now of two squads of Chaos Space Marines painted up as Warriors of Mayhem. A squad of Plague Marines painted up as The Reborn. A squad of Berserkers I am still undecided on as well as a squad of bikes and my Lord. Going to check my points today and see about either adding a sorcerer depending on the points I have left in a 1250 size force.
With this new army comes the chance not only to paint and convert with Chaos but I also with the challenge of two mates to our own tale of 3 gamers the chance to face the Tau and most likely the Nercon’s in a narrative campaign which is something new.
I have also created a second blog as my workshop to chronicle the journey of the tale of 3 gamers and keep track of other projects.
Let’s see how we go!
I am 4 days out from getting a Battle Force box for Chaos Space Marines and I am already re-modifying my 1250 list I created for the army. I have spent some time just skimming through some sites and I came to the thought that in taking an unmarked army with only standard Chaos Space Marines as I was originally considering might be a good idea but I want to have the fun of not only having a variety of troops but also a lot of different colours and there was also the fact of lack of cash for what I wanted to do.
I am thinking now of two squads of Chaos Space Marines painted up as Warriors of Mayhem. A squad of Plague Marines painted up as The Reborn. A squad of Berserkers I am still undecided on as well as a squad of bikes and my Lord. Going to check my points today and see about either adding a sorcerer depending on the points I have left in a 1250 size force.
With this new army comes the chance not only to paint and convert with Chaos but I also with the challenge of two mates to our own tale of 3 gamers the chance to face the Tau and most likely the Nercon’s in a narrative campaign which is something new.
I have also created a second blog as my workshop to chronicle the journey of the tale of 3 gamers and keep track of other projects.
Let’s see how we go!
Monday, September 6, 2010
A Few Pictures
Just thought I would post a few pictures I have taken of late of my Crimson Fists.
The 1250 Point Army!
A good picture of my almost completed Captain!
My first tactical squad that I use as my Captains Command Squad!
My second tactical squads Serge!
My Librarian that travels with my second tactical squad!
When my second tactical squad brakes down into combat squads then this brother leads the second combat squad!
As you can see my army is coming along faster than when it started. MOAB is less than a month away and I still have to detail a little, decal alot and make up my objective markers.
Lets see how I go!
The 1250 Point Army!
A good picture of my almost completed Captain!
My first tactical squad that I use as my Captains Command Squad!
My second tactical squads Serge!
My Librarian that travels with my second tactical squad!
When my second tactical squad brakes down into combat squads then this brother leads the second combat squad!
As you can see my army is coming along faster than when it started. MOAB is less than a month away and I still have to detail a little, decal alot and make up my objective markers.
Lets see how I go!
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