Painted Baldur - Pre-dip

So, I've been on this mad rush to finish painting my Menoth force for a game two weeks from now.  What do I do?  I paint a model from a different faction, of course!  I'm crazy...

Pics of My Study

Well, here's the grand tour of my study.  Have fun!

AdeptiCon Wrapup and Photo Dump

Back from AdeptiCon 2011.  I've gotten more sleep than I did at the convention.  Overall, my feelings were very good about the convention.  Privateer Press impressed me a ton with their commitment to making Adepticon a home for Warmachine and Hordes.  To do this, they put a battle box of the 4 main Warmachine factions (Cygnar, Khador, Protectorate, Cryx) in the first 1000 grab bags for AdeptiCon.  That's right, they put at least $50,000 retail into AdeptiCon's free swag bag.  Holy hell!!!  Privateer Press earns a very, very large thumbs up from me on this.  They were also running demos all weekend and giving out free Primes (the rulebook) to players!

Privateer Press also shipped out some display boards for AdeptiCon.  The photos will be after the break.  The board that impressed me the most was the Corvis board.  This board was used to make a historical battle report in an upcoming edition of No Quarter Magazine and we got to see it early.  It looked fucking fantastic.  Very, very beautiful.  I couldn't stop looking at it.  I took photos before models were placed on it, as I forgot I had a camera once AdeptiCon started in earnest (doh!).

Painted Vassal Mechanik

Continuing my progress for the Mayhem Cup, I finished my first Vassal Mechanik I've been working on.  He is painted utilizing my current Protectorate color scheme of Blighted Gold, Pig Iron, Bootstrap Leather, Sanguine Base, Menoth White Base, Thamar Black, and Idrian Flesh.  I'm very happy with how he turned out and I'm excited to dip him soon.

Tournament Results - March 26 - 50 Point SR 2011

Went to Rydiafan's SR 2011 tournament yesterday.  I really meant to take photos, but I was really distracted by the games and never remembered to do so.  In the end, I went 2-1 during the day, winning against Trollbloods from Chicago and Cygnar from Madison.  I lost against Mercenaries from Madison.  This gave me the second place coin!  Woot! I learned quite a bit on what I can do in the future to make up for some of my downfalls in the games, but overall, I'm very happy with my progress with the faction.

Tournament Tomorrow

Well, there is a 50 point Steamroller 2011 tournament tomorrow morning at Misty Mountain Games in Madison, WI.  I've decided to go and try to win coin and glory for the Protectorate of Menoth.  This will be excellent practice for the Mayhem Cup in one month so I've decided to bring the two lists I'll be fielding at the Cup.

I'll be taking some photos of the event as well as trying to remember some of my games.  Wish me luck!

Lists after the cut.

Painted Hierophant

For the next part of the of my painting challenge for the Mayhem Cup, I painted my Hierophant model.  It was a very interesting model to paint because I had to add more red that I am used to for an emphasis on the model  I think it turned out very well.  He'll be getting the dip along with the Errants when they are done.

Painted Vassals of Menoth

The first set of models I've worked on to get my army ready for the Mayhem Cup.  I finished these two models in an hour on Wednesday, March 9th.  Very happy with how they turned out.  Thanks Michael for helping pick the hair/flesh tones!

Battle Report: 50 Point Game vs. Cryx

 I played against one of my local players, Bryan M.  We rolled off for scenario and got Close Quarters.  The scenarion has two 8" diameter circles, one on Bryan's side and one on my side.  The objective was to control the opposite side's circle by having only your models in it.  This scenario forces you across the table.

Painting and Game

In the last few days, I've completed my 200th painted Warmachine and Hordes model.  I ended up finishing my Knights Exemplar unit of 4 that weren't done and got them dipped and sprayed.  I'll be basing them tonight and getting some photos taken.  I'm very happy with how the army is looking and I'm really excited to see the Grand Exemplar Kreoss theme force completed, cause it'll look awesome (think of a ton of Knights running around in armor, that the general idea!)  Speaking of Kreoss, that model and Reznik's model both took a dip last night to make those models pop more.  I'm terrible at shading, and this Army Painter dipping product is saving my life, making my models look better than ever.

My Painting To Do List: Mayhem Style!

I figure I won't be able to finish both lists, there are just too many models to paint.  So, I've come up with a timeline to try to keep myself on track.  I've broke them down by due dates, rather than a hard and fast fixed schedule.  I'm hoping to get ahead on my goals and have more than 1 week of free time at the end.

Preparing for the Mayhem Cup...

On April 30th, the Mayhem Cup Event will happen again in Madison, WI.  This will be Madison's second defense of the cup.  Last time,  we had 7 players from Hobbytown USA in New Berlin, WI go.  We took 6th, 8th, 11th (me), 16th, 20th, 23rd, and 38th out of 44 players.  My goal is to break into the top 10.  To do this, I've switched factions from Cryx to Protectorate of Menoth.  I've been disillusioned by Cryx for a little while now and don't want to get stuck in a rut of playing the same two or three Warcasters over and over (for the record, they were Lich Lord Asphyxious, Wraith Witch Deneghra, and Master Necrotech Mortenebra).

One of the random prizes at the event is the fully painted army drawing.  You only need to have one of your two lists you can bring to the event painted, so I'm going to do at least that and try to get both done.

What follows is the craziness I am about to embark on, along with the one guaranteed list and two alternate lists...

Painted Grand Scrutator Severius - Finished

Here is the final for the dipped and painted Grand Scrutator Severius.  I'm happy with how the robes came out, I might end up dipping all the previous Protectorate of Menoth models now to make them look as good.  The one that that annoys me slightly is the really dark Menofix on Severius staff (the cross-like symbol).

Painted Grand Scrutator Severius - Slight WIP

I felt really motivated after posting the Totem Hunter that I've decided to paint another model.  This model is one of the oldest characters in the Iron Kingdoms setting, but he's also one of the most powerful. For being an 80+ year old man, he leads troops and warjacks into battle to destroy the heathens.  He was also a lot of fun to paint.
The reason this is a slight work-in-progress (WIP) is because he'll be dipped shortly, but I wanted to show him off now.

Painted Totem Hunter

I started painting this model specifically for a stamp in out Battle Journals (they record our accomplishments throughout the year in relations to Warmachine and Hordes) for this first seasonal league.  We had to paint a Mercenary or Minion model/unit, and I painted the Totem Hunter because the model is pretty cool looking and has some awesome abilities.

35 Point Event at Silver Spring Hobby and Games

Played in a 35 point event today. Ended up bring Cryx. Played 1 list throughout the entire event, went 2-1, taking 2nd Place because of the strength of my opponents (how well they've done over the event).

Sure, it was a really short post, but I don't have much to say about it.  I'll get a battle report up most likely Thursday.

Painted Cankerworm

This model was the only unpainted model I used in the last battle report and it made me realize that I could paint it within a day or two if I worked on it.  So I did.  This is the finished product.  The base came with the model, I did not custom make it (I wish I was that talented).  I used a total of 10 colors on this model: Thamar Black, Necrotite Green, Molten Bronze, Pig Iron, Blighted Gold, and 'Jack Bone on the main part of the Cankerworm.  I used Rhulic Gold, Brass Balls, Battlefield Brown, and Bloodstone with Pig Iron, Molten Bronze, and 'Jack Bone on the base.  I used an Armor Wash on the model, which is really a black wash.  I'm quite happy with the model and think he goes really well with the Lich Lord Asphyxious model I painted last.

Asphyxious vs Blood of Heroes

I played against my friend Pook in a trial 25 point game.  Pook doesn't have the 6 Uhlan models yet from the store, so we proxied his force to see if it worked.  I believe he was practicing for the 25 Point Stranded Forces event at Adepticon.

First Post (or Hello World!)

This is my first entry into posting my games and paintings up on the internet for Warmachine and Hordes.

A little about me:
I'm a Press Ganger (volunteer) for Privateer Press that helps run demos, leagues, and events for Warmachine, Hordes, Scrapper Games, and Monsterpocalypse.  I primarily focus on Warmachine and Hordes.
I'm helping coordinate and promote Warmachine and Hordes events for Adepticon 2011!
I have an army for every faction of Warmachine and Hordes.  I have an extensive collection of models that I'm quite proud of (but mostly unfinished).

Some of my goals for this blog:
Record more battle reports of my games.
Showcase off more of my painted models.
Utilize this to motivate me to paint more.
Just have fun!

I hope to follow in my friend Felix's footsteps and create an interesting blog to read.

Have fun!