So going into Day 2, myself and 1 other person are 4-0. I cannot remember my opponents name, but he had 5 Imperial Knights, and from what I heard, he had been stomping people left and right. As the tournament was set to begin at 9:45am, I sat diligently waiting at my table. And I waited.... and waited.... and waited.... 10:10am rolls around and my opponent is a no show. So I get paired up against another Matt.
Game 5 vs Matt's Astra Militarum/ Imperial Knights
So I didn't get to play 5 Knights like I was supposed to, only 1. But he also brought around 100 Guardsmen, 2 Punishers, 2 Chimeras, a Deathstrike Missile, Defense Line, and a couple Hydras. The list looked very formidable on the tabletop. However, my opponent Matt was new to the game and had only started playing. Also, he had not been performing very well at the tournament.
*NOTE* I was very displeased with being paired up against Matt. Not with Tim, or anyone in particular. I was looking forward to playing 5 Knights and another player that was 4-0. Matt was not the best player, but his opponent also did not show up and he was set to play the Ringer. Because the round was already almost 30mins in by the time we got paired, he was the only logical choice.
This game was fairly one sided. My first turn was fantastic and I blew up quite a bit of his vehicles and Guardsmen. It was a very laid back game that I did not cast any Psychic Powers in and let him kill things hat would otherwise not have died. He seemed to have fun and I pointed out some rules in his book that he was unaware of, and was very appreciative of such. In the end, we called it Turn 3 with him killing my Beasts for a point (Scouring) and killing the Baron for 2 more.
Win for Dark Eldar 15-3
So after 5 games, I was sitting "pretty" at 5-0 even though after the last game I did not feel I earned the record. Tim initially was planning on having me and Mat Root play again as no one else in the tournament had more points than him with 1 loss. However, if that were to happen, then 3 other rematches would have taken place, so Tim voted against it. To be honest I think it was the right move. To have 4 rematches with so much on the line would have been bad. And as you will see worked out how Tim thought it would.
Game 6 vs CJ's Imperial Knights w/ Tau and Inquistorial Allies
CJ was a member of our C-State Domination team. He had a beautifully painted army with tons of conversions. His army included: 3 Knights, Buffmander w/ 3 x2 Missile Pod suits w/ x2 Shield Drones, x7 Fire Warriors, Coteaz, 3 Plasma Servitors, and a Chimera w/ some Henchmen. A very tough list on paper and on the tabletop.
This game would go badly for me at the beginning. CJ would win the roll off for first turn and take it. I decided to roll on Telepathy for Puppet Master, Hallucinate, or even Invisibility. I figured 2 rolls on Telepathy, and 1 roll on Eldar for Doom. I grabbed Hallucinate then got stuck with Dominate and Guide (as I felt Executioner was no good HA!). I would also fail to Seize.
CJ's first turn would see him shake a Ravager, blow a Venom, and blow a Serpent. I would respond by committing my Wraithknight to one of his Knights and my Beasts to the middle Knight to contest the objective. I used the destroyed Venom's Warriors to contest the other objective. I cast Hallucinate on the middle IK and he.... DENIES IT! Great... I shoot some Venoms at Coteaz who dies and kills some of the other Henchmen. They would fail their LD check but stay on the board. I shoot all of my Anti-Tank at the IK in front of my Wraithknight. I do 3 HPs and charge. My Wraithknight destroys his IK. In the ensuing explosion, the blast doesn't scatter and the Str. D hits my Knight and CJ rolls a 6.... Killing him.... Instantly.... Awesome... In CC, my Beasts do nothing and his IK Stomps some Beasts.
His second turn sees him kill a Ravager, blow the Scatter Laser off my other Serpent, shake my other Ravager, and kill another Venom. (His Tau contingent was bossmode.) In CC, I do nothing with the Farseer and he proceeds to kill more Beasts. He gets 3 Stomps. Rolls a 6 and kills 4 Beasts, then moves the next Blast over the Farseer and the Baron, Stomps them and rolls a 6... Kills them instantly.. Awesome... and then stomps 3 more Beasts and rolls another 6 killing more of them. So this turn pretty much sealed the deal for CJ. My turn 2 I do very minimal damage.
I call the game my turn 3 as I have no hopes of coming back shake CJ's hand. CJ was an awesome opponent and took beating my ass with class. He was apologetic for how bad the game went. I laughed and shrugged as it didnt matter.
Mega loss for Dark Eldar! (2-15?)
The thing that kills me with the game is that I had no control over what happened. I couldnt control him getting First Turn, Denying Hallucinate, Stomping my army to death, and Str. D-ing my own Knight. Frustrating, but again I couldnt do anything about it. I am glad that CJ isn't one of "those guys" and is a great player.
As a result, CJ ended up winning the entire Tournament and claiming the Sweepstakes Champion title. With my 1 loss, I earned the Tournament Champion Title and 3rd place in the tournament. I got a gift card to the Game Shoppe and used it to buy a 2nd Wraithknight. Matt Bess placed 13th and Omegaprime placed 12th overall but he achieved 5th for Tournament points. Team C-State Domination also won the Bugeater Cup for the 40k side of things as well!
I have some pictures of the Bets Painted armies and of the awards everyone won! I will also post my overall impressions of the tournament as well.
Monday, June 23, 2014
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
The Bugeater GT Recap Day 1
So about 10 days ago myself, Omegaprime, and Fat Ninja Hodor Matt Bess set off on our annual trek to Omaha, Nebraska for the Bugeater GT. Unlike last year we could encounter some road conditions in the Doe variety and some vehicle problems would ensue. However, we would persevere and make to Omaha at 2AM Friday morning.
The original plan was to have me and Omegaprime hit up the Team Tournament but we needed to take care of truck and hit up other game stores in Omaha. We would unload our stuff in preparation for the next day or carnage.
DAY 1 Games
Game #1 vs Josh Dunn
Josh had brought an Inquisitor Primary army with Coteaz, a bunch of Henchman squads toting Death Cultists, Crusdaers, and Priests accompanied with a Landraider and some Psybacks. He also brought Crimson Fists allies with some Plasma Cannon Devastators, a Redeemer, and some Scouts.
Our table had a ton of terrain which made it very difficult for me to deploy, but it didnt matter as Josh would Seize on me and grab First Blood with a Venom death. I would then kill his Redeemer with the Wraithknight who would then die to the TH/SS Termies inside. The Baron would die and Josh would grab Linebreaker as well but it would not save him. I would win this game 13-7.
As an aside, Josh turned out staying in our same hotel so we all went out together and grabbed food and chilled for the weekend. Josh is an awesome dude and really fun to chill with.
Game #2 vs Adam Pedersen
Adam was playing CSM. Nurgle Bike Lord with 8 Burgle bikers, a Predator, Helldrake, 30 or 40 CSM, some Havocs, 3 Oblit, and some cultists with an ADL.
This game would go rather quickly for me. I would have first turn and would pummel Adam's army with 2 turns of shooting and wipe his Bikes with the Beasts. Highlight of the match for Adam was killing my 5 Wound Knight with Twin-Linked Plasma Guns from his Oblits. I would win 15-2.
Game #3 vs Brad Townsend aka Hulksmash
Brad would bring Greyknights with Inquistor Allies. Coteaz, 4 Psybacks, 2 Solodins, 2 TA Psycannon Inquisitors, 2 Storm Ravens, and 3 Dreadknight with Teleporters and Incinerators.I knew this would be a tough test simply because Brad is a great player. Plus, he has a plethora of 2+ Armor Saves and the Storm Ravens are never fun for me. And he had first turn.
I would deny him a lot of his first turn shooting by deploying near my table edge so he couldnt get his choice targets with the Incinerators. No damage from him first turn and I would return fire with dealing 3 Wounds to one Knight (he was a MFer... Seriously) and kill two of his 2 of his 4 Psybacks to get First Blood. Over the course of the game my stuff would die and his stuff would die. That 1 Wound Knight would live til Turn 5 until he actually failed that last save, it took a long time to finish him off. The game would go on (much to HulkSmash's displeasure) I would also learn that a 5th objective was in the middle and Hulky was controlling it, at that I thought I had lost. The Baron pulled through and Hit and Run out of CC to kill 1 squad of Henchmen off an objective to seal the deal. I would win 7-6.
I would have to say, this was probably my most enjoyable tournament game I have had. Things I have read online about Brad all had been positive. I am glad what I read was true and this game turned out to be such fun. Outside of him unintentionally yelling at a 16 year old kid and that kid crying and running away, he is a stand up guy! It felt like a Beer and Pretzel game with competitive banter (Lot of this!) with someone ive known for a long time. Appreciate the game Brad!
Game #4 vs Matt Root
Matt Root has won the Bugeater GT the last 2 years. I figured he would be the one to bring Skyblight and I was right. He had just gotten done handing Omegaprime his first loss of the tournament (and his only!). He brought 3 Tyrants, 2 Crones, 2 Harpies, Venomthrope, 3 individual Biovores, a Bastions, some Warriors Gargoyles, ad some regular Gaunts.
By was this going to be a tough match up. This list is the reason I brought the ADL and the Wraithknight. I really hope they pull their weight! I win the roll off and take first turn. I deploy at my 24'' line (Hammer and Anvil Deployment) equally and ready to attack everything. He deploys the Venomthrope in the Bastions and stacks literally) his MCs behind the Bastion and in Area Terrain to get a 3+ Cover Save. After some bickering from him on placement we go.
My first turn is rather devastating. I blow his Bastion and his Venthrope along with it with one of my Ravagers. His of his Biovores take wound from the Bastion (they were on the Battlements). I then kill his Warlord Tyrant and a Crone. I deal 3 wounds to another Tyrant and plink another wound off of another Tyrant. Not too shabby! I made sure to have all of my vehicles at the 22-24'' mark so he could Vector Strike anything of mine. Though he tried valiantly to do so, I would not let him cheat by not passing straight over me or let him get within an inch of, both things he insistently tried to do and was rather angry he could not do. I believe he blew up a couple Venoms and ended his turn.
I would continue my rampage and kill anther Tyrant and the other Crone. His lone wound Tyrant would live again and make plenty of 3+ Armors and 5+ Cover Saves which is quite annoying. My Beasts would also massacre a Gargoyle squad.He would kill a squad of my Venom troops and call it a turn.
With time winding (yes this is Turn 3) we decided it would be last turn. I would run clean up duty and kill his 3 Biovores, his other 2 Gargoyle Squads, his other Tyrant, and leave a Harpy with 1 wound left. We would try to come back and grab some points which he did by getting Warlord (damn Smash Attacks!) and Linebreaker. Counting up the Kill Points I had 11 to his 3 netting me 8 points. I also had all 3 primaries for 14 total points. He would get 4 with Warlord and Linebreaker.
I was very nervous for the game as having first turn pretty much clinched it for me. Calling the Rules Judge over for every little things was annoying, but knowing the rules and actually having a Tournament FAQ to reference was nice.
Omegaprime finished the day 3-1 and Matt Bess finished 2-2 dropping his last 2 games of the day. So at the end of the day I sat at 4-0. Only one other player had that and he brought.... 5 KNIGHTS! Yikes.... Stay tuned in the next couple of days to have me recap Day 2!
Sorry for the lack of pictures. I literally have no excuse as I had my camera with me, just never remembered to take any. Sorry!
The original plan was to have me and Omegaprime hit up the Team Tournament but we needed to take care of truck and hit up other game stores in Omaha. We would unload our stuff in preparation for the next day or carnage.
DAY 1 Games
Game #1 vs Josh Dunn
Josh had brought an Inquisitor Primary army with Coteaz, a bunch of Henchman squads toting Death Cultists, Crusdaers, and Priests accompanied with a Landraider and some Psybacks. He also brought Crimson Fists allies with some Plasma Cannon Devastators, a Redeemer, and some Scouts.
Our table had a ton of terrain which made it very difficult for me to deploy, but it didnt matter as Josh would Seize on me and grab First Blood with a Venom death. I would then kill his Redeemer with the Wraithknight who would then die to the TH/SS Termies inside. The Baron would die and Josh would grab Linebreaker as well but it would not save him. I would win this game 13-7.
As an aside, Josh turned out staying in our same hotel so we all went out together and grabbed food and chilled for the weekend. Josh is an awesome dude and really fun to chill with.
Game #2 vs Adam Pedersen
Adam was playing CSM. Nurgle Bike Lord with 8 Burgle bikers, a Predator, Helldrake, 30 or 40 CSM, some Havocs, 3 Oblit, and some cultists with an ADL.
This game would go rather quickly for me. I would have first turn and would pummel Adam's army with 2 turns of shooting and wipe his Bikes with the Beasts. Highlight of the match for Adam was killing my 5 Wound Knight with Twin-Linked Plasma Guns from his Oblits. I would win 15-2.
Game #3 vs Brad Townsend aka Hulksmash
Brad would bring Greyknights with Inquistor Allies. Coteaz, 4 Psybacks, 2 Solodins, 2 TA Psycannon Inquisitors, 2 Storm Ravens, and 3 Dreadknight with Teleporters and Incinerators.I knew this would be a tough test simply because Brad is a great player. Plus, he has a plethora of 2+ Armor Saves and the Storm Ravens are never fun for me. And he had first turn.
I would deny him a lot of his first turn shooting by deploying near my table edge so he couldnt get his choice targets with the Incinerators. No damage from him first turn and I would return fire with dealing 3 Wounds to one Knight (he was a MFer... Seriously) and kill two of his 2 of his 4 Psybacks to get First Blood. Over the course of the game my stuff would die and his stuff would die. That 1 Wound Knight would live til Turn 5 until he actually failed that last save, it took a long time to finish him off. The game would go on (much to HulkSmash's displeasure) I would also learn that a 5th objective was in the middle and Hulky was controlling it, at that I thought I had lost. The Baron pulled through and Hit and Run out of CC to kill 1 squad of Henchmen off an objective to seal the deal. I would win 7-6.
I would have to say, this was probably my most enjoyable tournament game I have had. Things I have read online about Brad all had been positive. I am glad what I read was true and this game turned out to be such fun. Outside of him unintentionally yelling at a 16 year old kid and that kid crying and running away, he is a stand up guy! It felt like a Beer and Pretzel game with competitive banter (Lot of this!) with someone ive known for a long time. Appreciate the game Brad!
Game #4 vs Matt Root
Matt Root has won the Bugeater GT the last 2 years. I figured he would be the one to bring Skyblight and I was right. He had just gotten done handing Omegaprime his first loss of the tournament (and his only!). He brought 3 Tyrants, 2 Crones, 2 Harpies, Venomthrope, 3 individual Biovores, a Bastions, some Warriors Gargoyles, ad some regular Gaunts.
By was this going to be a tough match up. This list is the reason I brought the ADL and the Wraithknight. I really hope they pull their weight! I win the roll off and take first turn. I deploy at my 24'' line (Hammer and Anvil Deployment) equally and ready to attack everything. He deploys the Venomthrope in the Bastions and stacks literally) his MCs behind the Bastion and in Area Terrain to get a 3+ Cover Save. After some bickering from him on placement we go.
My first turn is rather devastating. I blow his Bastion and his Venthrope along with it with one of my Ravagers. His of his Biovores take wound from the Bastion (they were on the Battlements). I then kill his Warlord Tyrant and a Crone. I deal 3 wounds to another Tyrant and plink another wound off of another Tyrant. Not too shabby! I made sure to have all of my vehicles at the 22-24'' mark so he could Vector Strike anything of mine. Though he tried valiantly to do so, I would not let him cheat by not passing straight over me or let him get within an inch of, both things he insistently tried to do and was rather angry he could not do. I believe he blew up a couple Venoms and ended his turn.
I would continue my rampage and kill anther Tyrant and the other Crone. His lone wound Tyrant would live again and make plenty of 3+ Armors and 5+ Cover Saves which is quite annoying. My Beasts would also massacre a Gargoyle squad.He would kill a squad of my Venom troops and call it a turn.
With time winding (yes this is Turn 3) we decided it would be last turn. I would run clean up duty and kill his 3 Biovores, his other 2 Gargoyle Squads, his other Tyrant, and leave a Harpy with 1 wound left. We would try to come back and grab some points which he did by getting Warlord (damn Smash Attacks!) and Linebreaker. Counting up the Kill Points I had 11 to his 3 netting me 8 points. I also had all 3 primaries for 14 total points. He would get 4 with Warlord and Linebreaker.
I was very nervous for the game as having first turn pretty much clinched it for me. Calling the Rules Judge over for every little things was annoying, but knowing the rules and actually having a Tournament FAQ to reference was nice.
Omegaprime finished the day 3-1 and Matt Bess finished 2-2 dropping his last 2 games of the day. So at the end of the day I sat at 4-0. Only one other player had that and he brought.... 5 KNIGHTS! Yikes.... Stay tuned in the next couple of days to have me recap Day 2!
Sorry for the lack of pictures. I literally have no excuse as I had my camera with me, just never remembered to take any. Sorry!
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Ready to Eat Me Some BUGS!
So this weekend is the 4th Annual Bugeater GT in Omaha, Nebraska. This is probably the last 6th Edition GT and I am ready for it to go off with a bang! Last year, I had the best overall tournament experience I could ask for. I can only hope to have the same this year!
New to the Bugeater GT this year is the Bugeater Cup. A group can win 3 different cups. One cup is for playing well (as a group) in he WHFB Tournament. Another is to play well (again... as a group) in the 40k Tournament. Then there is an Overall Cup for a group that does well in both. You will forever have your group's name emblazoned on the trophy for glory and riches and all that jazz. Seeing as how none of the people from Sac that are going play Fantasy, we were hoping to go for the 40k trophy. However, talking with my buddy from Colorado, Adam Tricola from http://www.rumorsofheresy.blogspot.com/ he and some other buddies were willing to team up with us and some of them play Fantasy! So we can now win any of the 3 cups! Our team name? Drum roll please.. Team C-State Domination. Adam and his buddies reign from Colorado and my buddies and I reign from California. Perfec name I think... We will dominate! (I hope...)
Next up, here are some pictures of finished models and my board. Enjoy!
So obviously I missed some steps in there. I will take some better lit pictures of my board, Omegaprime's, and Fat Ninja Hodor's. They all look very impressive!
Finally, if you notice the models in the picture don't match my previous army connotations, you are right! I made some changes. No more Dragons or Batteries. Going to to roll with the Wraithknight and the Defense Line. I figure both fit rolls I need them to. Defense Line kills that pesky Skyblight Formation and the Knight can dominate the Imperial Knight with shooting and CC. Hopefully its a worthwhile change!
As an aside, me and Omegaprime will be playing in the Team Tournament they are holding on Friday. Our team name for that will be The Walking Dead. We will have over 60 models of Necrons with Orbs and either 29 Wraithguard with a Spiritseer or 18 Guard with a couple Wraithlords. it will be a gametime decision what we run!
Well wish us luck! I will try and take pictures of all of my games! We embark on the 22 hour drive to Omaha, Nebraska at 10:30pm tomorrow!
New to the Bugeater GT this year is the Bugeater Cup. A group can win 3 different cups. One cup is for playing well (as a group) in he WHFB Tournament. Another is to play well (again... as a group) in the 40k Tournament. Then there is an Overall Cup for a group that does well in both. You will forever have your group's name emblazoned on the trophy for glory and riches and all that jazz. Seeing as how none of the people from Sac that are going play Fantasy, we were hoping to go for the 40k trophy. However, talking with my buddy from Colorado, Adam Tricola from http://www.rumorsofheresy.blogspot.com/ he and some other buddies were willing to team up with us and some of them play Fantasy! So we can now win any of the 3 cups! Our team name? Drum roll please.. Team C-State Domination. Adam and his buddies reign from Colorado and my buddies and I reign from California. Perfec name I think... We will dominate! (I hope...)
Next up, here are some pictures of finished models and my board. Enjoy!
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| Up Close view of the corner piece... All glued and awaiting Drybrushing |
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| Wood putty is painted grey... Awaiting the Wash |
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| Washed! First Coat |
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| Up close of wash effect |
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| Sanded, painted, and 1st coat of wash |
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| Up close, needs another wash and drybrushing |
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| Before I took it home to drybrush and add effects |
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| 1 finished spire |
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| Finished Board! |
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| My cart finished! Wheels on the bottom, and two storage areas. The bottom for my Army Transport Bags and the second level for Dice, Books, and extras. Top is reserved for the display board. |
So obviously I missed some steps in there. I will take some better lit pictures of my board, Omegaprime's, and Fat Ninja Hodor's. They all look very impressive!
Finally, if you notice the models in the picture don't match my previous army connotations, you are right! I made some changes. No more Dragons or Batteries. Going to to roll with the Wraithknight and the Defense Line. I figure both fit rolls I need them to. Defense Line kills that pesky Skyblight Formation and the Knight can dominate the Imperial Knight with shooting and CC. Hopefully its a worthwhile change!
As an aside, me and Omegaprime will be playing in the Team Tournament they are holding on Friday. Our team name for that will be The Walking Dead. We will have over 60 models of Necrons with Orbs and either 29 Wraithguard with a Spiritseer or 18 Guard with a couple Wraithlords. it will be a gametime decision what we run!
Well wish us luck! I will try and take pictures of all of my games! We embark on the 22 hour drive to Omaha, Nebraska at 10:30pm tomorrow!
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
More Army Pics and Display Board Progression
So it has been an eventful week of hobbying to get ready for the Bugeater GT. Non-stop painting, building, and display board making... And the tournament hasn't even come yet!
With 7th Edition just dropping, there is plenty of hoopla on the Internet that people are claiming. I love that the book hasn't even been out for 1 week yet and people are proclaiming how broken the game is or how the new edition sucks or how nothing much changed. I'm sure all the naysayers and Expert Hatters out there have done their own extensive play testing to ensure that everything is BROKEN and Daemons are OMFG OP!
Anyways... Here are some updated pictures of my army and some progress pictures of my display board!
So there is some progress pics of my army. Still have a bunch to do for my display board, but it is getting there! Wood putty will be coated all over the base of the board (the brown part) to give it texture and so i can paint it to reflect my Dark Eldar bases. The Styrofoam pieces will need some wood putty and then be coated with some Elmer's Glue then have fine grained sand on them to give some texture to them as well. I chose fine grained sand because it will give the definition to my pieces and match what I hope my Eldar bases will look like. I then of course need to paint, wash, and drybrush the entire thing. UGHHHH! It will be a looooong week and weekend!
I am looking to put some LEDs in the cave, but dont think I will have the in time, so i may get some cheap little light to throw in there right now. The cave was not meant to be so extensive, but creative thinking on my part and Omega Prime's got me to where I am. I know it looks like nothing now, but I think I will be able to turn this thing into something epic!
Things to do this week:
Touch ups on models
Highlight Grey Serpent
Display Board
All my Eldar bases
Still a bunch to do, but it all has to get done, so it will, one way or the other. Leave for Bugeater in 1 week! Feeling very excited! Stay tuned for updates!
YEE! YEE!
With 7th Edition just dropping, there is plenty of hoopla on the Internet that people are claiming. I love that the book hasn't even been out for 1 week yet and people are proclaiming how broken the game is or how the new edition sucks or how nothing much changed. I'm sure all the naysayers and Expert Hatters out there have done their own extensive play testing to ensure that everything is BROKEN and Daemons are OMFG OP!
Anyways... Here are some updated pictures of my army and some progress pictures of my display board!
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| Single Guardian w/ my Eldar scheme |
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| 5 Guardians upclose |
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| 10 Guardians w/ Platform |
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| Wraithknight! |
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| Naked board, but with some carved terrain pieces |
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| Close up pic of the big corner piece |
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| Up close pic of the fallen away cliff face |
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| One example of a hill or rocky spire. This one fits a Serpent and 10 guys. |
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| Another example of hill or spire. This one was made for a Serpent and 5 guys. |
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| This is underneath the big corner piece. I hollowed it out on two ends to make a cave. In the process of getting some LEDs to put in there. Also, would look great having some Coven units, Mandrakes (lol) or even some Striking Scorpions in there! |
So there is some progress pics of my army. Still have a bunch to do for my display board, but it is getting there! Wood putty will be coated all over the base of the board (the brown part) to give it texture and so i can paint it to reflect my Dark Eldar bases. The Styrofoam pieces will need some wood putty and then be coated with some Elmer's Glue then have fine grained sand on them to give some texture to them as well. I chose fine grained sand because it will give the definition to my pieces and match what I hope my Eldar bases will look like. I then of course need to paint, wash, and drybrush the entire thing. UGHHHH! It will be a looooong week and weekend!
I am looking to put some LEDs in the cave, but dont think I will have the in time, so i may get some cheap little light to throw in there right now. The cave was not meant to be so extensive, but creative thinking on my part and Omega Prime's got me to where I am. I know it looks like nothing now, but I think I will be able to turn this thing into something epic!
Things to do this week:
Touch ups on models
Highlight Grey Serpent
Display Board
All my Eldar bases
Still a bunch to do, but it all has to get done, so it will, one way or the other. Leave for Bugeater in 1 week! Feeling very excited! Stay tuned for updates!
YEE! YEE!
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Picture Updates of Bugeater Army
So I have been painting quite a bit. Still have a little to go, but should easily finish all the models I need painted for the tournament by week's end. I'll throw up some pictures of finished models (outside of highlights) and then have a list of stuff to do at the bottom. Enjoy!
To Do List:
1. x10 Guardians- All are base coated, need final touch ups and wash. Platform is done.
2. Basing- I need 26 25mm bases done, 3 60mm bases, and 1 40mm base. Will probably do extra so I have them and this way I can batch them all up together and not have to go back and do them later.
3. Display Board- Me, Omegaprime, and Fat Ninja Hodor Matt Bess have started our display boards. These will be rather large (24'' by 32''). We also are constructing carts to push them around on so we don't have to carry them, the army, and our bags. I will take some progress pictures of what we have so far and hopefully they will get done in 2 weeks time. This is my main worry for my army as it is the most time consuming and I have the least amount of time to work on it.
4. Touch Ups- ON EVERYTHING! My Beastpack looks shitty because its chipped so many damn times. I need to throw some highlights on some vehicles. I need to go unit by unit and make sure everything is legit and looks good. Then spray them with sealer so they don't chip or anything.
It seems like a lot but I should be able to roll the Guardians out by week's end and I'll have my base template done so I can batch paint up all of them and get them finished. Touch ups will be an on-going process, but I should have things done in time for the Bugeater.
I have been contemplating a list change to throw in an Aegis Line with Quad Gun with Reapers on it to simply kill Bike Squads and FMCs. But losing the Dragons, the Serpent, and the Batteries might be too much firepower. Plus, it adds 6 more models I need to paint in the Reapers. We will see though.
Let me know what you think of the new models and I will post some progress pictures up after this weekend of the display board. I also will throw up my 1750 Contest of Champions list up as well. Comp hits Eldar and Dark Eldar pretty damn hard, but I think I can make it work.
YEE! YEE!
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| Up close Fire Dragons |
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| Whole 5 man squad |
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| Side view of 1 Battery |
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| Top view of Battery w/ Crew |
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| New Wave Serpent on the right. Did an inverse theme. |
To Do List:
1. x10 Guardians- All are base coated, need final touch ups and wash. Platform is done.
2. Basing- I need 26 25mm bases done, 3 60mm bases, and 1 40mm base. Will probably do extra so I have them and this way I can batch them all up together and not have to go back and do them later.
3. Display Board- Me, Omegaprime, and Fat Ninja Hodor Matt Bess have started our display boards. These will be rather large (24'' by 32''). We also are constructing carts to push them around on so we don't have to carry them, the army, and our bags. I will take some progress pictures of what we have so far and hopefully they will get done in 2 weeks time. This is my main worry for my army as it is the most time consuming and I have the least amount of time to work on it.
4. Touch Ups- ON EVERYTHING! My Beastpack looks shitty because its chipped so many damn times. I need to throw some highlights on some vehicles. I need to go unit by unit and make sure everything is legit and looks good. Then spray them with sealer so they don't chip or anything.
It seems like a lot but I should be able to roll the Guardians out by week's end and I'll have my base template done so I can batch paint up all of them and get them finished. Touch ups will be an on-going process, but I should have things done in time for the Bugeater.
I have been contemplating a list change to throw in an Aegis Line with Quad Gun with Reapers on it to simply kill Bike Squads and FMCs. But losing the Dragons, the Serpent, and the Batteries might be too much firepower. Plus, it adds 6 more models I need to paint in the Reapers. We will see though.
Let me know what you think of the new models and I will post some progress pictures up after this weekend of the display board. I also will throw up my 1750 Contest of Champions list up as well. Comp hits Eldar and Dark Eldar pretty damn hard, but I think I can make it work.
YEE! YEE!
Friday, May 16, 2014
Army Updates and List Change for Bugeater 2014
After playing some test games with the old list, I have decided to change a couple things. nothing major, but I found myself lacking and wishing I had another unit on the field. Especially one that could reach out and hurt units I couldn't see. I decided to add in some Vaul Batteries from the Eldar book. The new list is:
Baron
x5 Warriors, Venom
x5 Warriors, Venom
x5 Warriors, Venom
x5 Beastmaster, Fiend, x5 Khymera, x6 Flock
Ravager w/ Nightshields
Ravager w/ Nightshields
Farseer, Bike, Stone, Shard
x5 Fire Dragons, Serpent w/ Scatter and Cannon
x5 Dire Avengers, Serpent w/ Scatter and Cannon
x10 Guardians w/ Lance Platform, Serpent w/ Scatter and Cannon
x3 Vaul Batters, Shadow Weavers
So I essentially took out 2 Dragons and swapped 1 of the Guardian units for Dire Avenger to grab some Shadow Weavers. They have been money recently in games and have very nice damage output as well.
I have played some practice games where I intentionally handicapped myself (No Fortune, No First Turn or tying to Seize) to see how bad things could get for me and if I could handle it.
I played against an 8 FMC list using Skyblight. I didnt take Fortune, First Turn, and for shits I rolled to Seize which I would have, but decided just to let the Nid player go first. Boy does that list have a nice alpha strike. I would get my ass kicked but would take down 7 of the FMCs but couldnt handle the Gargoyles or the Tervigon that was pooping babies out. My opponent just sat on objectives and buried me in FMCs. I do think that if I went first, I could not only kill 2-4 FMCs but restrict the firts turn casualties. Without being able to Vector Strike, Crones arent too mean, but the Haywire Missiles and the Flamer can still kill my vehicles, but not as easily as the Str. 8 Vector Strikes.
I also tested the list against 5 Space Wolf Drop Pods with a Thunderwolf Deathstar that included 3 Wolves, 2 Fenrisian Wolves, Lord on Wolf, Rune Priest on Bike, and White Scars Chapter Master. Again I didnt take Fortune or First turn (both of which I rolled and won). Allowing the pods to drop and to get his TWC Star close enough without hindering it with all of my shooting was tough. Matt "Fat Ninja Hodor" Bess squeaked a victory out and won. However, we both agree that without being able to Jink and allowing his Star to come up unscathed was game changing. Had I had first turn, we both felt I would have won rather easily.
I played against Daemon w/ CSM Allies FMC spam as well. This game wouldnt be very close as only having 5 FMCs with little to no shooting is quite an easy army for me to take to down. The Helldrake proved difficult but it could only kill max 2 units a turn.
I fought against a Tau w/ Space Marine allies list. This game would go down to the wire with a loss for me as I couldnt dislodge his troops off of objectives who continually grabbed points for him every turn.
Lastly, I played against a 7 flier Necron list. I chose to go first and to score points every round because if I kept First Turn (I didnt, Imotekh Seized for the win!) I would have been able to grab 3 points off the bat and forced my opponent to either kill my firepower (which he did 2nd turn... 2 Serpent, 2 Ravagers, and 2 Venoms) or my troops. I would win because my Fire Dragons manned up and shot 2 fliers out of the sky (only 2 I killed) and I eliminated his troops. I got up to 9 points and with only 2 troops remaining, my opponent couldnt win. Also, the Baron was scoring via my Warlord trait, he would score with the Beasts for 4 rounds, giving me 4 points. Tough game, but well fought and very fun.
Baron
x5 Warriors, Venom
x5 Warriors, Venom
x5 Warriors, Venom
x5 Beastmaster, Fiend, x5 Khymera, x6 Flock
Ravager w/ Nightshields
Ravager w/ Nightshields
Farseer, Bike, Stone, Shard
x5 Fire Dragons, Serpent w/ Scatter and Cannon
x5 Dire Avengers, Serpent w/ Scatter and Cannon
x10 Guardians w/ Lance Platform, Serpent w/ Scatter and Cannon
x3 Vaul Batters, Shadow Weavers
So I essentially took out 2 Dragons and swapped 1 of the Guardian units for Dire Avenger to grab some Shadow Weavers. They have been money recently in games and have very nice damage output as well.
I have played some practice games where I intentionally handicapped myself (No Fortune, No First Turn or tying to Seize) to see how bad things could get for me and if I could handle it.
I played against an 8 FMC list using Skyblight. I didnt take Fortune, First Turn, and for shits I rolled to Seize which I would have, but decided just to let the Nid player go first. Boy does that list have a nice alpha strike. I would get my ass kicked but would take down 7 of the FMCs but couldnt handle the Gargoyles or the Tervigon that was pooping babies out. My opponent just sat on objectives and buried me in FMCs. I do think that if I went first, I could not only kill 2-4 FMCs but restrict the firts turn casualties. Without being able to Vector Strike, Crones arent too mean, but the Haywire Missiles and the Flamer can still kill my vehicles, but not as easily as the Str. 8 Vector Strikes.
I also tested the list against 5 Space Wolf Drop Pods with a Thunderwolf Deathstar that included 3 Wolves, 2 Fenrisian Wolves, Lord on Wolf, Rune Priest on Bike, and White Scars Chapter Master. Again I didnt take Fortune or First turn (both of which I rolled and won). Allowing the pods to drop and to get his TWC Star close enough without hindering it with all of my shooting was tough. Matt "Fat Ninja Hodor" Bess squeaked a victory out and won. However, we both agree that without being able to Jink and allowing his Star to come up unscathed was game changing. Had I had first turn, we both felt I would have won rather easily.
I played against Daemon w/ CSM Allies FMC spam as well. This game wouldnt be very close as only having 5 FMCs with little to no shooting is quite an easy army for me to take to down. The Helldrake proved difficult but it could only kill max 2 units a turn.
I fought against a Tau w/ Space Marine allies list. This game would go down to the wire with a loss for me as I couldnt dislodge his troops off of objectives who continually grabbed points for him every turn.
Lastly, I played against a 7 flier Necron list. I chose to go first and to score points every round because if I kept First Turn (I didnt, Imotekh Seized for the win!) I would have been able to grab 3 points off the bat and forced my opponent to either kill my firepower (which he did 2nd turn... 2 Serpent, 2 Ravagers, and 2 Venoms) or my troops. I would win because my Fire Dragons manned up and shot 2 fliers out of the sky (only 2 I killed) and I eliminated his troops. I got up to 9 points and with only 2 troops remaining, my opponent couldnt win. Also, the Baron was scoring via my Warlord trait, he would score with the Beasts for 4 rounds, giving me 4 points. Tough game, but well fought and very fun.
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
We're Talkin' About Practice
So today will mark the first day I will start the grueling process of testing out my list for the Bugeater GT coming up on June 7th. Not only do I need to test out the list against a variety of opponents, but I also need to paint, making my problem two-fold. If I want to run the list I have posted, I will need to paint the following:
20 Guardians
2 Lance Platforms
7 Fire Dragons
Build/Paint 1 Wave Serpent
Build and Paint a rider for my Farseer on Bike
Bases for all
A tall order for one such as me as I do not paint very fast. I obviously could borrow some of the models if need be, and I probably will to be honest.
Tonight I will be battling against Omega Prime's Necrons. He said his usual Flier list will be different to account for the Imperial Knights and the Nid formations as well. I look forward to this battle as we have not thrown dice against each other for 5 months. Plus, I know his list will be strong so I look forward to the competition.
Also, this Sunday is the Twin-Linked Tournament at Great Escape Games. Me and my buddy Big Ray Barrera will be together again to try and defend our regular season crown of Twin-Linked Champions.
I am hoping to have updates of models I have painted this week and will report on the Twin-Linked.
20 Guardians
2 Lance Platforms
7 Fire Dragons
Build/Paint 1 Wave Serpent
Build and Paint a rider for my Farseer on Bike
Bases for all
A tall order for one such as me as I do not paint very fast. I obviously could borrow some of the models if need be, and I probably will to be honest.
Tonight I will be battling against Omega Prime's Necrons. He said his usual Flier list will be different to account for the Imperial Knights and the Nid formations as well. I look forward to this battle as we have not thrown dice against each other for 5 months. Plus, I know his list will be strong so I look forward to the competition.
Also, this Sunday is the Twin-Linked Tournament at Great Escape Games. Me and my buddy Big Ray Barrera will be together again to try and defend our regular season crown of Twin-Linked Champions.
I am hoping to have updates of models I have painted this week and will report on the Twin-Linked.
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