Games!: Warhammer 40K (2nd edition, and 8th edition)

Was fortunate enough to visit some friends this weekend and got in...a lot of 40K.  Perhaps too much!

Got some 2nd edition games in against a friend who was running her Chaos Space Marines, on a gorgeous techno themed table/mat (mat from Deep Cut Studios)

Then I got in a couple games against another buddy, this time trying out my new mat (Concrete Area from Urbanmatz) and my new terrain!  Huzzah!).  The table is a work in a progress but it wasn't a bad time.  I did have one of the very worst dice-games I've ever had in 20 years...that was a tough defeat!

Games!: Shoot N' Skedaddle Blood Bath

Got in a game last night with some friends...a three way fight between two Lawmen posses and an Outlaw gang...much blood was spilt.

 This became possibly the silliest/crazist game of Shoot N' Skedaddle I've played to date.

 (Starts humming "Let the bodies hit the floor...")

2018 off to a slow start...Chaos Warpsmith.

We're 23 days into the new year, and I've now painted...one miniature.  And part of the miniature was actually painted in 2017.  Been struggling with motivation lately, and I've spent a lot of time actually working on terrain (I'll do a terrain post at some point).

It helps that my main 40K armies are actually quite full and are within distance of being "done".  I have a lot of miniatures sitting around which I haven't painted - something I've avoided for a couple of years and was quite proud of.

Here's another Chaos Warpsmith, made from the ever-fantastic old metal Iron Priest model for the Space Wolves.  I removed a little bit of the iconography but there are still some obvious nods.

Last of 2017?

I finished up a bunch of stranded models on my desk top.  Finished an Yderis scout, a squad of five Pirate scouts, and two Dark Reaper exarchs (based on the sadly awful 2nd iteration of the Dark Reaper models).

Not overly chuffed with them as the dip went on rather thick and kinda ruined them, but models are models.

Dire Avengers...bloody thousands of 'em.

Finally able to pull myself out of a depressed non-painting slump of about three weeks.

I salvaged the following eBay auctions:

And this is the result.

This is my third squad of Dire Avengers - now I have three full units of ten (including Exarchs).  I just really like the figures and keep happening upon them on eBay.  Not a great or spectacular paintob, but competent and I'm happy with them.

I've recently decided to change the Craftworld strategy I've been using in Warhammer 40K 8th, so perhaps these guys will pay off.

Games!: Warhammer 40K

Played and observed some games of 40K with some buddies...sadly I didn't take many pictures, and some of these armies are new and very much "in progress".

 Quick game against some Dark Angels for a mini-tournament.

 The game next door on our three-game table.

 The start of an oddly non-violent game between Tyranids and Imperial Guard.

 The Tyranid gargoyles take lots of fire from deployed guardsmen.

 A Tyranid Carnifex leads the charge into the midst of the Steel Legion.

 Gargoyles deploy behind the IG lines to cause trouble.

 A Lictor emerges to eat some heavy weapon guardsmen.

 The tech priest tries desperately to fix the Chimera as it drives in reverse, away from the Carnifex.

 A table set up for a game or two of 40K...I promise I'm working on some actual 40K terrain.

 Eldar of the Yderis Craftworld face off with Brazen Claw Space Marines.

 The Brazen Claws prepare to lay into the weak Eldar.

 A Chimera on the prowl.

Brazen Claws face off with the Imperial Guard across the acid river, Primaris marines in support.