Goodbye...

but say hello on my new blog. Yes, I know its been AGES since I've updated with anything, but a lot has 'appened in my life as of recent.

1) I've gone back to school. I'm currently enrolled full time taking IT classes.

2) Moved from North Carolina back to good ol' sunny CA.

3) Immersed myself in my photography. (See my portfolio here if interested.)

So what does that mean? Well, this blog is going away. I've recently (like today) started a new Wordpress blog for my photography, and I"m going to start a piggy back blog updataing my Orge Horde...Ogres on the Run.

Content is limited, but I will soon have things all squared away once school steadies, and life is finally back in working order.

Alice is H-O-T!

Tis a shame spent a total of two days painting her and right when I'm about to take her pretty picture, her hand puppet's "arm" falls off. Bugger!

Well drop me a line tell me what you think.

Malifaux makes me a MaliFAN!

Just wanted to preface this with: This is my official first game! (And I loved it. )

ME:
Zoraida + Voodoo Doll
Collodi + Marionette
Primordial Magic
Marionette
Marionette
Doppleganger

HIM (from memory):
Hamelin
Student of Conflict
2x Stolen
2x Rats
Nix
Terror Tot

I got Turf War for a Strategy, and he got Escape and Survive. My Scheme was just Kidnap on his two Stolen. He took (and announced) Plague on Malifaux.

Key Points:
With diagonal set up, I knew that I had the speed to get to his side of the board, and help me with my Strat right away.

Between Zoraida with Raven, Doppleganger's Mimic, and Collodi/Marionette's very quick Pull Strings, I was almost on his side of the board come turn one. Now all I had to do was attack. Easier said than done.

Pick the nastiest thing in your oppenents army and aim Voodoo Doll's Conduit. Nix was repulsing Rats/Stolen and then being Obeyed to Charge things. Fun times.

Doppleganger found herself out of position a couple of times during the game. Was nice being able to get a second cast for a Wicked Doll though...

Unfortunatly, game was called for time at the end of turn 3. I had all but Primordial Magic and Doppleganger in his half of the board, but no models in his Deployment. On top of this, he sacrificed his two Stolen so I got my Kidnap Scheme. 4VP to his 4VP.

So all in all, I think I did pretty well for my first game. No real big rules questions, I only forgot a (+) twist once on Z's conduit, and I tied. Good day indeed!

Oh and here's a teaser to some painting I'm doing.

O&G March 2011

So where does that put Grey Knights Tasty?!

Or does the great GW put out double month codex/army books now?

A Long Time Coming...

I returned home late last night after a very long 12 1/2 hour flight from the West Coast. Good thing is, today has shaped up to be perfect priming weather, so my models are currently drying in my window sill.

I'm actually pretty excited to get back into my hobby after this two month long sabbatical. Its funny what a forum painting challenge can do to your motivation.

Ripley's!

Believe it or not I've got a 2500 point match tonight against Ben and his Beastmen. Hopefully I won't forget my camera so I can take some pictures of this momentus occasion.


Expect more tonight or tomorrow...

Some Nid notes...

Been reading s'more, and here's what I've been thinking about Nids...


Tyranid Prime (Whip/Sword, Toxin, Regen) 80+15+10+10=115

Hive Guard x2 50+50=100

Hive Guard x2 50+50=100

Deathleaper 140

Termagants x10 5*10=50

Tervigon (Catalyst, Toxin, Adrenal, Cluster Spines) 200+15+10+10+0=235

Tyranid Warrior x3 (Deathspitter x2, Venom Cannon) 90+10+15=115

2x3 Raveners (Rending Claws, Deathspitters) 90+15+30=135*2=270

Tyrannofex (Rupture Cannon, Dessicator Larvae, Cluster Spines) 250+15+0+0=265*2=530

Total: 115+100+100+140+50+235+115+270+265=1390+265=1655-1750=<95>

(for 1500 I'd go 1390+95+15=1500) 95 See below 15=3x Termigants

Tyranid Prime (Regen, Deathspitter) 80+10+5=95


Synapse, Shadow in the Warp, Independent Character
18" S5 AP5 Assault 3
Scything Talons: Re-roll all 1's in CC
Regen: Start of Turn, roll D6 (for each wound suffered) on a 6, recover lost wound.
Shadow In The Warp: Enemy Psyker taking a Psychic test w/in 12" must take the test on 3D6 and will suffer a Perils of the Warp attack on a roll of ANY double 1 or double 6.

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Going up to 1850, I'd bring another unit of 2 Hive Guard.

Going up to 2000 I'd bring a Harpy with TL HVC (160+10=170). I would then need to loose 20 points... 6x Rending Claws=30pts. Now I'm short 10 points...2x Termigants.


Of course the idea is to actually NOT field Tyras (haha, cuz she's scary), but do a "Count-as" army.

More on that idea later...

Goooo Gijants!!!

Lets see if Jacobs can get his head out his ass, and Eli can throw something other than a pick...

I hate you ABC/ESPN!!!

Making me watch stupid "rivalry" game of Boston College vs. Norte Dame AND the GAY game of Washington vs. USC...why oh why can't you put on a good night game (like the Standford/Oregon game)?!


Oh and what's with not aring the Yankee game?! Division winners are hanging in the balance and I have to watch the fucking game on my laptop? BOOOO!

Is Warhammer (40K) your life?

I love our hobby. I look forward to the many blogs, the personalities that go into the writings, the beautiful paint jobs, and all the other things that go into this.

But what else? I can only stare at my screen willing somebody to post on their blog for so long. I tried when I first started to have an weekly post entitled "Macro Mondays" thing was, all I had was Grey unpainted miniatures. I started posting about Coffee, but as I'm unemployed right now, I've been living on Folgers for the last couple of months.

I'm glad that I have something other than just 40k. Besides my rather rambunctious 2 year old, I have my Baking. Yeah you read that right, Baking. Breads, cupcakes, traditional cake, pocket pies, Bagels...

I'm a firm believer that it's important to not only have a hobby, but many hobbies. And I'm not saying MTG, 40k, Fantasy, Confrontation...you need to do something else. I have Baking and Photography. I'm not the best at either, but I love doing them, and they relax not only my mind, but draw my attention away from my models long enough so that I don't get "burned out" and ignore them completely.

What else takes your focus (even for the briefest of times) away from our hobby? Do you not have that "other thing"?