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Hordes Minions Bog Trog Warlock Rask…

iWargame — Sat, 18 May 2013 15:00:42 +0000

Rask is everything us Blindwater players have been wanting and asking for. His spell list is pretty damn amazing and he is only limited by the few options Blindwater gets model-wise. The model has a lot of little details all over but I was still able to finish him in one painting session. I’ve played him numerous times and really love his versatility. He’s able to create decent threat ranges and harass both Warmachine and Hordes with his ammo choices for his ranged weapon. He also makes the option of replacing your Blackhide Wrastler with the Swamp Horror more viable to do his spell list. Now if we only had access to more magic weapons. DAMN YOU CRYX AND MENOTH!!!

So many ammo types, so little rate of fire…

White P3 Primer
Base coat colors using Vallejo Game Colors & Vallejo Model Air Metallics
Citadel Badab Black wash all over the miniature
Minimal highlights (teeth & eyes))
Bases consist of mixed grit sizes, Army Painter Swamp Tufts & Flame/Red Mix Leaves
I then varnish with Rust-oleum Painter’s Touch Gloss Coat (Non-Yellowing & UV Resistant) & then use Testors Dullcote to subdue the shine

Filed under: Blog, Hordes, Miniatures, Minions, Minions Blindwater Congregation, Minions Rask Warlock, Warlocks Tagged: blindwater, bog, bog trog, congregation, gatorman, gatormen, Hordes, IABN, minion, Minions, Minions Blindwater Congregation, rask, trog, Warlocks

Hosting my first Steamroller Tournament…

iWargame — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:10:57 +0000

I recently had the pleasure of organizing my first official Steamroller tournament at my LGS. My ultimate goal is to gradually bring more of our casual players into the tournament scene since that is the best way to learn about your army in a variety of circumstances when scenarios are in play. Plus their usually just plain fun! Our store is one of the smaller ones in SoCal so we have a limited capacity and I made it only 3 rounds so it wouldn’t intimidate too many of the newcomers. This makes it more intimate plus going 4 or more rounds can drain a lot of people. We have plenty of other stores that offer the “full tournament” experience in SoCal meta so there are options for more serious tournament players. It also makes it much easier for people to attend since they know it will only take up 5-6 hours rather than 8 or more.

One of our players happens to be a terrain master and so I teamed up with him to create custom flags and objectives to give our tournaments a little more personality. Also with the help of some players that attend tournaments more frequently we were able to get enough chess clocks to make it a Deathclock tournament instead of timed turns which can discourage newbies.

All in all it was a great turn out with a decent faction spread. Everyone had a blast and I was happy that several players that attend tournaments frequently told me that it was ran really well and everything went super smooth with the overall tournament time. Most of the players were self-sufficient and I was only needed a handful of times. I couldn’t have asked for a better group of players for my first time. I can’t wait for next month and enjoy the pics below!

Tournament Results…

1st Place - Cygnar
2nd Place - Trollbloods
3rd Place - Cryx

Factions Represented…

Circle Orboros – 1
Cryx – 2
Cygnar – 3
Khador – 1
Legion of Everblight – 1
Skorne – 1
Trollbloods – 1

Filed under: Blog, Hordes, Steamroller, Tournament, Warmachine Tagged: event, Hordes, IABN, Steamroller, Tournament, warmachine

Mercenaries Orin Midwinter…

iWargame — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:00:36 +0000

The first time I ran into Orin Midwinter was a game on Vassal. I thought his different abilities were pretty cool and decided to pick him up. The one powerful ability he has is being able to deter spell casting within 12″ of him. it’s odd because you would think it would be his CMD and this does throw some people off. It’s pretty legit if he has proper backup or something he can hide behind. The model I got had a irregular molding on the staff’s orb between it’s pincers so I decided to just cut it off completely. I know it’s a older model but I thought the need to have separate pieces for his non-staff hand and the back end of the stuff wasn’t needed. I hope to use him in some future tournaments as a sideboard as I have only used him a handful a times in casual games.

The dirty wizard…

Army Painter Desert Yellow Primer
Base coat colors using Vallejo Game Colors & Vallejo Model Air Metallics
Army Painter Dark Tone Ink all over the miniature
Minimal highlights (flesh & staff crystal)
Bases are comprised of Woodland Scenics grass & a Autumn Mix Leaf Scatter
I then varnish with Rust-oleum Painter’s Touch Gloss Coat (Non-Yellowing & UV Resistant) & then use Testors Dullcote to subdue the shine
I finally brush on Vallejo Gloss Varnish on the staff crystal

Filed under: Mercenaries, Mercenaries Orin Midwinter Solo, Miniatures, Solo, Warmachine Tagged: Hordes, IABN, Khador, Mercenaries, Mercenaries Orin Midwinter Solo, mercs, midwinter, orin, warmachine

Khador Greylord Ternion Unit…

iWargame — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:00:16 +0000

I decided to paint this unit up in the hopes of running the NQ#34 Hunting Wolves Tier list for Zerkova this year sometime. These models were also the first time I used a alternative black wash. Instead of Badab Black I used Army Painter Ink Dark Tone. The results were solid and I would dare to even say it’s better than Badab Black! It doesn’t have the crazy smell either. The flow of the ink was superior and I found I could push and pull the ink around more. It is also harder to pool spots so it looks generally smoother on flatter surfaces as well. So if your looking for a proper replacement to Badab Black and Devlan Mud, I highly recommend checking out the Army Painter Inks!

C’mon?! Who wasn’t expecting that theme song?

Army Painter Desert Yellow Primer
Base coat colors using Vallejo Game Colors & Vallejo Model Air Metallics
Used Army Painter Ink Dark Tone all over the miniature using a flat brush
Minimal highlights (studs, rivets, flesh, etc.)
Bases are comprised of Woodland Scenics grass & a Autumn Mix Leaf Scatter
I varnish with Rust-oleum Painter’s Touch Gloss Coat (Non-Yellowing & UV Resistant) & then use Testor’s Dullcote to take away the gloss
Finally I use Vallejo Gloss Varnish on the gem stones

Filed under: Khador, Khador Greylord Ternion Unit, Miniatures, Units Tagged: greylord, greylord ternion, Hordes, IABN, Khador, ternion, unit, warmachine

Khador Koldun Kommander Aleksandra Zerkova…

iWargame — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:00:13 +0000

I actually haven’t got to use her yet but wanted to finish her up in time for the new Greylord Outriders. Shes seems like she could be pretty viable for scenario play while running a Conquest. I’ll soon be putting her on the table to test out some theories in my LGS’ League. Too bad she is labeled as one of the worst casters in Warmachine lol!

Booger sticks rule.

Army Painter Desert Yellow Primer
Base coat colors using Vallejo Game Colors & Vallejo Model Air Metallics
Used Citadel Badab Black wash all over the miniature using a flat brush
Minimal highlights (studs, rivets, flesh, etc.)
Bases are comprised of Woodland Scenics grass & a Autumn Mix Leaf Scatter
I varnish with Rust-oleum Painter’s Touch Gloss Coat (Non-Yellowing & UV Resistant) & then use Testor’s Dullcote to take away the gloss
Finally I use Vallejo Gloss Varnish on the Orgoth green items

Filed under: Khador, Khador Zerkova Warcaster, Miniatures, Warcasters, Warmachine Tagged: aleksandra, Hordes, IABN, Khador, Khador Zerkova Warcaster, koldun, kommander, Warcasters, Warlocks, warmachine

Minions Swamp Horror Heavy Warbeast…

iWargame — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:29:45 +0000

So the second I heard about this model awhile ago I instantly thought it would be a great model to try out water effects. I finally put him on the painting table because of Rask. The thought of him with FURY would make anybody giddy. The problem of course was doing a simple conversion to make it water effects ready without having to go through the hassle of sculpting. I made this very simple TUTORIAL on how to do that. It took me several days to finish the water effects since each layer requires about 24 hours to dry and you can only layer it about 1/8″ deep at a time. Besides that I saved a lot of time on painting since it’s only a portion of the original model. Since the water dries clear you also have to paint the base itself or base it with other elements if desired. I decided to paint a mix of colors using browns and greens for that dirty Bayou look. For being my first model using water effects I am pretty happy with the results!

I disagree!!!

He will slap you three times then kiss you. It’s ABUSIVE but he loves you, really.

White P3 Primer
Base coat colors using Vallejo Game Colors
Used Citadel Badab Black wash all over the miniature
Minimal highlights (membrane, eyes, & teeth)
Base is comprised of water effects (2-3 layers), Army Painter Battlefield Swamp Tufts, & Flame Mix Leaves
I varnish with Rust-oleum Painter’s Touch Gloss Coat (Non-Yellowing & UV Resistant) & then use Testor’s Dullcote to take away the gloss
Vallejo Gloss Varnish on his lower body parts, mouth, teeth, eyes, & water to give that wet/moist feel

Filed under: Hordes, Miniatures, Minions, Minions Blindwater Congregation, Minions Swamp Horror Warbeast, Warbeasts Tagged: blindwater, congregation, heavy, heavy warbeast, Hordes, horror, IABN, Minions, Minions Blindwater Congregation, Minions Swamp Horror Warbeast, swamp, warbeast, warmachine

Khador Man-O-War Drakhun Dragoon…

iWargame — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:00:58 +0000

I was advised awhile ago by a national tournament player to try this guy out. I put him off to the side for awhile but got motivated to finally finish him up when Vlad3 came out. I’ve used him only a handful of times, but overall I am pretty happy with his tabletop performance. He might be easy to hit but having heavy warjack-like armor and steady helps his survivability. Another ability he has that tends to catch opponents off guard who haven’t played him before is counter-charge. I guess people assume this heavy metal cavalry doesn’t have the chops to react fast…but oh yes he does. Khador also usually has the highest POW on their mount attacks and his is stronger than those. Strafe the flanks Drakhun, strafe I say!!!

Yup, that’s his theme song

Rockin’ Steady!

Army Painter Desert Yellow Primer
Base coat colors using Vallejo Game Colors & Vallejo Model Air Metallics
Used Citadel Badab Black wash all over the miniature
Minimal highlights (studs, rivets, horse teeth, etc.)
Bases are comprised of Woodland Scenics grass, rocks & a Autumn Mix Leaf Scatter
I varnish with Rust-oleum Painter’s Touch Gloss Coat (Non-Yellowing & UV Resistant) & then use Testor’s Dullcote to take away the gloss

Filed under: Khador, Khador Man-O-War Drakhun Dragoon Solo, Miniatures, Solo, Warmachine Tagged: dragoon, drakhun, IABN, Khador, man-o-war, mow, Solo, warmachine

Hordes Minions Gatorman Warlock Maelok…

iWargame — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:00:41 +0000

Oh Maelok the Dreadbound. I really really like him. He’s tricky with the vectors he can create reviving dead Gatormen Posse models. It can be very effective during his FEAT turn as well since it will almost always insure some model(s) can make it to their caster if your positioning is right. Get creative with SPINY GROWTH and you can have certain Undead Posse Members at ARM22 during the FEAT round thanks to ZOMBIFY from the Witch Doctor which is dead sexy. Running a Witch Doctor or two is a must when using this undead warlock and his Tier list is actually pretty decent compared to what I’m used to in Khador. Some choose to break it in order to run Swamp Gobbers Bellows Crew to protect him from long range attacks. I usually just have him close to a Ironback Spitter to be GIRDED and act as a TRANSFER beast just in case. I’m really interested in seeing how he might synergize with the upcoming Bog Trog Shamblers unit.

For any Gator players out there, I highly recommend giving him a try! I posted lists below.

No guts, no glory…literally.

White P3 Primer
Base coat colors using Vallejo Game Colors
Citadel Badab Black wash all over the miniature
Minimal highlights (teeth, studs, rivets, & eyes))
Bases consist of mixed grit sizes, Army Painter Swamp Tufts & Flame/Red Mix Leaves
I then varnish with Rust-oleum Painter’s Touch Gloss Coat (Non-Yellowing & UV Resistant) & then use Testors Dullcote to subdue the shine
I finally brush on Vallejo Gloss Varnish on his tongue, teeth, & gore

Here’s a few lists I like…

Maelok – The Walking Death
Points: 35/35
Tiers: 2
Maelok, the Dreadbound (*6pts)
* Bull Snapper (3pts)
* Blackhide Wrastler (9pts)
* Ironback Spitter (8pts)
Gatormen Posse (Leader and 4 Grunts) (9pts)
Gatormen Posse (Leader and 4 Grunts) (9pts)
Feralgeist (1pts)
Gatorman Witch Doctor (2pts)

Maelok – The Walking Death
Points: 50/50
Tiers: 3
Maelok, the Dreadbound (*6pts)
* Bull Snapper (3pts)
* Blackhide Wrastler (9pts)
* Ironback Spitter (8pts)
Bog Trog Ambushers (Leader and 5 Grunts) (5pts)
Gatormen Posse (Leader and 4 Grunts) (9pts)
Gatormen Posse (Leader and 4 Grunts) (9pts)
Gatorman Witch Doctor (2pts)
Gatorman Witch Doctor (2pts)
Wrong Eye & Snapjaw (9pts)

Blindwater Congregation
Points: 50/50
Maelok, the Dreadbound (*6pts)
* Bull Snapper (3pts)
* Blackhide Wrastler (9pts)
* Ironback Spitter (8pts)
Gatormen Posse (Leader and 4 Grunts) (9pts)
Gatormen Posse (Leader and 4 Grunts) (9pts)
Gatormen Posse (Leader and 4 Grunts) (9pts)
Swamp Gobber Bellows Crew (Leader and 1 Grunt) (1pts)
Feralgeist (1pts)
Feralgeist (1pts)
Gatorman Witch Doctor (3pts)
Gatorman Witch Doctor (3pts)

Filed under: Blog, Hordes, Miniatures, Minions, Minions Blindwater Congregation, Minions Maelok the Dreadbound Warlock, Warlocks Tagged: blindwater, congregation, gatorman, Hordes, IABN, maelok, minion, Minions, Minions Blindwater Congregation, Warlocks

Minions Wrong Eye & Snapjaw…

iWargame — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:00:12 +0000

Both these models have a lot of character. I know a lot of people who got into the game just because of these models. From my own game experiences using them I am still on the fence about them. Sure they are pretty awesome but at the same time I could also run yet another full Gatormen Posse for the same points. Running 3 full posses at 50pts is just so damn SEXY. Only more game time will help me decide the call on them for me. Regardless they were very enjoyable to paint!

The power of the base coats in the palm of my hand

Drunk Warlocks are LEGIT & Snapjaw suffers from T-Rex arms syndrome. No throws!

White P3 Primer
Base coat colors using Vallejo Game Colors
Citadel Badab Black wash all over the miniature
Minimal highlights (teeth, studs, rivets, & eyes))
Bases consist of mixed grit sizes, Army Painter Swamp Tufts & Flame/Red Mix Leaves
I then varnish with Rust-oleum Painter’s Touch Gloss Coat (Non-Yellowing & UV Resistant) & then use Testors Dullcote to subdue the shine
I finally brush on Vallejo Gloss Varnish on his tongue, teeth, & bottle

Filed under: Blog, Hordes, Miniatures, Minions, Minions Blindwater Congregation, Minions Wrong Eye & Snapjaw Characters, Warlocks Tagged: blindwater, congregation, eye, gatorman, Hordes, IABN, Minions, Minions Blindwater Congregation, snapjaw, Warlocks, wrong, wrong eye

Mercenaries Sylys Wyshnalyrr…

iWargame — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:00:15 +0000

Another Mercenaries model down! This useful Warcaster attachment works lovely with those with a lower Focus. You could also use him to buff the crap out of a high Focus caster as well if your feeling saucy. A free upkeep, Arcane Secrets, and a extended Spell range….count me in!

Pronounced “Silas Wish-nail-er” or “Wish-you-were-here”

White P3 Primer
Base coat colors using Vallejo Game Colors
Citadel Badab Black wash all over the miniature
Minimal highlights (flesh, gem stones, studs, & rivets)
Bases are comprised of Woodland Scenics grass, rocks & a Autumn Mix Leaf Scatter
I then varnish with Rust-oleum Painter’s Touch Gloss Coat (Non-Yellowing & UV Resistant) & then use Testors Dullcote to subdue the shine
I finally brush on Vallejo Gloss Varnish on the gem stones

Filed under: Mercenaries, Mercenaries Sylys Wyshnalyrr Solo, Miniatures, Solo, Warmachine Tagged: Hordes, IABN, Khador, Mercenaries, Mercenaries Sylys Wyshnalyrr Solo, mercs, sylys, warmachine, wyshnalyrr