Wednesday, June 24, 2009


Sorry for the blurry photo. My first generation iPhone has a camera which is just AWESOME! (not). I hope to soon start using a better camera for these types of photos. Bear with me and I will post improved photos at some point in the future.

This is Lady Aiyana & Master Holt.
I finished painting these guys tonight.


They are a pair of mercenary figures that work as a team. Follow the link above if you're bored and want to know more.
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Monday, June 22, 2009

Wargaming Podcasts

There's a number of good wargaming podcasts out there. Some are even a bit entertaining.

The D6 Generation - good general podcast about wargaming, but also includes a lot of reviews of board games, and some really interesting interviews with gaming industry folks. They even get their wives in on the podcast!

Guts and Gears - A very new podcast devoted entirely to Warmachine and Hordes. Still a bit raw, but getting better with every episode.

Worlds End Radio - Seems to do a fair balance between Warmachine and Warhammer/Games Workshop (unless I'm getting some of the shows mixed up).

Both Worlds End Radio and The D6 Generation are part of the Wargamers Radio Network, which seems to currently encompass 4 podcasts (unless I'm counting wrong, which is possible). This is a good jump-off point to find more, but I would go directly to each podcast's site for the latest episodes. the WRN page seems to lag behind a bit sometimes.

The Butcher and his Minions!


I'm still working on my painting/modeling technique. In order of appearance: Top Left: Destroyer, Center: The Butcher, Top Right: Berserker, Bottom Left: Devastator, Bottom Right: Kodiak.

I think I painted these in the order of Devastator, Berserker, Destroyer, Kodiak, and The Butcher. I just now playing with dry brushing, so these models are a little paint heavy. Still not too bad for a rank amateur :-)
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Khador Kodiak


Here's my Kodiak. He's one of my favorites so far. I've since painted the rim of the base, so it looks even sharper than this photo. I'll take some more shots soon.
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First Army List...

This may get fine tuned in the future, but it's a start...

Army Name: Butcher Firebrands
Faction: Khador
492/500 points, 20 Victory Points (VP), 11 models

The Butcher of Khardov 69 points, 5 VP
* Destroyer 126 points, 4 VP
* Kodiak 117 points, 4 VP

Man-O-War Drakhun 50 points, 2 VP
Lady Aiyana & Master Holt 43 points, 2 VP
Man-O-War Kovnik 34 points, 1 VP
Widowmakers 53 points, 2 VP

I'll update this post later with some win/loss records. Once I get them all painted, I'll post a group photo.

New Hobby...


So, I decided to pick up a new hobby. It's a tabletop war game called Warmachine. Very cool models. Fun to collect, assemble, paint. It's a fun game in general (rules wise).

This was a photo I took a while back of one of my first Warjacks (steam powered, magically animated/controlled fantasy robots designed to pound the living daylights out of each other). This thing stands about 3" tall. I'll post some newer shots shortly, but I thought it would be neat to post some old photos I had taken. This one now has a much nicer base.

More to come, including army lists, battle reports, etc.
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