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Sorry for the long delay between posts, I've been working on moving from blogspot to a wordpress powered blog.

What does the change mean for me, the blogger?

This means a much better looking website, the ability to use Categories and Tags, and some other cool features (like searching the blog).  It's also the prefect excuse to re-vamp the entire site.  Lastly and most importantly, It allowed me to shorten the URL to just plarzoid.com.  Go check it out (I'll wait...)!

Cool, eh?  I imported all the posts from here to the new wordpress site, and while not perfect, it will help make sure folks don't get confused between this, the old site, and that, the new one.

What does the change mean for you, the readers?

Hopefully nothing more than updating your bookmark.  I'm trying to make the transition as painless as possible.

If you're a subscriber and aren't using a feed reader, you may need to re-subscribe to the new site.  It doesn't have a dashboard (like blogger), but instead, it'll just send you an e-mail whenever I post something.  There's a place on the side where you can sign up for this, all you have to do is type in your e-mail and click go.

Those of you with feeds set up (through Feedburner) should not have to do anything.  I'll be changing the Feedburner feed source to the new site shortly after publishing this post.  If you got the feed directly off the blogspot site, you'll have to update to the new one, at plarzoid.com/feed.

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Fixing Warped PP Plastics

So, last week saw the release of the 2-player Starter Box, which is chock full of plastic-y goodness.

For the 0.1% who haven't heard about the box it contains two roughly 20 point armies for Khador and Protectorate of Menoth.  Khador adds a full unit of Man-O-War Shocktroopers to their standard Battlebox, landing at an even 20 points.  

The Protectorate, however, swaps out the Revenger Light 'jack Arcnode for a second heavy with the Vanquisher.  To counter the Shocktroopers, Menoth sends a squad of Cinerators, with some equally as impressive shields.  The Protectorate side adds up to 21 points.

I was very excited to support my local store with an immediate purchase, and my local players were equally as eager to check out the contents, namely the miniature Rulebook!

When I got the models home, I tore open the plastic bags to quickly inspect the set for any missing pieces,  or anything irreparable which I would need to get replaced.  Luckily, I was in the clear.  Until...

Pink Khador in Action!

Last Thursday and Today I was able to get a few games in with the Black & Pinks.  The did well, until today.

Thursday saw two wins and a loss, but the two games tonight, well, let's just say I was reminded just how disgusting Bane Thrallls with Tartarus can be.

Here's some fun pictures among other armies in the slow grow league!

vs. Daniel's pDenny Army

vs Carl's pGoreshade Army

Same game vs pGoreshade

Ron's Strakov eats a Typhon to the FACE!

Charlie's Pigs vs Jason's Protectorate

I have a short tutorial in the works, so look for that in the days to come!

15pt Pink Army

Well, here it is folks!  A fully painted 15pt army in Pink!

I couldn't stage them well in my light box, so I had to punt.  I used the same setup that I used when I took the Skorne Full Army shots not too long ago.  Unfortunately, the Butcher hides behind the Shocktroopers a little too well, so I had to elevate him.  My Master's Brush Cleaner container was the perfect height, and some paper towel nicely hid it from view.

Here's another shot from just a bit higher:

There are still a few details to polish up on the Shocktroopers.  I haven't done anything to the Khador Anvils on their shoulderpads, nor the extra spikes on the Kapitan's shoulderpad.  I also need to pick out all the screw heads with silver.

The 'jacks could also use some free-hand on them, but I'm not sure what to do!  An Anvil would seem appropriate, since there's no anvils anywhere on the plastic kits.  Should I free hand a pink one?  White?

Leave a suggestion in the comments below!

Shocktroopers WIP3

Worked on metallics tonight.  This part really brings the scheme into focus.  While the black is unhighlighted and the metallics are a bit sloppy, you can really see the balance among the colors.  I really think the scheme works!

Hooray!  How I'm going to do a full unit of 5 + a few solos in the next two weeks, I don't know...

Tomorrow I'm running a demo for an interested new player, but hopefully I'll still have time to clean up the sloppy metallics, and wash / highlight the metallics.  That leaves basing and highlighting black for Wednesday, for the game night Thursday!

Send positive thoughts, so I can get them done in time and have awesome action pictures!

Shocktroopers WIP2

Spent more time today on the Shocktroopers.  I have the pinks highlighted up to the penultimate layer - I'll save the pure Carnal Pink edging for later.

At this point, the models are ready for metallics, followed by black highlighting.

More soon!

Shocktroopers WIP

Put in a few hours on the shocktroopers.  Sadly, not as much progress as I'd like, but then again, the pink basecoat is actually 4 coats on three medium based models.  *shrug*

Pictures!

Tomorrow, pink highlights & metallics!

Oh, and Battlestar Galactica.  So say we all.

Hakaar the Destroyer

I took a break from the Pink & Blacks to paint up Hakaar the Destroyer, an Ancestral Guardian solo.  He's a fantastic model, and has killer rules to boot!  He satisfies the criteria for Lost hemisphere's September Paint the Target:  a model that was released within the last year.  Hakaar was released in November 2010, so he's just about 1 year old now!

He has dual POW 13s, which he can combine to take on heavier armed targets.  He runs of friendly souls, and any friendly models that tie near him trigger a vengeance move.  Yep, his vengeance triggers off other models.  On top of that, the three souls can up his ARM stat, as well as buy him boosts and additional attacks.  Top all that off with Life Drinker for healing up those 10 HP he has, and this is one mean 4 pt solo.

I painted this guy up while watching the old Mel Gibson & Jodie Foster movie, Mavrick, which I received for my birthday this last weekend.

I have a minimum unit of Man-O-War Shocktroopers built, but they haven't seen primer yet.  I should probably get on that, huh?  :D

Portals Event & Slow Grow Update

Last Thursday, we had a Portals Event at the store.  We had about 15 people, so we ran 3 tables or about 5 each.  Players were randomly distributed, and the game was afoot!

Spawning on the other side of the table allows one to practice stretching exercises...

See more pictures after the break.

(Mostly) Finished Pink Battlegroup

While not perfect, these are certainly ready for some gaming action tonight!

/cast Axe2Face (Rank ∞)

Pink 'jacks WIP 2

I had some serious time to work on 'jacks tonight, so during three Battlestar Galactica Episodes and the newest Glee Episode, I got all the blacks done (except for the inner part of the legs, which I'll get later) as well as almost all the highlights on the pink.

I also got a fair bit of work done on the heads, and layed down some brass in the only areas that will get any:  face guards and steam stack guards.

Enough chitter-chatter, you came here for pictures!

And just because I wanted to see if the pink and black balance played well across the models, a group shot of my 10pt battlegroup:

I have to knock out as much as possible tomorrow night in order to be ready for Thursday.  After tonight's progress, I'm fairly certain that I'll be ready to rumble!

Hoorah!

Pink 'Jacks WIP 1

Had some time to work on the Destroyer and Juggernaut tonight.  I painted the arms pink, and was able to lay down the two darkest highlights on all the edges before calling it quits.  Tomorrow, I'll clean up the pink splashover, and get working on blacks and metallics.

I'm under the gun for these models, I want them done by Wednesday night so that I have a fully painted battlegroup for the portals event Thursday night.

Here's some awful pictures of the 'jacks as they sit on my work table:

RAWR!

Pink Butcher - Done!

Put the last touches on the Butcher tonight, right under the 1 week deadline.  Next week - a pair of warjacks, preferably done before Thursday.  Wish me luck!

Pink Butcher Nearly Complete

Worked on Butch a little last night after a game of League of Legends.  LoL is cutting into my painting time, and I really need to just play one game a night, instead of 2 or 3.  Feels good to play a video game again though.

Anyway, got some metallics mostly finished, and got 90% of Lola done.  I'm trying to integrate some blue onto the blade, but I'm not sure how.

Enough talk, pictures!

I didn't get to fully highlight the coat metallics, since the Badab Black wash wasn't drying fast enough.  I'll finish that up tonight, do the base and finish off all the metallics.  I also think I may do his face plate black, instead of some metallic color.  Or, I'll do it bronze, just to bring in that token steampunk flavor.

Suggestions?

Butcher WIP 2

Blacks are done.  Next up are metallics.

And the token isometric view:

Pink Butcher WIP

Got to sleep in today, which was awesome.  Also put in about an hour at the gym, trying to drop this spare tire...  Because I did weights today, my arms were a bit shaky, so I didn't get as much done as I'd hoped.

However, I basically ironed out all the pinks on Butcher, got the fur done, and his face.  All that's left on him are metallics, blacks, leathers and the base.  AKA the other half of him...

Anyway, enough talk, here's some pictures!

And that fun angled shot as if from the tabletop:

There are a few tidbits I'll fix.  The brightest highlight on the little shield doesn't go all the way to the top.  The grill parts on his belly need some highlights.  I'd also like to find a way to fit pink onto his gun.  The stock maybe?

Post your thoughts on him below in the comments!