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2018/09/28 09:45:54
Subject: Re:Gitsplitta's Unified Painting Theory (9/25: new Bushido "Hobby Time" video... painting buildings)
Gitsplitta wrote: Thank you! Really appreciate the support you guys still give me for this non-GW game. Keeps me going!
New video is up! I show the techniques I used to make one of my Bushido gaming boards as demonstrated on 8" and 4" area-of-control objectives made to match.
Excellent as usual. Thank you for taking the time to do the vids.
2018/09/28 13:14:36
Subject: Gitsplitta's Unified Painting Theory (9/25: new Bushido "Hobby Time" video... making a table.
Back to work slacker, I’m still waiting for my Minimoto Clan guys to show (maybe Tuesday), but just also ordered Hisoka. Being mountain men I’m trying to thing of a good basing idea for all of them. Besides rocky, do you have any ideas?
LOL, Theo your mind is an amazing place, never change.-camkierhi 9/19/13
I cant believe theo is right.. damn. -comradepanda 9/26/13
None of the strange ideas we had about you involved your sexual orientation..........-Monkeytroll 12/10/13
I'd put you on ignore for that comment, if I could...Alpharius 2/11/14
2018/10/07 06:13:03
Subject: Gitsplitta's Unified Painting Theory (9/25: new Bushido "Hobby Time" video... making a table.
Well, since you asked... This is cut-and-pasted from my post on our Bushido FB page.
-- MADISON MELEE OVERVIEW --
I just wanted to let you guys know how much I enjoyed meeting everyone and running the tournament at Misty Mountain Games in Madison on Saturday. We had a great turn-out and everyone who drove hours to support us was really appreciated and just an awesome group of guys. I hope everyone had as much fun playing as I did running it. I want to thank Ben Rislove, Evan Scott Golden, Tyler Nelson and Justin Nelson for helping provide tables, terrain and rules expertise. I couldn't have done it without you!
My hope is to put one of these on every 2 or 3 months and take the lessons learned from each tournament and apply it to make the next one even better, Keep your eyes peeled for future announcements!
I shot a lot of video, but I wanted to post some basics on the tournament in case anyone was interested.
Madison Melee #1 - Oct. 6th, 2018
35 rice, 3 rounds, 90 min each
Total time from first roll to dice down: 5 hr, 15 min
11 attendees, 10 of which played
Ties in final points were decided by head-to-head results if available.
11 of 15 games were fully completed in time allowed.
Results:
1) Ben Rislove(Prefecture) - 27 points (perfect score!)
2) Evan Scott Golden (Cult) - 17 points
3) Josh Page (Temple) - 17 points
4) Greg Chyson (Ito) - 14 points
5) Tyler Nelson (Temple) - 13 points
6) Christopher Dick (Silvermoon) - 13 points
7) Cody Ballenger (Cult) - 12 points
8) Thomas H. Staskal (Minimoto) - 8 points
8) Alec Wagner (Prefecture) - 8 points
9) Jason Chyson (Silvermoon) - 4 points
I won't discuss the details of any of the armies, though you can certainly ask the participants to share if they're agreeable. Our champion Ben Rislove has declared that the next tournament will be 42 points, "... because no one plays 42 points". So let it be written, so let it be done!
I did some odd things in order to make the event a bit more fun (yes, it was a tournament... but definitely a friendly one). Rather than assigning tables, since we had one more table set up than we had pairs, I'd start with the top pairing and let them pick their own table, then on down the line. That way even the bottom pairing had a choice of 2 tables. For the second and third round, I refined it a bit & either had to top or bottom person in each pairing pick the table, then the other person got to pick which side of the table they wanted to deploy on (once again in order starting from the top pairing and working down the list). You'll have to ask the guys if they liked that or not.
Looking forward to hosting many more tournaments! Please spread the word among your friends that are within travel range of Madison. The more people that play, the more fun we all have!
With luck, I hope to produce the video tomorrow (day off), in which case it should be uploaded on Tues or Wed.
Anvildude: "Honestly, it's kinda refreshing to see an Ork vehicle that doesn't look like a rainbow threw up on it."
Awesome looking models on the table there. Great job getting it all together and championing the game.
Also just FYI, I WAS JUST ON THE GCTstudio.com website and they just dropped a new article including two new Minimoto Clan figs (Tetsu the bear ) and another tribesman for your tenge. Also a painting competition on a 50 rice army.
LOL, Theo your mind is an amazing place, never change.-camkierhi 9/19/13
I cant believe theo is right.. damn. -comradepanda 9/26/13
None of the strange ideas we had about you involved your sexual orientation..........-Monkeytroll 12/10/13
I'd put you on ignore for that comment, if I could...Alpharius 2/11/14
Always nice to see friendly tournaments. Glad you are having fun and enjoying Bushido. I like the genre, but sadly can’t justify a new game myself. I do enjoy living vicariously through your blog though.
Camkhieri: "And another very cool thing, my phones predictive text actually gave me chicken as an option after typing robot, how cool is that."'
Meercat: "All eyes turned to the horizon and beheld, in lonely and menacing grandeur, the silhouette of a single Grot robot chicken; a portent of evil days to come."
From 'The Plucking of Gindoo Phlem'
The first 47pts of Minimoto hopefully arrive tomorrow, I hope to get them assembled and primed Wednesday if they arrive.another 5 points coming next Monday. Still working on a color scheme, I’m not too driven by the colors I see on the website. Looks like black, steel, white and red. I have a prototype started that I may have a picture up for in my thread later. Using an old crab clan samurai with Tetsubo to try stuff on. Going to push my skills since 7 figs will probably be the Max I have on the board at any time.
LOL, Theo your mind is an amazing place, never change.-camkierhi 9/19/13
I cant believe theo is right.. damn. -comradepanda 9/26/13
None of the strange ideas we had about you involved your sexual orientation..........-Monkeytroll 12/10/13
I'd put you on ignore for that comment, if I could...Alpharius 2/11/14
Beautiful looking terrain and armies. Really liked your grey stained wood area control markers. Consider that stolen. Will be watching more of the videos later today hopefully.
LOL, Theo your mind is an amazing place, never change.-camkierhi 9/19/13
I cant believe theo is right.. damn. -comradepanda 9/26/13
None of the strange ideas we had about you involved your sexual orientation..........-Monkeytroll 12/10/13
I'd put you on ignore for that comment, if I could...Alpharius 2/11/14
2018/10/17 14:20:46
Subject: Gitsplitta's Unified Painting Theory (10/16: Bushido Tournament video is up!)
When you get a chance you should put a link in your signature for your YouTube channel.
LOL, Theo your mind is an amazing place, never change.-camkierhi 9/19/13
I cant believe theo is right.. damn. -comradepanda 9/26/13
None of the strange ideas we had about you involved your sexual orientation..........-Monkeytroll 12/10/13
I'd put you on ignore for that comment, if I could...Alpharius 2/11/14
2018/10/18 13:14:21
Subject: Gitsplitta's Unified Painting Theory (10/16: Bushido Tournament video is up!)
I'm on a roll! Short form Bushido battle report is up. Tyler Nelson and I slugging it out with 50 rice armies in the mission "The Emissary".
I haven't actually painted any new figures... but I think I'm just about there. My figures have been in pretty desperate shape so last knight I repaired the breaks, touched up the paint jobs and painted the front arcs (which are important in the game). I think they look much sharper now. My plan is to start finally painting new figures tonight. Have 3 lined up and ready to go. It'll be interesting to see how far I get over the weekend. It just dawned on me that I'd made 24 videos with roughly a dozen figures. Definitely time for some new blood.
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Anvildude: "Honestly, it's kinda refreshing to see an Ork vehicle that doesn't look like a rainbow threw up on it."
I like how you did the split color on the bases and not just hash lines , the army looks good and cohesive, is the green guy the Kappa model?
LOL, Theo your mind is an amazing place, never change.-camkierhi 9/19/13
I cant believe theo is right.. damn. -comradepanda 9/26/13
None of the strange ideas we had about you involved your sexual orientation..........-Monkeytroll 12/10/13
I'd put you on ignore for that comment, if I could...Alpharius 2/11/14
2018/10/19 18:54:49
Subject: Gitsplitta's Unified Painting Theory (10/19: new Bushido battle report video is up!)
This is a lengthy blog and can seem quite overwhelming. It describes not only the painting of an army but the evolution of a 20-year long idea about that army. It has involved a lot of community participation throughout and no matter how new you are to the party... I welcome your comments and your ideas.
To simplify matters, I have made a few links to summary posts of the work to date & links to battle reports featuring my MantisAd Warriors. So... read the OP, check out the summaries & you should have all you need to jump ri6ght in and begin to contribute! And please contribute! This blog with be a shadow of itself without all the contributions of it's readers. It's NOT a "lookie what I did" kind of blog... it's much more of a living, breathing, community project (often literally as readers have done their own Mantis Warriors or contributed original sculpts to the effort). If you want a little more reading... the first 3 pages hold a lot of the theoretical stuff & should give you an idea of my thoughts on the chapter. Keep in mind this is all pre IA-10... though I don't plan on changing my opinions much post IA-10. From what I've seen however, with a few minor differences I think my ideas are pretty comparable with theirs. Gotta love it when a plan comes together. :-)
So welcome to the effort! I hope you enjoy it and find something of value in the following pages.
For roughly 20 years I have had a Mantis Warrior army... initially chosen because everyone had space marines and at the time, the fluff did not support chapters fighting one another save in the Herasy... with one exception... the Badab Rebellion. So one of my friends and I chose two of the rebel chapters, I took the Mantis Warriors, he the Lamenters. For 20 years the Mantis Warriors have served as my "second army" or... practice dummies for my main force... usually eldar and most recently orks. During this time however, they have been a constant presence... and slowly worked their way into my thoughts demanding a more substantial role. Their rather unique story in the 1000 chapters, their crusade/punishment, the original artwork in the first ed. rule book, their very name all invite a wide array of possibilities. Over the years I have thought about, pondered, even occasionally written up some of my ideas... but the latest eldar or ork goo-gaw always drew me back from any serious attempt at building the chapter.
Recently however, I've decided that the time has come to finally provide justice for my chapter and do them right... from scratch. There are a few units/figures that will carry over from my existing army, but only a few. Even then most of those models will only be temporary as they will eventually be replaced by special models. Most will get re-designed and re-built from scratch using specific armor styles and weapons, and I hope... custom helmets for the whole chapter. (Does anyone know a good sculptor? I'm not sure I'm up to this part.) Essentially most figures will be converted in some way, and in some cases to a high degree. The other thing is that I have no time limit... I'm not building this for any tournament or competition. I'm just going to relax, take all the time I need... and do it right. Which makes it a great project to do with the aide of this blog because I'll have plenty of time to consider everyone's comments and advice as I work my way through the project.
I know others have attempted the same thing, for probably very similar reasons. I have read with great interest their efforts, and have enjoyed them tremendously. For this project however, I will follow my own vision. I ask you to forgive my hubris in doing so.
Chapter Background *Please note; this entry was made *before* the release of IA 9 & 10 (as my interest in the chapter began back in the distant past). I invite you to read these books as I feel they've handled the Badab War and the Mantis Warriors very well, but they aren't the inspiration for this effort. It's the original fluff, brief as it is... that inspired me so many years ago & continues to do so to this day.
The best synopsis that I have found is given on the Lexicanum web site. While there are at least 3 or 4 sites that provide chapter summaries, the Lexicanum is the only one including references... and since I'm a science guy, having references is important. I reprint key elements of the text without permission. I also include the link to the site in case this isn't allowed & is deleted by the Mod (my apologies if so).
The Mantis Warriors (or Mantis Legion) are a Space Marine Chapter, founded as part of the 598.M35 founding, created to help relieve the White Scars in monitoring and countering the many threats harboured by the Maelstrom.
During the Badab War, the Mantis Warriors sided with the rebel Astral Claws; along with the Executioners, and the Lamenters.
Many Mantis Warriors believe that their chapter is cursed and many outside the chapter still regard them as traitors despite their official pardon. In Warrior Brood by C.S. Goto, they are described as "a chapter on the edge of the law, teetering on the brink of oblivion and approaching the borders of extinction, fighting desperately to regain its place amongst the chosen. They were not outlaws or renegades, but they had no home in the Imperium of man."
Here's the original artwork for them out of the "Compendium"... also reprinted without permission... sorry GW, but it's all I got...
What follows is the original story of the Badab War written by Rick Priestly as it appeared in White Dwarf 101. It is solely responsible for starting me on this journey so many years ago. I reprint it here without permission but with full credit given. Thanks Rick, you little story has given me over 20 years of a wonderful hobby which I now share with my two children and for which, I can never thank you enough.
The Badab War by Rick Priestley (White Dwarf 101)
In 901.M41, as a result of Lufgt Huron's apparent mental destabilisation, the Master of the Tiger Claws and Lord of Badab attacked and destroyed an Imperial investigation fleet as it entered orbit around Badab. Huron's action can be understood with the benefit of hindsight. The Adeptus Mechanicus had long complained of the Tiger Claws' tardiness in submitting gene-seed for routine analysis, whilst the chapter had amassed a huge debt in planetary tithes stretching back over a hundred and fifty years. And when the Imperium moved against its wayward chapter, a full scale rebellion was initiated, the most serious of its kind since the end of the Fourth Quadrant Rebellion in 780.M41.
The Tyrant of Badab, as Commander Huron is known in Imperial histories, was a power-hungry and ambitious individual who should never have risen to power within a Marine Chapter. He was plainly a dangerous individual, able in many respects but lacking the absolute dedication to humanity vital in a Lord of the Imperium. It will never be known for sure, but current hypotheses suggest that the Commander was either an alien shapechanger, or otherwise subject to alien domination of a most unnatural kind. A sudden and unexpected manifestation of psychic powers may lie at the heart of the matter.
By 903 three other chapters, the Mantis Warriors, Executioners and Lamenters had joined the rebellion. Imperial shipping was attacked, and a ship belonging to the Fire Hawks Chapter was captured by the Mantis Warriors in 904. The Fire Hawks immediately retaliated, and soon five whole chapters were involved in the fighting. The Emperor recalled the Marines Errant from the Eastern Fringes, but they quickly found themselves fully occupied protecting Imperial ships in transit.
In 906 two more loyal Marine units, the Red Scorpions and the Minotaurs, had been brought in, and the threat to Imperial shipping was more or less quashed. In 907 the Red Scorpions and Fire Hawks were recalled to their normal service duties in the galactic east, and two more chapters, the Novamarines and Howling Griffons were committed to space-lane duties.
Meanwhile, the Star Phantoms began the task of besieging Badab whilst two other chapters were drafted in to investigate the worlds occupied by the Mantis Warriors and Executioners. The Lamenters were caught in an ambush by the Minotaurs in 908 and eventually surrendered after bloody ship-to-ship fighting. This came as a great blow to the Tyrant, and the rest of the war consisted almost entirely of close sieges. The uprising came to an end in 912 with the fall of Badab and final defeat of the Tiger Claws. Before the war was over, The Exorcists, Fire Angels, Salamanders, Space Sharks and Sons of Medusa all became involved for short periods of time; chapters replacing other chapters as pressures elsewhere necessitated their re-deployment.
With the rebellion over, The Mantis Legion, Executioners and Lamenters were granted the Emperor's forgiveness, subject to undertaking a hundred year crusade. The homeworlds of the Mantis Legion and Executioners were forfeited to the Space Sharks and Star Phantoms for their part in the war. The other legions received salvage rights to spacecraft and a proportion of the booty. The Tiger Claws were all but destroyed. Only a contingent of about two hunded fought their way through the Exorcists' blockade and escaped into deep space. They have not been heard of since. Of the fate of Imperial Commander Lufgt Huron, Master of the Tiger Claws and Tyrant of Badab, nothing is known.
I have some very clear ideas about what I'd like to do with this chapter, other things are totally up-in-the-air. TorrentTurboTaxGogoanime I welcome any and all comments on any aspect of this project, but please keep in mind that while your comment or idea might be a really, really good one. It just may be about one of those few things that I have my heart set on doing in a specific way. Even if that's the case though... I want to hear your ideas anyway. This blog will cover everything from modeling, painting to army construction and philosophy... so the sky's the limit!
As far back as I read Warrior Brood I've adored the Mantis Warriors, and regardless of whether the book is considerd by most to be a bit of gak, I'd even now prescribe it. It gives a decent inside investigate the section.
So I'm behind you 100% can hardly wait for the main model!
2018/10/22 01:53:16
Subject: Gitsplitta's Unified Painting Theory (10/21: Hokibo!)
That's very cool pauloyozikko. Thanks very much for posting. There will be more Mantis Warriors on this blog in the future I assure you.
In the mean time... I got yet another Tengu done. This guy is named Hirobo and for lack of a better term... is a magic user. Depending on the magnification, the pics may appear a bit blurry. At other mags they're fine. Go figure.
Anvildude: "Honestly, it's kinda refreshing to see an Ork vehicle that doesn't look like a rainbow threw up on it."
I want you to think about that, for a moment. EVERYONE should think about that, for a moment. Twenty. Four. Figures. And this much content. This much gaming.
The return-on-investment (ROI) of these 'small scale' games utterly crushes, both in terms of cost AND time.
Thanks, Git, for showing folks the affordable side of tabletop war-gaming!
--Brian
Falling down is the same as being hit by a planet — "I paint to the 20 foot rule, it saves a lot of time." -- Me
ddogwood wrote:People who feel the need to cheat at Warhammer deserve pity, not anger. I mean, how pathetic does your life have to be to make you feel like you need to cheat at your toy army soldiers game?
2018/10/22 12:55:42
Subject: Gitsplitta's Unified Painting Theory (10/21: Hokibo & Hirobo!)... a 2-fer!
Actually Brian... it's 24 videos with about 12 figures! But your point is well taken.
And I wanted to thank you publicly for the awesome stuff you sent me. The wall/fence is beautiful and makes a great back-drop for taking photos and gaming. Can't wait to use it in a game! Thank you!
Anvildude: "Honestly, it's kinda refreshing to see an Ork vehicle that doesn't look like a rainbow threw up on it."
Nice work on the latest additions to the bird-samurai.
I am still working slowly through your videos. At times, slightly slower than you are making them...
Mastodon: @DrH@warhammer.social
The army- ~2295 points (built).
* -=]_,=-eague Spruemeister General. * A (sprue) Hut tutorial * Dsteingass - Dr. H..You are a role model for Internet Morality! // inmygravenimage - Dr H is a model to us all Theophony - Sprue for the spruemeister, plastic for his plastic throne! // Shasolenzabi - Toilets, more complex than folks take time to think about!
2018/10/24 08:35:46
Subject: Gitsplitta's Unified Painting Theory (10/21: Hokibo & Hirobo!)... a 2-fer!
Gitsplitta wrote: Finally, a new model painted! This is Hokibo, my facton's other samurai (aside from the big archer).
Oh wow!
Despite being a huge enthusiast for that era of Japanese history (to the extent I moved to Japan for two years) Bushido has never quite done it for me. I tend to prefer the more realistic stuff, but this Tengu really makes me reconsider that attitude. The guy in orange and blue is very attractive too.
Trouble is, I reeeeeeeally can't let myself get into any more game systems!
Though guards may sleep and ships may lay at anchor, our foes know full well that big guns never tire.
) and another tribesman for your tenge. Also a painting competition on a 50 rice army.
Ultramarines, 3rd Co. and friends, 16k+ 
4k 
2k Points
Competition Index
// inmygravenimage - Dr H is a model to us all