Moving to Wordpress

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http://ghettokorestudios.wordpress.com/

As soon as I get Kater on board over there and all the other bells and whistles added to the widgets, all new posts will be at Wordpress.

The Sub-partisans

This is a great f'n idea and a refreshing way to look at Warmachine and Hordes.

From Not Dice's post:

This all kind of started last year when I decided to switch from running an ultra-competitive eLylyth blitz to surprise people at GenCon Hardcore last year to this WTF Ashlynn list that actually turned out to be really boss. I got a lot of shocked looks at the convention when they heard I took Ashlynn to Hardcore. Some people thought I was flat out nuts. Well, I kinda am.

Then someone at the tournament tells me that the format handicaps Trollbloods and that they can't be competitive in HardCore. All that does is just get me to play them. Partially to disprove that kind of garbage, and partly because it's an underdog. Let's face it. We all love underdogs. As I got deeper into the faction, I heard more rumblings from within. Trollbloods need Champs. Kriel Warriors suck. So what does that kind of guff drive me to do? Build lists with Kriel Warriors and no Champs, of course.

At some point I saw my idea catching. A couple of last year's more successful Hardcore players are picking up Trollbloods, one of them just to have a run with the "sucky" faction. One of my locals started building a Xerxis Hardcore list. I see it popping up here and there. People making lists for fun! Not for badass-ness, not for brokenness, not out of any sense of competitive drive. Just because it sounds like a hoot.

I'm in. I've been a part of this group pretty much from the time I started playing Warmachine -- I simply couldn't understand why people said certain models sucked, especially if they never play with them. It's never made sense to me. The Sub-Partisans... yeah, that makes all the sense in the world.

Between this, Mk II and the various painting projects I'm involved in, this is one hell of a time to play Warmachine and Hordes. I like it. A lot.

The times, they are a changin'

OK, here's a heads up:

I'm in the process of getting this happy little blog set up over at Wordpress. I know I toyed with this a few months ago, but I'm really going to do it because I have another blog I'm running and I'm contributing to another on Wordpress. It just makes sense for me to do it.

I suspect that until I get things set up the way I want them at Wordpress, I'll mirror posts at both addresses. I don't think I'll completely kill this one, but there will come a point where the updates won't happen here.

I'll make sure everyone knows when that happens.

~ Jen

March Challenge ~ Skarath WIP

So here's what I've been working on. 

The theme for the LGS painting contest is "It's not easy being green." And I wanted to paint a big, green snake. So here it is. I've been working on it for about a week now, off and on. Mostly off. :P

Basecoat with Necrotite Green, Sulfuric Yellow and Iosan Green.

We attempted to shade the snake with a little Iosan Green and a lot of Mixing Medium. We weren't sure we liked this, so the snake sat. (We, as in the snake and I).

Well, it sat and seasoned, and the shade wash just didn't give me enough to work with to layer. So the parts with Iosan got shaded with Gnarls Green and the Necrotite got hit with Iosan. The only part that worked with the wash was the Sulfuric Yellow bit.

I've got a definite look in mind for this snake -- it won't even be close to the studio art. After I get it finished, I'll post the pic I'm using for inspiration. I hope I can get it close. More importantly, I hope the blending comes out the way I want it to. Lots of layers, very wet brush small strokes. Must be patient with this one, as the final product will be posted at brushthralls.com in addition to the Privateer forums. 

It should be fun. This kind of painting is pretty relaxing. Nevermind the 30 other models I need to get finished... who's bright idea was it to add Bushwhackers to the Challenge??

Cygnus of Awareness Army 1 or Army 2

Well I need help working on lists for the Breast Cancer Brawl. I only want to work one Army list so I need to work it out which way to go. I only want alterations to the list if you think I have a gaping hole in the workings of the list. Yes the lists are supposed to be unfriendly and meant to win, I want to truly kick ass and have a pink army win the brawl, the Championship round needs to be two pink armies going at each other, and currently I know of only two so Jen, we need to whip some ass.

List 1
742pts 26VPS

Coleman Stryker
Ol' Rowdy
Thorn
GMCA
Jr.
Arcane Tempest Gun Mages
plus the Dude UA
marshaling Sentinel
Black 13th(I said I wanted a competetive list)
Sword Knights 8 strong
plus UA
Rupert Carvolo

List 2
Captain Allistair Caine
Ol' Rowdy (he is one I am not sure about having, want thoughts on him with eCaine)
Squire
GMCA
Jr,
Hunter assigned
Laddermore
Arcane tempest gun mages
with the Dude UA
marshalling Sentinel
Black 13th
Eiryss, regular, was thinking of the focus campers, if everyone agrees she should be here that means i have to buy and paint her too
Reinholdt

Please let me know, any and all peeps which one would be better off, so I can train with it specifically. Just thought about it, I need to find a pink shirt for the tourney, maybe from RvB the dude its lightish red shirt?

Khador for the Cure

Got some good news tonight: I have a sponsor for my Breast Cancer Brawl army! The good folks at All About Games! are going to donate the models for the army. In return, I paint the army and auction it, with 100% of the proceeds going to charity. Additionally, I am going to do my damnedest to run the best/biggest Breast Cancer Brawl event west of the Rockies.

Needless to say, I am very fired up about this. I know it's more than 6 months to BCB, but I want to make it an event that will get folks in from out of town -- which likely means a Saturday tourney instead of a Sunday. I know that Privateer has expressed an interest in providing additional support for these events, but those details haven't been worked out yet.

One thing I'd like to do is center a painting challenge/blog (separate from here) on getting armies ready for BCB. Currently, Scott and I are participating in Band of Bodgers II, which runs from April 1 to July 31. That would give me August and September to get the Khador force painted, unless I made it my BBII army. Must ponder this.

In any event, this was the news I was waiting for. Now to get models in hand and assemble them.

This is the list:

Army Name: Butcher Brawl
Khador
743/750 points, 29 VP, 20 models

Kommander Orsus Zoktavir 78 points, 5 VP
* Beast-09 126 points, 5 VP
* War Dog 18 points, 1 VP

Man-O-War Drakhun (+dismount) 70 points, 2 VP
Great Bears of Gallowswood 76 points, 2 VP
Greylord Ternion 43 points, 2 VP
Koldun Lord 30 points, 1 VP
Man-O-War Kovnik 34 points, 1 VP
* Juggernaut 105 points, 4 VP
4 Man-O-War Shocktroopers 87 points, 3 VP
2x Manhunter 22 points, 1 VP each
Yuri the Axe 32 points, 1 VP

Hey, well.....

So March has come in like a Lion, as far as being healthy. The snow was interesting, but it hadn't slowed me down near as much as catching the crud. My youngest picked up a case of strep, and it looks like after fighting the crud, I may have picked it up. As you might be able to guess, I have been sleeping a lot more than painting. I am glad I went light on models for the painting challenge. The trenchers still need highlights, but I managed to get a few more base coats down on the Cygnar 'jacks. Still haven't touched the Protectorate stuff, but they have been patiently waiting in the case to be finished.

I will write/ post more as I get to it. No promises.

Oh, yeah, the Bastions are f*ing awesome. 2 units for me please.