Silva Towaa and Moar

Some motivation for you my fellows!  Happy Wednesday (or whatever day you guys are reading this, except Tuesdays, they can go rot in Hell).  Hope all of you are doing well!  Today I have lots of talk about Warhammer Quest: Silver Tower - nothing crazy like a review or anything, just some quick thoughts on it.  I'll also be discussing the future of my Skaven and my Bloodbound, as well as some of the plans for my other armies - INCLUDING A FLASH SALE!

Let's go ahead and get started on this amigos, and see if we can keep moving forward!

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Silver Tower.

This is a game that, quite frankly, has been one of the best purchases I have made in a long time.  For $150, you get 51 models, plus an entire board game!  $2.94 a GW model?  Uh, yes please.  Plus a board game, that's actually quite an exciting time!

Quest for the Amulet of Chamon in #warhammerquest #silvertower featuring a big win for the players! Great way to spend the evening!

A photo posted by Patrick O'Leary 🇺🇸 (@patrick_r_oleary) on May 28, 2016 at 9:45pm PDT

 I mean, our group has REALLY, REALLY enjoyed this game, probably more than any other board game that we have played lately.  AND as an added bonus, a couple of people from our gaming group have bought AoS models to use in the game, which means they are one step away from buying into AoS itself!  Truly, a win win for the community here in Atlanta.

As of this writing, we are 5 pieces into the campaign.  All we have left are the shards of Life, Fire, and Light to collect.  (Yes, the piece of light is the tutorial game.  Yes, we died.  Horribly).  I have been playing as the Fyreslayer Doomseeker.  Our group has evolved with their characters into a mostly chaotic group from there.  We have a Dark Elf Assassin, an Exalted Deathbringer with Impaling Spear, and a Slaughterpriest with the sword and hammer.  Tonight we will have a replacement for the guy with the Slaughterpriest, so there will be a new hero.

The game plays great, and each of the trials is unique - which makes its awesome for replayability.  My personal favorite trial has been the quest for the piece of Azyr and the piece of Ghur.  Not to get into the story too much, but both of those quests feel very much like they should, and if you are a fluff-nut like I am, then the story coming to a head in both of those is very satisfying.

After 5/6 hours of work from about 4 people, managed to get base coats down on all of the Silver Tower models and get first round of highlights on to about 80% of them. Another couple days work from myself and these will be fit for table top! Managed to snag a game in of course! Great game! #ageofsigmar #silvertower #warmongers #warhammerquest

A photo posted by Patrick O'Leary 🇺🇸 (@patrick_r_oleary) on May 30, 2016 at 10:09pm PDT

We all gathered together to try and get a good bit of it painted, and - as the caption states - we managed to get basecoats and highlights on just about everything from the box!  Which was awesome, because now everything looks pretty good on the table already.  These models just eat up the paint, they are a breeze.  Some of the best models in a long time (so since the last AoS release basically).

Disaster finally strikes! After 2-3 games going easy on us, my group stumbles into the realm of Death and gets ambushed by the Guant Summoner. nEedless to say, we didn't last very long. #ageofsigmar #warhammerquest #silvertower

A photo posted by Patrick O'Leary 🇺🇸 (@patrick_r_oleary) on Jun 4, 2016 at 9:03pm PDT

I highly recommend picking up the game.  The only complaint I have, and that our group has had, is that the beginning of all of the trials feel very similar, and not a lot happens until you get into the thick of the various trials.  From that point on you feel like you are completing the quests in unique ways, facing the myriad challenges with wild abandon.

11/10, would buy again.

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So, on to the second point!  What am I working on currently, and how will we continue to move forward?  Well, dear reader, that is an excellent question!  

I am finding myself more and more at a hobby cross roads.  I have always believed that one should have a couple of main games that they play and enjoy with people all around them.  However, that has - over the course of many moons - turned into a plethora of games that I no longer play or have the desire to even look at in some cases (Uncharted Seas you sad, wonderful game - RIP).  So I have many, many models.  

It is time to cut them down, dust out the cupboards, cull the herd, etc.  I have the following that is all going to be looking for a new home soon:

• Firestorm Armada - Terrans (Stripped)
• Firestorm Armada - RSN (Stripped/unbuilt)
• Firestorm Armada - Relthoza (Unpainted)
• Firestorm Armada - Dendrenzi (Unpainted)
• Firestorm Armada - Misc. (various)
• Guildball - Alchemists (everything but Compound from the line, all but 2 painted)
• X-Wing (I don't even know, I really just want to put all in a box and get rid of it)
• Malifaux - Lucius (unopened)
• Malifaux - Lady J (built, unpainted)
• Malifaux - Ten Thunders
• Misaki Box (unopened)
• Metal 10T Brothers (unopened)
• Samurai (2 assembled, 1 on sprue, unpainted)
• Malifaux - Misc (Again, just want to box and get rid of it)
• Age of Sigmar/9th Age/Kow 
• I have a box of misc. Dark Elves, nothing spectacular, mostly Corsairs that are not assembled and some other bits and bobs.  I would just want to pretty much give this away.
• Warhammer 40k
• This is an oddball for me.  I have a lot of Chaos Stuff, but none of it is very exciting.  I am just looking to get rid of this so that I can justify - in my mind atleast - starting fresh into a game that I have abandoned for so long.  
• I also have vanilla Space Marines that have some Black Templars painted up among their number.  I could be convinced to get rid of these too.

For all of these, just ask me what I have through email (olearypr@gmail.com) and I can send pictures and hash out prices.  I am looking to get rid of a lot of this, so I can't imagine asking more than around 50% Retail for any of it.  

I'd be willing to look for some trades as well, including the following:

• Imperial Guard - Catachans a plus
• AoS (ordered by level of desire)
• Skaven
• Khorne Bloodbound
• Tzeentch Daemons
• Savage Orcs
• Uncharted Seas (ordered by level of desire)
• Ralgard
• NEW SCULPTS Empire/Humans
• Elves
• Sky Pirates
• Dragon Lords
• Anything else would be a case by case basis.

As for things that I am actually working on, besides flash sales, I am just working on painting up more rats for the Rise of Empires in the Age of Beasts Campaign.  I have been slacking lately, and then with Silver Tower popping up all of my painting time has been sunk into that.  For this month, I would like to actually finish my half done Plague Censer Bearers and all of my Warlock Engineers and Arch Warlocks.  IF I get that done, then I would be happy to finish up my Stormfiends and get my Verminlord built.  

On the NEW 40k front, I would love to start building a Catachan force.  Something totally unique from all other armies I have collected.  Plus, I should probably play a good guy at some point in my tabletop escapades.   

Looking forward to writing to all of you again in the near future, hopefully with some painted models and empty shelf space!  Until then, happy gaming!

Weekly Update #2

Hey All!

Been a busy week of tabletop thanks to the long weekend and not much homework.  Last Sunday I had the pleasure of going and meeting up with a local Spartan Vanguard at Treefort Games.

Before we met up, I taught a friend how to play Firestorm Armada with the RSN and Terran Starter boxes minus Battleships, which resulted in a bloody draw - but with the surrender of the Terrans to my mighty RSN after it came down to a pair of wounded RSN cruisers and a third crippled cruiser against a pair of Terran cruisers and a handful of frigates.  Good game overall but he wasn't sold on the space ships.

Then I broke out my resin colored Shroud Mages fleet and played a whooping 15 turn game against some elves where my frigates chased down a battleship and stern raked it for atleast 5 turns, my battleship unloaded broadside after broadside into cruisers that wouldn't die, and then finally Elves rammed wounded Cruisers and took Shroud Mage Cruisers as prizes.  In the end, I really enjoyed my first game of Uncharted Seas, and will definitely play again.  In fact I liked it so much I bought a Ripper sub, and then on Labor Day took 8 hours to paint my entire collection of Shroud Mages.

Of course my friend wanted to try a game of Uncharted - he used to play a Pirates Game - which he taught me.  But now he has his eyes set on some Imperial Humans to paint up and play (although he says IF he decides to play) We tried to whip through a game where he took over the Vanguard's Orc Fleet, but we just didn't have enough time to get through it before closing - although it started out with a trio of Shroud Mage Frigates steaming up to a cruiser and rolling a crit to knock 5 AD off of his Port Broadside....

All in all, Sunday's games were great fun, and the paint splurge that ensured on Monday was excellent.  I look forward to expanding my fleet and getting it to around 1500 points, which means the addition of something like 6 smalls, 6 mediums, and a flagship to my fleet, plus various upgrades to the fleet in addition to the models - this would also allow for some tactical flexibility in smaller games, and give me plenty of variety.

Anyway, thats pretty much all I have for this update, sorry for the lack of photos, hope you all enjoyed anyway!  Well until next time,  Tarum et clama dimit belli canes! 

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!

Updates and a Battle Report

Hey All!

Sorry for the long drought between posts, but I assure you I am still tabletop gaming.  In fact, over the past two days, I have gotten in a rather large game of Firestorm Armada and a game of Power Grid.

First things first, I have to apologize for no pictures.  Both games happened to be pick up games that we not arranged prior, so I didn't take any pictures.  If you are allergic to long blocks of text, I will give a short and sweet replay, with a narrative battle report following.

RSN Forces (Inferno Fleet):
commanded by myself (sinscaptain)

Spectre Battleship (Battlecruiser really)
- x4 Interceptors flying CAP
x3 Spook Cruisers
x2 Phoenix Destroyers
x2 Phoenix Destroyers
x3 Bulwark Frigates
x3 Bulwark Frigates

Terran Alliance (Strike Fleet Templar)
commanded by my friend The CEO

Razorthorn Battleship
Ares MkII Carrier
- x6 Bombers
- x6 Assaulters
x3 Sentinel Cruisers
x4 Pilgrim Frigates
x2 Pilgrim Frigates

Battlefield was open except for 4 gun platforms ringing 3 torpedo satellites.  We made a simple rule where if you got within 4" of a satellite you controlled it.  This was to level the playing field a little bit because of any points difference.  We hadn't calculated points wanting to just throw down and get playing, so we used these platforms to offer an advantage.  They proved helpful, but not obnoxiously so.

Deployment - The RSN left to right: Spooks, Spectre, Destroyers, Frigates, Destroyers, Frigates.
The Terrans right to left:  Frigates, Cruisers, Frigates, Battleship, Carrier.

Game:

The game went surprisingly smooth at first.  The Spooks managed to ping some damage on the Carrier, and then the frigates all sped forward to try and get some of the satellites.  My Destroyers opened up on frigates and whipped them off the map.  Then his battleship moved up and scored a few points on my Spooks, but was cautious because of how badly they had hurt him in the past.  Then I moved up more destroyers and pegged him for a few points, and started to really hurt his Carrier.  I threw my battleship at it, and for the rest of the game I shot as much as I could spare at the carrier with one hull point on it.  I couldn't manage to kill it all game.  I focused so much on it that he got off a full salvo from his broadsides on his own cruisers against my frigates - crushing a squadron - and then AGAIN against my destroyers.  The highlight of the game was probably right about here, where a rolling broadside completely blew up a destroyer.  That was bad enough, but the explosion from her sister ship gutted the other destroyer with double crits - both of them decompressions in a fit of bad luck.  The game pretty much went down hill from there.  I ended up taking him down to 85-90% of his original fleet strength while he crushed most of my fleet, save the battleship once again, and a single destroyer.

Releases! Releases everywhere!

Hey All!

A lot going on today, so I will get started quickly for you, no meandering today!

Spartan Games is awesome in that they show you exactly what is going to be released  3 months ahead of time so that you can presumably pick out what you want and prepare to add it to your fleets.

September will have major releases for Dystopian Legions, Dystopian Wars, and Firestorm Armada.  I don't know much about Dystopian Legions besides the fact that it is another infantry based 28mm game (bah!) so I am not that excited. I know a lot of people that will be, but its not for me.

Dystopian Legions is getting the Federated States Sergeant and Specialist, as is the Empire of the Blazing Sun.

Pretty cool looking models, but still not enough to make me interested.

On the flip side, Dystopian Wars is getting the last round of First Wave upgrade boxes:  a Covenant of Antarctica Aerial Support Group, a Republique of France Attack Flotilla, and a Russian Coalition Strike Flotilla.  All three of theses are introducing new models into the line for each core nation.  Plus they look freaking beautiful.

Covenant Aerial Support Group

French Attack Flotilla

Russian Strike Flotilla

I love the French and Covenant models.  The RC is awesome, but so many people play them that it would be a disservice to the other awesome models to take any great interest in them.

Finally, we have the Kedorian Coalition, with some of the biggest models ever made for Firestorm Armada.  I will be getting some of these to supplement my RSN fleet.  They're too awesome not to get.

Kedorian Alliance Fleet

Kedorian Support Fleet

So there you have it folks, all of the Spartan Games September releases!  But there is something else....

New Lizardmen....

Now, I normally try and avoid Games-Workshop Products, but I really do have a soft spot for Fantasy.  It is one of the greatest infantry based tabletops in my opinion, and I try to get my Skaven out on the table as often as I can, unless somebody is up for Firestorm Armada or something along those lines.  These new lizards are badass.  There are resculpted Terradon Riders, which can also make Ripperdactyls, a box with the new Skink Oracle, a box that will make either a Carnosaur with a Sauras Old Blood, or a Troglodon.  Finally, there is the Bastillidon, which can come as a ranged weapon (solar laser beams) or have an Ark that spawns swarms of snakes on its back.  Either way, I have a friend that collects Lizards, so I will have one hell of a time fighting against these new dinos with my Skaven.

So that should be everything for now.  I have to go dust off my Plague monks and roll out another 40 skaven slaves so I can fight off hordes of Lizards, and gather some cash for the inevitable Kedorian purchases, as well as some more Terran reinforcements.  And then there is the matter of Dystopian Wars.....  Until then, Tarum et clama dimit belli canes! 

Lizardmen Pre-Order

Spartan Games September Releases

Vendetta Operation - fleet update

++Azazel, do you copy?++

Commodore Chase Philon sent the copy code back to his commander - Admrial Hewie.  "Roger, sir.  Orders received.  I will take Destroyer Squadron Charlie and escorting Frigates on a patrol of Sector 8-Echo-Niner.  Should we run into any resistance we are to attempt to take it out.  If it proves too much, we are to pull out at max speed and return to Beacon 7-113 and relay our situation to you."  He paused for a moment, and let a vicious grin cross his face before continuing.  "Operation Pirate Bay is a go sir?"

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++Aye, good hunting.  Dante out++

Philon ran his hands through his hair, then turned to face his bridge crew.  "Alright lads, you heard the Boss.  Helm, plot a course and take us out."

Azazel glistened in the light of the red dwarf star that was almost 3 light hours away.  She led the hunting pack out towards the shunt limit of the rest of Inferno Fleet.  It was a beautiful sight, watching a flotilla of hunters depart.  Something primal shifted deep down in Hewie as he watched them take their final approach vectors. He knew that they would find something, and he was trusting the commodore to take care of those ships.  They were deep in enemy territory now, and they wouldn't be able to fix anything major until they found another safe haven in 2 or 3 weeks...  Hewie had faith in him though, and he knew that Philon would stay true to his orders.  

Hewie turned to face the rest of the fleet.  It looked much smaller now, but the remaining cruisers, frigates, and his own battleship could take care of anything short of a full task force.  Hewie smiled as he prepped the next set of raiding orders.  He wished he could bring the full might of Dante down on some small backwater Terran world, but that would have to wait until the other raids were successful.  Patience is a virtue, he thought cooly to himself as he imagined his full broadsides slashing through planetary defenses.  Soon.......

INCOMING!

Hey All!

The shipyards have been working overtime to get some new ships underway for both my RSN and Terran fleets.

My RSN have a Cerberus Heavy Cruiser in route, while my Terrans have a pair of R&D Shield Cruisers being shipped out.  The heavy cruiser for the RSN is probably one of my favorite ships in the entire game, even over ships like the RSN Dreadnaught or carrier and the beautiful Hawker Industries ships getting released later this month.  The RSN heavy cruiser is just fantastic. 

Meanwhile, the Terran Shield Cruisers will give my Frigates/Cruisers a little more survivability - as well as a new look aesthetically from the flat looking MkI ships.  

 

All in all, a few models for a pretty small investment on eBay makes a wargamer happy. 

I think in the next few days I will try and get up a game review for something new.  Maybe a tabletop, maybe a Wargame, maybe an RPG.  Not sure yet.  Until then, Tarum et clama dimit belli canes! 

Vendetta War - Prologue

So I've decided that, in order to keep up with Strike Fleet Templar and Inferno Fleet, I should run a fairly loose story line along with them, just to make sure that they aren't forgotten and discarded.  So, here goes nothing.

Admiral Hewie looked out from the bridge of Dante with a feeling of pride growing within him.  Everything was falling into place.  His cruiser squadron moved into position 15 million kilometers off his starboard side, while his frigate squadrons supported his port.  The nebula was at one o'clock from his current position, and a large Jovian planet sat lazily spinning about 500 million kilometers to his 10 o'clock.  The Terran fleet would pay dearly for their lack of precaution, even in what seemed like friendly space.  He tried to recall what the name of the planet was in order to calm his jitters, but couldn't.  "Helmsman, what is the name of that planet?"  The helmsman looked confused at what seemed like an odd question right before they launched their ambush on the Terran Fleet.  "Um.... Nova Welshbane, sir". The Admiral nodded and leaned back in his chair.  "Bring up fleet wide transmissions, inform the fleet to begin maneuvers and fire when within range band 3..."

The Nergal moved forward like a predator from ancient Earth's sea.  Commodore Perry Aquillinus looked around his bridge.  His men looked the part too.  All had the look of the hunter about them, snarls etched into their features as the went about their tasks.  They had been assigned the far right flank of the battleline.  Sensor relays showed there was something out here, but the nebula was making it difficult to tell what it was.  It didn't matter, Perry thought savagely, because they were men of the RSN.  The Spook Class cruiser he commanded was more than capable of eliminating anything short of a Dreadnaught....

The Sentinal Class Cruiser squadron, led by the H. D. Faverham, moved through the abyss.  It was almost majestic in a way, a full Cruiser squadron of the Terran Alliance under way, but that majesty was ripped away by a torrent of explosions.  

"DIRECT HIT!  They didn't even see em coming!"  The helmsman regained his composure quickly under the Commodore's steely gaze.  Inside, the Commodore was just as ecstatic, but he had a job to do.  "Fire another wave of torpedoes."  

The battle seemed to rage on between the Cruisers, but they had done their job.  The rest of the Terran Fleet was rapidly changing direction in an attempt to gain a foothold on their flank.  That is when Admiral Hewie loosed the rest of Inferno Fleet.  It was a small fleet engagement, but one that developed quickly into a swirling melee of combats.  The RSN frigates advanced on the Terrans main battlefront, but the shields the Terrans were renowned for took the punch out of the RSN frigates and quickly caused them to disperse, where the ships were destroyed piecemeal.  It was unfortunate, but their sacrifice was necessary.  The Terran frigates had suffered some damage, leaving only 3 in any serviceable condition.  The Dante turned towards the nebula, bringing her broadsides to bear, crushing another frigate in withering firepower.

Colonel Virgil stood glaring at his Hellstriders aboard the Dante.  "Are you men ready to launch?!"  A resounding affirmative came throughout the compartment of the assault boat.  "Then you whoresons better be ready for the time of your life!  Admiral wants a frigate for some R&D work back at base, so were gonna deliver!"  With that, he punched the all clear button on the hatch, and the Assault boats launched clear...

"Assaulters away sir."  Admiral Hewie nodded and looked at his helmsmen.  "He's a big boy.  Bring us about to headed zero-four-nine, three quarters speed."  He turned to the comms station and punched up the forward weapons command.  "Prepare torpedoes and forward batteries for long range firing."

Steam rolled through the Nergal as another hit rocked the ship.  Sweat poured down Perry's face, and he wiped it away hastily as he barked for engineering to initiate an S-turn to dodge the next wave of torpedoes the dying Terran Cruisers spat at them.  "Dammit!  Bring around auxiliary power to the engines, get us closer!  Ram those torpedoes down their throat!"  A brilliant explosions rocked the view port in front of him and a ragged cheer erupted from the crew, and a savage smile burst across Perry's face as he watched the second Terran cruiser die a flaming death.  The last cruiser made way to try and escape, ceasing all firing and turning sharp.  It never got the chance as a full forward battery and full compliment of torpedoes bore down on it from the massive hulk of the Battleship Dante impacted.  The final signal that the battle was won was the enemy battleship, the H. D. Payens, shunting away with a miserable two frigates.  A third shunted away, after a snagged toothed grin from Colonel Virgil came through on the comms moments before.  The day was won by the might and superior strategy of the RSN, and the general surprise of the Terran Fleet.  

Admiral Hewie sat in his command chair as the remaining damage reports rolled in from around the fleet.  The frigates had suffered the most damage, and most would require at least 3 months in dry dock to be back to operating strength.  The Cruisers had done excellent work that day, with the only real damage on the Hecate.  Senior Captain Vermillion Blake had been wounded, but would live to regain his ships fine reputation for "takin' a lickin' but we just keep on tickin'".  They had dealt a blow to the Terrans, but he knew he would have to get back and strike again soon enough if he wanted the blows to keep getting felt...

Savagery was the only word to describe what the crew saw in the Rear Admirals eyes.  They knew he would be out for blood...  Rear Admiral DeBouse had taken a pict capture of the ship he KNEW was responsible for this.  In big, ocher letters, on the side of the RSN ship, DeBouse read the word again and again and again, until his eyes were bloodshot and he was stiff with exhaustion.  Dante........

Terran Carrier and Satellites

Hey All!

Finished up the last couple models I had for Firestorm Armada.  All out of models to build and paint now :-( which means some more ships are probably going to be inbound, probably around August at the earliest.  But, for the time being, here are some photos of my Terran Carrier, and the satellites.  

All in all pretty happy with all of the models :) I think up next is a 400 point increase for both fleets - Tarakian or Hawker Industry allies for the Terrans, and Heavy Cruiser, cruisers, and a Dreadnaught or Carrier for RSN.  I also think that I'll be naming fleets and coming up with a back story, because honestly that adds a lot to the game.  Instead of "that cruiser shoots that one over there..." You can say "the Dante advances on the Righteous, opening fire with forward torpedoes."  Which sounds a lot cooler.  Plus, if I ever get into campaigns it makes it a lot easier to upgrade ships and see each of them get their own personality.  Until then, Tarum et clama dimit belli canes!

FIRESTORM PICTURES AHH

Hey All!  

Something has just shunted into scanner range....

Thats right!  As the title gives away, its time to unveil my two Firestorm Fleets!

Something is spotted...

The fleets have assembled and are bloodied and battered.  First game was against a buddy of mine who borrowed my Terran Fleet and played Starter box games.  The RSN managed to come out on top after 4 turns of bloody action.  My cruisers for RSN are powerhouses.  Definitely some more in my future.  On the Terran side of the game, they have some nasty frigates.  They might only have Fore fixed weapons and torpedoes, but their shields and long range capabilities (for Frigates) was insane.  In the end game, RSN managed to kill 3 frigates, all 3 cruisers, and take a frigate prize.  The Terrans managed to destroy all 6 RSN frigates, and beat on my Cruisers - but not kill any.  Both battleships stayed relatively clear.

Looking forward to more games over the next 3 weeks and getting some Dreadball painted up and played!  Also, it seems that there are some Firestorm Satellites that need painting up, and long range scanners are picking up something big on the horizon...  Until then, Tarum et clama dimit belli canes!

Firestorm Update

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Just a quick update on my firestorm projects.  I've officially finished painting my Terran Fleet that I have here with me. I will post pictures tomorrow of the completed fleet, but its looking nice.  Then again anything looks better than an undaunted army or Fleet.  Next part of the project is to wash up my RSN and prime them up for painting.  I'll have one last Terran ship to take care of this week - a MkII Carrier for some added support to the fleet.  

The first RSN ships that are getting painted up will probably be my Destroyer squadron, then the Frigates.  Mostly because neither of them fit on their flight stands properly without glue, and I'd like to paint them up first before gluing then on.  Anywho, until then...

Firestorm Armada!

Hey All!

Just wanted to let you guys know that I got my first purchases in for Firestorm Armada!  My Terran starter box has arrived and so have my RSN Destroyers, as well as the rulebook and Comms Satellites.  After I got done squealing with joy, I promptly built the starter fleet and started to paint them.  I've already completed the Frigates and the battleship, leaving only the Cruiser squadron.

Cannot wait to get some games in, or for my RSN fleet to get here.  It's going to be absolutely fantastic, and my amigo can't wait to get his Dindrenzi Fleet built and painted up.  

The models were a bit of a pain to clean up, but they painted up nice and were nicely detailed.  

TIP:  Make sure you wash resin models before you paint, because otherwise they don't hold paint. I've read horror stories on too many places that tell about beautiful paint jobs chipping off thanks to not washing models before hand.