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Moose's Tooth out in anchorage. It's kinda like a mom & pop style Mellow Mushroom. The same people who own the Bear's Tooth theatre. Microbrews and crazy brick-oven pizza.

I remember when they built the arctic chill after the return from our first deployment. I guess they were trying to keep soldiers from drinking downtown and getting into trouble, which happened all the time anyway.

Hmm i can't seem to see your last post here diesel7270 maybe this thread is overloaded with awesomesauce or something.

Got lost for a while but back with some advice/thoughts.

E: The Stencils I got are from Tamiya IIRC and come in 3, 2.5 and 2mm sizes, small enough for vehicles and shoulder/knee pads.

The stormies look nice but need some more shadow work. Have you washed them?.

M.

Miguelsan, I don't think any guys from the old crew ever got into washing. I didn't myself until I first started with Eldar. Since then I am surprised I went without, but it is more of an investment in paint. Also, I would be nervous when washing colors that dark... knarloc green is too light.. he'd probably have to go with badab black, and you have to be careful with that...

I had heard that Tamiya paints are designed for Japanese models, which use a different type of plastic. Is that true? A friend says he does Gundam models or some kind of mechs and he uses Tamiya paints because the work better with them. But I initially had a bad impression because the didn't work well at all when combined with Games Workshop or Vallejo brand paints. That, and they are hard to mix and apply thin. But they are $1 each here, so it's much cheaper than GW.

I paint almost all of my figs with Tamiya paints, I love their color range and they work great for drybrushing, I use GW, Tamiya, vallejo, and even some paints I find at Michelles, in big squirt bottles ( I mainly use these for terrain ).

The only problem is that Tamiya does not mix at alll with GW of Vallejo, but other than that no problems. And for the shadows, Devlan Mud!!!!!!!! I use it as the default wash when in doubt.

M.

I am almost done with the Dire Avenger squad. It's taken even longer because I've magnetized all of the exarch's arms so that I can swap out wargear.

I am doing magnetizing a lot more. This is to make use of as much of the included model as possible, and make things easier if you are playing a match where WYSIWYG is enforced.

I should have my Dire Avengers done before the end of this weekend.

Well not too much going on here. I`ve barely had time to paint or play but hopefully this weekend I`ll get my chance.We got off early today so im going straight in into painting.

Not seen this thread before but had to post something in here - Much respect to everyone serving, even if I'm not from the US, we're all part of the same team in the end and it must take a hell of a lot to be able to go out there and do what you do.

I read the first few pages then skipped to the current one - interesting to see that you dropped Necrons for Eldar, Diesel - I suppose you were bound to move on to a more competitive army sooner or later

I was wondering though, when you play your battles, do you think that your military training helps you or is 40K just so unrealistic that it makes no difference?

That and, honestly, most necrons did not test my painting skill. They were good to start out with but Eldar, as much as I whined about them, are REALLY fun and challenging to paint well.

The training, I would say, doesn't really. The kind of things you do in 40K is stuff you learn right off the bat - like always use available cover, don't stay too close together so explosives don't wipe you all out, use fire support to pin the enemy while your assaulting unit (not 40K melee) moves in, flank in an L-shape, using scout squads for recon and to hold territory. That kind of stuff is things we would normally do. E may have more insight on vehicles and their applications. I was a paratrooper - I didn't spend much time in vehicles when I was in the army.

But that's all stuff you would kindof figure out on your own in 40K... unless you just didn't try to be smart about it. Where the training makes a difference is it becomes much more complicated to control a 35 man element, fire support, air support and vehicles all at the same time over two radio channels. You try to keep everyone trained and instructed to do their job without supervision, but nothing is ever perfect and a battlefield is constantly changing. We as sergeants tend to worry about the individual, who has to know how to operate a weapon or a vehicle down to a science, know how to shoot differently to engage a cluster of enemies or a vehicle as opposed to an individual. Hand-Arm signals, ect.

As a Chair Force Ranger, I have to know how to properly operate a computer, and how to yell at the Comm Squadron when said computer inevitably gets a BSOD.

So my training is next to worthless in 40K

Honestly in my experience, some things that are a given in the real world (use cover, fire and movement, etc) are not necessarily winning strategies in 40K. Careful movement from cover to cover with supporting fire to pin down the enemy is wasted when your units would much rather just scream KILL MAIM BURN and charge headlong into the enemy, who by the way is completely unphased by your supporting fire because he is Space Marines and passed all his armor saves.

For me it depends on the army I am using..

Orks: have almost no basis in normal real world tactics, no military rushes straight towards the enemy in lightly armored trucks , only to jump out and charge in with axes and pistols...at least no RL military so far .
But that said there is al little base of fire/manuver element involved, just in a very orky fasion.

IG: they have a bit more in common with our modern military combat tactics, but are hampered with a general fire and manuver sluggish-ness, although with the valkyrie/vendetta aircraft they can certainly simulate RL airmobile ops.

Tau: well for me beleive it or not they operate the closest to RL combat methods, fast and manuverable firepower, many units that support each other, powerful air assests , and even laser designators...and the fact that they avoid HTH aso makes it a easy fit for RL training and procedures.

But again this is a table top game, and what we do for real and the rules of this game do not have alot in common, the only advantage I see coming from a military background is a initial understanding that being out in the open is a bad thing

although the new to warhammer soldiers we have been recruiting into our club have all taken to the concept really rapidly, much more so than my civilian friends I introduced to the game before I joined up, so there may be something there.

Interesting stuff, obviously a real life battlefield can affect a person's mental state at any time, too - not just morale checks after CC like WH40K but it does sound like the instinct that RL soldiers have do help to some extent.

I had been reading up on some forums and places about Sun Tzu's Art of War in the hope that I would be able to glean some advantage to use in tabletop battles and other strategies like the refused flank etc etc. I suppose it can't hurt to look that stuff up but WH40K is only a game (must keep that in mind lol).

I do wonder, though, when flanking in an L shape, do you move forwards with the horizontal part of the L at the front and the vertical part towards the outer edge of the board or is it some other layout?

When I mentioned flanking in an L-shape, I was speaking of the U.S. Army's standard for reacting to contact for dismounted troops. You can't realistically flank on opposite sides without risking shooting friendlies.

On a board, I would say use the Scout Outflank rule from reserves if you can (that almost always messes with people), and other than that get some jetbikes or small fast skimmers to spend a turn or so getting around to isolated units that are no match for them. It's always better to keep your guys alive than it is to kill his - unless it's a individual case of a game winning point. So, you don't have to stand and take a beating just so you can get more shots off.

Example, Eldar Shining Spears turbo-boost to the opponent's side of the board in a corner where terrain makes them very difficult to get LOS on without actually diverting a path around to them.Then then next turn they move, and assault to pick off stragglers from your fire support elements. Or, better yet, the opponent knows they are there and avoids the area because of their lance weapons, therefore funneling units into your field of fire without losing a single jetbike.


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Well, here you go. I am having some problems with one guy's decal, and they are not varnished yet, but other than that they are done. With magnetic arms, I can swap out the exarch's wargear. I'm open to criticism.

I'll start with a tip of the cap to fellow servicemen, and a hearty welcome home.

I sepent most of yesterday reading this thred. I told my GF that this was the best thred I've ever read on any forum, ever. Watching you guys progress in the hobby was a true pleasure. Seeing the game played the way it was intended, for fun and fellowship, stands as a reminder as to why I started this hobby all those many years ago.

I did it. I went out and bought a 4x8 MDF table and a spring grass mat from woodland scenics. Along with some trees that had the weird peeling white bark. Right now I'm assembling a great deal of eldar models to airbrush and then on to my two packages of fire dragons.


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BTW, two 4x4 sheets of MDF and four extendable leg saw horses with the grass mat cost me $220... not much in these times, I suppose, but it was mostly the adjustable saw horses that cost me.

I was looking in the gallery,some people have some amazing pieces! i went through and looked at alot of the pics that need votes.I found a lot of inspirng work...

Just read through this whole thread and have to say. I'm insanely envious. AF about halfway through a year in Afghanistan attached to Army. A few people have heard of 40k or at least miniature wargaming, but not many. No one is ineterested in the slightest though. Even offered a couple of the more interested guys that they could use my secondary army to try it out and see if they liked the game. Still no takers

Alright weebles I the mad scientist have been over in the manifactorum brewing up a new mod design!It seem i never use my hellhounds for two reasons.One,they are not worth the points for what they are.Two They do not have strong enough weapon and get killed before the can do anything.So the commander asked me to fix this.It seems there was a lot of extra parts in the warehouse.so we welded, added computers and armor.The results are good.After some testing we are good.

Presto! Like magic we have a griffon heavy mortor! "He crosses over , He`s heading towards the hoop! E_Ninja with the jam!"


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The Breakdown:

I had To tear out the guts,removed the turret and relaced it with an extra Hatch. I removed the Flamer feul armor cover,Chopped it up,took part of the hull from a destroyer tank(forge world model) And matched it up to the feul armor and made a closed crew compartment.The mortor tube is actually part of the guntube from the destroyer.Then I used chopped bits to fill the gaps around the motortube.And for a lil character I put some backpacks and tarps on it.The tarps are actually from an M1a1 model I had laying around.


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I`m open to criticism tell me what ya think!

Looks badass dude!

Thanks dude! For my next trick I`m going to wave my magic wand and turn a hellhound into a chimera!

Oh, and TheFuzziestBear, it's going to be a challenge to get people to play. You've seen how I've explained to other deployed guys what they can try to do to get more players. If they see you having a great time with a friend or two, it may be easier to bring more people in once they *see* it.

Honestly my experience was fairly unique and I'm not ungrateful. I've never had something that serendipitous happen to me before.

Painting my chimera I will post it soon!

diesel7270 wrote:Oh, and TheFuzziestBear, it's going to be a challenge to get people to play. You've seen how I've explained to other deployed guys what they can try to do to get more players. If they see you having a great time with a friend or two, it may be easier to bring more people in once they *see* it.

Honestly my experience was fairly unique and I'm not ungrateful. I've never had something that serendipitous happen to me before.

Yea I hear that, I'm primarily lamenting that not even one person is interested at all. Being able to see it happen and people having fun with it could draw interest, but there's not that one opponent to show off the game with. Ah well you win some you lose some

E, that thing looks Forgeworld quality. No joke man, keep it up. The only thing is that the colors you're using for the splotches on your armor are a little too vibrant. the Bronze & Silver should be toned down a bit.

maybe a black wash on the "Griffon"?

Or, run a Sepia Wash on the Brass/Bronze/Silver areas.

I have 2 Old Skool hellhounds that I haven't gotten a chance to use yet.. my local crew who know I have em are telling me right now that they will be a fire magnet.

In theory and on paper, the Hellhound LOOKS like a helluva troop wrecker.. (lots of horde Nids and Orks locally).. so that may be their beef.

But.. man.. you chopped up a ForgeWorld model?

Thanks Micah I agree a lil bright but I`m gonna put a wash on all vehicle model eventually.I`m in mass production mode right trying to get as much painted as possible.

Dont worry porkuslime it wasnt a whole model,It was an ugrade kit that I never would have used,Plus it was Free someone just gave it too me.

I'm working on a Eldar Heavy Weapons platform (last-gen style) that Melissa gave me for Christmas. I, unfotunately, kindof screwed up the face a little. And without stripping the whole thing, I have to stick with it. Because the whole reason It's like this in the first place is because I tried just stripping a little of the face when I was having issues with the eyes.

That being said, in the process I learned how to make my eyes better, so I suppose it was worth the lesson learned.

I will of course be posting pics of it once I finish. In addition, I'll be starting to take pics of the Sunday matches with my new-found local gaming group.