John & Kevin from Soda Pop Miniatures were kind enough to give us a copy of the new Kisa and her Relic for previewing on Hand Cannon.
I’ll be covering what’s in the box, the assembly, and finally the painting of the model over the next three weeks.
This week, I’ll be showing you what’s inside the blister, and what to expect from your box of goodies!
Welcome Back to Battle Engine Week!
Today I cover Part 2 – Assembling the Walker
On monday I covered the contents of the box, and made notes of what needed to be cleaned, and sanded down, in order to get the Storm Strider together. This article will go over in-depth the requirements for assembling this monster of a model. I will show you which nubs, and the venting that needs to be removed, and I will demonstrate how to get the model to stay together without glue, so you’re able to get it to the table as soon as possible, yet still have it in pieces to facilitate painting it with ease.
The first few things we’ll need are some basic modeling tools, which I covered at the end of the Unboxing Preview. I will reiterate them here;
And two, not so basic modeling tools;
Yeah, I went ahead and skipped the 35pt milestone. I didn’t have a tutorial or battle report or anything to flesh it out with, and two pictures of my second Wrastler and Swamp Gobbers seemed kind of meager so I went straight to 50pts instead. I still don’t have any nuggets of wisdom but I do have plenty of pictures with some notes that I hope will appease you. Starting off with the family shot:
Welcome to Battle Engine Week – Preview: Part 1!
(It’s actually two weeks, but Battle Engine Two Weeks sounds lame.)
I have been given the opportunity of previewing the upcoming Battle Engine release for Cygnar, The Storm Strider! Over the next two weeks, I’ll be giving this massive model an in-depth look, unlike you have seen anywhere else. I’ll be covering the box contents, assembly, scenic basing, and painting the entire thing from top to bottom, with extensive and thorough walk-throughs of the entire process. If you want your Battle Engines to look their best, and to truly be a centerpiece for your army, then bookmark Hand Cannon, as you’re in for a treat over the next couple of weeks.
Let’s begin with an in-depth look at what you’ll find inside the big box.
Welcome back to the final installment of my Lock n’ Load diaries!
Sit back, grab a beverage, and go to the bathroom before you start reading…this one’s going to be a long one.
I had a great time, and actually got in a lot less gaming than I thought I would. There were so many people to talk to, and so much to see, and getting coverage for the site, it didn’t leave a lot of time for gaming. I played ONE casual game the entire weekend!
The first annual Lock n’ Load Gamefest was a smashing success with roughly 400 attendees,with every table available being used for tournaments, and casual games. The number of beautiful armies there was mind-boggling, and meeting a lot of the staff, and so many people I see and speak to on the forums was a real treat.
The greeter as you walked into the convention hall; Big Blue.
I wanted to take a bit of your time today to let you know about a Deadfellas a card game by our friends over at Exile Game Studio who are known for their award winning RPG Hollow Earth Expedition.
The game was created by Jesper Myrfors, Brian Snōddy, and James Ernest. For those fans of the Iron Kingdoms you will have seen Brian’s art in some of the Iron Kingdoms RPG product line.
Deadfellas is done and ready to go to the printer, but the Exile Games development budget is currently dedicated to Hollow Earth Expedition. Now they really don’t want to make people wait, though, so they’re asking for your help so they can publish Deadfellas as soon as possible.
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Whitemoon dreams has put out the amazing trailer for the Warmachine video game that they showed at this years E3.
We saw this at Lock and Load and it was stunning and I am glad that now everyone else can see it as well!
In this video I try to discuss various tactics or strategies for the take and hold objectives found in the Streamroller 2011 tournament pdf.
These tactics have to be adapted for your particular factions but you should be able to find some of the tools needed. Feel free to post below your own particular tactics and strategies for winning Steamroller scenarios.
Review- Wolsung: Steam Pulp Fantasyhttp://www.steampulpfantasy.com/
Test drive rules are located at:
http://www.steampulpfantasy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/WolsungTestDrive.pdf
(This review is based off the Test Drive rules)
Wolsung is a colorful, simple new game coming out from a Polish group called Kuźnia Gier. They have managed to get their countrymen at Micro Art Studio to come out with miniatures for the setting too, and like all things Micro Art, they are as detailed and characterful as any miniature you might want. In fact, it was from the miniatures that I found the Wolsung system. (Which created a bit of confusion. I went into it expecting this to be a miniatures wargame for some reason)
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