First finished Death Guard squad Thumbnail
28Oct2011
Author
Jon
Category
Painting

First finished Death Guard squad

It's took longer than I would have liked, but I finally finished up a pack of plague marines for the Death Guard army I'm building for Astro next year. At least my list small enough that these nine guys are already close to 1/3 of the total infantry.The look I'm aiming  for with these guys is a...

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40k League – Season 3 Signups! Thumbnail
25Oct2011
Author
Mike
Category
40k League

40k League – Season 3 Signups!

It's that time of year again where our gaming group needs to spice things up and start up another 40k League!We've been playing a lot of non-warhammer games at an awesome local gaming store called MeepleMart. We've been thinking of switching gears back over to 40k and the owner of MeepleMart (St...

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MERCS Minis – Gameplay Overview Thumbnail
25Aug2011
Author
Mike
Category
Mercs

MERCS Minis – Gameplay Overview

For the final post in this series on MERCS, I'll briefly go over the game system itself. I won't be going into too much detail, but by then end of this post you should have a good idea of how exactly a game of MERCS actually plays.Each turn is carried out on a per-model initiative order. Each mo...

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New Dark Eldar Court of the Archon Models – Sslyth and Lhamhean Poisoner Thumbnail
24Aug2011
Author
Mike
Category
News

New Dark Eldar Court of the Archon Models – Sslyth and Lhamhean Poisoner

So I think it's settled. Even though I'm going to be working on a Haemonculi Coven themed Dark Eldar army, I'm still going to have to work in a Court of the Archon. Between the amazing Medusae and Ur-Ghul the unveiled a few weeks back and now these amazing Sslyth and Lhamhean Poisoner models... ...

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MERCS Minis – Megacon Overview Thumbnail
24Aug2011
Author
Mike
Category
Mercs

MERCS Minis – Megacon Overview

For those of you looking to get into the game of MERCS, one of the coolest things about the game is the wide range of factions you can play. Each one has a very distinct and unique look and playstyle. If you don't fall in love with at least one of these factions then I don't know if I can help you.....

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MERCS Minis – An Introduction Thumbnail
23Aug2011
Author
Mike
Category
Mercs

MERCS Minis – An Introduction

MERCS is a "near future" Sci-Fi tabletop skirmish game. Jon and I picked up the rulebook for this game on a whim from during one of our many trips to Meeplemart and now most of our gaming group is playing every Sunday. This will be the first of three posts that will serve as a general overview of ...

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MERCS – CCC Heavy and Assault Leader Thumbnail
22Aug2011
Author
Jon
Category
Painting

MERCS – CCC Heavy and Assault Leader

After a being away for a good chunk of the summer, I managed to finish two more minis for my CCC squad for MERCS, the heavy and assault leader.  Only three more models to go to finish the squad. More of our gaming group is starting to pick up MERCS, so I'm more motivated to finish these now.The...

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Games Day Chicago 2011 – Forge World Seminar (40k) Thumbnail
31Jul2011
Author
Mike
Category
Events

Games Day Chicago 2011 – Forge World Seminar (40k)

Thanks to MajorTom11 over at Dakka Dakka we have video of the Forge World Seminar from Games Day Chicago that was held this weekend. I watched the first few videos and was in awe of the new 40k stuff coming out this year. Since there were no pictures yet, I went ahead and took screenshots from the v...

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MERCS – CCC Assault Trooper Thumbnail
01Jul2011
Author
Jon
Category
Painting

MERCS – CCC Assault Trooper

Here's a MERCS CCC assault mini that I painted up as a stand-in for Necromunda, and maybe the actual MERCS game if there's interest among my gaming group.  The sweet thing about Necromunda/MERCS is that you can play with very few models, so that allows me to spend a bit more time on each miniature....

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Cleaning out the Closet – Various Models for Sale Thumbnail
29Jun2011
Author
Mike
Category
News

Cleaning out the Closet – Various Models for Sale

Since I started playing Warhammer all those years ago I don't think I've ever thrown out anything. Because of this, I've collected quite the pile of random stuff.The girlfriend and I are going to be renovating the office soon so I used this as a chance to finally go through my closet of models a...

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