1st Company Goes to War! - Bugeater Game 2

So this weekend I headed down to the Bugeater GT in Omaha, Nebraska. It was a great event and here are two quick links: 

My Review of the GT: http://hulksmash-homeplace.blogspot.com/2011/06/tournament-review-bugeater-2011.html

Rules Packet for the GT: http://gt.bugeatergames.com/40kMissions_FinalPacket.pdf

So I ran my newest painted army. My Deathwing which had:

Belial

Upgraded DW Squad w/Apoth, Banner, 4xTH&SS, 1 LC, Cyclone

3xDW Squad w/Cyclone, 5xTH&SS

1xDW Squad w/Cyclone, 4xTH&SS, 1 LC

2xDW Squad w/Cyclone, 2xChainfist, 2xPowerfist, 1xPower Sword

1st Company Goes to War! - Bugeater Game 1

So this weekend I headed down to the Bugeater GT in Omaha, Nebraska. It was a great event and here are two quick links: 

My Review of the GT: http://hulksmash-homeplace.blogspot.com/2011/06/tournament-review-bugeater-2011.html

Rules Packet for the GT: http://gt.bugeatergames.com/40kMissions_FinalPacket.pdf

So I ran my newest painted army. My Deathwing which had:

Belial

Upgraded DW Squad w/Apoth, Banner, 4xTH&SS, 1 LC, Cyclone

3xDW Squad w/Cyclone, 5xTH&SS

1xDW Squad w/Cyclone, 4xTH&SS, 1 LC

2xDW Squad w/Cyclone, 2xChainfist, 2xPowerfist, 1xPower Sword

Tournament Review: Bugeater 2011

So this last weekend I made the drive down to Omaha, Nebraska for the first Bugeater GT. This was a first year event and it doubled as a fundraiser for the high schools debate team which was a nice addition. I had a great time and had some really good games. I’ll be putting up Batreps over the next week or so for the 6 games I played (with pictures even!) so check back to see those. Now on to the review.

Help us Design our T-Shirt!

Hey folks!

Hulksmash and I are planning on getting some bowling shirts for the blog; both for us to wear, and to give away to people for blog contests and stuff.

A bowling shirt is like a more durable polo shirt. We've got some initial ideas, which is this:

TSKF on the breast?
Logo name on the back? Picture of the Seal beating the space marine below it?
Should we put our names on them? I think we probably should.
The website is REALLY freakin' long. Not sure how to get that on there.

In the true spirit of a bowling shirt, we should have a picture of our Avatar with the name above it on the front breast, and the website logo on the back with a picture of the seal/marine.

But that still doesn't help us with the website name. I've been telling Hulksmash we should move to TKSF.com to make it easier, but he's resistant to moving.

Input welcome!!

Off to the Bugeater GT!

So when this goes live I'll either be on the road or will have just arrived in Omaha, Nebraska for the Bugeater GT. I'm splitting a room with InquisitorDunn who posts on here from time to time and another one of his buddies who is gonna pull cot duty all weekend.

This is a 6-game 1,850 tournament that has the winner being determined by overall record for the weekend. It's strictly win/loss. However, much like the Nova it's based after, the second highest award (pretty equal really when you look at the prize support) is for the "Overall Winner". This is 50% battle, 25% Sports, and 25% Painting. I do think they probably should have stuck with the 33/33/33 split of the Nova since it's win/loss but it's still workable.

Ogryns – The Shunned & Abused

So this article on Dakka popped back up: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/373980.page

It got me to thinking again, especially with how dismissive and plain incorrect some of the comments are, about one of my favorite units in the IG book. OGRYNS!

This article is a review on the strengths and weaknesses of this unit as it applies to the hardcore mech lists, hybrid lists, and the foot horde. Basically I want to talk about the Ogryns place in an IG army and try to explain their purpose for those people who actively dismiss them as a unit to bring and maybe see if I can get some people to give them a test run. This isn’t a “well you just don’t know how to use them” article. My goal is to explain their strengths and weaknesses and allow you to see if they might work for you.

So let’s look first at an Ogryns general positive points:

Hobby! Deathwing Painting Update

So I finished putting these together on Sunday and as of Wednesday morning this is where they are at paintwise and I wanted to share with you guys my mad rush to finish painting and basing this army before the Bugeater GT this weekend.

First is Belial/Logan and another painted Termie. This is how all the models will look and these are two of the five total painted models I had when I started this insane project.

Dashofpepper at the Railhead Rumble GT: Game Seven

June 10, 2011: Dashofpepper makes the drive the Dallas, TX for the Railhead Rumble GT. I arrived in Dallas, checked into the hotel, picked Hulksmash up from the airport, and headed to the Sheraton to scope out the GT area of A-Kon.

19,200 mostly 16-25 year olds swarming an anime convention…an hour after arriving and pushing our way through dressed up (or undressed) anime fans, we finally discovered that the GT was in the attached Marriott and made our way there to check it out. I’m glad that we did an advance recon, or we would have been extremely late the following morning, which is probably why the GT was an hour late kicking off – others weren’t so fortunate!

I brought my Dark Eldar to the Railhead Rumble. The list is as follows:

Dashofpepper’s Darklight Storm:

HQ: Baron Sathonyx

HQ: Haemonculi with Shattershard and Crucible of Malediction

Nova Open 2011! Don't Miss Out!

So last year this was my favorite event I'd been to in a long, long time. Mike, the gentlemen in whose baby this is, runs a hell of an event with a ton of help from his local community. Last year was amazing and this year is shaping up to blow it completely away. Huge amount of prize support, tons of easy to find staff, great swag bags, and a fun atmosphere this is something I'd recommend to any gamer who enjoys tournaments.


Why am I putting this up? Because Mike is down to around 30 of his 256 allowed spots for 40k. He's also halfway thru his Fantasy allowance. And if GW games aren't you thing (then it's unlikely you're reading this blog..hehe) then there is Malifaux and Warmachine happening to from what I understand. Basically if you're on the fence about attending sign-up now to make sure you have a spot.


Here is the website: http://www.novaopen.com/


Don't be shy and don't miss out. If you make it to one event before the end of the year I heartily recommend it be this one. Dash and I have been signed up since February and we're looking forward to meeting more people this year.

Dashofpepper at the Railhead Rumble GT: Game Six

June 10, 2011: Dashofpepper makes the drive the Dallas, TX for the Railhead Rumble GT. I arrived in Dallas, checked into the hotel, picked Hulksmash up from the airport, and headed to the Sheraton to scope out the GT area of A-Kon.


19,200 mostly 16-25 year olds swarming an anime convention…an hour after arriving and pushing our way through dressed up (or undressed) anime fans, we finally discovered that the GT was in the attached Marriott and made our way there to check it out. I’m glad that we did an advance recon, or we would have been extremely late the following morning, which is probably why the GT was an hour late kicking off – others weren’t so fortunate!


I brought my Dark Eldar to the Railhead Rumble. The list is as follows:


Dashofpepper’s Darklight Storm:
HQ: Baron Sathonyx
HQ: Haemonculi with Shattershard and Crucible of Malediction

Dashofpepper at the Railhead Rumble GT: Game Five

June 10, 2011: Dashofpepper makes the drive the Dallas, TX for the Railhead Rumble GT. I arrived in Dallas, checked into the hotel, picked Hulksmash up from the airport, and headed to the Sheraton to scope out the GT area of A-Kon.

19,200 mostly 16-25 year olds swarming an anime convention…an hour after arriving and pushing our way through dressed up (or undressed) anime fans, we finally discovered that the GT was in the attached Marriott and made our way there to check it out. I’m glad that we did an advance recon, or we would have been extremely late the following morning, which is probably why the GT was an hour late kicking off – others weren’t so fortunate!

I brought my Dark Eldar to the Railhead Rumble. The list is as follows:

Dashofpepper’s Darklight Storm:

HQ: Baron Sathonyx

HQ: Haemonculi with Shattershard and Crucible of Malediction

Boots on the Ground! Progression of a 2k Foot Grey Knight List

So yesterday I got a bit of Vassal on against Dash's Henchmen List. I had originally asked him what he thought of an all foot GK list. He laughed and told me I'd get shot to pieces and then proceeded to shoot me down so that our game ended 8-1 on KP's. Granted his army is a hard counter to what I was running but at the same time I shouldn't have a hard counter against any of my lists so I needed to tweak it. The list I ran yesterday looked like this:

2xMalleus in TA w/Psycannon
1x10 Purifiers w/4 Psycannons, 6 Halberds
2x5 Purifiers w/2 Psycannons, 3 Halberds
5x10 Strikes w/2 Psycannons, Hammer, Psybolt Ammo

72 Models w/20 Psycannons and 80 St5 Bolter Shots a turn.

But I ran into this hard counter in Dash's list:

Dashofpepper at the Railhead Rumble GT: Game Four (with a side rant)

June 10, 2011: Dashofpepper makes the drive the Dallas, TX for the Railhead Rumble GT. I arrived in Dallas, checked into the hotel, picked Hulksmash up from the airport, and headed to the Sheraton to scope out the GT area of A-Kon.

19,200 mostly 16-25 year olds swarming an anime convention…an hour after arriving and pushing our way through dressed up (or undressed) anime fans, we finally discovered that the GT was in the attached Marriott and made our way there to check it out. I’m glad that we did an advance recon, or we would have been extremely late the following morning, which is probably why the GT was an hour late kicking off – others weren’t so fortunate!

I brought my Dark Eldar to the Railhead Rumble. The list is as follows:

Ard Boyz 2011 Musings

So recently I’ve found myself pondering what I’m going to be running for Ard Boyz this year. There are 3 stores in super easy distance for me to attend it at so that shouldn’t be a problem however picking my army might be.

Just as a heads up I sent in my army list for the Bugeater GT taking place next weekend and it looks like this:

Dashofpepper at the Railhead Rumble GT: Game Three

June 10, 2011: Dashofpepper makes the drive the Dallas, TX for the Railhead Rumble GT. I arrived in Dallas, checked into the hotel, picked Hulksmash up from the airport, and headed to the Sheraton to scope out the GT area of A-Kon.

19,200 mostly 16-25 year olds swarming an anime convention…an hour after arriving and pushing our way through dressed up (or undressed) anime fans, we finally discovered that the GT was in the attached Marriott and made our way there to check it out. I’m glad that we did an advance recon, or we would have been extremely late the following morning, which is probably why the GT was an hour late kicking off – others weren’t so fortunate!

I brought my Dark Eldar to the Railhead Rumble. The list is as follows: