Woohoo my kickstarter arrived, and on time, I've had a read of the rules and to me everything seems similar to the first version except all those things people didn't like, getting charged in the rear by a flying unit and spending 2 turns to face only to have them fly off and recharge you in the rare again!.
Now my Kickstarter arrived and so did 2 other Rulebooks I thought I decided against ordering them due to the shipping but they were included so I got all of the above and 2 additional rulebooks I gave one to a friend and I'm going to give one away on the Behind Enemy Lines podcast.
So a new version comes along and if you're a Warhammer player you're probably wondering whats been written out, what have GW forgotten or who's been nerfed etc.
Well above you there (minus my Necromancer) is my old 1000 point list also in the same picture is my 1000 V2 list throughout the changes and balances I lost 10 points this meant my Necromancer didn't get his artifact the made the enemy deploy additional units rather than the I go you go, no biggy it's never really helped.
So how does it play under V2 well just like V1 but with all the things you hated gone. I had a game against a Warhammer refugee and he absolutely loved it even though I won and what makes the game even cooler is now they have lists for all the Warhammer races so if you're a Beastmen fan you can use the Herd, Skaven fans use the Ratkin the lists keep going on, oh and here are all the lists kow2.easyarmy.com . So far it's a great game and because of it's fortunate timing with AOS coming out it's become very popular. Now I'm just waiting for their sci-fi game Warpath to see if that's worth picking up.
Play the below video while remembering the Good times not the End Times
I didn't think Games Workshop would or could do it but they did. They've killed Warhammer Fantasy. I checked my calendar just to make sure it wasn't April 1st but nope, it was July 4 2015 American Independence day, and the day Warhammer Fantasy was put down........
Warhammer Players try not too cry too much
The Age of Sigmar is upon us which if you've been following the end times fluff means the Warhammer World as you and I knew it has been destroyed and replaced with small civilizationsescaping through portals to realms elsewhere blah, blah, blah.....What this really is, is a failed attempt at deus ex machina.
Warhammer Fantasy was only accounting for about 13% of sales and the game which generally only appealed to the older wargamer, this is no longer Games Workshops target demographic, GW's target is more likely the children of Fantasy players. Get them in, sell em a boxset, GTFO, Profit. Not exactly a winning business plan, but fuck it, share holders need their dividends.
Enter Warhammer Age of Sigmar, Fantasies brain damaged cousin, firstly it introduces us to a new race of Space Marines as usual GW's pricing puts it out of range of most first time wargamers ,which it looks to be designed for, at $250NZD you get the below toys and the 30K/40K players are really excited about the new mini's.
Sweet Hellbrute bro...
FOR SIGMa......err SANGUINIUS
Now the rules are soo strange there's no points system I'm not going to go deep into it I'm leaving the analysis for better blogs for folks who passed English in high school and know the right place for an oxford comma. But sufficed to say when I heard that player interaction effected game-play beyond rolling dice I called BS lies silly, silly lies but alas they were all true.
Machete don't dance
I'm not sure what was going through their heads while writing this although I suspect someone had access to some high grade warp dust cos motherfuckers gone bananas!
Options: Now asides from the knee-jerk reactions to drop all your toys on Ebay or burning everything and putting it on Youtube. Crying until the pain goes away is another option but it still doesn't get your fantasy fix. Bullet point time bitches....
Carry on playing 8th edition make sure you've got that FAQ saved also a fine gentleman has purchased the domain nethammer.org so in the coming months it'll have the resources needed to survive.
Kings of War: One of the fastest growing mass fantasy battle games they've even been kind enough to include the races that are missing from their canon Kings of War . Once described by one of New Zealand's biggest wargaming trolls as "Warhammer with training wheels" oh how times have changed. They release their FREE V2 ruleset on July 10th this year.
Hmmm I ran out of ideas but 3 bullet points makes it look more professional I guess, I dunno.
Anyways as always they're your toys and ultimately you decide what you're going to do with your hobby time and money and since GW just gave you a big ol Fuck You you should probably spend it elsewhere.
Thanks for reading I always appreciate feedback so feel free to comment below...
After last years dismal display at the Panzershrek Tournament (Last place) I've changed partner, later Greg, and gone for a completely whacky list containing Volkssturm and Jagdtigers. At first we were noodling serious lists for serious play but then though hey fuck it why not Volkssturm and Jadgtigers!
So far I've painted 90% of a Jagdtiger and one Platoon of Volkssturm and I have 3 more to go :( . However you came here for the pics I know what you want.....
I recently picked up This is Not a Test by Joey McGuire available from World's End Publishing for $25 USD now asides from only being available on PDF (Not really a problem if you use a tablet or *ahem* works' printer) this is a really great skirmish game.
The setting is a post apocalyptic Tri-State area of the United States the worlds gone to hell nuclear fire has consumed the lucky and changed the rest. You fight as one of the 6 Warbands trying to make their way in the Wastes with at least 10 differing warband members. You get to choose from a number of weapons from the simple fist up to the Laser Gatling gun.
The play style is very similar to Necromunda but with D10 system also each Warband member rolls for their initiative and any time one fails the turn is passed to your opponent. All tests are passed against the models stats adding together any penalties or bonuses to the D10 roll. There are 6 separate scenarios and during those scenarios you can be effected by things like happening upon nest of Radscorpions or Undetonated munitions.
Very Random and very fun if you've been looking to play Fallout on the tabletop this is the game for you head over to http://worldsendpublishing.com/ join the Facebook fan page here make sure you splash out the $25 get yourself a Gas Mask and get killing!
Get you mind out of the gutter we're not talking about shaking our asses for dollars oh no, no, no. This is much simpler article about getting paint off your mini's
No Stripper poles here (or in Iceland apparently)
Anyways moving on, you've probably got a pile of minis that maybe you painted ages ago and are just not happy with your skill at the time or maybe you scored a bargain on those monstrously painted space marines from Ebay.
What ever it is that you've got you want it back to bare metal/resin and of course undamaged. So you're going to need some easy to acquire tools....
1: Simple Green Concentrate: It's the big Green bottle sometimes it comes attached with a smaller spray bottle (Keep that under the sink for cleaning purposes) it looks like this....
This stuff is great it's non-toxic (they had a little disclaimer on their website that said *This formula is orally non-toxic per The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals and readily biodegradable per OECD 301D. ) don't drink it though. Never dilute this and never throw it away.
2: Brass wire brush: Similar too a tooth brush but with metal bristles I've used this on both metal and resin mini's it strips paint just fine and does no damage.
3: A suitable equivalent of a Simple Green Rancor pit preferably one with a sealed lit you don't need that pine fresh smell all the time save that assault on the senses until cleaning day.
4: A bucket, some hot water mixed with detergent/dish soap: This is where we are going to clean the abominable paintjobs away. Pro-tip - now you might also want to wear those yellow gloves people use when doing the dishes because that brush pierces skin so easily and that Simple Green stings like a mother f*cker.
WARNING: Next part involves manual labour/going outdoors
Leave your mini's in the Simple Green Concentrate for about a week, although my Flames of War stuff only took 15 mins before the paint was slewing off, pile your stuff in as much as possible and let the goo work it's magic.
The final step use your wire brush to whisk away those bad paintjobs take back your wishes, shine on you crazy diamond.......ahem while you're doing this be sure to dunk your mini's in the hot water/soap mix constantly brushing until there's no paint. I some places you'll need a scalpel blade to remove paint in the those hard to reach gun barrels. Once you're satisfied put your mini's aside to dry.
Now I can airbrush these Grants and give them the attention to detail they deserve and remember what Bob Ross said we don't make mistakes we have happy little accidents fortunately this is 2015 and we have Simple Green :P
For any Painting Commissions or queries please email me kingdan82@gmail.com
So a friend wanted a Tiger for his Bolt Action force, don't ask just..nevermind, so he arranged for a Tiger to be ordered now I intercepted it before he could get it so I set about looking at it an putting it together.
Now what you get for your $40ish dollars is a really nicely detailed kit with options for and Early Tiger, A Desert Tiger with Air filters or a late war Tiger a set of decals and some very easy to follow instructions. This vehicle is non Zimmerit.
This isn't mine I didn't take WIP pics I was too excited
The track wheels and running gear are a dream to assemble coming as part of the track itself no fiddly semi rubber track here once this is on the rest of the tank takes about 20 minutes to assemble. The vehicle itself doesn't have a commander but that's okay.
I spent a couple of hours painting and weathering this beast and it's come up tops surprisingly I'm finding this 28mm stuff good fun to paint I hope you enjoyed this short review. For any painting queries or commission requests please email kingdan82@gmail.com.
So after a couple of weeks of casual painting I completed my 750 point USMC List for the Auckland Open although I didn't win I got 2 draws and one loss also a new found respect for Artillery after learning about it's ability to fire over open sights much nastyness.
Unfortunately I didn't take any pictures during the event because I felt ridiculously sick and forgot my camera and I didn't want to subject you to my phone camera. I also need to make another photobooth!
Below are the glorious 750 points of Marines
The Whole Force
My Veteran Assault Squad with Shotguns, Pistols and SMG's
My Regular Squad with a BAR
The Boss (1st LT) and his assistant
My favourite The Medic (didn't save anyone)
Regular Sniper good for making NCO's go pop!
Regular MMG
Regular Bazooka team
The inexperienced Mortar team
My Regular M4 Sherman
3 40mm Objectives
I hope you enjoyed this adventure in the Pacific for any painting queries or commission requests please email kingdan82@gmail.com
Hi everyone, just letting you know that I am available for commissions at very reasonable prices. I will post all around the globe. Please email me at kingdan82@gmail.com for a compeditive quote.
