Mechanicon Grand Tournament Aftermath
Mechanicon Grand Tournament Aftermath: Well, we had to dodge Hurricane Sandy, but we still managed to have a wonderful time at the Mechanicon and Warstore Weekend.
Mechanicon Grand Tournament Aftermath: Well, we had to dodge Hurricane Sandy, but we still managed to have a wonderful time at the Mechanicon and Warstore Weekend.
Just like everyone else on the blogosphere I'm going to finish the year with a review of my gaming and hobby over the last 12 months.
Admiral Drax, aka Chris, started in the blogosphere not long after I set up shop myself, we’ve been in touch quite a bit, especially since we’re a little under an hours drive apart in the soggy south-west of England, and are both avid Guard collectors and players. We’ve bumped into each other numerous times as well, at events like PAW, but we’ve never quite managed to get some games in, despite
The time has come for the trip to England to attend the Tempus Fugitives Age of the Emperor Event “Hammer of the Gods”! My friend David and I will be boarding the plane at DIA this afternoon and touching down at Heathrow tomorrow morning, where we’ll meet up with another friend of ours and spend a couple days sightseeing around the London area. Friday we’re going to be up in Nottingham on pilgrimage to Warhammer World and such, and Saturday and Sunday we’ll be in Mansfield at Maelstrom Games participating in the campaign weekend. I’d love to meet any UK bloggers who may be in the Nottingham/Mansfield area, stop in and say hello! (We’ll be the loud Americans, should be pretty easy to find us. Heh.) Should be a great time, and I’m planning on taking plenty of pictures of the trip and of the event!
Victory! The 2000 point army that’s going with me to England has finally been completed! My good friend Dave made a carrying tray for me that fits perfectly into the travel case, and the army just baaaaarely fits on it. I did spend some time going back through the infantry and painting all the shoulder pads with the appropriate symbols. That was tedious in the extreme, but the end result definitely makes the models look better. 30 some-odd little itty bitty nova bursts and arrows on the tactical marine squads. Oof.
With the trip to England rapidly approaching I did a little spelunking in the Closet of Doom for some odds and bobs I could auction off to raise a little extra spending money for the trip. First up, and the hardest to part with is one of my last three King Russ tanks . This particular one has had the turret assembled and primered, but the main hull is unassembled. The final two will be used in my next Ad-Mech army, I believe. The person who made these casts hasn’t produced any new King Russ tanks in well over five years, as I understand it the molds were damaged or lost, based on my most recent conversations with him (admittedly several years ago now). Next are the remnants from my old Vostroyan army, consisting of 20 assorted infantry models and two sprues of three casualty models. They are by far my favorite metal guardsmen that GW has ever done, and I’m quite sad they aren’t still making them. Hopefully they’ll come in handy to some Vostroyan player out there! Somewhere along the way I ended up with two signed copies of the Siege of Vraks Part 1 . I don’t really NEED two copies, so…
Finished up the paint job on the Land Raider Spartan this week, gave it another light wash of Baal Red to darken it a little, and finished off the detailing and shading.
Apologies for the lack of posts of late, it’s been a rather interesting couple of weeks out this way. Due to a combination of severely icy conditions, rather bald tires and lack of talent on my part I managed to put my car in the ditch and ended up having to lay out some significant cash to rectify the situation. No injuries sustained, other than the sharp stabbing pain in my wallet. Unfortunately that means the plans I had for the trip to England coming up in March were put into financial peril, so I’ve been casting about the Closet of Doom for some things to put up on the ol’ auction block. It’s not all bad news though – In my other life as a bassist, over the last month my band has been working on getting our first CD finished up which has been a great deal of fun. While not strictly 40k related, it is another hobby of mine – If you’re interested in some free music, you can check out the penultimate cuts here . Still a bit left to do to clean them up, but hey, free music! Anyway – back to the 40k side of things. Much as I hate to have to do so, I am putting up a selection of flyers that I’ve built and painted over the years, which can be seen on eBay here . First up is the Vulture Gunship … Followed by an Aquila Lander ..
January 21 is the date for The Big Game II: The Big Game Strikes Back!
