Calling the Eldar Home

Did I sell you the Oceanic Eldar?  I'd like to get that traded back if you are done with it.

Plus I'm on the look for Eldar.

And I need 50x or more Termagants.

Fallen from Planet Zamunda

This week I am playing Art Director, checking every bolt on the ship to be sure it is all running well.  I'm downstairs at the studio with fourteen artists making the rounds again and again.  We're in dense and hostile jungle doing something that has not been done before: bringing professionality and reliability to the miniatures assembly and painting industry.  We are creating an industry from scratch.

At this moment I am watching one of my favorite 80s movies, Coming to America.  The clock has just turned past 12:00 midnight.  The last few months I've had deeper and more frequent spiritual experiences.  It's like I'm becoming enlightened.  And at the same time I am aware of my own ignorance and superstition.  They are falling from me like dark scales.  I am open to new ideas.  I know that I don't know.  I see truth and insight wherever I look.

At the studio I get multiple revelations per day.  How things can be run better, more streamlined?  What obvious things am I missing?

I'm killing sacred cows to make idea-burgers.

"We are well rid of those material things."

Family life is a pleasure as usual.  I love my kids and there is an almost un-ending peace and delight in my household.  I know it sounds trite, like it can't be true, but seriously I have a lot to be grateful for.  It's easy to lose sight of what's important when it's right there.

So, I'm really beating the bottoms of my feet sore making the rounds as art director this week, but the two weeks before that I actually took some time off from the studio.  No email or anything, just making batreps at night during week one.  Then we took a family vacation to Snowbird.  I think that might be the location for Valhalla 2013, still looking into it.  We'll be announcing dates for that in October.

Snowbird is awesome beyond belief.  I've gone there every year for like eight years now and it never hit me that I might have an event out there.  Right in front of my face.  We'll see what numbers they get back with.  Oh, and it's looking to be a six or seven day event this coming year.  We're going to really make it a whole spread.

In the meantime we are gearing up for October 10-13 Valhalla.  Got my friend Nick coming out from Worthy Painting and also Dave Lewis from Hawk Wargames.  Hugely awesome.  And Miniwargaming.  I'm stoked.  There's still one glorious ticket left for that.

My Car

Fungus Nids- Shawn's Dream Tyranid Army Update

Hey people who still look at this blog.
Here is an excellent article on Tyranids in 6th edition. 
And another one.

Here's what I have now.  Just the kits and nothing assembled or painted yet.  It's creeping up on 2500 points.

2x Flying Hive Tyrants
2x Tervigons (as troops)
3x Hive Guard
3x Venomthrope (using forge world meiotic spores, the awesome way that I like)
3x Zoanthropes
1x Tyrannofex

Awesome models.  They make me happy just looking at them.

What I'm short is Termagants.  This one aspect is really putting me behind and I am hoping that someone will trade me in some Termagants.  I need like 50x of them.  Probably more, really.

10x Termagants
10x Termagants
40x Termagants for spawning

A good friend of mine, the collector of the first and second rounds of fungus nids, is sending me the following.  These are all done up to the correct color scheme already.
3x Pyrovores
2x Spore Pods
6x Shrikes (yes, I love shrikes and play them)
60x Hormagaunts


If I could add anything?  A Doom of Malan'tai for sure, got a cool tail from the flying hive tyrant kit waiting for that.  Just need a Ravener body.

And two more Flying Hive Tyrants just for kicks.

Probably a unit of Ymgarls, which I have.

What I really want to try is a massed carpet of gribblies, just wave after wave of horrible claws and fangs herded by four or more Tervigons that barf out swarm after swarm of objective-holding termagants.  In that case I would replace the Flyrants with swarms of hormagaunts, bringing it to 120x all told.  Would need a Tyranid Prime or four to herd them.  Might be fun to try out the addition of nine more zoanthropes and see how that sweeps across the board-- they are also critical synapse creatures and very difficult to get rid of.

Dwarf Army on the Block

Soon you will see  Dwarf army up on the block in the webstore.  It's a trade-in.  Here is the complete list.  3085 pts with no magic.  Tooled up it hits 3500.  Should be up in about a day.  If you want to jump on it send an email to bluetablepainting@gmail.com (ATTN Tradestock).

It has magnetized movement trays.  It's a strong mixed list ready to hit the table and I'm sure the price will be attractive.  Also the points add up.

3500 Pts - Dwarfs Roster - BTP Studio Dwarfs

Dwarf Lord (1#, 170 pts)
   1 Dwarf Lord, 170 pts (General; Hand Weapon; Gromril Armor; Shieldbearers)

Runelord (1#, 140 pts)
   1 Runelord, 140 pts (Hand Weapon; Gromril Armor)

Master Engineer (1#, 70 pts)
   1 Master Engineer, 70 pts (Hand Weapon; Gromril Armor)

Master Engineer (1#, 70 pts)
   1 Master Engineer, 70 pts (Hand Weapon; Gromril Armor)

Runesmith (1#, 70 pts)
   1 Runesmith, 70 pts (Hand Weapon; Gromril Armor)

Thane (1#, 65 pts)
   1 Thane, 65 pts (Hand Weapon; Gromril Armor)

Thane (1#, 65 pts)
   1 Thane, 65 pts (Hand Weapon; Gromril Armor)

Thane (1#, 65 pts)
   1 Thane, 65 pts (Hand Weapon; Gromril Armor)

Dwarf Warriors (20#, 225 pts)
   19 Dwarf Warriors, 225 pts (Always Strikes Last; Musician Mus; Standard Bearer Std; Hand Weapon; Great Weapon; Heavy Armour)
      1 Veteran (Always Strikes Last; Hand Weapon; Great Weapon; Heavy Armour)

Dwarf Warriors (20#, 225 pts)
   19 Dwarf Warriors, 225 pts (Always Strikes Last; Musician Mus; Standard Bearer Std; Hand Weapon; Great Weapon; Heavy Armour)
      1 Veteran (Always Strikes Last; Hand Weapon; Great Weapon; Heavy Armour)

Thunderers (10#, 140 pts)
   10 Thunderers, 140 pts (Hand Weapon; Dwarf Handgun; Light Armour)

Thunderers (10#, 140 pts)
   10 Thunderers, 140 pts (Hand Weapon; Dwarf Handgun; Light Armour)

Thunderers (10#, 140 pts)
   10 Thunderers, 140 pts (Hand Weapon; Dwarf Handgun; Light Armour)

Thunderers (10#, 140 pts)
   10 Thunderers, 140 pts (Hand Weapon; Dwarf Handgun; Light Armour)

Artillery Battery (4#, 45 pts)
   1 Bolt Thrower, 45 pts (Bolt Thrower)
      3 Crew (Hand Weapon; Light Armour)

Artillery Battery (4#, 45 pts)
   1 Bolt Thrower, 45 pts (Bolt Thrower)
      3 Crew (Hand Weapon; Light Armour)

Artillery Battery (4#, 90 pts)
   1 Cannon, 90 pts (Cannon)
      3 Crew (Hand Weapon; Light Armour)

Artillery Battery (4#, 90 pts)
   1 Cannon, 90 pts (Cannon)
      3 Crew (Hand Weapon; Light Armour)

Artillery Battery (4#, 90 pts)
   1 Cannon, 90 pts (Cannon)
      3 Crew (Hand Weapon; Light Armour)

Ironbreakers (20#, 290 pts)
   19 Ironbreakers, 290 pts (Musician Mus; Standard Bearer Std; Hand Weapon; Gromril Armor; Shield)
      1 Ironbeard (Hand Weapon; Gromril Armor; Shield)

Miners (15#, 190 pts)
   14 Miners, 190 pts (Always Strikes Last; Musician Mus; Standard Bearer Std; Hand Weapon; Pick; Heavy Armour)
      1 Prospector (Hand Weapon; Pick; Heavy Armour)

Airborne Assault (1#, 140 pts)
   1 Gyrocopter, 140 pts (Flyer)

Airborne Assault (1#, 140 pts)
   1 Gyrocopter, 140 pts (Flyer)

Artillery Battery (4#, 120 pts)
   1 Organ Gun, 120 pts
      3 Crew (Hand Weapon; Light Armour)

Artillery Battery (4#, 120 pts)
   1 Organ Gun, 120 pts
      3 Crew (Hand Weapon; Light Armour)

Validation Report:
Army Subtype: Dwarf Army; Edition: 8th Edition; Game Type: Normal Game
Roster satisfies all enforced validation rules

Composition Report:
Points of Lords: 310 (0 - 875)
Points of Heroes: 405 (0 - 875)
Points of Core: 1010 (875 - Unlimited)
Points of Special: 840 (0 - 1750)
Points of Rare: 520 (0 - 875)

Total Roster Cost: 3085

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Labor Day Specials 2012

Extended through September 4th.

Happy Labor Day all!  We are moving along at a clipper pace today.

Got a few specials running today:

Order an army get your HQs painted up free.  Contact us for details as there are limitations.  Does count for Warmahordes (but just one, your warcaster/warlock).

Putting two HOTIs on the block.  Get 'em while they're hot.  See here for details.

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