Friday, March 25, 2011

Weekly Finds #21

Been a quiet and lazy week for me. Did very little work on the Victorian Crusade. Instead watched Youtube videos of College Humor great way to waste hours. While I've been enjoying Jake and Amir, the rest of the interwebz has been talking about Grey Knights, Space Monkeys and even more Grey Knights. Fortunately, the interwebz has things other than Grey Knights to offer...

A quick look at wet blending by Ron from Black Dot Barrel Studios - At first, I was afraid that Ron would fall into obscurity following his move from FTW. However, a month later, he is still producing content that is not only amazing but also helpful. Something else that will help improve your painting is a wet palette such as this home made one by RealGenius.


Wave Serpent Turret Conversion by Master Manipulator from Every Store Needs One - When you compare the standard Games Workshop turret to the Forge World turret, can start to appreciate why the Master Manipulator decided to convert his own. And while we are talking about Eldar take a look at that... pretty.


Vehicle Squadrons by Kirby from Pinktastic Blog - With the new BT FAQ this article will be extremely useful in giving new and old players the necessary information when building their lists. Help explain why MM/HF goes solo while HB/CML goes in squadrons of two. Especially, since there are several members on the BnC who have no clue what they are saying...


Desert Eagles wip by Desert Eagle from The Bolter & Chainsword - It is kind of funny how cool it was when I came across the latest offerings by Desert Eagle. After readings Kirby's post about squadrons, I went looking for more pictures of the Rogue Trader Land Speeders with very little luck. They look awesome sauce. And then BAM! came across this conversion. True story. If you like looking at stunning count-as Deathwing/Loganwing than take a look through the thread... well worth it. It's full of great ideas.


Steve White's Chaos Theory by Mark from What's New Today - Some of my imaginary friends may recognise this army from the feature they had on the blog last year in August. But for those who missed out, now is your chance to witness the majesty that is Tortoise's Canticle of Pleasure and Pain. It is also cool that he works for Forge World.


40K: Winning the No-Win Scenario by Jwolf from Bell of Lost Souls - This is a brain exercise on possible ways to deploy a Dark Eldar force against Imperial Guard in Capture & Control a.k.a auto-draw. These sort of exercise are great not only for DE players, but for all players. It helps players get used to thinking what their opponent is capable of. This article by Ron opened my eyes to the bliss of certain players. Never realised some players were unaware of the design faults with the missions. 


The Basics - Interlude (Ramona A. Stone/Heart of Lothian/Troops at 1750) by TKE from Mind War, ftw! - There is a bit of rambling... but the article is still good. As he says it isn't a definitive guide but it does give players something to think about. Another two posts that are similar is this one by Mike, about army cores, and this one by Stelek, about the 4+2 concept. 


White Dwarf launch and Friday Hobby by Mark from What's New Today - Another one about What's New Today. However, this time it is about the way Gary Shaw achieved the weather on his Grey Knight Stormraven. Although Grey Knights are associated with a crisp clean coat of paint, the weathering on this looks stunning and wouldn't be out of place surrounding by pristine Grey Knights.


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