tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10186857782925038932023-11-16T10:16:17.121-05:00Guardians of MankindAn ongoing adventure in the wonderful world of wargaming....Raghnallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952179443824513871noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018685778292503893.post-27597106847521243212015-11-07T18:38:00.000-05:002015-11-07T18:38:04.086-05:00US/Brits take on a Bunker<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Friday the young one wanted to have a game of Bolt Action. What started out as a US/British "training exercise" got a lot more entertaining when Jim showed up with those Grenadiers I'd done up for him. He'd been working his ass off all week and needed a break. </div>
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Since he only has 3 squads at his disposal at the moment, and he's never played a game, we'd decided to play with 3 squads each and a tank. </div>
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So we plopped down some terrain, all of which is a work in progress. Jim's Grenadiers defended the bunker. The US took the right flank, the British the left. </div>
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Round One was rather uneventful. Minor casualties all around. Round 2 however, started with a bang. The stand in Panzer IV knocked out the young one's Sherman right off... oops. The British attempted to take revenge, the Cromwell, firing from behind cover....... missed.</div>
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Turn 3 resulted in the defending Germans taking heavy casualties on both flanks with the middle squad laying down heavy suppressive fire. A squad of paras being wiped out after assaulting a German squad. The pride of British armour rushing in to knock out the German panzer. </div>
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The gunner, Carl, missed... the Fritz didn't.....</div>
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Fortunately, after having lost 2 of 3 squads and 5 allied squads closing in the reaming Grenadiers withdrew......</div>
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<br />Raghnallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952179443824513871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018685778292503893.post-24271792858285625492015-10-31T19:24:00.001-04:002015-10-31T19:24:09.711-04:00Latest additions to the European Theater.....After many years of working weekends the end is finally in sight. What does that mean for me? Regular war gaming returns to my life. Huzzah!!<br />
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So, to get things going I've been painting up Panzer Grenadiers for my fellow tread head, Jim...Its a start.<br />
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In return he supplied me with some armored support.<br />
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and thanks to Hirst Arts we''ll eventually have something to fight over.. :)<br />
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Stay tuned folks.... The Imperial Guard .. er.. um.. Astra Militarum .. gets some Valkyries...<br />
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<br />Raghnallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952179443824513871noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018685778292503893.post-1150237261897117502015-08-30T19:15:00.003-04:002015-08-30T19:15:59.763-04:00Just a little fixer upperHuzzah!!! School has started again... More time for Dad's.<br />
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This little shack has been sitting on m desk for months. I finally finished it this weekend.<br />
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<br />Raghnallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952179443824513871noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018685778292503893.post-89436150106461431072015-06-25T21:15:00.000-04:002015-06-25T21:15:12.945-04:00Its been a long time... Ok, a really long time....<br />
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Time to resurrect this slumbering beast and get back to enjoying myself again.<br />
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My goals are simple and order is not important:<br />
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1) assemble and paint my armies<br />
2) build some terrain<br />
3) game<br />
4) post at least once a week<br />
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What started all of this you ask? Well you may not but I'm gonna tell you anyway. ;)<br />
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My son is finally old enough to really start taking an interest in gaming. Which is really no surprise given that both his parents are sci-fi geeks and gamers. Let's face it dad's toy soldiers are still cooler than his.<br />
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So here are some of our armies:<br />
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Bolt Action: My Brits<br />
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The kid's 1st Infantry<br />
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Dystopian Wars: <br />
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Family fun for all ages, The Kid's CoA, The Boss's Japanese group and of course my Brits..<br />
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And last but not least.....WH40K<br />
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a very well concealed Catachan themed assault group.. bring on the apocalypse!!!!<br />
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<br />Raghnallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952179443824513871noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018685778292503893.post-57909929468748510642013-03-29T16:17:00.001-04:002013-03-29T16:17:15.685-04:00RULE BRITANNIA.......!!!!!!Yes boys and girls I've branched out to Dystopian Wars. Thank you Spartan Games! As I was already looking for a naval based game, it wasn't much of a leap. Let's face it, GW is becoming quite the bully of late and I am not all that impressed.<br />
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So after seeing a game or two turn up at Marscon this past January I decided to take a look. I liked the Brits and my buddy Aiden jumped over too the Russians. My wife is even curious, she's trying to take over my fleet..lol<br />
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So far Aiden and I managed a short game to work out the mechanics of the game and had a rather good time of it.<br />
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I'm liking the consistent scale of the miniatures, they look great and paint up fast. No more excuses for playing with unpainted figs. The squadron activation game mechanic keeps things moving along nicely and the whole exploding d6 concept can lead to some very interesting outcomes for the smaller "weaker" units.<br />
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Will I stop playing 40k, nope. Now I have a nicer option and I like options...;)<br />
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Now presenting my WIP KOB: Task Force Indefatigable:<br />
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First game with 6th edition rules, actually first game in in about a year..oiy!<br />
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1500 points My Catachans vs Jim's Steel Legion. We just thru lists together and went for it.<br />
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Deployment: Vanguard Strike<br />
Mission: Emperor's Will<br />
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Can my grunt list fend off a more mechanized list.....<br />
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Well Jim got to go first after deployment. He was going to attempt a two pronged rush up both flanks. He was going to have to skirt some hills to avoid my waiting autocannons. Sgt. Harker and his boys were in position on the left to intercept Jim's plasma cannon armed sentinel squadron tasked with escorting his chimera mounted stormtroopers.<br />
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Harker's squad came under fire from the sentinel squadron. Luck being a fickle witch that she is... Harker was the only casualty thanks to a couple of lucky plasma blasts and cursed dice.<br />
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Now it was my turn... I was determined to avenge the fallen Gunny....<br />
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After moving to secure the right flank (hopefully) I unleashed a torrent of fire upon my enemy...<br />
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3rd platoon's 4th squad managed a luck hit on a chimera, destroying its turret multilaser. <br />
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The hell was unleashed as 9 mortar teams opened up, lobbing their high explosive shells into the middle of Jim's small infantry formation. The Steel Legion's 1st platoon command was decimated<br />
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Well, Fate being an even more fickle witch than luck and having a warped sense of humor, stepped in.....<br />
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Had to pack up and take wife to ER.... <br />
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Raghnallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952179443824513871noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018685778292503893.post-60355040818324181142013-02-08T09:35:00.000-05:002013-02-08T09:35:49.035-05:00But it's an organized mess.....My wife is a neat freak....<br />
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She can't help herself, its the way she is. It is for this reason that I commandeered my oldest son's room after he moved out. Finally I had a home for all my stuff, she no longer had to deal with my hobby space trying to take over the living room. She was much relieved.<br />
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2012 has come and gone, so whats ahead for the coming year?<br />
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I am going to post more often for starters, 5 posts was really rather pathetic!<br />
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Let's how far I get with this list this year:<br />
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finish 3rd platoon<br />
assemble/paint: 2 Valkyries, 4 chimeras, 4 leman russes, 2nd platoon(that's that gap in the photo)<br />
add a second vulture gunship<br />
try my hand at scratch building sabre gun platforms<br />
restructure my hobby room<br />
keep hobby room neat before my wife's head implodes<br />
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learn how to use my airbrush ( thanks Mary ;) )<br />
figure out just what to do with all the Dark Angel's marines I received ( thanks JD )<br />
build gaming table<br />
build fortress for said table, bout time these guys got to have a home to defend....<br />
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maybe and I do mean maybe, add some Grey Knights... <br />
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<br />Raghnallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952179443824513871noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018685778292503893.post-12450613055407682812012-10-03T20:31:00.000-04:002012-10-03T20:31:48.212-04:00Incoming.. part 3Just a quick post today. The ordinance group for my Catachan company is finally done, not that I'm going to stop with just these. I've got an entire platoon to get painted up.<br />
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<br />Raghnallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952179443824513871noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018685778292503893.post-74564839043531523722012-10-01T10:53:00.002-04:002012-10-01T10:53:59.353-04:00So I did the math......Well hell...<br />
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I've been trying to get my little corner of the house organized lately, mostly because my wife has been getting twitchy and threatening to do it for me. Which would absolutely destroy MY brilliant sorting method of "pile it here". She doesn't believe me when I tell her I know where everything is, I have no idea why?<br />
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I haven't been playing a whole lot this past year thanks to life in general, but I've still been gathering, collecting or whatever they call it these days. All this organization clean up has led to the inevitable head count.<br />
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and the grand total is: Imperial Guard 7987 points (give or take for wargear choices)<br />
Dark Angels 1500ish points ( my oldest dropped these off, he has Chaos<br />
marines and Space wolves)<br />
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<br />Raghnallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952179443824513871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018685778292503893.post-55204399282077482982012-09-06T16:53:00.000-04:002012-09-06T16:53:10.345-04:00Incoming.... part 1Ok, so it took me long enough....<br />
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I'm finally getting around to painting the manticore and griffon batteries that have been cluttering up my shelves for the past eon.<br />
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I haven't been completely idle. I finally got around to finishing off the Baneblade that's been sitting on my shelf forever. Hope you like the result.<br />
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My only complaint, their quality can be a bit off. I don't mind bent and twisted parts, that's easily taken care of with a bit of hot water. Now if they'd get their act together and get some consistancy between the kits. The gaps then need to be filled are a pain in the buttocks.....<br />
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The below photo illustrates this point. Mortar on left went together fairly well. The right one, you can see the 5mm strip of plastic card that had to be inserted to cover the front gap. Additionally, there is a 3mm gap along the right side off the upper and lower portion that no amount of hot water flexing is gonna fix. <br />
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GET IT TOGETHER PEOPLE!!!!!!<br />
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Thank goodness for cammo-netting!Raghnallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952179443824513871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018685778292503893.post-46177705589536771912011-10-17T18:28:00.000-04:002011-10-17T18:28:45.744-04:00Finally finished.....May I present.....<br />
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1st platoon, Company A, 2nd Catachan:<br />
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Ok, so not quite finished. It took me six months to get to this point, but all that's left to do is a bit of work on the bases. There were 69 of them after all. Oh, and a couple of Chimeras still need to be finished. Really that's it for these guys...:)<br />
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Now at the rate I'm going its gonna take another year before I get the other two platoons finished. The second platoon will pretty much mirror the first. The third, well that's a whole different matter. The third will be the support platoon, loaded with heavy weapons. That platoon is actually completely assembled and slated to be painted next. The second, well, one word:boxed.<br />
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Finishing tip: 50/50 mix future floor wax/water, let dry about 5hrs add second coat of Vallejo Matte sealer. No more smelly aerosol sprays. Makes the wife and pets happy!Raghnallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952179443824513871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018685778292503893.post-72617051355174563702011-09-16T18:19:00.000-04:002011-09-16T18:19:40.508-04:00The grand scheme of things.......Well, with all the grand ideas I've got cluttering up the old attic, its about time I started putting thing in order. Everyone seems to like background fluff, organizational charts, graphs, etc. Besides having stuff written out at least keeps things on track, right? <br />
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My friend Jim and I were sitting around painting awhile back an came to the rather shocking realization that between the two of us we are well on our way to being able to field and entire combined arms Imperial Guard regiment. I've got the foot slogging Catachans and Jim has the Steel Legions well represented. Jim has also managed to scrounge up a number of Titans, at last count 5, if i recall correctly.<br />
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Anyhoo...to keep myself on track, I had decided that Col. Stracken would be charged with command of a augmented infantry battalion something along these lines:<br />
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BN HQ consisting of its command squad, supported by ogyrns, stormtroopers and at least one commisar. A squadron of vendettas and vultures for air support.<br />
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Company A: rifle company: HQ squad, 3 veteran squads(scouts, sort of) and 2 rifle platoons of 4 infantry squads, 2 heavy weapon squad and 2 special weapon squads. Support platoon: 4 squads w/hvy weapons, maxed out heavy weapon squads. Supported by Chimeras and an attached valkyrie squadron.<br />
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Company C: Just gonna go for the veteran air assault group......ala Apocalypse Now!! <br />
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Company D: Tank company<br />
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Company E: Recon company: Sentinal HQ Sqdrn, 2 Sentinal sqdrns, 1 Hellhound Sqdrn<br />
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Company F: Artillery: HQ, Griffon Battery, Basilisk Battery, Manticore Battery(maybe) <br />
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After that, through in a smattering of Grey Knights and Salamander space Marines...OH MY!<br />
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Remember boys and girls, for me its all about the modeling and fluff. :)Raghnallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952179443824513871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018685778292503893.post-58439826184304873312011-09-12T21:57:00.000-04:002011-09-12T21:57:34.163-04:00So life gets in the way......Ok, so like most everyone else I have a real life, a very busy life. Thus, my hobbies get pushed to the back burner. I may not have been getting much done lately but I have been keeping track on the goings in the 40k world. <br />
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Thanks to those of you out there who do post quite regularly. I have picked up quite a bit of useful paining/modeling tips that I am now beginning to put to use. Again, my thanks to all of you out there. Especially to Admiral Drax, that paint chart idea...outstanding!<br />
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Now for what I have been working on.....<br />
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Hector and the boys were finally finished. He'll get a full retinue in the future. I may even add in some grey knights, maybe.<br />
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1st Platoon Co A 1/2nd Catachan is finally getting some much deserved attention.<br />
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Inquisitor Lord Hector Rex and crew. I've had these guys sitting around since Gamesday last year, figure its abut time to finish them. I'd been waiting for the new codex to come out before doing anything with them. Now I just have to pick-up Grey Knights codex and sort through the new changes to the Inquisitorial Retinues. I'm undecided on weather or not to add any Grey Knights in with the Catachans, but a small force of marines may be in the future. Just have to wait and see. <br />
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Too many projects so little time. Besides can't have a Grey Knight force wiping out all my hard work just to keep a secret now can I.... I guess at some point I'll have to develop some kind of fluff for my growing collection. <br />
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Now I have to admit that Rex here has been the most detailed mini I've attempted to paint so far. While I have some touch up to do here and there, I think he turned out pretty darn good for my 3 foot rule.Raghnallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952179443824513871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018685778292503893.post-25764191624963917312011-03-01T10:13:00.003-05:002011-03-01T10:37:10.110-05:00And a commisar shall lead them........That is until the second squad sergeant frags him, but then you take your chances with Catachans...;)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtW3QLxpWssIy6ENkpf7M6y7SB5XNpop0_SIXvpqetXmGfQC2HG5xZWauvKQO-2Jkf_hvEzwL8HpFT2Nk2natjIGrXHrENfz04x_h8SJi2jiZOHaqjlvjjtZ2tL79MqL0UxohwCwfuJts/s1600/stormtroopers.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 147px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtW3QLxpWssIy6ENkpf7M6y7SB5XNpop0_SIXvpqetXmGfQC2HG5xZWauvKQO-2Jkf_hvEzwL8HpFT2Nk2natjIGrXHrENfz04x_h8SJi2jiZOHaqjlvjjtZ2tL79MqL0UxohwCwfuJts/s320/stormtroopers.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579130556740181970" /></a><br /><br />Well so much for my New Years resolution of posting once per month. Anyhow, I finally finished painting my stormtooper squads. Quite the swarmy looking bunch aren't they! The Commisar Gaunt figure was a last minute addition. He's been lying around in a box for awhile and with 5 squads of stormtroopers running amok I decided to draft him on in. I think I'll refer to him as Commisar Worden. Not to worry I've got a Catachan Sergeant leading the second squad to keep and eye on him.<br /><br />I painted a camo pattern onto the the armor plates of the first three squads, but, after painting 30 of these guys that was getting got old rather quickly. The last 2 squads were completed in good old Catachan green.<br /><br />Up next...<br /><br />A squadron of Hellhounds. These will give me a chance to play with my new set of weathering powders:)Raghnallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952179443824513871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018685778292503893.post-2258320229045968802011-01-01T13:17:00.003-05:002011-01-01T13:20:46.859-05:00HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!From the 2nd Catachan RCT<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKfNvFXMPORL49ujdjEhZ9FMXCe0cwnZrSFRPhfw1s_leVh0vLcjihHLkzjHUwVD49Ao2UKlAr-4VcZYg1NZlMMyc7qlgRopmhJk5J0mkISXQtAMC1fx8p18UU5DcaQu2XuJXa_slSe0I/s1600/P1000217.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKfNvFXMPORL49ujdjEhZ9FMXCe0cwnZrSFRPhfw1s_leVh0vLcjihHLkzjHUwVD49Ao2UKlAr-4VcZYg1NZlMMyc7qlgRopmhJk5J0mkISXQtAMC1fx8p18UU5DcaQu2XuJXa_slSe0I/s320/P1000217.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557283843714012434" /></a>Raghnallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952179443824513871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018685778292503893.post-37513659748151818592010-12-05T14:00:00.004-05:002010-12-06T13:51:59.305-05:00Ol'bessie gets a face lift.Hmm, one old Leman Russ tank lying around, one new forgeworld vanquisher turret in the bits box. What to do, what to do? <br /><br />Put the two of them together of course! Voila! Company D has a new command tank.:)<br />Thanks to my buddy Jim, a pair of heavy bolter sponsons were added on to keep the grunts at bay. I've also added on an old Catachan tank commander, may use him as a stand in for Pask from time to time.<br /><br />And here's she is.....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqovvaiIc0w6K1Cqe8sxLMWjSS5LF4wGoD-Z2VDxgeBXh8aakcWNJ8cpxYf6QC_pba2MnDM6qVA6Dm6z5YbWmANYO8nZcaKzpCJrGROFwK9zJkqHGEemjvO7bI_Q8oUV23L1p0Wq7Oow0/s1600/bessie2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqovvaiIc0w6K1Cqe8sxLMWjSS5LF4wGoD-Z2VDxgeBXh8aakcWNJ8cpxYf6QC_pba2MnDM6qVA6Dm6z5YbWmANYO8nZcaKzpCJrGROFwK9zJkqHGEemjvO7bI_Q8oUV23L1p0Wq7Oow0/s320/bessie2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547643001045283714" /></a><br /><br />May have to add more camo-netting in the future, but that will do for the time being.Raghnallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952179443824513871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018685778292503893.post-33040996689933520722010-11-28T10:53:00.005-05:002010-11-28T11:15:32.855-05:00ProjectsThanksgiving has come and gone again, still in a fog from all the turkey, must resist napping......<br /><br />I spent most of my recent time off working on a couple of projects I've had on the shelf for awhile.<br /><br />First up, Karl sporting his new ride.....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCZyqrDPAYoyWg6xZL95JnDeDyYwq2MyZ6b8zdEZweY38H4OAiZElJNW0VHDHE2z8VgMbYXbMFM2Nv3x_ZZwtzRKqUdcXjCUsbar0-Ta30zhSTyFq18eoJksr0h9s1XcqibbqZipNZo3k/s1600/Franz+on+Dragon.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCZyqrDPAYoyWg6xZL95JnDeDyYwq2MyZ6b8zdEZweY38H4OAiZElJNW0VHDHE2z8VgMbYXbMFM2Nv3x_ZZwtzRKqUdcXjCUsbar0-Ta30zhSTyFq18eoJksr0h9s1XcqibbqZipNZo3k/s320/Franz+on+Dragon.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544630316202394354" /></a><br /><br />Isn't he just adorable. Yes, the imperial dragon my not be the best choice, but he'll be loads of fun for a turn or two.<br /><br />Next we have the almost complete 3rd platoon....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVSS45RCCpIfGxsiiwQ2TVZE-16NIPW7rpA-yoOqgpxrwApOnbYw80bwQTvdP6rFVpKu-C6h4nqSMTnwlbgOO7UooMCRMWCy-lEtUJlrjVdtRY5OwrmeVB5wHRzVFhEwd6EWvYmLqvq_g/s1600/3rd+plt.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVSS45RCCpIfGxsiiwQ2TVZE-16NIPW7rpA-yoOqgpxrwApOnbYw80bwQTvdP6rFVpKu-C6h4nqSMTnwlbgOO7UooMCRMWCy-lEtUJlrjVdtRY5OwrmeVB5wHRzVFhEwd6EWvYmLqvq_g/s320/3rd+plt.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544631473709877538" /></a><br /><br />Yes, I said almost complete. I still have to aquire two chimeras, a second special weapon squad and three heavy weapon squads, thinking a third mortar and two lascannon equipped.<br /><br />I'll be painting Karl the old fashioned way, taking my time. The 3rd plt, I've decided, I paint using the army painter green color primer, and quick shade. The more I've seen the army painter stuff used the more I like it for painting large blocks of troops and vehicles. I've already switched to using their brushes, when my GW ones finally wore out, with nice results. <br /><br />Well, that's all for now, until next time........Raghnallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952179443824513871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018685778292503893.post-17303805896165313422010-11-19T13:21:00.003-05:002010-11-19T13:54:33.549-05:00The project backlog.......My oh my how stuff starts to pile up.....<br /><br />Ok, I admit it. I suffer from the "oh look shiney syndrome". Can't help it the way I am. What doe this translate into, way to many projects "in the works". I just got done straightening up my work space and sorting though various piles of boxes and bits..... well, I have enough stuff to keep me busy for the next ten years!<br /><br />Why, well, I have a master plan for both my Empire and Imperial Guard armies, about 10,000+ points worth... each. Plus any assorted terrain projects I can cook up. (Thank you Mr. Bugbait over at Warseer). How does this fit into actual game mechanics? Don't really care. I enjoy the modeling aspect of this hobby and when I do get to play, it usually involves large battles. I may not win a whole lot but I have a lot of fun!! For some reason fielding 3 full IG platoons makes some people nervous;)<br /><br />So just what do I have going to look forward to in the comng months...<br /><br />Hector Rex w/retinue<br />3 squads of stormtroopers<br />2 chimeras<br />1 hellhound<br />1 sentinel<br />3rd platoom<br />2nd platoon<br />3rd veteran squad <br /><br />Karl Franz on a dragon (because I can)<br />swordsmen lots of swordsmen<br />3 great cannon<br />steam tank<br />more greatswordsmen<br />more flagellents<br /><br /><br />painting, painting and more painting.......<br /><br />1 Fortress... well everybody should have a home, right?<br /><br />Oh, look.. its a warjack..;)Raghnallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952179443824513871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018685778292503893.post-73017919087767255342010-09-28T17:00:00.006-04:002010-09-28T18:11:04.233-04:00So its been a while.........I'm still alive....... <br /><br />.....and there will be cake.<br /><br />Well, you can't expect a whole lot from a gamer with a trunk full of commitments: family, job, karate, biking, archery, more work.... I do occasionally get a game in there somewhere.<br /><br />I, however, have not exactly been idle either. I have managed to finish a tank squadron, most of my recon company, get 35 stormtroopers/kasrkin assembled. Throw in a baneblade for fun and its adds up to quite a bit of work. I even got to go to Gamesday last month.<br /><br />Speaking of Gamesday. I've been following the convention circuit for a few years now, I just never seem to have gotten the time to go. This year my buddy Jim and I got our tickets and made the 4 hour drive to Baltimore. We got there early, it through registration easily enough and then off to Warhammer nirvana.......<br /><br />...right into the hell that was the Forgewold line.. OMG! You'd think that after so many years at this those guys could come up with a better system. SO, there I stood, two hours later I get to the table. I was after a Griffon Mortar or three. NADA, NOT ONE... I could've gotten any other tank but that one. A staffer, informed me that they kinda sorta forgot to bring more than a couple of those along, nice enough fellow and I did walk away with a vulture, Hector Rex, and other bits. I though about picking up a Reaver Titan but thought better of that. (<em>you'd have been sleeping with the dog- MB)</em><br /><br />The rest of the day was a bit underwhelming. I came away with new modeling ideas. After viewing the armies on parade display Jim and I both think we aren't so bad anymore. I did manage to take lots of pics of the army displays and had an interesting chat with the artist who worked on the BADAB WAR book. The final nail in the coffin on mediocrity came when I went to get a look at the Golden Demon entries. Another long line only to find that the judging had long been over and a large number of the entries had been picked up already, its 3 in the afternoon the event ends at 6, go figure.<br /><br />So here are a few pics of completed and in progress stuff......<br /><br />Inquisitor Rex and a whole lot of stormtroopers..<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0TaIE-9kVy6Rwi8R6fBg4XjK1e8YteM-WC7NibnT57M1x5CcGPfjqQuIyQ65q9TMixbJYy42QjOYie9ZwkVzvBFSK1INqxs2GBGCd05CRI3ZEde5srfjQGsTdgkF8et4u_zRdd8DEmrI/s1600/IMG_1548.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0TaIE-9kVy6Rwi8R6fBg4XjK1e8YteM-WC7NibnT57M1x5CcGPfjqQuIyQ65q9TMixbJYy42QjOYie9ZwkVzvBFSK1INqxs2GBGCd05CRI3ZEde5srfjQGsTdgkF8et4u_zRdd8DEmrI/s320/IMG_1548.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522089163177768002" /></a><br /><br />My Recon sentinels..<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoDhyphenhyphenXGGxOgHobvj3xl_nQVtXvAz1PD2d6rQRTegqRLzoOytSEgn9xzRYA-s4UNa0iFIiHlx3lrd9zIZwgcTm0zoHOXrTKH25T5kZfijb9X7xnNYcjU2QFryOIgJUUh_t0aVoesKQRm0A/s1600/IMG_1550.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 185px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoDhyphenhyphenXGGxOgHobvj3xl_nQVtXvAz1PD2d6rQRTegqRLzoOytSEgn9xzRYA-s4UNa0iFIiHlx3lrd9zIZwgcTm0zoHOXrTKH25T5kZfijb9X7xnNYcjU2QFryOIgJUUh_t0aVoesKQRm0A/s320/IMG_1550.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522089753500245090" /></a><br /><br />Everything else....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Dz_TbL0C54N_Y2baSteR0mO9SKihtl1SmRkRoBm-LHWBuTA8NOnGqaHMwPRAsW1MOfJ-oNbl4BBJk2x3GJYuOmeV1ZpUChV82bnE3yP4p6nxZJD610SsXtXkNuVd-g0D9Fpc0c-lI2k/s1600/IMG_1551.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Dz_TbL0C54N_Y2baSteR0mO9SKihtl1SmRkRoBm-LHWBuTA8NOnGqaHMwPRAsW1MOfJ-oNbl4BBJk2x3GJYuOmeV1ZpUChV82bnE3yP4p6nxZJD610SsXtXkNuVd-g0D9Fpc0c-lI2k/s320/IMG_1551.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522089950443995042" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4uMEKl8i5jehyphenhyphenipHPqOT8B2_JgnbPP7fbkiQe8OrkWKYoQGjmYAHTCPum696e2Lu45-8hEKEyCHo5XK3iimQ0XKJnSddfzKgj6bgERGSjn8LaCOk7fm_ViusSpUEOxWpYuKe5306GWLo/s1600/IMG_1552.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 138px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4uMEKl8i5jehyphenhyphenipHPqOT8B2_JgnbPP7fbkiQe8OrkWKYoQGjmYAHTCPum696e2Lu45-8hEKEyCHo5XK3iimQ0XKJnSddfzKgj6bgERGSjn8LaCOk7fm_ViusSpUEOxWpYuKe5306GWLo/s320/IMG_1552.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522090128556367762" /></a><br /><br />ENJOY!!<br /><br /><em></em>Raghnallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952179443824513871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018685778292503893.post-8243267229608948032010-05-26T16:25:00.004-04:002010-05-26T16:42:15.787-04:00This is how it starts.....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIny_0jMZBFVAK9zkb7C4M4TNzyb7anuy5OWYXsm0VOdXxI2V_5dEWoDrUcP38BHVZVYB51GODKj_ZLX9SpGGKvZoaksvkDI7YeCruQa2n53d-Kg818x5WgvOUUEP1VmaK3ZGIHns96oI/s1600/P1020867.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIny_0jMZBFVAK9zkb7C4M4TNzyb7anuy5OWYXsm0VOdXxI2V_5dEWoDrUcP38BHVZVYB51GODKj_ZLX9SpGGKvZoaksvkDI7YeCruQa2n53d-Kg818x5WgvOUUEP1VmaK3ZGIHns96oI/s320/P1020867.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475677832550600402" /></a><br /><br /><br />Legos... Lots of Legos. My son recently had his 7th birthday. He got and already has several sets of Legos. What's he do after the new sets are assembled? Have a WAR! He turned the living room floor into a raging war zone, complete with bunkers, and roads and rules of engagement. Yes, he has rules, I have no idea how they work, but then I'm not a seven year old. <br /><br />So today its Legos and green army men battling for control of the living room, tomorrow scads of model aliens marching across the tabletop. War gods be praised!! Makes papa proud. <br /><br />At least by then I'll know what the rules are...Raghnallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952179443824513871noreply@blogger.com0