Obi's Playground

Post Mortem Ramblings: 40K GT Manila 2011

2010-12-09T00:39:00.002+08:00

Those were crazy days for me and my “Dark-Angels-posing-as-Vanilla-Marines” army. I spent the last week before the two-day tournament rush-painting a few last minute addition in my army list. Special mention goes to the Thunderfire Cannon which is a f#$%r to assemble! In the end, though, it was rewarding to see that almost all my figs are passably painted during the tourney.

To make my attachment with these toy soldiers worse, I gave them their final name! Knights of Salvation… an Unforgiven Chapter. That’s after knowing, much to my chagrin, that the name “Angels of Salvation” is already taken. Pfft. “Imperial Aubergines” is running second among my choices. LOL.

Knights of Salvation

My army list:

Space Marines (1850pts)

Chaplain

5 Hammernators

· Land Raider Crusader (multi-melta)

3x10 Tactical Squads

(big laser, flame thrower, meltabomb Sarges)

· Razorback

3x1 Attack Bikes (multi-melta)

Vindicator of Doom

Thunderfire Cannon + Techmarine

Land Raider Godhammer

My converted Vindicator "Deific Fury"

I opted for an armored list with static gunline support. Obviously, the static units are the 3 lascannon combat squads and the Thunderfire. I’m banking on the fact that there’s a lot of ruins on the local tables to give these units a “bolstered” covered save. The rest of the army takes the fight to the enemy. The attack bikes play two roles: as fast contesting units and as sneaky tank hunters. 

Here’s how my games went:

Day 1 – Game 1

Mission: Ang Huling Sugal (The Last Gamble)

Opponent: Tyranids

The bugs! I hate them Nids because I don’t know how the army plays and I’m not familiar with most of the units. And knowing is half the battle!

The Plan: Non-scoring units may capture objectives. So I raced my attack bikes to grab three objectives on Turn 1 and run away as far as I can from the bug horde in the succeeding turns.

The Foil: My opponent’s list is composed of outflankers, deepstrikers, and burrowers! They can literally appear to where my attack bikes are for the objective-nap!

Combat Squad Abrenika disembarked to burn Xenos filth!

Kuneho pointed out that my Hammernators could make short work of the Mawloc and the Termigon. I concur, BUT that’s in a one on one combat. With multiple broods of genestealers lurking around to support the biggies, the Termies will sure not survive the potential multiple assaults. Sheer numbers of rending attacks will eventually wither down the odds of +2 & +3 saves.

So I just saved my Hammernators to swat a brood of genestealers camping on a far off objective to secure at least one objective against my opponent’s four.

10 points against 2 points. The Tyranids win!

Day 1 – Game 2

Mission: Fight Night (Vortex Tornado ON!)

Opponent: Tau

I once wanted to play Tau so I know how his units work. I just need to cross that thin strip of land where he can pour his massive amount of firepower and voila, I can topple his static firing line like dominoes in close combat!

Well, at least that’s that easy to imagine on paper. Apparently, it didn’t translate that way on the gaming tables when there are 9 (yes, NINE) marker-lighted, twin-linked railguns pointing my way. Four turns of night fighting and four vortices lining up around his parameter like a wall added up to my misery as I can’t close the gap as early as I planned/needed to.

Broadside Army

The vortices parted late at Turn 5 where my pincer finally can close on his gun line and boy it was retribution! Three firewarrior squads and a broadside squad decimated in combat on a singe turn. On the next turn (and unfortunately, the last), my Razorback-borne combat squads and the Hammernators furthered the carnage, mopping up another firewarrior and broadside squads.

After the kill point computation, it’s 17 points against 15 points. Tau wins by 2 points! Lamentation. One more turn could have given me the win. Argh.

Day 1 – Game 3

Mission: Minefields

Opponent: Tau (again!?)

His is a more mechanized Tau than my previous opponent and so it became a chasing game between my tanks and his skimmers.

Blocking his access to nearby minefields/objectives, I charged my tanks directly towards his deployment quarter regardless of the terrain checks I have to endure. He gave chase, throwing in canon fodders my way in the form of drone squads while maneuvering the bulk of his army away.

When my Crusader ventured close enough, a fusion blaster from a crisis suit popped it open, forcing my Hammernators to disembark. Uber lucky SMS shots withered the supposedly tough Termies. From there, he slowly dissected the rest of my forces with concentrated firepower. I didn’t over-commit my Razorback troops. The plan is to use the Razorbacks to close off fire corridors for my combat squads to capture the objectives.

post-deployment sportsmanship

However, his “ignore LOS” SMS shots are enough to do the job of thinning down these combat squads. And though I manage to kill several crisis suits, he still got enough firepower to destroy my contesting units.

After kill point computation, it’s 15 points versus 10 points. Tau wins yet again!

Day 2 – Game 4

Mission: Short Days

Opponent: Space Marines (Blood Angels)

This is the first time I will take on against the spanky new Blood Angels codex. And if I have learned something on reading things about them, that’s not to be on the receiving end when they charged. With this in mind, I carefully crept towards the objective markers, making sure not to be within assault range.

Once within a good position to guard three objective markers, I basically just camped it out, slowly picking his units with my static gunline units. Early on, I was able to destroy his Land Raider Crusader, making his IC-led assault squad to slog it on foot. That’s two pronged benefit for me: 1) limit that unit to take the charge and, 2) expose his most expensive unit (the game’s primary mission).

To my joy and with the grace of the Emperor, 2 outflanking Baal Predators appeared from the far side of my deployment zone. Just enough so I can take cheap shots at them and render them stunned from time to time (yes, my lascannons are pathetic). 

fast Baal's appeared on the farther flank... thank the Emperor!

By bottom of Turn 3, I’m pretty much secured with my grip on the objectives so I already have the luxury to over-extend my units. I charged his assault squad with the Hammernators and decimated it in no time. Thus vulnerable to retaliatory shooting, the Hammernators took the brunt of the Blood Angels firepower and fell as well on the following turn.

A valiant BA tacsquad rushed to a nearby objective on the last turn to get a draw (2 objectives each). Salute to the Sons of Sanguinis holding against a barrage of DA firepower as I try to take them out of the objective to secure a major victory. I engaged them instead in combat to just contest the objective.

In the end, it’s 2 objectives against his one. Knights of Salvation wins a minor victory!

Day 2 – Game 5

Mission: Mission 5 (Quadrants)

Opponent: Orkz

The green tide! I have an Ork army so knowing how to dissect his units by exploiting its weaknesses should not be hard… well, at least theoretically. I mean, with two mobs of Lootas, a big mob of Wagon boyz, and the ubiquitous Nob bikerz led by the Evil Sunz bozz character, himself, the Greenskins are still a scary sight.

My Hammernators was able to get the charge against the Nob bikerz after a Demolisher shot softened this tough-as-nail unit by 3 models. No Nob made it alive after a single combat turn. What’s left of my elite Terminators charged the big mob that emergency disembarked from the Battle Wagon after it was rendered immobile by a lucky lascannon shot.

Superior numbers eventually won over the Hammernators. A round of retaliatory salvos from the Thunderfire Cannon using the “ignore cover save” ammo sent the big mob running away. My Godhammer destroyed the Wagon and from there all I have to do is focus my static shooting on the Shoota mobs while my flamer Marines inside the Razorbacks mopped up the Trukk boyz.

the Astartes pushed onwards after the more dangerous threats are taken care of

It was a rout. A major victory for the Knights of Salvation!

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3 losses and 2 wins. 

I’m still far from my Best General dream but what matters is at the end of the tourney I have a pretty army and I enjoyed this year’s GT!

Thanks to Neutral Grounds, Kuneho and Vet Organizer Henri, Arvin (for the Thunderfire Cannon), Tamayo (for the pretty Land Raiders), Jubay, Vic Vic, Clarence, Nigel, and Sunny!

Updates: The Hobby Front

2010-09-19T10:43:00.000+08:00

What's happening on the hobby front?

* "Shadows of the Warp" 40K Tournament kicked off last Tuesday (September 14) and will run for I think 4 more Tuesdays at the Battle Bunker. Hosted by Oberon, this 500-pt. tournament is organized to introduce newbies into the 40K gaming scene. There's a good mix of newbies and vets in attendance so it's a success from that point of view.

* Currently painting a squad of Deathwing Assault Terminators. I'm halfway through 3 models, 2 more to go!

* Bought 2 Landraider Godhammers and a Crusader. This should complete my "Ironwing" list.

* On the pipeline: Predator, Landraider, and have to repaint my Land Speeders and Attack Bikes, only then I can proceed to my Ork army lot!

Grotmek's Attik

2010-08-10T00:21:00.000+08:00

Swappable Predator Loadout

by Obi Parcon

A true Tech-Priest of Mars knows that an efficient battle tank is one that can be armed according to the theater of war. One such artifact of destruction is the Space Marines Predator. Designed to harness a variety of loadouts, a Predator can be any of the following major variants:

Destructor Pattern

· Turret Autocannon with Heavy Bolter Sponsons

· Turret Autocannon with Lascannon Sponsons

Annihilator Pattern

· Turret Twin-linked Lascannon with Heavy Bolter Sponsons

· Turret Twin-linked Lascannon with Lascannon Sponsons

In game terms, players may use any of these variants and a Space Marines Predator boxed set comes complete with parts to build any ONE of it. However, it will come in handy and, most especially, cheap if one Predator kit can be modeled to use these weapons interchangeably.

This tutorial focuses on how a modeler can achieve this using magnets!

Materials:

My magnets (with a hopefully successful attempt at size comparison… the P3 paint bottle!)

7 pairs of small cylindrical rare-earth magnets

* mines are about 6mm thick by 4mm in diameter, and has a 2mm diameter lengthwise hole

1 GW Space Marines Predator boxed set
* or a GW Chaos Space Marines Predator boxed set

super glue

paper clip

hobby knife

jeweler’s saw

hobby file

pin vice

pliers

Pre-requisite:

Assemble the kit to come up with a regular Space Marine Rhino chassis (i.e. no sponsons and turret bits affixed to the tank yet). Glue in the sponson hoods (these are the tank’s side extensions where the sponson weapons are attached). At this point, you may also choose to glue the turret hatch (where the turret swivels on top of the tank).

Also before you glue the magnets in different parts of the tank kit, MAKE SURE that you are attaching the magnets on the corresponding poles as their pairs.

Steps for the Sponsons:

Sponson Attachments

Size of my magnet is just right to look like a sponson attachment

1. Insert the sponson attachments (that cylindrical bit that connects the chassis to the sponson weapons) on their proper slots. Also, you may already want to glue the sensor array in place.

2. Cut the lower part of the attachments (right below the partition) so that what remain are the partition itself and the upper part of the cylinder (the part lodged through the sponson hood and connected to the sensor array).

3. Level the area that you cut (underneath the partition) with a knife or a file.

4. Glue the magnet on this area. Ideally, the magnet’s diameter should fit within the area of the partition (about 4mm in diameter max).

Diameter of my magnet fits underneath the partition

5. Optional: Because my magnet has a lengthwise hole, pinning it on the attachment is possible to make it sturdier. Otherwise, you can make do just to glue it outright.

Sponson Weapons

What it looks like for heavy bolter & lascannon sponsons

1. There is a small gap on top of one half of the sponson weapon bits. Carve a similar gap on the other half of the bit so that you can assemble both halves with the magnet tucked in between and inside the hole (formed from linking the gaps). You need to measure how wide the hole should be, depending on the size of the magnet.

2. Glue the magnet inside one of the gaps, just enough for the magnet on its corresponding sponson attachment to connect with it (not too far within the bit).

3. Glue the other half of the bit. You should now have a sponson weapon with a hole on top of its casing where the magnet is.

4. Repeat steps 1 to 3 for the remaining sponson weapons.

Reminder: Be certain that the magnets are glued and fitted tightly on the holes. It will be doubly hard to do fixes later on if the magnets fall off and the top assembly is already affixed. Same goes for the turret assembly below.

What it looks like when attached

Steps for the Turret:

Turret Assembly

1. When the top and the bottom assembly of the turret are put together, there will be two adjacent holes in the weapon slot. Carve the upper and lower gaps of the hole to fit the magnets. Again, measure how much you need to carve before proceeding with it.

Turret assembly magnets go here

2. Once done, glue the magnets on the gap of the bottom assembly. Make sure that no part of the magnet sticks out of the hole.

3. Glue the top assembly. You should now have a turret assembly with magnets on both sides of the weapon slot.

Turret Weapons

1. Notice that underneath one end of the turret weapons, there are two hollow slots. Drill a hole on both sides of these slots, wide enough to accommodate the diameter of 2 to 3 paper clips.

2. Optional: Cut 2 to 3 sections of a paper clip, about 3mm long (long enough to lodge through the hole created above and still leave room inside the slot for the magnet to fit in).

3. Insert and glue the sections of paper clip through the hole, side by side.

4. Glue the magnet on the slots (one end touching the paper clip bits, if you pick not to skip Steps 2 and 3).

Red shows the slots for the magnets. Yellow shows where to drill for the paper clip bits.

Personally, I find the optional steps above necessary to lessen the pull between the weapon and the assembly magnets. With less pull, there’s also less effort to remove the weapon and prevent potentially ruining your paintjob in the future. But again, this is a preference thing.

What it looks like when attached

Finished product – a Dark Angels Predator with interchangeable weapons

Hobby Updates (June 26, 2009)

2009-06-26T18:19:00.002+08:00

It's been so long since my last update and there are a LOT of things going on with my miniature hobbying!

WARMACHINE / Hoardes

* Sold my entire Cygnar Army. For now, what's left of my WARMACHINE models are a couple of Cygnar Lancer lightjacks, several Cygnaran warcasters, and some solos.
* What's left on my collection is my Circle Orboros army! Over the last months I was able to add several models into the fray... Gnarlhorn Satyr, additional Woldwarden, Woldwyrd, Warpwolves, and that pugly light beast I forgot the name.
* I basically stop working on my Orboros army for now while I wait out how the WARMACHINE rules-reset will affect the Hoardes gameplay. But I can't stop ogling at the spanky cool-looking new Orboros models!
* Extra Gatormen and my Wolves of Orboros squad is up for sale. Can't see any use for them right now.

Warhammer 40K

* My Orkz collection looks promising as I bolster them with stuffs from the Assault on Black Reach box which is the coolest starter box in Geedub's history so far. But, NO, I still haven't got the time to assemble and paint everything up. I'm still working on with my Dark Angels army.
* Added three new Razorbacks to my Dark Angels collection, complete with Forgeworld twin-linked heavy bolter turrets. I then "Dark Angel-sified" them with bits from the fully-loaded Ravenwing battalion box!

Dark Angels Vindicator - "Deific Fury"
PVC pipe turned Demolisher Cannon
Work in Progress

Third Interrogator Chaplain Done

2008-08-07T15:32:00.005+08:00

This is the third time I painted a Dark Angels Chaplain and as always, it excites me to finish it as the models are so so purty!

For this one, I swapped the left arm from an earlier Chaplain fig I have (see Chaplain from the entry below!) then put a Captain Shrike jumpack on it.

I free-hand that red Dark Angels symbol on its left skull shoulder pad. I love how it turned out!

Hobby Updates

2008-07-25T09:06:00.003+08:00

Warhammer 40,000
* Still painting the Space Marines list that I'll be using for the incoming local Warhammer 40K Grand Tournament 2008. I just finished painting a Chaplain in Jump Pack. See the "My Painted Models" link in the sidebar for updates.

* I've been cooking two new armies/list for what's left of my models in preparation for the new Codex and 5th Edition Rules: a meltagun-gallore Chaos army list and a mechanized Dark Angels list (Ironwing). I'm aiming to go start working for the latter first.

*Bought the Horus Heresy series book "Descent of Angels", a novel about the history of the Dark Angels Chapter.

Warmachine
* I'm thinking starting a "Darius & Jacks" army.

Hordes
* I traded some of the Cygnar stuffs I got from Garr for some Circle Orboros stuffs from EJ. See the "My Unfinished Miniatures" link in the sidebar for updates.

* Bought a Feralgheist to boost my Kromac army.

Space Marine Assault Squads

2008-07-08T13:21:00.004+08:00

Finally finished painting two units of 8-man Assault Squads. Both has the same configuration... a Veteran Seargent with a power fist and combat shield, and two Assault Marines with plasma pistol.

Assault Squad Abrenica

Assault Squad Arenillo

Pork's Planking Article

2008-04-02T15:02:00.003+08:00

I posted this same article at the Warmachine PH blogsite.

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Decking for WARMACHINE Figs' Bases
by: Paul "Pork" Borja
Photos by John "Jumping Johnny" Borja and Joma Ramos

Overview
When you look at the different character classes in Warmachine, not all of them are encountered in open rural ground. Some classes are specifically limited by their environment and lifestyle and I thought that their bases should reflect this, especially for pirates who rarely stray away from their ships or the dock areas.

My folks at home never throw away spent matchsticks directly after using them – they let the pile grow in a jar before they throw it away. Although this is strange, it came to my benefit one day when a sudden thought entered my mind - what better way to use these matchsticks as basing material for my miniatures! After all, they are of the same scale as the miniatures already so there’s no more need to measure and cut them to the right length. Instead of letting these go to waste, might as well use them to make miniatures look more respectable!

Procedures
Step 1
Cut off the burnt edge with a sharp model knife, but not all the way. You may choose the irregularly shaped sticks because these add texture to the base and give instant weathering at the same time.

Starting with one corner of the base, cut one matchstick and set it on the entire end of the base across the slot. This first stick would be your guide for the rest of the flooring. It would be difficult later on if the pattern began to lay over the slot.

The matchsticks stick well to the base using your Super Glue.

Step 2
Cut the second matchstick halfway across the base, but past the slot to avoid difficulties. Then finish this second plank by carefully cutting the overhang to retain the base shape. Just trim the sides of the matchsticks for flashes using your scalpel or hobby knife for a good fit.

Then simply follow through with the rest. But carefully make sure you follow an alternating pattern that is used in actual carpentry. It will add realism to your base.

Step 3
After attaching all the matchsticks to your miniature’s base, apply a gloss coat on it and let it dry. I use SEMCO Acrylic Gloss Coat for this step. The Acrylic Gloss Coat will protect the base and prevent too much ink from seeping in the wood. Too much ink would waterlog the matchstick making it brittle.

The Acrylic Gloss Coat is simply applied evenly using a brush. There is no need to thin the coat with water.

After which, carefully pick out alternating planks and paint it with a pure brown ink wash to achieve a dark stain, then simply let it dry.

Then dilute the brown ink wash to achieve a lighter stain before applying it to the rest of the base. Using the diluted ink wash would create a lighter shade and make the planking look like it was laid using different types of wood. Let it dry completely before you attach the base to the figure.

Remove the metal slot plug of the model then pin it instead on the plank base.

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Sample Figs on Plank Bases

Iron Kingdom Fig (Pistoleer)

Cryx Bane Knights

Apocalypse Megabattle - March 2008

2008-04-01T11:33:00.006+08:00

Oberon sponsored this year's first Megabattle event for Warhammer 40K. Venue was at the RHGC-HQ in New Manila and both sides of the gaming table (four 6x4's!) amounted to 12,000 points worth of 40K armies!

We tried out the new Apocalypse ruleset. The mission was to capture three objective points in the table. The rest of the details are as follows...

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Imperium of Man versus Chaos United

Imperium side:
Oberon (Sisters of Battle)
Jess (Luna Wolves - Space Marines)
Henri (Space Wolves - Space Marines)
Midnight (Titan Legion)
Ryan (Titan Legion)
Sigis (Blood Ravens - Space Marines)

Chaos side:
Romy (Dark Eldar)
Obi (Fallen Angels - Renegade Space Marines)
Adrian (Azure Dawn - Chaos Space Marines)
Lance (Khorne Legion - Chaos Space Marines)
Joel (Nurgle Legion - Chaos Space Marines)

The Imperium side has chosen "Ambush" as their team asset while our side (Chaos) picked "Flanking Deployment". As my personal asset, I've chosen "Orbital Bombardment".

Deployment of the Imperium players were pretty outright. Two Titans and a Baneblade took most of the right side of the table (right from our - Chaos - point of view) wherein there was a wider firing corridor. The Imperial armours were supported by Battle Sisters of the Ecclesiarchy and Brothers of the Space Wolves. On the left side of the table, the Space Marines of the Luna Wolves deployed a Baneblade supported by a trio of Land Raiders.

Deployment of the Chaos players were reactive... well... at least, for me and Romy. Adrian ought to go all-out Reserve. And when his Chaos Marines finally deployed, he scrambled em up all along the enemies' deployment zone. My Fallen Angels' armoured tanks hung back in the middle with Romy's piratical skimmers while the bulk of my infantry troops amassed on the left edge of the table.

It was a mass carnage for me. My infantry have picked off attention like Britney Spears kissing Madonna. The Baneblade on that side of the battle lose hell on them and when the smoke cleared, there were only a handful left. The Imperial Titans and the rest of the Imperium was busy swathing Adrian's forces.

The Dark Eldars secured an objective while my armoured forces secured another. My bike squadron continued forward, threatening the Imperial armours.

When, finally, the Azure Dawn was decimated to some couple of Speeders, the enemy turned its gaze on my tanks. Two titans belched holy ammunitions leaving a Rhino, a Land Raider, and a Vindicator smoking. My Veteran Squads and Terminators disembarked still claiming the objectives. The Luna Wolves became more and more busy with the coming of the Nurgle and Khorne Legion aids.

Out of nowhere, two Terminator squads were landed on the Dark Eldar side of the objective via a drop pod??!? Truly, a surprising move only Sigis could muster! To cap it, the raider squads opened up all projectiles it could throw upon the hapless Blood Raven Terminators before the Dark Eldar Wyches curtailed everything in sight and offer them to the sadistic Masters in Commoragh!

With two objectives already in Chaos control, the Blood Raven bikes zipped to contest the middle objective with the Fallen Angels. The Titan Legions, seeking blood and retribution, advanced forward and decimated the Deathwing Terminators leaving their only claimed objective open. A scoring unit from what was left of the Azure Dawn charged into it for a claim.

That was two points of objective victory for the forces of Chaos... times two! As Romy's personal asset multiplied it two-folds.

Chaos wins!

*****

Thanks to Sir Oberon for hosting the game!

Thanks goes too for all the participants!

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Other people who where there: Doc Benj, Arvs, Fred M., Pocholo, Ricky, Art, and Garr.

Tharn Bloodtrackers

2008-03-14T17:06:00.008+08:00

Finally finished painting and basing my Tharn Bloodtracker unit.

Time to kick-arse, ladies!

The Huntress calling for an Ambuscade.

Circle Orboros, Tharn Bloodtrackers

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And pictures of my current Baldur the Stonecleaver battleforce...

Baldur the Stonecleaver, Tharn Bloodtrackers, Woldwardens, Woldwyrd, and Gobber Bellowers.

A peek at the warlock's face...

Twin Pillars (Woldwarden Stone Constructs)

Heeding the Call

2008-03-10T16:04:00.001+08:00

Last Saturday, I sealed a deal with SJ as I bought two of his Chaos Land Raiders and several Space Marine bikes. I really have no use for two Land Raiders so I sold one to Arvs. Here be the pics:

Top shot (Khorne Land Raider)

Front hatch (Your faith has sealed your doom!)

Hull vandal (Death to the False Emperor!)

40K Short Story Competition

2008-03-04T18:03:00.001+08:00

I'm an avid reader of Black Library (http://www.blacklibrary.com/) novels. It's a UK-based publishing house that releases written materials (books, graphic novels, and references) relevant to the Warhammer system of games.

They recently set a project for a new book of short story compilations which will highlight this faction in the world of Warhammer 40,000, the Space Marines. Rules and regulations can be found HERE. Basically, the contest winners will have their short stories be included on the published anthology which will be entitled "Heroes of the Space Marines".

Personally, I've been playing/painting Space Marines (particularly the Dark Angels Chapter) for like four years now so I think it's time (as a writer - or at least a barely aspiring one) for me to write a story about them not just to aim on winning the contest but basically just to enjoy the narrative side of the miniature painting (scale modelling) hobby.

A Dark Angels Scout Sniper that I've assembled and painted arduously (albeit lovingly)
*halos kasing laki lang ng piso yung black "base" nya (for size comparison)

Anyway, the contest primarily needs a submission of no more than 500 word synopsis and a 500-1000 word writing sample. They will notify those people whose synopses piqued their interest and then that's the only time the chosen will start writing down their 7000 word-limit short stories.

Of course, non-players of Warhammer and people that are unaware of its backgrounds would find the story having too much jargons (and even gibberish at most) but I hope those who could "dig" it would enjoy. Here are my submissions...

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The Dark Champion of Garman Four (A Synopsis)
by OBI

The story follows the account of Brother-Captain Harko who is sent to Garman Four in the head of his Doom Eagles strike force to heed a call for aid by surviving local militiamen. These Space Marines eventually learn that a charismatic demagogue (former Marshal of the House, Sebastian Jai) has usurped the seat of the agri-world’s sovereign, leading his exponentially growing revolutionists to annihilate oppositions, and plans on carrying his tyranny to the neighboring colonies of the planet’s inhabited moon.

Sebastian Jai is aged and frail for battle but fighting under his command and has been a brilliant executor of his overwhelming coup is a mysterious man only referred to as Vicious, Champion of the Marshal. Brother-Captain Harko knows that to quash the rebellion, he has to subjugate the Champion and eventually the tyrant, Jai.

Despite squads of Doom Eagles and remnants of the planetary militia besieging the Citadel of the Faith – the planet’s seat of power – the rebel forces are able to hold them at bay through sheer advantage of superior numbers. In the face of heavy losses, the Doom Eagles finally carry the fight by the gates of the Citadel. It is here that the tides shift again as a new enemy reveals itself to stall the Imperial siege – the foes’ distinctively scaled power armor identifies them as traitorous Space Marines of the Alpha Legion.

In the heat of the battle, an overwhelming Dark Angels contingent arrives, striking deep into the heart of the Citadel and seemingly heeding no attention to the outcome of the ongoing clash upon the Citadel’s perimeters. The rebel defenses are crushed by a swift Ravenwing raid while the rest of their monastic brethren methodically pour inside the Citadel, scouring its interior.

A Dark Angel Master eventually comes face to face with Vicious and a duel ensues that results on the latter’s captivity. With that, the entire Dark Angels contingent just as quickly leaves the battle for the Doom Eagles to finish. With Sebastian Jai never heard of again since the Doom Eagles assaulted the Citadel gates and his Champion spirited by the Dark Angels, the remaining traitor Space Marines, including the entire rebellion, ultimately fall prey to the wrath of the Imperial forces.

An epilogue describes a cavern in the Rock where a Librarian confirms to an Interrogator-Chaplain that the man in his rack – Vicious – is not amongst their Fallen (but is suggested as an agent of the Alpha Legion).

On another scene, inside the bridge of a star cruiser leaving the Garman System, Sebastian Jai’s body is slowly warping into a hulking masculine frame. He laughs as he wears the last piece of his antiquated power armor… a dark jade shoulder pad, bearing the tattered winged-blade insignia of the Dark Angels.

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…excerpt from "The Dark Champion of Garman Four"
by OBI (my Writing Sample)

"Devastator squads, maintain fire on the defense platforms! Squads Udrih and Gallema, on me!"

Brother-Captain Midas Harko and his Doom Eagles clambered fluidly out of their Rhino transports, pouring more holy bolter rounds to the general direction of the Citadel gates. It was the last bastion of the traitorous rebel forces and the Space Marines would stop at nothing to put their tyrannical leader Marshal Sebastian Jai to justice.

Bodies fell dead incessantly upon the bulwarks set around the perimeter walls and more dived for cover as the Space Marines fearlessly assailed the rebels, slowly creeping up towards a small gap in the enemy formation. Destructive lascannon volleys from the Doom Eagles' firing line of devastator squads covered the advance while remnants of the planetary militia who were still loyal to the Emperor acted as diversions, continuously harassing the rebellions' flanks. Only the hulking presence of the Marshal's champion, Vicious, and his unfaltering heretical litanies held the morale of the rebel band together.

"Smite the blind so they shall see... annihilate the servants of the False Emperor!"

Timing a very short moment of reprieve from the rain of Imperial ammunitions, the Champion barked a command of retaliation. Those remaining functional autocannon emplacements opened fire anew. In addition to salvos of lasbeams, fragmentation projectiles, artillery shells, and all the other firepower the rebels could muster, the battlefield became a cacophony of utter destruction.

Most of the shots bounced harmlessly off and did no more than chipped the ceramite power armor of the Space Marines. However, some high powered and, less often, lucky shots zeroed in on their armor's unprotected areas and inflicted disabling damages to their already enhanced physiology. Worst, a few Space Marines died through sheer concentration of enemy rounds.

Still, it only made the Doom Eagles' Apothecarion compliment busier while Brother-Captain Harko and his squad continued undeterred with their headlong charge against the wave of the enemy's desperate but destructive last stand.

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"It is time, Marshal Jai. It shall be as agreed."

The former Marshal of the Planetary House and murderer of the ruling sovereign, Sebastian Jai, smirked at the reminder. Far below the balcony, the swirling battle between his rebels and the Doom Eagles was in deathly high pitch. Indeed, the Space Marines were gaining against his defenses and sooner or later, they could breach the gates and storm the Citadel itself lest their contingency plan would be executed soon.

The old Marshal turned to face the towering figure which cast an ominous shadow upon him and said in a crackled voice, "Very well. Send in the transport and good riddance to this festering planet."

The man nodded with a sinister grin.

"Moran, see the Marshal to his transport. Drachma, Vicious has sent the word. Bolster his forces and be rid of the Imperial taint for once!" He commanded this without turning to look at the two equally massive men stationed behind him. Instead, he took the place of the Marshal on the observation platform, considering the battle below. It was fast turning into a massacre.

"At last, we shall reveal ourselves," he whispered to himself.

New Circle Orboros Acquisitions

2008-03-04T10:51:00.002+08:00

Last Sunday, I bought the following Circle models to bolster my Kromac the Ravenous army:

- Warpwolf
- Alten Ashley, Monster Hunter

...and for collection's sake, I also bought a Circle Warlock, Kruegger the Stormwrath. I only need one more Circle Warlock (Morvhanna the Autumnblade) and I got em all.

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Finished painting another Tharn Bloodtracker. One more to go (the Huntress unit leader) and the unit is ready to be fielded!

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Updated the links on my main menu for these changes.

Baldur and his Woldwyrd

2008-02-26T14:26:00.004+08:00

Baldur the Stonecleaver, and his Woldwyrd construct.

Half of my Circle Orboros army - Baldur the Stonecleaver Strike Force.
L-R: Swamp Gobber Bellowers, Shifting Stones, Baldur the Stonecleaver, Woldwarden, Woldwyrd

Hobby Updates (After 5 Months)

2008-02-18T13:31:00.004+08:00

Warhammer 40K

* assembled 16 Dark Angels Veteran Space Marines. this will go with the new Dark Angels list that i made using the new Dark Angels codex.

* ex-deal with Garrdude: Orcs and Gobbo *WFB) lot for Chaos Space Marines loot (and some). i will make a Chaos Space Marines army that will represent the Fallen angels. i just bought the new Chaos Space Marines codex from Arvin.

* ex-deal my whole Orkz loot for an AK47 airsoft BB gun.

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Warmachine/Hordes

* bought new figs for a Kromac army for Circle Orboros: Kromac the Ravenous, another blister of Shifting Stones, Lord of the Feast, 5 Tharn Wolf Riders and a Pureblood Warpwolf.

* Jeff Yu gave me a Kaya fig as Christmas gift. Wooopeee! Thanks dude.

* painted the following figs, in time for the UP-CFA Fair Tourney: 2 Woldwardens, 4 Tharn Bloodtrackers, Shifting Stones, and the Swamp Gobber Bellowers. Arvin did the drybrushing of my 5 Gatormen Posse. Thanks dude.

* sold my Warmachine Cygnar army to Jake.

* however, Garrick included several Cygnar figs on our ex-deal. i got me some Cygnar stuffs again. awk!

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UP-CFA Fair Tournament

Last Saturday, Warmachine Philipines hosted a tournament at the University of the Philippines, College of Fine Arts. I was the only Hordes player on the mob of Warmachine armies.

Attendance: Tim, Arvs, Me, Pork, Doc Lance, Jake, EJ, Kanto Boy, Fred K., Kim, Wolf

The results of my games are as follows:
Round 1
versus Jake's Cygnar (Major Brisbane)
Draw - Cross Lines

Round 2
versus Dick's Khador (Prince Vladimir)
Draw - Pendulum

Round 3
versus Fred's Cryx (Iron Lich Asphyxious)
Win - Divide and Conquer

Round 4
versus Doc Lance's Cryx (Warwitch Deneghra)
Lose - Mosh Pit

Congrats to Doc Lance for grabbing the champs!

Hobby Updates

2007-09-14T10:04:00.000+08:00

Warhammer 40K

* Sold my Dark Angels Ravenwing Batallion Boxes to Garrick, who is constructing an Imperial Fist army.

* Bought two more M113 Armoured Personnel Carrier kits from Academy. This time they will be used as a Rhino. I already assembled the first one.

Left: M113A1 Fire Support (Predator conversion), Right: M113A2 APC (Rhino conversion)

* Pending purchase of my Space Marines Sniper Scouts to Garrick and same goes for my Eldar Guardians and a Jetbike which will go to Kim.
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WARMACHINE

* Finished painting a Stormsmith and Commander Adept Nemo.

Commander Adept Nemo in my "Ravengarb" color scheme

* Painted another Stormsmith and retouched the Stormblade Captain.
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Hoards

* Assembled and spraybombed black my entire Circle Orboros army which now includes:

Baldur Stonecleaver
2 Woldwarden
1 Woldwyrd
8 Wolves of Orboros
6 Tharn Bloodtrackers
3 Shifting Stones
2 Gobber Bellowers

* Finished painting the Woldwyrd.

Circle Orboros Light Construct - Woldwyrd

* Bought the Circle Orboros faction dice. Them iz purty.

Updates on Hobby Gaming

2007-07-31T10:05:00.000+08:00

*WARMACHINE/Hordes

The fate of western Immoren rests in your hands when the war-torn kingdoms of WARMACHINE confront the savage threat of the HORDES factions this summer. A massive conflagration is coming that will shake the foundations of the Iron Kingdoms to their very core!

Summer Rampage is a 5-week long league from Wednesday, July 11 to Wednesday, August 15 run in stores world-wide that pits the factions of WARMACHINE against the factions of HORDES in game stores worldwide and features exciting new rules for league play.

My Cygnaran army is currently on the mid-tier of the ladder at 14 points in 5 games.

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Other Updates:
1. I already got the Cygnar "Storm Knights of the 16" themed army card from Kim. Meaning, I can already play my Stormguards, Stormblades, and Stormclads' chain lightning abilities without worrying on electrocuting my own men. There's also a bonus "Field Promotion" ability where my warcaster has the option of getting back the precious infantry Sergeants into play (if ever they were removed from the game).

2. Bought stuffs for my budding Circle of Orboros army: 2 Woldwardens, 1 Swamp Gobber Bellowers, 1 Wolves of Orboros boxed set, 1 Wolves of Orboros blister pack. I already have my warlock, Baldur Stonecleaver, from Arvin so I just need a third warbeast and I'm off to play my first game with the treehuggers.

3. I need syringes for my Wolves of Orboros' staffs. The actual metal used for it is so brittle they started falling off when I tried to straighten em. Since brass rods are a little short in supply here in the Metro, Pork suggested we can use those huge medical syringes instead.

*Warhammer 40K

1. I'm done assemblying my Dark Angels infantry models to cater to the new list I created out of the latest Codex. Here's a list of what I finished:

12 Dark Angels Veteran Sargeants in close combat weapons
4 Dark Angels Veteran Sargeants in power fist
3 Space Marines in bolter
2 Space Marines in meltagun

The rest of the infantry models needed for the list can already be picked out of my outstanding collection (my old Dark Angels army).

2. My latest Dark Angels list capitalized on the cheap tanks of the new Dark Angels Codex, primarily the Predator Destructor, Rhino, and Razorback. They will constitute most of my armoured front, covered by flanking aids from several Landspeeders. This concept is taken from the fabled "Ironwing Formation" of the Dark Angels.

3. I'll be using Tamiya kits for my tanks. I already bought an M113A1 Fire Support and converted it to sport the Predator Autocannon. It looks awesome. Haven't attached the heavy bolter sponsons though.

4. Bought "Angels of Blood" 2nd edition Codex from Mang. It's the Codex for both Blood and Dark Angels. The Shak Boyz will have a flashback on 2nd Ed gaming soon and I'm hoping to have a shot on playing my Army on retro.

RHGC Games Day 2007

2007-06-13T13:18:00.000+08:00

Last June 11, RHGC founder, Oberon Tan, hosted a day of open gaming to members and friends of the Rolling Hills Gaming Club on the RHGC HQ in New Manila. Tournaments for Warhammer Fantasy Battles, Warhammer 40K, and WARMACHINE/Hoardes were organized to highlight the day's happenings.

I, myself, was enlisted to play for two gaming systems: Warhammer 40K (as part of last year's Gladiator Cup qualifiers) and WARMACHINE/Hoardes (open registration). I've already updated the "Battle Statistics" link in my sidebar to reflect the results of my games that day.

The tourney format and the army lists I used is as follows:

Warhammer 40,000
Cities of Death - 1000pts
Codex Space Marines
Strategems: ammunition dump, power generator, preliminary bombardment
Reclusiarch (Jump Pack, Terminator Honours, Melta Bombs)
2x6 Assault Squad (Veteran Sergeant in Powerfist, 2 Flamers)
2x5 Sniper Scouts
1x8 Devastator Squad (4 Missile Launchers)
2x1 Landspeeder Tornado Squadron

WARMACHINE/Hoardes
350pts
Royal Cygnar Army
Commander Adept Sebastian Nemo
Thunderhead Heavy Warjack
1x6 Stormblades
Ogrun Bokur (Mercenary)

A round of World of Warcraft:CCG games ensued after all the tabletop wars ended. Several decks were represented that day:
Obi (Gorebelly - Orc Warrior)
Arvin (Tauren Shaman)
Naj (Draenei Shaman)
Jacob (Litori Frostburn - Human Mage)
Lito (Dizdemona - Gnome Warlock)
Romy (Night Elf Hunter)

Total War - Second and Third Leg

2007-06-05T17:34:00.000+08:00

My results for the second and third salvo of the "Total War" tournament is now available at the "Game Statistics" link on my sidebar.

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For the third leg of the tourney, I've enlisted more aid from the Royal Cygnaran Army! I borrowed from Jake a Major Vicky Haley, Trencher Lieutenant, and a Trencher Sharpshooter to bolster my brigade. I've used the Haley (as a Captain) instead of Sebastian Nemo for the entire four games. I say, Haley has the best potential for a caster-kill among the primary Cygnaran warcasters but her playstyle is more geared towards defense like her superior, Stryker.

I won twice that day and lose twice too. That left me 11 points behind Tiny for the Cygnaran faction coin award! I just need at least two wins over Tiny's results for that coveted baubble.

For the coin!!!

Total War - First Leg

2007-05-21T11:34:00.000+08:00

Last Saturday, our local WARMACHINE Pressganger Raymund held a tournament at Hobby Haven in Katipunan. At PHP150 bucks to register, prizes awaiting are nifty victory certificates, faction coins, and special cards. The four round Swiss style tournament was attended by eleven players.

Attendance:
Obi (me!) - Cygnar
Jake - Cygnar
Tiny - Cygnar

Muymuy - Khador
Kim - Khador

Carlos - Menoth
Fluffy - Menoth

Joel - Cryx
Pantyman - Cryx

Ronald - Skorne
Pork - Mercenary

Other players present: Raymund (Everblight), Chris (Skorne), Patrick (Orboros), Arvin (Khador), Zig (Mercenary), Kei (Trollbloods), SJ (Khador), Chico (Khador)

In the end, victory went to the stalwart vanguards of the Khadoran forces of Kim Navarro! With it, he aptly called the tournament "Total War" for his victory certificate.

My army din't fare well but I had so much fun playing against three players that I haven't had the chance to game with before. I used an alternate list from my themed "Storm" brigands, borrowing a unit of Trenchers, an Ogrun Bokur, and a Journeyman Warcaster from Arvin. Wrapping the line up was a unit of Stormblades, three Stormsmiths, a Thunderhead, and Commander Adept Sebastian Nemo.

There'll be another series of this tourney next Saturday that I'll prolly join again. Further info from my game results were now posted on "My Game Stats" link on the sidebar menu.

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Also on that day, I bid farewell to my small Dark Eldar Army as I sold it to Art (omegatron) together with four Ogre Leadbelchers from Emp and an Ogre Empire Army Book.

They will be missed.

Space Marines Tactica Part Two

2007-04-24T14:13:00.000+08:00

Tactica Astartes: Status et Contendo
"Space Marines on a Static Shooting Army"
by: Interrogator-Chaplain Obidus the Punisher

The HQ Choices

Chaplain (Master of Sanctity and Reclusiarch)
With instant access to a power weapon (Crozius Arcanum) and a 4+ invulnerable save (Rosarius), the Chaplains’ points increase from the Commanders is unquestionably a bargain. In addition to being Fearless and having the “Litanies of Hate” special rules, these units are the most cost-effective HQ choices among the Space Marines’ rosters points by points.

Battlefield Role:
Chaplains should never be outfitted to function as shooting units. With what they instantly have, they are meant to be close-combat specialists and that would automatically set them as counter-assault options for a static shooty army. The Chaplains’ “Litanies of Hate” is one of the best assault abilities perfect for this role and as such, always be mindful to initiate the charge against the enemy in able to capitalize on the lethal re-rolls.

To better ascertain the likelihood of getting the charge, Chaplains should be able to move quickly in the battlefield. Again, two of the most viable equipments in the Space Marines armory to give the Chaplains such mobility are the Space Marine bike and the Jump Pack. Riding a Chaplain on a Space Marine bike will increase its resilience and give it the ability to “Turbo Boost” to react against close-combat threats faster. On the other hand, the Jump Pack is a cheaper option and gives Chaplains the ability to leap over terrains and intervening models. This feat could give them a better chance for surprise attacks by hiding behind terrain pieces and jumping over them at the moment an enemy assault unit is close enough to be charged. The ability could also give the Chaplains a positional leverage on combat by leaping over an enemy assault unit and pick out from what part of that unit it is most advantageous to assault.

On foot, Chaplains are restricted in mobility. They could easily be outmaneuvered by faster enemy units so that they could not capitalize with their “Litanies of Hate”. One option for Chaplains on foot is to attach them on a Reclusiam Command Squad and mount the unit on a Rhino or a Razorback. It gives your Chaplains the protection of an armored vehicle and extra “Wounds” to spare provided by the Space Marine bodyguards. However, as mentioned on the Commanders entry, these transports have limited maneuverability and that you can’t assault after disembarking is a delay for your counter-assault momentum.

Chaplains should ought to stick with their already effective basic equipments. You can, however, acquire some of the practical choices like the imperative bolt pistol, frag grenades, or bionics. There were also other mediocre wargears to give them like the plasma pistol, Terminator Honors, master crafting, or even at greater extents, an Adamantium Mantle, but these should only be taken IF there were no other more viable things to spend your points on for the entire army. Remember too that these costly additions will also boost the Victory Points that will be awarded to your opponent once your Chaplains got destroyed.

Another thing to consider equipping a Chaplain is a Terminator Armor. However, it could only be effective when attached to a squad of Terminators and mounted on a Land Raider Crusader, where the unit could have a better chance to get that lethal charge upon disembarking. Alone, Chaplains in Terminator Armor are just another expensive fire magnet which is not worth the points invested on them.

Author’s Analysis:
If you have no specific role in mind for a Librarian or a Commander, Chaplains are no-brainer picks as HQ choices for your static shooty army. I always choose to pick a Reclusiarch over a Master of Sanctity because the 15 point difference is only substantial for the extra Wound it confers, which is not worth it. You’ll never need the extra point of Leadership that the upgrade gives since Chaplains are Fearless anyway. You can pick more valuable stuffs from the points saved this way, like Terminator Honors which complements the “Litanies of Hate” with that extra Attack it confers.

Remember that the “Litanies of Hate” is conferrable to ALL models in a squad that the Chaplain is attached to so the most efficient way to capitalize with this special rule is to attach your Chaplains to a unit that can dish out the most number of Attacks. With this concept in mind, I prefer the classic Chaplain-led Assault Squad. A full squad of this unit can immediately deliver at least thirty “To Hit” rolls on a charge, not yet including the Chaplain’s own Attacks. With “Litanies of Hate” triggered, we’re already looking at the odds that 75% of these blows will hit!

With that setup, my Reclusiarch was fitted-out with a Jump Pack, a bolt pistol, and frag grenades. If there are points to spare, I also give him bionics just for the luck-factor that it could sometimes bestow and, as I mentioned earlier, Terminator Honors. If I have to field a Chaplain unattached to a unit, I’d still pick to refit him the same way as this just for the combat flexibility and mobility of a Jump Pack-equipped character.

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Past Articles:
Status et Contendo: Part 1 - HQ (Commanders)
Status et Contendo: Part 2 - HQ (Chaplains)

Weekday Warrior Session 22

2007-03-30T10:17:00.000+08:00

Attendance: Obi, Patrick, Chris, Romy, Arvin, Kim

1250pt WFB Game
Kim (Khorne Daemonic Legion) vs Pat (Skaven)
Result: Kim wins!!

WOW CCG Games
Arvin (Graccus) vs. Obi (Gorebelly) : 2-1
Kim (Kayleitha) vs. Obi (Gorebelly) : 2-1
Kim (Kayleitha) vs. Romy (Ta'zo) : 1-0
Pat (Ta'zo) vs. Romy (Elendril) : 0-1 [Demo Game]
Pat (Elendril) vs. Romy (Ta'zo) : 0-1 [Demo Game]

2000pt 40K Game
Obi (Codex Marines) vs Romi (Emperor's Children)
Secure and Control - Alpha
2 Loot Counters

*semi refused flank deployment for me, as i take up the right half of my table with almost all of my units sans one Chaplain-led Assault Squad and a Tornado Squadron.
*Romy set his three defilers to carnage mode. Infantry support in tow.
*It was with continuous barrage that I was able to at least "shake" his defilers every turn to prevent it to unleash hell upon my juicy-target footsoldiers. it was around the third turn that I was able to finally decimate it for good.
*his daemonettes were stalled in the warp for one turn which gave me the breathing space to focus fire on his turbo boosting delivery dude on bike. got it!
*however, his other delivery boy... a Daemon Prince, was able to summon the rest of the purty 6-boobed chiks, totally annihilating two of my bazooka squads.
*one of the daemonette squad failed to gouge the rear armor of my Power of the Machine Spirit (PMS)-armed Vindicator which left them out in the open for one precious turn. the other daemonette squad's fate shared the same as after a massacre roll, they were pretty much left to be moving targets.
*the baby is now a lady... as the Vindicator (Crew Shaken) was struck with PMS and turned grumpy (insecure that the daemonette got 6 of em perky mammaries while she's got none but a big tubular ammo launcher). i moved it forward and turned to fire at the daemonettes. lots returned to the warp!
*on the other hand, a rain of Holy Ammo from three Tornadoes dissipated the other daemonette squad as what's left of my assault squad (after being smacked down by a squad of Noise Marines and a Defiler) tied down the Daemon Prince in combat... but got ripped into pieces still.
*with no scoring units left in play, it pretty was just a wrap up. I got a full squadron of speeders and a grumpy, PMS-y Vindicator to capture one of the loot counters.

Result: Obi wins!!

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Other updates:
I was able to finish painting two missile launcher Devastator Squads. I now moved on to painting my Cygnar Stormclad.

Bought a Dark Angels Battleforce Box and prior to that, the new Dark Angels Codex and a Prime Remix.

Space Marines Tactica Part One

2007-03-21T16:55:00.000+08:00

I started this initiative to write a strategy guide for Space Marines players whose gamestyle is very much like mines - static shooting! I'll be posting them in parts since I don't have the time to write all of them at once. It's part of my plan to populate the RHGC Blog with useful articles for Warhammer players and those who are interested in the game.

Enjoy!

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Tactica Astartes: Status et Contendo
"Space Marines on a Static Shooting Army"
by: Interrogator-Chaplain Obidus the Punisher

To a Space Marine, the boltgun is far more than a weapon; it is an
instrument of Mankind’s divinity, the bringer of death to his foes, whose
howling blast is a prayer to the gods of battle.
- Psi-conduit 7717

There are three basic designs that Space Marines players could select from when creating an army list based on their preference or game style. I will be referring to them as the bashy config, the shooty army, and the hybrid list. The bashy configuration favors the assault phase and mostly composed of units geared to have advantages in close combat. The shooty army, on the other hand, capitalizes in the shooting phase where it focuses on amassing the amount of firepower it can throw against the enemy. The hybrid list is an amalgam of both ideas, maintaining a proportionate number of shooting and close-combat components.

For this strategy guide, I’ll be concentrating on the design of my preferred game style, the shooty army. It still can be further subdivided into two: the mobile shooty army and the static shooty army. However, since I personally haven’t got much experience fielding a mobile shooty army, my focus on this article will be more about the battlefield effectivity of every Space Marine units on a static shooty army.

A static shooty army depends a lot on having its shooting units deployed on a spot where several open lines of sight are available. Deployed that way, a long-range weapon could maximize its threat potential, give it several target options, and cover several areas at a time. Always be mindful on where to put these units because most likely they will be staying where they were deployed until the end of the game. When fielding your firepower, just remember that it should be positioned in such a way that it’ll be shooting at something valuable on most of your shooting phases OR lacking such spots, it should at least be able to maintain a threat on an open corridor that can be used to your army’s advantage along the game.

With these basic principles in mind, I will proceed on evaluating the roles of every Space Marine unit on a static shooty army and how should they function in battle.

The HQ Choices

A good commander does not need to take risks – he merely waits for his foe to do so.
- Tactica Imperium

Commander (Master and Captain)
The only reason to field a Commander in a static shooty army is to capitalize on his “Rites of Battle” special rule. With a Master’s considerably high Leadership of 10, the army’s shooting components would be extra difficult to pin or cause to fall back, things that would waste a turn of their much-needed shooting. If you’re really scrimping on points, say on a small pointage game, the Brother Captain is a cheaper alternative and his Leadership of 9 is still more appreciable than a regular Space Marine’s 8.

Battlefield Role:
A Commander does not have much option on packing a threatening ranged weapon. Even with his high Ballistic Skill (BS) of 5, it will be a waste of the Commander’s high Weapon Skill (WS), Attacks (A), and Initiative (I) if he’s only going to be tooled up for shooting any of the bolter variants available to him. Thus, the only function he can fulfill on a static shooty army is as a counter assault unit.

A Space Marines army can never outshoot all armies in Warhammer 40K and sometimes, it is better to take the battle to the enemy than to stay put and watch your entire strike force to be withered on a lopsided shootout. However, shooting units were never meant to engage in combat, much more to be mobile and waste its firepower. This is where counter assault units are required. On shooty armies, there should always be at least one or two units tooled up for combat. They can act twofold: 1) as barriers if an army of bashy config should threaten to overrun your firing lines AND/OR 2) as direct assault options to engage enemy units that are inferior in combat without utilizing your shooting units for that role. Usually, counter assault units should just lurk around your deployment zone, their purpose is to charge at the enemies before they could assault your shooting units and disrupt their chance to shoot on the following turns.

The most efficient weapons to arm a Commander for counter assault purpose are a power weapon and a bolt pistol. Never give a power fist to an Independent Character lest he could be picked out in combat before he strikes back. A power weapon makes better use of a Commander’s considerably high Initiative of 5, hitting first most of the time. A bolt pistol is a cheaper choice to provide an additional Attack for having two close combat weapons. You can ought to exchange it for a plasma pistol if you have the points to spare, but be mindful of the “Gets Hot” risk.

Since there is a need for counter assault units to be fast reactive to approaching threats, there are several options I could recommend to accomplish this: 1) take a Jump Pack, 2) give him a Rhino or a Razorback or 3) ride him in a Space Marine Bike. Of those, I favor more the use of a Jump Pack. Apparently, Jump Packs and Bikes are more outright in carrying your counter assault unit to where it should be. Rhinos and Razorbacks have limited maneuverability because of their models’ size. Commanders in Jump Packs and Bikes can operate alone (although I prefer it leading a squad of Assault Marines or Bikers) while before he can be given a transport vehicle, the rule would require a Commander to join a Command Squad first. While a Jump Pack is cheaper than a Space Marine Bike, the latter gives an extra Toughness (T) to the Commander and grants him the ability to Turbo Boost up to 24” – the fastest movement available to a Space Marine. So, choosing between a Jump Pack and a Bike is basically dependent on how much points you want to spend on your HQ choice.

On the other hand, the advantage of having a Commander in a Rhino or a Razorback is that you’ll immediately have a counter assault unit resilient enough for combat in the presence of the mandatory Command Squad. This will be further discussed on the Command Squad entry of this article. For now, it’s just for you to know that a Commander-led Command Squad is one of the good choices to fill up the counter assault role and that a Rhino or a Razorback should be taken to give this squad mobility. The Rhino can be utilized as a “shield wall” to block threats to your more valuable units while the Razorback can also be used for that purpose PLUS it gives you an extra heavy weapon to boot. Rhinos and Razorbacks will also be further discussed on their respective entries on this article.

Another option is to don a Commander in Terminator Armor but this is only effective as a counter assault unit if he is joining a squad of Terminators (see Terminator entry on this article). Doing otherwise is just putting too much points on an already expensive unit which will not be much effective on a counter assault role.

Author’s Analysis:
I’d rather not field a Commander. There are more cost-effective alternatives that can perform the counter assault role better. His only use in a static shooty army is for his “Rites of Battle” special rule and if ever I am to field him because of it, I’d stick with giving him the basic weapons – bolt pistol and chainsword – and don him with a Jump Pack so I could have him join an Assault Squad instead of being a footslogger and have a hard time chasing bashy units (which are often fast moving!). With it, I can make him at least useful and in the same time, maintain his only advantage over the other HQ choices sans his special rule – a cheap HQ.

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...next entry: Chaplain (Master of Sanctity and Reclusiarch)

40K Mini Tourney Reports

2007-02-19T10:45:00.000+08:00

Warhammer 40k Tournament

SCORING
Participants will score points in the following five categories:

• Gameplay
• Sportsmanship
• Army Composition
• Theme
• Painting

GAMEPLAY

• Gameplay points will make up 50% of the Overall Score
• Participants will play five missions decided as per this pack
• Points will be awarded as follows:

Major Victory 17 points
Minor Victory 13 points
Draw 10 points
Minor Loss 7 points
Major Loss 3 points

• Participants will be matched using modified Swiss Style Draw. The First Round pairings will be determined by the Umpire, utilising whatever arcane methods he devises.

SPORTSMANSHIP

• Sportsmanship points will make up 15% of the Overall Score
• The system will be peer-based with participants being given a checklist on which to grade opponents

COMPOSITION

• Composition points will make up 20% of the Overall Score
• ALL Armies start with 20 points (all penalties are cumulative)

Total spent on HQ characters >10% of army total - Minus 1
Total spent on HQ characters >12% of army total – Minus 1
Total spent on HQ characters >15% of army total – Minus 1
Total spent on HQ characters >18% of army total – Minus 1
Each 2% (or part of) spent on HQ over 20% - Minus 1
Each 2% (or part thereof) spent on Elites over 20% - Minus 1
Each 2% (or part thereof) spent on Troops less than 40% - Minus 1
Each 2% (or part thereof) spent on Fast Attack over 20% - Minus 1
Each 2% (or part thereof) spent on Heavy Support over 20% - Minus 1
Each FO "slot" spent on Elites, Fast Attack and Heavy Support over 5 – Minus 1
Each duplicate unit that is not a Troops choice – Minus 1
Each vehicle/unit beyond 1 with front Armour Value of 13 or more – Minus 1

This will leave you with a score out of 20 points.

***Army Variations

Black Templars ignore Emperor's Champ for Army Comp Scoring
Space Wolves ignore penalties for spending more than 10% on HQ characters but incur total HQ penalties as above.
Retinues count as Elite slot (but as HQ points)

Where army can add a slot (e.g IW with Heavy Support) by reducing another slot (IW Fast Attack) percentages are adjusted by 5% accordingly. In the case of IW the Heavy Support threshold is raised to 25% while Fast Attack is reduced to 10%.

If you believe that your army is a special case and deserves some special dispensation based on a viable and coherent theme then you may make a special plea to the Umpire. However the Umpire reserves the right to laugh openly at your pathetic attempts to garner special advantage and reject your argument outright.

THEME

• Theme makes up 5% of the Overall Score and will be marked by the Umpire.
• The Umpire is suggesting that you put together a short paragraph or a few bullet points that allow you to explain your theme and army.

PAINTING

• Painting Points will make up 10% of the Overall Score
• The Umpire will mark armies over the course of the event. He will be looking for overall effect in presentation. This means things such as unit markings, uniformity across army (if applicable), as well as technical skill.
• Please remember that to participate, your army must be fully painted. Models that are unpainted or undercoated will not be accepted at the event.

ARMIES

Armies are chosen using a slightly modified force organisation chart. All FO choices except Troops will be decreased by 1 (e.g. 1 HQ, 2 Elites, 6 Troops, 2 Fast Attack, 2 Heavy Support). No more than 1000 points. Special Characters can be used as long as they can be used in 1000 point armies. Imperial Armour vehicles and units can be used but you must provide the relevant sections of the book when you submit your list. Each player must have the relevant books regarding his units/army played.

The existing Codex for all 40k armies will be utilised. All participants need to check out the Codex updates on Games Workshop’s website (www.gamesworkshop.com) and be aware of specific rules that make armies playable under 4th Edition. Any Chapter Approved lists that have appeared in White Dwarf up to and including Jan 2007 will be allowable.

Models MUST be WYSIWYG. No proxies will be allowed (e.g. Mega-armoured Nobs standing-in as Chaos Obliterators).

Lists to be with the Umpire on a date TBA. Excel, Word, Army Builder or IAL are acceptable formats via email. Alternatively legible handwritten lists will be accepted. Any lists submitted after this date will be accepted; however they will incur a 3 point per game points penalty (Moral: Don’t submit a late list).

***OBJECTIVE MARKERS

Each player is required to bring two objective markers. These must be mounted on round 40mm bases. They will be used in all games.

***TERRAIN

Terrain will be a mix of Area Terrain (of various heights) plus non-area (WYSIWYG) terrain. Each piece will be defined by the Umpire prior to the first game and marked accordingly. Be aware, there may be variety between tables and you should consider that when formulating your army. Every attempt will be made to ensure that no player plays more than one game on an individual table. If this does occur then the Umpire will reset the terrain.

It would be greatly appreciated that those participants that have terrain bring it along and make it available to the Umpire for use in the competition.

***DEPLOYMENT

To determine deployment zones, both players should roll a die and add the two results together to find the total, and then consult the Deployment chart. Once the type of deployment zone has been determined, each player rolls a die and the player with the highest roll may choose which deployment zone to set up in.

SETTING UP OBJECTIVE MARKERS

Each player takes turns placing their objective markers. Each player rolls a die to determine who places a single marker first, with the winner getting to choose first or second placement. Each player must place one objective marker within their deployment zone and one in the No Man's Land outside both deployment zones. These objective markers must be farther than 6" from any table edge, and no closer than 18" to another objective marker. The players alternate deploying their objective markers until all four of them are placed. After all markers have been placed, each player rolls a Scatter dice for their markers, on a 'hit' result the marker will remain where it was placed, otherwise roll a single dice for the number of inches the marker scatters. Note that markers may scatter out of deployment zones and may end up within 18" of each other after they scatter. Players should keep in mind that you will be randomly determining (explained below) which, if any, of the objective markers you will need to control to win the game. Placement of markers is crucial, as you may end up defending the markers you place, and likewise you may be assaulting the enemy's. It would be wise to place markers in a position where they cannot be easily captured by the enemy, but could potentially be defended by you.

CONTROLLING OBJECTIVE MARKERS

Many of the scenarios used, require you and/or your opponent to control various objective markers at the end of the game. To control an objective you must have more models than the enemy within 3" of the objective (measured from the exact centre of the marker) at the end of the game. Models who are broken or falling back may not be counted for the purpose of controlling objectives. Non-transport vehicles with a base front Armour Value of 12 or more count as two models for the purpose of controlling objective markers. Multi-wound models such as Ork Nobs, Eldar Wraithlords, and Space Marine Commanders still count as a single model for this purpose. Additionally, any unit that specifically states that it may not hold table quarters or objectives (such as Nurglings) obviously cannot control an objective marker.

SCENARIO MISSIONS

After terrain and objective markers are set up, it is time to determine what your orders are. Each army will have orders from their high command detailing what their purpose on the battlefield will be. These may or may not be the same as the enemy and may or may not affect what your enemy does during the game. Each player should roll two dice, add the results, and consult the Scenario table to determine their mission. Both players should tell each other which mission they rolled. In addition to the basic objectives needed to achieve victory, the mission you roll may also offer additional rules, such as Infiltrate or Deep Strike, that are in effect for your army. Since each player rolls separately, any special rules for their mission apply ONLY to their army and not their opponent's force. This means that one army may have the ability to use deep striking units such as Terminators, while the other army may only have the option of infiltrators or no special rules at all. These rules are detailed in the Mission chart.

In addition, one of the players will roll a die. On a roll of 5+ Escalation as per the Universal Special Rules will be in effect. This will affect both players.

GAME LENGTH

All games have a fixed length of six turns. Exceptions are armies that may vary game length (e.g. Salamanders)

DEPLOYMENT AND FIRST TURN

The player who won the dice roll for choosing deployment zones must place a unit first. Players alternate deploying a single unit/vehicle in the following order: Heavy Support, Troops, Elite, HQ, and Fast Attack until both sides are setup. If the mission allows, infiltrators are placed last as per the Universal Special Rules. If allowed, units that Deep Strike may be held in reserve as per their normal rules. After all the units have been set up each player rolls a single dice, the player with the highest roll may choose whether they want to go first or second.

VICTORY CONDITIONS

If one side completes all of their objectives while the opposing player has achieved half or none of theirs, then the game is a major victory. If one side completes half of their objectives while the opposing player has achieved none of theirs, then the game is a minor victory. If both players have achieved either all, half, or none of their objectives, then the game is considered a draw.

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SCENARIO MISSIONS

Each player rolls two dice and consults the table below to determine their army's mission and victory conditions.

2D6 Mission
2 Assassinate
3 Sabotage
4 Lightning Raid
5 Foothold
6 Hold Out
7 Firebase
8 Bridgehead
9 Rescue
10 Unconventional Warfare
11 Hold the Line
12 Bombardment

ASSASSINATE
Your army has been given strict orders to assassinate the enemy command in order to cause disarray and hopefully rout the opposing army.
Objective 1: You must destroy the enemy general. If a player has more than one HQ choice that may act as the general, they must nominate before the game which model is their general.
Objective 2: You must control any one enemy objective marker.
Special Rules: Deep Strike, Infiltrate

SABOTAGE
Equipped with explosives, your army has been tasked with the thankless job of sabotaging enemy objectives, be they fuel dumps, ammunition tenders, or monoliths to the dark gods.
Objective: You must destroy both enemy objective markers in close combat. Every non-vehicle infantry unit carries the charges for this task but you can only use them to destroy enemy objective markers. To destroy an objective, you must end your movement in base-to-base contact with it and spend your entire assault phase doing nothing other than setting the charges. At the end of your assault phase, the objective is destroyed. The destroyed objective marker may not be controlled by either side and should be removed from the table after the assault phase.
Special Rules: Infiltrate

LIGHTNING RAID
By concentrating your attack, you hope to push through the enemy lines and strike deep in enemy territory.
Objective 1: You must have two units above 50%, or two mobile vehicles, in the enemy deployment zone at the end of the game.
Objective 2: You must control any one enemy objective marker.
Special Rules: Deep Strike; Infiltrate

FOOTHOLD
Orders are clear: secure a path through the enemy lines in this sector so that reinforcements may break through and carry the battle to the enemy.
Objective: You must control both enemy objective markers.
Special Rules: Deep Strike; Infiltrate

HOLD OUT
Your army finds itself pinned down by suppressing fire. As the opposing force approaches, you hope to simply hold out long enough for fresh reinforcements.
Objective: You must control both of your own objective markers.
Special Rules: Deep Strike

FIREBASE
Often during the heat of battle, exact and precise orders are impossible to follow. Finding yourself under the heel of the enemy, you strive to take whatever land you can during the ensuing combat.
Objective: You must control any two objective markers.
Special Rules: None

BRIDGEHEAD
Your army has been tasked with securing a foothold on this territory. By controlling this bridgehead, you hope to provide a clear route to allow the rest of your forces through to assault the enemy.
Objective 1: You must control any one of your objective markers
Objective 2: You must control any one of the enemy objective markers.
Special Rules: Infiltrate

RESCUE
Your army has been ordered to rescue a vital military item from the battlefield. This could be a wounded soldier, military documents, or intelligence. Whatever the item may be, you must secure it and ensure its safe extraction from the battlefield.
Objective 1: You must rescue one strategic military item. To rescue the item, any non-vehicle unit in your army must spend one full Movement phase in base to base with an enemy objective to recover the data, gather information, etc. Once this has been achieved the item is considered 'rescued'.
Objective 2: You must control any one of your own objective markers.
Special Rules: Infiltrate

UNCONVENTIONAL WARFARE
Contact with high command has been broken. Your exact orders may or may not have been determined correctly. Without further contact, you find yourself forced to work with the last intelligible message you received, praying that the mission is somehow a success.
Objective: You must control two randomly determined objective markers to win the game. Randomise by numbering the markers one to four then rolling a dice. On a roll of a 5 or a 6 you may choose which of the objective markers to control.
Special Rules: Deep Strike

HOLD THE LINE
The enemy is pushing into your territory. You hope to stop their advance in order to prevent further attacks.
Objective 1: You must have more friendly units than enemy units in your own deployment zone at the end of the game.
Objective 2: You must control one of your own objective markers.
Special Rules: None

BOMBARDMENT
You have your opponent pinned down. The distant support weapons of your heavy artillery rain a constant hail of high explosive death upon the beleaguered enemy. The pure definition of war lies before you, grind your opponent into the dirt.
Objective 1: You must reduce all enemy units to under 50%.
Objective 2: You must control one of your own objective markers.
Special Rules: Preliminary Bombardment

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Results:

after the dust has settled and the rubbles cleared, a victor roused among the ruins...

...si Omegatron na naman!?!

Congrats Koya Art for bagging home the top spot!!

*****

RHGC Attendance: Oberon, Fluffy, Crispybeefribs, Neokensei, FarseerEkek, Tads... who else passed by?

*****

Here's a breakdown of the results and the overall score:
1. Omegatron (Art) - 81.5
2. Shrumster (JP) - 72.7
3. Falin (Jun) - 72.3
4. BataIsip21 (Romy) - 70.7
5. Rurouni (Owen) - 70.4
6. O'Shavah (Justin) - 61.3
7. Badbeef (Gelo) - 56.4
8. Sigismund (Joseph) - 55.8
9. Casval (Adrian) - 54.2
10. Timberwolf (Dick) - 50.1
11. Beefcake (Ian) - 41

*****

Quick Facts:

Highest Gameplay points: 71 (41.7 out of 50%) ...Omegatron
Highest Sportsmanship score: 11.1 out of 15% ...BataIsip21 and Shrumster
Highest Painting score: 10 out of 10% ...Shrumster

*****

Apparently, since a good 50% of the overall score was not dedicated to gameplay alone, the painting and sportsmanship scores have played a critical part on making the points differences despite the factor of gameplay results.

Lessons learned:
Four games would be enough.
Bring food.
Take photos of (pretty) onlookers.

*****

Thanks to Oberon and Rolling Hills Gaming Club for all the support!

Thanks to Neutral Grounds for the tables, terrains, and game space!

Thanks to Crispybeefribs (rules & guidelines) and Neokensei (OC painting judge)!

Thanks BataIsip21 for the camera! Upload em pics soon.

Thanks to the tourney players for participating and support!

40K Mini Tourney and WW16

2007-02-15T18:42:00.000+08:00

Weekday Warrior Session Sixteen

Da Boyz: Bozz Oberon, Grot Obi, Romi Baynte Uno, Webboy Kim, Krispi Arvz, Aspiring Champion Lunar, Elendril on Stockings

Da Grub: mikdonelds... lots!

Da Hubbub:

Obi (Dark Angels) vs Lito (Witch Hunters)
2000pts
Take and Hold - Alpha

*i focused deploying deep down the middle of my zone and aimed all my dakka on whoever dared cross the open center of the board (where the objective marker is)
*Lito crept slowly towards the objective that nothing much happened on the first three turns except me destroying his Exorcist and some exchange of insignificant firepower
*on the following turns, he decided to push towards the middle. i was able to take down a mob of Zealots and squads of Battle Sisters with focused fire and ganged up assault
*however, his MVP Callidus Assasin grogged a whole Devastator Squad before being left out in the open... free for another round of focused firing on my turn
*the Assasin sent her last prayers to the Emperor as i did my dakka hail... to much waste awk! 2 lascannon tacsquads, a Devastator Squad, and a Sniper Scout squad were all that costed me to just kill that model. the inevitable last turns jinx made my day game again!
*daring not to think about the last turn jinx, i spent my last turn pushing everything towards the middle for an attempt to capture the objective. i could at least contest it with three units against his squad of Penitent Engines, Battle Sisters, and a Seraphim Squad.
*i could have won actually but the jinx strikes again... 12 Assault Cannon shots and 9 Heavy Bolter rounds from the Ravenwing Speeder Squadron failed to decimate two armour 11, open-topped Penitent Engines! araguy!
*Lito's last turn was a no brainer, he made short work on my exposed Speeders for the win

Result: Lito won!!!

Me... playing "zoom zoom" with my Ravenwing Landspeeder model

*****

This coming Saturday, I'll be organizing a Warhammer 40K mini tourney in Neutral Grounds - Galleria. Five game, Swiss type with "Rules of Engagement" scenario generation will be in effect for the entire tournament. Arvin decided to toss in an army computation regulation to make the battle more "interesting".

Our aim on this kind of tournaments is to showcase the hobby back to the "public" so interested hobbyists and players would be informed on starting with the Warhammer system of miniature gaming. With it in mind, we restricted it to a small contingent of 1000 points worth of army - everything should be painted down to details. This will also encourage us, as players, to finish painting our armies as appropriate.

As of now, we already have twelve confirmed players with an interesting mix of armies:

Romy (Dark Eldars)
Owen (Witch Hunters)
Jun (Tau Empire)
Kim (Necrons)
Dick (Space Wolves)
Justin (Iron Warriors)
Art (Space Wolves)
JP (Imperial Guards)
Gelo (Lost and the Damned)
Sigis (Black Templars)
Adrian (Space Marines)
Ian (World Eaters)

Top dawg will snatch any Band J worth of store credit from Neutral Grounds. Entrance fee is at PHP150.

Weekday Warrior Sessions and Some

2007-02-08T15:55:00.000+08:00

Weekday Warrior Sessions 14 and 15 have passed.

I lost on three consecutive games, two of which are Gladiator Cup official battles. I've already updated my Battle Statistics link at the upper right menu of this blog for a more specific look at the details.

I still have to match against Lito (Witch Hunters), Romy (Emperor's Children), and maybe Ronald (Space Wolves) to finish the league.

*****

Currently, on my workbench...

*several Space Marines on missile launcher
*Scout Snipers on assembly line painting
*finished pimping my tanks (Vindicator and Whirlwind), awaiting to be primed and basecoated... maybe iL commission one of the Shak boyz to do airbrush this for me

*****

Here's a fully painted sample of my Scout Sniper...

(photo by BataIsip21)

Weekend Warrior Session Thirteen

2007-01-24T15:22:00.000+08:00

First Bang of the Year

Who's there: Obi (ObiXVI), Romy (BataIsip21), Kim (doh!), Gelo (Badbeef), Kuneho (Beefcake), Justin (O'Shavah), Lito (Oberon)

What happened:

Lito (Witch Hunters) vs Justin (Chaos Undivided)
2000pts - Recon Omega
Night Fight - last turn

*it was a show of force at the start of the battle when 2 full-strength Seraphim Squads decimated a Raptor Squad down to two models.
*the remaining Raptors however held for a turn and later disengaged from combat to create distractions on Justin's right flank.
*Exorcist Missile Tank destroyed early in the game by a lascannon shot.
*an unerring shot from one of Justin's Defilers withered down the numbers of one of the Seraphim Squads.
*Callidus Assasin entered the battle from Lito's left flank.
*As early as second turn, the full-complement Seraphim Squad have already rushed up to the enemy's deployment lines.
*the midgame was a blood bath as combat lines have met on both flanks.
*by the endgame, Justin was able to grab some VP's via objective.

Result: Justin won!!

Obi (Dark Angels) vs Gelo (Lost and the Damned)
1000pts - Rules of Engagement
Obi (Hold the Line)
Gelo (Assasinate)

*i was able to hold on to my line for the early turns, decimating a mutant mob on my left flank with a Chaplain-led Assault Squad.
*Gelo's other mob, gifted by Chaos with cavalry charge and fleet of mutated foot, quickly closed in from my right flank.
*my firebase toppled down one by one as the wave of mutants, reinforced by a crash of Chaos Spawns, reached my deployment zone.

Result: Gelo won!!

Kuneho (World Eaters) vs Obi (Dark Angels)
2000pts - Secure and Contrik Gamma
3 Loot Counters

*i deployed a semi refused flank formation on my left side of the table, only leaving a sniper scout squad and a squadron of landspeeder tornadoes on the right flank. i intend this unit to dwindle the numbers of Khorne Berzerkers on that side while the Tornadoes could form a barricade to further stop their approach from that side.
*ian deployed by his usual congo-line formation. Berzerkers from one short edge of the table to the other. 3 squads full... all of em.
*the berzerkers and Chaos Bikes on the left flank is of no contest. i was able to decimate both with focused firepower and 2 Assault Squads. the second berzerker squad though was able to hold my Assault Squads for quite some delaying turns.
*this gave the withered right flank to advance from that side, and with the aid of a very tough Daemon Prince, finally reached the pesky snipers.
*as planned, i retracted my landspeeders to a position that could cover my left flank firebase but alas, two lucky hits from the last berzerker squad sent em down (six to hit, six to glance, six to kaboom... pinatumba! ganyan sya kaswerte)
*well, that sent me to my doom. with nothing on the way, and i can't move my firebase anyway (his daemon prince is gifted with cavalry charge and fleet movement), i just chose to have a final focus firing.
*it was able to decimate the Zerkers to non-scoring numbers, but it din't stop the rampaging Daemon Prince to connect to my firebase and chow them all down piecemeal! awk! a prmosing victory turned to a massacre!

Result: Kuneho won!!

Gladiator Cup 2006 Finals

2006-11-20T15:03:00.000+08:00

What: Gladiator Cup 2006 Finals
Where: Oberon's Warehouse, Filmore Street, Makati
Attendance: Clarence, Clemence, Patrick, Ricky, Oberon, Gelo, Romy, Garrick, Jun, Kuneho, Ross, Bobby P, Chris...
Grub: lotsa chicken, pork, pansit, beer, cox, pusit, barbecue

Armies on Parade:
Clarence - Galleria (High Elves - Northern Sea Guards)
Clemence - Galleria (Dark Elves)
Patrick - Southmall (Wood Elves)
Gelo - Makati (Orcs and Goblins)
Obi - Makati (Orcs and Goblins)
Ross - Makati/Galleria (The Empire)
Bobby - Makati (The Empire)
Chris - Southmall (Vampire Counts)

**Last Saturday, eight competitors who topped their respective cells (Makati, Galleria, and Southmall) faced against each other for the ultimate Glad Cup champion title!

I was immediately eliminated at the very first round when my first opponent was the craftily-made list of Clarence's Northern Sea Guards.

Match 1
Clarence (High Elves) vs Obi (Orcs and Goblins)
2000pt - Pitched Battle

*My orcboyz barely made it to his shooting line because of the harassing giant eagles that prevented me marching while his repeater bolt throwers shoot gallore! At the end, he was able top secure a 1000pt win against me (Solid Victory) when I only killed a single giant eagle and made a squad of Elven Bowmen flee from battle while my greenskins were barbecued to pulp.

Result: Clarence won!

**The first round losers will still have a chance to vie for a Regiment Box of a core choice of our army. I was pitted against Clarence's bro, Clemence and his Dark Elves.

Match 2
Clemence (Dark Elves) vs Obi (Orcs and Goblins)
2000pt - Pitched Battle

*The power of the Waaagh! made my orcboyz rush towards his battle lines but not without substantial damages. A regiment of Cold One Riders nearly decimated my right flank and the Elven Assasin Darkblade held a good two blocks of my regiment on the left flank to delay further advance. What casualties I made on the forward attack turned the battle into a stalemate, and the end result was a draw via a slight difference in Victory Points!

Result: Draw!

Tourney Result:
Clarence won the Glad Cup 2006 Championship.
Prize: Orcs and Goblins Battalion Box
*He refused the Tomb King Challenge from Oberon wherein he could win an Orcs and Goblins Army Deal boxed set to automatically bag home the Battalion Box.

Clemence won the sub tourney for the first rounds losers.
Prize: Regiment Box of a core slot of his choice.
*This was after defeating Gelo's Orcs and Goblins hoarde.

Gelo won the raffle.
Prize: Orcs and Goblins Army Deal
*One lucky git.

**Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to Oberon for hosting the entire event!!!

Latest Updates

2006-11-14T10:10:00.000+08:00

Warhammer 40K

On the workbench: I was able to spraybomb the remaining Marines on foot that I assembled: several Marines in missile launcher, 4 tactical Marines, and a Lascannon Marine.

Latest games: Weekday Warrior Session 12

Weekday Warrior Session Twelve

Who's there: Jubay (falin), Kuneho (beefcake), Ako (obixvi), Romy (bataisip21), Justin (o'shavah)

Game 1
Romyboo (Chaos SM: Emperor's Children) vs. Obidoo (SM: Dark Angels)
2000pts - Secure & Control Omega - 3 loot counters

Highlights:
- as usual, i got more foot troops than him laying down 3 tacsquads, 2 infiltrating sniper scout squads, 2 devsquads on the Escalating deployment. all of his foot squads (with sonic weaponries) on the other hand were infiltrated.
- the opening salvo was so so. i managed to decimate one flanking squad but one of his advance deployed aspiring champ was able to summon an early daemonette hoarde (12 of em) to munch on my forward tac and sniper squads.
- my chaplain-led assault squads and a squadron of tornadoes strategically arrived on the table just when i needed em to fend of his threats while IMHO his side of Escalation did not fare well: his three Defilers arrived one at a time, not maximizing their combined firepower; his second daemonette wave was a bit too late and off momentum; and his Daemon Prince forgot to cast its minor psychic powers.
- in the last turns, i believe the game could even be a draw, points per points. but i was able to secure one loot counter which is worth at least 600pts for the win.

Result: Obidoo wins.

Game 2
Ian (Chaos SM: World Eaters) vs. Obidoo (SM: Dark Angels)
2000pts - Secure & Control Omega - 4 loot counters

Highlights:
- Ian tweaked his list a bit. 3x16(? or more) berzerker squads, all "congo-lined" from one end of the 6x4 table to the other.
- i was able to wither down the zerkers on my left flank before his bikes arrived to reinforce that side. before the sniper scouts and Marines on combat on that area fell though, my assault squads arrived to join the fray. the tough bikes held for some turns and i barely decimated em all before the Daemon Prince arrived to overrun that side with whats left of the left-flank zerker squad.
- on my right flank, i threw another assault squad to just contain the advance of the still full-complement berzerker squad threatening to outflank me from there. that held for quite some turns before finally overwhelming my Marines through sheer numbers. he captured a loot counter in that area.
- my middle components fared better, reducing his zerkers squad to non-contesting strength (my tornadoes entered there, reinforced by my vindicator). i was able to secure a loot counter in that area.
- to wrap up, we both have one loot counter but the sheer loss in my side won him the night via 700pts worth of VP.

Result: Kuneho wins (... with the bragging rights to thrashtalk me out until the next time we clash)

*Prior to these games, I was able to play against Jun's infamous Tau army in Hobby Haven, Katipunan. I won by a single objective marker! This and the results of the Weekday Warrior sessions were already recorded on my Game Statistics link.

Warhammer Fantasy Battles

On the workbench: I started cutting plasticards for my regiments' movement trays.

Latest games: I drew a match against Ross's Empire battalion for the Makati Cell - Gladiator Cup 2006. This game entitled me a seat to the eight-man slot of the finals to be held this coming Saturday. Price at stake is an Orcs and Goblins Army Deal! Yub yub!

Latest purchase: I've already paid the downpayment for a Battle of Skull Pass starter box. This includes lots of models from both Dwarves and Orcs & Goblins army with the new 7th edition rulebook and other gaming extras! Projected arrival of the order is early December.

Gladiator Cup 2006

2006-10-23T11:38:00.000+08:00

Location: Oberon's Warehouse, Filmore Street, Makati
Attendance: Oberon, Bobby P, Badbeef, Obi, Ricky

Gladiator Cup for Warhammer Fantasy Battles kicked off last Saturday. We were getting a grip of the newly released 7th Edition Rulebook which was, for me, basically a simplified version of the previous ruleset.

First Game: 3000pts Pitched Battle
Oberon (Tomb Kings) vs Bobby (Empire)
Winner: Oberon

Second Game: 2000pts Pitched Battle
Obi (Orcs and Goblins) vs Badbeef (Orcs and Goblins)
Winner: Obi

Me and Bozz Beef were really disappointed with how they re-structurized the new Orcs and Goblins army book. Although it's not that really craptastic, it lacked the "wow" effect that would impress us O&G players. Too bad we have to deal with it for another couple of years.

The "Game Statistics" link was updated to reflect the result of this battle.

Weekday Warrior Session Eleven

2006-10-13T11:03:00.000+08:00

Attendance: Romy, Obi, Beefcake...

Game 1
Beefcake (CSM: World Eaters) vs Obi16 (SM: Dark Angels)
2000pts - Recon Omega

Highlights:
- me and my mortal Khornate enemy both have major revisions on our army list
- i concentrated my firebases on my left corner of the table while he deployed four 8-man Zerker teams congo line from one short edge to the other.
- i was able to annihilate the nearest squad down to the last Aspiring Champion which in turn two summoned the infernal Bloodletters several inches to reaching my firebases.
- my Chaplains and an 8-man Assault Squad arrived just in time to suppress the push. However, the Bloodletters, though decreasing in numbers per player combat phase, were able to hold one of my Dev Squad, a Lascan Tac Squad, a Scout Sniper Squad, 2 Chaplains, and an Assault Squad for three combat phases.
- those lost turns are critical since that meant a loss of 5 ML, 5 Sniper, 8 bolters, and a Lascannon shots for two full turns for my shooting components.
- capitalizing on the dakka shortage, his bikes zoomed from my right flank, backed up with a rabid Bloodthirster which ravaged that side of the table. that basically toppled my entire firebase.

Result: Ian won!!!

*****

Updated the Game Stats link in the sidebar to reflect this latest game.

Weekday Warrior Sessions and More

2006-09-27T10:13:00.000+08:00

Weekday Session Number 9

Attendance: Romy, Obi, Kuneho

Game 1
Recon Gamma - 2000pts
Ian (Chaos SM: Word Bearers) vs Obi (SM: Dark Angels)

Highlights:
- Ian deployed congo line to deny my chance at getting to his deployment zone
- first round of my shooting sucked bigtime because of Night Fight/Concealment
- luckily, the light of the Emperor shone upon us and denied Ian's frothing denizen to reach my firebases not only once but TWICE! wooot! (double one on the first difficult terrain check, and a two and a one on the second)
- two turns of delay on his part gave me enough time to riddle em corrupted Power Armors with blessed ammos... "to Kingdomcome traitors!"
- on the left flank, my Assault Squad was able to hold his other Zerker squad but with my HQ's laid to their deathbeds
- before the Greater Daemon and Daemon Prince totally ravaged that flank, I was able to decimate a squad of summoned Bloodletters
- in the final turn, it was an epic battle between the Daemon Prince and a squad of my Deathwing brethren wherein the latter was able to bog down his HQ leaving my Attack Bike and Land Speeder squadron free to "bading" move towards his deployment zone for the win

Result: Obi wins!

*****

Weekday Warrior Session Ten

Attendance: Romy, Obi, Kuneho, Gelo, Jubay

Grub: Bigmac massacre, Holy Liniment - the One true beverage, le fries

Game 1
Cleanse Gamma - 2000pts
Romy (Dark Eldars) vs Obi (SM: Dark Angels)

*with nowhere to hide, both forces deployed face to face in the open
*i got a: shooty army, open LOS to enemy, & 1st turn. that will pretty explain the ensuing carnage
*with the Haemonculus deploying the web portal, his assault forces arrived just in time to harrass my left flank
*with gifts of high dicerolls from the omniscient GW demigods, their posterboyz hath failed em not... holding the assault for sometime to give the other shooty components to mop up (i even rolled two jink saves on one go)

Result: Obi wins!!

Game 2
Cleanse Omega (ulit!) - 2000pts
Ian (CSM: World Eaters) vs Obi (SM: Dark Angels)

*frothing for revenge, the traitor Marines rolled high on their berzerk moves. thanks to my infiltrating sniper Scouts, half of em were diverted to the right flank (moving to the closest enemy).
*the Bloodletters and the Chaos bikes arrived ominously early on the Escalating game. torn on where to focus dakkas on, i'd rather picked on the Bloodletters than the turbobooster (invul 3 save) bikes. the Bloodletters have eaten Imperial rounds for dinner before dissipating back to the Warp.
*then the inevitable. the bikes hit my left flank, and hit hard they did - chomping on my dev and tac squads congo lined on that side of the table.
*i was able to hold my right flank (bashing a Greater Daemon in the process) with my faster components (assault squads, HQ's on jump packs, speeders, tricycles) so basically from the original deployment the armies' bulk shifted counter clockwise.
*decisive last turns. my Vindicator finally arrived to instakill a Daemon Prince to kingdomcome. we both were able to contest one quarter each and his Dreadnought held against a powerfisted veteran sergeant for quite some turns to prevent me aqcuiring another quarter for the win.

Result: It's a DRAW!!

*****

At this point, I was so so near in completing my intended 2000pts Dark Angels list. Over the last week, I was able to finish assemblying the following:

*8 Assault Marines (1 Veteran Sergeant in Powerfist & Combat Shield, 2 Marines in Plasma Pistol)
*2 metal Scout Snipers (completing my 2x6 Sniper Scouts squad with Missile Launcher scout)
*4 Bolter Marines (completing my 5-man Lascannon tactical squad)

Next in line is two of my jump pack Chaplains, one more 5-man Lascannon tactical squad, and the Whirlwind Battery Tank. I have all the materials needed except for one lascannon Marine. Hope to find one of em soon.

*****

The Weekday Warrior games above were already reflected on my Battle Stats list. Just follow the link.

Weekday Warrior Session Eight

2006-08-31T18:48:00.000+08:00

*edited from a post in the RHGC forums

Weekday Warrior Session Eight

Attendance: Romy, Obi, Ian Kuneho, Jun

Game 1
Obi (Dark Angels) vs Romy (Emperor's Children)
Recon Gamma - 1.5K

Highlights:
- Obi ganged up his firing line on one flank in able to either concentrate dakka and/or secure one corridor for his fast units (Speeders & Bikes) to reach the enemy lines.
- Romyboo turbo-boosted his biker HQ right under all my dakkas' nostrils for a 2+ invul save. it effectively held for two turns. one succesful daemon summoning and i'm roasted power armor ! but alas, GW is with us that day! how they love their poster boyz , giving Romy two failed summonings.
- with the HQ back to the netherworlds and nowhere to summon but from the far side of the table where the other icon bearers were, it was just a short work of shooting them daemon squads one by one before they reach my lines.

Result: Obi won!

Game 2
Obi (Dark Angels) vs Ian (Word Bearers)
Recon Alpha - 1.5K

Highlights:
- rabid to avenge his Chaos brethren, Ian was able to reach my lines in just two turns. casualties on his part was most of his bikers while i got one speeder down and another immobilized (that was it for my hope of having a scoring unit to reach his deployment lines).
- I again concentrated on one flank but that flank was ravaged by a Daemon Prince. it did considerable damages before being sent back to the Warp by my Litany-inspired Assault Squad (led by a Chaplain)
- before Ian's assaulting squad could finish off everything on that side of the table, i managed to reduce them to non-scoring strength so i only have to worry now on his Predator (which I was able to destroy with a rending Assault Cannon shot), his other assaulting squad (which ran from the objective to chase my attack bikes, mouth frothing in bloodlust ), and his Dreadnought (who won Ian the game by dipping its protruding tail just past the 15" mark picture perfect! )

Result: Ian won!

Weekday Warrior Session Seven

2006-08-25T15:43:00.000+08:00

*edited from my post in the RHGC forums

Weekday Warrior Session 7

Attendance: Romy, Gelo, Obi, Ian Beefcake, Jun, Garr

Grub: various bags of chips, Saint Mike's Lightly Brewed Concoction

Game 1
Obi (Dark Angels) vs Ian (Word Bearers)
2000pts - Take & Hold Gamma

Highlights:
- first turn was played Night Fight via Dusk & Dawn. combined with uber crappy dice rolls my firing line wasn't able to do much damage on his rabid bikers, ready to deliver some daemon lovin'.
- it was only second turn when the brunt of the assault hit my left flank (two dev squad firebase against squads of berzerkers, bloodletterz, and bikez) and more or less decided the game result already.
- my assault squad barely held the assaulting party, collapsing the combat to the rest of my firebases.

Result: Ian won!!!

Game 2
Jun (Tau Empire) vs Gelo (Lost and the Damned)
2000pts - Secure & Control Gamma

Highlights:
- Jun did the ninja vanish manuever : after deploying spread out with his mobile army, one flank zoomed to reinforce the other leaving the mutants on that side too far from the action
- two mutant mobs left to deal with: the one on the other flank and the one straight in the middle
- luckily, on the active flank, the Kroot held the ravenous mutants for some turns effectively preventing it to reach the cramped skimmers parked on that side. on the other hand, two squadrons of Piranhas blocked the advancing hoarde in the middle.
- all of these was while the Tau skimmers slowly withered down the Damned numbers with a hail of projectiles.
- i can't imagine how a lone drone could kill a mutant and a mutant boss in close combat, but they did!

Result: Jun won!!!

*****

Thanks Romy for everything!

I've updated my Battle Stats link in the sidebar to reflect the result from my game this session.

Weekday Warrior Sessions

2006-08-10T11:07:00.000+08:00

Sniped from Romy's post in the RHGC forums....

Weekday Warrior Session No. 05
Friday Fantasy Battle in Makati!

Venue: In a jobsite conference room somewhere in Makati...
Attendees: Tads the Slaaneshi Lord, Gelo the Savage Orc Warbozz, Obi, the Grot Warbozz and Romy the Dark Elven Highborn Posterboy
Grub: SanMig Light (Weaklings. ), Corned Beef and Various Chips

Game 1: GeloMan (Savage Orcs) vs. Tads (Chaos Slaanesh)
Scenario: 2000pt Standard Pitch Battle
Highlights:

Started the session a little later compared to last time and with Gelo around, games would be a little longer considering some extra time is allowed for everyone's benefit on a refresher in the rules before or after every move. Everyone was oblivious to the time the minute Gelo made the winning move of releasing his fanatics into his wolf riders that just came into contact with some warhounds. A valuable lesson in proper spacing was taught to the Slaaneshi general as the fanatic release crossed through two warhounds and one chaos knight unit obliterating almost everyone! From then on, it proved difficult for Chaos to make up for its points deficit. Second MVP unit for O&G would probably go to the giant which caused mayhem on the battlefield and helped in the demise of the Chaos general's chosen unit.

Result: Massacre in favor of the Savage Orc Horde!

Game 2: Romy (Dark Elves) vs. Obidoo (Orcs! And lots of 'em! )
Scenario: 2000pt Standard Pitch Battle
Highlights:

Dark Elves had to out maneuver the stronger, tougher orcs. Romy's Dark Elves tried to pull a fast one on Obi's greenskins by marching all of his Dark riders to the center leaving Obi's right flank facing nothing on the first turn, to concentrate on slowing down the boar boyz adavance to the center thru charge baiting, dominion spells and shooting.

Things went well until until all units were at the center of the table where the battlefield is narrower due to the placement of terrain. Dark Elven contingent realized he can't sneak his dark riders between Orc formations due to close deployment. Romy was then forced to sacrifice a few dark rider units in the hopes of stalling the greenskin advance to the opposite table as well as the first RBT he can charge at. Not bad for 4 dark rider units taking on close to 2/3 of Obi's horde eh?

It was a battle of the generals in the closing rounds where the black orc boss killed off the Druchii Highborn through overwhelming Combat Res courtesy of the Big'Un flank charge to the Cold One Chariot. But thrill of victory was short lived through a flank countercharge by the Black Guard. Eternal Hatred rocks!

Result: Draw!

Gaming lasted until 2:30 in the morning(!) Great game guys! Sa uulitin!

*****

Sniped from my post in the RHGC forums...

Weekday Warrior Session No. 06
Wednesday - Warmachine/Hordes & 40K Games!

Venue: In a jobsite conference room somewhere in Makati...
Attendees: Warlock Midnight, Bozz Badbeef, Obi Daisy Sais, BataIsip Baynte Uno, Demo Posterboi Marines
Grub: Saint Mike's Brew, chips gallore, corned beef...
Highlight: We got real terrains!

Game 1: Romy (Protectorate of Menoth) vs. Ronald (Skorne Empire)
Warmachine/Hordes (500pts?)
Result: Who won? Sorry, I was watching the other game.

Game 2: Gelodude (Speed Freakz) vs. Adama (Ultramarines)
Scenario: Recon - Gamma (1000pts)
Highlights:
The boyz of the Speed Kult started the game with a 30pt preliminary bombardment, destorying nothing but 3 pieces of tank traps! The warbozz's main unit of gits-carrying trukks hugged one flank of the table while the psycho bikez and buggies made good distraction units, harrassing Demo's fire bases.

Demo was able to wither these distractions and immobilized the Orkz' Battle Wagon but the flanking forces were able to disembark within enemy lines and chomp up that entire side, taking down a Whirlwind and a Devastator Squad in a boisterous Waagh!! Despite casualties in bikez and buggies, that bunch of boyz assaulting from the flank triggered a domino effect that toppled the Space Marines' lines. Speed Freakz won!

Game 3: Obidoo (Dark Angels) vs. Romyboo (Dark Eldars)
Scenario: Secure and Control - Alpha /5 markers (1000pts)
Highlights:
Impromptu list restructure since we only have a 4x4 so we have to downgrade to a thousand point battle. We agreed that he'll play without an HQ choice. I lined up my fire bases on one flank of the board while he divided most of his army - the Raiders on the opposite side of my deployment and the rest of the static firebases and Ravagers scattered on his frontlines.

My first two rounds of shooting sucked bigtime. That pretty much summed up my entire early turns, while he plucked my Marines one by one. Thanks to "Intractability" none of the Dark Angels ran and negated their chance to use heavy weapons. No thanks, because they shot crappy anyway. By midgame, I only managed to shoot down a Ravager while I'm down to a Tornado Speeder and a Vindicator that (thanks be to the Primarch) was able to hold until the last turn, chasing two Wych Squads off board. Too late for the crossdressers though as his uncontested Warriors hugged two markers for a win. Dark Eldars won!

Game 4: Gelo (Speed Freakz) vs. Ronald (Speed Freakz)
Scenario: Senseless Killing (500pt)
Highlights:
Exhibition game as Ronald and Gelo divided the 1000pt greenskin speed addicts into two 500'ers.

*****

I've updated my Battle Statistics link to reflect my game results here.

More Games for the Wicked!

2006-08-03T17:31:00.000+08:00

Sniped from the RHGC Forums:

Weekday Warrior Session 4 last night at Residences!

Attendance: Justin (O'Shavah), Romy(BataIsipBenteUno), Obidoo (ObiDaisySais), Geloman (Badbeef), Pussycat Dolls (meow!)

Grubs: pizza boxes courtesy of Justin the Bday Dude, Obi's chikkin nuggets, Geloman's soda and Saint Michael's Barley... wooot! (Da warbozz's hundred bucks was photocopied and donated to the Museum of Funkiness prior to the beer cans' purchase aargh, sorry bozz.)

Games:
Obidoo (1000pt Dark Eldar) vs Gelodude (500pt Speed Freakz Orkz/500pt Lost & the Damned)
Seek and Destroy - Gamma (6x4)
Geloman wiped me out on the fourth turn

Romy (500pt Dark Eldar) vs Gelodude (500pt Speed Freakz Orkz)
Seek and Destroy - Alpha (4x4)
Geloman was wiped out by mid game

Tomorrow's session under deliberation... Warmachine o 40K pa din? Sabi nga ni Pork... "Abangan!"

Post Sydney Updates

2006-08-02T13:08:00.000+08:00

After getting back to Sydney, I immediately headed back to my miniature projects and gaming. I've updated "My Game Statistics" link on my latest games. I've created a mini battle report for my two first 40K games after going back from Sydney. Here they are:

Battle Report (500pts Combat Patrol)

On the outskirts of Hive Perseus, two warring Dark Eldar factions clashed to decide who will have first dibs on raiding the unsuspecting inhabitants of the Eastern Quadrant.

Dark Eldar Wych Cult (Romy-Black) vs Dark Eldar (Obi-Blue)

Table Setup: Troops 1 - Warriors on Splinterguns (both sides)
Troops 2 - Warriors on Darklances (both sides)
Blue Fast 1 - Raider with 5 Wyches
Blue Fast 2 - Raider with Dracon/5 Incubi
Black Fast 1 - Raider with 8 Wyches
Black Fast 2 - Raider with 8 Wyches

Turn 1
Romy
Romy's Kabal ought to stay in place, timing their attack. Both darklances from the Warrior squad shot over the rubbles, stunning my Dracon's Raider.

Obi
My Dracon-led Incubi retinue disembarked from their glanced transpo as the other Raider zipped to the left of my Warriors then dropped my Wyches. That same Raider let lose a darklance round on a now exposed side armour of one of Romy's own Raiders, destroying it and five Wyche passengers. Three Wyches survived the crash.

Without no other target, my Warriors' darklances shot at the opponent's Warriors, managing to kill two.

Turn 2
Romy
Still no movement from the opposing Kabal, but his darklances were able to decimate the formerly stunned Raider... my Dracon weeping, seeing his pimped-up ride in shambles.

Obi
Feeling anxious on what the other Kabal was planning, my Kabal stubbornly refrained to move but instead shot their darklances again on the opposing Warriors, killing another two. Romy's Warriors stay put despite losses.

Turn 3
Romy
The survivor Wyches charged forward and not far behind them, the second Raider disembarked its Wych squad too.

Obi
My remaining Raider activated its boosters and flew ahead of the Kabal in a foolish attempt to somehow stop the fast advancing enemy Wyches. My mistake... doh.

Warriors let lose two shots of darklances and one managed to immobilize the speeding enemy Raider, sending it plumetting right on spot. My Dracon leaping in ecstasy for vengeance for his pimp mobile.

Table Setup After 3 Turns:
Elites 1 Black - Wych Squad 1
Elites 2 Black - Wych Squad 2
HQ 1 Blue - Dracon
HQ 2 Blue - Incubi Retinue

Turn 4
Romy
The three-strong Wych squad charged forward, fleeting on their manicured foot. His Warriors made cinders out of my Wyches' Raider via their darklances, killing four of my own Wyches... only the poor Succubus remained.

Obi
My Kabal braised for the enemy Wyches' assault with the Dracon and his Incubi moving behind a nearby cover.

Turn 5
Romy
Both of his Wych squads fleeted to grip a better position. The 3-strong Wych squad assaulted my Warriors while the other squad tried to finish off the remaining Succubus. On the first combat, I lose only a single Warrior but it was enough to send the rest of his squad running in panic. The consolidating Wyches laughed themselves off nearby, preferring to watch the scared dawgs ran from battle. The Succubus did not fare any better, tortured to the last piece by the opposing Wyches.

Obi
The Warriors failed to rally and continued running. But without a fight! Their splinterguns rapid fire on the Wyches that killed one of their brethren, toasting all three to oblivion. The Dracon led his retinue through the imposing terrain in an attempt to charge the last Wyche squad but rolled 1's! I can imagine him shouting "dope!".

Turn 6
Romy
His Warriors slogged to my right flank while his Wyches rained splinter pistol rounds on my Warriors, killing three. My Warriors couldn't take pleasure on their own suffering anymore and ran offboard.

Obi
All or nothing for me. I could deny Romy the points off my Dracon and Incubi squad, but VP's from his 8-strong Wych squad and a Warrior squad that was not below half would win him the day. With nothing to lose, my HQ squad assaulted his Wych sisterhood. With only a Succubus kill under their combat belt, Romy's Wyches were in unsatiated bloodthirst, quickly decapitating three Incubi and sending em off packing home.

Result:
Romy's Kabal won and signalled for the rest of his raiding party to continue the assault towards the isolated encampent by Hive Perseus's East. Honor would be upon them when they brought back bodies to Commoragh for torture!

*****

Battle Report (500pts Combat Patrol)

The settlements surrounding Hive Perseus, no matter how debased their situation were, are valuable to a couple of factions capitalizing on the trade of the hunt. Such is the conflict arising from the loot-searching Space Orkz and the pain-fanatical Dark Eldars. One skirmish of such nature happened when both factions' path crossed near the tunnels to the Mission.

Space Orkz (Gelo-Black) vs Dark Eldar (Obi-Blue)

Table Setup:
Troops 1 Blue - Warriors on Splinterguns
Troops 2 Blue - Warriors on Darklances
Blue Fast 1 - Raider with 5 Wyches
Blue Fast 2 - Raider with Dracon/5 Incubi
Troops 1 Black - Ork Boyz
Troops 2 Black - Ork Boyz
Troops 3 Black - Ork Boyz
Heavy 1 Black - Killa Kan
Heavy 1 Black - Killa Kan

Turn 1
Obi
The Warriors were able to spot an exposed hull of a Killa Kan and tried to decimate it in vain.

Gelo
The green tide surged from afar. Rokkits from the Killa Kan were able to kill three unsuspecting Warriors while the Shoota boyz' big shoota downed another one. My pirates held on to their places despite the deaths of their comrades.

Turn 2
Obi
Both of my Raiders popped out of cover and hovered just at the right flank of my deployment bunker. The Wych-carrying Raider stunned the nearest Killa Kan while the Dracon's pimp-Raider and the avenging Warriors missed the other one with their darklances.

Gelo
Still out of range with his boyz' makeshift gunz, the ork mobs can do nothing but to run as fast as their stubby legs can towards my corner of the table.

Turn 3
Obi
The Wyches' Raider activated turbo boosters and zipped to the rightmost corner of my table edge, too fast, too furious style. The Dracon's Raider just skimmed to the middle of my table edge, still avoiding to be within range of the greenskin projectile rounds.

The Warriors fired at one of the Killa Kanz and with Gork's blessing, only managed to stun it again. The Dracon's Raider however decimated the big shoota-wielding Killa Kan, the Incubi did the Macarena in ecstasy.

Gelo
As usual, the combat-thirsty Orkz slogged forward and, to check if their shootas were within range, fired a whole lot of dakka on the "spiky lookin gitz". Rokkitz missed the Dracon's Raider, the Incubi retinue made faces to the gritty orkz. Shoota boyz missed the Warriors, the Eldar pirates slapped their arse towards the greenboyz. The remaining Rokkit Ladz tried their luck and wiped out the rejoicing Warriors but disappointed they din't make it closer to join the slap danz.

Table Setup by Turn 4:

Turn 4
Obi
Seeing the greentide was within assault range, both Raiders surged forward, disembarking both their loads and triggering a crucial twin darklance volleys against the Killa Kanz. Both missed! Nyargh! The Killa Kanz will join the assaulting fray next turn.

Without bearing their splinter pistols, the Dracon-led Incubi and the Wych squad assaulted the enemy's left flank. The Succubus's sisters feasted on three gitz while the Incubi will have to sit it off till the next combat since nobody's on base to base contact after the Wyches dealt casualties.

Gelo
A lucky rokkit stunned the pimp-Raider as both Killa Kanz joined the chaotic mob of assaults. The Wych squad killed none, the Big Daddy Dracon killed two unlucky ladz, his Incubi bouncers mauled three more greenies, the Kan powersawed two oblivious Incubi, and the gitz only managed to gang on a lone Incubus. Lucky for me, the Orkz passed their morale check. This delayed the reinforcements for another turn.

Turn 5
Obi
On a desperate attempt, the Wyches' Raider zoomed forward the enemy's left and tried to sniped the Ork Mekboi with a darklance. Mork be with their technology! The Mekboi's makeshift bubblefield shrugged off the normally armour-piercing volley!

The Succubus cracked her agonizer whip on the ravenous Killa Kan and missed. The Dracon flayed one more Orkboy and another one bit the dust as the Incubi avenged their brethren. A blunt choppa sent one more Incubus to eternal sleep while the Wyches were just too quick for the Killa Kanz' to hit.

Gelo
More rokkitz pounded the offending Raider in vain. The Mekboi, caught fuzzy while kissing his force field generator, was wounded by an Incubus. The reinforcing Orkz, who by now have joined the fray too, mobbed the Incubus, tearing him part by part. Yub yub! The Dracon and Succubus teamed up against the Killa Kanz, cracking their agonizer whips once again. Meow baby! But the Killa Kanz, showing no interest on fetish practices chopped the Dracon and killed one more Wych, making the remaining pirates scram back to Commoragh!

Result:
Orkz will party on da lootz. Nazhdreg will be a happy git.

*****

Both games were held on the Residences at Greenbelt, Makati (Romy's office). Most of my weekday games were held there now every Wednesdays and/or Fridays. Salamats, BataIsip!

Tin Soldier

2006-07-07T12:34:00.000+08:00

The Tin Soldier Pty Ltd
46 York Street, Sydney
Australia 2000
mail@tinsoldier.com

Galing akong Tin Soldier kahapon at WOW. As in WOW. Hobbyists' paradise! Nalaman ko lang to sa isang Aussie sa isang forums na pinamamalagian ko.

Andaaaaaming games at hobby related materials na available. Sa isang sulok may mga novels for Warhammer WFB & 40K, Necromunda, Magic the Gathering, Legend of the 5 Rings, at maraaami pang ibang di ko na napansin dahil sa kapapahid ko ng laway kong ayaw tumigil sa pagtulo.

Sa isang sulok naman panay Roleplaying materials. May section para sa card games of course, tapos may section din para sa "other" hobby stuffs na doon ko lang nakita pero interesting. May boardgames, collectible miniatures, at syempre miniature games!

May Warmachine at Warhammer syempre pero bukod andaaaami pang ibang miniature games na existing pala. Ang astig dito, mas mura yung prices nila kesa Games Workshop mismo. Di ko lam pano nila ginagawa yun, pero retailer sila ng Games Workshop. Ang catch nga lang, wala silang stockages. Kung ano lang nasa display nila, yun na yung stock nila. BUT.... but not bad ang nasa displays nila, updated din!

Eto mga binili ko para sakin:

1 Space Marines Captain Sicarius blister (bago!)
1 Warhammer Giant boxed set (bago!!)
1 Space Marines Scout Sniper boxed set (bago!!!)
1 Cygnar Stormguards (bagong bagong bago!!!!)

Tapos bumili din ako ng isang blister ng Dark Eldar Warriors in Darklance para kay Romy. Dalwa pa kelangan niya kaso isa na lang yung nasa stock. Subukan ko sa GW bilihin yung iba.

Namigay pa ng libreng poster. Painting lang ng isang regular player sa kanila na inimprenta nung store. Not bad, man. Sana kumuha pa ko ng madaming madami. Bakit ngayon ko lang nakita tong store na to?

Basta astig dito.

Hanep sa advertisement no?

New Stuffs

2006-07-03T08:46:00.000+08:00

I went to GW Chatswood last Saturday and here's what I got:

1 New Space Marines Sniper Scouts
1 New Space Marines Chaplain in Jump Pack
1 White Dwarf - June

Had some chat with the local staff and he showed me the XV25 Tau Stealth Suits and Ultramarines Captain Sicarius coming out this Wednesday. I may need to come back to GW because I need one more box of that Sniper Scouts, and probably I'll get me that Sicarius fig too. It's just too cool to pass.

What's New, Mate?

2006-06-09T10:02:00.000+08:00

Last week I went back to GW-CBD to literally haul some purchases.

I bought:
1 Tau Sky Ray Missile Gunship
2 Tau Crisis Suits
1 Tau Piranha Light Skimmer
1 Space Marines Assault Squad

Yep yep... I'm finally succumbing to the call of the Greater Good! I have also asked Mang for two boxes of Tau Firewarriors and I'm eyeing Mark's Devilfish, Broadside, and Crisis Suits. Joyness! Can't wait to start working on em.

On the other hand, I'm off painting my third Stormblade.

Westfield - Chatswood

2006-05-14T20:32:00.000+08:00

Last April 29 :

I went to another Games Workshop store here in Sydney - the Chatswood branch inside the Westfield Mall.

Bought two more Piranha's for Jubay, a Tau Aun'o for me (yep, finally I decided to play Tau!), a Tau Empire codex, Index Astartes 4 for Garrok, some White Dwarfs, and a Dark Angels Veteran Sergeant blister.

Sydney Battle Bunker

2006-04-26T19:48:00.000+08:00

At last, I was able to step afoot to an authentic Games Workshop store! It was here, at the Sydney Battle Bunker in Clarence Street, Sydney!

I still have to see the branch in Chatswood which is closer to where I stay in Artarmon.

I grabbed two latest copy of White Dwarf and a Tau Piranha for Garrboy and Jun, respectively. I still need to buy a couple more stuffs for the boyz back in Manila, of course while watching out for my credit line.

I brought with me my Warmachine army though and I'm looking forward to finishing painting em here.

I'm thinking to play Tau now too. I still have to think about it, so maybe iL just sell my Dark Eldar army to give way to it.

While talking with a staff there in GW, I was able to have some "inside" information:

GW Sniper Scouts will be here by June, City of Death and Eldar codices will sure be out this year, Ork models will come out but no "concrete" confirmation if it will be just to support the City of Death codex or for a revamped Ork codex, and Dark Angels Codex will not be out until early January.

Black Saturday Bloodbath

2006-04-17T11:52:00.000+08:00

What happened last Holy Week?

April 13
Dropped at the Shak with my playable 500pt Warmachine army. The guys took turn into beating my Senior Citizen warcaster Commander Adept Tandang Nemo!

Three losses in a row against Kim, Emp, and Pork. Awk! Intayin niyo si Thunderhead!!

I also watched Kim play with my Cygnaran list... keeping down notes on how to exploit their strengths to new level. Have to make a mental note to abuse Chain Lightning on my next games.

April 14
Continued painting my Stromblades. If the Sydney flight will continue, I'll bring my Cygnaran army for painting there.

April 15
Black Saturday Bloodbath! 1000pt 40K tournament by Arvin. Pitshop revisited. Mang cleaned the cobwebs of the place for re-abuse of the boyz!

Army list limited to 1 HQ, 2 Elites, 6 Troops, 2 Fast Attacks, and 2 Heavy Support. I used my Dark Angels army with a jump-packed Chaplain and his 8-strong Assault Squad, 2 minimized troop squads with lascannon, a squad of Speeder Tornadoes, and 2 slots of missile-launching Devastator Squads.

I got two wins and a lose at the end of the game.

Had a Warmachine game against Joel's Cryx but was unfinished as the boyz' guts protested for more grub.

Roster: Joel Tiongson, Arvin and friends, Garrik, Lito, Jeff Yu, Fred Buhok, Fred Manyak, Pork, Jake, Mang, Timberwolf, Francis Ravenguard, EJ, Emp, Kuneho, Zeb, sino pa ba??

April 16
Continued painting the Stormblades. Thunderhead partly assembled and ready for a game. Hah!!

***Updated the Battle Lists link in my sideboard to accommodate my game results last weekend.

Buy and Sell

2006-04-03T14:37:00.000+08:00

I was able to sell my Predator, Forge World Dreadnought, and the Vindicator.

I finally have the Thunderhead and Commander Adept Nemo figs.

Currently, I was able to clean both figs and also, I was starting to assemble and prime black the remaining Stormblades.

On with the painting, mate!

*****

Last Sunday, I played with Adrian again at Hobby Haven in Katipunan. This time I used a medium-friendly list. Hehe. Again, I lost but that bids good I think to let the newbie feel the game for now. I've updated the links at "The Workshop" sidebar to display the changes herein.

Project Updates

2006-03-23T10:31:00.000+08:00

I'm done painting the Stormblade Sergeant at last, and I already have an idea on how my color scheme should look on the Stormblades.

As I planned before, primary colors will be black, shining gold, and mithrill silver. For the boot straps and the waist cape button, I used liche purple then highlighted it with 2:1 liche purple and white. For the waist cape trims, I used regal blue then highlighted the raised surfaces with ultramarines blue. To separate cloth from armor, I highlighted the cloth parts (particularly the waist cape) with codex grey on the creases. On the cloth beneath the layers of armors, I used 2:1 black and codex grey then highlighted it with codex grey just to separate it from the jet black armor which I plan to highlight with regal blue and/or (not decided yet) wash it with blue ink.

For his face, I only have vague ideas how Kim pulled off such cooL work. It's sort of the centerpiece of that miniature. Thanks Kim for the face job!

For the halberd, I used brass for the cylindrical end and washed it with a very dilluted mix of black ink and water just to make it look antiquated. The rod on the other hand was painted boltgun metal then washed with again very dilluted black ink. Then, I highlighted the bevelled edges with mithrill silver. The actual blade and the storm chambers were different work altogether. The frame was left black and should be metal so I'm still undecided on how to highlight the metallic parts. The blades and the lightning conductors were done like the rod's sans the black ink wash. The blade tip was painted brass, then covered with burnished gold, then highlighted with mithrill silver.

The storm chambers were the hardest part of that weapon. I intend to have it look as if it really contains the electric charges that the Stormblade units were known to use. First layer was regal blue. Then from there I highlighted with 2:1 regal blue and ultramarine blue then equal parts of both color then 2:1 ultramarine blue and white then equal parts of both color then finally, white! Whew!

Now, I'm already starting painting two other Stormblades. I already primed both black and just applied primary coloring (brazen brass) for the gold parts.

I also asked my sister last night to prime a Space Marine in Lascannon black. Sloppy work I say. Awk!

March 18 UP-CFA Session

2006-03-20T11:04:00.000+08:00

*sniped from my post in the RHGC Forums

March 18 @ UP-CFA

Attendance: Garrkid, Obi the Boy Wonder, Herr Oberon, LT (Lance Tan), Hairycritter Arvin, Jokester Emp, JoeL + 1 and a Half, Pork Not The Effigy, Jake Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Jason Phatboi, Kapusong Kim, Urotso Fred, Les But Not the Least... baka may nakalimutan ako ah.

Guest Starring: Adrian and Ryan...

Events:
*Jampacked on the IPMS crib! Boyz' attendance all-time high??

*Warmachine games... results will be posted on the Oberon Plus forums

*Lance worked on drybushing his warp creatures of Chaos!!!

*New Tau Empire Codex talks... verily a delicious army to build... new markerlight rules as appetizer

*Garr & I dropped in from Crame after a camou shopping spree. Garrboi on a scheme to elevate cameleoline on another level. Abangan!

*Guest noobs dropped in: Adrian (Twisted Marines) and Ryan (Bad Moonz). Boyz oriented (..err or disoriented??) the guyz on the hubbubs of the community. Chief Lito welcomed the newbies aboard. Might hear from them soon around the forums.

*I played against Adrian's Twisted Marines (...ok, non-Codex Marines!). One of his figs looked like Masked Rider. His list was not that hyped up but promises a number crunched future. Needs more banyo reading of the rule book, more games, and less conversion perversions!

*Grub attack: hotdawg, phishboL, grape juice, kiddie pack juice from Jake, kwekwek, siomai!!

*Boyz plotting on how to decimate a raging Thunderhead before it reaches Manila & eventually MY army! Nyahahahaha! Necromancer Alexia and Khador Old Witch arrived via Alger. How will they perform on tabletop?? I don't even want to imagine how the Ol' Witch will!

UP-CFA Sessions

2006-03-14T16:45:00.000+08:00

*sniped from Paul's post in the RHGC forums

(March 11)

attendance:
kim, arvin, fred, jake, ob, marlon, garrboi cameo

consumed:
hotdog massacre!, siomai massacre! fishball massacre! and burger massacre!

agenda:
little attendanec as other boys are busy with living the normal life, alas.....

boys arrive late as pork over sleeps until 2pm! awk!

heatwave strikes the metro as boys are religated to the 2nd floor as students take over the first floor.... arvin dutifully avoids a heatstroke and stays with the ipms boys in the cooler first floor. pitiful drizzle adds to the misery.....

sir mel gets commitment to finish the gambier bay 48th scale carrier project this summer!

bokur mvp. nuff said.

garrboi cameo but does not hang out for long cause of romy meet at hobby depot, later reported at quattro bistro for a beer session.

boys repair over to bite club katipunan for a burger massacre! sulit ang xxx burger! bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. kim admonishes the boys for not revealing the site sooner.

Another UP-CFA Session

2006-03-08T17:47:00.000+08:00

*sniped from Pork's post in the RHGC forums, regarding last Saturday's session*

Attendance: pork, arvin, marlu, fred, emp, jake, ob

Consumed: cox!, grape juice, Pillows x 4, siomai massacre!, fishballs massacre!, snax

Agenda: boyz early at up-cfa. small talk before jake and emp duke it out with jakes new defender warjack! pol vs fred as the pistol wraiths knock off eiryss and gorman. asphxious is unstoppable as he charges ashlynn to win again! ipms boyz pull out the 48th scale carrier for a photo op! boyz plan to contribute to the project this summer to finish it once and for all!

bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

marlu gets to try out the new games system with magnus and mangles ashlynn with the wrecker ball! boys retire for the nite.....

*****

*I'm still painting my Stormblade Sergeant. Can't find time to finish a large part of it in one sitting.

*Bought a GW Blue Ink yesterday in NG-Galle. This is in preparation for inking the Sergeant's armor to project a bluish hue and separate the metals from the cloth and leather.

*Most of what I'm selling are now on reserve. The Lander Ruins deal will probably be settled this coming Saturday. I still need to know how much will I pay for sending two Razorback boxes to Iloilo City.

Oakwood Campaign Game

2006-03-02T16:57:00.000+08:00

Got my first Oakwood Campaign game last night, representing a "surprise army" which is my very own Dark Angels.

I was able to deny Art (omegatron), my opponent, his objective so technically I won.

Update of the game can be found on the "Battle List" link in my sidebar.

Current Works

2006-02-27T14:54:00.000+08:00

*The Makati Oakwood Campaign is on its 2nd week now. Updated details are in http://oakwoodcampaign.blogspot.com

*Still working on my Stormblade Sergeant.

*Went to Baguio last Saturday and checked out the IPMS-Baguio scale modelling exhibit.

*Selling some of my 40K stuffs, this is also posted in the RHGC forums:

2 Razorback (still in box)
1 Vindicator - metal chassis (primed black)
1 Predator Annihilator - lascannon sponsons (primed black)
1 FW Dreadnought - as seen in FW site (virgin... i mean unassembled )
Set of Imperial Lander Ruins - from "Battle of Macragge" (in sprue)
1 Space Marine Chaplain (the one with a half-bionic face)
2 Eldar Jetbikes (primed black)
20 Eldar Guardians (primed black)

Oakwood Campaign in Blogger

2006-02-17T14:30:00.000+08:00

Finally created a blogsite for the mini-campaign me and Gelo are organizing here in Makati. Check the link @

http://oakwoodcampaign.blogspot.com/

It will be updated from time to time of everything about the tournament.

I've added the link on my sidebar.

Battle For Oakwood Has Begun

2006-02-14T11:41:00.000+08:00

February 20 is the official open for our mini 40K campaign in Makati. Here's my actual post of announcement to the community forums.

The Battle for Oakwood is at hand!

Campaign Map and Movements
- The campaign map will be posted on February 20. It will be divided into territorial grids where the participating armies can expand his control to eventually capture the main grid, Tower One.

- Each players will have a designated starting grid for his army at the edges of the map, randomly determined by the game coordinator. All starting grids will be equidistant to the main grid, of course. This represents the external forces coming in from the state outskirts towards Tower One to either aid the PDF's having a last stand in it or reinforce the enemy onslaught towards that vital administration complex.

- Players must have two separate moves to any adjacent grids per week for his army. These moves will be resolved simultaneously games-wise. For example, Grid A is only adjacent to Grids B, C, and D. The player should choose two out of these three movement options: moving from Grid A to Grid B, moving from Grid A to Grid C, and/or moving from Grid A to Grid D.

- Army movements should be declared to the game coordinator every Monday. Kindly send your movement instructions to him via PM, email, phone call, SMS, or psychic conference . Failure to do so means forfeiture of moves for that week.

- Do note that the game objective is to expand your territory by capturing eight or more grids until you reach Tower One and seize control of it.

Game Rules
- Following the rules in moving forces, the armies could either end up on an enemy grid or a neutral territory (unoccupied grid). If your force enters an enemy grid or a neutral territory with another army entering it, then a match commences between the involved factions.

- It will be possible that three or more armies could end up on the same grid. This calls for a multiple battle. The involved factions will battle it out on a 6x4 table.

- Regular games between two armies will be played on a 4x4 table.

- The format for composition of the army list is as follows:

*Games will be at 500 points. This represents the small-scale nature of the crisis.
*40K in 40 Minutes Force Organization chart will be used with 1 HQ and 1 Troops slots as mandatory choices.
*Allies are not allowed.
*No special characters.
*No 2+ saves of any kind.
*No vehicles can have an armor value greater than 33 ( front + side + rear)
*No ordnance weapons
*No models with more than 2 wounds

- You may change your army lists before the game

- All games, except for the main grid (Tower One), will use scenarios generated by GW's "40K Rules of Engagement (ROE)". ROE is an objective-based scenario system which gives players a random set of missions and deployment options to play with. Read more about ROE in this link:
http://uk.games-workshop.com/warhammer4000...2Dengagement/1/

Or you can download a copy here:
http://uk.games-workshop.com/download/down...-engagement.pdf

It's advisable if you come to play with your own copy of the ROE.

- Given the ROE system will be used, games will conclude to three different scenarios:

*If one side achieves its objective and the other doesn't, then control of that grid goes to the winner.

*If neither army achieves its objectives then both sides withdraw from that territory and the grid becomes neutral.

*If both sides achieve their objective, then that territory is in contention. Both players lose one move for the next campaign turn (one can potentially lose all the moves if there are a lot of territories in contention), unless one or both sides withdraw from that territory. If both sides leave, then that territory becomes neutral. Declaration to withdraw is done simultaneously.

- along the way, some neutral grids will not be neutral at all as the game coordinator have randomly selected grids that will be occupied by "surprise armies". Fluff will explain soon at the other thread.

Tower One and Campaign Objective
- If you have been able to conquer at least 8 territories and control an adjacent territory to the main grid called Tower One, you can opt to attack it. Play a 1000 point game with the following slots only: 1 HQ, 2 Elites, 2 Fast Attack, 2 Heavy, and 6 Troops choices. Mission will always be an ALPHA level - TAKE AND HOLD.

Should you lose the game or draw from it, you lose control of 8 territories (or until how many you control, if less than 8)

Should you be able to hold on to Tower One until the end of the campaign then you are declared Master of Oakwood and can either proclaim the glory of the Imperium or spread the foul stench of Chaos or expand the greater good. Whatever works for you

*****

Deadline for signing up is Friday of this week (February 17) and official start will be on Monday next week, as the map will be posted and the first campaign movements solicited.

Post your armies here and confirm your attendance. I'll try to come up with a website for the campaign so we can have something to put every stuff on. If you've read the fluff of the revolt on the other Oakwood campaign thread, I also wanted to have all participating armies to have a fluff regarding the specifics of their involvement on the war. This is a short backgrounder that I can do for you. So either I formulate a whole new fluff for your army, or give me details of what you wanted to come up with and iL do the rest. But if you have something already done in mind just post it at the other thread. That will be the official Oakwood fluff and announcement thread. This thread will be used for rules clarification, game scheduling, fan appreciations , or just anything related to the campaign.

*****

By the way, Warboss Gelo will be the game coordinator. I am thinking of creating a small "token" for he-who'L-sack-the-tower. Nothing big really. Just a thingamabob to brag around for winning the campaign. I'm thinking an objective marker will do. iL not paint it though... I don't have the time. Basta iL do something. Shak Boyz help!

Kabal of the Jagged Blade

2006-02-10T14:44:00.000+08:00

Updated "My Army Lists" link to include the Dark Eldar's Kabal of the Jagged Blade...

http://butingting.blogspot.com/2005/10/my-army-lists.html

Recent Events

2006-02-07T12:29:00.000+08:00

RHGC General Assembly
Last Friday, RHGC held their first general assembly for the year at the RHGC HQ in New Manila. Happenings are as follows:
*Freddie Yu was appointed the new Chairman of the club in lieu of Ricky.
*Warmachine and 40K games (I had a 500pt game of 40K against Ronald's Spacewolves, and surprise! I used my newly acquired Dark Eldar army courtesy of Troy. Check the "Game Statistics" link in my sidebar for the game details. It was a draw.)
*Announcement of a new structure, wherein the club will have five zones of responsibility called Chapters. It will be comprised of Glorietta 2, Galleria, Hobby Haven, Pitshop, and Alabang. Chapters will be spearheaded by their assigned Chaplain, who will basically be the guiding spoke of the group; and the Librarian, who will coordinate logistics and tournaments. I was appointed Librarian for Makati, alongside Chaplain Gelo. (More of a Warboss-Mekboy tandem, if you ask me.)
*Registration for Gold Membership for this year.
*Grub! Grub! Grub! Gulp! Gulp! Gulp!

I say, it was a successful night. Thanks Oberon for hosting another gut-filling event!

Leeeend Speeder
I will trade a regiment of Orc Boyz for Gelo's Leeeend Speeder. This is the old all-metal box-type Speeder. I just need one more to pair with this beauty.

Run the Gauntlet
That was basically the case with my Warmachine army. I recently dipped em on break fluid to remove the black prime and after that, I metal brushed em one by one to remove the oxidizing patches on the miniatures' surface. Later that Saturday at Da Shakk, Pork helped me on repositioning the warjacks to achieve a more "astig" look while I pinned some of the models.

As of now, I'm not yet done pinning half of the army but hopefully by Saturday I could already start with priming them black again.

Thanks Pork!

Cox Wars: The Oakwood Revolt

2006-02-02T10:49:00.000+08:00

I'm finally done with the fluff for the projected mini 40K campaign here in Makati. Gelo gave me a rough draft of the story and I just elaborated it ala Codex fluff.

'ere it iz!

The Oakwood Revolt

The agro-province of Oakwood... capital state of the backwater planet Laya Secundus in Makat Subsector. What was once a pristine breadbasket is now being ravaged by radical incursions as village after village on the fertile countryside were being razed to the ground for reasons undisclosed of its true nature. The local militia had suffered serious blows as vital military installations were raided by what was described by witnesses as "ruthless men in Imperial regalia".

True to the sightings, native intelligence gathered evidences that the Third Fespal Regiment has turned to side with the rebel factions. These Imperial Guardsmen were stationed in Laya Secundus several months ago as counter insurgency unit to quell the escalating tension that the guerillas were spawning. After some time within the murky battlegrounds on the provincial outskirts, most of the soldiers of Fespal Third have not returned to their Oakwood HQ and were never heard of again. As if an omen, assaults on the agricultural capital upsurged to incredulous instances on the weeks that followed. The rebels, like before, have only destroyed residential and commercial establishments, deliberately leaving the farmland and its precious crops intact.

Oakwood is the primary provider of "cox" in the entire subsector. Cox is an important grain hybrid which is a staple among the inhabitants of Makat. Whatever the rebels intend to do with the crops, the Imperium of Man could not allow an entire subsector's worth of resources to fall into the wrong hands.

He, who controls Oakwood State, owns the cox harvests. He, who owns the Cox harvests, rules Makat Subsector.

*****

"Commander!"

He barely heard the call amidst the chaos of battle just outside the makeshift Command Center.

"Commander Harkon!"

The burly man on the Planetary Defense Force's combat drab traced the source of the voice. "Here, corporal!" Commander Harkon hailed, trickles of sweat flowing from his wide-set forehead.

The agitated corporal rushed towards his PDF superior as another explosion racked the surroundings, debris and plasteel fragments dropping from almost everywhere. The young soldier interjected a yelp before mustering composure to speak. "Commander, the rebels have breached the inner barricades! They will be upon us any moment now!"

Harkon looked outside, past the charred walls of the Command Center and into the farm grid outside. Precision bombing has left the cox agrariums mostly unscathed while defense sheds were devastated. His men defiantly charged the frontlines while those farmers, who had the blind courage to stay, did their best to hastily salvage harvested crops before the evacuation call. He knows that eventually the farm grid will fall.

"Corporal, set off the evac signal. We are to rendezvous on the Southern Farm Grid," Commander Harkon ordered, then turned to face the nearby communication station. "We can no longer hold this farm grid," he added, mumbling to no one in particular. "It's best to fortify the defenses elsewhere."

The corporal snapped a salute before striding away to signal the retreat.

"Comms, any result from the emergency beacon?" the PDF commander inquired to the nearest communication officer.

The haggard-looking soldier consulted his datapad, then faced his superior with a frown, "Sir, no counter-signals has been received from the past eight hours. By the condition of our hailing beacons..." he paused in midsentence as another explosion sent shockwaves enough to slightly shove them off-balanced, "...Sir, we could only pray for the Almighty Emperor's mercy for anyone amongst his warriors to intercept our plea for aid."

*****

I want the readers to “feel” the scenario as to how the locals see it.

Later on, if we already have the campaign players and their respective armies, iL create a fluff for each one (ie. on their motives on participating at the revolt, how’d they got into the scene, what is their stand on the conflict, etc). Dito papasok yung idea na kaya pala nag revolt because there were Chaos backing up the rebels behind-the-scene, Space Marines were responding to the beacon, Eldars (the weird faction they were) came out of nowhere to side with whoever they deemed capitalizing, and stuffs like that.

Watcha think??

Turning Pansy

2006-01-31T18:07:00.000+08:00

Yesterday, I formally bought Troy's armies for five kesoses.

That's a painted Dark Eldar battleforce with Wyches and Scourges, and an Eldar battleforce.

Including lotsa Imperial Guards and Orks bits, paint pots, and other Warhammer thingamabobs, I got a very cooL deal indeed. Thanks Troy!

Some of the Eldars stuffs will eventually be sold to Jacob. I'm not into expanding the Dark Eldar army anytime soon... or maybe not at all (we'll see). I just wanted to have a workable 500pt army other than my Dark Angels to play every weekday sessions at Glorietta 2.

Also, I'm already done painting the last Ravenwing Landspeeder Tornado I have.

I've updated the links in my sidebar to comprise these new changes.

Eldar (gurly men)
Dark Eldar (bad gurly men)

Hehe.

Pizza! Pizza! Hear All About It!

2006-01-27T16:47:00.000+08:00

Last Wednesday's rosters of warriors in NG-G2: Me, Gelo, Justin, Jeff (imp_jep), Dex, and their UPLB friend.

I won all three 500pt games of the night: one against Gelo and (surprisingly) his Alpha Legion Chaos Marines, and twice against Justin, who borrowed Gelo's army. Check the link to "My Game Statistics" for detailed results of the game.

Justin dropped by with a box of pizza, while Jeff gave us lucky Tikoys! Thanks dudes! Sana dumami pa ang katulad nyo!!

Quicky Games at the CFA

2006-01-23T10:24:00.000+08:00

I played 500-point games for 40K and Fantasy last Saturday at the UP College of Fine Arts.

First game was a Fantasy "Pitched Battle" against Emp and his Skaven ratmen. It was a vermin hunt for my grub-frenzy Orc boyz (yes, they will munch even on em stinkin rodents). But skirmishers proved to be a pain in the arse in small games like this as they kept on out-manouvering me and i just can't put em within charge-range. He managed to decimate one regiment of my boyz while he lost a tunneling team as they popped out of the table. Hee hee. We need to polish more on our grasp of the Fantasy rules though.

Second game was a 40K "Rules of Engagement Scenario" against Gelo and the forces of the Chaos Legion of the Damned. Random roll for table deployment resulted on the diagonal setup which favored me a lot since it'L make his travel to my deployment area longer. He needs to make that travel and land 2 scoring units in my line since his random mission roll resulted on a "Lightning Raid". On the other hand, my roll resulted to an "Assasination" mission, which simply meant I have to kill his HQ choice. In the end, however, overwhelming numbers ruled as I wasn't able to whittle down his mutants. Adding to the injury was that my Landspeeder got shot down early on the game. My Marines were able to hold them off for a couple of turns though so it became a decisive game up until the last turn, where his Chimera rushed to my deployment area as the 2nd scoring unit to clinch the win.

Check my "Battle List" link for a detailed spec of the game.

Back to UP

2006-01-16T10:14:00.000+08:00

It's back to UP-CFA for me for my first build session of the year!

It's Warmachine day as the boyz brought their Iron Kingdom armies to action. I pitted my Royal Cygnarian Army against the foul beasts of Emp's Cryxian Warband and Kim's Khador Brigade.

I upgraded my "Game Statistics" link regarding both games. I lose on both by the way. I guess I need to be wary on my approach next time because on all of my games so far I have been playing the blind charge tactic against the opponents and pray that enough of my men will pass through the defenses for the kill. Can't blame me though. Most my models can only shoot at 6 inches on average but they are killers on close-combat so I need to close the gap with the enemy as soon as possible.

Commander Adept Nemo is sooo cool as a Warcaster. I'm starting to maximize his capability and I can't wait how it will complement the skills of a Thunderhead warjack. The Thunderhead model I ordered is on the way this month by the way. I just can't wait.

All of my Warmachine figs were already primed black and I had this talk with Kim last Saturday regarding alternate colors for a Cygnar Army. That's after deciding that "blue" just don't appeal much to me and my painting skills. In the end, it was a choice from two: the Fort Faulk colors (gray and bright yellow) or the alternative color discussed in the Prime book (black with golden trims). I still have to decide yet.

Too Fast Too Furious Games

2006-01-05T13:25:00.000+08:00

Had two 500-point games yesterday with Gelo (badbeef) and his Legion of the Damned army... both resulted to a draw.

In the first game, there's no unit left on the table after exactly six turns! On the bottom of the sixth turn, Gelo's clawed biker HQ faced off mano y mano with my Brother-Captain resulting on a two-way epic death as both simultaneously hit on Initiative 5.

The second game was quite different when Gelo used a shooty list composed of three armored units (2 Sentinels in Autocannons and a Chimera). I was able to eliminate the walkers early in the game with my only armored unit... the Ravenwing Tornado Landspeeder. However, after its demise on the third turn, the tide shifted and I have to bring the fight to them in order to recapture victory points. In the end, I was able to eliminate one flank of the traitor scum but his Chimera and a squad was able to go home unscathed. It was a victory points draw.

The games were quick and very relaxing.

I've updated my Battle Stats to record these games.

My First WFB Game

2006-01-02T15:44:00.000+08:00

I had my first Warhammer Fantasy Battles game last Friday in Galleria against Clarence's Vampire Counts army!

Of course, I was using my newly amassed Waagh!!!

Great and informative game, I must say. He's got lots of powerful mages that kept on piling the battlefield with undeads to tie down my boyz! My savage gitz were able to give one mage a good bashing but the rest of my army were either fleeing or tied down by numerous zombies on the last turn.

Here's a rough rundown of the list I used:

Hoard of Bigboss Parkkan Middafinga
2000 pts.

Orc Bigboss (Drog's Armor)
20 Big 'Uns (2 weapons, Command)

Orc Shaman (Level 2, Dispel)
Night Gobbo Shaman (Level 1, Dispel)

20 Night Gobbos (Spears, Shields)
2 Fanatics

25 Orc Boys (2 weapons, Command)
20 Savage Boys (Choppas, Warpaint, Command)

5 Wolf Riders (Spears, Musician)
5 Wolf Riders (Short Bows, Musician)

10 Boar Boys (Spears, Shields, War Banner, Boss)
10 Boar Boys (Spears, Shields, Boss)

2 Orc Chariots

3 Trolls
2 Ogre Leadbelchers (DOW)

Models in Army: 126
Total: 1994 pts.

Warmachine Update

2005-12-29T18:34:00.000+08:00

Updated the Army List section with my Warmachine army... the Thunderstorm Brigade!

Click Me

Happy New Year everyone!!!

The Week That Was

2005-12-27T14:12:00.000+08:00

Warmachine Philippines Pseudo-Christmas Parteeey!
With my bro, we charged to the Pit Shop last December 24 for some Warmachine action.

Present were Kim (Khador), Fred (Cryx), Emp (Cryx), Mang (Menite), and Arvin (Khador).

After grubbing some pizza, I jumped into the action, going against Fred's Cryxian warband. Results of my games that day are as follows (all were 500-point games):

Fred (Cryx) - Steamroller (4x4)
Lose
*my first formal Warmachine game

Kim (Khador) - Steamroller (4x4)
Lose

Kim (Khador) - Pendulum (4x4)
Lose

Emp (Cryx) - Steamroller (4x4)
Draw
*unfinished game

I'm very much satisfied with my games despite heavy loses. At least, I've realized how my army should work together. My army list was composed not with any working tactics or sneaky combos in mind. I just want it themed to include units with the Cygnarite lightning-manipulation technology, so my first games should really be a stage to cope up with the abilities that I was able to amass by patching up these themed units.

Unlike other "tactically" made armies, my Cygnarian warband's offensive is pretty much straightforward: my Stormblade unit will advance to tie up the enemy in mid-range combat with a Stormclad (staying in touch within 3" of it will make glaive lightning shots arc to other targets); hiding behind them while positioning strategically, are one or two Stormsmiths. I call this unit the "Hunter-Killer". They will engage the most threatening unit of the enemy, and effectively the first wave of my attack. On the other hand, acting as the second wave of attack and/or as support unit, Adept Nemo guarded by another Stormclad can act two ways: to work on the mission objective or to rapidly reach the enemy formation to create whatever havoc they can as soon as the Hunter-Killer unit ties the defensive wall down. This unit is aptly called the "Quarterback". The last Stormsmith will hide behind the Quarterback unit and deploy in Triangulization or Surge Action cohesion with the other Stormsmiths to maximize their capabilities.

When Dem Shak Lots Go Parteey!
Arriving at the Shak aboard the local Barangay Mobile (yes, I sort of got lost and hitched a ride from the Barangay's wheels) was not bad at all. The Shak's Christmas Left-Over Party last December 25 had my guts cramped with the almighty dish - SISIG (wooohoo!), some egg/pork en beans concoction, deep-fried "un-lean" meat, tuna & crackers brew, and that PUTANGINASOBRANGANGHANG ramen potion. Hehe. I just love that last dish.

I had a short game of Warmachine against Emp and his Cryxian warband, and here's the result:

Emp (Cryx) - Foothold (2.5x2.5)
Win
*I used Major Siege Brisbane as my warcaster since there's no Escalation book available that time and I don't know the stats of Commander Adept Nemo yet.

Sabi ko sa nanay ko, hindi ako magpapagabi. Kaya umaga na ko umuwi!

Ritchie (goldenboy) drove us home so I was able to bring with me the Greenskin Hoard that I inherited from the incorrigible Spawn of Gork, himself!

Thankz yer Mightiness, Garrikk! Youse lot iz in betta hans. Me will keep em well fed wif em hummies!

Two Down, One To Go

Two Land Speeder Tornadoes down... isa na lang!!

The latest addition was the one in your left. I've also added the decals. Weathering na lang and I'm done with these two, and isang Land Speeder na lang to go. I seriously need a good digital camera though.

Gladiator Cup 2005 Winner

2005-12-21T12:45:00.000+08:00

Last Saturday, the finals for the Gladiator Cup 2005 was held in Pit Shop, Sta Mesa! Our store champion in Makati is Gelo (Badbeef) and his Chaos-gifted Lost and the Damned army.

The finalists were:
Freddie Yu - Imperial Guards /NG-Alabang
Jonathan (mutantnid) - Tyranids /NG-Galleria
Art (omegatron) - Iron Warriors /Pit Shop
Emcee - Space Marines /NG-Galleria
Ronald (midnight) - Spacewolves /Hobby Haven
Gelo - Lost and the Damned /NG-Glorietta 2
Doc Lance - Eldars /Pit Shop

...and after a long day of pitting-wits, the Grand Champion - who will go against the tourney organizer, Arvin (Crispybeefribs) for a Wood Elves Army Deal - is Doc Lance!

Congratulations!

More Cheese for the Cheese Gods!

2005-12-19T12:27:00.000+08:00

Bought me more stuffs to augment my army!

40K
2 Space Marines Razorbacks MK4
2 Space Marines in Lascannon

WM
Stormblade Captain and Standard Bearer
Stormclad

Extras
5 pairs of rare earth magnets
static grass

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I'm just a warcaster away from my 500pt Disruptor Army!

The Phantom Wing

2005-12-16T13:58:00.000+08:00

I've posted this in the Oberon Sector forum, inside a thread asking for your army's fluff. Here's mine:

I call my Dark Angels strike force the Phantom Wing.

They are a splinter group composed of Space Marines from the 4th Battle Company, landspeeders and bikes from the Ravenwing, and Dreadnoughts and Terminators from the Deathwing.

Formed through the collaboration of Interrogator-Chaplain Kiel and Epistolary Methuselah, these personally hand-picked warriors and advocates of Chaplain Kiel's aggressive, unorthodox methods of hunting down the Fallen went on a rogue crusade aboard a commandeered Battle Barge... their mission: to track down and eradicate (on the spot) all of their traitor brethren - no taking prisoners, no rites of penance! Death for repentance!

As if to emphasize their divergence, the Dark Angels of the Phantom Wing wore the light green trims - Codex color for the 4th Company - and stormcloud purple shoulder pads - believed to be the color of the burning eyes of the Lion Primarch, as he appeared on an apparition to Chaplain Kiel.

This vision of the Holy Progenitor was the reason for the Master of Sancity's formation of the Phantom Wing.

Ravenwing Land Speeder Tornado (Tempest)

2005-12-12T13:16:00.000+08:00

Finally, I was able to finish painting my first "Leeeeeendspeeder"! I like it when Gelo says that word. (Decals to follow...)

Ok, first off... purist Dark Angels players will comment on how the hell my Land Speeder and its Space Marine operators had a color other than jet black?? I like violet. I want the color to appear on my "dark green" army and my "black" Ravenwing squadron. As consequence, I need to justify it via a fluff... thus, they are not a "basic" Dark Angels army but more of a "rogue" one - a splinter detachment... something like a successor Chapter but is not.

Second, f#$k my camera. Hehe. I'm not saying that this fig should have looked better, but there are several spots in the Land Speeder that's not given justice with on this photos. An example is the headlamp (supposed to be that white thing past the right wing of the aquila symbol). O, kita ba?? Hindi di ba?? Crap. And I'd rather buy a few more Land Speeders than a new digital camera. Heh.

Third, I want my Speeders durrty. I wish I'd made them so. Besides, that's what I'm good with... keeping stuffs a mess. Hehe.

Fourth, by the power vested upon me by the Priest Adepts of Mars, I name thy machine spirit... Tempest! ...'stig!

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I went to the IPMS Nationals last Saturday at the Megamall Atrium, and among the contestants, this is my favorite entry...

That's a USS Nimitz aircraft carrier... a fully detailed one!

There were a couple of cooL entries on the Sci-Fi genre too... but still my personal favorite (and not because he's my Ork Warboss chum) is the 1000+ part PG Gundam by Pork (Paul) the Mork Spawn...

*****

I stole 4 Ogre Leadbelchers from Emp last Saturday too. Bwahahahaha. Nice paint job man.

Got Me Some

2005-12-05T15:16:00.000+08:00

War Machine
Got me my first War Machine game with Emp (solitaire) and his Cryxian warband last Saturday in UP-CFA.

I borrowed a Cygnarian starter box to Jun (falin) consisting of a Lancer, Charger, Ironclad, and Commander Stryker (around 300 points). Emp's warcasters has this Egregore, I aptly called the Yagbadoodles.

Look at the egg-looking fig here for the pic of his Yagbadoodles (that doesnt sound right... hehe):
http://kamotechronicles.blogspot.com/2005/11/finished-terminus-egregore-wip.html

I won the game, after the Cryxian Witches risked a manouever to disable my Ironclad and failed. I know there will be no mercy for Emp's Cryxian warband next time so I better paint my own Cygnarite Storm-themed army.

Can't wait for Mang's (mangsky) stuffs to arrive! Stormblade Captain and Standard Bearer!

Warhammer Fantasy
Got me my first Fantasy figs. Yep, I'm planning to start a Fantasy army by early next year. This will expand my knowledge to three tabletop wargames... Warhammer 40,000, War Machine, and Warhammer Fantasy! More rules to clatter my mind!

Anyway, I will be playing the unpredictable hoardes of the Orcs and Goblins! I already borrowed the Fantasy Rulebook and the O&G Army Book from Warboss Gelo (badbeef). My first figs are consist of a regiment of Orc Boys, Arrer Boys, and an Orc Boar Chariot!

Salamat, alam mo na kung sino ka!! Hehe.

Waaagh!!!!

Gladiator Cup 2005 (Games 4, 5, & 6)

2005-11-30T16:52:00.000+08:00

Current Tourney Points: 82

I had a game against Jeff (imp_jep) and his Imperial Guards with Sisters of Battle allies last Saturday. Result is as follows:

Mission 4: Pitched Battle
Location: Neutral Grounds - Galleria

He chose where to deploy.
He deployed first.
He opted to go first.

Obi (1501 pts)
+400 points for occupying 2 quarters
Tourney pointage:
+14 (for winning)
+1 (for reducing his troops models below half)
+1 (for eliminating Heavy choice)
+1 (for eliminating Elites choice)
+1 (for eliminating Fast Attack choice)

Jeff (1125 pts)
Tourney pointage:
+6 (for losing)
+1 (for reducing his troops models below half)
+1 (for eliminating Elites choice)

*****

Then, we had a rematch last Monday, followed thereafter with another rematch against Gelo and his Lost and the Damned. Results are as follows:

Mission 4: Pitched Battle
Location: Neutral Grounds - Glorietta 2

I chose where to deploy.
I deployed first.
He opted to go first.

Obi
Tourney pointage:
+14 (for winning)
+1 (for eliminating an HQ slot)
+1 (for eliminating Fast Attack choice)
+1 (for reducing his troops models below half)

Jeff
Tourney pointage:
+1 (for losing)
+1 (for reducing his troops models below half)

*Now, this game was something to remember. I rolled five 1's in a batch of 8 dice! Courtesy of 2 assault cannon shots. The suckiest roll I've had in my gaming history.

Against Gelo...
Mission 4: Pitched Battle
Location: Neutral Grounds - Glorietta 2

He chose where to deploy.
He deployed first.
He opted to go first.

Obi
+6 (for losing)
+1 (for reducing his troops models below half)
+1 (for eliminating an HQ slot)

Gelo
+14 (for winning)
+1 (for eliminating an HQ slot)
+1 (for reducing his troops models below half)
+1 (for eliminating Elites choice)
+1 (for eliminating Heavy choice)

*Demmit! I still can't win against those mutants. His list was just too fast for me. In the end, what's left with my army was a jumping Librarian and his "retinue" of two Land Speeder Tornadoes, hiding behind a hill and waving a "Keep away or die!" sign.

Tamiya Weathering Master

2005-11-29T12:43:00.000+08:00

Bought a Tamiya Weathering Master Set A and B last Sunday and I say TWO BIG THUMBS UP to the kit!

It's pretty much like a girl's kikay blush-on kit complete with the brush and the sponge tip but it works wonders, believe me! For "premature-skilled" noob modellers like me and those who have no time at hand to give their figs a nice weathering touch, then this thing is a must-have.

Check out this link for a first-hand look: http://tamiya.com/english/products/87080weathering/index.htm

The brush tip is not working on me though. Maybe, it was meant for light weathering because actual results using the brush tip is not that discernible. Now, the sponge tip is perfect. Whether it is for infantry figs, tanks, or even bases, the result is always a thing of beauty. Weathering is now a store away from modellers who have been perfecting the technique for a long time.

Especially on me who sucks big time on drybrushing!

Gladiator Cup 2005 (Game 3)

2005-11-18T09:15:00.000+08:00

Current Tourney Points: 39

I won against Ryan Chung (no_change) and his Space Marines - Salamanders Chapter last November 16.

Result is as follows:

Mission 2: Modified Recon
Location: Neutral Grounds - Glorietta 2

He chose where to deploy.
I deployed first.
He opted to go first.

Obi (2482 pts)
- this includes bonus points for units able to reach enemy deployment zone, and +300pts for eliminating his highest points-cost Heavy slot.
Tourney pointage:
+14 (for winning)
+1 (for eliminating Fast Attack choice)

Ryan (710 pts)
- no unit was able to reach my deployment zone
Tourney pointage:
+6 (for losing)
+1 (for eliminating Elites choice)

Gastos!!!

2005-11-07T13:10:00.000+08:00

Finally, I was able to purchase another Space Marine Land Speeder Tornado. That will complete my maximized Land Speeder squadron.

9 strength-5 shots, 12 strength-6 "rending" shots... 21 shots per turn. Do the math.

*insert evil grin here*

I need two more multi-melta Landspeeders though for the tank-hunting role.

*****

With it, I also bought a Cygnarian Stormsmith blister, composed of three Stormsmith figs, and a unit of Cygnarian Stormblades, which includes five Stormblades and a Stormblade Sergeant.

I only need a warcaster and another Stormclad and I'm off to the tables to play.

The storm is brewing!!

*****

Off from Sir Lito's Forge World run, I finally laid hand to the all-orgasmic beauty that is the Forge World Space Marine MKIV Dreadnought!

I can't wait to field all three of my Dreadnoughts and see their influence on my list.

Gladiator Cup 2005 (Game 2)

2005-11-03T10:50:00.000+08:00

Current tourney points: 24

I lose against Gelo (Badbeef) and his Lost and the Damned army last October 31.

Results are as follows:

Mission 1: Lunar Engagement
Location: Rolling Hills Gaming Club HQ (New Manila)

He chose where to deploy.
I deployed first.
He opted to go first.

Obi (1041 pts)
- this includes the 200pt bonus for capturing a quarter.
Tourney pointage:
+6 (for losing)
+1 (for reducing his troops model below half)

Gelo (2440 pts)
- this includes the 200pt bonus for capturing three quarters.
Tourney pointage:
+14 (for winning)
+2 (for eliminating 2 HQ slots)
+1 (for reducing his troops model below half)
+1 (for destroying all my Elites choices)
+1 (for destroying all my Heavy Support choices)

My Army Lists

2005-10-27T16:50:00.002+08:00

As to keep track of the armies and army lists that I have played with, I will update this entry from time to time.

Because my army lists vary according to the available models I have or the nature of the game I will play, I'll just showcase here the army lists that, in one way or another, have been significant on my gaming experience.

Updated as of: 7/25/2008

Click on the army names to view the actual list.

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Brothers of Death Chapter (2000 pts)

Army Type: Space Marines (Minor Divergence Chapter)

This is the army list that I've played with on the Kolat Cup last October 15. Contrary to what I commonly use to play - which is my Dark Angels - , this is a Codex-divergent vanilla list. Being unable to reach 2000 points by my miniatures alone during that time, I borrowed Abe's (Demomarines) Ultramarines models to boost my army composition. Using our combined figs, I came up with this army and capitalized on the trait "Honour your wargear" to stack up as much warm bodies as I could on the composition. This army is a mock up of De la Salle (Dark Angels' green) and Ateneo (Ultramarines' blue) teaming up. Hehe.

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Strike Force Phantom Wing - Glad Cup Config (2000 pts)

Army Type: Space Marines (Dark Angels Successor Chapter)

As of now, this is the most viable 2000pt Dark Angels list that I could muster with my miniatures, and so I'll be using this configuration for the month-long Gladiator Cup. My first game with this army was on last Wednesday (October 26).

*****

Thunderstorm Brigade (500 pts)

Army Type: Royal Cygnaran Army (Warmachine)

This is my current Warmachine army config. Headed by Major Darnell "Ohm" Atreides - Commander Adept Sebastian Nemo's loyal protégée and confidant, the theme of the army revolves around the Cygnarites' technological prowess in manipulating lightning current. And so, all of the models in this army, from warjacks to independent spellcasters, are capable of offensive electric attack.

*****

Kabal of the Jagged Blade - Oakwood Campaign Config (500 pts)

Army Type: Dark Eldars

This is my second 40K army and I'll be using it for the coming mini campaign here in Makati. It will be a break for me from using Space Marines armies since I started in the hobby. The campaign will be called "The Battle for Oakwood" and it'll be using the Rules of Engagement (ROE) scenarios. From previous experiences with ROE, I know that it'll be advantageous to have a mobile army; that's primarily why I will try to play Dark Eldars.

*****

Strike Force Phantom Wing - Glad Cup 2006 Config (2000 pts)

Army Type: Space Marines (Dark Angels Successor Chapter)

This list is my ideal competitive Dark Angels army. Ideally, I will be using this config for the upcoming Gladiator Cup 2006. A variation of this list substitutes a Vindicator to the Whirlwind for a more threatening firebase defense. I'm currently just a lascannon tactical squad away to complete this army.

*****

Death Disciples - 40K Grand Tournament 2008 Config (1750 pts)

Army Type: Space Marines (Minor Divergence Chapter)

Last hurrah for the Space Marines Codex before the new one for the incoming 5th Edition rules will come out. If ever, this is only the first time I will be able to play on a GT after having spent four years in the hobby already. This list is my typical static-firebase favorite.

Gladiator Cup 2005 (Game 1)

2005-10-27T13:15:00.000+08:00

Current Tourney Points: 17

I won against Justin (O'Shavah) and his Chaos Undivided army yesterday.

Results are as follows:

Mission 1: Lunar Engagement
Location: NG-G2

I chose for what table quarter to deploy.
He deployed first.
I had the first turn.

Obi (1540 pts)
- this includes the 200pts bonus for capturing a quarter.
Tourney Pointage:
+14 (for winning)
+1 (for reducing his troops model below half)
+1 (for destroying all his Elites choices)
+1 (for destroying all his Fast Attack choices)

Justin (922 pts)
- this includes the 200pts bonus for capturing a quarter.
Tourney Pointage:
+6 (for losing)
+1 (for eliminating 1 HQ slot)

Gladiator Cup 2005 for 40K

2005-10-26T15:11:00.000+08:00

*taken from the RHCG forums*

The Gladiator Tournament - Store Champions - League Tournament

Each store or outlet must have at least 8 registered players. A player may only register one army list per store, but he may register in as many stores as he wants.

Participating stores are NG Galleria, NG Glorietta, NG Alabang, Hobby Haven, and Pitshop.

Each store will only have one champion. The store champion is determined by the number of games he has won and/or points accumulated.

Each store champion will compete for a knock-out system for the title of "Gladiator".

Gladiator is a month long win-as-many-points-as-you-can tournament encompassing different shops with a minimum gaming pointage of 2000pts. The registration fee for a player per shop in the tournament is 500Php.

A minimum pointage of 2000pts is needed to play in the Gladiator tournament, but if both players agree, they can play at 2500pts or even at 3000pts. 3000pts games will be composed of two detachments of 1500pts, but they must be of the same faction, chapter, etc... All lists (2000/2500/3000pts) must be submitted upon registration.

All RHGC house rules will be implemented.

SHAK APPROVED rules and lists are legal.

During the regular games, these will be implemented; standard force organization, no army comp score, no sportmanship score, no painting scores, proxies are not allowed. Special Characters are allowed as long it does not need opponents consent.

Tournament proper:
Each player must play 7 games in 4 weeks.

Each player must play against a different opponent for the 7 games. A player may choose to play against the same player only once more during the entire 4 weeks but only if his opponent agrees to the rematch. A player is entitled to only one rematch.

Each player may only play a MAXIMUM of 7 games. He has the option of playing any number of games in any given week until he completes his 7 games total but each player MUST play at least 1 game during the first week.

week 1 is from Oct 31- Nov 6
week 2 is from Nov 7- Nov 13
week 3 is from Nov 14- Nov 20
week 4 is from Nov 21- Nov 27

Match-ups will be done by the event coordinator.

If you get a match-up, contact your opponent and try to agree on how many points you would want to play.

We will use the following scoring system.
Win = 14 points
Draw = 10 points
Lose = 6 points

If a player destroys any of his opponent's HQ choices, he will recieve +1 point eg: if a player fielded 2 HQ units, and both are destroyed, then his opponent will receive +1 point for each unit destroyed, which, in this case, is +2 points.

If a player manages to reduce his opponent's troop models (transport options not included) to below half of its total original number, he will recieve +1 point eg: if a player starts the game with a total of 30 marines, and they were reduced to 14, his opponent will recieve the bonus.

If a player manages to fully destroy ALL of his opponent's Elites, Heavy Support or Fast Attack options, he gains +1 point PER full option destroyed eg: if a player destroys his opponent's 3 Land Speeder Squadrons which comprise his opponent's Fast Attack options, the player will gain the bonus.

If a player wins by massacre (none of his opponent's units are left on the table), he gains an additional +1 point.

ALL POINTS BONUSES ARE CUMULATIVE eg: if a player kills an HQ and destroys all of his opponent's Heavy Support choices, then he will gain +2 points bonus (yes a massacre will result in a staggering amount of bonuses...at least +6 points).

The highest score for all 7 games will be declared the Store Champion.

All store champions will move to the final match of the Gladiator Tournament.

The Gladiator Finals:
2000pts for 40K. Knock out system. You lose, you're out!

The winner of the 40K Gladiator Cup will get a Wood Elves Battalion Box and the WFB Gladiator Champion will get a Tyranid's Battleforce, if the player is a registered RHGC member he may upgrade his Battalion Box into an Army Deal if he beats the event coordinator. Event Coordinators are Ian "Kim" Navarro for WFB and Arvin Tan for 40K.

Further updates will be posted. The stores that will participate in Gladiator will be annouced at a later date. Registration will start on October 5.

Missions for Warhammer 40K Gladiator Cup:
***Week 1 Mission: Lunar Engagement
Scenario Special Rules: This mission uses modified armor saves (as ammended below), modified movement (as ammended below) Victory Points and Infiltrators

Set-up:
1) Divide the board into four quarters. Both players roll a dice, the player with the highest score may pick which quarter to deploy in. The other player's deployment zone is the opposite quarter.

2) The player that scored the lowest now deploys one unit in his quarter of the board. His opponent then deploys a unit in his deployment zone. The players take it in turns deploying a unit at a time until both forces are on the table.

No unit may be deployed within 18" of the enemy (note that this means that a 18" move WILL NOT reach the enemy and 18" range weapons will initially be out of range). Players must deploy their units in the following order: Heavy Support, Troops, Elites, HQ and finally Fast Attack units.

3) Roll for who gets first turn. Highest score may choose whether to go first or second.

Modified Armor Saves: Due to the threat of explosive decompression, the slightest hit from enemy fire may cause even Power Armour to be breached. To represent this, all armour saves are reduced by 1 eg; carapace armor which normally confers a 4+ armor save becomes 5+ instead.

Modified Movement: Before the game begins, roll a 1D6, on a result of 1, players fight in a high gravity environ, all non-skimmer/flyer movement is reduced by 1D6 and treat everything as difficult terrain. On a D6 roll of 6, players have a low gravity battlefield, to represent this, all movement is +1D6.

Mission Objective: Both Forces are seeking to clear the enemy from the area, securing ground as they go. This is achieved by controlling table quarters. To claim a table quarter, there must be NO scoring enemy units and at least one scoring unit of your own in the quarter. A unit can only occupy one table quarter - if it is spread over more than one quarter, roll randomly to see which it is in. A table quarter is worth +200pts.

Game Length: the game last for six turnsLine of retreat: Troops which are forced to fall back will do so towards the nearest board edge of their deployment zone, following the normal fall back rules.

***Week 2 Mission: Modified Recon

Scenario Special Rules: Deep Strike, Infiltrators and Victory Points

Set-up:
1) Both players roll a dice, the winner chooses which of the long table edges to deploy in.His opponent gets the opposite deployment zone, so both forces start along opposite long board edges.

2) Starting with the player that scored lowest, the players take it in turns deploying a unit at a time in their deployment zone, until all their available models are on the tabletop. No unit may be deployed within 24" of the enemy (note that this means that a 24'" move WILL NOT reach the enemy and 24" range weapons will initially be out of range) or more than 15" from their own long table edge. Players must deploy their units in the following order - Heavy Support first, Troops, Elites, HQ and finally Fast Attack.

3) Roll a D6. Highest score may choose whether to go first or second.

Mission Objective: Both players must attempt to get units into the enemy deployment zone and overrun their lines and maybe take out unattended heavy artillery. Victory points are awarded for each scoring unit in the enemy deployment zone. The deployment zones extend 15" from the long table edges. +300pts is awarded to a player if he is able to destroy or wipe out his opponent's most expensive Heavy Support choice. In case the opponent does not have any Heavy Support units then no bonus points are awarded.

Game length: The game lasts for six turns

Line of retreat: Troops which are forced to fall back will do so towards the long board edge of their deployment zone, using the normal fall back rules.

***Week 3 Mission: Strongpoint Attack and Assassination

Attacker's Overview: You are to launch a surprise attack an enemy strongpoint and eliminate it before enemy reserves can react. You have also been ordered to take out the commanding enemy officer as a secondary objective.

Defender's Overview: Your forces are holding a well defended strongpoint. Your task is to guard the strongpoint and hold off any enemy attack until reserves can move up to support you.

Scenario Special Rules: Strongpoint Attack missions use the Deep Strike, Fortifications, Infiltrators, Obstacles, Reserves, Sentries and Victory Points special rules.

Set-up:
1) Each player rolls a dice. The winner chooses a long board edge and chooses whether to be attacker or defender (unless an army special rule overrides this such as the Dark Eldar)

.2) Mark a 24" square area central to the defender's edge of the board, this is the defender's deployment zone.

3) The defender may position fortifications in his deployment zone, forming the strongpoint. He MUST include at least one bunker in his defences.

4) The defender positions his sentries. These are placed within 18" of the outside of his deployment zone. The number of sentires varies on the defending army.

5) The defender places his obstacles. They may be placed anywhere on the tabletop up to 18" away from the defender's deployment zone.

6) The defender deploys any of his HQ, Troops or Heavy Support units in the deployment zone. He does not have to deploy them all, but he must deploy at least one unit. The defender must deploy his HQ. Any units not deployed are in reserve.

7) If the attacker has any infiltrators then they may be deployed anywhere outside the defender's deployment zone. Other units must be placed 18" away from the defender's deployment zone. And forces not deployed at the start are in reserve.

8) The attacker gets first turn.

Sentries:
Orks: 12 Gretchin (Initiative 2)
Imperial Guard: 10 Guardsmen (Initiative 3)
Alien Hunters, Witch Hunters: 8 Inquisitorial Storm Troopers (Initiative 3) or 6 Sisters of Battle (Initiative 3, Witch Hunters only)
Deamonhunters: 8 Inquisitorial Storm Troopers Initiative 3) or 5 Grey Knights (Initiative 4)Tyranids: 8 Termagants (Initiative 4)
Eldar: 8 Guardians (Initiative 4)
Space Marines: 6 Space Marines (Initiative 4)
Note: Chapters such as the Space Wolves with improved initiative due to Acute Senses only use 4 Space Marines as sentries.
Chaos Space Marines: 6 Chaos Space Marines (Initiative 4)
Dark Eldar: 6 Dark Eldar Warriors (Initiative 5)
Necrons: 10 Necron Warriors (Initiative 2)
Tau: Either 6 Gun Drones (Initiative 4) or 8 Kroot (Initiative 3)
Lost and the Damned: Either 10 Traitors (Initiative 3) or 10 Mutants (Initiative 3)

*Check respective codices for those not listed above or updates on the more recent codex*

Reserves: When the defender's reserves arrive, they move on from the defender's board edge. The attacker's reserves move on from any of the other board edges.

Mission Objectives: The attacker must crush the defenders and take out the enemy HQ, gaining +200 victory points for each bunker destroyed and +400pts for eliminating the defender's HQ. In the case of armies with more than 1 HQ selection, during deployment nominate which HQ will be the "target".

The defender needs to hold out until his reserves arrive and gains +200 victory points for each bunker occupied by his troops when the raid is over. Subsequently he gains +400pts if his HQ is still alive when the raid is over.

Game Length: The game lasts for four turns after the alarm has been raised.Line of retreat: Troops which are forced to fall back will do so towards their board edge by the shortest route possible, using the normal fall back rules.

***Week 4 Mission: Pitched Battle

Overview: You are operating under a general order to not only engage and destroy the enemy where you find them but to secure the ground ahead, pushing on if possible to draw in enemy reserves. This is your chance to show your commanders you are worthy of independent command by winning a decisive victory.

Scenario Special Rules: Dusk & Dawn, Reserves and Deep Strike (see below for qualification), Infiltrators and Victory Points.

Set-up:
1) Both players roll a D6, re-roll ties, winner chooses which long table edge is their base edge, loser takes the opposite long table edge. The winner deploys the first unit, both players then alternate placing units. Units are placed in the sequence Heavy Support, Troops, Elites, HQ and Fast Attack.

2) Units may deploy up to 18" from their table edge but cannot deploy within 24" of the enemy (note that this means that a 24" move WILL NOT reach the enemy and 24" range weapons will initially be out of range)

3) After all units are set up, infiltrators are deployed. Roll dice to determine who places all their infiltrators first.

4) After deployment, roll a D6. On a 1 the first game turn is played with the Night Fighting rules in effect; on a 6, the last game turn is played with the Night Fighting rules in effect.

Reserves: Elite and Fast Attack selections on the force organisation chart may be held in reserve. Reserves eligible to do so may arrive using Deep Strike rules or by moving on conventionally, arriving anywhere on their side's base edge. The owning player should make a note before deployment specifying which units are starting in reserve and whether they will arrive by Deep Strike or not. No other units may begin in reserve. Drop Pods and Mycetic Spores may not be used.

Mission Objective: In addition to counting victory points conventionally during the game, both players score points for controlling table quarters.

Divide a table into four quarters, to claim a table quarter, there must be NO scoring enemy units and at least one scoring unit of your own in the quarter. A unit can only occupy one table quarter - if it is spread over more than one quarter, roll randomly to see which it is in. A table quarter is worth +200pts.

Game Length: Pitched battle lasts for six turns

Line of retreat: Any unit forced to fall back will head for the nearest point on their side's long table edge using the normal fall back rules.

Deific Fury

2005-10-24T12:34:00.000+08:00

Last Saturday in UP-CFA, I was able to - finally! - create conversion works for my Rhino which was converted into a Vindicator. That would be my second one, although I'm not inclining into using both on a list. Not that they look cheezy but I just prefer having two Dev Squads instead.

The day and the Vindicator conversion went like this:

- After assembling the Rhino chassis (front hull excluded), I saw a 1-inch diameter PVC pipe down to 3 and a half inch long.
- Using a dremel tool (thanks Arvin!), I filed down one side of the pipe to demolisher cannon-standard.

*Bloodless rummaged on my bit box and "emerged" with an old Rhino dozer blade.*
*Emp pitted his Cryxian turkeys against Jun's Cygnarite land mines. Jun won, I think.*
*IPMS Boys busied themselves watching videos of scale modelling, stand-up comedies, and insane Japanese clips (?!?)*
*I played ball with a kid on the workshop's mini basketball area*
*Attendance: Junster, Pork the Ork, Sheriff Garrick, Bloodless, Emp, Chilli Arvin, Mark Lim, and who else were there?? Gawd, I'm getting senile. Anyway....*
*Saw this scratch-built lightsaber with a neon orange blade done by one of the IPMS members. Astig and I was listening to them when somebody asked how much is the price of asking him to build another one... LIMANG DAANG PISO LANG. Wow. Paul, I need FOUR of that!! Quick! Ask him, ask him!!
*Food: Kakarampot na fish cracker, isang container na choco wafer stick, Chilli Arvin's Spicy Boy Bawang, and standard ration of grape juice. No fishballs that day... it was sembreak until next month.*
*We went to the Shak afterwards*

- At the Shak, Paul drilled a hole on the Rhino's front hull for the "demolisher cannon". It was situated on the left portion of the tank, exactly where there's a depression on the lower armour trims.
- After inserting the PVC pipe through the hole, the angle of the cannon was too pointing too high. Johnny leveled it down by slightly trimming the perimeter of the hole with a sandpaper, and it was a perfect fit afterwards!
- We spend a couple of minutes more staring at the ex-Rhino. Arvin was able to salvage an Ork bit - an armored window panel, and it fitted cooL on the untouched right side of the Rhino front hull. The next part was to fix the drilled left part of the Rhino.

I didn't attach the demolisher cannon and the front hull yet but when I do, iL just do putty "tapal" works and small-time plasticard cutting stuffs to hide and "pimp" the front armor and the cannon attachments.

Thanks to the Shak Boyz for the assistance!

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Yesterday, I went to Greenhills with, again, the nobz from the Shak to hunt for modelling tools. I was able to buy a file set, a side cutter, and a Nikko Flat Black acrylic primer. Later that day after watching "Doom", I bought two cans of Dark Angels Green spray. That'L sure help a lot for my pending painting projects of three tanks and an incoming Dreadnought MK4 from Forge World, which I ordered from Sit Lito's Forge World Run.

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I saw this blister in NG-Galle which contains an old but very nifty Space Marine fig. It has no label as to what exactly that Space Marine is (but it has a Power Fist and a bolter so probably it's a Sergeant) and it even has no price. For the meantime, I had it reserved for me because they still have to verify how much it is. Im'a takin it! =)

*****

Oh by the way, our resident Tech Adeptus suggested that the newly refurbished Vindicator Assault Tank be named "Deific Fury".

So in this day, I shall baptize it as such.

40K in 40 Minutes

2005-10-20T13:10:00.000+08:00

Had quick 40K in 40 min (FNF) games with Gelo and Justin (O'Shavah) yesterday in NG - Glorietta 2. We started around 6:30pm and ended 8:30pm, playing 4 games in that night alone. We were using Gelo's "Rules of Engagement" mission scenarios and it was fun! No victory points... just accomplish your objective (which is by the way different from your enemy's) and/or thwart your opponent's.

I used this list for my games:

Dark Angels - 400pts (FNF)
Phantom Wing Recon Team

Captain (power weapon, bolt pistol, frags, terminator honour *DA mandatory... duh!*) - 97 pts
Tac Squad (3 in bolters, 1 in missile launcher, 1 flamer, 1 sergeant in bp/ccw) - 106 pts
Dev Squad (3 bolters, 2 missile launchers) - 115 pts
Ravenwing Land Speeder Tornado (assault cannon, heavy bolter) - 80 pts

And the results were:

1. Gelo (Badbeef) - Lost and the Damned
Mission: Hold the Line

My Ravenwing Land Speeder shredded heretic guts as it tore through Gelo's lines. Why aim for the objective if you can simply destroy the entire opposition. Result: Win

2. Justin (O'Shavah) - Chaos Undivided
Mission: Hold the Line

His mission was Lightning Raid which means he should run towards my deployment zone ala Recon. He had no choice. With his force composed of three Chaos squads and an Aspiring Champ, he must only footslog it off to my side of the table. Deploying his troops amassed on the flank, I only had my men stand the line and shower em dakka as they charge forward. I nearly had one squad flee but "nearly" was not just enough. Short of firepower against power armoured nemeses, they eventually overran my lines during the last turns, securing a win by objective. Result: LOSER!

3. Gelo - Lost and the Damned
Mission - Hold Out

Gelo learned his lessons from the first game. This time, he went with the subtler approach, scooting off his tainted Sentinels and mutants hidden behind area terrains. Already settled on my marker accomplishing my own objective, I now have only one more aim at hand - prevent him to attain his objective to secure my win. When I was starting to charge towards his line, he set up his mutants behind 4+ cover and bring forth Chimera dakka towards my way. The overwhelming odds of going hand-to-hand against a number of mutants and running the gauntlet amidst Imperial rounds prevented me to reach his lines as he hid behind strategic pathway to secure his mission. In the end, it was a deadlock. Result: Draw

Before my third game, Romy (BataIsip) arrived while Gelo and Justin were playing. Gelo won that match as Justin had errs on his deployment. Not bad for a rookie 40K player though. I suck "bigger" time than him during my first games with my army. Roe (matt_atknsn) arrived from NG-Galleria before I ended my last game with Gelo, and gave me two more missile launcher Marines. Ika nga sa tindahan... lista muna! Hehe.

I love bazookas!

Kolat Cup 2005

2005-10-17T12:28:00.000+08:00

Here's the list I used for last Saturday's Kolat Cup.

Brothers of Death (Space Marines - Minor Divergence: "Honour your wargear")

Codicier in Jump Pack (force weapon & pistol) - Fury of the Ancients
2 Devastator Squads (4 missile launcher config)
3 Tactical Squads (2 8-man strong with lascannon-plasmagun, 1 with missile launcher-meltagun)
Attack Bike Squad (3-bike strong in heavy bolter)
Landspeeder Tornado Squad (2-landspeeder strong)
Assault Squad (9-man strong with Veteran Sergeant in power fist)
Vindicator
Predator Annihilator (lascannon sponsons)
Whirlwind (vengeance missiles)

Here are my matches:

1. Donnel - 13th Company Spacewolves
Mission: Patrol

I managed to hold his bikes and tactical squads at bay during the start of the battle by sheer fire power but his wolf pack (blood-thirsty as they fleet like hell!) and HQ choices were able to overwhelm my corner at the final turns. Result: Draw

2. Ian (Beefcake) - Imperial Guards
Mission: Escalating Engagement

My deployment roll sucked as my dev squads and tac squads dogpiled on the right flank! All for the taking of Ian's ordnance plates! Where's the Emperor when you need him?!? My assault squad rushed up the right flank to close against the Guards' armoured behemoth to no avail. A single demolisher cannon shot decimated my leaping squad to a single Veteran Sergeant! What's worse to boot was my day's badluck of rolls concentrated on that single game! How 'bout two AP rolls of 1 when all I needed is a two to at least glance his Sentinels as an example?? Anyway, it was my first try against a Guard army and I've had enough dose of lessons learned... do not underestimate the armoured fury of the Emperor's Hammer!! Result: Loser

3. Paul (Pork) - Orkz
Mission: Ambush

I played Attacker as it was most likely the most favorable part for my stand-and-shoot army. Besides, my Librarian's psychic power complimented the Attackers linnear deployment. As it was a Divided Force deployment for me, I halved my army into the fast group (mainly composed of my Fast choices) and the shooty group (composed of my tac squads and dev squads). Pork have chosen the fast group to deploy. The shooty group will deploy as Reserves. The first few turns sucked for me big time as his Battle Wagon turned invincible and zoomed towards the escape edge unharmed! At last by the middle of the game, I was able to decimate the humongous construct of scrap metal... mere 3-inches away to freedom! The trophy-studded Warbozz was able to get out of the wreck alive, clawing his way towards the escape route. Three war trukk zoomed in on the flank ignoring my Predator out for the hunt. Guided by their barbaric Orkk Godz perhaps, I only managed to destroy a single wartrukk as two of em kicked dirt towards liberty. The rest of the Orkz was out of the question as they barely reached my lines footslogging amidst holy bolter rounds and blessed Imperial ammunitions. Result: Draw

Lucky me, I was able to play against two of the best painted armies on the cup... Pork's and Donnell's. Such an inspiration to push me back to my painting works.

Congrats to Art (Omegatron) and his Iron Warriors for winning the cup bagging home PHP10K and a Forge World Dreadnought Drop Pod!

Congrats to Jun (Falin) and his neat Tau army for winning the Best Painted Army and a Forge World Deathwind Drop Pod!

Thanks goes to Arvin (CrispyBeefRibs) for organizing the game and Sir Lito (Oberon) for the uhmm... sumptuous treat!

Thanks, lastly, to Abe (Demomarines) for lending me his Ultramarines for the extra oomph to construct my army! Thanks dude!

The Righteous and the Damned

2005-10-13T19:33:00.000+08:00

Had a game with Gelo (Badbeef) yesterday at NG-G2, and I'm using the same army list as I used last Saturday in UP Diliman.

It was a draw. The mission was Recon - Omega and gawd Gelo's Legion of the Damned favors escalation! Luckily, I was able to make two of his "leaping" mutant squads flee while decimating the other to ashes. All because of the sheer firepower of my Devastator Squads.

Unfortunately, my attack bike squadron was set aflame by a trio of Obliterators. They were my only hope to reach the enemy lines. Well, aside from my landspeeders which in that time would rather be more useful thinning down heretics than exposing itself just to zoom in to the objective.

In short, I was able to hold my lines against Gelo's tide but was incapable to contest for the objective. In the end, after computing Victory Points, Gelo just needed a mere 3 points to win! Hehe... I barely grabbed the draw.

Next stop: Kolat Cup!

Brothers of Death, prepare to battle!

UP-CFA Invasion

2005-10-09T17:37:00.000+08:00

Yesterday I went to the IPMS build sessions for the third time, and these were the fast facts:

1. I had a 2000 point Warhammer 40K game against Emcee's 13th Company Spacewolves. The mission was "Take and Hold - Alpha" and the result was a draw. This time I reconfigured my vanilla Marines army's Chapter trait. I used a Minor Divergence scheme with the traits "Honour you wargear" and that disadvantage where an army may not take any allies.

My army list was something like this:

Codicier in Jump Pack (force weapon & pistol)
2 Devastator Squads (4 missile launcher config)
3 Tactical Squads (8-man strong with lascannon-meltagun, plasma cannon-plasmagun, and heavy bolter-plasmagun weapons respectively)
Attack Bike Squad (3-bike strong in heavy bolter)
Landspeeder Tornado Squad (2-landspeeder strong)
Assault Squad (9-man strong with Veteran Sergeant in power fist)
Vindicator
Predator Annihilator (lascannon sponsons)
Whirlwind (vengeance missiles)

2. Emp, Kim, Pol, and Romy were on the other table playing Warmachine. Romy's Menite Battleforce looked cool and their power ominous. I used to like em until I thought about the concept of what Jun coined as a "tesla"-powered Cygnar Battleforce.

3. Speaking of tesla coils, it was a stormy day and there's this lightning that struck not so very far from the UP-CFA shak. Hair-raising experience! Literally. =)

4. Thanks to Sigis for the hotdog sandwiches and sio-meows! =) And kudos to Arvin's chili con carne concoction! Astig. I was seeing a business venture in the future named Chili Arvin's! =)

5. That night we hanged out at the Shak before goin home at around 11pm. There's this Darth Vader helmet there that speaks several Vader-quoatables from a control/speaker box. Asteg.

*****

This morning I finished assemblying a missile launcher Marine, a lascannon Marine that I bought last Saturday when we were waiting for the UP attendees, my Predator Annihilator, and my Librarian (converted from Cypher).

I also was able to continue painting my plasmagun Marines and file flashes from the Chaplain I bought last Friday. Last friday, I also bought a pot of Shining Gold in preparation for my starting to work on my primed Stormclad.

Deathwing Squad Rhinocera

2005-10-05T13:25:00.000+08:00

My Deathwing Squad project was finally finished after being done painting their sergeant. I colored their bases Codex Gray to highlight their Bleached Bone finish. I was also able to base my remaining two bikes which for a couple of months now was "baseless" as I was short of cavalry bases to boot.

*****

Already assembled Stormgald and it was now ready for black spraybombing. iL post some pics once I had em uploaded in my PC.

My First 2000 Point Game

2005-10-03T17:39:00.000+08:00

I went to UP last Saturday for another build session with the IPMS guys... and err some ladies.

Instead of working with my figs though, I had a 2000 pt game against Arvin's all-infantry Iron Hands army. That served to test my "supposed" infantry-based Kolat Cup list. And yeah, I'll try to pull tricks using a vanilla Marines army for the tournament. That's the reason why I borrowed Demo's Ultramarines. With our joined minis, I was able to hoarde up to 60+ warm-blooded Marines in all for my planned list.

I was toying with the Chapter traits and deciding what would work well for a majority infantry list, and for last Saturday I tried using a "Notable Divergence" composition. Under the "Courageous" trait, I used "Seen but don't be seen" and "Trust your battle-brothers", giving my three 10-man tac squads the infiltrate and true grit skills. My major drawback was "Flesh over Steel" which will not be much of a disadvantage since I have 2 10-man dev squads as Heavy choices instead of using tanks. My dev squads were infiltrating too.

The thing is the last Saturday's game was an Escalating Engagement mission, and I havent got the chance to use my infiltrators. Much more, they have to slog it towards the enemy lines. I couldn't have just stood within my lines since all of Arvin's tac squads have heavy weapons and could afford to shoot me from a distance unlike mines which solely depended on infiltration and such was only packed with flamers and meltaguns. That's one thing I should keep in mind now... "do not rely on plan A... it's meant to be doomed". =)

Well, I lose but the game served its purpose very well. I should look for some other traits now to exploit.

*****

Before our game, Arvin was also able to defeat Paul's Ork Hoarde.

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Jun was working on this very cool looking Daemon.

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With fishballs, kikiam, and that bread and cheese just around the corner, I'm starting to really like the place

Sa Saturday ulit!

Missile Launcher Marine

2005-09-29T17:19:00.000+08:00

Im'a missile launcher Marine short for my 2000pts Kolat Cup army list so last night I hurried up rummaging my bits box for a hunter-killer missile. Hunter-killers looks cool as missile launchers.

I cut the left arm from the Predator's storm bolter gunner arms bits and used it to hold the hunter-killer. For the right arm, I used the bolt pistol-toting arm from the Assault Squad boxed set so basically the missile launcher Marine is also holding a bolt pistol. Definitely not a WYSIWYG thingy... Space Marines just look good holding two weapons.

Later tonight, I just need to prime it black and it's off to join my "allied" Devastator Squad for the Kolat list.

oooh... "allied"....

=)

Stormgald

2005-09-27T17:05:00.000+08:00

I have already connected my Stormclad's torso to the leg part; I made it slightly facing to the left with the front body angle slightly lifted as per the original plan. Stuffing epoxy putty to position the tilt worked well, though I have doubts if it'L be durable enough to hold even after a short-distanced fall.

I was thinking of a good name for it but for now I temporarily baptize it as "Stormgald".

Yeah, parang galing Magic:TG. =)

*****

I was done with painting the storm bolter arm of Deathwing Sergeant Daher and already finished painting his power sword too.

My inspiration for its power sword were from those power swords in Dawn of War. Y'know, those that generated bluish bands of energy from sword hilt to tip. I made it by painting thin, rugged stripes of Regal Blue around the sword (coated in Boltgun Metal), then I painted Ultramarines Blue on the stripes' edges. I dunno if it looked funny or what, but it'L do for me. =)

iL just highlight the arms with Bone White and I'm off for another project.

Hmmm.. ano kaya sunod?

*****

This night, I'm passing by NG-Glorietta. Abraham (Demomarines) left his army there. iL just borrow it for something. *insert angelic smile here*

Deathwing Sergeant Daher

2005-09-22T01:05:00.000+08:00

I'm almost done painting my Deathwing Sergeant... arms to go and it'L hit the display shelf.

I'm clueless how iL paint the power sword but I was imagining a hue of Chaos Black faiding to Regal Blue to Ultra Blue to a mix of bluish white from hilt to tip.

*****

I'm already "number-crunching" for the army iL gonna bring to the Kolat Cup.

Pit Shop Weekend

2005-09-20T01:23:00.000+08:00

I had two games for the Pit Shop 40K Tourney last Saturday. Here's a rundown:

Opponent: Timberwolf
Army: Spacewolves Chapter of the Adeptus Astartes (grudge enemy ng Dark Angels! Hehe…)
Table: 6” x 4”
Mission: Seek and Destroy - Gamma

Ok... I was winning for the first four turns, destroying his Venerable Dreadnought and Vindicator and thinning down a squad of wolvies (led by his Rune Priest) on the flank. I wanted to mop up the game by shaking off the squads inside two Rhinos with my Chaplain led Assault Squad. Bearing four plasma pistols (two from Assault Marines, another from their Veteran Sergeant, and lastly from the Interrogator Chaplain), I confidently shot the side armor (YES... a mere 11-strong Side Armor!) of the first Rhino AND dig this... MISSED all of them! I hit with all 4 shots and I only need a 4 to at least glance! Antigas ng walastik na tanke!

So , with no love lost, I knew I still have the assault phase to rely on. I have a power fisted Veteran Sergeant with four attacks on a charge AND a master crafted re-roll. And so I charged, and hit with 2... one of them courtesy of the re-roll... the next roll was the most disgusting roll I've had in my 40K career! Two 1’s!! Evil eye!! Damnation, why hath thou left us, oh Emperor!!

The next turns were pathetic. The tide totally turned against me, when the two Rhinos (did not move for the turn) spewed out two full squads of wolvies then charged me on the same turn with power weapons at hand. On my right flank, on the other hand, the Rune Priest – mustering all the prayers he got – was able to finish my 10-man Dev Squad. Talking about bad rolls.

I lose, in short.

Opponent: Mang (Mangsky)
Army: Necrons
Table: 6” x 4”
Mission: Secure and Control – Alpha

I know how to play against Necron armies WITHOUT a Monolith… but I don’t know how to play against one that HAS it. I don’t even know how Monoliths work. Thanks to Mang, I learned all about Monoliths… and I learned it the HARD way!

The game was a 40K version of hide-and-seek. I literally mobilized my army to engage it in combat – one of the weaknesses of Necron armies, hunting primary targets while they skitter away from me as possible. I was able to tie up his Heavy Destroyer Squads and annihilate more with my Vindicator on the starting turns.

However, the tied up squads proved to be worth their Strength 5 as they lasted up to the last turn enganged in combat! The Monolith did most of the work, disabling my Hellfire Dreadnought and a Landspeeder Tornado, and thinning my tactical squads. One of his skeleton squads was able to secure one of the objective markers far from action on the right flank, while the central objective was rendered uncontestable when the Destroyer squads downed another one of my Landspeeder Tornado defending the area.

The game was decided during the last turn when his Monolith zoomed in at the center objective and teleported the skeleton squad led by the Necron Lord to safety and out of melee with my Assault Squad, to prep for the next round of deadly gauze rapid fire!

Mang was shouting out loud all the time and unbelievably my dice heeded his every prayer. Pfft. If the dice gods were that obedient then why not try that technique the next time I play… with orcish precision! Hehe.

I lose again, in short.

*****

Next, Emp and Mang played a game of Warmachine. Emp got his Cryx army composed of several turkies, a carnifex-looking jack, and another jack from the original Cryx starter box. Warcaster Denegrah is getting sexier everytime I look at her. Hehe… talking about tastes. Anyway, Mang has his out-of-the-starter-box Cygnar army with the cool-version of Commander Coleman Stryker. I need that one for my army too.

Emp’s the one who played offensive as he charged his minions to Mang’s corner of the 4” x 4” table as the latter shot galore with his range-weaponed warjack. With Emp’s turkies thinning down, he mustered every spell available from Denegrah’s arsenal. With a Withering Grasp cast on Warcaster Stryker, he gambled by fleeing one of his jacks from combat – giving Mang’s warjack a free hit to the escaping enemy. The free hit failed to disable Emp’s jack and using one of its arm’s special ability, he was able to assassinate poor Coleman Stryker.

Game ends, the Cryxian battleforce emerging as victor.

*****

Jacob arrived with Arvin, then the former pitted his unassembled Khador/Eldar (hehe…) battleforce against Emp’s Cryxians.

I did not paid that much attention with the game as I soaked myself up reading Prime – the Warmachine rulebook. I just know that they played a version of 40K’s Take and Hold mission, and that Emp’s Cryxian turkies won again. Gobble, gobble, gobble!

*****

I’m nearing to complete painting my Deathwing Sergeant. His power sword arm was now coated to its final color and what remained to color on the sword itself is its blade. I attached it to the finished Terminator body already.

Its storm bolter arm, on the other “hand” (pun intended… hehe), was also colored Bleached Bone already. The storm bolter primed black. That arm was not yet attached though, and the shield plate too for the sword arm.

*****

That night, I bought a Cygnar Stormclad. After arriving at home, I cleaned the oxidizing fig free of flashes… it was not that much cleaning compared to GW metal minis, then soaked em up for a water-and-soap bath.

Tonight, I bought paints from Neutral Grounds… our oh so beloved distributor. Regal Blue, Ultramarines Blue, and Brazen Brass. This will compose the primary color of my Stormclad. I will try Arvin’s advice to putty up the torso to angle the elite warjack’s body up a bit. I agree with him that the model doesn’t look good with his stoop.

This afternoon, I was able to attach the leg part to its base – the left foot stepping over a slate that I rummaged from our backyard. iL try to base it up with white sand as my next project, before the putty work for its torso.

Tis the start of my themed Warmachine battleforce. Yeba!

Pera! Pera! Pera!

=)

Pit Shop Day Today

2005-09-17T07:59:00.000+08:00

iL play 40K in Pit Shop later. Here's my cheese list:

1500 points Dark Angels Army
Strikeforce Phantom Wing

Master of Sanctity - Kiel Raven (185 pts)
Plasma Pistol
Jump Pack
Master Crafted Crozius Arcanum
Artificer Armour

Dreadnought - Obiell (140 pts)
Missile Launcher & Twin-linked Lascannon Arms
Extra Armour

Tactical Squad - Atreides (115)
5 Bolters
1 Plasma Gun
1 Sergeant in Bolt Pistol & Combat Weapon

Tactical Squad - Harkonnen (115)
5 Bolters
1 Plasma Gun
1 Sergeant in Bolt Pistol & Combat Weapon

Assault Squad - Kindjal (251)
5 Bolt Pistol & Close Combat Weapon
2 Plasma Pistol & Close Combat Weapon
1 Veteran Sergeant in Plasma Pistol & Power Fist
Master Crafted Power Fist
Bionics

Ravenwing Land Speeder Squadron - Aquila (160)
2 Land Speeder Tornado

Predator "Annihilator" - Deific Fury (150)
Lascannon Sponsons
Extra Armour

Vindicator Assault Tank - Ethereal Justice (155)
Power of the Machine Spirit

Devastator Squad - Leonis (230)
5 Bolters
4 Missile Launchers
1 Sergeant in Bolter

KOLAT CUP

2005-09-16T21:06:00.000+08:00

WHEN: October 15, 2005 - Saturday
WHERE: Gameworx, Alabang
TIME: 10:00AM onwards

2000 points
Standard Force Organization
Warhammer 40,000

No Entrance Fee!

*****

By now I am definitely sure I will not be able to paint all my figs in time for the Kolat Cup. BUT there's something brewing on my mind that might just work so I can still play for the tourney. *insert evil grin here*

I just hope that the idea will not appear lame, cheezy, or any thing degrading. =)

RHCG Bag

2005-09-14T22:03:00.000+08:00

Got one of those RHCG Bags from Sir Lito (Oberon) yesterday. My army's growing (...and growing, unpainted duh!) and they can't fit to my ragtag toolbox anymore.

Next step is to plan on how I will cut divisions on the foams to accomodate my figs.

IPMS-BAC/UP-CFA Build Session

2005-09-13T01:01:00.000+08:00

I was at the modelling workshop last Saturday together with other 40K players and I was able to finish assembling and priming a couple of my Marines, three of which will be rosters for my ten-man missile launcher Devastator Squad.

The place was definitely cooL and with a fishball stand just a couple of paces away, it's so perfect a place to work with my figs. Enjoy pa, since working alongside veteran modellers exudes this feel of encouragement... of this "push" to keep my lazy arse to finish my miniatures. If only it could be nearer to my house (Pasay City) though. Bummer. But shifting to a regular morning work hours on the 26th will definitely free up my Saturdays and I might be able to be a regular there if ever.

I also had the privilege to be on the "Shak"... literally a modelling haven with every tools and stuffs available at disposal there. Some of the best 40K modellers are mainstays of the place so it should be a nice a hangout. A really cooL one.

Thanks Arvin, the Orkz... Paul, Garr, Gelo, also Jacob (Irongut daw hehe peace), Sir Jun, and the people of IPMS-BAC for the company! (...and the cake and pizza slices!)

Also, we hanged out at the Pit Shop and looking at the new arrivals of Warmachine figs gave me this spark of idea on what my Cygnar list will compose of. Instead of buying the Cygnar Starter Set, iL assemble a themed Storm Unit:

Strikeforce Thunderstorm
Commander Coleman Stryker
2 Cygnar Stormclad
A unit of Cygnar Stormblades
A unit of Cygnar Longgunners

I dunno how much is the point cost of this group but I reckon it will fall just a bit past 500. I was thinking if id rather have 2 units of Cygnar Stormblades. I still have to learn more about the rules anyway so iL leave it to that for now.

I might start with Warmachine after the Kolat Cup.

Pahabol: I wasn't able to join the Jam Cup. I went with the boyz in UP that Saturday with a mere 2 hour sleep and I was only able to get home at around 11pm na ata yun ba?! Basta, the next day I couldn't force myself to stand from my bed kahit aware ako na start na ang Jam Cup. Hehe. Sayang.

UP CFA

2005-09-09T11:37:00.000+08:00

iL tag along with Arvin (Crispybeefribs) tomorrow to join those who will work with the IPMS-BAC in modelling/painting their figs in the UP College of Fine Arts.

Some of the 40K players have arranged for this rendezvous to take advantage of the IPMS-BAC's modelling workshop every Saturdays - a place to exchange knowledge about the craft or simply just to muster our drive to finish painting our miniature armies!

Daan lang muna kami sa Pit Shop before lunch.

Lanya, makikita ko na naman yung Cygnar Box na I was itching to buy.

Hehe.

Jam Cup 2005

2005-09-08T20:29:00.000+08:00

WHEN: September 11, 2005
WHERE: Glorietta 2 - Atrium
TIME: 10:00AM onwards

Three Rounds
1500 points
Standard Force Organization

ENTRANCE FEE: PHP300

Painting and Sportsmanship Scores
No Army Composition Scores

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COMING SOON!

Sana makasali ako. =)

Updates Updates

2005-09-06T23:47:00.000+08:00

I'm almost done with the Deathwing Sergeant's legs and torso.

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I went this afternoon to Mang's Pit Shop and damn I was itching to take the Cygnar Starter Box.

May araw din sa kin yun! Hehe.

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I have to look for a Nikko Flat Black as an alternative primer for Citadel's black spray. I need to undercoat my tanks ASAP.

One More to Go

2005-09-02T01:05:00.000+08:00

This afternoon I finished the last Deathwing Terminator in Assault Cannon, making my Terminator Squad 4-man strong and all of em painted. One more Terminator to go (their Sergeant) and they're ready to see glorious battle and be displayed on my shelf!

They're not yet based however but they'll soon get their base jobs as soon as I finished painting Deathwing Sergeant Daher.

Please bear with the pics... I'm ought to get a good digicam soon. Got this pics from my mobile phone.

Deathwing Brother Dameran in Assault Cannon and Chain Fist

Deathwing Squad Rhinocera: Brothers Tedan, Dameran, Asaka, and Nanda.

i NEED to finish asap

2005-08-30T04:10:00.000+08:00

I'm literally in turmoil today. I need to finish painting my army before the second week of October for the Kolat Cup! And I haven't even finished painting my Deathwing Terminator Squad yet!

There's three tanks, two Land Speeders, and a couple of Space Marines more to go next in line.

I think I need my sibs' assistance again even with just basecoating the Marines with Dark Angels Green (dark green) so I'll just baffle myself on how will I get the details done. That I can't leave to my younger sibs for sure. I'll try to come up with something over the week.

On the other hand, I just finished painting and attaching the assault cannon arm of the Terminator. It's a little bit off the scheduled finish time now but it was of course because of my transition works in the office. I'm off to leave the company soon. Well, as usual, real-life obstructions to hobbying!

My next job (in my hobby, that is) is to finish painting the Terminator's other arm which is armed with a Chain Fist. I was already done with the basecoat and probably by tomorrow the model is fully painted. Only then that I could start working on the Deathwing Squad's Sergeant.

Patience. Pagsubok lang to. =)

More Super Glue

2005-08-24T23:47:00.000+08:00

I bought a Loctite Super Glue (the one in the plastic container) this afternoon. I need a lot of assembly works in the coming days for my Tactical Squads.

On the other hand, I finished painting the leg parts of the Deathwing Terminator in Assault Cannon and I'm off to the torso part.

Last Weekend

2005-08-23T03:41:00.000+08:00

I asked my younger brother and sister to help me prime 10 Tactical Marines and 8 Jump Marines black.

Got em all primed in no time. Thanks to my sibs!

While they're into it, I am continuing to paint the Deathwing Terminator in Assault Cannon. I am currently into detailing it now and hoping to finish it anytime next week.

Two Terminators to Go

2005-08-18T20:04:00.000+08:00

One more Deathwing Terminator done for me. I'm off to paint and assemble their next squadmate - another Terminator in Assault Cannon. I got it already prime-coated in Skull White. The next process is to basecoat them in Bleached Bone (bone white) then proceed with the details. Hopefully I could finish it by next week.

So far my Deathwing Squad's status is as follows:

Fully Painted (not yet based)
2 Deathwing Terminator in Storm Bolter
1 Deathwing Terminator in Assault Cannon

Primed in Skull White (to be finished)
1 Deathwing Terminator in Assault Cannon
1 Deathwing Terminator Sergeant in Power Sword

Today's Progress

2005-08-17T23:08:00.000+08:00

Finished painting the Deathwing Terminator's Power Fist arm. One arm to go (Storm Bolter arm) and I'm done with another Terminator. It's already basecoated. Perhaps tomorrow I can finish the model.

With it done, there's two more Terminators to go... another Assault Cannon-toting one and the Deathwing Squad's Sergeant.