Warpfire is a go!

So I managed to get the swap shift at work for the Saturday of the tournament.

Went something like this - "Umm, yea (managers name), remember about a week ago when I talked to you about possibly... uhh, yea, maybe... getting a swap shift with (other dudes name) on the 14th of Sept? (Manager) "Awww yea, should be right, you've done me a few favors, so I don't see why not"

Two months of six day working weeks... Yes, I have in fact done you, a 'few' favors... Anyways, really chuffed about it and I finally get to do something wargaming wise. So I got two lists in mind

Runesmith-95
Scroll

BSB-140
Gromril
Grugni 

30 Warriors-325
GWs
FC

30 Warriors-325
GWs
FC

Cannon-125
Forging

Fun.

One more Dwarf army on the march to Warpfire.

Or...

Runesmith-100
Scroll
Stone

BSB-140
Gromril
Grugni

29 Warriors-315
GWs
FC

24 Hammerers-320
FC

Cannon-125
Forging

I like the first one better in my opinion, more bodies, fat ass blocks, and at 1k points... AINT NOBODY dealing with them.

And yes, there will always be a cannon... with forging... GET OVER IT! :D

Also about to place an order for some American 105mm Howisters and an Armoured Rifle platoon for my bro's FOW army which he's "paying me back" for at some point... god knows when but whatever, its awesome to play wargames with your bro and argue over the rules lol.

I'm back... for now

Hey guys, not getting to much done in the modelling or wargaming section, 6 day shifts really start to put a halt on other projects, the one day off see's me sleeping or getting ready for the next weeks of work. Trying my best to get stuff going, painting and building wise. Also trying to get a day off (swap shift) to get to warpfire, but finding that difficult to.

Was planning on bringing something like this

Runesmith-97
Scroll
Stone
Shield

Thane-140
BSB
Gromril
Grugni

29 Warriors-315
GW
Full Command

29 Warriors-315
GW
Full Command

Cannon-125
Forging

Not sure if its a 'fun' army or not, but then again people would just argue that Dwarfs aren't fun and yada yada. I'll tell you right not there will be a few people who will bring not 'fun' armies that just slip by the veto's and argue that its fluffy as f*** and make a bunch of excuses but whatever, I'm just ranting now lol

And besides... I only brought on cannon and no organ guns, I mean, how fluffy and underpowerd can I be without putting a 20kg weight on my own balls and wagging them around saying Free Shots.

Simon :D

Some finished Rams and current look at FoW army

If you didn't notice, my 6pdrs and 25pdrs came in so there in there to.

Mind you the finish Rams are a bit glossy, haven't varnished them yet which should dull down the shine.

Call to Arms sounded like a very good weekend. Congrats to Sam C, Sam W and Pete D for the podium spots on the fantasy field.... there stories would have been different if I showed up... with higher scores I mean. lol

FoW stuff in!

Forgot to take pics of the Canadian Dice set but the models and book are the important thing. Unfortunately the Royal Arillery Platoon was out of stock so on my next paycheck I'll just have to order them by blister packs.

Flames of War

Sorry for not posting in a while, just worked 45 hours for my first week which was good, but didn't have time for much else

Quick update, bought loads of Flames of War stuff with some of my first paycheck as you do as a wargamer it seems!

1 Brit Infantry Platoon
1 Brit Infantry Company Command Team
6 Ram Kangaroo tanks
Brit Artillery Platoon (4 25pdrs including Command, Staff and Observer)
Market Garden Book
Canadian Dice & token set

So lots of stuff to build and paint which is good, my current list looks likes this

Canadian Infantry Company (Late War - 1750pts) - (Market Garden Book)

HQ-30
Infantry Platoon, Ram Kangaroos, .50 Cals-225
Infantry Platoon, Ram Kangaroos, .50 Cals-225
x3 Universal Carrier, .50cals-125
Canadian Armored Recce (2 Sherman V's, 2 Fireflys), .50cals-475
Canadian Armored Recce (2 Sherman V's, 2 Fireflys), .50cals-475
Artillery Section, 25pdrs-195

Also, my Centaurs came in so I'll build those and post some pics!

Simon

No Call to Arms :(

Hey guys, some good news, other then the title... lol. I found a job, HOORAY! But unfortunately, I'm working the Saturday of the tournament, I don't feel like it would set a good impression if I asked for a day off already so unfortunately I'm going to have to miss oot this time, I'm really disappointed because CTA is my favorite tournament which sucks, but I knew at some point I would to miss one at some point...

At least I found job... which screws me lol

In other non-wargaming news, I applied for the Territorial Reserves (nice and early) in November for some extra cash and a different experience, so I'll be playing real soldiers for a 8 weeks.

Also, ordered my Centaurs 2 days ago so hopefully they get in on Saturday of next week!

Simon

Hobby Update

Just a quick update lads.

1. Almost finished painting my unit of hobgoblins, well they are all painted just needing to be based, will post some pics once I base them :D.

2. Ordered my Bull Centaurs from Mantic, got 10 of them for 55 bucks which includes shipping so not bad at all. However, I though they came on the correct bases, turns out they don't :L (you were right Sam) so I cut some 3mm MDF out for 6 bases 

Also on a side note; getting some more practice games in with my CD's which is always good, the count is 4 games post Horned Gobbo. I want to get it up to 12 or even more before Call to Arms which is reachable. Tuning the CD list, I'm happy with the current one. I won't post it now because, lie I said before, it's still in the tuning stages but I should hopefully have the concrete one soon.  

Horned Gobbo Results

1st Day: 20-0 Win (Ogres), 0-20 Loss (Skaven), 0-20 loss (WoC). 2nd Day : 17-3 Win (WoC), 10-10 Draw (Daemons)

So the results are in, congrats to Wil, Locky and Pete Dunn for getting podium spots and a big thanks to Raymond for running the event, he did a fantastic job.

As for me, I didn't do to well, I think I could have done better... much better, but sometimes it just doesn't go down the way you hope it will. I will be bringing CD's to Call to Arms but with a different list, there will be Bull Centaurs incorporated into it, Sam, you were right, I was wrong... two units of Infernal Guard wasn't the way to go(it pretty much looked like I was trying to replicated my Dwarfs list with as many big blocks as possible), not a good idea. And the K'daai needs some help in the field as well instead of treading on his own.

One thing I REALLY need to improve on is not to psych myself out so much when it comes to match ups. I look at the list, if I think I can beat it, things go smoothly but If I don't think I can do it, I get in a slump and don't preform as a should do, which sucks because I know I could have done better.

But enough of me pissing and moaning. Even though I didn't do to well on the placings, this was the most fun I have had at a tournament yet, was a blast, got to see all the usual gamer lads again which was awesome, the night out was fun, but the morning was f****** dreadful, but for some reason I still did better on the second day with an aggressive hangover then I did on the second day. Great fun, can't wait till Call to Arms.

Unfortunately I won't be attending Panzerskrek, I did arrange to stay at my mates hostile on the uni campus a week ago, and then after spending nearly 150 bucks at Horned Rat I just can't afford another tournament until Call to Arms. And the comp system (Swedish) looks 'interesting' but it doesn't do it for me either, doesn't mean I'm against it, as some other people might really like it which is cool, but like I said, doesn't do it for me.

First round draw for Horned Gobbo and my list

So 30 Participants are going to Horned Gobbo, plenty of good competitors to fill the scene and quite a bit of variety in the armies that are being taken to this event.

5 - Warriors of Chaos, High Elves
4 - Orcs & Goblins
3 - Ogre Kingdoms, Skaven
2 - Lizardmen, Dark Elves
1-  Daemons of Chaos, Tomb Kings, Empire, Dwarfs, Vampire Counts, Chaos Dwarfs

So 13 different armies in total, missing are the Bretonnians, Beastmen and Wood Elves. Not surprised seeing how they are the three weakest books.

What isn't a surprise is the amount of High Elves being taken, since the new book everyone and their dog will be itching to give those guys a try, it will be interesting to see what kind of power level that there army possesses now.

I'll be facing Robert and his Ogres first up and the sight of no Ironblaster makes me a happy camper indeed, hopefully my K'daai will get some shit done!

As for me I'm be bringing the Chaos Dwarfs, and here is the list I submitted

Sorcerer-Prophet-375
Level 4 Hashut
Preservation
Earthing Rod
Enchanted Shield

Infernal Castallen-197
BSB
Mask of the Furnace
Shield

Demonsmith Sorcerer-120
Level 1 Metal
Scroll

Hobgoblin Khan-56
Giant Wolf
Spear

30 Infernal Guard-437
Full Command
Razor Standard

34 Infernal Guard-440
Full Command

Hobgoblins-105
Bows
Musician

Deathshrieker Rocket-100

Deathshrieker Rocket-100

Magma Cannon-145

K'daai Destoryer-325

2400pts on the nose.

Magic Cards

Gonna start posting more about MTG then normal, another hobby = a few more posts ;D. Not a huge one though.

Just posting this because I'm looking for a few cards.

x1 Ash Zealot       (Edited, picked up 8 of the cards needed! :D)

x3 Hellrider

Anyone in the Wellington area that is interested just give us a flick in the comments if your interested in trading these.

K'daai Model

Ignore the painting area, eyes on the prize!

To Scale Picture

Hey guys!

Sorry for not posting for a while, after NiCon, I've been furiously painting my K'daai model, which I'll post a picture up later today, I mean, it is 1 am at the moment, lol. Then after that I got get through my Death shrieker rockets and magma cannon plus my heroes, so a little ways to get.

So, as you might guess, I'll be taking Chaos Dwarfs to Horned Gobbo/Rat which I'm really looking forward to, it will be a nice change and a bit a fresh air, I love me Dwarfs, but, getting awfully sick of castling, and I need a change for once. My list won't be the most optimized because won't be able to order my Bull Centaurs and have the time to paint them up and what not, I wouldn't even count on them arriving until after the event but that's OK, like I said, at least its a change of armies :D. Here's the list.

Sorcerer Prophet-375
Level 4 Hashut
Preservation
Earthing Rod
Enchanted Shield

Infernal Castallen-197
BSB
Mask of the Furnace
Shield

Daemonsmith-155
Level 2 Metal
Scroll

Hobgoblin Khan-61
Gaint Wolf
Spear
Dragon Bane Gem

Hobgoblin Khan-61
Giant Wolf
Spear
Charmed Shield

34 Infernal Guard-440
Full Command

30 Infernal Guard-442
Full Command
Razor Standard

Death Rocket-100

Death Rocket-100

Magma Cannon-145

K'daai Destroyer-325

I think I'm one point over so I'm going to have to drop something at some point :P. But yea, that's the general Idea, not the most competitive list but I think it will due in terms of killing shit. lol

Also on another topic, been doing a lot more Magic the Gathering stuff lately, went to my first FNM (Friday night Magic) with my twin bro and a mate at Pulsar max in Wellington, got my face slapped and was left crying in the corner.... well, a tad exaggerated, I beaten sorely more like it. Got thrown around like a helpless 'noob'. I thought I brought a reasonably competitive deck (Red./White Aggro) but I guess not, so after some good advice given to me by some of the locals, I have a better idea of what I'm doing. Unfortunately I'm using like 16 proxy cards (out of a 60 card deck) which is really lame but I'll have to roll with it until I can get my hands on the real deal.

Anyways, good to be back typing useless crap for you guys to waste your time on lol, only joking, my input is so intellectual and wise that I'm making your brain explode with new knowledge every new post you read on here

.... you know it's true.

NiCon Lists

So the NiCon lists have been sent oot (http://www.thefieldsofblood.com/2013/05/nicon-lists-released.html) if you want to see them.

The field looks very strong. Peter Dunn, James Brown, Dan Butler and a bunch of other big cats will be attending. And I feel like a wee little chump compared to them but it shall be good fun nonetheless. The goal for this is to get 60-70pts throughout all the games which is quite reachable. My army has the power to carve some good wins even against less favorable match ups.

Cheers

Hutt Club

Hey guys, I'll be down at the Hutt Valley Wargaming club on Saturday. If anyone is keen for a game just let me know on here if you feel up to it!

Cheers

Submitted list for NiCon

Submitted my list for NiCon yesterday... same deal as Runefang, RS with three scrolls, BSB with Challenge rune and defensive stuff lol. Two hammerer blocks, warrior block, small shooty rangers block, double cannon and double organ gun. BANG. This will be the furthest tournament I've been to so far (usually just stationed in Wellington for my competitive scene) so this will be a nice change of scenery. I'm hoping to make a least one Auckland tournament in the future, and maybe one down south, gotta save all my pennies, so we'll see! :D.

Really looking forward to the trip up there, gotta remember to bring some road trip music "On the Road Again", "I've been everywhere man" and some generic trucker music lol

And because I'm such a champ, I'll post my list again just so you guys don't have to scroll all the way down my blog (because you know, a lot of effort that takes lol)

Runesmith, x3 Scrolls, Shield-147
BSB, MR Gromril, MR Challenge, Ro Resistance-165
42 Warriors, GW, FC-445
15 Quarrallers, Rangers, GW, Mus-215
35 Hammerers, FC-450
35 Hammerers, FC-450
Cannon, Forging, Engineer-140
Cannon, Forging, Fire, Engineer-145
Organ Gun-120
Organ Gun-120

Total: 2397

The High Elf Book

So instead of going on about stuff I really don't know about, I've had a read of the book once and to me it looks like a general improvement from the last one. But like I said instead of going on about stuff that I'm still not tuned to yet I thought I would just post some links of other blogs who have done a good job in explain the book its power level and etc.

1. http://www.thefieldsofblood.com/2013/05/high-elves-evidence-of-power-creep.html

2. http://thebrushofdoom.blogspot.co.nz/2013/05/i-guess-i-should-give-my-opinion-on-new.html

3. http://lkhero.blogspot.co.nz/2013/05/whfb-review-high-elves.html

But aside from the links, I really do like the new book, I really enjoyed reading the fluff, and I think the book will do well in an competitive environment. Also, as the saying has already been overused like a street girls mouth, I thought I'd be a bit different.... and add a meme instead!

*cough* The Dwarf book will be much better by far though *cough*

My current Evil Stunty list

So managed to get in some practice games with my CDs with some mates that came down from Wellington with their VC and Beastmen we all played 2 games each, I won both, but lets be honest, I'm not putting my skills on those wins, I just managed to get like 3 lucky Flames of Azgorth put on them and some well placed Ash Storms, and my K'daai just ran around all afternoon curb stomping 'erthing'. But the games I played with them were with a different list. I changed it because I in my opinion, and this is only my opinion, I think Bull Centures are just shit (some agree, some don't, I'm just might be shit at them seeing how I'm just discovering this called the "M..ovem..ent phase?" They have good sustain, with the 2+ and the T5 but with only 2 attacks, they do about fook all damage wise, even with a great weapon!. At 55pts a model (that's if you include Shield and GW) I expect to see 3 attacks. Forge World should errata them and just swap the Inv and attacks around and don't touch the point values. And, I the goblin block out this time around. And with those points gone I put in another Infernal Guard unit with a razor standard, plus some wolf riders for more coverage on the K'daai. And I tell you, two solid blocks really go's a long way. I did miss the 30 shots for chaff murdering though


Sorcerer Prophet-375
Level 4, Hashut
Earthing Rod
Preservation
Enchanted Shield

Infernal Castallen-202
BSB
Mask of the Furnace
Ironcurse Icon
Shield

Daemonsmith-120
level 1, Metal
Scroll

Hobgoblin Khan-61
Giant Wolf
Charmed Shield
Spear

35 Infernal Guard-452
FC

30 Infernal Guard-442
FC
Razor Standard

Magma Cannon-145

x2 Death Rocket-200

K'daai Destoryer-325

6 Wolf Riders-78
Spears

On a completely off topic note though, saw the hobbit with a friend of mine on DVD dont know why I didn't watch in the theater. I'm a huge Lord of the Rings fan, read all the books and have watched the trilogy like 40 times, was the Hobbit was amazing, mainly for the fact I got to see a big ass Dwarf hold (Erabor - The Lonely Mountain) and I got to watch a dozen Dwarfs kick the shit out of a bazillion goblins, was great. The story was great and the effect were awesome, can not wait for part 2. MORE DWARFS PLEASE! One of my fav bits by the way was the echo song that went on, fantastic it was, check it out.

Runefang Results

So Runefang has gone and past and I had a blast! Managed to get Three wins, a loss and and a draw.

Game 1 was against Mal and his Steg List, pulled a 14-6 victory against him, game 2 was again Joel and his empire, lost 11-9, game 3 was against Hamish with his Skaven, just pulled out with an 11-9 win, 4th game was against Hugh and his Daemons, shot a cannon off each and called it game, 10-10 draw, and my last game was against Mike King, getting a 16-4 win.

So my biggest loss was only an 9-11 which is awesome. AND IF I ONLY KEPT my my second hammerer unit alive and I would been third equal... oh the woes of the world... the shame. But its is still awesome to see Tane on 4th place position with his Dwarfs, and I'm still really please with a top 10 finish.

More description on my games later to come, still recovering from the weekend. to much fooking thinking.

Runefang Tomorrow

So we got Runefang coming up in less then 24 hours. Really looking forward to it, I think there are 28 participants, maybe even 30. So a big field with a lot of the players being seasoned vets of the tournament scene. So this won't be a happy magic fun time bunny field at all, but full of cold heartless bastards! Kidding

To be honest, I've got high hopes for my self this time around. I would really like to well this tournament. A podium spot is the goal but doing so with Dwarfs against all these other copy and paste meta lists will be a  hard job, maybe to hard of a job. But I have proven to the world that a big win with the Dwarfs can happen, and can happen consistently. I'm very happy with my list and I think it can preform well against most other lists. As always my warmachines are Runed up and ready to go!

Runefang and Misc

So not much happening in the hobby life at the moment. Packed my army ready for Runefang already. Won't be getting any games in unfortunately so might as well do it now. I managed to get down to Wellington last weekend to catch up with Bo (he'll be at Runefang as well with his Lizzies) and I picked up this cool model from (Bull/Yak) Toy World for 15$ that will be my K'daai Destroyer model, It was already done up quite nicely so I just added a little demonic edge to it, painting its horns, nose and hooves all fiery looking and what not. Also going to add some steam/smoke coming out its nose and around its base which I hope comes out OK.

I've also been managing to get some more Magic Games in which is good and I also conviced my Twin brother to starting getting into it now. Which is good so at least I have someone to play magic with on a regular basis.

Other then that, not much else, doing a little bit of painting and that's aboot it. Really looking forward to Runefang, it will be loads of a fun and my Dwarfs get to kick some more 'anything but a Dwarfs ass!'