Pictures of BoB…Finally Amirite?

Never in my roughly year of blogging have I seen such an outcry for pictures of one of my models.  True…I teased it pretty well by posting a description.  When Gdaybloke’s computer went belly up, I had him post my incomplete article.  An incomplete post, we figured, was better than no post at all.

I have finally taken the pictures, and here they are…BEHOLD…

The Blessing of Break Time

Here we see BoB resting on his fallen opponent.  You will notice that the BoB has no arms at this point.  Given how I want to position the arms, it would make painting the argus impossible.  The idea is to prime this guy, black or grey likely, and protect where the arms attach with play-dough.

Here is a rear view of the model. I think it shows really well from this angle.  You can see how the Dervish is leaning forward of center kind of “catching his breath.”

Lastly, here is the model looking from the mouth side of the dead argus. The thing I like about how the pose turned out is that the one leg of the dervish is propped up on the now rigor mortised leg of the dead argus. The other leg is kind of kicked back relaxing on the heel of its foot.

So there you have it.  Its a pretty simple conversion so far.  Next steps are to paint the main section of the model, then assemble the arms and swords, paint, and mount them.  I am considering taking one of the arms, and having it laying propped up on the carcass of the Argus like it bit the arm of the Dervish off during the fight.  and then glue some small tubes to where the arms are supposed to be (wire insulation with the wire pulled out) to represent hydraulic lines.

More to come!

Battle Report!!! Reznik vs. Kaelyssa in 35 Pts of MkII Love

I want to start off this article with a few disclaimers.  This is not to minimize anything else you are about to read…but I think a few words need to be said.

1. Playing with a new faction is HARD.  Half the fun of Warmachine / Hordes is finding those completely insane combinations of forces that can drive literally any faction to above the curve performance.
2. Playing a new faction using COMPLETELY NEW RULES is freaking near impossible.  My opponent, TheGreatBlah, is a dyed in the wool Troll player.  He used to have a small Pirate force, but it was one of those “Bart / two Mariners and a Mule” lists that involves standing in place and hoping for crits.  If you are not used to the focus allocation mechanic…it becomes very very easy to leave your jacks swinging in the breeze.
3. TheGreatBlah is a great player and our press ganger.  He is also a heck of a good guy.  More times than not he beats me into the dirt, but our games are always fun and most times close.

That being said…

I freaking violated those elves  :-)

Requiem for MkI…MenothJohn’s Perspective

Goodnight MkI...Don't Let the gate to Urcaen hit ya in the arse.

This is my one year anniversary playing Privateer’s pewter crack game.  I think it is appropriate to take a step back and talk a little bit about MkI, MkII, and the impending release of the play test of Hordes MkII.

First, let me start with an introduction…

“Hi.  I’m MenothJohn, and I have been a pewter-holic for one year.”  (hears “Hi MenothJohn” erupting from the readers)

MkI Warmachine was my first miniatures war game.  I had seen pictures.  I had heard people talk about Warmachine on podcasts like Fear the Boot, and D6 Generation, but I didn’t think that was my speed.  I was just getting into German boardgaming, and thought that might be where my gaming destiny lay.  That was all before I got introduced to Kreoss, the Crusader, the Repenter, and the Revenger.  I was hooked.  Before it was all over for MkI, I owned one of everything (at least) except Idrians and Deliverers.  I had 2000+ pts of Khador, and I was eyeing up Retribution with great anticipation.  Today I close the door on MkI.

Building a Conversion – The Making of BoB

The MkI list that I always wanted to try, but never gotten to try out, features everyone’s favorite maligned caster…Amon Ad-Bad Ass.  The list of infamy you might ask?  I like to call it …

Quad Dervish

Amon Ad-Raza

Dervish

Dervish

Dervish

Dervish

Do you get a theme growing here?  This is one of the only 350 Mangled Metal lists in Warmachine that can field 5 models.  Oh sure…your Cryx lists with their chicken jacks can field more…but…do chicken jacks have a P+S 17 combo attack that allows the chicken jack to move 2″ sans free strikes?  If you try to hit it’s sorry DEF 14 frame, and miss, does a chicken jack hit back?  Does a chicken jack have as many damage boxes as a Dervish?

No…chicken jacks don’t.

Tweaking a Dirty Hippie

In my last post, I mentioned my success with my latest 750 list.  That list, headed by Kreuger, was successful mostly due to the above average performance of the Gatorman Posse.  It was the combination of Lightning tendrils, Beast Lore, and three attacks that allowed the unit to kill a fresh Typhon and Angelius in a single activation.

I also mentioned that the Tharn Bloodtracker unit continues to mystify me.  I have not failed, in the four games I have played with them to get them killed without getting anywhere NEAR their point value.  On paper, ambuscade, high defense, high speed, and stealth should be the goods.  In my game, a unit of Raptors took out half the unit on one turn, and then the Raptors killed the other half of the unit the next turn.  They did get off one ambuscade on Rhyas and a couple of them hit…which was nice.  This continued lack of performance has gotten them benched.  Who will be taking their place you ask…

The Wolves of Orboros

Dude...over there...MADE YA LOOK!!!

Dirty Hippies Love Flying Snakes to Death…

In my last post, I teased that I was going to move up to my 500 pt Circle list…Ha…if you can expect anything from MenothJohn, it is the unexpected.  Take that readers!

I got a chance to bust out and get some gaming in this afternoon, and I decided it was time to get me some Circle love going against one of my favorite opponents…Jefferson Jorgensen.  Jeff is a a helluva guy.  A VERY talented artist (he had his Carnivean featured in Beast about Town in No Quarter issue before last) and a really good sport.  His only problem…he plays the Legion of Easybutton.  A fella of his gaming skills shouldn’t have to rely on the broken shinannigans of the flying snake brigade.

A New Approach to the Dirty Hippies

The time has come and gone for summer rampage…my first.  I have to say that emotions ran higher than I personally would have liked.  I am a very competitive guy, and it brought out an ugly side that is most certainly there…and I am not proud of.  I suppose that knowing and taking ownership is the first step to getting better, but I wish someone would break that info loose on my ex-wife.  She could benefit from it.

Bottom line…I had relocated to..

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One of the things I wanted to do following SR 09 was to put Menoth away for a few months and attempt to get better at Circle.  Playing Circle, compared to Menoth, is like doing a neutral drop in a Dodge Superbee from the early 1970’s…its abrupt, violent, and takes some getting used to.  Circle is about as opposite from Menoth as it gets.  Sure, Circle has some magic denial, but the speed and maneuverability is so far off the scale for Circle it takes a complete tactical rework.

Repenter Week: Shirl, The Repenter of Everbreast

Here is my first Warjack that I have prepared the for Breast Cancer Brawl in Boise.  I think it’s only fitting I take Feora…and in particular Epic Feora to BCB since she is one of the few female casters that the Protectorate has in its stable.  To that end…My fiery girlfriend loves her some fire…so…Let me present to you…Shirl, The Repenter of Everbreast.

“Umm…Yes…My shoulder armor is pink.  I will burn you all the same heretic…”

Painted!!! Megalith :-)

The week of JohnCon was a heaping handful of Warmachine and Hordes.  I played a lot…and I painted some too. 

Submitted for your approval…Megalith

Hulk Smash!

JohnCon 2009 – Wrap Up

 I know you have been waiting…and here it is…the long awaited wrap up of Northern Utah’s answer to GenCon…

It’s…

First off, I want to thank all my friends and fellow gamers who helped make the first annual JohnCon a big success.  With my wife out of town and me playing Mr. Mom, having some time to play the game I love really helped make the hours pass.

Second, The finale of JohnCon on Thursday August 13th was epic.  We had 10 people in attendance and three game boards going full blast.  (I know that might not sound like much…but its the most people I have ever had in my basement!)

Third, Next time…how bout letting the host of the Con win at least ONE DAMN GAME.   Yes…I went 0-7.  Without boring you with all the details…Here is how JohnCon went down (by the way – I played Circle the whole Con):