Paint Range Compatibility Chart

As more and more stockists in Cape Town have other non-GW paints in stock, such as Deckle Edge, Model Railroad specialists etc, I found a handy chart for compatibility.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/wiki/en/Paint_Range_Compatibility_Chart

Wargames Room DONE

So the MAN CAVE, I mean Wargames room, is done.
It's a solid concrete out-building (was a storage room), about 5m x 3m.

Some visuals:

Walking down path to Entrance:

View as you come in:

Straight ahead opposite the door:

Towards the other side of the room:

Looking more towards the table:

View from other side of the room:

Signed Terence Cuneo print (Gumtree BARGAIN):

The deciders of fate:

Some Medieval looking buildings found at a school fete:

Looking towards the window:

All that's missing is the bar fridge....

I'm back.....

So after a long non-blogging hiatus, I've decided to get back into it. So, here I am!!!

TADA!!! Watch out Dice, here I come....

For the gamer in all of us....

Night time Neighbourhood watch awesomeness......

Table for peace of mind

Some Witch Hunters thoughts

Sisters of Battle / Witch hunters
(SOB / WH)

The Witch Hunters codex can be seen as one of the most loved and most hated army choices around. Allow me to unpack that a bit. From a modelling perspective, all the figures are metal. From a play style perspective, they are a bit weaker than most of the current army books, suffering from codex creep. But, they're not as weak as the fellow Inquisition codex - Daemonhunters.

I personally am a bit of a "tread head". I love tanks. The more the merrier. Saying as such, I tend to build my lists (I'm the first to admin they don't always win) from tanks / transports and take it from there. I also tend to favour playing a single force. i.e. I don't really enjoy taking allies. I will if I want to, but first choice is to not.

My current favourite build for SOB is to put the following down:
Heavy slot:
3 x Excorcists as my Heavy Choice. That is potentially 18 shots with 48" range Strength 8, AP1 per turn. Make sure to move 6" backwards and forwards each turn. I think of it as a Exorcist shuffle.

Really want to annoy people? Try this:
HQ choice is Canonness with Inferno pistol, power weapon, Cloak of St Aspira, Book of St Lucius and Frag Grenades.

For fast choice, 3 units of Dominions in Immloators.
all 3 units are the same, apart from one has 5 Sisters vs 6, as the Canonness will join. Units are:
6 Dominions, 4 are armed with Meltaguns. Veteran Superior. In an Immolator with Extra Armour, Twin-linked heavy flamers, and Smoke Launchers.

That's 3 units, with 12 Melta shots per turn out of them, and 6 flame templates per turn.

Ok, here's where I fall down a bit. I pad the rest with 3 units of 10 Sisters, 2 units have Imagifiers, Veteran Superior and Book of St Lucius. RUn like heck to get into cover.

I have to buy more Rhinos first, and can then play around with other options.

What I'm trying to say, is that the SOB is a very competative force, in the right situation. It looks very good on paper, but in order to win, it's not a starter army. You need to play it carefully, and use terrain cover to your best advantage. I normally play with the 3 Immolators close together, and the Sisters on foot running behind them.

Comments?

Thunderwolf cavalry?

So what are ideas for Thunderwolf cavalry? There's no offical Games Workshop figure at the moment, so you have to make a plan. One way, but a bit expensive, is to use other wolf figures. Here's an example of a Circle of Orboros War Wolf (from Hordes) with a Space Wolf marine on top:

Not bad, but could work out costly. The figures are £5.85 each (for just the wolf).

Nipple armour?

I hope I'm not the only one who finds it hysterical that some of the new Blood Angels have "nipple armour".

Check this:
Nipple armour - click on the picture to make it big.

What's going to happen when Witch Hunters come out?