Sunday, 7 October 2012

Friday, 5 October 2012

Pew Pew Pew fantasy edition

So Skitterleap will be the first tournament for my Dark Elves. I have been running some lists through Army Builder, and decided to run a very shooty list.



I am looking after Master Beards DE while he is in Aus, so I had options to run a normal DE list, but wanted to try something a bit different.
This is what I have come up with after a few practice games. I played High Elves and Daemons the other weekend and both were small wins to the DE. They were a change for me, as you really have to concentrate a lot in the movement phase, and also pick your targets very carefully. Not at all like my Orcs, which are a lot more forgiving.

Dreadlord 
Black Dragon
Ha
Shield 
Seadragon cloak
Whip of Agony
Eternal servitude
dragonbane gem
Black dragon egg

Master BSB
HA
Shield
Lance
Pegasus
Pendant
Enchanted shield
Sorceress Lvl 2
DARK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Steed
Tomb of furion
Lifetaker 

6 Dark Riders - Muso - RXB
6 Dark Riders - Muso - RXB 
7 Dark Riders - Muso - RXB 
7 Dark Riders - Muso - RXB
5 Harpies 

6 Shades

7 Shades
6 Coldone Knights - FC

2 Bolt throwers
Hydra 

The changes I made from last weekend were dropping the Peg from the sorcerer to get the Harpies in, as I can only have 3 flying units. It also allowed me to get the Pendant on the BSB and Lifetaker on the Sorceress.
I have decided to run Dark magic as the low casting costs and killer 6th spell really turn me on....

So some army stats;


  1. Dragon...Yum
  2. Lots of magic missiles
  3. 78 Xbow shots per turn
  4. 3 Lifetaker shots
  5. 2-12 Bolt thrower shots
  6. 3 Breath weapons 
So what do you guys think?

Saturday, 29 September 2012

Stripping paint.

So I bought some second hand Space Marines from a guy in Auckland at a very good price. I needed to strip them, so did some investigating and found the Dettol and water method.

They came out well.








RANT......

Ok, so I don't normally rant much, but this just blows my mind.

This is the spray paint I use to undercoat my models;


It works really well and am happy with it, especially seeing its like $14 a can.

So I ran out recently, and the closest place I can get some more is 20mins away at Toyworld Paraparaumu.
My Wife went to WOW on Sat, so I asked her to get me some more spray paint. Then I realised that the new White Dwarf was available, so asked her to go to GW and get me the mag and a can of Chaos Black spray. MISTAKE!!!!


So I came back from Petes on Sat and found the mag and paint waiting for me. I asked my wife how much it cost....... $25 she said. I thought that was ok. Then she informs me that was with a $20 GW voucher!!!

So $31 for a can of black spray.....I fucking fell of my chair!!!! 

Monday, 24 September 2012

The art of Submarining...



We all live in a yellow submarine....a yellow submarine....a yellow submarine.









So last weekend I travelled up to Auckland for Guardcon. The field was around 24 strong, a smallish field but full of good players.
I crashed at Rory's place in the Potter room which was good fun.
I will give a quick run down of my games with a few random picks added in.
First up, here is the list I took to the tournament.

Savage warboss-xtra hw-crown-silvered steel-Dgem
Savage Level 4 -Head - fencers blades

Gobbo lvl 1-scroll-ruby ring
Black Orc BSB-enchanted shield-Preservation

35 Savage Bigunz-Xtra chop-FC
40 NG-Bows-Nets

8 Trollz
Boar chariot
Boar chariot

2 Manglers
2 Doomdivers
2 Lobbas
2 Pumpwagons

Again, I may have gotten points or facts wrong, please don't shoot me....


Saturday, 8 September 2012

Call to Arms memories.

Hi Guys

Call to Arms was a while ago, so I again apologise if I stuff up what happened in the games.
It was a really well run tournament, and a lot of fun.

Also the pics will be all over the shop.

This is the list I took:

Savage warboss
crown of command
fencers blades
glittering scales
Dragonbane Gem

Savage lvl 4
Head
MR 1

Black Orc BSB
Enchanted Shield
4+ Ward

NG Lvl 1
Scroll

40 NG archers
FC
Nets

35 SO BigUnz
FC
Xtra chops

8 Trollz
1 Troll
2 Spear chukkas
Boar chariot
Wolf chariot

2 Doom divers
2 Lobbas
Pumpwagon
2 Mangler Squigs


Thursday, 6 September 2012

Some updates and a Beardy Blog.

Sup G-Units!!

I have been busy painting recently so my blogging has been a bit slack.
I have Guardcon next week and am really looking forward to meeting up (and beating up) the Auckland guys. :)

With my decent placing at C2A, I am hopefully safe for Masters qualification. But I will need Pete to do another ranking on his blog to confirm this!!

I am taking Orcs to Guardcon. They are my favourite army, and thought I would give them another run seeing as they behaved themselves at C2A. The list I am taking is:

Savage Orc Warboss
Extra choppa
Armour opf Silvered steel
Dragon bane gem
Crown of Command

Savage level 4
Fencers blades
Shrunken head

Ngobbo level 1
Scroll
Ruby Ring

BO BSB
Enchanted shield
4+ Ward

36 Savage orc Bigunz
FC
Xtra chops

40 Ng
Std Mus
Nets

8 Trollz

Boar Chariot

Boar Chariot

2 Pumpwagons

2 Mangler Squigs

2 Doomdivers

2 Rock lobbers

Should do Ok.

Also the well known Bearded Wonder (Ben Wadsworth for the uninitiated) has started his own blog of wondrous gaming and hobby stuff!! Please check out his blog here:

http://shirtsoffwarhammer.blogspot.com.au/

Laters Peeps.