Vraks Campaign Strategic Turn 4 - The Second Defence Line

There was something wrong with my tanks today. Shaun opened by throwing a second wave at Hab Zone 3 in the south west. This extra pressure proved too much and the defence collapsed. The Imperials were through another line in the south.

Shaun moved a field army into pposition to threaten the second defensive line in the north, maintaining a two-fisted strategy to split the defence. I moved a field army north to cover the line, weakening my position in the south.

Victory Points
Shaun: 14
John: 9

John holds the Citadel

Fortress of Redemption & Doomwheel Sprues

Postie knocked on the door to deliver shiny new toys from Games Workshop.

God alone knows when I shall be able to make and paint them but I thought you might like to see the sprues.

Fortress of Redemption Sprues

Skaven Doomwheel Sprues

Ultramarine Movie

A press release from Codex Pictures tells us that Dan Abnett will be scripting the Ultramarine Movie.

Good choice guys, John approves.

Acclaimed Warhammer 40,000 author Dan Abnett is named as writer of the ULTRAMARINES movie screenplay.

With more than 30 Black Library titles to his name, including the Gaunt's Ghost series, the Eisenhorn trilogy, the Ravenor spin-off and two of the Horus Heresy books, Dan's storytelling skills and extensive knowledge of the Warhammer 40,000 universe made him a natural candidate for the role.

Go here for a clip of an interview with Dan:
http://ultramarinesthemovieblog.com/blog/2009-11-18/dan-abnett-writing-ultramarines-movie-screenplay?utm_source=Ultramarines%3A+The+Movie&utm_campaign=6d957de758-email_issue001&utm_medium=email

The director is Martyn Pick whose previous credits include The Age of Stupid, which I confess is how I sometimes think about the times we live in.

Incursion - West Wind

I have received an email from West Wind concerning their Strange WWII theme.

The Incursion board game is now up for pre-order on the West Wind website, RRP £35.00. The game will be ready to ship mid Jan 2010. Pre-order your copy now to avoid disappointment as the run is limited to 1000 copies and they are selling fast. Each copy of the board game pre-ordered from the West Wind website will receive a FREE pack of Bomberzombies or a Grunt APE (our choice) that will ship with the game. Check out the great Package Deal on offer too.

Europe and UK, order here:

http://www.westwindproductions.co.uk/catalog/

For more information about the game, and customers ordering from North America or Australia/New Zealand, go here:

http://www.incursiongame.com/

INCURSION is a board game set in the world of Secrets of the Third Reich. Armoured troopers of the US Lucky Seventh hurtle through underground bunkers and combat the monstrous forces of the German SWD in a furious race against time. The Doomsday Device is ticking and neither the Allies nor the Axis can afford to fail. The mechanics for this two player game are simple to grasp allowing players to instantly focus on their tactical options. Play is incredibly fast-paced and tense and players choose their forces through a card-based Requisition Point system. The game may either be played with cardboard stand-ups that are included in the box or with highly detailed metal miniatures that are available from West Wind. Miniatures are NOT required to play this game but they are really cool! The exquisitely designed and produced contents of the boxed game are as follows:

• Rigid two piece box covered in art
• Glossy 28 page rulebook
• Card rules summary/playsheet
• 4 sheets of two-sided heavy-duty die cut pieces (132 total) including counters, doors and stand-ups for all models that might potentially be used in the game.
• Super Heavy duty two-sided six-fold game board
• 87 cards including the full deck of battle and all model cards in multiples where appropriate.
• 3 black dice
• 36 black plastic stand-up holders for doors and models
• Vac-formed plastic holding tray
• More fun than you can shake a stick at!

Imperial Navy VTOL Scales

As requested by my many fans, all two of them, I hereby show a variety of scales of VTOLS from different manufacturers. The pictures are a bit grotty, as I had to use a flasgun. It is dark enough here at midday for cars to need running lights. Some of them are unfinished but they will give an idea of relative sizes.

The models are:
1. GW Valkyrie being modelled as a Vendetta using Forge World bits
2. Two Old Crow Crows modelled as Valkyries
3. Two Old Crow Ravens modelled as Vulture gunships
4. Arvus Lighter with Old Crow gatling added to give it a defensive weapon (treat as twin linked autocannon)

The last pic shows my larger models that I use as terrain.
1. Space Fighter based on a Y Wing from Toys 'R Us
2. Scratch Built Assault Shuttle

Old Crow VTOL as Valkyrie

I have finished respraying another Old Crow VTOL rebuilt as a 'Valkyrie' with Sand and 'pink-brick' camoflague.

I will probably add a bit 'o soot to the heavy bolter barrels, two underwing missiles and some kill markings below the cockpit but it is essentially finished.

I hate competitive gamers

I hate competitive gaming – I hate competitive gamers



http://to55er.wordpress.com/2009/05/20/

I feel so much better for getting that off my chest.

The problem is not that I am not competitive but that I am ultra-competitive. You know that game where you have to describe yourself in a single word? No? Well there is one, right. And the word that describes me is ‘competitive’. I was in a personally competitive profession until the stress got me. I tend to turn everything into win and lose.

Wargaming is my hobby, my escape, my distraction. I do not want to care whether I win or lose. I do not want to play people who care overmuch whether they win or lose since I will only rise to the challenge. I do not want to be like the man whose terrain included gaps in forests that exactly fitted the width of his heavy infantry regiment. I care not to emulate the chap who spends three days trying to use up the last two points in his army list. I thumb my teeth at the pedant who pores over the rulebook attempting to prove that he can set his super-heavy tank up on the fourth floor to get a better field of fire.

I, like girls, just wanna have fun.