Creative Twilight

Ah, the Weekend

Thor — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:52:46 +0000

It appears I won’t be gone this weekend as originally planned. Hopefully that means I’ll be able to catch up on some painting for Joe. Life has kept me from it the past week. Why can’t weekends be four days … Continue reading → Related posts:

Mission Idea #1: The Long Haul

Thor — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:23:41 +0000

When it comes to tournaments at the LGS I play at, we always end up playing the same missions over and over. There’s about six of them and they are recycled every month. They get mixed up a bit but … Continue reading → Related posts:

Forums, Blogs or Both?

Thor — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:53:25 +0000

Last month Blood of Kittens put up an article, Meat for Meta: 40k forums a thing of the Past?, and lately I’ve been thinking about it more. Let’s travel back in time a bit, the year is 1999. I’m running … Continue reading → Related posts:

Space Marine Coming to the PC

Thor — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:24:46 +0000

I first saw a leaked demo of this game over a year ago now and was impressed by what I had seen. Since that leaked demo I have seen official video releases and they were all stunning. The one downside … Continue reading → Related posts:

Path of the Warrior – by Gav Thorpe

Thor — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:49:00 +0000

I’m not one normally for book reviews. I thoroughly enjoy reading, only 40K as a hobby takes up more time than reading, but I’m not an English or literature expert and thus the technicalities elude me. That being said, here’s … Continue reading → Related posts:

Lessons Learned: Kommandos

Thor — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:22:11 +0000

Kommandos have always been a favorite unit of mine, especially with Snikrot. They’re a unit that as soon as I put into my list the list becomes exciting for me. For a while I had not fielded them and I … Continue reading → Related posts:

July’s 1,850 Tournament Results

Thor — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:18:09 +0000

Another long and mentally tiring game of moving plastic models around a table and rolling dice. I didn’t fair poorly but I did not win the tournament and did not win any consolation prizes either, IE: best army, best sport … Continue reading → Related posts:

Off I Go

Thor — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 13:40:34 +0000

Today the 1,850 tournament at Crossroad Games commences at noon. Because of ‘ard Boyz, I have not played in a tournament since March, so I’m looking forward to today. Time to print off the army list and gather the Boyz … Continue reading → Related posts:

Gauntlet: Bench Warmer

Thor — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:01:33 +0000

Most every blog has its shtick, right? Well, here’s my conceived one, the Gauntlet. The goal here is to stimulate thoughtful assessment of a situation, a strategy, an idea, whatever it happens to be. You can’t look at things in … Continue reading → Related posts:

40K Zombies

Thor — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:28:43 +0000

I have a few pet peeves (a few is putting it lightly), but foremost amongst those is the unthinking person. This applies to anything but I’m applying it to 40K today. The zombie is the type of person who reads … Continue reading → Related posts:

Does Size Really Matter?

Thor — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:12:44 +0000

TastyTaste over at Blood of Kittens has been running a series called In Defense of 1500 that I’ve found interesting. When I got into playing 40K with my friends we were always playing 1,500 games, sometimes we’d go up to … Continue reading → Related posts:

Speedmek: Wrap Up

Thor — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:25:57 +0000

So, now you have an idea the units I use in my Speedmek list and now it’s time to show how that all comes together. This is a list I’m pondering for an upcoming 1,850 tournament at the FLGS. HQ … Continue reading → Related posts:

Speedmek: Heavy Support Choices

Thor — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:09:16 +0000

The last slot on the chart to cover for the fifth part of the series, heavy support. Let’s get right to it. Battlewagon Unfortunately I only own one of these. As a result my experience has been pretty well limited … Continue reading → Related posts:

More Primer

Thor — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:44:03 +0000

Since the last update for Joe, the Tact Squad that was in progress is complete and the 5-man heavy bolter Dev squad is now complete. Unfortunately I’ve run out of primer though and won’t be able to pick some up … Continue reading → Related posts:

Speedmek: Fast Attack Choices

Thor — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:35:46 +0000

Now we move to fast attack for our fourth in the series. You would think that this would be the slot where I invest the most but it’s not. I rely on my troops, the Trukk Boyz, to do the … Continue reading → Related posts:

Speedmek: Troop Choices

Thor — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:24:12 +0000

Now for the the third installment, troop choices. Boyz The core of any of my lists is Boyz. I use every flavor of them too. Each one of my units of Boyz will have a Trukk, occasionally a Battlewagon. In … Continue reading → Related posts: