Monthly Archives: January 2012

News: Celebrating 2-Years of Blogging

Posted on January 31, 2012 09:50 am by Thor

This month, two days ago actually, marked the second year of me blogging. As I’ve mentioned before I began this blog for commission painting in June of 2009. In January of 2010 I started blogging about 40K and eventually phased out the commission painting. Read more... (355 words, 1 image, estimated 1:25 mins reading time)

Posted in News | Tagged Birthday, Blogging, Website | 9 comments

Reavers Hobby: Wolf Lord Conversion WIP

Posted on January 30, 2012 03:00 am by Kamui

This entry is part 1 of 5 in the series Wolf Lord Arngrim

Hello all, Read more... (423 words, 8 images, estimated 1:42 mins reading time)

Posted in Editorials, Hobby | Tagged Hobby, Kamui, Reavers, Space Marines, Space Wolves, Warhammer 40K | 7 comments

Master & Apprentice: Fun Idea

Posted on January 29, 2012 07:00 am by Thor

At my FLGS we’re going to be starting something that’s been dubbed Master & Apprentice and it’s what it sounds like. I’m posting about it because I think it’s an awesome idea that any gaming group should do now and then. Read more... (260 words, 1 image, estimated 1:02 mins reading time)

Posted in Editorials | Tagged Master & Apprentice, New Players, Teaching, Warhammer 40K | 6 comments

Command Center: Happy Belated Birthday & v1.12.1 Bug Fix

Posted on January 28, 2012 07:00 am by Thor

I’ve spent so much time working on it that I forgot Command Center turned 1-year old in November. Technically it’s far older than that since for the first two’ish years of its life it was known and used only by me. However, just over a year ago I threw it out there to the public. To those not familiar, Command Center it is a free army list building tool for Warhammer 40K. Read more... (326 words, 1 image, estimated 1:18 mins reading time)

Posted in Command Center News | Tagged Birthday, Command Center Update | no comments

Battle Report: Chaos vs Blood Angels

Posted on January 27, 2012 07:00 am by Thor

I’m trying to take a new approach to my Chaos lists. At this point I’m over the honeymoon stage where I feel compelled to throw down all sorts of different stuff to learn about the army. That’s not to say there aren’t still units I want to test out, still plenty of those, but that I’m comfortable with the army now at least. So on Wednesday when I got to play I brought along this list: http://cmdctr.net/lists/712. I was planning on an 1,850 game so I threw in the Havocs to make points, it was quick and easy. Read more... (821 words, 1 image, estimated 3:17 mins reading time)

Posted in Battle Reports, Gaming | Tagged Blood Angels, Chaos Space Marines, Disciples of Twilight, Warhammer 40K | 1 comment

Tactics: Breaking The Rock

Posted on January 26, 2012 06:30 am by Stealthy Stealth

Lately I have been thinking about my GK build. When GK was launched I saw an opportunity to make a quirky army filled with a variety of henchmen. I like to kit bash and collect minis from different ranges. Read more... (339 words, 1 image, estimated 1:21 mins reading time)

Posted in Advice, Strategy & Tactics | Tagged Grey Knights, Strategy & Tactics, Warhammer 40K | 4 comments

Site News: We’re Seeking Interested Authors

Posted on January 25, 2012 07:00 am by Thor

I’ll be honest, I’m looking to breath some more life into this blog. We have a steady readership here and most every month sees the blog grow a little more, all good stuff. However, I know more can be done here and we just need the right authors. Read more... (292 words, 1 image, estimated 1:10 mins reading time)

Posted in News | Tagged Authors Wanted, Blogging | 12 comments

Mission: Target Priority v2.0.0

Posted on January 24, 2012 09:02 am by Thor

Moving this mission to a final version by simplifying it as people seem to hate a severely modified kill point system. Read more... (199 words, 1 image, estimated 48 secs reading time)

Posted in Gaming, Missions, Target Priority | Tagged Custom Missions, Tournament, Warhammer 40K | 3 comments

Mission: Attack and Defend v3.0.1

Posted on January 23, 2012 05:00 pm by Thor

Another mission that needs some tweaks based on the tournament on Saturday. Read more... (454 words, 1 image, estimated 1:49 mins reading time)

Posted in Attack and Defend, Gaming, Missions | Tagged Custom Missions, Tournament, Warhammer 40K | 4 comments

Mission: King of the Hill v4.0.1

Posted on January 23, 2012 08:41 am by Thor

After the team tournament at my FLGS this past weekend I noticed I need to tighten up the rules regarding King’s Guard. The rest of the mission remains unchanged. Read more... (334 words, 1 image, estimated 1:20 mins reading time)

Posted in Gaming, King of the Hill, Missions | Tagged Custom Missions, Tournament, Warhammer 40K | 3 comments

Battle Report: 2 Days, 2 Games

Posted on January 22, 2012 07:00 am by Thor

Let’s get right to it. Wednesday I got to play a practice team game for tomorrow’s team tournament at my FLGS. I partnered with a Daemon player and we played against two Blood Angels players. I was running Chaos with the following list: . In my typical fashion I’ll cover these games in broad strokes. Read more... (1011 words, 1 image, estimated 4:03 mins reading time)

Posted in Battle Reports, Gaming | Tagged Chaos Space Marines, Disciples of Twilight, Space Wolves, Warhammer 40K | no comments

My Angry Face: Grey Knights

Posted on January 21, 2012 06:04 am by Stealthy Stealth

Lately there has been a hate wagon rolling thru the internetz and game stores alike. People bitter and outraged over the Grey Knights. “Grey Knights have broke the game…” “Only WAACs and crapy players play Grey Knights.” Well world you get my angry face. Read more... (314 words, 1 image, estimated 1:15 mins reading time)

Posted in Editorials | Tagged Grey Knights, Warhammer 40K | 4 comments

Rules Question: Multiple Combats

Posted on January 20, 2012 03:00 pm by Thor

I’d like to think I’m good with rules but this one I’ve never been 100% sure about and half those I play sees it one way and the rest the other way. Let’s set this up with the following image regarding multiple combats. Read more... (368 words, 2 images, estimated 1:28 mins reading time)

Posted in Gaming | Tagged Assault Phase, Multiple Combats, Rules, Warhammer 40K | 7 comments

Mission: Search and Destroy v1.0.0

Posted on January 20, 2012 08:35 am by Thor

Moving this to a final version with some clarifications. Read more... (249 words, 1 image, estimated 1:0 mins reading time)

Posted in Gaming, Missions, Search and Destroy | Tagged Custom Missions, Tournament, Warhammer 40K | no comments

Hobby: WIP Chaos Terminator

Posted on January 19, 2012 07:00 am by Thor

I put up some shots of this Chaos Terminator a while ago. I honestly haven’t accomplished a ton with him since but have made progress. I also wanted to try out the small light box I made the other day so here’s a quick shot of how he’s coming along. Read more... (100 words, 1 image, estimated 24 secs reading time)

Posted in Hobby | Tagged Chaos Space Marines, Chaos Terminator, Disciples of Twilight, Painting, Warhammer 40K, WIP | 3 comments

Mission: The Long Haul v2.0.1

Posted on January 18, 2012 03:10 pm by Thor

Some tweaks to the objective rules, outflanking and some wording clarity. Read more... (400 words, 1 image, estimated 1:36 mins reading time)

Posted in Gaming, Missions, The Long Haul | Tagged Custom Missions, Tournament, Warhammer 40K | no comments