Painted Iron Lich Overseers and Scavenger

On Friday, I finished two of these models, the second Overseer and the Scavenger. They finish the Witch Coven of Garlghast's second Theme Force, putting me to a total of 12 painted 50 point tier-4 Theme Forces.

Painted Iron Lich Overseer

Working on the second Theme Force for the Witch Coven of Garlghast means I need to paint 2 Iron Lich Overseers. Well, here is the first. The second, which will match this, is going to be done soon too.

Finished Kraken

After my friend Michael convinced me to paint the rivets, I had a swell time doing that. It is the most evil thing anyone can suggest. :P I'm really happy to have finished this beast and can move onto other projects. He's getting a game Tuesday to try him with the new paintjob.

Kraken, Bit By Bit.

For the last week now, I've been working on getting my Kraken fully painted so I can play it. I'm really excited to use it more with Asphyxious the Hellbringer but also with Warwitch Deneghra and Pirate Queen Skarre. The Kraken has so many uses and is really versatile in its operation. I'd like to get more playtime with it, but it needs to get painted before it can see any table time (new rule this year).

To paint it, I kept the Kraken in 4 parts. I had the legs, the body, and the two claws separate. The body prevents me from getting to some angles on the legs and the legs prevents the same to the body. The claws/arms prevent access to both. It was just easier to have everything separate and paint it that way. It is a lot lighter as well.

Painted Asphyxious the Hellbringer and Vociferon

I've had great success with Asphyxious the Hellbringer in my games. I'm 7-1 so far with him. He's so survivable and I really look forward to trying out different playstyles with him. By far my favorite new warcaster in a long time.

Assembled Some Models

It has been awhile since I've really done anything productive with the hobby. I haven't really painted all that much. I think Lord Arcanist Ossyan was the last model I've painted and I need to repaint him. However, I did get a few models assembled for my Theme Force thread on the Privateer Press forums (located at http://privateerpressforums.com/showthread.php?113622-Theme-Force-Insanity). I'm happy to have 81 Theme Forces at 50 points, but it does take awhile to take photos of them all! :)

New Previews Naga Nightlurker and Asphyxious the Hellbringer

Privateer Press gave us two (total three) models I can't wait for! Ashpyxious and the Naga Nightlurker. I really like the aesthetics of both models and can't wait to own them. Very, very excited.

Painted Necrotechs

I managed to crank out my last Necrotech model. It looked so much better than my old Necrotechs that I knew I'd have to repaint them. Instead of waiting forever to do it and feel guilty every time I needed to field 2 or more, I just went ahead and did it. I like these much more.

Painted Soulhunters

The Soulhunters of Cryx have been on my radar for a long time to paint. After painting Darragh Wrathe though, I felt that I couldn't do them justice. The thrall flesh I use just looked really bland on Darragh. I felt that the Soulhunters would look awful. So I didn't paint them.

Until I needed them for an event. Then I went into rush model to get them painted. I managed to only finished 1 for the event, but had a lot of base colors on the other 4. Then I was told to use Devlan Mud. Holy hell has that stuff changed my painting. I use it on almost everything now. I'm very happy with it on the Soulhunters!

Unbound Game 3

Sorry for the delay in postings, life has definitely been hectic!

I managed to get another Unbound game in on a day I had completely off. I got to play Danny and Brian in a 200 point per side game. Originally it was supposed to be two teams of two but one of the players (my teammate) had to drop so I just played both armies. Danny played Circle and Brian played Skorne. We set up around noon and finished the game (calling it during Round 3, I'll explain later) around 8 PM. Unbound takes quite awhile!

Kraken Preview

As Cryx is my main faction, seeing the model for the Kraken at Adepticon was a pleasure! I really liked the way it looked in person and I just can't wait to see how it will perform on the table. I really want to play one with Skarre2 and the Witch Coven.

Painted Soulhunter, the Test Model

I'm currently working on a group of Soulhunters for a tournament in 2 weeks. I'm still trying to be fully painted at all events I go to (that are reasonable, expecting 5 lists is not reasonable). I think the model is 90% done. All the base colors are on, but it is missing something. Devlan Mud has been suggested, but I'm not sure if it goes on the entire model or just the flesh, bone, and muscles. I've also been suggested to use a brown/blue wash on the muscles (red) to make them look bruised. Any other suggestions?

Madison 6 Pack Event 3 - Rounds 2 and 3

Continuing my battle reports from Round 1, I got to play against Zack and his Trollbloods next for Game 2.

Kraken Video Preview

Privateer Press released a Video Insider of the Kraken, check it out!

Madison 6 Pack Event 3 - Round 1

On Saturday, April 7th, the PGs from Madison, WI ran the 3rd of 6 linked tournaments. This tournament was a Highlander 35 point event at Misty Mountain. If you aren't aware, the basic Highlander rules are this: you can have 1 unit (with attachments), 1 solo, and as many warjacks/warbeasts as you can fit in your list, with the caveat that you cannot duplicate warjacks or warbeasts. This leads to some very interesting list builds and some warcasters/warlocks you wouldn't normally see in a Mangled Metal/Tooth and Claw event. The scenario all day was Close Quarters.

Painted Satyxis Raider Captain

This Saturday is a Highlander event in Madison. I needed to finish a Satyxis Raider Captain to finish a couple lists so I can play fully painted at events still. She got done tonight for that reason. She's also going to be my Paint the Target model for Lost Hemisphere (more information at http://losthemisphere.com/blog/?p=20189). I'm glad she's done early as I need more time for Adepticon.

Painted Necrosurgeon and Stitch Thralls

One my painting journey to Adepticon (only 23 days left, holy crap it is coming up fast!) I've finished my second Necrosurgeon and Stitch Thralls unit for Cryx. They form a pivotal position in the reuse, recycle, reanimate chain for Cryx and I'm glad to have them painted to make more Mechanithralls.

New Asphyxious the Hellbringer Artwork

We knew Lich Lord Asphyxious was changing to another version in Colossals. I had guessed that Daemortus would change into something else, but I didn't think it would be a sword! His shoulderpads also really changed shape and he looks much bigger than his previous incarnations (he might be Scaverous' size now).

I'm really excited to see more from him because Asphyxious was the reason I began playing Warmachine. He's the reason I continue to play. I can't wait for this model.

Painted Machine Wraiths

I've recently finished both of the remaining Machine Wraiths for my Cryx army. For 1 point each, they make great scenario models to screw with my opponents! They were much faster to paint than I expected and I'm pretty happy with how they turned out.

My Machine Wraiths are now green, purple, and grey to tell them apart on the table. The purple is probably my favorite due to how well the purple looks on the model.

Painted Corruptor

Iron Lich Asphyxious' Theme Force is so far the only reason I've had to field one of these. I'm normally not a ranged player (and if I do play ranged, it is with a Leviathan or a different faction!) so this helljack is just foreign to me. I'm still trying to figure out the best way to use its gun. I've only got 2 or 3 games with it so I've still got a long way to go with it.

I think it has really only shot two or three times total. It'll need to fire more than that in a game to really become useful...