Been a busy two weeks

... But I had sometime to get some painting in. Here is Venethrax and his ten beasties. Venethrax is almost done, needing just the facing arcs and touch up before sealing. I think I will them as cryxian runes with either off colors or strong vertical lines for the ends of the arcs.

This batch of Bloodgorgers is my first experiment with the GW washes. They feel slightly different, but results as about 95% of the old ones. Nuln oil seems very close Badab Black, but the replacement for Delvan Mud lacks a little something, seeming more like burnt umber wash than "dirt in a bottle". This batch of Bloodgorgers is being done following the scheme shown in the trollblood book for the earth born troll whelp.

After the Bloodgorgers and Venethrax, next comes a Seether, skarlock and the big boy himself General Gerlac Slaughterborn. That combo will be my go 15 point list. 35 will be more Bloodgorgers and another Seether.

Training Games...

So why haven't I been posting? Well, I have been teaching someone how to play Warmachine. One of the more interesting things about is just how important scenarios can be. Here you can see my painting table converted into a game table. Notice the big red lines of yarn? Those really help focus and remind a newbie that something more than caster kill is going on. Actually, as an experienced player I find those nice bright lines pretty nice too. I really wish tournaments had clear lines like that. Actually, for the Steamroller scenarios that have smallish zones , I think I'll make some bright templates.

iPad as a blogging tool

So sometimes it is a real pain to get the camera out, take picture, download the picture and write a blog post that is not very long anyway. So now I am trying the iPad as a quick blogging tool. Here is the current state of my Warmachine game on hold. Also shown is 1/2 finished GW terrain I bought the week it came out. Once finished I'll take decent pictures. Suffice it to say, you go through a lot of wash which led me make my own.