Showing posts with label update. Show all posts
Showing posts with label update. Show all posts

July 24, 2012

Is this thing still on???


Greetings to the select few that will see this post, and all it’s pure awesomeness! My name is Larry and it’s been almost a full year since I’ve done anything for this blog. The poor neglected thing, I hope you all have been well and painting since then. 

Sadly, the lack of posts are due to a lack of painting and even more so, the complete lack of games. I’ve been this hobby a long time and there’s been some dry spells, but the games have pretty much come to a grinding stop.  I blame myself for letting things get this bad. 

The reality is my own painting snobbery is what’s killing the gaming. I just can’t drag my @$$ to the local stores to battle the unpainted hordes. Just in case you are new to the blog, I’m not the most competitive player but my games are a hell a lot sexier than most. I love a drop-down, knock out fight as much as the next war gamer, but it's visual aspect of the game that is deal breaker.

Even with-out the games, the urge to build and paint something has been slowly creeping back, but with taking such a long break, I’m at a loss for where to pick back up.  I think my next post will be an overview of all my possible future projects/madness. 

The one thing I do know is that you can see a brand new grammar-forsaken post here each and every week or at least that’s the goal. If I can get some games happening, then maybe we can get back to posting at little more frequently. If not I’ll just make some grumpy old man posts. Those are always fun. 

 And yes, I did finish those models from that last post over a year ago. Well, almost finished.


March 02, 2011

Hobby Update

Updates have been less frequent lately. I still have been playing 40k games at 1000 pts with my friend Larry (who blogs more than me and paints more than me lol) but I've taken a bit of a break from the hobby. Funds have been absent to build up the Mechanicus army lately and I took some time painting up my Skaven from the IoB set. I'm planning on delving back into Fantasy with the rats (b/c... well... fuck Wood Elves), but I'd rather get my IG force in good order first.

This, for me, means having 2000 pts I can count on. (ie no trash/dicey units) Should be getting a medusa in a trade here so that will get me headed where I need to be. Right now I have about 1250 that's stuff I'll want to use in the final list.

Here's the 1k I've been playing with for quite some time it seems. The only thing I don't care for in the list is the stormtroopers. They're too dicey for my tastes. The Russ Vanquisher w/Pask is amazing but is also a bit expensive for an army of this size.

210 Colonel Straken, Medic, 2x Bodyguard, Krak Grenades, Las Pistols

105 Veteran Squad w/Powerfist, 3x Grenade Launcher
65 Chimera w/Hull Heavy Flamer & Dozer Blade

105 Veteran Squad w/Powerfist, 3x Grenade Launcher
55 Chimera w/Hull Heavy Flamer

105 Stormtroopers w/2x Melta Gun

140 Valkyrie w/Multiple Rocket Pods & Sponson Heavy Bolters

215 Leman Russ Vanquisher w/Pask & Hull Lascannon