tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75241093592208049952024-03-13T03:51:08.019-04:00AwesomeSauceStudio Web LogGeneral ramblings concerning AwesomeSauceStudio and Warhammer 40,000BuFFo the Art Clownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173420012897594601noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524109359220804995.post-68508178279393659162011-02-27T14:37:00.005-05:002011-02-27T16:25:00.269-05:00Paint With Me TestPaint With Me Cam will be going live at 3PM Eastern, but I won't start the actual program until 4PM Eastern.<br /><br />If you want the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Cam and a Chat room</span>, click the link bellow, but you have to be registered;<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.justin.tv/home?broadcast=true&new=true"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Paint With Me</span></span></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Here is just the cam without the ability to chat, for now....<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" id="live_embed_player_flash" data="http://www.justin.tv/widgets/live_embed_player.swf?channel=buffotheartclown" bgcolor="#000000" height="300" width="400"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><param name="movie" value="http://www.justin.tv/widgets/live_embed_player.swf"><param name="flashvars" value="channel=buffotheartclown&auto_play=false&start_volume=25"></object><a href="http://www.justin.tv/buffotheartclown#r=-rid-&s=em" class="trk" style="padding: 2px 0px 4px; display: block; width: 345px; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center;">Watch live video from buffotheartclown on Justin.tv</a><br /></div></div></div>BuFFo the Art Clownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173420012897594601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524109359220804995.post-50440295832667171072011-02-24T21:02:00.004-05:002011-02-24T21:25:35.813-05:00Paint With Me UpdateAlrighty....<br /><br />After a few hours of messing with various settings, and most importantly, picking a good live streaming host, I believe I am ready for a test run of this garbitch. Everything is working just fine now!<br /><br />I'll run the test cast at, um, let's say, 4 pm Eastern on Sunday the 27. It'll go for about an hour and a half. I will be painting my Deff Skullz and showing people the wash technique I learned recently to get kick-ass skin effects!<br /><br />I am sorry if this inconvenienced the two of you who said you wanted to watch.<br /><br />I have gotten a few different ways of contacting people. Just send me your email at BuFFo@awesomesaucestudio.com, and an hour before the show I will email everyone to give ya'll a heads up.<br /><br />I will post the link to my cast on both my blog here, and in my notification email, an hour before the show, so let's say at around 3 pm Eastern. I will be turning the cam on around 3pm Eastern as well.<br /><br />Add me on AIM for more details, and to shoot the shit. BuFFoTheArtClown<br /><br />See ya Sunday! Peace!BuFFo the Art Clownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173420012897594601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524109359220804995.post-62904632727100435402011-02-24T20:17:00.003-05:002011-02-24T20:18:39.265-05:00Paint With ME updateSigh.... Of course I am having technical difficulties with this.... Been at it for the past hour, and things aren't lining up for me....<br /><br />I will continue to work on this until 9 PM eastern to see what I can do.<br /><br />If you want to know the latest on what is going on, hit me up in AIM as buffotheartclown.BuFFo the Art Clownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173420012897594601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524109359220804995.post-35869953541054532032011-02-22T20:32:00.004-05:002011-02-24T16:32:43.211-05:00Paint With Me UpdateTomorrow I am going to test my cam with Justin.TV to see how things turn out.<br /><br />Thursday at 9 PM Eastern I will have a test run for Paint With Me. It should last for an hour at least. If this works out great, any future Paint With Me webcasts will probably be anywhere from an hour to three hours long.<br /><br />Hopefully this will work!<br /><br />You'll find me on Justin.TV as BuFFoTheArtClown.BuFFo the Art Clownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173420012897594601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524109359220804995.post-49027536709650285932011-02-19T15:04:00.004-05:002011-02-19T15:11:52.041-05:00Paint With Me Update<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4wszbZqEkrfM8z0OC7Yho3Rs-p6do1Pr5RTfCKVTeFT4bjwq9AKmNyPbyBhFc_HifaHnpFrDBvCTN3-7chJDDe5OwztLllRsQLAEAfa7DSDQG_jwZRNklRleovy6f4cVenqkp258XlbI/s1600/DeffSkullzOrks1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 106px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4wszbZqEkrfM8z0OC7Yho3Rs-p6do1Pr5RTfCKVTeFT4bjwq9AKmNyPbyBhFc_HifaHnpFrDBvCTN3-7chJDDe5OwztLllRsQLAEAfa7DSDQG_jwZRNklRleovy6f4cVenqkp258XlbI/s320/DeffSkullzOrks1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575495500176437618" border="0" /></a><br />So, if you read<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://awesomesaucestudio.blogspot.com/2011/02/question-to-you-all.html">this blog</a><a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://awesomesaucestudio.blogspot.com/2011/02/question-to-you-all.html"> post</a> of mine, you'll have an idea of what I am trying to do. If you haven't read that post, please do.<br /><br />So, for the first Paint With Me, I was thinking of showing you all how I paint my Deff Skull infantry models. Here is an example of some finished models for my Ork Deff Skullz Army.<br /><br />How does that sound?BuFFo the Art Clownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173420012897594601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524109359220804995.post-40405626136247973982011-02-18T14:16:00.002-05:002011-02-18T14:20:17.406-05:00I'm gonna take you for a ride!Tonight there is going to be a Marvel versus Capcom 3 release party at a friend's house. Anywhere from 10+ people are going to be there. Some people are bringing their T.V.'s and gaming systems. I am bringing my 32" Comp Monitor and Xbox 360 along with the MvC3 game of course.<br /><br />One of my most favorite fighting games of all time has finally come out with it's long awaited 3rd installment, and I am not going to miss this for the world.<br /><br />I am thinking that next week I am going to give the "Paint With Me" Cam a test run. I'll keep ya'll posted.<br /><br />If you are interested in joining me on my cam, send me an email at buffo@awesomesaucestudio.com so I can send out the early notifications of when I will be using my Cam.<br /><br />Peace!<br /><br />(No Blackheart... I cry... )BuFFo the Art Clownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173420012897594601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524109359220804995.post-34593062058401111972011-02-17T15:58:00.004-05:002011-02-18T02:43:03.699-05:00Question to you all....I have an idea and I wonder if the few of you who watch this would be interested....<br /><br />I am a big time starcraft 2 player. I love watching various live streams of people either playing professional games or casting them.<br /><br />I also like to paint when I am with a group of people....<br /><br />What if I set up my webcam with a chat room, so people can watch me while at the same time painting figures themselves? We could chat about painting things, 40k, or just any bullshit we want to. The idea is for people who paint better in groups, but cannot find a group to paint with, and would like to spend an hour or two just painting and bull shitting.<br /><br />I don't know if this would be a stupid thing to do, but I already have a webcam account set up on Justin.tv, so I thought why not?<br /><br />I could have people who want to participate join a mailing list, so I could just email out something like "I am going to start painting in 30 minutes". Ugh.... I guess I would benefit from getting a twitter account for this probably since that is much faster?<br /><br />I would probably add everyone on my AIM list and notify people like that?<br /><br />What are your thoughts on this? Be honest. Stupid idea, or are you interested?BuFFo the Art Clownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173420012897594601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524109359220804995.post-20028181906423620542011-02-14T19:12:00.005-05:002011-02-14T19:36:33.783-05:00Da mOrkanOrk's Geerage Mob - Finished Deff Dread PicsI will be posting updates of both finished and work in progress models for my 1500/2500 point double Big Mek Deff Skullz list.<br /><br />Here are my two main Troop choices for my growing Ork army;<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Gortrak Muk Ra, Da Dawg Crusha<br /></span>(Deff Dread, Troop Choice)<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Gortrak Muk Ra has earned the title "Da Dawg Crusha" from his very first battle since being encased into a Deff Dred. Against the Dawg Beakies, Gortrak, along side a mob of Boyz, fought an old, strong Beakie by the name of Logan Griminar. This Grimnar guy fought like he was one of the boyz himself, but being nothing more than just a special 'ummie, he fell under the mighty power of Gortrak's crushing buzzsaw grabbas. His Grot Rigger is Chip.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio2u75l7ci4aptPgKx3Q7QoURAY1X6B8Bp0RDgQD-DsiuuPie-7QG3IVWGKgn0nirOFizCzFuri8_OYzPRSZ09cFpPWG77bzZQq5WeWrzokqBLfnZ5Zg-7NWet6CmJsikcjkc9ZGDdevs/s1600/DeffDred1a.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio2u75l7ci4aptPgKx3Q7QoURAY1X6B8Bp0RDgQD-DsiuuPie-7QG3IVWGKgn0nirOFizCzFuri8_OYzPRSZ09cFpPWG77bzZQq5WeWrzokqBLfnZ5Zg-7NWet6CmJsikcjkc9ZGDdevs/s320/DeffDred1a.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573705109539868610" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5NFSyT1jiXOAVeQzzZt8fVMfc8BCEOOgya6S-T9LeRnFTFpkmS7vXkx4ka55RRng9cTN_ZVC91PsdE38ecoNDU4Xlb1P0U8EyJf4FWxT9Rk4_g4aRuhaLIWwVEVKbZlB2b5aielZpYIs/s1600/DeffDred1b.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5NFSyT1jiXOAVeQzzZt8fVMfc8BCEOOgya6S-T9LeRnFTFpkmS7vXkx4ka55RRng9cTN_ZVC91PsdE38ecoNDU4Xlb1P0U8EyJf4FWxT9Rk4_g4aRuhaLIWwVEVKbZlB2b5aielZpYIs/s320/DeffDred1b.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573705114544931698" border="0" /></a></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFoCBIE5IA98faeJuw374XCqye-cdy1N5ebqrTpKhBLLsbFlCVliwgpEn_hnN4vg7Zg2aUFNLNYMG-ra9EqoeTcDoHpsXrqzCrhdnOdj8bbkSlqoW8RUpKPEZL1GCwpCxeTUxvN0c0Jgg/s1600/DeffDred1c.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFoCBIE5IA98faeJuw374XCqye-cdy1N5ebqrTpKhBLLsbFlCVliwgpEn_hnN4vg7Zg2aUFNLNYMG-ra9EqoeTcDoHpsXrqzCrhdnOdj8bbkSlqoW8RUpKPEZL1GCwpCxeTUxvN0c0Jgg/s320/DeffDred1c.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573705118757446946" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ol' Sweaty Gur Prakka, da Immoblz</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>(Deff Dread, Troop Choice)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Ol' Sweaty is an old Ork, barely able to walk by himself anymore. He was put into a Deff Dread because a useless Ork is a dead Ork, and Ol' Sweaty will fight untill the day he dies. Fighting along side Gortrak, Ol' Sweaty was immobilized by a Dawg Beakie's Melta thingy. After the Ork victory, the surviving Orks laughed and threw rocks at Ol' Sweaty because he couldn't move the entire battle, hence the title given to him, "Da Immoblz". Ol' Sweaty's Grot Rigger, Chunk, fixed the broken servos in the left leg, allowing Ol' Sweaty to step on and crush three Orks that were taunting him seconds earlier. The surviving Orks from THIS battle ran away as fast as they could!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMLbJ6uAA83deHFkBm4W6OwXZz9V9jiYuPpxeVk4W0RU0FQVsZ9rTMPNFmaSaIVKm2dcVJfAvY-9CzOTNeQSnqf7DpsVKwpxkdAupqD-OllunyfkYfuevZEFaVIwVOwNkVTQXjTMy5os/s1600/DeffDred2a.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMLbJ6uAA83deHFkBm4W6OwXZz9V9jiYuPpxeVk4W0RU0FQVsZ9rTMPNFmaSaIVKm2dcVJfAvY-9CzOTNeQSnqf7DpsVKwpxkdAupqD-OllunyfkYfuevZEFaVIwVOwNkVTQXjTMy5os/s320/DeffDred2a.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573705541669583506" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpxol_IlZVy6ebSZ_wYu85J3FX-IDdbvuX53-0pOLCS-coGDYAkp_5ZGu-ESy5ZlbGrxOQc5LI5r-uMQMS2EEtf8VLc36J0FC_7rPtY55-7Z-XAEgrezrAjNnMCiSnkNs4PkHlXvL3XlY/s1600/DeffDred2b.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpxol_IlZVy6ebSZ_wYu85J3FX-IDdbvuX53-0pOLCS-coGDYAkp_5ZGu-ESy5ZlbGrxOQc5LI5r-uMQMS2EEtf8VLc36J0FC_7rPtY55-7Z-XAEgrezrAjNnMCiSnkNs4PkHlXvL3XlY/s320/DeffDred2b.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573705556813593090" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTL8s32tZYFJFnPmukI60keSWXjpNwqQJCHTH0v9IUlwIKYPnvyOIKToyy-Pf9TiM_2UfbytnD1DW4yHQDl2zPc04-5eINXvwEvbvgaX8AwgGS98GF3vAMH1fLgWmBRJRHyt4cFfAILCo/s1600/DeffDred2c.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTL8s32tZYFJFnPmukI60keSWXjpNwqQJCHTH0v9IUlwIKYPnvyOIKToyy-Pf9TiM_2UfbytnD1DW4yHQDl2zPc04-5eINXvwEvbvgaX8AwgGS98GF3vAMH1fLgWmBRJRHyt4cFfAILCo/s320/DeffDred2c.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573705563089597074" border="0" /></a></div></div>BuFFo the Art Clownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173420012897594601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524109359220804995.post-87592388664866528922011-02-13T22:56:00.002-05:002011-02-13T23:00:03.597-05:00Deff Skullz PicturesOkay, I found some time and took a few pictures of my Deff Skullz. It isn't much for now, but I will have more pics up soon.<br /><br />I haven't painted in years, so please, go easy on my delicate soul, lol :P<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWbXdNvGsZqf6aGbRxG3QQa-9GQ5N3LGov2M3cSIj-UF4rBO_pjn9UXlpjWE5GdHzaM4p5GIph6inFODFPuR3otRT7T3Au6p2ycUnhNzzmzBjVFLRXZqsDzpZUrun2TiXQF8kjesHyZg/s1600/DSC00082.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWbXdNvGsZqf6aGbRxG3QQa-9GQ5N3LGov2M3cSIj-UF4rBO_pjn9UXlpjWE5GdHzaM4p5GIph6inFODFPuR3otRT7T3Au6p2ycUnhNzzmzBjVFLRXZqsDzpZUrun2TiXQF8kjesHyZg/s320/DSC00082.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573389359047997650" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFRwfZvd5zVvrHpfazkCD0Q43_jmROd18wSalrjE-aIZAYX_m8RQt8b5tPjyooFiQsT5T5EX5Hn45ArVbC1UEn8e_YC_rRaDxpX5slNWfxEseSV0E1WK7Z3UXNheIlzM0fhyB0kn9GpoU/s1600/DSC00081.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFRwfZvd5zVvrHpfazkCD0Q43_jmROd18wSalrjE-aIZAYX_m8RQt8b5tPjyooFiQsT5T5EX5Hn45ArVbC1UEn8e_YC_rRaDxpX5slNWfxEseSV0E1WK7Z3UXNheIlzM0fhyB0kn9GpoU/s320/DSC00081.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573389356360211346" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuU_KTzGaRg-QFqiBOKoOMLOJpuB2tL-3lJUPE5gBqgVA5uDwo4f1J0bWTi27DFNZ2luHCaV3LuWnJx0Z1OBMmCalHEFoDbgFMwrvNd9FQs74sQVb3ZKLf7u8foAIewTkpTUHRDNbPZDw/s1600/DSC00079.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuU_KTzGaRg-QFqiBOKoOMLOJpuB2tL-3lJUPE5gBqgVA5uDwo4f1J0bWTi27DFNZ2luHCaV3LuWnJx0Z1OBMmCalHEFoDbgFMwrvNd9FQs74sQVb3ZKLf7u8foAIewTkpTUHRDNbPZDw/s320/DSC00079.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573389353165552434" border="0" /></a>BuFFo the Art Clownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173420012897594601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524109359220804995.post-79285277662815089722011-02-11T13:02:00.002-05:002011-02-11T13:08:02.966-05:00Oh wow.....Only in my second day of taking my little blue pill, I can already 'feel' a difference.<br /><br />It is hard to explain, but let me give you an example....<br /><br />Before - If I made a sandwich, I would probably leave the silverware in the sink, or leave crumbs on the counter.<br />Now - I have to impulsively make sure i put everything back in its place, clean everything, and make sure everything is neat.<br /><br />Before - I would look at my blog and decide, eh, I'll update it another time.<br />Now - I look at my blog button and feel the need to update it for some reason.<br /><br />Before - I would get my things ready and go to the store to hang out.<br />Now - I have spent about 30 minutes sidetracking myself, cleaning up my room, before I head out, including writing this blog entry.<br /><br />I know the side tracking thing may just indicate another sign of ADHD, but I never clean my room, not on impulse like this.<br /><br />I am also finding no difficulty painting my figures in my room now. The light still bothers me, but even when I say "I am done for now" in a few minutes I feel the 'pull' to keep painting until something is done or until I deem it right.<br /><br />I know this is yet not another update with a battle report, and I apologize, but I can feel the want/need to do the reports soon. I mean, I am getting a flood of things I want to do that I normally wouldn't even think about or care.<br /><br />So please, a bit more patience. I'll get my past due reports out soon. As soon as I can stop myself from painting, lol.BuFFo the Art Clownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173420012897594601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524109359220804995.post-83153906003000320792011-02-10T11:41:00.003-05:002011-02-10T22:29:46.240-05:00Down the road...Some updates....<br /><br />I went to the doctor yesterday, and I am now on medication for my ADHD, of which he said I most definitely have. Popped my first pill this morning, so let's see how this goes over the coming weeks.<br /><br />Funny though... Last week it occured to me that I can only get painting done when I am with a group of people. I have been at my local hobby store painting all last week and this week. The reason why I say this is funny is because I found a way to use my ADHD to help me with painting, but now I am taking medication, so who knows what will happen. I just cannot stand being alone in my house painting for more than 5 minutes. Being alone drives me insane.<br /><br />Also, the lighting in my room isn't right for painting. I can't explain it. My vision quickly blur and I can't judge distance from my brush to the model with my room lighting, even under my art desk lamp. Odd huh?<br /><br />What am I painting? Orks!<br /><br />Yes, I am getting back into my old army. Orks were never really a love of mine. I just got into them in the previous codex ( of which I thought was actually pretty good ) and made two armies; 'ard boyz and a grot mob. The new codex basically invalidated both ideas, so I sold my Orks years ago.<br /><br />I am off to the store to get painting done. When I get back tonight, I'll take some pictures for all four of you who still read this shit to see.<br /><br />You'll be very pleased I think :)<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">- EDIT </span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">10:29 p.m. -</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">I am trying to take some pictures of my Orks, but the lighting in my room/house is not natural enough for my liking, so I will take the pictures tomorrow at my local hobby store.</span>BuFFo the Art Clownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173420012897594601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524109359220804995.post-46520526151031285192011-01-31T14:59:00.003-05:002011-01-31T15:01:20.999-05:00Skin Painting Tutorial hereI discovered this tutorial on how to paint skin, and I think it is one of the best tutorials I have ever seen in all my years of painting.<br /><br />If you paint figures with a lot of skin, like Orks/Orcs, IG, Tyranids, etc, this tutorial might be some help to you!<br /><br />Enjoy!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXADi9ZrSo4">How to Paint Skin</a>BuFFo the Art Clownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173420012897594601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524109359220804995.post-235027917744026452011-01-15T14:10:00.003-05:002011-01-15T14:50:55.694-05:00Dark Eldar Errata/FAQ is out!By now all of you already know this.<br /><br />My opinion is that the Dark Eldar Errata/FAQ is a great document for our Dark Kin. I agree with just about everything in there.<br /><br />Do you have an issues with this document? If so, what exactly?<br /><br />Let us discuss the details of the FAQ together :)<br /><br />For me, the Dark Eldar got a boost in power from the FAQ. Very good stuff.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.games-workshop.com/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m1620226a_Dark_Eldar_Version_1_0.pdf">Dark Eldar Errata</a>BuFFo the Art Clownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173420012897594601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524109359220804995.post-65575845457045872262011-01-11T12:56:00.003-05:002011-01-11T13:04:29.369-05:00ADHD - a serious chatAnyone else here ever been diagnosed with some form of ADD/ADHD?<br /><br />I won't go into a long winded discussion about my life, but I am 31 and I am fed up with my complete and utter lack of care for anything around me. Any project I start I cannot finish. Any person I know, be it family or friend, I honestly couldn't care less if they died (I say it is just the natural order of life that people die, but for fucks sake, that doesn't mean I shouldn't care, right?).<br /><br />I have made an appointment to see a Doctor next week on Thursday to diagnose me with ADHD, and perhaps prescribe medicine to help out my condition.<br /><br />It has taken me over a year to pick up the phone and call JUST to make the appointment!<br /><br />I was talking to a college class adviser, and this subject came up, and it inspired me to call and get on medication to turn my life around. I go on a low/no carb diet from time to time so I can lose 20 pounds in three weeks, so I know that small chemical changes in your body can turn you into a different person. I just hope that medication will be as benificial to me as it is to people I have talked to.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Have any of you ever been diagnosed and taken medication? Has your life changed? What was different before and after the medication?</span><br /><br />I am amazed I did soo many games for this project, but, I just cannot bear to do the battle reports. When it comes down to it, I just don't care. I really hope that medication can help me because this shit is seriously impacting my life big time.BuFFo the Art Clownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173420012897594601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524109359220804995.post-91449558598575524332010-12-29T11:42:00.002-05:002010-12-29T11:49:24.765-05:00Post Holiday UpdateSup ya'll!<br /><br />I wanted to put up this quick update to keep you guys informed as to what is going on.<br /><br />The past week, and to an extent this week, as we all know, is the holidays. I have been busy with various things here and there, especially with December 23rd being my Birthday. I call December 23rd - December 25th my Birthmas, since it is a mix of the two!<br /><br />I got a new camera recorder for my Birthmas, so I will now be able to record my games with HD if that is what you wish to see! The picture clarity will be much sharper, so now you can view my plastic army in greater glory!<br /><br />On top of all this, in the next few weeks, I will have a very special surprise for everyone here. It will not really be 40k specific, and it may not be for everyone, but I know it is going to be something fun for most of you! This new project will be taking up a lot of my time, so I will try my best to keep up with the Battle Reports as best as I can.<br /><br />I am sooo excited about this! I can't wait to show it to you all!<br /><br />Peace!BuFFo the Art Clownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173420012897594601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524109359220804995.post-32941260449740891962010-12-20T00:24:00.001-05:002010-12-22T02:31:39.909-05:001500 Coven versus Ultramarines<span>The forces of the Ultramarines meet with the devious, snake-oil Uriel and his creations on the fields of slaughter...</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">This is a battle that happened a few weeks back.<br /><br />I know I promised a bunch of Reports today. My left hand hurts from all the typing and Vassal manipulation. I'm fat, Shit happens!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I use Vassal as an abstract tool to represent the battle. I use no measurements in Vassal, so one turn a unit may move 6", but only move 3" next turn, but in reality the unit moved 12" total in the 'real life' game. Just remember, this is abstract, so do not get caught up in the visuals, and just enjoy the match!<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">New Arrows are being used!</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Green</span> - Unit Movement<br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Red</span> - Assault moves<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Blue</span> - Special Movement (Deep Strike, Consolidation, etc)<br /><br /></div><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">- 1500 Point Coven of the Budding Lotus -</span></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Urien Rakarth<br /><br />10 Grotesques w/ Liquefier Gun<br />Aberration w/ Flesh Gauntlet<br /><br />10 Wracks w/ 2x Liquefier Guns<br />Raider w/ Flickerfield<br /><br />10 Wracks w/ 2x Liquefier Guns<br />Raider w/ Flickerfield<br /><br />10 Wracks w/ 2x Liquefier Guns<br />Raider w/ Flickerfield<br /><br />Talos w/ TL Haywire Blaster and Chain Flails<br /><br />Talos w/ TL Haywire Blaster and Chain Flails<br /><br />Talos w/ TL Haywire Blaster and Chain Flails<br /><br /><br /></div><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">- 1500 Point Ultramarines -</span></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Chaplain<br /><br />Ironclad Dreadnought w/ Heavy Flamer<br />Drop Pod<br /><br />5 Assault Terminators<br />Land Raider<br /><br />10 Tactical Squad w/ Missile Launcher and Flamer<br />Rhino<br /><br />10 Tactical Squad w/ Missile Launcher and Flamer<br />Rhino<br /><br />5 Scouts<br />Telion<br /><br />5 Vanguard Veterans w/ Jump Packs, Lightning Claws, Power Weapons<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Why I Took My (Dark Eldar) List -</span><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />I just want to keep messing around with a Coven based list. After 12 years of Cabals and Cults, it is time to give rise to the almighty Coven!<br /><br />I absolutely love Grotesques. When they aren't locked in eternal combat with Dreadnoughts, they have always instilled fear in the hearts of my opponents, and that is reason enough to take them!<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><a href="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum9/units.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 673px;" src="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum9/units.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Mission and Deployment</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">-</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum9/deployment.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 898px; height: 598px;" src="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum9/deployment.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />- This is a 1500 point game on a 6x4 board.<br /><br />- Annihilation. Dawn of War.<br /><br />-Ultramarine rolls to go first. Marine decides to let the Dark Eldar go first.<br /><br />- Dark Eldar deploys out a raider with 10 Wracks riding inside. Nothing is in Reserves.<br /><br />- Ultramarine deploys out Telion and Scouts. Nothing is in Reserves.<br /><br />- Scouts Scout closer to the Dark Eldar.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">My opponent completely forgot that the Wracks could easily Assault the Scouts on turn one! </span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">- Marine attempts to Steal the Initiative to make up for his deployment mistake, and fails. Dark Eldar take turn one.<br /><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Dark Eldar Turn 1</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">-<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum9/1-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 899px; height: 599px;" src="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum9/1-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Urien gives out 3 Pain Tokens. One for the Grotesques, and one for two Wrack Units. This picture is misleading as the Wrack unit on the left should have 3 Pain Tokens.<br /><br />Two Wrack units move up against a Ruin.<br /><br />Grotesques and Urien move up in a line with three Taloi following suit behind and around them, protecting their flanks.<br /><br />One Wrack unit Disembarks from a Raider and Assaults the Scouts. The Scouts are wiped out without any effort, and the Wracks gain their third Pain Token (not shown in picture). <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(Kill Points - Dark Eldar 1, Ultramarines 0)</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Ultramarine Turn 1</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">-</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum9/1-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 896px; height: 598px;" src="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum9/1-2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Iron Clad arrives via Drop pod in the center of the board in an attempt to stall the Wracks in a nearby Raider, and possibly tie up the Grotesques the entire game.<br /><br />Two Rhinos with Tactical Squads, Vanguard Veterans and Assault Terminators in a Landraider drive onto the battlefield.<br /><br />The Iron Clad attempts to Melta and Flame a Raider, but manages only to score a Shaken result.<br /><br />Assault Terminators jump out of the Landraider and fail an Assault to the Wracks in the ruin.<br /><br />The Landraider fires its Lascannon at an empty Raider, but doesn't do anything to it due to a Flickerfield save.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Dark Eldar Turn 2</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">-</span><br /></div></div></div></div><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum9/2-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 897px; height: 600px;" src="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum9/2-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Dark Eldar begins to do an outflank maneuver on the Marines by sending an empty Raider on the left, Wracks in the middle and a Wrack unit on the right.<br /><br />Taloi and Grotesques move forward.<br /><br />The Taloi fire their Haywire Blasters at the Iron Clad, Blowing an arm off the thing.<br /><br />One Talos Assaults the Iron Clad much to the dismay of my opponent. He thought the Talos would be out of 12", but he was wrong! The Talos lays 6 attacks into the Iron Clad, blowing it up in a shower of metal and flesh.<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(Kill Points - Dark Eldar 2, Ultramarines 0)</span><br /><br />The Wracks in the Ruin fire two Liquefier Guns into the Assault Terminators, and score an AP 1 and AP 2 hit, but most damage is deflected by their 3++ save, and only one Terminator melts into the Ruins. The Wracks then Assault the Terminators, but do no damage. A few Wracks die, but they hold due to being Fearless.<br /><br />The Wrack-Raider on the right Stuns a Rhino with it's Dark Lance.<br /><br />The Wracks in the middle Assault out of the Raider into the Vanguard Veterans. One Marine dies, but a slew of Wracks die, and then Fall Back!<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">This was the first time I have ever fought Vanguards. I didn't know they all have Power Weapons! Now I know how people must feel when they are Assaulted by Incubi for the first time! I didn't fire the Liquefier Guns because I wanted to kill them in close combat for movement purposes. Whoops! Egg on my face!</span><br /></div><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Ultramarine Turn 2</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">-</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum9/2-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 899px; height: 601px;" src="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum9/2-2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>A Tactical Squad gets battle hungry, and leaps out of the Stunned Rhino to Rapid Fire into the Raider, but only manages to score a single Shaken result against it!<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">After the fact, my opponent realized his blunder as he saw that the Tactical Marines were now outside and ready to get assaulted and flamed by Wracks in the right Raider!</span><br /><br />The Landraider fires all guns into the Talos in the center of the field, and kills it. <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(Kill Points - Dark Eldar 2, Ultramarines 1)</span><br /><br />The Vanguard Vets Assault the Wracks. I roll my Leadership and fail on an 9! I knew I should always take the friggin leader upgrade for these pieces of shit! <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(Kill Points - Dark Eldar 2, Ultramarines 2)</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Marine player was stunned because he did not know about the rule to catch and kill fleeing units. He was very happy as no one else has ever told him about that before. Lucky fucking me, right? I should have kept my big mouth shut lol!<br /></span></div><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">In combat the Assault Terminators kill off the Wracks and Consolidate a bit towards the Landraider. <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(Kill Points - Dark Eldar 2, Ultramarines 3)</span></div><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br />- Dark Eldar Turn 3</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">-</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum9/3-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 899px; height: 596px;" src="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum9/3-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>The Wracks jump out of the right Raider before the Raider moves up the flank more.<br /><br />The other Raiders move along the flank and to the backfield of the enemy. Darklance fire from the Raiders Shake a Rhino and Destroy the Landraider. The explosion from the Landraider manages to kill an unlucky Terminator nearby! <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(Kill Points - Dark Eldar 3, Ultramarines 3)</span><br /><br />Taloi and Grotesques lumber forward.<br /><br />The last unit of Wracks pours their Liquefier Guns into the Marines, killing 5 of them. The Wracks kill another 4 in Assault, but the Marine hold on a double1!<br /><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Ultramarine Turn 3</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">-</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum9/3-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 898px; height: 597px;" src="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum9/3-2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>The Assault Terminators hammer into the Shaken Raider in the backfield, and pen it twice, only to have the hits avoided by two Flickerfield Saves.<br /><br />The empty Rhino moves along the right flank.<br /><br />The Vanguard Veterans decide to help the lone marine and Assault the Wracks! Everything but a single Vanguard Veteran dies as the Wracks are cut down while trying to run away! <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(Kill Points - Dark Eldar 4, Ultramarines 4)</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">For whatever reason, the Marine player does not move his Rhino with the last Tactical Squad in it anywhere. I don't remember why.<br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br />- Dark Eldar Turn 4</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">-</span><br /></div><br /><a href="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum9/4-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 899px; height: 599px;" src="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum9/4-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Dark Eldar units move about. All shooting is ineffectual.<br /><br />The Grotesques punch a Drop Pod to death! <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(Kill Points - Dark Eldar 5, Ultramarines 4)</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Ultramarine Turn 4</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">-</span><br /></div><br /><a href="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum9/4-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 897px; height: 600px;" src="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum9/4-2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Ultramarine now is trying his best ot keep units alive until the end of the game.<br /><br />Terminators move into Cover. Rhino with Tac Squad moves into the Backfield and pops Smoke. The lone Vangard Veteran and an empty Rhino move into the Ruins for cover.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Dark Eldar Turn 5</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">-</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum9/5-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 897px; height: 597px;" src="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum9/5-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></div></div>Darklances from the two raiders wound the last Vanguard, but he makes his cover saves as he goes to ground!<br /><br />Taloi move up, and only manages to Shake the Smoked Rhino with a shot from a Haywire Blaster.<br /><br />Grotesques move into the Ruins. Only 2" away from a Rhino, the Grotesques roll double1's and fail their Assault! Whoops!!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Ultramarine Turn 5</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">-</span><br /></div><br /><a href="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum9/5-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 899px; height: 598px;" src="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum9/5-2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> The Ultramarine player turtles like a cowering dog in the Ruins.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Dark Eldar Turn 6</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">-</span><br /></div><br /><a href="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum9/6-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 897px; height: 596px;" src="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum9/6-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> The Raiders fire into the Rhino with the Tactical Squad and Stuns it.<br /><br />The Taloi Assault the Terminators and kill one Termiantor and the Chaplain. A Talos takes a wound. <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(Kill Points - Dark Eldar 6, Ultramarines 4)</span><br /><br />Grotesques attempt to punch a Rhino to death, and fail due to needing 6's to hit. BACK TO THE FUCKING MEAT PITS WITH YOU GUYS!!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Ultramarine Turn 5</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">-</span><br /></div><br /><a href="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum9/6-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 900px; height: 599px;" src="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum9/6-2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Last ditch effort to get two Kill Points by the Ultramarine.<br /><br />The Tactical Squad gets out of the Stunned Rhino and Rapid fire into a Raider. With two Glances from Bolters, the Raider makes both Flickerfield Saves...<br /><br />One more Terminator dies in combat, but the last Terminator holds strong and deals another wound to a Talos.<br /><br />The game ends.<br /><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Battle Report Conclusion</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">-<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">Dark Eldar - 6 Kill Points<br /><br />Ultramarines - 4 Kill Points<br /><br />Victor - Dark Eldar by 2 Kill Points<br /></div><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Post Game Opinions</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">-</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Grotesques</span>.... Along with Urien, this unit comes out to something like 580 points or some shit. They killed a Drop Pod. AWESOME!!! :) No but seriously, awesome KP denial unit. Also, they are my favorite unit in the Dark Eldar Codex by far. So much fun!<br /><br />Not much to say here really... This was a very intense game, with mistakes being made all over the place!<br /><br />It is funny, because before doing this report, I forgot who won. Even after doing the Vassal pictures I still didn't know who won as I thought it was a tie. It wasn't until like 5 minutes ago did I see that I won. I went over the report to make sure I didn't make any mistakes in counting Kill Points.<br /><br />Kind of interesting doing weeks old Battlereports I guess, lol. This is surprising me as well!<br /><br />Well, onto the next Battle Report... Lets see if I can knock this fucker out tonight.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Did the new arrow colors make things easier for you guys to follow the action? Is the report better with the new colors, or should I just stick with all green arrows? How about the blood being left after combat? Does the blood make the reports cluttered or more interesting?</span><br /><br />Peace!<br /></div></div>BuFFo the Art Clownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173420012897594601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524109359220804995.post-84208060888665039542010-12-13T11:49:00.003-05:002010-12-13T11:59:44.432-05:00Skaven PictureWow, I got contacted to do some art, out of the blue, for a magazine I did art for a long time ago.<br /><br />The<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="www.skavenblightgazette.com">Skavenblightgazette</a> is about Skaven.<br /><br />It is a wonderful website for all you Skaven lovers out there to go check out. Their magazine, which comes out a few times a year, is just awesome, and one of the best Fanzines I have ever seen.<br /><br />This is a shitty piece I did for them a few days ago for a Blood Bowl character they created.<br /><a href="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/doodles/skaven.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 393px; height: 591px;" src="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/doodles/skaven.png" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I haven't drawn anything in about a year. I normally don't get the chance to draw anything, but it would be nice to get back into practice of doing so. I can never find my own style. Been trying for over a decade. Maybe one of these days I will.<br /><br />Anyway, I am working on two battle reports at the moment, so I'll have them up soon.<br /><br />Peace!BuFFo the Art Clownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173420012897594601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524109359220804995.post-89945942578975732472010-12-09T18:26:00.006-05:002010-12-09T22:45:21.559-05:00500 Hellion Gangers versus Chaos Space Marines<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">- Video Update -</span></span><br /></div><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/m4jVUrX0je4?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/m4jVUrX0je4?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="480"></embed></object><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />- Video Battle Report -</span></span><br /></div><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4vFVKnONoZI?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4vFVKnONoZI?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="480"></embed></object><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />- Vassal Battle Report -</span></span><br /></div><br /><span>Here is a small skirmish for my store's campaign between Zack's Chaos Marines and my Hellion Gangers!<br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">- 500 Point Hellion Gangers -</span></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Baron Sarthonyx<br /><br />10 Hellions<br /><br />10 Hellions<br />Helliarch w/ Stunclaw<br /><br />3 Reavers w/ Heat Lance<br /><br /></div><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">- 500 Point Chaos Marine Force -</span></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Chaos Sorcerer w/ Lash of Submission<br /><br />6 Chaos Space Marines w/ Melta<br />Rhino<br /><br />6 Chaos Space Marines w/ Melta<br />Aspiring Champion w/ Power Fist<br />Rhino<br /><br />Obliterator<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Why I Took My (Dark Eldar) List -</span><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />I am just having soo much fun testing out Hellions! What can I say? I just wanted to see how they fared against the forces of Chaos!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> -Army Icons -</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Chaos along the top, Dark Eldar along the bottom<br /></div><br /><a href="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devcsm20/armies.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 358px; height: 598px;" src="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devcsm20/armies.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></div></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Mission and Deployment</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">-</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devcsm20/deployment.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 599px;" src="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devcsm20/deployment.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />- This is a 500 point game on a 4v4 Board.<br /><br />- Annihilation. Dawn Of War.<br /><br />- Chaos Marine wins Deployment roll. Chaos decides to go first.<br /><br />- Combat Drug results in a +1 Strength.<br /><br />- Chaos Marine deploys out a Rhino with 6 Marines and a Sorcerer. Chaos puts the Obliterator in Reserves for Deep Strike.<br /><br />- Dark Eldar Deploys out nothing.<br /><br />- Dark Eldar attempts to steal the initiative, and fails.<br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Chaos Turn 1</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">-<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devcsm20/1-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 597px; height: 599px;" src="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devcsm20/1-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />After learning about the distance Hellions and Reavers can go, Chaos moves his Rhino back.<br /><br />The Rhino that moves onto the board stays back a bit.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Dark Eldar Turn 1</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">-</span><br /><br /><a href="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devcsm20/1-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 601px; height: 601px;" src="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devcsm20/1-2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br />All then units come onto the board.<br /><br />Hellions on the left Run into terrain, and one Hellion dies to Difficult Terrain.<br /><br />The Hellions on the right form a circle around the Reavers. This is to grant cover saves to the Reavers in case the Obliterator decides to drop down next to them or fire at them.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">After the game I learned that when Hellions Run through terrain they do not make Dangerous Terrain Tests. Oh well!</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Chaos Turn 2</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">-</span><br /></div></div></div></div><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devcsm20/2-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 599px; height: 598px;" src="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devcsm20/2-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The Obliterator fails to arrive from Reserves.<br /><br />Rhinos move back a bit.<br /><br />The Sorcerer Lashes the Hellions back. One Hellion dies from the Lash and Dangerous Terrain Tests. The Hellions become Pinned!<br /><br /><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Dark Eldar Turn 2</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">-</span><br /><br /><a href="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devcsm20/2-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 599px; height: 598px;" src="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devcsm20/2-2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">With one Hellion unit Pinned, the other Hellions and Reavers decide to not move forward, and instead stay behind.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Dark Eldar armies like this one either need to move together in unison, or not at all. Never stick your fragile units out too far forward! Of course, there are exceptions, but this is a good rule of thumb to play by if you are starting out with Dark Eldar.</span><br /><br /><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Chaos Turn 3</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">-</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devcsm20/3-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 599px; height: 600px;" src="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devcsm20/3-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>The Obliterator Deep Strikes in, scatters a bit, but nothing dangerous.<br /><br />Rhinos fudge about defensively some more.<br /><br />Sorcerer Lashes the Hellions back into a ball. The Hellions are not Pinned.<br /><br />The Obliterator fires a Plasma Cannon shot into the Hellions, but the shot scatters harmlessly away.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Dark Eldar Turn 3</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">-</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devcsm20/3-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 599px; height: 599px;" src="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devcsm20/3-2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Now that all units can move, all units move forward.<br /><br />The Baron breaks off the Hellions so that only one unit can get Lashed instead of two.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Providing the enemy with too many targets to deal with is a powerful tactic to use with Dark Eldar. Keeping too many units clumped together will make deciding what units to shoot at much easier for your opponents.</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Chaos Turn 4</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">-</span><br /></div><br /><a href="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devcsm20/4-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 599px; height: 599px;" src="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devcsm20/4-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Chaos units get into a defensive ball.<br /><br />Sorcerer Lashes the Hellion on the right flank back a bit. They are not Pinned.<br /><br />Concentrated fire from both Rhinos and the Obliterator kills 3 Hellions. The Hellions hold.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Dark Eldar Turn 4</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">-</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devcsm20/4-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 599px; height: 598px;" src="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devcsm20/4-2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Reavers Turbo Boost above the Obliterator, dealing it one Wound.<br /><br />Hellions on the right move forward.<br /><br />Hellions on the left, and the Baron, Assault the left most Rhino and the Obliterator. The Rhino is unscathed, but the Obliterator is cut into ribbons. +1 Pain Token for the Hellions. <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> (KP - DE/1 CSM/1)</span></div></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Chaos Turn 5</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">-</span><br /></div><br /><a href="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devcsm20/5-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 598px; height: 598px;" src="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devcsm20/5-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Chaos Marines get out of both Rhinos.<br /><br />Rightmost Rhino Tank Shocks the Hellions, but does nothing.<br /><br />The Chaos Marines on the right Rapid Fire into the Hellions, killing them.<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> (KP - DE/1 CSM/1)</span><br /><br />Chaos Marines on the left Pistol fire into the Reavers, then Assaults them. The Reavers are killed in return. <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(KP - DE/1 CSM/2)</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Dark Eldar Turn 5</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">-</span><br /></div><br /><a href="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devcsm20/5-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 598px; height: 601px;" src="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devcsm20/5-2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>The Baron Assaults the Chaos Marines. All the regular hits are deflected by the Shadowfield. A single power fist wound manages to short out the Shadowfield, killing the Baron. <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(KP - DE/1 CSM/3)</span><br /><br />Stupidly, the Dark Eldar, instead of running the Hellions into Assault range, fires the Hellions guns instead. Killing one Chaos Marine and wounding the Sorcerer.<br /><br />Dark Eldar calls the game.<br /><br /><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Battle Report Conclusion</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">-<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">Dark Eldar - 1 Kill Point<br /><br />Chaos Space Marine - 3 Kill Points<br /><br />Victory for Chaos Space Marines!<br /></div><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Post Game Opinions</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">-</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />This was a classic "why bother" kind of game. What I mean is, my opponent is so afraid of losing, he would rather tie the game by not engaging rather than slugging it out and fighting.<br /><br />This happens to me from time to time, and I hate these kinds of games. I just end up ALWAYS being the guy who commits to the fight.<br /><br />Also, I could have easily just sat back with my Heat Lance and blow his Rhinos up for easy kill points, but why? I wanted to fight his d00ds in combat and take slaves!<br /><br />I am not a huge fan of games under 1000 points. I find these games to be rather one sided/dull because of the power skew at this level.<br /><br />I made a critical error when I fired my Hellions instead of Running them for Assault. I don't know if it would have made much of a difference though. Who knows!<br /><br />This was a decently fun game for me. Nothing to write home about, lol.<br /><br />Peace!<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /></div></div>BuFFo the Art Clownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173420012897594601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524109359220804995.post-89870829046433258482010-12-08T22:10:00.000-05:002010-12-08T22:11:51.399-05:00Lets Chat - Succubus?<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ezVvPy4nhrg?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ezVvPy4nhrg?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />Why should I EVER field a Succubus?<br /><br />Peace!BuFFo the Art Clownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173420012897594601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524109359220804995.post-29792308977315953792010-12-07T17:12:00.002-05:002010-12-07T17:14:22.456-05:00You Decide! Vassal, Video or Both....<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/V5dQ8EPqa_0?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/V5dQ8EPqa_0?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />So, which do you prefer, and why?<br /><br />Peace!BuFFo the Art Clownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173420012897594601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524109359220804995.post-17440955193123183182010-12-06T21:39:00.004-05:002010-12-06T22:55:48.549-05:00500 Hellion Gangers versus Tau EmpireHere is a little skirmish battle between Dark Eldar and Tau with my good friend Chris<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- 500 point Hellion Gangers -</span><br /></div><br />Baron Sarthonyx<br /><br />10 Hellions<br /><br />10 Hellions<br /><br />3 Reavers<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- 500 point Tau Expeditionary Force -</span><br /></div><br />Commander<br /><br />12 Fire Warriors<br /><br />4 Pathfinders<br />Devilfish<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Game Type -</span><br /></div><br />- 4x4 Board<br /><br />- 500 point battle for our store's campaign<br /><br />- Capture and Control Mission with 3 Objectives<br /><br />- Spearhead Deployment<br /><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VOGm8jY5EnU?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VOGm8jY5EnU?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="480"></embed></object><br /><br />Watch the video before scrolling down to the Spoilers....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Post Game -</span><br /></div><br />My opponent Chris is a new player. He plays maybe once every few months.<br /><br />I set up the terrain in such a way that he could get good firing lanes on me. He did not take advantage of the terrain set up, but that is fine.<br /><br />During the game I suggested that he just Embark the Firewarriors in the Devilfish, and zip around the board until the late game, where he could hold one objective and contest another with the Firewarriors and Devilfish. He said he had a plan, and didn't move his Devilfish on turn 1. That set the Baron up to Stun the Devilfish, basically sealing the game as he could no longer go anywhere.<br /><br />As always, my opponent and I did not tailor lists, and just made whatever we thought would be appropriate.<br /><br />I am having so much fun with my Hellions and Reavers that they will basically appear in a ton of future video Battle eports!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Reavers</span>... For my post game analysis on Reavers, I will link you to<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/270/324509.page#2201276">this post</a>.<br /><br />Basically, my use of Reavers has changed, and this will be reflected, not in the next few games I already recorded and will put up, but in any future games I play.<br /><br />See ya, peace!BuFFo the Art Clownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173420012897594601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524109359220804995.post-14386759783376973732010-12-06T01:10:00.006-05:002010-12-06T03:58:23.019-05:001000 Hellion Gangers versus OrksI will be playing my good friend Mike and his Orks.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">- Hellion Ganger List -</span><br /></div><br />Baron Sarthonyx<br /><br />10 Hellions<br />Helliarch w/ Stunclaw<br /><br />10 Hellions<br />Helliarch w/ Stunclaw<br /><br />9 Reavers w/ 3x Heat Lances<br /><br />9 Reavers w/ 3x Caltrops<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">- Dirty 'ard Boyz -</span></span><br /></div><br /><span>Warboss</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span>w/ Power Claw<br /><br />7 Nobs w/ Random Nobby shit like Power Claws, 'Eavy Choppas, etc...<br />Trukk w/ Red Paint Jearb<br /><br />20 'Ard Boiz<br /><br />3 Deff Koptas w/ Buzzsaw, 3x Rokkits<br /><br />2 Killa Kanz w/ Grotzookas</span><span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span>Combat Drug rolled was Pain Token</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><span>Alrighty, lets get this mudda fugga going!!!!</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/feCDINZJw3M?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/feCDINZJw3M?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="480"></embed></object><br /><br /></span>Game Spoilers Bellow, read after the Video...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is a classic example of what I like to call "Playing the List" and not the opponent.<br /><br />I had made a list, adn in my mind I wanted to do certain things, regardless of the Mission type. This is a big no no. What do I mean specifically?<br /><br />Knowing full well that my opponent only had a single Trukk to get to my rear lines, the best course of action would have been to blow the Trukk up with my Heat Lance toting Reavers. What did I do? I got too caught up in the Reaver's Bladevanes, and I just got all giddy at the possibility of using the Bladevanes on the 3 Deff Koptas.<br /><br />This game could have easily been a win for me if I was thinking with a more level head, but, my Dark Eldar blood lust got the best of me, and oh well!<br /><br />After the game, the comment came up that it was shitty to fight a tricked out Nob Squad at 1000 points. I disagreed wholeheartedly. If I would have just blown up his Trukk on his side of the table, I could have held my Objective, and on turn 5 send in a Reaver Squad to contest his. If the game went to turn 6, I could send in the other Reaver Squad to contest.<br /><br />I basically rolled out the red carpet for the Nobs, let them get into my back field, and just part their shitty Trukk on my Objective.<br /><br />Oh, my Hellions running off the table on turn 1 didn't help much either, lol. But thems the breaks!!<br /><br />In the end, the game was very fun for my opponent, and that is all that mattered to me.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Reavers</span>... I love these guys. They are so much fun. They are proving to be a very, VERY fragile unit for what they do, but their awesomeness far out weighs their suicidal tendencies. I liked the split between two units of Reavers, with one dealing with Anti-MECH and the other Anti-Infantry.BuFFo the Art Clownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173420012897594601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524109359220804995.post-16628603671404030962010-12-03T23:14:00.003-05:002010-12-04T03:39:09.783-05:001500 Kabal/Cult/Coven versus Ultramarines<span>Here is another game between my friend Brian and his Ultramarines.</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">I use Vassal as an abstract tool to represent the battle. I use no measurements in Vassal, so one turn a unit may move 6", but only move 3" next turn, but in reality the unit moved 12" total in the 'real life' game. Just remember, this is abstract, so do not get caught up in the visuals, and just enjoy the match!<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /></div><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">- 1500 Point Kabal/Wych/Coven Mix -</span></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Heamonculus W/ Liquefier Gun<br />Heamonculus W/ Liquefier Gun<br />Heamonculus W/ Liquefier Gun<br />Heamonculus W/ Liquefier Gun<br />Heamonculus W/ Liquefier Gun<br />Heamonculus W/ Liquefier Gun<br /><br />8 Bloodbrides W/ Haywire Grenades<br />Hekatrix W/ Agonizer, Phantasm Grenade Launcher<br />Raider<br /><br />8 Bloodbrides W/ Haywire Grenades<br />Hekatrix W/ Agonizer, Phantasm Grenade Launcher<br />Raider<br /><br />8 Bloodbrides W/ Haywire Grenades<br />Hekatrix W/ Agonizer, Phantasm Grenade Launcher<br />Raider<br /><br />20 Kabalite Warriors W/ 2x Splinter Cannons<br />20 Kabalite Warriors W/ 2x Splinter Cannons<br /><br /><br /></div><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">- 1500 Point Ultramarines -</span></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Shrike<br /><br />Captain w/ Lightning Claws, Artificer Armor<br />5x Command Squad w/ 2x Lightning Claws, Champion, Flamer, Melta<br />Rhino<br /><br />Ironclad Dreadnought w/ Heavy Flamer and Meltagun<br />Drop pod<br /><br />10 Tactical Marines w/ Missile Launcher, Melta Gun<br />Rhino<br /><br />10 Tactical Marines w/ Missile Launcher, Melta Gun<br />Rhino<br /><br />5 Vanguard Vets w/ Jet Packs, 4x Power Weapons, Lightning Claws<br /><br />Landspeeder Storm w/ Heavy Flamer<br /><br />Landspeeder Storm w/ Multi Melta<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Why I Took My (Dark Eldar) List -</span><br /></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This time around I just wanted to make a weird list with no real focus. There is a serious lack of Anti-Tank. I wanted to see how low anti tank would do against a Marine opponent.<br /><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Pre Deployment Plan</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">-<br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Just to rush forward with my Bloodbrides and Heamonculi while walking slowly with Splinter Weapon fire covering them from infantry.<br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Mission and Deployment</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">-</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum8/deployment.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 899px; height: 596px;" src="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum8/deployment.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />- This is a 1500 point game on a 6x4 board.<br /><br />-Capture and Control. Pitched Battle.<br /><br />-We put out the Markers on the board.<br /><br />-Ultramarine rolls to go first and wins. He decides to go first.<br /><br />- Combat Drug results in a +Attack.<br /><br />- Ultramarine Deploys out his force. He deploys his Ironclad in Drop Pod and Shrike with his Vanguard Vets into Reserves.<br /><br />He has a 10 Tactical in the upper left and a 5 Tactical in the upper right, both in Rhinos. His HQ unit in Rhino takes the middle. His dual Landspeeders take the middle as well, for rapid reinforcement or quick in and out strikes.<br /><br />- Knowing he as a Ironclad in Reserves, and my units have next to no Anti-Tank, Dark Eldar Reserves everything out of fear of teh Ironclad. This will later prove to be a HUGE 'new player' mistake...<br /><br />- Dark Eldar attempts to steal the initiative, and<br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Post Deployment Plan</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">-<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">Not much to plan really. Just wait to see what I have coming in and go for the gold!<br /></div><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Dark Eldar Turn 1</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">-<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum8/1-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 899px; height: 596px;" src="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum8/1-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I am Error.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Ultramarine Turn 1</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">-</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum8/1-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 901px; height: 598px;" src="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum8/1-2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Not much going on here. Ultramarine scrambles around the board to take a strong flanking position on the side of the table with the most Objectives.<br /><br />In the top right, the 5 Tactical Squad Immobilizes their Rhino trying to transverse the Hill!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Dark Eldar Turn 2</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">-</span><br /></div></div></div></div><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum8/2-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 901px; height: 599px;" src="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum8/2-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>A 20 Kabalite Warrior unit enters the Battlefield.<br /><br />A single Raider with 8 Bloodbrides and 2 Haemonculi enter the Battlefield. The Raider lands on a hill, unloading the unit. The Bloodbrides and Heanoculi detach as the Bloodbrides want to take advantage of their Fleet. They toss a few Haywire Grenades at the Landspeeder, but miss. The two Haemonculi stay in the Raider, edging them on!<br /><br />Yes, I forgot to fire the Raider at anything!<br /></div><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Ultramarine Turn 2</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">-</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum8/2-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 897px; height: 598px;" src="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum8/2-2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Ultramarine units move around the Battlefield.<br /><br />The HQ Rhino in the center charges forward and pops it's Smoke.<br /><br />The Ironclad hugs the terrain as it creeps closer, guarding the middle Objective.<br /><br />A Missile from the top right Rhino fires out of the Hatch and blows the Dark Lance off of the Raider.<br /><br />The Landspeeder on the right fires it's Multi-Melta at the Raider, and blows it up. The two Heamonculi fall out unharmed.<br /><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Dark Eldar Turn 3</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">-</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum8/3-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 899px; height: 599px;" src="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum8/3-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Another 20 Kabalite Warrior unit makes it into the battle. The Dark Eldar forgets about Shrike completely, and deploys the Warriors in an anti-blast/flamer line against the table edge.<br /><br />The other Warrior squad reforms into a defensive position.<br /><br />The Bloodbrides and 2 Heamonculi join forces, and charge the HQ Rhino, missing everything!<br /><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Ultramarine Turn 3</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">-</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum8/3-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 899px; height: 601px;" src="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum8/3-2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Shrike and Vets Outflank and get close to the Kabalite Warriors.<br /><br />HQ Rhino Tank Shocks the Bloodbrides, running an unlucky woman as her Haywire Grenade fails to do any damage to the Tank.<br /><br />The Landspeeders get into firing positions.<br /><br />The Immobilized Rhino fails to repair itself the entire game... Just letting ya'll know that!<br /><br />Landspeeder Storm flames and kills 2 Kabalite warriors, thanks to their anti-flamer formation.<br /><br />The Ironclad lumbers out of cover and burns 4 Bloodbrides into thin air. The unit Holds. The Ironclad then charges the Bloodbrides, but fails to do anything to them, thanks to their 4++ save.<br /><br />Shrike's unit charges the Kabalite Warriors, and kills 11 of them! The Kabalites Break and run back to their Web Way Portals!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Dark Eldar Turn 4</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">-</span><br /></div><br /><a href="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum8/4-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 898px; height: 601px;" src="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum8/4-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>The last two Bloodbride units make it onto the battlefield. Their Raiders zip towards the Ultramarine's back line to contest their Objectives.<br /><br />Conceding that my Kabalite Warriors are dead next turn, I don't move them, and just fire unsuccessful Splinter Cannon fire at Shrike, doing nothing.<br /><br />The Ironclad and Bloodbrides exchange blows, but nothing happens.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Ultramarine Turn 4</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">-</span><br /></div><br /><a href="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum8/4-2.jpg%20"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 899px; height: 599px;" src="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum8/4-2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>The Ultramarine vehicles scramble to intercept the Raiders.<br /><br />Shrike moves closer to their next yummy target!<br /><br />Landspeeder's Multi-Melta and a Missile from the upper left Rhino hit the Raider, but it makes both it's cover saves.<br /><br />The Ironclad puts an attack on a Heamonculus and Bloodbrides, and manages to kill a Bloodbride.<br /><br />Shrike does what you think he does. Look at the picture for fucks sake... The last Kabalites run like hot, sexy Japanese School girls towards the nearest tentacle demon would, and run off the battlefield.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Dark Eldar Turn 5</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">-</span><br /><br /></div><a href="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum8/5-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 898px; height: 596px;" src="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum8/5-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>The Raiders lurch forward and the Bloodbrides and Heamonculi jump out. Both Raiders are contesting the Objectives.<br /><br />The Raiders fire and fail to do anything with their Dark Lances.<br /><br />In the upper left, the Bloodbrides manage to Stun the Rhino with their Haywire Grenades.<br /><br />In the upper right, the Bloodbrides manage to Wreck the Rhino. Because of the location of the Bloodbrides, the Marines needed to do Emergency Disembarkation, killing all but 2 of the Tactical Marines! It is hard to tell by the picture, but trust me, there was no room.<br /><br />Ironclad and Bloodbrides wiff again...<br /><br />Can the Ultramarines make it to their Objectives in time?<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Ultramarine Turn 5</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">-</span><br /></div><br /><a href="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum8/5-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 902px; height: 599px;" src="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum8/5-2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Shrike flies 12" and runs 6" towards the upper left Objective, as does the Landspeeder.<br /><br />The two Tactical Marines in the upper right move through cover and run, making it next to the Objective.<br /><br />The 10 tactical Marines need to Assault the Raider to get within 3" of the Objective. They Assault the Raider, making it within 3" of the Objective.<br /><br />The Landspeeder fires at the Raider, but fails to do anything to it.<br /><br />The HQ Rhino drives up to the Raider and the HQ Unit jumps out and Wrecks the Raider in a hail of Meta fire.<br /><br />The Ironclad crushes a Heamonculi, but the Bloodbride unit Holds.<br /><br />At the moment, the Ultramarine player is winning 1 Objective to none, thanks to the Raider becoming a flaming Wreck!<br /><br />The Ultramarine player rolls the Game Ending die, and the game continues!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Dark Eldar Turn 6</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">-</span><br /></div><br /><a href="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum8/6-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 898px; height: 599px;" src="http://awesomesaucestudio.com/battlereports/devum8/6-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> Without any Troop choices left, all the Dark Eldar can do is Tie.<br /><br />There are some tough choices Dark Eldar has to make to get the Tie. Dark Eldar can keep the Raider in place to contest the Objective, but in doing so, the Bloodbrides are blocked from Assaulting without their full numbers. Also, Dark Eldar want to use the Liquefier Guns on the Marines before Assaulting them to soften them up, and the Raider is just getting in the way.<br /><br />Dark Eldar decides to go for it all! The Raider moves 24" behind cover to attempt to stay alive another turn.<br /><br />The Heamonculi in the upper right leave the Bloodbrides to get into better firing positions.<br /><br />The Bloodbrides in the upper right roll double1's to go through cover!! Ouch, Dark Eldar plans are hurting now!!!<br /><br />The Bloodbrides in the upper left make it into comfortable charging distance just fine.<br /><br />And guess what? The Bloodbrides in the upper right only Run 1"!!! They are out of Charge range of the two Tactical Marines on the Objective! Thank Commorragh the Heamonculi left the unit!!<br /><br />The Heamonculi in the upper right fire their Liquefier Guns. One Gun is Ap4, and kills a single Marine. The second Gun is Ap 3 and kills the second Tactical Marine!<br /><br />It now comes down to the last Objective....<br /><br />The Heamonculi fire their Liquefier Guns at the Tactical marines...<br /><br />The Guns are Ap 2 and Ap 3.... All 10 Tactical Marines are melted into the concrete!<br /><br />Without any Scoring units on the board, both players declare a Tie!!<br /><br /><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Battle Report Conclusion</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">-<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">Dark Eldar - 0 Objectives<br /><br />Ultramarines - 0 Objectives<br /><br />Tie!!!<br /></div><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Post Game Opinions</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">-</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Liquefier Guns</span>.... What can I say that I haven't already said in previous Battle Reports? These guns are so powerful it is a crime. MEQ will have to learn to fear Flamers for once :)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Bloodbrides....</span> I like these gals very much. New players to the Dark Eldar may not see anything good about them, but what they don't know is that the old Wyches used to cost the same with 1 less LD and 1 less attack! Bloodbrides are such a bargain for what they give you.<br /><br />Of course, if you have Troop slots left over, there really isn't a reason not to take Wyches over Bloodbrides 99% of the time. The fact that Wyches can hold Objectives is WELL worth the 1 less attack :)<br /><br />This game is an example of how NOT to let psychology get the better of you. I let a single unit scare me, and I Reserved everything. I should have just Deployed everything, and dealt with the Ironclad coming the hard way.<br /><br />Just play your list, play your army, and play the opponent, but never let your mind pay trick on you.<br /><br />Of course, I did not know I was going to Steal the Initiative, but hey, that's the game!<br /><br /><br /></div></div>BuFFo the Art Clownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173420012897594601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524109359220804995.post-13751660001719799712010-11-29T21:11:00.002-05:002010-11-29T21:16:02.177-05:001500 Dark Eldar versus TyranidsAlrighty!!<br /><br />Colin and I switched armies, and I am playing his Tyranids and he is playing my Dark Eldar.<br /><br />This is the first time Colin has played as Dark Eldar, and it has been around 4 or 5 years since I have played as Tyranids, so lets watch us fight!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Why I took my Tyranid List</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">-</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I wanted to take units from the Tyranid codex people online say suck. I wanted to try Carnifex Broods, a Harpy and a Tyrant with Wings.<br /></div></div><br />Lets get right to it!!<br /><br />Part 1<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GfaLx8uCNg0?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GfaLx8uCNg0?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />Part 2<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Fp2rHkxI6qw?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Fp2rHkxI6qw?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>BuFFo the Art Clownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173420012897594601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524109359220804995.post-31737949409236290692010-11-28T17:37:00.006-05:002010-11-28T23:11:36.068-05:002500 Wych Cult versus TyranidsHere is a game between my friend Colin and I. There is a card game tournament going on in the background, so sorry for the loud noises. Not much I could do anything about that.<br /><br />The last time Colin and I fought, it was my Kabal list. This time, I wanted to change gears and go all Close Combat against him.<br /><br />I took an entire Wych Cult list with 6 Wych Squads, 3 Bloodbride Squads, Lelith, the Duke and 3 Ravagers.<br /><br />I don't have his list handy, sorry guys. Just listen to the start of the video to see what he has.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Pre Game Information</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">-</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The mission is Infestation from the Battle Missions book. Colin is going first, so I set up to receive the attack.<br /><br />The game is basically Kill Points.<br /><br />Dark Eldar have 23 kill points to give up.<br /><br />Tyranids have 13 kills points to give up.<br /><br />I put my Ravagers out front so that their Shadowfields can stop his Gargoyles and Zoanthropes from shooting at me before I can assault them with my Wyches and Bloodbrides.<br /><br />The Duke got me Pain Tokens for my Combat Drugs.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- The Game</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">-</span><br /><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MRAhXMuqbaI?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MRAhXMuqbaI?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="480"></embed></object><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Next video battle report, we switch armies, and I play his Tyranids and he plays my Dark Eldar<br /><br />I would like to see what you guys think will happen between us in the next match :)<br /><br />(I know the resolution is low. The next video is going to be low as well, but future videos will be higher quality. This is the first time I have ever dealt with online video stuff like this, so sue me, lol.)<br /></div></div></div></div><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span>BuFFo the Art Clownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173420012897594601noreply@blogger.com