So I've not posted in a while. Life has caught up to me. Go figure. : D
There was a 1500 point, 4 game, 10 am - 8:30 pm tournament today. Thanks to my suggestion, we had it 4 games, instead of our usual three. Anyway, I went and had a blast. I ended up with having the buy [there was 7 peeps there] for the third game, but walked away with $15 and 3rd place overall / best painted...even though there were better painted armies...and 6 of my models weren't fully painted....I guess it was because I played phenomonally. : D
Will post a longer snippette of the tournament later and some pictures.
-Rypher
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Un nuevo coche
Estoy muy feliz ahora porque hoy es el dia de que soy una espalda mojada.
: D
Basically, my old car died about 2 weeks ago. And I've been without sufficient transportation for a while now. 40k night/tournament = borrowed my mom's car. School = hitch a ride with mom.
Finally, today we get the call that the car we designed/ordered came in. I now have a pimped Scion tC, 2007 model. I am very happy and very, very, VERY thankful to my parents and God for blessing me with this. I might have gotten a new car for college, but thanks to the old one almost having complete combustion in the engine [aka: exploding] I got a new car today.
Oh, I also got a box of Dire Avengers. I need to paint them and make a "Shimmershield/Defend" exarch. Expect more blurbs about painting and modeling and other such things I need to do.
Such as:
2 Dark Reapers
1 Warp Spider Exarch w/Spinnerette Rifle
6 Fire Dragons w/Exarch [Dragon's Breath Flamer]
5 Howling Banshees w/Exarch [Mirror Swords]
3 Shining Spears w/Exarch [Starlance]
10 Dire Avengers w/Exarch [Power Weapon/Shimmershield]
5 Pathfinders.
That should be it, minus the touchups on some of my other stuff.
: D
Basically, my old car died about 2 weeks ago. And I've been without sufficient transportation for a while now. 40k night/tournament = borrowed my mom's car. School = hitch a ride with mom.
Finally, today we get the call that the car we designed/ordered came in. I now have a pimped Scion tC, 2007 model. I am very happy and very, very, VERY thankful to my parents and God for blessing me with this. I might have gotten a new car for college, but thanks to the old one almost having complete combustion in the engine [aka: exploding] I got a new car today.
Oh, I also got a box of Dire Avengers. I need to paint them and make a "Shimmershield/Defend" exarch. Expect more blurbs about painting and modeling and other such things I need to do.
Such as:
2 Dark Reapers
1 Warp Spider Exarch w/Spinnerette Rifle
6 Fire Dragons w/Exarch [Dragon's Breath Flamer]
5 Howling Banshees w/Exarch [Mirror Swords]
3 Shining Spears w/Exarch [Starlance]
10 Dire Avengers w/Exarch [Power Weapon/Shimmershield]
5 Pathfinders.
That should be it, minus the touchups on some of my other stuff.
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
TOURNAMENT...but not THAT exciting...
Over this past Saturday, I attended a tournament at Dragon's Lair and had my 4th, 5th, and 6th game with the new Eldar codex. I had one of the 3 fully painted armies at the tournament. There was a total of 6 people there. Whoo.
My first game was good, vs. my old rival [Jason] who plays a Mech. IG list. It was a long and drawn out battle, fun and very close. It ended with me being crushingly defeated.
2nd game. Game vs. another long time rival [Tib] who was playing his Tau. I made MANY mistakes in this game and it ended with me conceding. I killed a pathfinder squad, half of a firewarrior squad and 3 stealthsuits. He left me with 3 Exarchs [lieutenants] and an immobilized Falcon [my Gunship...].
3rd game. Game vs. ANOTHER rival [Sherman], who has recently traded in his Ork army for a Witch Hunters army. It was an intense battle, with me taking the lead slightly in points [considering a 396 squad makes up most of my points...] and resulting in a Draw.
Odd things about this tournament:
1) I fought all old opponents, many good friends. The 2 other "new" people I never did fight / really meet.
2) Game 1 = Warp Spiders roll a 10" deviation on deep strike. Off the board by 0.5"
Game 2 = Warp Spiders roll a 9" deviation on deep strike. Off the board by 0.25"
Game 3 = Warp Spiders come on and destroy a Chimera. Vindicare Assassain kills exarch and pins them.
Warp Spiders...Good unit, Bad day....
3) I took 6th place with a score of 69.6. I could have raised this if I had not forgot my "fluff" at home and may have taken 3rd.
I did pick up a box of 10 Dire Avengers and will have more points to play with soon in my new army lists.
My first game was good, vs. my old rival [Jason] who plays a Mech. IG list. It was a long and drawn out battle, fun and very close. It ended with me being crushingly defeated.
2nd game. Game vs. another long time rival [Tib] who was playing his Tau. I made MANY mistakes in this game and it ended with me conceding. I killed a pathfinder squad, half of a firewarrior squad and 3 stealthsuits. He left me with 3 Exarchs [lieutenants] and an immobilized Falcon [my Gunship...].
3rd game. Game vs. ANOTHER rival [Sherman], who has recently traded in his Ork army for a Witch Hunters army. It was an intense battle, with me taking the lead slightly in points [considering a 396 squad makes up most of my points...] and resulting in a Draw.
Odd things about this tournament:
1) I fought all old opponents, many good friends. The 2 other "new" people I never did fight / really meet.
2) Game 1 = Warp Spiders roll a 10" deviation on deep strike. Off the board by 0.5"
Game 2 = Warp Spiders roll a 9" deviation on deep strike. Off the board by 0.25"
Game 3 = Warp Spiders come on and destroy a Chimera. Vindicare Assassain kills exarch and pins them.
Warp Spiders...Good unit, Bad day....
3) I took 6th place with a score of 69.6. I could have raised this if I had not forgot my "fluff" at home and may have taken 3rd.
I did pick up a box of 10 Dire Avengers and will have more points to play with soon in my new army lists.
Sunday, December 31, 2006
PICTURES!!!
So we found our camera's charger. Enjoy. BTW, the messed up parts have already been fixed. I'm just too lazy to take new pictures.
Yes, my avatar is censored for a reason. : D
Friday, December 29, 2006
Painting log of new eldar.
The past day after I had my "after christmas battle" as I've now decided to call it, I've been working on my models. I am very pleased with a few things:
1) I highlighted my Dire Avenger Exarch. He looks a little better now. Now I must highlight the squad.
2) My Dark Reaper Exarch has been stripped, re-primed, and now painted again. He looks MUCH better, though his base coat seems too be too dull, compared to his disciples. I've got one reaper done, onto the next 3.
3) For my birthday this year, I got the ForgeWorld Avatar. He is now a full-grown Eldar HQ, a combat monster in his own right. And just now, I finally took the time to paint and assemble him, complete with adding some greenstuff to his feet to make a "magma" effect. One thing about him, his middle, ring, and pinky fingers broke off on his right hand. Solution: take his index finger, cut it off, and reposition it. Now, I have a pissed off Avatar.
: D
I wish I could post some pictures, but my camera is out of battery and the damn charger is no where to be found. :*(
1) I highlighted my Dire Avenger Exarch. He looks a little better now. Now I must highlight the squad.
2) My Dark Reaper Exarch has been stripped, re-primed, and now painted again. He looks MUCH better, though his base coat seems too be too dull, compared to his disciples. I've got one reaper done, onto the next 3.
3) For my birthday this year, I got the ForgeWorld Avatar. He is now a full-grown Eldar HQ, a combat monster in his own right. And just now, I finally took the time to paint and assemble him, complete with adding some greenstuff to his feet to make a "magma" effect. One thing about him, his middle, ring, and pinky fingers broke off on his right hand. Solution: take his index finger, cut it off, and reposition it. Now, I have a pissed off Avatar.
: D
I wish I could post some pictures, but my camera is out of battery and the damn charger is no where to be found. :*(
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Sweet...
So my first after christmas battle was today. It was my new eldar list versus my normal opponent Sean, but he had brought his Marines with him. It wasn't a pretty battle...
I victoriously slaughtered him, and forced him to concede the end of my turn 5.
I felt kinda bad...but then I remembered all the times that he had laid the same smack-down on me. : D
In other news of my life (that sounds concieted...but I really try to not brag or have a large ego), some of you manga fans may have heard of a game know as Jump! Superstars.
I've played and almost beaten that game. Indeed, it is VERY fun, whether it is making your deck of characters, unlocking new stuff, or what not, it is fun.
However, for christmas I got THIS!!!
Basically, it is the sequal to Superstars, but ten times better. It features an expanded character system [Superstars had about 100 characters in 15 manga, Ultimate Stars has about 300 in 25 manga...], has a revised version on how to unlock new characters, and is overall a better game.
I've recently been playing with Japanese kids thanks to Nintendo Wi-fi Connection and it feels good to see how far I've gotten compared to them. : D
I victoriously slaughtered him, and forced him to concede the end of my turn 5.
I felt kinda bad...but then I remembered all the times that he had laid the same smack-down on me. : D
In other news of my life (that sounds concieted...but I really try to not brag or have a large ego), some of you manga fans may have heard of a game know as Jump! Superstars.
I've played and almost beaten that game. Indeed, it is VERY fun, whether it is making your deck of characters, unlocking new stuff, or what not, it is fun.
However, for christmas I got THIS!!!
Basically, it is the sequal to Superstars, but ten times better. It features an expanded character system [Superstars had about 100 characters in 15 manga, Ultimate Stars has about 300 in 25 manga...], has a revised version on how to unlock new characters, and is overall a better game.
I've recently been playing with Japanese kids thanks to Nintendo Wi-fi Connection and it feels good to see how far I've gotten compared to them. : D
Monday, December 18, 2006
FINALly, Christmas
So I've not posted in a long time. :*( :*( :*(
The good news is that a lot of things has happened.
1) Finals are almost over!!!!! I've studied and feel confident on them, so I'm hoping that they'll bring up my grade.
2) I will have time to paint over the holidays and be able to goto Game Nights again. Woo-hoo!
Oh, and 3) I've seen the future. I'm getting a Wii for Christmas! Plus, I might get some Striking Scorpions to boot!
HOO-RAH!
-Ry
The good news is that a lot of things has happened.
1) Finals are almost over!!!!! I've studied and feel confident on them, so I'm hoping that they'll bring up my grade.
2) I will have time to paint over the holidays and be able to goto Game Nights again. Woo-hoo!
Oh, and 3) I've seen the future. I'm getting a Wii for Christmas! Plus, I might get some Striking Scorpions to boot!
HOO-RAH!
-Ry
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