Buying bits

It’s not that long ago that I thought “bit sellers” on EBay were a blight on my searches. I would search for something innocent like “Warhammer Empire” and I would get bombarded by hundreds of results offering me a single sword, or a set of horse heads, or just the tops of some wizards’ staves. Suffice to say, this was not what I was looking for.

Don't stow it - show it!

My display cabinets, which reside not far from the painting table. Motivation whilst on the job!

 Most of us spend a lot of our time and effort on painting our models. Preparing an entire army for battle is a massive undertaking, especially for those unfortunate enough to be painting a "horde" army, such as Goblins or Skaven. Why is it then, that some players don't display their models when they're sitting at home? Some of us lavish attention on an army, spending dozens or even hundreds of hours getting it ready, and then store it in a case, ready for transport. I understand that it needs to be possible to transport an army to the club, tournament, or mate's house where you're going to play, but that doesn't mean it has to live in the case all the time.

The True Impact of True Line of Sight

Stormvermin and Ghouls duke it out for control of a multi-stepped hill and a commanding view of the battlefield.

I have always been very sceptical of True Line of Sight (TLOS) in wargaming. To a certain extent it is an obvious recourse (for instance, is the building in the way of the target?), however there have always been a number of situations where I did not subscribe to it.

Imperial Progress III

So, here we have the finished ogre unit-filling prototype. He's come out surprisingly well.

1 Empire Halberdier Ogre. Success!

Comp

Ah, Greater Daemons. Nothing polarises opinion quite like them

For a number of years, Warhammer tournaments in Australia have included a factor called Composition. In its simplest form, Composition (or comp, as everyone refers to it) is a handicap system. Its intent is to provide a relatively level playing field in a game system where the army books (and even armies chosen within those books) are often anything but equal.

Why I Like Warhammer 8th Edition

Recently I was talking with a couple of friends, one of whom is a current Warhammer player, whilst the other probably hasn’t played a game in 10 years or more. We were discussing the way the game has changed in the current edition. This basically involved the two of us who still play taking turns, trying to cover the massive changes that have taken place, and giving it all context in terms of what it all means for the game as a whole.

Imperial Progress II

Continuing on from my previous post, progress on my prototype unit-filler ogre has gone surprisingly well. In fact, after 2 more sittings he is finished! Not based or painted, of course. But the conversion is done.

From out of nowhere, suddenly we have puffy sleeves and feet! And a base! It's starting to look like a complete model