This is Götterdämmerung.

You think you know the truth.

You don’t.

It is the Year of our Lord 1949 and the world is in flames. The human race screams in agony as open war rages unchecked around the planet. Nations die and hundreds of millions perish as the thin veneer of civilization cracks then splits and is finally utterly consumed in a global orgy of savagery and rage.

The battlefields of Europe, Asia, and Africa are mass graves haunted by countless dead and stalked by the hollow-eyed shells of things that once were men. Weaponized chemical agents pollute blasted trench lines and the ruined charnel houses that were once great cities. Toxic clouds of ash and smoke swirl about the skeletal remains of capitals and cultural centers where the spirit of optimism and hope is consumed by desolation and the hot burn of atomic radiation. Massive armored behemoths stride into battle like deities of myth and legend spitting fiery death from their fearsome guns. Hard-faced men put their faith in gas masks and bullets because the gods do not answer their prayers.

It is widely believed that these are the end times, that this is Ragnarök, the final battle and that the very gates of hell yawn wide to disgorge demons and ruin. Old evil things shake off the dust of centuries as they crawl forth from their dark lurks to join in the murderous frenzy. Humanity buckles and drops to its knees, bathed in the sickly glow of the twilight of the gods.

This is Götterdämmerung.

Welcome to Secrets of the Third Reich.

‘More sedatives, he still has a pulse!’ (via Suggestion^n)

This is a great blog post about Malifaux. Enjoy.

Not many beyond Sebastian had seen McMourning's nurses. One might suspect that he, like his counterpart Seamus, surrounded himself by women he made beautiful. McMourning, however, took little notice of the women charged with the task of maintaining his creations. It was the nurses, themselves, desperate to preserve a beauty that had long since faded, that filled their own veins with the diluted formulas they used to preserve the flesh of McMourni … Read More

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URBAN WARFARE

Urban combat in WARMACHINE is all about Buildings and Structures. It can be a lot of fun to play through some games where the majority of the terrain pieces are just different kinds of buildings, and the armies are fighting to root out fortified enemies and capture vital sections of the city for a strategic advantage.

And when you decide to set up a game using a city theme there are four types of Buildings/Structures that you will be using:

• FOOT PRINT: A footprint is the ruins of a destroyed building that really has no walls remaining and basically is just a rough terrain template with rubble and the smashed remains of inner or outer walls.
• COMPLETE: A complete building/structure is an intact building that has either one story or multiple stories with a rooftop. These buildings make cityscape fighting interesting because they sometimes block LOS and allow for models to enter them to gain cover. Also, rooftop combat can be fun and exciting. Decided ahead of time if complete building may be entered or not. If they may be entered, build them with removable tops to allow models to be moved in and out easily.
• PARTIAL: A partial building is a typical ruined or damaged building that only has part of its walls and a partial roof. These buildings may have been burned out, bombed, or otherwise suffered collapse during combat.
• FLATS: Flats can only be used in special situations with certain tables or board. I have used flats when I have butted a table up against a wall, or when the building is on an extreme edge of agame board. A flat building has a front, but has no rear of the building. These are usually used as backdrop buildings in model railroads. This link shows a good example of a flat. Notice the front is detailed and the back is open.

No matter what kinds of buildings you choose to use, remember that you should build them with game play in mind. Allow for walkways, stairs, and windows where models can enter and exit the buildings … but whatever you do make sure that you have fun playing out some of the cool scenes from Legends in your cityscape battles.

EASY GROUNDWORK

Ground work can be easy and simple.

When you have built your piece of terrain and painted it, then it is time to add the groundwork.

There are plenty of materials to use, including mundane ( herbs, lichens, moss) and hobby focused (turf, field grass, static grass, and flock.) Either way, the materials should be mixed and matched to provide variance so that no color is dominant. (In the picture above, you’ll notice the static grass has brown and green mixed.)

Remember to consider your scenery before haphazardly adding vegetation. In some places the grasses and weeds may be growing wildly while in others foot traffic may have worn it down to nothing.

Distribute the flocking materials so that they look natural. Make sure that when the materials are fixed in place that they look realistic, are easily distinguished, and do not clash with each other.

And remember, you can use this method with terrain pieces and miniature bases. The concept is the same.

Alright, folks. Time to get to work!

Until next time, keep rollin’ sixes!

 

 

GUN MAGE CAPTAIN ADEPT

Finally finished this guy off for my Arcane Tempest Army Lists.

Gun Mage Captain Adept - ready for the assassination run!

CYGNAR PAINT LIST

So I went through my Battlefoam and Sabol bags and wrote down all the Cygnar models I need to paint.

• Storm Gunner
• Stormsmith x3
• Epic Caine
• Lt. Caine (newest one)
• Darius
• Sentinel
• Grenadier x2
• Charger x2
• Kraye
• Cyclone x2
• Maxwell Finn
• Jonas Murdoch ( plus a max unit of Ogrun Gun Corps)
• Haley (alt)
• Stryker (alt)
• Nemo
• Trencher Officer and Sniper
• Sword Knights (max unit)
• Professor Pendrake
• Master Gunner
• Strangewyas
• Trencher Commandos (max unit)
• Scattergunner x3
• Long Gunners x6
• Thorn
• Centurion
• Chaingun crew x2
• Trencher Cannon Crew
• Triumph

 

BUTCHER VS. CAINE

Just checking in for a quick post.

My most recent game was at G.O.D. club night against Khador247. He was using The Butcher and I fielded Lt. Allister Caine with a full complement of his Theme Force of Gun Mages. Both units had The Dude (you get an extra Dude with the Theme Force!) and they were ‘jack marshalling Cyclones. Caine had two Stormclads in his battlegroup, mainly because I wanted to see how the combination worked out since they are monsters in melee but also have the nice ranged attack.

Long story short, the armies chewed each other apart, and in the end Caine was facing off against The Butcher, a Juggernaut, and Saxon Orrick. I did the obvious tactic of a little shooting, and then Teleporting. The Butcher chased Caine around for quite some time.

In the end, The Butcher’s high armor won out. The managed to chase Caine down and cut him down with Lola.

The game was a lot of fun, and I enjoyed using my first and honestly favorite Warcaster.

 

SMALL TREES

Do you follow the crowd, or form your own opinion?

We live in a time dominated by all kinds of public opinion polls. Decisions are being driven by the crowd, and sometimes this is a good thing. Surveys can inform us about people’s experiences with products helping us make wiser purchases. Opinion polls can tell elected officials of how their policies have been received by the public. And when information is gleaned on a personal level, it can help us in making decisions in a variety situations.

The same can be said about the scenery and terrain pieces we use with our little toy soldiers. Blogs, podcasts, and videos reveal the good, bad, and ugly about all the choices of terrain that we have out there. Before buying, most people will do a little research in order to find out if the piece is made well, transports easily, and holds up decently to the use and abuse of miniature gaming. However, in the end, personal opinion wins out.

Some people like homemade terrain, and others hate it. Some people only buy their terrain, and would never waste their time making something that they would view as “ugly” and “unattractive.” Others just want something that works and is inexpensive to put on the table. Heck, some people just use whatever is laying around like books, plates, soda cans, and pie pans.

There’s nothing like playing “King of the Hill” from WARMACHINE using a big fat pie pan.

Anyway, it really comes down to the reality of what you want in quality. Do you want to spend some hard earned cash to have beautiful stuff to put on the table, or do you need to use “upcycled” stuff from around the house and “found items” to make your terrain? It’s really up to you.

If you’re into inexpensive items that you can have fun making into terrain, then this is another idea for “Terrain on the Cheap” for you!

As I discussed last year, you can make simple, functional trees using Moss Rocks and Dowel Rods. You can likely find both items in a local craft store or dollar store. Here in town you can buy them for $1 each at the Dollar Store, Dollar Tree, JoAnn Fabrics, and other stores of that kind.

You simply need to cut the dowel rods to your desired length, and paint them to your desired color. After they are dry, carefully push one end pf the dowel rod into the foam “rock” to make a tree. You can also do this using toothpicks if you choose. Additional detail can be added easily by using Green Stuff on the dowel rods to bulk them up, and carve in details to resemble tree bark. In the end, you’ll probably want to attach them to some kind of base depending on what game you play. I recommend at least a 40mm base for WARMACHINE.

And ta-dah, you have trees for your favorite miniature wargame!

Also, go over to WWPD and check out this awesome article about making flocked felt tree templates. Not a bad idea.

REALMS OF THE FLATLANDS

Southpaw Arts and Designs: Advanced Deployment makes cool gadgets, widgets, and tokens for your favorite role-playing and miniature games. Although it is not released yet, they will be featuring a “Portable Terrain Set” called the Realms of the Flatlands. From the looks of it, it features acrylic templates and terrain for use with miniature games like WARMACHINE and HORDES.

Keep your eye on them, they make some pretty cool stuff.

Unit fillers (via Miniature Musings of a Bear)

He’s using filler, terrain, and open spaces to build large units of skaven. This is a good idea. I should have thought of this when I was building my Chaos Armies.

Just a quick update on some of the things I have been working recently!! and its all been a bit ratty…. Here are some unit fillers for my Skaven, as I have decided to be as cheap as possible and create large amounts of these to save me some money!!! I am hoping that most units will be a maximum of 50% filler, hopefully it should work well!! Next stuff planned is some squashed/zapped slaves! So Doomwheel across a unit or a 'misfired' cannon….. … Read More

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