Archive for April, 2011

trollbloodscrum

Quick and Dirty Painting – RESULTS!

Well...after some seriously hot contention between what would be painted, and what would not, the Long Riders have finally beaten out the Earthborn form my next project. This was won by a mere 5 votes mind you. So, I have decided immediately proceeding this project my Earthborn will hit the table. So ... 

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Felix

Painted Trollbloods: Trollkin Champions

One rule I have for collecting Warmachine and Hordes is that I try to avoid collecting duplicate models. Games are small enough and units make enough impact on the game that you can often get a great deal of variety by simply switching things around. However, once my collection gets large enough, I often turn to ... 

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Thundercliff Peaks ResultsNorth Cornwall Beasts and BionicsThis week saw night 1 of Shattered Grounds: Thundercliff Peaks at North Cornwall Beasts and BionicsFor those that havent heard about these events before, Shattered Grounds is 4 1 month long leagues that run around the world at different clubs and stores ... 

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 By Dark Angel The Blitzer is a bit of an anomaly in the dire troll stable. He doesn’t hit as hard as the Mauler, EBTD or Mulg and has less reliable shooting then the Bomber. Many often question his value at 9 points, ... 

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Felix

Painted Trollbloods: Runeshapers, Walls, Janissa Stonetide

The Trollbloods Army has some of my favorite infantry models in the game. While I'm cooler towards their warbeasts (and warbeasts in general), I do find the time to sneak in a paint job here and there. Trollkin Runeshapers Runeshapers are supposed to be albinos, so mine have Reaper's olive skin instead of the usual Reaper Dark ... 

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Ben Varone

UNBOUND–Preliminary Thoughts

By Saerko So one of the cool things that's recently been announced is UNBOUND for Warmachine/Hordes. The basic idea is that it's a more fun way to do huge, 150+ point games and simulate epic battles that occur in Caen. One of the best examples ... 

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Von

Ask Uncle Von: Are My Cryxies Tricksy?

Neal B emailed in:

Hey bud,

Thought this would be a better way to pick your brains!  I have only played 4 games with the Cryx, but feel very at home using them, havaing been on their recieving end many times.  The reason why, is that 3 years of Menoth, has got me no-where anywhere neat competative, ... 

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Von

Ask Uncle Von: Are My Cryxies Tricksy?

Neal B emailed in: Hey bud, Thought this would be a better way to pick your brains!  I have only played 4 games with the Cryx, but feel very at home using them, havaing been on their recieving end many times.  The reason ... 

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Simon

Slow Grow League – 25 Points

I haven't had much time lately for toy soldiers but this weekend I'm hoping to get in some games at the 25 point level. Here's the list I'm thinking about bringing:Ashlynn+Nomad+VanguardGun Mages + UA + MuleGormanReinholtdThis list looks a lot like my original plan for this leage, before my plans got derailed by those ... 

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Simon

Slow Grow League – 25 Points

I haven't had much time lately for toy soldiers but this weekend I'm hoping to get in some games at the 25 point level. Here's the list I'm thinking about bringing:Ashlynn+Nomad+VanguardGun Mages + UA + MuleGormanReinholtdThis list looks a lot like my original plan for this leage, before my plans got derailed by those ... 

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