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| by Danny Internets | August 22nd, 2010 - 8:30 am
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For more evidence that a tournament with a competitive format doesn’t yield a pack of chest-thumping barbarians shuffling unpainted grey legions across the tables, I present exhibits F through U.
Below are some miscellaneous pictures I snapped during the Friday night Whiskey Challenge, the Saturday tournament, and the Sunday championships. I didn’t nearly as many pictures as I should have, and there are a number of absolutely stunning armies that escaped my lens (you can catch some of them at St. John’s blog, 3+ Save, including one of the coolest Eldar schemes of all time).
Also take note of the quality of terrain, which was outstanding and of consistent quality across both the 40k and WFB boards.
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| by Danny Internets | August 19th, 2010 - 12:00 pm
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It’s not surprising that Eric Furman’s Eldar took the Greater Than the Sum (Best Painted) award at the NOVA Open this year. I had about 40 minutes to kill after my first game so I thought I’d poke around and snap some shots of some of the more striking armies that people brought with them to the tournament. This was one of the first I came across and I found myself returning to it throughout the day, and directing others to go take a look.
This Eldar army features some of the most expertly painted miniatures that I’ve ever seen on display. Looking back on the day, I should have taken more pictures. I also should have learned how to focus my camera.
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| by Sir Biscuit | August 18th, 2010 - 2:47 pm
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I run a crusade space marine army. That means that every unit in my army gets a different color scheme and a different backstory. It also means that I get to paint a lot of marines. Like, a LOT of marines. While I was working on my latest batch to go with the terminator librarian you see on the left, (I call them STAR REAVERS,) I thought I would take some pictures so I could teach the good folks who play 40k that it’s not hard to get a decent paint job in no time at all.
I’ve seen a lot of painting articles out there that give step-by-step methods to achieving excellent models. 30 steps to make a power sword and all that. This is not one of those. This is about how I painted the marine unit to continue the theme I started with that librarian in 4 hours. Or five episodes of Xena. If you need to get your stuff ready for a tournament quick, or just need to paint a whole bucket of dudes and don’t relish spending an hour+ on each (like I used to do) then this is the guide for you.
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| by Danny Internets | June 1st, 2009 - 9:36 am
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The Battle for Salvation 2009 Tournament was held this past weekend in White Plains, NY, with all of the proceeds going to the Salvation Army World Mission Fund. The tournament itself was a smashing success, with 30 players and over $1300 raised for an excellent cause.
The tournament consisted of three rounds, each consisting of a 1750 game with missions taken straight from the book and secondary objectives generated by our friendly local tournament organizer. Each game yielded 15 points for a win, 10 for a draw, and 5 for a loss, with an additional 4 possible points for completing secondary objectives (for a total of 19 per round). Our club has a lot of excellent artists, so paint score contributed a hefty bulk of the overall points (20) and the judging was very harsh. Soft score sportsmanship made up the last 15 points (5 per game, scored by opponent). Finally, each player was allowed to select a favorite opponent, each vote giving the nominated player an additional point towards the overall tally.
I managed to win all three games and had the most battle points by a wide margin (55 versus the next highest of 48), but due to my mediocre painting skills and getting tanked on sportsmanship in the third game by a sore loser, I took home second place overall. Not bad! Even better were the prizes–$200 for First Place, $150 for Second, $100 for Third, and a replica broadsword for Best General.
Check out some of the highlights:
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