Buying Time!

Hey Kids, it's that time of the year! Yeah you know: it's buying time Christmas!

I'm going to try and make a little guide as to what to buy/ask for depending on what you like to play with, look at and paint.

Alright, take a paper and a pen and let's start the test!

Question 1: What Style do you like?
a) Historical (WW2, Napoleonic, etc...)
b) Alternate History (sometimes to the point there's almost nothing recognizable)
c) Fantastic
d) Modern
e) Sci-Fi/Post-Apocalyptical
f) Steampunk
x) you don't care about style

Question 2: What Scale of miniatures do you like?
a) Small, 1/100, 1/72
b) medium, the regular 28mm
c) bigger, 35mm
x) you don't care about model's scale

Question 3: What Scale of game do you want to play? (aka: how much money do you want to spend)
a) Skirmish (low model count 5-10, usually not that expensive to get in)
b) Medium Skirmish (from 15+ to 50 models on a table)
c) Big Battles (50+models in most armies)
d) Huge Battles (100+ models being the norm, usually with some gigantic centerpiece)
x) you don't care about game size

Question 4: How much time do you want to spend playing?
a) From 30minutes to an hour
b) From 1h to 2h
c) 2h to 3h
d) 3h+ to even days!
x) you don't care about game length

Question 5: How complicated do you like game rules to be?
a) As simple as it can get
b)With some extra rules per factions
c) With lots of extra rules per models
x) you don't care how easy or complicated a game can be

It should now give you a code, I'll try and put games I know into the code I hope fits them best and you would like most. note: ''x'' count as any letter (you were playing scrabble and didn't even realize it!).

aacbb	Flames of War
ba(bc)ca	Dystopian Wars
bbaac	Helldorado
bbbbb	Dust Tactics
bbbbb	Dust Warfare
ca(bc)ca	Uncharted Seas
cbaac	Anima Tactics
cbaba	Super Dungeon Explore
cbccb	Warhammer Fantasy
eaabb	X-Wing
eabbc	Heavy Gear
ea(bc)ca	Firestorm Armada
ebaaa	Mercs
ebabc	Infinity
ebbbb	Dark Age
ebccb	Warhammer 40k
ecaac	Eden
fbaac	Heroclix
fbabc	Malifaux
fbbba	Dystopian Legions
fbbbc	Warmachine

xxxxx             Santa might not appreciate that you've been this naughty! You'll probably end up like me and play most games.

Note 1:This Test is a work in progress but I'll release as is so I can get some help to make it good. Ultimately this will become a very useful tool to help people choose games.
Note 2: It is really hard to categorize most games as they try and touch as many ''style'' and ''scale of games'' as possible in order to increase their sales and boost the gaming experience they offer.
Note 3: You know a game that I haven't played (there's lot!) and would like to incorporate it in the test? Leave a comment! (thanks!)
Note 4: You think a game has been poorly categorized? Discuss it and leave a comment. (Thanks!)

On another note, I got a camera!! Expect LOTS of pictures soon!
Thanks for reading,

guru

Infinity Fun

Hey guys! Its been a while since I posted, I hope you didn't miss me too much.
This week I have been on a painting blitz to get some commission work done and in the process I picked up some inclination to paint my own models! Agast, what is this tomfoolery!? Well I asked myself the same but you can just say inspiration just bit me... or you can say I finished XCOM: Enemy Unknown and had nothing else to do. Whatever the reason, I come to you now with my miniatures for a Infinity Nomad Force. If you look at the Bakunin Jurisdictional Command on the Corvus Belli website, they are all on nyce plain ship deck bases with not too much frill to them. As my LGS had no special bases for my models I decided to go for the same ship deck style but in my own style.

The bases are plain in that I glued a double diamond textured plasticard to a magnetic 25mm base. I trimmed away the excess plasticard away from the circular bases and primed them black. I then painted them in a layer of Citadel Leadbelcher. Once that was dry, I drybrushed a layer of 1:1 Citadel Snakebite Leather and P3 Khador Red Base. I then drybrushed another layer of Citadel Snakebite Leather before slapping on a wash of Citadel Agrax Earthshade. And voila! Quick and plain bases. (You can check out a similar base project in Yaumasta`s post about his Dragon Forge Design custom bases here)

Now on to the miniatures!

Nomad Zero

Nomad Wildcat Multipurpose Tactical Unit

I had a plan to do all my Nomads in a Blue/White scheme with a glowy green effect on any gem pieces. And in sticking to that plan, you can see with the Wildcat Multipurpose Unit and the Zero, the armour consists of a white porcelain effect for the solid pieces and blue for the clothes. The porcelain white was based in Citadel Celestial Grey, while the clothes were based in P3 Cygnar Blue Base. I added progressive coats of diluted Citadel Ceremite White over the armour plates to raise the highlights. For the clothes, I first washed the base with a layer of Citadel Druchii Violet, then worked up to a 2:1 mix of Citadel Ceremite White and P3 Cygnar Blue Base by wet blending with P3 Cygnar Blue Base. The ribbed sections of the clothes were washed with Citadel Nuln Oil and drybrushed with Citadel Celestial Grey. For the gems, gun sights and miscellaneous sections I based them in a 1:1 mix of Citadel Moot Green and Citadel Flash Gitz Yellow, then highlighted in a 1:1 mix of Citadel Flash Gitz Yellow and Citadel Ceremite White.

There you have it, the beginning of a Nomads Squad of Ass Kicking. Two down, fourteen to go!

X-Wing: A Pilot's Life...+Mega Battles V1

A Pilot's Life:

You wake up to the sound of your Star Destroyer Cruiser "Code 5: All Pilot's to their Tie Fighters'' alarm...
Eat your breakfast because it's the most important meal of the day,
Brush your teeth because it's important...and the Empire doesn't provide dental care.

Heavy Gear: Unboxing the Northern Army Starter Kit

Unboxing the Northern Army Starter Kit, Yes But First...

Dear reader, 

I'd like to apologize for the time it took the team and myself to write any article on our beloved blog...It is the result of many many technical difficulties (ie: moving, lack of internet because of moving, camera dying during a trip to France, lack of inspiration, etc.) but be convinced the blog will not die out like that, in fact, like the Soviet army during WW2, this silence on the front was just hiding the noises of all the special projects the team and I have been cooking up (for my part: hiring artists to offer a better visual experience, working on a gaming table, painting tons and tons of minis, trying new game systems, etc.).

Foamcore Industrial Warehouse Terrain Project

My piece for the store. My first intentionally indoor/outdoor terrain piece. Lots of work went into it, and sure it doesnt look spectacular, but its a prototype.

Gaming: The Future of Brick and Mortar

As a young boy I still remember going into the hobby shop at the mall and buying D&D books and lead citadel minis. I remember saving up my allowance for weeks so that I could go into this little store in the mall and stare at their one rack of books hoping to find something new and wonderful. To be honest, 27 years later, not much has changed. I still go into the gaming store and stare at the racks in wonder. But for how much longer will I be able to do it?

Challenge Accepted!

It has come to my attention that a couple of the members of this blog and other friends have taken it upon themselves to put in place a painting challenge... an Unbound Challenge. That is, paint 150 pts of Warmachine or Hordes for an fully painted Unbound game. As I dont see myself being able to purchase supplemental models to make 150pts of either Menoth or Trollbloods (84 and 112 pts, respectively), I have taken up the challenge to paint similar amounts of points in other game systems.