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Ogre Kingdoms Ironblaster - Standing and Shooting

2011-10-06T07:48:00.000-07:00

I highly Debated topic among Ogre Kingdoms players and other armies' players alike, but unfortunately, so many are just not reading the rules right. I tend to be the rules afficiado for alot of games played with friends, and at the LFGS. While I might get things wrong off the top of my head, of course I'm not perfect, I do tend to put a fair bit of faith in my interpretations of the rules :)

New Ogre Kingdoms - The Facts

2011-08-30T06:09:00.000-07:00

Evenin ladies and gents!!! For anyone who was hoping to hear some Lamenters news and progess, my condolences - With a much-awaited bun in my fiances oven, I have been very busy. This post is purely about the Facts re: the new ogre kingdoms army book. That is, information that will only be considered any more "confirmed" when you're holding the new book in a few days :) So let's begin!! Magic

The Badab war and the Lamenters

2011-03-14T18:57:00.000-07:00

Greetings all!Well the decision has been made - Blood Angels (kinda) it is! Ogres have been shelved until at least 1000pts have been painted, but I promise there will be an army and there will be pics :)So while I was hesitate on picking a new 40k army, and play testing a few lists (I have settled on a very Rhino/Baal heavy list) my FLGS started a new league/competition for the next couple

Sold my Grey Knights.. Blood Angels on the table... now what??

2011-02-07T05:08:00.000-08:00

Long time no see!!Before I get onto the main topic today, a quick update on my Ogres. I've been slowly painting them up for a while now, and shortly should have a Full 2000pt army (with a few options) painted up to show you all. I wanted to leave them till they're done before posting pics. Hopefully you'll all like them! :)But onto the latest - with the announcement of the NEW Grey Knights

Ogre Kingdoms in 8th Ed review - In Depth part four: Heroes and Lords - final!

2010-10-31T04:06:00.000-07:00

Helloooo!!And so, finally, we move on to the last section, Heroes and Lords.I would confidently say that this is one of the most difficult sections to make decisions, especially in smaller games! but then Ogres get this issue regularly, as games get smaller they become a more and more difficult army to play.And so, what do you do? In regards to items, arcane and otherwise, I'll only be discussing

Ogre Kingdoms in 8th Ed review - In Depth part three: Rare Units!

2010-09-20T14:48:00.000-07:00

Aha! Yes! I am Alive!!I have however been quite ill, hence lack of posting. Though I should have some mini photos and reviews for you of my ogres in the next few weeks! :)And so, on with this "week"s episode, Rare choices. This will be, a very short episode, as to be honest I have a hard time effectively using the Rare Choices in the Ogre army. They all have thier purpose, but they just don't

Ogre Kingdoms in 8th Ed review - In Depth part two: Special

2010-09-03T20:52:00.000-07:00

Welcome back!Today's discussion will be about the all-important 'special' choices. Decisions here can be hard, and using them can be harder - so hopefully our discussion will flesh things out a little :)SPECIAL CHOICESThe Gnoblar Scraplauncher:To have a gnoblar scraplauncher you need patience, a keen mind, problem solving abilities, snap decision making and a steady hand.. and that's just to put

Ogre Kingdoms in 8th Ed review - In Depth part one: Core

2010-08-24T21:57:00.000-07:00

Welcome!Yes that's right, I'm still alive! (amazing isnt it!) Today we'll be deviating from our regular programming (or lack there of) and crossing onto some Warhammer Fantasy stuff! While I've played Warhammer 40k since 2nd Ed, I've only been playing Warhammer Fantasy since 6th Ed, and only heavily since 7th.I've been wanting to do a post on my Ogres in 8th ed, but didn't want to do so until I

Playing Warmachine, first impression!

2010-05-24T21:44:00.001-07:00

Howdy fellows! (and fellowettes... or...something similar)I was recently at my local game store and was offerred an intro game to Warmachine by our friendly volunteer privateer press rep. I had a while to kill and had been eyeing it off for a while and thought i'd give it a go.For those who are familiar with other games, but haven't had a game of warmachine yet, it has been best described to me

Best..Kitbash..Ever Tau "Broadside"

2010-03-08T00:16:00.000-08:00

As an old timey Tau player, this was definately of interest to me:Amazing piece of work by 'Fildunn' over at coolminiornot.com. To say Kudos would be an understatement. Tau are so hard to kit bash due to thier natural curves in some kits compared to the stark angles in others.Normally I would want to reverse engineer such an effort, but really im finding it hard to convince myself to do so, it's

"leaked" Blood Angels codex - possible phony?

2010-02-08T04:47:00.000-08:00

Howdy doody!Well apparently a full BA codex has been leaked, aswell as a contents page.I for one really can't wait to see when the 'dex is released if this is correct, however my opinon shall not be known as to thier legitimacies - here's a few interesting points for those of you trying to decide for yourselves.Beware possible spoilers however! :)Here's the inconsistencies I've noticed so far-The

huzzah, Assault squad! and Blood Angels rumours and predictions

2010-02-05T23:34:00.000-08:00

Howdy ladies and gents!So after last nights quick fire comment, I decided to get some painting done, and have FINALLY finished my first Assault Squad!!I think I've gotten a little better with my photography too! thoughts?I've decided as I'm dual-purposing some of my tanks (e.g. my Land Raider, seen a few months ago is Bleached Bone. I use it for my Grey Knights as well as Marines) that I should

Alive? why yes, yes I am - also, tyranids thoughts

2010-02-04T21:32:00.000-08:00

Howdy all!I should really set myself a schedule for updating my blog here. Currently the real world is pulling alot of my time away from the hobby, which is ok though I'm hoping things settle down by April :) I havent even had much time to paint lately (let alone post) though I do get a chance to game!In the last 2 weeks Ive had two games against the new nids, a 400pt combat patrol an a 750 pt

Scouts! scouting! as they do!

2009-08-27T01:14:00.000-07:00

Well it's about time I got something painted!Finished off a squad of scouts with sniper rifles and camo cloaks literally 30 minutes ago, and just couldn't wait to post something!The kit wasn't too bad. It all fit together reasonably well. but to be honest the whole thing fit a little... blah with the fit. I did have to shave one of the eye visor things to get the gun to sit properly, and you

Alive? Why yes, yes I am

2009-08-26T03:12:00.000-07:00

nobody panic!I am indeed alive. Have not had much time to paint lately, but should do soon - am looking forward to it :DI have also had a bit of a top secret project going on in the background. Of course, it will be revealed...eventually ;)

Army Building: My way, in 10 easy steps

2009-05-20T18:48:00.000-07:00

Ahoy!Sorry about the lack of painting and posts lately. I have a squad of SM scouts ready to be painted, but you may not see them for a bit.A couple of the guys I play with have asked me how I make up my Army Lists, as I tend to have some unusual lists from time to time. They're not always the most efficient lists, but I enjoy playing with them and get a kick out of it too.So here's the steps

Inquisitorial Stormtroopers

2009-05-13T03:28:00.000-07:00

as per with the last post, see below for the latest here! :)

Inquisitorial Stomrtroopers!

2009-05-06T06:23:00.000-07:00

Howdy!So for my Daemonhunters army, I usually field 1 or 2 squdas of basic stomr troopers, with 1 Melta gun and 1 Plasma gun. I've actually been a bit ahead with my posts, so these were actualyl completed a few days ago. I have to say these minis have been the worst so far for flash lines that needed to be cleaned up. I thought about waiting for the plastic Kasrkins and Cadians, but decided

Albrek's Grey Knights vs. The Aussie Prophet's Chaos Space Marines

2009-05-06T05:27:00.000-07:00

Battle Report! It's been a while since I've done one - and here's the first with pics!!Here's my Daemonhunters:I forgot a few of my Storm Trooper minis at home, so I just fielded a squad of 5, and had a tau as a stand in for the melta. I'm also a squad short of GK Termies, so again, the SM ones are a stand in. Here's the list:1x Grand Master - Nemesis Force weapon + Storm bolter 4x Grey

Meet Mr. Punchy Hands

2009-05-06T04:32:00.000-07:00

When I said I would punch you last, I lied.I mentioned in my lasy post an upgrade in wargear to someone, and this is he! It's the Sarg from the Command Squad seen earlier, who was previously equipped with the power fist, and a Bolt pistol.So anyways the other day I went through the 5th ed rules again, and the SM codex, and saw something I hadn't noticed before. I hadn't played Space Marines

Der Commander! Finally pt2 :)

2009-05-04T04:46:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the delay Ladies and Gents, I have been very busy! unfortunately, not with painting :(Behold below, the Space Marine Commander:I tried to spend as much time as I could on him. I know he's not perfect, but he's about as best as I could manage. He originally had a plasma pistol, but I decided later I didn't want to risk the 'Gets Hot!' rule spoiling my day, like it always tends to!The

Space Marine C... Comm...TERMINATORS! Gah!

2009-04-25T16:24:00.000-07:00

HeheheheheYes I know, I'm a jerk :P I originally obtained these terminators years and years ago when I first started playing 40k, and was collecting a Blood Angels army. At the time, they were the best looking minis I had painted. (For those who don't know, you can click on the pictures for larger versions of it, so you can see some detail :))To be honest, I'm not 100% sure where I got them

Space Marine Command Squad (Mostly Finished)

2009-04-21T23:20:00.000-07:00

Huzzah!!More completed minis! This time a little ways off from my usual Daemonhunters - I've had a few Space Marines hanging around for a while, and this is actually only the first squad I've finished! Note: I hate white Yeh, ok so I haven't decided on a name or heraldry for the chapter yet, though I'm mostly decided on calling them "The Black Hand" or something similar. I found that painting

Landraider Crusader - Battle Testing

2009-04-19T03:28:00.000-07:00

Howdy to all again!So I got to test the Land Raider Crusader yesterday in a 1500 pt 'Alien Booty' game. I'm not going to do a full battle report as all it would be is a lesson on poor tactics (on my part). Basically:I forgot to field my Dreadnought, which was sillyI forgot to assault with a squad of Grey Knights one turn, resulting in everyone but the Justicar dying painfully.I wasted a whole

It's Aliiiiiiive It's ALIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE! (Landraider completed :) )

2009-04-12T00:19:00.000-07:00

Well that certainly took long enough didn't it? I'm really happy with the finished product - it's about as good as I can manage at my current skill level. I know there are alot of better painters out there and this is probably not even upto thier "table qualiy" level, but I still think it looks pretty cool :)So anyways the final touch was laid today - I've been bitten by some kind of ridiculous