Imperal Guard Army – 5th Merican Division “The Nova Yorkers”

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Astronomi-con Toronto 2011 Gallery

Here's a nice batch of photos me and my friend Jon Tung took at Astronomi-con this previous weekend. We have to apologize for the quality of some of the shots. The lighting wasn't the best at the venue, he wasn't using a flash, I was using a flash, and in some cases neither photo really turned out. ...

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Astronomi-con Game Reports – Day 2

This is a continuation of my Game reports from Astronomicon. The post below details my games from Day 2, if you want more info on the tournament or the reports of my first three games check out my post from Day 1. Game 4 First game of the day was against guard. The dude had 13 Lascannons in hi...

14Jun2011

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Astronomi-con Game Reports – Day 1

Before I get into these reports I should mention a few things to those of you that may not know what Astronomi-con is. Astro is a 1500pt tournament that has about 50-60 people participate each year. The best part of the tournament is that every table has different custom tailored missions. Games are...

14Jun2011

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Astronomi-con Toronto 2011 Results

The results are in from the Astronomi-con Toronto that was held this weekend (June 11th-12th). These results are somewhat of an inverse of the Astronomi-con Winnipeg results a few weeks ago which had Chaos take most of the awards, this time around Marines had a very strong showing! Best Overal...

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Almost done painting my Astro army – Salamanders Tactical Squads and Sternguard

It's the day before Astronomi-con and for me it's crunch time. I took the day off work today as I just had too much to do. Here was my to-do list when I work up this morning: Detailing on Tac Squad 1 Last layer of green + detailing on Tac Squad 2 Detailing on Sternguard Finish Libraria...

04May2011

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Astronomi-con Winnipeg 2011 Results

The results are in from the Astronomi-con Winnipeg that was held this weekend (April 30th & May 1st). It is quite a surprise to see what a showing Chaos had, with Chaos armies taking 4 of the 8 rewards. Best Overall – Dave Stanciu – Chaos Space Marines Best Sportsman – J.P. Perraul...

02May2011

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Salamanders leading the way!

Had two more games with my Salamanders today. I'm getting really close to finalizing my 1500pt list for Astro in June! First game was against a buddy who's coming to Astro as well. He is trying a list that has 5 scoring units: Librarian w/10 marines, Drop pod 10 Scouts w/Telion - Combat Squ...

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The Truth Behind GW Playtesting

I don't usually do this, but I have to bring some attention to this great guest article written by Mike Major (co-creator and organizer of the amazing Astronomi-con Tournaments I go to every year.) from over at Blood of Kittens. Instead of explaining what it is myself, I'll just copy the intro parag...

20Jul2010

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Astronomi-con Toronto 2009

Here are the photographs I took at Astronomi-con Toronto 2009. Astronomi-con is a great event that's held yearly around the country. It's a very different type of tournament, where the hobby is the priority. I highly recommend going! ...