tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71875253717992965952012-01-20T06:50:10.404-08:00Two years ago I began playing Warhammer 40,000. I made the leap into the war-torn Gothic future after spending decades playing other miniature wargames, RPG's and miscellaneous strategy games. This blog chronicles my hobby progress as I paint and build myself a worthy slice of the galaxy.Chairman Taunoreply@blogger.comBlogger171100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187525371799296595.post-14460779145597400942012-01-02T11:04:00.000-08:002012-01-06T12:42:22.343-08:00

2011 was a year of goal making, goal changing, goal reaching, and goal failure. Basically, everything you can think of happening with goals has happened. I would consider this hobbying year an overall success as my biggest goal was completed in mid-December:  The Tau Empire Red Star Cadre"Marshy Dogs"    This has been an event several years in the making. When I first started 40k, I chose Tau

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The Pinturama Campaign is a combination painting challenge and campaign, encouraging me to complete many of the unfinished models I have while integrating them into an ongoing campaign. Read the campaign outline here. The campaign background material can be found here.  Part one of the campaign, featuring the Space Marine probe into the foothold of the Tau invasion is here: Showdown on Sena'goso.

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My favorite new Kroot of Carrot squad. His eyes say "Oh shit ! Look out !" I have been painting my ass off. If I can also paint off my belly, that would be extra great for my self-esteem and chances of being shirtless at the lake this summer. I have updated my goals a bit, working hard to have my 2000 point Tau list and my 1500 point Space Marine list completed by January 1st, 2012. I have

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Shake your paint. Shake your margarita. Before 'Ard Boyz, I reworked and rewrote my entire Tau army list, radically changing much of what I was bringing to the table. Many of the units I previously relied on have since been taken out completely, such as my Hammerhead and Piranha, while several others were added, like the Pathfinders and Broadsides. I have become less enamored of my Crisis

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With the support of some Devilfish, Kroot flank the night away.  In an effort to master the massive and complicated set of Warhammer 40k rules, Newbs Rule(s) is my regular close examination of one important aspect of the game: One rule at a time. Today: Falling Back, specifically, shooting on the run. Despite how dirty is may sound, I am not ashamed to say that I like to flank my Kroot into

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This guy sucks at Warhammer 40,000. This last weekend I had the privilege and the pleasure of playing in the 'Ard Boyz tournament at Crazy Squirrel games in Fresno. I don't get in as many 40k games as I would like, so when I do make the time to wage tabletop war I am rather particular about where and with whom I play. Tournaments can be a gamble in this regard. Unless you're a regular on the

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Newbs Rule(s) will be a regular feature of my blog as I write about specific rules I need to better understand. Your input and feedback is not only welcome, it's probably needed.  "...and knowing is half the battle..." -attributed to Cadre Commander Jee'i'joh In Warhammer 40,000, more so than any other game I have played, you cannot hope to win without mastering the rules. Dice rolls and the

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"As you know, you go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want or wish to have at a later time." -Inquisitor D. Rumsfeld  "Never tell me the odds." -General Solo This weekend I will be driving up to  Crazy Squirrel games in Fresno to play in the opening rounds of the international 'Ard Boyz Warhammer 40,000 tournament. I will be bringing my beloved Tau Red Star Cadre to the

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In the dark future of the 41st millennium, a tiny war rages in my garage. In order to better understand the context of the Tau counterstrike, read the details of the first battle, Showdown on Sena'goso. The background for the Pinturama campaign can be found here. Space Marines defend themselves from a Tau Counter-Attack. Reeling from the unexpected tenacity of the Tau forces on Sena'goso,

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Look at all these Orks I have to paint. Don't feel sorry for me. I didn't ask for your pity. However, when you see someone with a fully painted horde-style army, you should walk around the table and give them a hug because they have spent time and money making sure every anonymous boy or bug or guard trooper looks like a winner. If you meet some unapologetic player with an unpainted horde-style

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In the dark future of the 41st millennium, a tiny war rages in my garage. Read the campaign background here. After receiving a briefing from Luna Seta's Imperial Comptroller, the newly arrived Raven Guard Space Marines investigate the Tau threat on Sena'goso. Within a few hours of landfall, a detachment led by the recently-promoted Captain Edgar arrive at the rainforested mesas of Sena'goso and

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Oddly enough, they are painted nearly the same color as their namesake. I'm sorry that the Ultramarines movie didn't live up to your expectations, super nerds. I have heard the podcast pundits and read the snarky half-witticisms about how you were let down by the world's first Warhammer 40,000 movie. Your ire is misplaced. The movie is really pretty good for a cartoon about xenophobic

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"..Gimme that funk, that sweet, that nasty, that gushi stuff.." First of all, the Games Workshop Los Angeles bunker is in Orange County. And as I once heard yelled at a concert, "If you can't hang, go back to the O.C." That said, it was pretty nifty. Places to build and paint your minis, dozens of gaming tables with great terrain, showcases with showcase armies, props and banners on the

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Fact: I have more army ideas than I have time, money and super glue. In deference to the reality of available hobby-time and resources, I have instituted a strict model-embargo at Lurz Manor until such time as both 1,000 point Ork and Space Marine armies are painted and ready for war in my Pinturama painting campaign. I will buy no more Warhammer 40,000 models, figures, or kits until that time.

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An artist's rendering of Pinturama Prima and her moons. The Pinturama System, located on the edge of the Ultima Segmentum along the frontier of the Eastern Fringe, entails 23 separate planets orbiting a single massive star. It is dominated by the fluid-giant designated Pinturama Prima. A kaleidoscopic world of swirling elemental eddies and prismatic atmospheric storms, Pinturama is orbited by

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Murphy the Dreadnought, Raven Guard, 3rd company I enjoy painting. The quiet solitude. The concentration. The pride of having a finished product marching across the table. The challenge of making the model turn out as good, or maybe better, than expected. Watching my meager modeling skills develop as I practice new tricks and methods for painting my tiny plastic army men.  With my Tau army

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Are you one of those people who makes no effort to finish your models ? You need to get over your excuses and get to work. Warhammer 40,000 is not a game for lazy bastards. Like most video games, 40k is built around the dynamic visuals. Unpainted miniatures and unfinished models ruin that critical component of the game. Also, they make me disappointed in you and sad for your life.

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