Month: December 2014

World Eater Spartan test

          Spartans. Primed white, washed black. So small I wanted to be able to pick out the detail. The wash allows to see what I would normally miss under electric lights of winter. They are beautiful. Great detail!

         The wash is Army Painter dark tone. I use it a lot of my 28mm ancients. It could just be in my head, but I think it makes it faster to paint if I coat them in this. Normally I skip this step in any below 25mm.

          I will be using Foundry’s 67A White as a base coat.

          The blues are Foundry’s  74A as a base.

        The treads are Vallejo’s Hull Red. All GW paint schemes are cartoonish and primary. Solid bright Blue, Green, yellow, red. When I can, always Hull Red for the treads. It breaks and spicys up the cartoon color.

Gaming room

Table Construction.

        I had like 4 hours without my daughter. Turned Two! I went and got the wood, cut, chopped, screwed and glued. 1/4 inche ply with 1 x 3 support pieces. All the screw holes are counter sunk. The top is smooth.
        Initially I grab two sheets of 3/4 ply. It was way too heavy and still would flex under it’s own weight. If I was going to have to screw down support beams, why not go lighter, thinner.

          One of the 6 by 4 foot section. In the end I will have a 8 x 6 footer. This size will fit the room and handle just about every RF&F scenario. I made the call to be able to break the table down in case we ever relocated.

General Progress

         99% of the flooring is down. Pictures are going up on the walls. Even have started to move terrain in from storage. Progress is moving along finally. With any hope the table construction will begin.

         While all the initial construction was going on, I order new paint racks. GamesCraft Miniatures had a sale for Veterans day. I took advantage and hooked my self up. I have a ton of paint. (Foundry, Vallejo, GW, P3, GameColor, Army painter, Italia) With the idea of a larger gaming table I would need to maximize space. I would not be able to have a prep table, paint table, basing table. Nor was I doing commissions any more. In fact I will be cutting 17″ off one end of my paint table.
          Now I just have to ebay the old rotating paint racks.

           The Other table? I have been piling this and that on it. I need clean it off, organize, and build shelves to sit under it.

        

The Mountain grows, so many World Eaters

          Legend tells of how fast Angron went through troops. Mountains of dead, piled up from frontal assaults. The incoming re-enforcements are stacking up. It is almost as if I am trying to supply the Primarch himself. The total so far is crazy. Is it possible I have ordered too much. Nope never!

World Eaters Bare Metal       = 210
World Eaters Painted            =
World Eater Armor                = 28
World Eater Armor Painted    =
Total Points Completed         =

         Still awaiting 2 more orders.

ahhhhh

         Today was my birthday, like any deployment, it is another day. Sad? No.

         Nothing special. But so perfect! Is it strange to find comfort in one or two mates only knowing what the day is?

          Fuck a cake , ice cream and balloons. I need no presents. It is enough to be thankful. I am blessed to be able to serve. This year more so, to drink single malt and smoke a cigar with the dog. To eat with my little girl and read her a bedtime story.

           I do miss my mates and my brothers, the weight of the gear and fit of the uniform. Yet this day was a good day, a very good day.  For all those who stand watch tonight, hold the line, and my friends who stand the eternal watch as I reflect on this day.

All my love brothers! All my love

Drop Anchor………Game Room…….

         Finally all attention and effort is focused on me! My pimped out game room.

         The Mofo-ing paint sprayer blew up on me. Not the actual sprayer but the attachment to do the ceilings. One of the bendable joint is completing porked. Even after taking it apart, cleaning and reassemble, it continued to fail. I stuck that dripping, paint cover bitch back in its packaging and dropped on lowie’s return desk. With a giant WTF!
          Now I got to do the ceiling by hand. I hate rolling ceilings. I do the ceiling this summer. The smell of paint is killing me now. On a good note electrical is finished and all the walls primed.

         The long weekend was a bonus. I sprayed the walls, put up the outlet covers, and started to lay the floor. The foam flooring is hopefully going to allow for all day gaming with no sore feet and knees!

         The table plans are drawn up. Recruits to assist lined up. Thanksgiving weekend is the scheduled table build weekend. Hell, we shall see what happens when the meat hits the metal?

World Eater project list

         With everything ordered and boxes landing almost every other day. If I don’t write something down, a plan, this will never ever get finished. I really want to bang this out.

          So the plan will be to lay it all out a head of time. I would guess somewhere near 6000 points worth. The first 4000 will be just to get a fieldable army on the table. Then the last 2000 will be wish list and detachments to fill in for what does not workout or give the feel of World Eater-ness.

                                                       The List
Legion Tactic (rhinos)
Legion Tactical x2 Spartans
Legion Termies x6
Rampagers x6
Rampagers x6
Comtemptor dreads (x2 WE)
Legion Dread Talon (x2 WE)
Sky Hunters
Strike Cruiser

Lords of War
Storm Bird
Angron

          I will paint by detachments. Every tank based on FoW med and L bases. The INF and LV on the round french bases. First 700 points will be an 8 stand plus rhinos Legion Tactical detachment and a 6 stand Rampagers Detachment.
          The Rampagers will be a mix of Khrone WEs, old school 2nd Ed marines with some forumware. Rampagers will be 4 to a stand, to give them that uncontrolled rushed assault of crazies.