Okay gentlemen, we're roughly a month or so prior to the third Platinum Devil, so I'm getting the ball rolling, and messaging all prior attendees and getting names down. Starting a new topic though, since its neither News or Rumour anymore.

Platinum Devil has one spare place!


Platinum Devil 3 is taking place on May 7th and 8th in the Missing Link Building in the University of Kent in Canterbury (in Kent).

Registration fee is £6, to be sent to Necrofood@hotmail.com
If you could send me a PM here, or attach a message to your Paypal payment with your real name and username on Dakka, it would be appreciated.

All registration fees are used for the prize pot, which should be Forgeworld goodness once more. So if there's something of £35 or under that you think would look nice in your collection, and you're coming to PD3, chip in in this thread with what you'd like to see on the prize table.

There's also a commemoration pack available. As things stand, this includes ten Dakka Dice (custom dice with the 'Dakka Dakka' symbol for a 6), and a handmade Dakka Mug for £17. I may also be able to acquire some Dakka T-shirts for people to buy at the event for a couple of quid more, but as that's still up in the air, I'm not going to include them in the pack, and will sort them out on the day. If you're interested in one or more of these packs, send the payment to the same paypal account as the registration fee.

If you have a friend or two you want to bring along to join in the fun, feel free. I would prefer it if they register a Dakka account first though, even if they never post with it. Y'know, since this is a Dakka event after all.

You will be required to write out a 500 point list, a 1000 point list, a 1250 point list, and a 1500 point list for your force, all of which MUST belong to the same army/codex.

There will be seven games over the course of the weekend, and we'll all go out for a meal and drinks on the Sat night, as per usual. You don't need to send me an army list, this is a casual tournament, however, you will be expected to have one on hand to show to your opponent.

Saturday will involve two 1000 point games, followed by two 1250 point games. Sunday is a bit more relaxed with one less game, featuring a single 1000 point game, and two 1500 point games. A victory is worth 3 points, a draw two, a loss one. Most points wins. Nice and simple.

The two past Platinum Devil Winners were Panic and ArbitorIan, with their Grots and Daemons respectively. Panic should be in attendance on both days, with Arbitor scheduled to tag team it with Fifty, as Ian can't make the Saturday, and Fifty the Sunday.

A conveniently located nearby B&B:- http://www.thecityofcanterbury.co.uk/

Schedule:-

Saturday

10:00:- Registration, table assembly lay your armies out, and all that jazz.

10:-30:- 12:00 - Game 1 - 1000 points, Victory Points, Pitched Battle

Mission: Victory Points

Victory points to be calculated as per the instructions on p.108 of the main rulebook. Then compare the score to your opponents:-

If you have a total of more than 150 more than your opponent: Victory to you
If you have a total of less than 150 below your opponent, you lose.
If you and your opponents scores are within 150 points of each other, the game is a tie.

12:15:- 1:45 - Game 2 - 1000 points, Bombardment, Table Halves

Mission: Bombardment, Table Halves

There are three objectives placed on each table by the Judge. The winner must hold more objectives than his opponent, to tie on the number held is a draw, to have less is a loss. At the start of each players turn, they receive a single Artillery Bombardment for each objective held by their opponent, to be used at the start of their movement phase. Each Artillery Bombardment has the following profile:-

Range:- Unlimited Strength: 8 AP: 3 Type: Ordnance 1/Barrage

1:45-2:30 - Lunch!

2:30:- 4:15 - Game 3 - 1250 points, Assasination, Table Quarters

Mission: Assassination, Table Quarters

Counts as a standard Annihilation mission, except that HQ choices are worth 3 Kill points, and Elites and Heavy Support Choices 2 Kill Points

4:30- 6:15 - Game 4 - 1250 points, Seize Ground, Pitched Battle


Sunday

10:30 -registration, table setup, etc

11:00-12:30 Game 5 - 1000 points, Victory Points, Pitched Battle

12:45- 1:45 Game 6 - 1500 points, Attrition, Table Quarters

Mission: Attrition, Table Quarters

This is a kill points based mission. Only troops choices and their dedicated transports are worth kill points. HQ, Elites, Fast Attack, and Heavy Support are not. If a troops choice is killed, it re-enters play at the start of the owning players next turn, as if it had become available from reserves. The player may choose to bring the unit on at any point along either of the table sides they initially used for deployment. (to clarify this now, in table quarters, you may only use half of each side of the table when deploying. However, when units are re-entering play, they may use the full length of that side of the table). All dedicated transports belonging to a troops choice automatically explode when they receive a 'wrecked' result on the vehicle damage chart.

If a unit is destroyed and their dedicated Transport is not, the unit must re-enter play on foot. If both the Dedicated Transport and unit are destroyed in the same turn, then the unit may re-enter embarked in the transport. Any destroyed Transports without a Troops choice ready to re-embark may not re-enter play however, until a unit requiring an identically equipped transport becomes available to re-enter play.

If you have a Webway portal or Trygon tunnel on the table, your troops may enter play through that instead (subject to the normal rules enforced on Trygon tunels and webway portals).
If the squad has a drop pod/mycetic spore, they may only re-enter play with it if the Pod/Spore is destroyed in the same turn. However, Drop Pods and Mycetic Spores do not re-enter play unless the squad that took them is also destroyed, and the squad opts to re-enter play using them.
If a squad has the Deep Strike special rule, they may use that instead to re-enter play.

If a Hades Drill emerges via deep strike, the hole it leaves behind counts as a table edge from that point onwards for the purpose of Engineer Squads or other Hades Breaching Drills. If a Hades Breaching Drill is destroyed, it must re-enter play in an identical way to a troops choice (so it may deep strike again, emerge from a hole already made, or come on from a table side). However, for the second time, it does not need an Engineer squad to be following it.

1: 45- 2:30 -Lunch!

2:30 - 4:30 - Game 7 - 1500 points, Portal, Table Halves

Mission: Portal, Table Halves

There are 4 beacons placed on the table by the judges(one in each quarter). Each counts as a holdable objective, and to win a player must control more beacons than his opponent(if they hold the same number, the game is a draw). As a holdable objective, a beacon is contested if there is an enemy unit within 3” of it. Only Troops options may claim objectives. Each beacon has the number 2,3,4, or 5 on the underside.If a model from a non-vehicle unit(except for walkers) moves into base contact with a Beacon, they may choose to activate it. Roll a D6 and apply the following effect:

1:-The unit is lost in the warp and removed from the game
2-5:-Place the unit in base contact with the beacon of the correct corresponding number. If you roll the number of the beacon you just activated, you may choose which beacon to emerge from.
6:-Deep strike the unit to anywhere on the table.

A unit may assault the turn it exits a portal, providing there is a target within range, but does not receive any assault bonuses (so no +1 attack, Furious charge is negated, etc). If a Portal is completely surrounded by models, so that there is no space for a newly teleported unit to be placed, then the surrounding squad must be moved the minimum necessary amount to accommodate the newly teleported squad having a minimum of 1 model placed in base contact with the portal, with the rest of the squad maintaining squad coherency.


Current paid and booked attendees are:-

Me
Snarky
Reds8n
notprop
Killkrazy
thesearmsarerob
Lovepug13
Arakasi
Stu H
Da Boss
Jonagon
battlecannon it phil
evil mop
RinkyDink
ArbitorIan
Panic
Titan_princeps

Depending on whether or not I can get a decent price on train tickets, and the way school stuff is going up here in Scotland, I very well may be there!

I've paid add me to the list please Ketara.

(or will have by time this post lands)

I send money a week ago (ish?)

Check your necrofood account.

So you did Killkrazy. List amended accordingly.

Hi,

Yes I am in...will send you the money shortly.

(Logs in to Pay Pal and pays lol)

Money now sent mate.

Adam

I'm coming! (entry + pack sent!)

I'd love to...but curse you, age...3 more years until I get to show up...

As stated, Ian and I are planning a tag-team entry. Just got to get an army painted now...

(Also working on an Eldar terrain board. In the process of finishing five Eldar towers... Learnt my lessons on numero uno and reckon I can do a good and quick job on numbers two through five...

Fiddy - does his mean that you are literally sharing the same army or using the same force type differant minis?

Well, the original plan was to use the same army list represented by two different batches of models, but that involves a lot more painting...

..To be honest, if we're going to use the escalation rules like this again, then I'll probably drop out now. I don't think they work too well for some codices and work far too well for others IMO.

And some of the 500 point game match ups were effectively, won before dice were rolled in a few of the games, there was almost no way for certain builds to beat others, subject to totally outrageous dice.

Did anyone else feel that way? I will of course, go with the majority opinion here, but since I had a few people coming up and telling me they liked that format, I thought I might as well keep it. If people want it changed this time though, that can be easily arranged.

I liked the escalation format though it is true that it favours some armies differently.

My Tervigon worked very well in 500 points because I could spawn lots of new troops. It didn't work so well in the scenario where both sides could bring back dead Troop units, and scored for killing Troops.

Tyranids are a difficult codex to escalate. In fact it was impossible under the original Combat Patrol concept last time. It isn't possible to make a Tyranid combat patrol that's any due to the restrictions on multi-wound models and so on.

I will be using Tyranids again. I probably wouldn't change the army around much if we use exactly the same format.

What about 750, 1000 and 1250 points? How would that work?

Honestly don't mind about the escalation rules, however, will FW armies be allowed again?

Have to decide whether to take my Elysians or Death Korps again....

Hi,

I am cool with the rules but last time there was perhaps a feeling of day two (by some people) being a little "too much" - An Apoc event was suggested for day two next time - (bearing in mind thiis is the final platinum devil) is an Apoc game a possibility?

Adam

I kind of liked the escalation rules, although they did favor some armies a little, and some games were decided as soon as the models went down. It was fun though...

Hi, Lovepug mentioned this to me... I'm in, not sold on escalation though but I'll see what I can make work!

I'll get paypal sorted in a mo, as for forgeworld suggestions... Anything Eldar a squad of shadow spectres or a warp hunter would do nicely

Edit... Money has been pay paled

Most people get flattened by two solid days of 40K. Especially with the weather like it was.

I've never played Apoc so I would be up for it as a change of pace. Maybe a chance/excuse to bring out the Tyranid units I can't use in the main event.

Would it be possible to run a competition of four games on the Saturday, and an all-comers Apoc game on the Sunday?

I'm with Kilkrazy on that one...a day of tournament followed by apoc sounds epic.

One of the reasons everyone was flattened by the end of the weekend, was the fact the whole thing ran for a total of 8 games, as opposed to the 7 at the first.

This time around, I've reduced it back to 7, and bumped up the points agains lightly to ensure we're not done by lunchtime.

I'll strike the Escalation rules from the affair since people do seem to think there is an issue of balance. So now when constructing your force, you won't be obliged to use what you used in the smaller games.

Snarky, forgeworld is all good.

I'm not a fan of apocalypse for the second day it must be said, mainly because:-
a) It presupposes that either everyone will have a huge army, will be content taking small roles in big battles, or be happy to borrow stuff,
b) Not everyone has played Apocalypse before, owns the rulebook, or is familiar with the rules,
c) There would be a possibility of rankings not quite working out if there aren't very many games (so 3+ winners?),
d) I have no idea how you'd ally the various diverse factions for that one
e) You'd also have to have a fairly exact no. of players to make it work or you'd have people left out, or one side with less people than the other, which would be excaberated if,
e) people are unable to show up at the last minute due to whatever reason (for example, rinkydinks broken bones last time).

In other words, a lot of complexities that would make it really quite difficult to organise properly.

However, if people would like to play some bigger games with allies, it might be possible to turn the games on the second day into doubles....However, that would then fall prey to d & e above again....

Oh, and on a more cheerful note, I may end up taking a Masters here at Kent, in which case we may be good for another two PD's!

Good to see you Stu.....:-) - Camp round mine for the tournament lol

Ketara - as for the Apoc idea - I dont think it needs that much organisation to make it work to be honest mate....I played in a big apoc game today that was pretty hassle free.

Good guys v bad guys

x amount of points each - probably 2-3k of stuff

rules are easy - I dont feel they are that different from normal to be honest - you just seem to take models off the board quicker lol.

Obviously I am easy, but I think Apoc would make Sunday pretty special - give us an opportunity to break out the really funky stuff we dont use every day.

I am happy no matter whats decided...Apoc would be nice though lol

Perhaps you could do something like killkrazy says (reduce the total number of games) and then the top ranking players have a final we can all watch at the end of the day Saturday

As the tournament organiser, you wouldn't believe some of the hassle I've had before just trying to make sure everyone has an opponent every round. ><'

This whole Apocalypse thing kind of strikes me as an order of a magnitude worse.

I'm happy with the original arrangement - though this will be my first Platinum Devil and first escalation based arrangement. I'm happy to join an Apocalypse game - but it would be my first too!

At the end of the day though, I'm looking for as many great, complete, relaxed games against great opponents.

I trust Ketara to make it so

Ketara wrote:As the tournament organiser, you wouldn't believe some of the hassle I've had before just trying to make sure everyone has an opponent every round. ><'

This whole Apocalypse thing kind of strikes me as an order of a magnitude worse.

I certainly wouldn't try to run an Apoc game series after the main series.

I imagined we would just divide into two teams, possibly based on eye colour, and make one huge table. I won't have much more than 2,000 points even with the extra stuff I'm going to make.

Anyone who gets blown up can come and play Death Angel in a corner with me.

I found the escalation thing rather fun last time, but it would not bother me if it was changed.

Kk's idea seems like a reasonable compromise to minimise codex scope imbalances.

Also as with escalation prior to the last PD, I've never played doubles before so would be happy to roll with that on the asumption that 2x players must = 2x fun (basic maffs that ).

I think everyone with 2k a pop on a giant table would be brilliant :-)

:-)

Hmmmm.....well, I'll keep things as is for the being, and then in mid April, I'll tot up the numbers of people attending, and see what I can sort out.

As much as I would love to unleash the Revenant's again,

I would prefer to get some more normal games in against new opponents.

Oh yes, i think i will come
Is it Painted stuff only? I don't mind either way, just i Only have Necrons fully painted at the moment, and don't really fancy them at 500 points, even if its only one game at 500 points.

Will sort out money later, or tomorrow.

P.s, i think keeping it the way it is will be fine, APOC is fun, but some people probably won't have a very good time with it, and it can be quite stressful running a game.

P.s.s Just sent payment

Painted is preferred, and a lot of people do enjoy seeing and playing against fully done forces. That said, I do recognise that that might not always be strictly practical or feasible, so in keeping with the casual nature of the event, there's no compulsion to do so.

Ok thanks, i would rather play with pained stuff as well. But not too sure about using Necrons, as i haven't worked out how to win with them yet
I could probably get my Marines finished, all be it, not wonderfully done. Orks i would probably have no chance. (well i would if i had brought them back to Norwich with me for Easter Holidays...). Looking forward to it anyway

Probably won't be able to make it, cash is tight at the minute so coughing up the dosh for train tickets, a hotel food and 750 points of the most expensive models needed to complete my list is a tad more than I can afford without winning a couple of hundred

You could get two singles costing £12 each, if you get up early on Saturday.

Hotel = Holiday Inn Express £56 for one night.



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I am not a huge fan of the escalation either, as I'll only be there on the Saturday, so I'll be playing lots of very very small games, but I'll still come if we are using that option. I'd prefer AT LEAST 750 points to begin with in the first two games though.

Hmmm...If there's time, I may knock it up to a 1000 points then.

Kilkrazy wrote:You could get two singles costing £12 each, if you get up early on Saturday.

Hotel = Holiday Inn Express £56 for one night.



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The majority of the cost is in models to be honest
I have a maximum of 500 points assembled in any given army, all of which are troops.

Sorry to push for a decision Ketara, but with the the increase to 1000pts would prehaps indicate an increase in the higher points games (2000pts?).

I'm not that bothered what we play or how big, if it means that more Dakkanauts want to attend, but if any of us (me!) need to get bigger forces then I wouldn't mind knowing ASAP. (sorry to pile on the pressure mate )

Last minute rush painting make notprop sad.

I'm going to be pushing to make 1500 let alone anything higher. Every intention to get a layer of paint on it all too - but over 1500 I think would guarantee not...

Still, earlier notice would be better than later...

Nah, the highest points cost won't go above 1500 points, don't worry about it.

I was just considering pushing the 500 pointer up to a 1000 points since it seemed a little unpopular.

Aha, the thread. After a long video chat with my dear Mother, I have managed to get her to sort out my orks for transit across when she visits me this Easter. (The conversation was hilarious. "I need the sort of camoflaged guys with knives, and also the guys with the big guns, and...")
Bless her!
So I am excited to attend. Will work out how this Paypal thing works and then send the money tonight.

It's going to be great meeting some new Dakkanauts and ordering them around!

So now I have to paint stuff and practice my grovelling.

Sooo unfair! [sulks]

Err..I mean how will you take you Gin Mr Krazy?

Lovepug brought this event to my attention and it's looking like I will attend. Sort monies shortly.

As to the point levels I like the idea of 500pt games, something different.

Hi Bobman....should be a good tournament mate :-)

On escalation, I think 750 is a better starting point than 500 also. Though since I'm taking horde orks, each step is just "moar boyz!".
I'm not a fan of apocolypse games but I'm easygoing about what we do over the weekend. It's my first tournament in over a year so I'm just excited to be attending!

hi All,

I will be attending, will paypal the money to you shortly!

On the debates with game size, 500 does give some books an advantage and there are some really beardy things which can be done at that size, but given that it's only 1 game out of 7 i'm sure we can suck it up!

PS: I'm the stupid one who sent you an extra £2 because I didn't read the first post properly, just throw the extra in the prize pot!

Thats three I have recruited for PD3...do I get a free Tshirt lol

No pressure or anything Ket, but it'll be nice to have a quick update on the scenarios/points etc. so I can start buying/painting/building things to pad out my list!

Also... I'm guessing no flyers again? As i've decided this time I will be bringing my elysian drop guard around.

Ah bugger I'm out of the country then, would have loved to chug beers then !!

at least 2 of the northern guys in so far , me and one other dakka user, gonna try and drum up some more people and get paid up by the end of the week

Scenarios now up, and that's right Snarky, no flyers.

Hooray! Scenarios!

I am reading this right that there are no 500 - 750 point games though?

So - no 500pt battles then? We no longer need a 500pt list?


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Correct. I removed the 500 point game and escalation in the face of public opinion.

Aww... now you won't be able to see the awesome triple cheese valkyrie list I had for 500 :(

I'm sure you'll have the chance to spam your cheesy Valk lists at highe rpoints costs.

Just to check, we have games at 1,000, 1,250 and 1,500 points, so we need an army which starts at 1,000 and adds 250 points twice.

Nope. Escalation was removed, so its possible to have three completely separate army lists for each points value. (All lists from the same army though of course)

Oooo, this changes my deliberations!

Thanks for the update Ben.

Now how many Ogryns can I squeeze in and paint before the 7th?

Yay, now i can just lose higher points games with my failcrons Which i have decided i will definatly take, after changing my mind 4 times.

Ogyrns and necrons?

Watch out Snarky, you've got your work cut out for you!

Hive Fleet Kielbasa again for me, and Trixie and Mr Snuggles will bring a few more of their friends.

Ketara wrote:Ogyrns and necrons?

Watch out Snarky, you've got your work cut out for you!

I actually won a game once Although to be honest, i've only played about 6 times with them. Better with my Marines, but they aren't painted at all.

Ok, gonna ask for a few clarrifications if that's ok...

Ketara wrote:
10:-30:- 12:00 - Game 1 - 1000 points, Victory Points, Pitched Battle

Mission: Victory Points

Add the points value of whatever you have left on the table to the points value of what your opponents has lost. Add the two together. Then compare the score to your opponents:-

If you have a total of more than 150 more than your opponent: Victory to you
If you have a total of less than 150 below your opponent, you lose.
If you and your opponents scores are within 150 points of each other, the game is a tie.

To be clear, no actually addition takes place, you simply compare what you have left?

Ketara wrote:
12:15:- 1:45 - Game 2 - 1000 points, Bombardment, Table Halves

Mission: Bombardment, Table Halves

There are three objectives placed on each table by the Judge. The winner must hold more objectives than his opponent, to tie on the number held is a draw, to have less is a loss. At the start of each players turn, they receive a single Artillery Bombardment for each objective held by their opponent, to be used at the start of their movement phase. Each Artillery Bombardment has the following profile:-

Range:- Unlimited Strength: 8 AP: 3 Type: Ordnance 1/Barrage

What is Table Halves deployment? Is it Dawn of War (ie nightfighting etc)?
Just to check, at the start of each of your turns you recieve bombardments for each objective your opponent holds?

Ketara wrote:
11:00-12:30 Game 5 - 1000 points, Victory Points, Pitched Battle

Same VP rules as game 1?

PS: I'm bringing da fish 'eads and therefore will lose. lots.

Ketara wrote:Ogyrns and necrons?

Watch out Snarky, you've got your work cut out for you!

Oh god, knowing my luck i'm probably going to get tabled now.

Jonagon wrote:Ok, gonna ask for a few clarrifications if that's ok...

To be clear, no actually addition takes place, you simply compare what you have left?

I've clarified by indicating the appropriate page in the main rulebook, and erasing all my guff.

What is Table Halves deployment? Is it Dawn of War (ie nightfighting etc)?
Just to check, at the start of each of your turns you recieve bombardments for each objective your opponent holds?

Table Halves is indeed Dawn of War. And that is correct, at the start of your turn, you receive and use a number bombardments equal to the number of objectives the opposition hold. Similar to an orbital bombardment.

Ketara wrote:
11:00-12:30 Game 5 - 1000 points, Victory Points, Pitched Battle

Same VP rules as game 1?

PS: I'm bringing da fish 'eads and therefore will lose. lots.

I CAN MAKE BOTH DAYS NOW!

That leaves fifty in a somewhat awkward spot then....

Yeah, if it is a problem, I might just run a DnD game at home for my buddies. I haven't paid yet anyway, and it is a long way to come for a single day... My DnD campaign could do with gaining a bit of impetus anyway.

Plus, my marines are nowhere near painted.

Hmmmm.....
*tots up figures*
Well, we have 12 as things stand right now paid and booked. Ian usually comes down with Gary and Brad, in which case we'll have 15....and if Battlecannon it phil makes it down with one more, we'll have an odd place anyway......where's albatross when you need him?

Just added to a convenient B&B in the first post:- Can't speak for the quality, but its 15 mins walk from the venue, and on the same level as the uni, so no need to hike up the hill first thing in the morning! I also live around the corner, so I can guide people to the venue if necessary.

Glad you brought up the topic of accomodation I had completely forgottem to book anything! All done now though.

I suggest that attendees look into it ASAP, for those not in the know Canterbury attracts allot of tourists so hotels can fill up. So don't leave it to the last minute (like I did last time!).

Whats the deal with Forgeworld models? allowed or not, I've just ordered myself a Wraithseer from them! I don't know if I'll be using it for this but would be good to know what options I have

Generally speaking, Forgeworld lists are allowed, with the restriction being no super heavies and no flyers. If you want to use a specific unit out of one of the books for a standard army list, send me a link to the rules, and I'll either approve it straight off, or send you back a slightly modified entry to use (that's it its really broken basically).

Aiyah....Just when I was planning on making it, money lets me down. Sorry guys. Maybe next time....

confirming me , and evilmop both attending.

Added you both!

Panic and Ian have both said they'll be attending as well on top of it, so looks like we'll have a minimum 16 people attending this time around! An increase from the 12 of last Platinum Devil!

So before i start to write my lists , vendetta, valk, stormraven, waveserpent, falcon, raider ravager, landspeeders, night thingy deldar planes are not allowed ?

Flyers aren't alright. Skimmers are.

All the things you've noted up there are fine Phil.

By 'flyers', I'm referring to the units which use the 'flyer' rules as outlined in Imperial Armour. So if its in a GW codex, you're okay.

swish

Just to let everyone now know, since there seems to be variation on what is wanted, the prize for first place this time around will effectively be an IOU for £40, that I will redeem for them at any online modelling store, be it Forgeworld, Maxminis, or FOW.

What will happen is whoever wins will send me their details over Dakka after the event (that is to say, their address), and what they want, and I'll order it straight to their house.

There are lesser prizes for second and third however, as per last time.

Perhaps you could use the money to make a Dakka trophy?

Well. Let's jsut say there's something planned there already....

I can imagine it now, an embellished gold Ketara statue funded by the prize money.

Snarky wrote:I can imagine it now, an embellished gold Ketara statue funded by the prize money.

We call it 'art' in these parts pardner.

Gentlemen! Platinum Devil Places are now closed! We have 18 attendees, a new record!

I'm about halfway through rebasing my poor, battered ork army. Looking forward to the event!
(only a week after payday too, so I can afford few pints!)

yeah,
Looking forward to this again!
I was considering bringing plague marines.

But I think In the end It would be rude not to bring the Grots!
I just need to paint up a few extra to reach the 1500pts!

Is there a list of what everyones bringing?

Panic...

Dark Eldar my good sir!

I think we have..

Me: Guard (IA8)
notprop: Guard
Killlkrazy: Tyranids
StuH: Eldar
rodgers47: Necrons
Da Boss: Orks
Jonangon: Tau
Lovepug13: Chaos Marines
Ketara: Dark Eldar

Unsure about everyone else...

Arakasi: Orks

Only two guard and no blood angels or space wolves!

And they say dakka is for competitive gamers....

Vanilla flavoured space marines! Yum!

It's going to be great to see the Tau fighting over my Tau themed terrain.

Yes, that is an awesome terrain set.

I almost forgot, I can bring a boards worth of ruined Imperial city for terrain too...

Please do! The more terrain available, the merrier!

We've got to try and fill eight or nine tables.

I can only sponsor one board...

Nine tables to be exact. Now I have enough terrain to cover three easily, or four at a stretch, Killkrazy usually brings enough for at least one and a half, and you sir, have just volunteered one tables worth. Panic/ArbitorIan/Brad brought enough for three tables last time, hopefully they can do the same this time around. If that's not an option, I'll sink some of the prize money into more terrain, and do my best to get it done up before the day.

If you're back in Canterbury before the 7th, I could drop by and give you a hand in making some terrain.

I'm actually in Canterbury right now, but since my dissertation is due two days after the event, AND I'm trying to paint my entire army at the same time, I'm juggling so many balls right now its unbelievable.

Heh, I know what you mean, I've got some lab reports due a few days after... Probably not as important as your dissertation though!

However, if there isn't enough terrain and you're a bit overwhelmed just give me a call or something and I can arrange to come down and help make/paint some terrain.

yeah,
Bringing some terrain shouldn't be a problem.

Panic...

I'll have enough for two tables this time, but only one cloth.

Hmmmm. I'm not going to have time to bring anything I'm afraid. Sorry!

ill be using guard unless i can get my grey knight henchman army done

I've got a fair old amount of terrain, enough to do two tables anyway I reckon, with (somewhat worn.. alas...) grass battlemats as well.

So, the factions we're looking at;

Ketara; Dark Eldar
RedS8n; CSM
Snarky: Guard
Notprop; Guard
KilKrazy: Tyranids
RinkyDink: Marines
Da Boss; Orks
Jonangon: Tau
Lovepug13: CSM
Arakasi: Orks
Rogers47; Necrons
StuH; Eldar
Battlecannon it phil; Guard/GK
Panic; Orks?
Arbitorian: Daemons/BA?

Who've I missed? Still quite a mix!

evil mop will play chaos
as thats all he owns

Just so there isn't any confusion or surprises, I'm bringing the drop troops guard variant list from IA8 instead of the regular guard codex.

So, to sum up, from what I'm expecting we have:

3 CSM
3 Guard (1 IA)
3 Orks
1 Tyranids
1 Dark Eldar
1 Eldar
1 Necrons
1 Tau
2 Marines

and then

1 Daemons/ Blood Angels
1 Marines/ CSM

That really is quite the mix! We're only missing Sisters of Battle and Space Wolves, and we'd have a full house!

I left my Necrons at home :(
And don't have the money to get a train to go back and get them......

Another edit..... Not 100% sure what i'm actually going to bring, might end up bringing Chaos. Or Space Marines Will try to let you know for sure on Friday.

It's getting close now and I’m certainly a bit excited about bumping into a few familiar Dakkanauts and meeting some new ones.

All I need to do now is complete that guard army (good guess snarky btw!) that I keep promising to finish painting!

Touching on something Ketara mentioned a while back the mugs for the commemorative pack are fresh out of the kiln, courtesy of Dakka's own weetyskemian44.



As you can see there are only 10 so if you are interested in laying your hands on one of these badboys (plus dice packs) then please let Ketara know.

Anyway that’s the GW-lite hard sell done, see you there!

Beware the Sentinwall - You have been warned!

notprop wrote:It's getting close now and I’m certainly a bit excited about bumping into a few familiar Dakkanauts and meeting some new ones.

All I need to do now is complete that guard army (good guess snarky btw!) that I keep promising to finish painting!

Touching on something Ketara mentioned a while back the mugs for the commemorative pack are fresh out of the kiln, courtesy of Dakka's own weetyskemian44.



As you can see there are only 10 so if you are interested in laying your hands on one of these badboys (plus dice packs) then please let Ketara know.

Anyway that’s the GW-lite hard sell done, see you there!

Beware the Sentinwall - You have been warned!

It's true I'm a telepath.... No that was another lie, I figured it was IG after Ketara zinged me about your Ogryns....

Damn, I wish I was coming. I'd want one of those mugs.

yeah,
oooooh

notprop wrote:Beware the Sentinwall - You have been warned!

GrotWall is excited!!!
Panic...

HA fools!

My cunning misdirection dupes another!

Oh wait forget I mentioned that...[waves hand around]...these are not the droids you are looking for?

Myself and Panic think we can do FIVE tables between us. We did four last time, with the addition of a bit of Ketara's stuff. We reckon this time we can do...

1 x Trenches
1 x Grey Rocks
1 x Canals/City
1 x Eldar
1 x Necromunda

I'm tossing up between Bike Marines or Tau

One of my new Venoms for the upcoming event.

Make some planes so we can have a dogfight!

vendetta = lascannon

yeah,
Nice kit bash Ketara but I think with the new venom out in June it's worth waiting!
you should maybe stick the viper parts on with bluetac so they can be reclaimed later?

Panic...

If anyone else enquires about a ticket for next weekend, i don't mind stepping aside as everything seems to be going against me...
First i leave my Necrons at home, then i don't wake up early enough to get my Dark Sphere order in on time to be sent out on same day, so despite ordering it last wednesday have to wait until Tuesday. No Plague Marines at GW. My lists are rubbish and now i have somehow lost a Dreadnought foot.... Plus needing to get a 1500 point army painted (I don't want to be the only one there without a painted/mostly painted army). I'm still quite happy to go, but seriously if anyone wants to go in my place i'm fine with that.

rodgers37 wrote:If anyone else enquires about a ticket for next weekend, i don't mind stepping aside as everything seems to be going against me...
First i leave my Necrons at home, then i don't wake up early enough to get my Dark Sphere order in on time to be sent out on same day, so despite ordering it last wednesday have to wait until Tuesday. No Plague Marines at GW. My lists are rubbish and now i have somehow lost a Dreadnought foot.... Plus needing to get a 1500 point army painted (I don't want to be the only one there without a painted/mostly painted army). I'm still quite happy to go, but seriously if anyone wants to go in my place i'm fine with that.

Don't sweat it. This is a very casual affair. Its not a big competitive environment, so having a fine tuned tournie list is not a must (heck, I don't think most people who come to this even play in tournaments), and as for being painted, again, its no worry. I may not even have mine finished!

Ok thanks.
I'm looking forward to coming, but yeah if someone more organised wants to go that probably a better idea.
Still not 100% sure how i managed to lose a Dread foot

I know for a fact I won't be 100% painted. I was hoping the cool conversions would see me through!

I'm a bit disappointed by this fellers, all of my shoe box tanks and coke can drop pods are painted!

I'm afraid Nick old chum, the dissertation comes first......

notprop wrote:I'm a bit disappointed by this fellers, all of my shoe box tanks and coke can drop pods are painted!

Some of us don't have time to source, assemble and paint fancy shoe boxes and coke cans

rodgers37 wrote:No Plague Marines at GW. My lists are rubbish and now i have somehow lost a Dreadnought foot...

yeah,
I have painted PlagueMarines and Dreads should you want to borrow a few units to make a fully painted list?

Panic...

Panic wrote:

rodgers37 wrote:No Plague Marines at GW. My lists are rubbish and now i have somehow lost a Dreadnought foot...

yeah,
I have painted PlagueMarines and Dreads should you want to borrow a few units to make a fully painted list?

Panic...

There really nice.
Thanks for the offer, i will let you know later in the week if thats alright.

Well I'm just waiting for my Tauros Venators to arrive from Forgeworld, so I'm really cutting it close! Hopefully they'll arrive sometime before Friday

Hopefully I should have everything painted, am on my last hammerhead and then it'll be all done!

Ketara wrote:I'm afraid Nick old chum, the dissertation comes first......

You sir, need to take a long hard look at yourself!

I have been out drinking and scrapping all night and not once touched one of those minis that I was supposed to paint.

Wait a minute........................

I've just got to put some Green Stuff on my Tyrannofex and a couple of Hive Guards, then tomorrow I will be ready for a day of painting.

Since I am using Montana Gold sprays, I expect to get everything done in a couple of hours.

Tau. Tau it is....

Just need to get a couple of Hazard suits done this week...

I've changed my plans again
I'm going to bring my Space Marines. It makes sense, all the models are made (although i may need to buy one more thing) and are all sprayed black, so I might just be lazy and keep them as one of the black Space Marine chapters (for now). So thanks for offer Panic, but won't be needing any of your models.
Now i'm going to get on with painting and stop wasting my time on here

mine have been done for months :p saying that i did wanna play henchmen and failed to get more than 1 unit constructed

Were you at January ToS tournament? I'm sure i can recognise you.... (And thats the only tournament i've been to )

i was at Tos in jan like

do we have a post code, and some sort of campus map to aid us northern noobs in getting there, ps hope there isnt any big speed bumps
and where is there good rocky ish to go out and get leathered on saturday night. we wont be as bad as we were at silver sorcerer at warhammer world like it was so cheap and nobody had to drive.

Using Guard?
I was there using Red Jetseers (borrowed from a friend) with a few other people, the top DE player (with a paper flyer ), Mech IG player (black tanks), Silver BA player, and Blue Nid player (with Swarmlord)

Battlecannon it phil wrote:i was at Tos in jan like

do we have a post code, and some sort of campus map to aid us northern noobs in getting there, ps hope there isnt any big speed bumps
and where is there good rocky ish to go out and get leathered on saturday night. we wont be as bad as we were at silver sorcerer at warhammer world like it was so cheap and nobody had to drive.

If you boot up this, and look at the yellow E5 tag in the top right corner, you'll note a small separate unlabelled building to the immediate right of it. That's where we are.

http://www.kent.ac.uk/maps/canterbury/02maps.pdf

If you just tap in University of Kent into google maps, you should be able to seewhat roads you need to take to get up to the uni.


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ArbitorIan wrote:Tau. Tau it is....

Just need to get a couple of Hazard suits done this week...

You just like bringing my counter don't you Ian? I bring mech guard, you bring Daemons to peel them up. I bring Dark Eldar, you bring Tau.....


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Please note we have had a single dropout, and as a result, have one spare place going. Please cotnact me if you're interested.

Just PM'ed you ketara.

The postcode for Darwin college, which is the "parent" building of where we're playing is CT27NY.

I meant to ask, are we going to frequent that rather good resturant again on saturday night?

There was something rather good about 40k+Indian/Chinese/Christmas Buffet+wine+Bowls of jellybeans+cocktails.

I think it was the jellybeans.

Did I mention the cocktails?

At the very least I suspect we'll wind up in there for a round of drinks or two.

I believe Mr. Ketara hopes to make use of a venue of campus as he's a massive lightweight needs to finish his dissertation so that the last three years of his life haven't been a waste of time. Or something.

.. kids today eh !

Which, if it's open, is fine with me. My only concern here is that might actually be a wee bit early/too soon for some players, whi might well want to hit their B & B/whatever before noshing.

So I think the "plan" is to play it by ear and see what people want to do.

well me and evilmop si are gonna dump our stuff at b&B get keys etc then get fully wrecked till the wee hours then spend the next day sobering up for the drive home.
is there any rock/metal/punk style club in cant that people know of

Is this the same escalation rules as usual? As in, no additions to current squads apart from transports when going up a points level?

I'm discovering that it's REAAAALLLY hard to do a Tau army this way... All my units tend to come in at 170pts...

:/

In fact, I notice on the front page that there is no escalation rule listed! Does this mean I can write three completely different lists?

No escalation Ian! That means you can write three different army lists if you want. ^^

yeah,
To keep my two Grot meks somewhat similar I'd like both KFF to look similar. but I've used all my radar bits up!

So basically this is a last minute bit box request before saturday, If any of you have a one or two of these spare I'd love to get hold of them!
It's the radar/comms dish bit from the OOP imperial guard tank extras sprue.

much love
Panic...

Panic, I think I've got one but don't see how I can get it to you in time, as I wouldn't be able to post it until tomorrow morning?

PM me if you have any idea of how to get it to you in time or if you just want me to bring the bits along?

We're in the final 48 hour stretch Gentlemen! Any questions, now's the time!

yeah,
not prop if you bring them that would be awesome.
I'll just make the mek minus the bits and finish him another day!

Panic...

Ketara,

Is there a link to a map of the campus? Just so as I can reacquaint myself with the building.

Cheers!

http://www.kent.ac.uk/maps/buildings.html

Darwin College is the one you want.

We're in the "Missing Link" building (..ahh... academic humour eh ?!) just behind the E5 building bit.

It'll be the one with all of the warhammer groupies flocking around the windows screamin "KETARA - OMG!!".

Shouldn't be too hard to find?

Panic, No problem mate I'll bring the sprue you can help yourself. [but I reserve the right to snap it off and take it back if I have too much trouble with multiple KFF in a game! ]

reds8n wrote:http://www.kent.ac.uk/maps/buildings.html

Darwin College is the one you want.

We're in the "Missing Link" building (..ahh... academic humour eh ?!) just behind the E5 building bit.

Cheers Red, looking forward to you tabling me again!

I'll do my best.

It would help if you continue to not pass any cover saves, moves the game along so much more swiftly.

Gentleman! Important!

You will not believe this. I have been ill the last few days, hoped it was a 24 hour thing. It appears, according to the doctor today, that I have a nasty form of Gastric Flu.. Recovery time ETA: 1 week.

My bank account was also plundered by some adventurous chap it turns out when my wallet went missing last week.

My dissertation is now unfinished and due on Tuesday. And I am not capable of exerting much energy, due to being just ever so slightly sick.

So! The show will go on as planned! But the result may be if it all gets too much, I may end up going home, and leaving Red to keep a keen eye on things. I trust that's okay with you Red?

Due to my bank account situation, notprop, I shall have to send you a bank transfer with the appropriate munies on Monday when my next grant comes in, for the two Dakka mugs sold, my own, and the trophy. I've been transferred a little money by my parents to tide me over on food and drugs and such, but not enough to pay you back on the day and survive.

Due to my illness I will definitely not be drinking, and possibly not be eating either. I've eaten very little the last few days, and that trend is likely to continue. I'm doing my best to recover ASAP, but we shall see.

Killkrazy, do you think you could stop outside my house on the morning again? Pick up me and the terrain box? I'm easily fatigued at the moment, and I'd have difficulty carrying my model boxes right now, let alone the big ol' terrain one.

Red, it means nothing to the rest of them, but the other seminar room I booked was no. 10. The exam boards decided they wanted the rooms at the last second, and they've booted all societies out of Missing Link until after exam time. Thankfully, I got the Masters Assistant to fight the corner on our behalf, and we still have it.

Oh dearie me.

I'll do what I can to help out. PM/email me if there's anything else I can do.

I'll be there for the opening I should think. I may need you to take the reins at any point from then on though. Its really all up in the air at the moment.

Sorry to hear about your predicament mate.

As for the money, sounds like you need it more than me so you can leave it until whenever you are feeling better/more flush.

Not a great deal I can do from the wilds of Essex but if you need a hand with anything let me know.

Ooh, sorry to hear about that Ben, that sounds like a string of very bad luck! I'd at least ask for a concession from your supervisor/tutor, they're quite helpful on that regard.

Of course I'll pick you up. PM me your mobile phone number and a reminder of the address with postcode.

You should definitely report your illness to the faculty, as they may grant you a suspension. It may be better not to spend the whole weekend at a wargame event if you go down that route.

I'm heading into uni tomorrow to see what can be done with regards to the dissertation, but to be frank, from the time I've spent sick already (3 days now), I'm not sure I have any chance of finishing my dissertation, wargaming weekend or no. If I'm feeling fitter in the weekend, I may be able to some work in the library in the evening, or so I'm hoping.

At the moment, I'm just playing it by ear with regards to my health, as that's basically going to dictate my actions.

Thanks for all your support Gentlemen! It's much appreciated!

yeah,
Rest up Ketara!

The Rest of you 24hrs! get Painting & Packing!

Panic...

Oh no! Disaster!

Gastric flu is nasty - It'd be great to see you for an opening/closing of the event, but you should rest up over the weekend. And definitely see if you can get an illness-related extension.

Maybe someone with a printer can print out some extra copies of the missions, etc? Give someone else your secret figuring-out-who-plays-each-other-next algorithm?

Hope you feel better soon!

Oddly enough my printer is chugging away doing just that right this very minute.

yeah,
I had already printed off 10 copies... we should be covered for missons!

ArbitorIan, I might need to adjust the terrain we bring, as the rad mobile has been exchanged for a smaller yaris.
TitanPrincepts says we may be able to a test run in a bit to check out space! I'll keep you updated.
Should still be able to cover a bunch of tables.. just by bringing more space efficient terrain.
switching to multiple clear green lid boxes as opposed to the great big whites !?
Also I don't think you have packed the light grey battle sheets.

Reds8n, have we secured the wood boards from PD2.. they were great.
I think this time people need to bring StapleGuns/Tape/Clips to secure their mats. last year was a bit slack!

Panic..

Panic wrote:

Reds8n, have we secured the wood boards from PD2.. they were great.

I'll try and have a skizz in the room later, AFAIK Mr. Ketara was going to have a looksie earlier in the week....

I can bring a staple gun if it is needed?

Or indeed gaffer tape if this was preferable?

I'm on a building site at the mo so can raid the stores for most stuff, so let me know by 1.30PM and I can pick it up if we have it.

yeah,
Bring both dude, Better to have them and not need them, Than to need them and not have them! ... and all that jazz!

oh and from the building site... I'll have a Hilti Drill please, your too kind!

Panic...



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ArbitorIan wrote:Myself and Panic think we can do FIVE tables between us. We did four last time, with the addition of a bit of Ketara's stuff. We reckon this time we can do...

ArbitorIan brought two great big white containers of terrain to my house... but now we have switched cars we might need to bring a bit less.
looking at the fact we need to cover 9 tables.
If we bring ArbitorIans Trenches Grey Rocks and Necromunda plus My eldar GW hills and forests.
and making best use of the small car we are taking I think we can cover 4 tables nicely without to much trouble.
and stretch that to 5 if we need to squeeze more stuff into the car/ be more sparing with coverage?!

1. Trenches / Grey Rocks ash waste
2. Necromunda / Canals / City?
3. Eldar stuff plus GW hills some Forest.
4. GW hills and some forests
5. ?
6. KilKrazy Tau
7. KilKrazy Tau ? (can the tau stuff stretch to two tables>?)
8. Reds8n? Ketara?
9. Reds8n? Ketara?

I know Reds8N and KilKrazy have terrain for a some tables? So will the other tables get covered?

Unless someone else is passing through south London Tonight/Tomorrow Morning (pre 7am I think that's our depart time?) with space in their car for some boxes of stuff??
In which case we Could go to town! and bring cities of death /everything!

Panic...

I've built more Tau stuff. I also have more hills and things than were used last time. I reckon I can cover two tables.

I can cover a table too. Will be bringing mat, ruins and all that jazz


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Usual Imperial dereliction.

yeah,
Cool!
Looks like we will have something like this.


1. Trenches / Grey Rocks ash waste
2. Necromunda / Canals / City?
3. Eldar stuff plus GW hills & some Forest.
4. GW hills and some forests
5. RinkyDink - ruins and jazzy Imperial dereliction
6. KilKrazy Tau
7. KilKrazy Tau
8. Reds8n? Ketara?
9. Reds8n? Ketara?

???

Panic.

I can cover four tables at a pinch as said before, and I know a few of the other chaps are bringing stuff. So we should have no problem with regards to covering the tables I would think.

notprop wrote:I can bring a staple gun if it is needed?

Or indeed gaffer tape if this was preferable?

I'm on a building site at the mo so can raid the stores for most stuff, so let me know by 1.30PM and I can pick it up if we have it.

One massive bag of coarse sand? We'll just throw it over all the planks of wood, the floor, the seats, everything. It'll look amazing with Killkrazy's Tau stuff, and I'll bring my bucket and spade and make a sandcastle terrain set.

Oh and Ketara, take some rest dear fellow!

Hope the tutors give you an extension!

ArbitorIan wrote:

notprop wrote:I can bring a staple gun if it is needed?

Or indeed gaffer tape if this was preferable?

I'm on a building site at the mo so can raid the stores for most stuff, so let me know by 1.30PM and I can pick it up if we have it.

One massive bag of coarse sand? We'll just throw it over all the planks of wood, the floor, the seats, everything. It'll look amazing with Killkrazy's Tau stuff, and I'll bring my bucket and spade and make a sandcastle terrain set.

..... http://www.ifelix.co.uk/jimbo_terrain_14.html

I just nailed 11 hours sleep, which felt pretty good. I'm going to try and do a little model assembly, and dissertation writing today.


Bar having a very sensitive stomach at the moment, and some slight joint pain (which I can alleviate quite well with painkillers), my main problem is that I'm quite easily fatigued if I exert myself physically. If I just take it easy, I'm pretty good, my mind works fine.

I'm actually hoping right now, if I work hard enough, to actually finish my dissertation on time , and attend the wargaming weekend. It'll be a challenge, and it might increase the period I'm ill for by a few days, but I'd be willing to accept that tradeoff.


I'd also like to thank you Gentlemen for all stepping up and helping make this tournament what it is, and demonstrating just precisely why this is a Dakka Community Event! Not many other tournies could have the TO not capable of doing it and still work just as fine regardless!

ArbitorIan wrote:

notprop wrote:I can bring a staple gun if it is needed?

Or indeed gaffer tape if this was preferable?

I'm on a building site at the mo so can raid the stores for most stuff, so let me know by 1.30PM and I can pick it up if we have it.

One massive bag of coarse sand? We'll just throw it over all the planks of wood, the floor, the seats, everything. It'll look amazing with Killkrazy's Tau stuff, and I'll bring my bucket and spade and make a sandcastle terrain set.

Not sure if serious?

yeah


Panic...

Disaster Dakkanauts!

Long story short Parcelforce strikes again!

The mugs have not yet arrived at Chez notprop!

Unless they get here for 8am saturday morning they I guess I will be posting them out or refunding those that have paid. Fingers crossed, but no time to worry painting to do and I have to work out how to get a 1 Ton bag of sand in the car for Ian.

There are... or were as of 16;15 this afternnon, 6 of those large wooden boards still in the Missing link building.

So, that's handy/gone right at least.

Guys, I'm really sorry to say, I won't be able to attend. I feel horrible for backing out at the last second, but I have just had a very serious job related emergency, and my job is sort of on the line until it is dealt with. I can't afford the time off for the tournament at all.
That, and I'm ill (like, need the doctor ill). If it was one or 'tother I might have tried to make it, but I am going to have to concede defeat.
I am gutted, because I have been having a rubbish time of it lately and would have absolutely loved to have come along and played a few games with you guys.

Sorry to hear that mate......

Hope your work emergency gets sorted out :-)

I will pick you up in the morning red....(9am)

Cracking weekend gents, pleasure to see/meet/drink with you all.

What Red said plus thanks to Ketara for organising the event (from his sick bed no less!), and everyone that supplied the terrain - all tables were good, most were awesome.

Yep, was great. I wasn't expecting the first day to be so long however. Will upload pics and batreps soon!

Fully enjoyed all the weekend and all you guys seemed ace, thanks for fun times .

Whos got the pics?

yeah,
Thanx for the great weekend games fellas.

I just posted a quick report with some photos, sorry i didn't get everyones armies but some photos were blurry blah blah blah...

+++ PD3 report<------

Panic...

here's my batrep up

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/367601.page#2779433

Great weekend - I was really glad I made it! Good to catch up with old and new faces. Will eventually get some mini batreps up myself (and will have to check out the above...)

Enjoyed it.....Perhaps we will see a PD4 or an Apoc game soon lol

Great shots fellas. So sorry for not making it - I would've loved to come again this year, but stuck between job changes, friends moving to bloody japan and an overall lack of free time, it just wasn't for me this year.

Cheers all it was great fun, great to meet you all.

My photos from the event are here:

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v292/c0bra/Platinum%20Devil%203/?albumview=slideshow


A final well done to the organisers for a great event.

was a good laugh for me, using a no heavy support imperial guard army was funny, might do it out of choice next time.

Great pics from Jonagon!

Having played and lost to Battlecannon it phil's "no heavy support" army, I claim that it wasn't funny at all!!!

Even though it is a nice looking army.

I had a great weekend. Cheers for the pics and thanks to the organizers, looking forward to a possible pd4...

Yep! All good here too. Nice to meet all you folks!

Congrats on the event. More, I say. PD4 can only get bigger and better!

So in a shock development Parcelforce have delivered a parcel in only 120 hours vs the 48 promised and I have finally got my grubby mitts on the PD3 Dakka Mugs, so if you have already paid Ketara or would like to get your hands on one of these then drop me a PM and I can get one out to you.

If we wind up with any spare give us a yell would you please ? I think I could find a use for them

^Seconded.

Okay fellers I'm just waiting to here exactly what was originally ordered then I can divy up the left overs.

The Sentinwall marches to war here (warning Wall o text and not many pictures!) - http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/368288.page

My report is up! Lots of lovely photos of armies, and some 'orrible ones of you lot...

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/368786.page

yeah,
Do we have the results posted yet?

Panic...

I'll put them up at some point in the next week or so gents, I'm busily writing my dissertation as of the moment. ^^;

Better late than never?

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