Archive for September, 2008
Warhammer 40K: Basic Army Building Theory
Monday, September 29th, 2008When you’re building an all-comers army (one meant to fight a variety of random opponents), there are a few things to consider, reconsider, and tweak a few times as you go for it. Of course, it’s good to have a reasonably solid idea of what you want to field before you get into an army [...]
Paint Project: [WM] High Paladin Dartan Vilmon – Part 2
Thursday, September 25th, 2008I’ve gotten the base colors down now. Namely the undercoats for the white, read, and leather areas. Have a look: I’m avoiding the gold areas for now. I find metallics make a good final color to work on provided they’re not stuck down in some crevice, especially since they cover over anything that got a [...]
Painting Project – [WM] High Paladin Dartan Vilmon – Part 1
Monday, September 22nd, 2008I’m getting ready to paint up one of my character solos for my growing Protectorate of Menoth WARMACHINE army. I thought you might like to see how I do it and follow along. 1st thing you need to understand about me, I’m not a fast painter. While I can understand someone who wants to just [...]
Wargaming Etiquette with Mr. Fancypants – The Peanut Gallery
Saturday, September 20th, 2008Everyone has some pet peeves that pop up now and then. This is a common one. You and a buddy are playing a game at the local shop and everything’s going fine when someone comes up to watch. “Ok, that’s cool, we have someone else to talk to while we’re goofing off”, you think. But [...]
WARMACHINE Overview
Saturday, September 20th, 2008Ok, first the nitty-gritty, aka WARMACHINE 101: WARMACHINE (yes the name is supposed to be in all caps) is made by Privateer Press. It’s primarily a skirmish-level game with anywhere from half a dozen to maybe 40 models in a typical game, though you can certainly go higher if you want. The rules are summed [...]
