October In Indy - a monthly review

Here's another installment of what's been going on around Indy this last month or so.

First, let me congratulate The Back 40k on getting its 200th follower.  This blog (to which I am an infrequent contributor), is made up of competitively-minded gamers with a real passion for upping the level of play in 40k.  There are also some of the best hobby and painting articles that I've come across on the internet.  SandWyrm's articles on color theory and tutorials on his set-back Chimeras are some that every hobby-ist should check out.  Here's a small selection of articles that I particularly enjoyed:

painting Tau Battle Suits, color theory part 1, part 2, part 3,  converting the Chimera part 1, part 2

Now that I've got that out of the way, on with the recap!!

• SandWyrm hits us with some MathHammer, telling us why Vendettas are either awesome or terrible (depending on which side of the table you're on). 
• SandWyrm plays against JB's Orks.  The pictorial has some great shots of great-looking models.
• Archfiend of Dezdemon comes out of hiding and is starting a Blood Bowl league.  Maybe it's time to dust off my Snotling team...
• I played in my first team tournament with Caanaan.  CaulynDarr gives his recap of the event here.  We finished respectably, with a 2-1 record.  Here's my recap of the event where I also talk about battle scoring in tournaments.
• SandWyrm followed this up with further discussion about why GW's old model of battle points encourages douchebaggery.
• TheGraveMind played a game against Spaguatyrine's Space Wolves.  Many pictures were taken.
• Farmpunk talks about his Necromunda itch.  I'm a huge Necromunda fan, and have 4 gangs collecting dust on the shelf.  GW's Specialist Games are, for the most part, really solid games.  The rules are usually well-balanced (believe it or not), and the models are really different from what you're used to.
• Our friends up in Muncie take some time off from class to talk about Dreadnoughts.
• Spaguatyrine played in an impromptu tournament late in the month on the east side of town.  He recounts the event here.  No pictures, but he details his lessons learned.  Good read for anyone.
• SandWyrm vigorously rubs his lamp and wishes for change in the future of 40k 6th ed.
• Loki breaks down the benefits and weaknesses of the Rhino vs. the Razorback.
• TheGraveMind is coming back with his Tyranids!  Here, he MathHammers the differences between the Tervigon and a brood of Warriors.

I've not been terribly busy this month.  Work has been crazy, and I haven't gotten much decent hobby time to myself.  I'm continuing work on both the tech-cult guard and SOB commission, and I hope to have some new pics of those up shortly.

A Gaming Tragedy - Help Big Jim

I listen to a lot of podcasts.  Big Jim has made a name for himself lately by making his rounds on almost all of the 40k-related podcats on the internet, talking about Spec Ops Killzone, his fan-based skirmish rules for 40k.  This led me to his blog, Galaxy In Flames, where I found a plethora of inspirational pictures and tutorials for his awesome fan-codex Chaos Marines, the Soul Reapers.

Recently, Jim's car was broken into, and his army was stolen.  Magilla Gurilla at Table Top War, along with several podcast personalities, is organizing a collection to help Jim recoup some of his losses.  If you can spare a few models for this guy, please consider doing so.  If you are not able to donate anything, please keep an eye out at your local store and sites like eBay for someone trying to sell this army.  It took a great deal of time and love to put this army together, and I think everyone would like to see it returned to its rightful owner.

The 40k community at large has shown itself to be more than able to rally and help one of its own in a time of need.

Hobby update

I've not been posting much about what  I've been up to in the hobby lately.  Fresh off the team tournament, I decided to start a new IG army designed to be part of a team army.  You can see the test models above.  I wanted to go with a techno-cult theme, not quite Adeptus Mechanicus, not quite Traitor Guard, but something that would fit along-side an Iron Warriors CSM army.  The bodies are from the WFB Empire Flagellants.  The heads are from Pig Iron Production's Kolony Ferals.  The arms are from the Cadian and Catachan IG sprues that I had lying around.  I will be using Forge Worlds' Traitor Guard weapon arms in the final version.

Also, I've taken on my first commission work.  I'm painting up my friend's Sisters of Battle army.  You can see the test models here.

Team Tournament Game 3 Battle Report vs. Space Wolves & Necrons

 

Our third and final game in the team tournament was against a father/son team playing Space Wolves and Necrons.  The son was new to the game, and the father normally plays Apocalypse and hadn't played a tournament-sized game since 3rd Ed.  

Their lists were as follows:

Team Tournament Game 2 Battle Report vs Dual Fateweavers

Game 2 matched us against a combined Daemon army with 2 Fateweavers, 2 squads of Bloodcrushers, 2 squads of Horrors with Changelings, another unit of Horrors, a unit of Plaguebearers, a unit of Fiends, and 2 units of Screamers. I knew this game would be rough.

Team Tournament Game 1 Results vs Blood Angels & Eldar

This is the first of 3 reports of the games from the Team Tournament that I played with Caanaan at Games 2D4.

Our first game was against GraveMind, who was playing his new Blood Angels army.  At the last minute, GraveMind's team-mate bailed on him, and he was paired with Mike, who was playing Eldar.  The mission was Anhillation with Pitched Battle deployment.

Their army was as follows:

Tournament on October 17th!

I just wanted to promote a local tournament that was just announced.

On Oct. 17th, there will be a 1500 point tournament at Saltire Games, on the east side of Indy.

11723 Pendleton Pike
Indianapolis, Indiana
46236

For more information, check out the link.