Weekly Update #1

Hey All!

As promised, here is the very first weekly update I have for you!  I spent this morning enjoying a little quiet in my dorm and took advantage of that to get some hobby work done for this weekends festivities at Treefort Games in Fayetteville, GA.

Here are some shots of what I've completed so far:

 I purchased some Aegis R&Ds a while back, but never really got around to getting them ready with all of the college madness starting.  So here they are, all built and washed, ready for some priming and painting!  These are definitely high on the priority list because of this weekend, but not as high as my Cerberus...

I have wanted to build this thing since I ordered it in July!  I love the look almost as much as I like my RSN cruisers in general.  They are the powerhouses of my fleet, and I can't wait for this guy to get some paint on him and bring some pain to my opponents.  Hopefully anyway...

And then there is this lovely bunch.  I know that there has been a new wave of Shroud Mages released and that I have the Mk I box set for them, but I really like their look a lot.  I honestly cannot wait to try this system out and get stuck in with my Mages.  They were great to put together, and really my only complaint about any of the models - including the Destroyer blister I bought to add some punch to the frigates - are the frigate models and their lack of scale on the turrets.  They're huge for those little ships!  Aside from that though, everything is awesome looking on them.  I have to say that my favorite models of the bunch that I have so far are probably the destroyers.  I like their slightly higher prow rams and just their whole profile, although the Mk I battleship is awesome looking too.  So are the cruisers... Heck everything is good looking!

Cannot wait to go to Treefort this Sunday and get some games in for the first time in probably a month or so.  Bringing a friend along to try and introduce him to the world of Tabletop wargaming, so hopefully that goes well.  Also, I am thinking about ways to get a Dreadball group going within my group of friends here, seeing as Season 3 is about to come out and that game is always awesome looking.  Anywho, until next time, Tarum et clama dimit belli canes!

Intro to Weekly Updates

Hey All!

So, in an effort to keep this blog alive and kicking, and still have fresh material, I am going to try and make a commitment to post something once a week.  I have just started college at Auburn University, so it will probably take some adjusting, but rest assured faithful readers, that I will have something up every week - probably on Wednesdays from now on.

So, to start out this tradition, here is a brief update on everything that has been going on hobby wise for myself recently.

I ventured over to Fayetteville, Georgia, this past Sunday to get some insight into my "local" hobby store:  Treefort Games.  I have never been to a finer establishment, and would absolutely recommend it to anyone that is in the Atlanta area and has their models on them.  They are only open weekends during the fall and winter - college students are their main source of income - but they have a little bit of everything:  Spartan Games, Games-Workshop, MTG, Warlord Games, Privateer Press, and more.  Plus more board games than you could shake a stick at.  They have something like 15 tables to play on, personal booths for RPG groups, painting tables, hundreds of terrain pieces.  It is an excellent place to call your wargaming home, and I am more than willing to drive the hour and a half to get their from the prettiest village on the plains.

While I was there, I ran into not one but three Spartan Vanguards, and was swept up in a flurry of excitement.  So much so that I ended up agreeing to go back this coming Sunday and enjoy a few games of Firestorm Armada with the local player base.  And then this happened:

So I may have been so swept up into the flurry of Spartan Games rah-rah-rah that I purchased the old Shroud Mages starter box and a blister of Destroyers for them as well.  It was marked down a little, so it rounded up to about $40, so I was extremely happy.  So now I will have my mighty Shroud Mages in addition to the Terrans and RSN for Firestorm.  It is a good day for naval battle systems!

Also, on some rumors and announced awesomes from Spartan Games - Firestorm Armada and Planetfall are getting new rulebooks and new models for everyone!  We're talking a nice new rulebook, faction sourcebooks for the Zenian League and Kurak Alliance, and redone models for all the peoples!

On top of that, Firestorm Planetfall will also be getting a rulebook, alliance books, and models for all 6 core factions!  Thats enough to make me want to save some cash money back even!

And on the rumor mill, it is said from several gentlemen that Uncharted Seas is also due for a new rulebook and models to come out as well, which can only be good news now that my Dark Ironclads will be rolling into service this Wednesday probably.  Good times to be a Spartan Games supporter, as they prepare to launch themselves into a new whirlwind of releases!

On other games fronts, Space Marines are coming out next month, so we all get to see the ugly blue ducklings everywhere for the rest of the edition.

Other news from the fronts is pretty sparse.  New stuff everywhere for all games.  An awesome 2-player starter box for Dropzone Commander has been announced, but with Spartan Games Firestorm Planetfall inbound, it might be hard to break loyalty.  I'll have to compare prices for the games when the FS:P stuff comes out.

Warlord Games has dropped some new Hail Caesar kits and some new Bolt Action stuff, and that's pretty much everything I have for you today guys.  I will definitely get some pictures up of my Cerberus Heavy Cruiser and Terran R&D cruisers when I get them painted up - hopefully - on Wednesday.  And the Shroud Mages will definitely be getting put together on Wednesday as well.  Lots to do on Wednesday to get ready for Sunday!  And on top of everything I have classes (except Wednesdays) and a football game on Saturday!  So, until then, Tarum et clama dimit belli canes! 

The collector in me...

Hey all! 

So, even at college orientation (WAR DAMN EAGLE), I can't resist the urge to collect something for my fledgling fleets back home.  And so $20 later I have a Terran MkII Carrier that will be waiting for me when I get home.  I consider it a reward to painting the rest of the Terran Fleet and making it to college.  :) haha, anywho, until next time...