One Step Forward, Two Steps Back... Now Lets Play 40K

The latest edition to the table...

After a day or so of reviewing Tomorrow's War I feel more in tuned with the Mentat race from Frank Herbert's Dune novels. Add this, subtract this, oh and if X happened last round then add this and/or subtract that. Suffice it to say,  I really love parts of the game; both players having a significant role during in each others turn sequence, using different dice to represent how bad ass a unit is (D6-D12), and the Fog of War deck (kind of like the Chance cards in Monopoly).

What goes up ...

When I picked the skyshield landing platform up I thought that it would be a nice little side project to work on when I got bored with assembling waves of guardsmen.  Man, I was wrong.  As you see from the WIPs section this thing took me nearly a month and aside from writing a couple of battle reports it has taken most of my hobby time. 

OH MY GOD-EMPEROR! I WANT THIS!

New Wargame Table Design

Ready for War!!!!

The room and table are finally ready. With the help of one of my minions the whole project only took about a day. Check out the snaps below!

GorkaMorka Wasteland Terrain

Have been working on various elements of Gorkamorka for the last 2 weeks. I've got 6 models completed that have magnetic arms and weapon packs. It would seem the more inebriated I am the better the magnets respond because the other day I spent 2 hours trying to unfrak a couple of the magnets that were set with the wrong polarity; while I was sober... but alas, that is for another post.

I've also been working on a new terrain table for more than 5 days now. Jonny asked for some pics... all I have are WIPs. The following shows you 2 sections of the 4 I'm working on. Yep that will make an 8 foot board. Not shown is the board with a series of islands over a toxic lake, and then the starts of an abandoned Imperial city. The sections are partially modular. Since I took the image below, I've completed 2 more levels of dry brushing as well as a final wash of Woodland Scenics: Burnt Umber. It looks great but you'll have to see it for yourself (when is the next game??? and when is Joel going to respond to my emails????)  I ran out part way through the final coat so I've had had to cease paint ops until my ebay order arrives. Otherwise, I plan on adding a series of modular: rock spires, wooden forts, wrecked vehicles, a "Mork-Donalds", and various scrap piles. As it stands, I should be done with 3 of the 4 sections by Saturday. One way or another, you'll have an update with pics!

Forge World Entryway

I broke out an old Forge World terrain piece which has been collecting dust for the last 6 months. I projected 2 days to completion but way undershot it. The whole thing lasted a week and is still missing a few small details. Will reimage this when I pick up my new Cannon Rebel SLR for Father's Day!!!

Terrain

Even more than extraordinarily painted miniatures I view terrain as the primary element of 40k. Even an army of poorly painted miniatures comes to life when placed against a realistic 3D backdrop. 40% of my hobby time is dedicated to the development of terrain. A few shots to give you the flavor...