A Fresh Start!
It seems that my old blog, Kantor Base has run it's course. I haven't seen a new follower in months, and truth be told - I have severely neglected the blog. Shame on me. I could cite dozens of excuses,...
View ArticleForgeworld Does It Again - Apothecaries!
Saw this in Forgeworld's lastest e-mail blast today. Wow! Their models just get cooler and cooler. You gotta love when the Adeptus Astartes get some love. I will be ordering these babies for my...
View ArticleWeekend Update
Had another busy weekend, filled with kids sports and family, but I did sneak out very early on Saturday morning to catch a glimpse of the forces gathered for Adepticon. I'm lucky enough to live on...
View ArticleNew Goodies
Not much in the way of gaming, but I made it out to the nearest GW store to grab my copy of White Dwarf today and also stopped at my local Comic Store to pick up some comics and found the latest...
View ArticleReview: Legion Of The Damned
Just finished Legion of the Damned the other night (Space Marine Battles Novel series), and I have to honestly say that for me, this book was a big disappointment. I had a hard time getting into...
View Article6th Edition Rumors As Motivation
So Fait 212 is reporting some 6th Edition background (I hate the word 'fluff') rumors. The rumor mill is essentially reporting that the Tau will become a Xenos race that will fall under the protection...
View ArticleGlue Gripe!
I don't know if it's some new formula Games Workshop has switched to, but I have to say that I'm getting more than a little aggravated at the quality of their plastic glue. It doesn't seem to fuse the...
View ArticleA Night Off
Last night, I spent a relatively quiet night around the house. The rain kept me from having practice for my oldest daughter's softball team and my wife had to a training class for some school related...
View ArticleVenturing Into Unexplored Territory
As you may have guessed, I've fallen a little behind in my Aurora Chapter army. The good news is that I haven't started any other projects. So in an effort to catch up, I'm pulling out the spray gun...
View ArticleI'm Free!!!!!!
Yay! I'm free! I get my life back!! I have fulfilled my last obligation for the school year and I am now a free man. My life has been non-stop kids sports and activities since early September. I have...
View ArticleWhite Dwarf #390
Got out to the Orland GW and picked up my copy of White Dwarf (June 2012). I've two issues left before my subscription runs out and they tried talking me into renewing, but I heard that unless I...
View ArticleReview: Know No Fear
I just finished reading this book over the weekend and I can say that this has become my favorite book in the Horus Heresy series so far. It was a masterfully written war novel with a vivid, epic...
View ArticleNew (Old) Project - Grey Knights
I've decided that my lead project for this blog with be a Warhammer 40k project. An old project that I have a renewed interest in and one that I intend to work on this summer. As my lead project.Grey...
View ArticleGrey Knight Test Model
I finished painting (except for the blade) my first Grey Knight model. This is my first model with he new paint line and so far, I don't have any complaints. The colors went on smooth. While I'm...
View ArticleGood 'Ol Days
I got into gaming back in 1979 with Dungeons and Dragons and those were some great times. These days, it seems that wargames and roleplaying games have become to complex and companies are producing...
View ArticleHappy Father's Day
Of course, my dad never got into wargaming and therefore doesn't even know that this blog exists. Nor does he know what a blog even is, but I love him just the same. He's one of my heroes and today,...
View Article6th Edition Looms...There is only GAMING!
Unless you've been living under a rock for the past month, everyone knows that the 6th Edition of Warhammer 40,000 releases this weekend. I, like countless others will be searching between seat...
View ArticleMission Accomplished!
I picked up the 6th Edition Rulebook yesterday morning. Dang, is this book heavy! I wanted to grab a set of the new vehicle markers as well as the objective markers, but I was told that the release...
View ArticleMy New 6th Edition Army
I've decided that my new army for 6th Edition will be Space Wolves. I've always wanted to do this, but never really got this project off the ground. I'm going to start small at about 750 - 1k and...
View ArticleGetting Started with 6th Edition
As I mentioned in my last post, I'm going with Space Wolves for 6th edition. Now for all intents and purposes, I am a complete amateur and my army lists will reflect that. But I am not a competitive...
View ArticleThe Plan
A brief glance at my starting army list shows an obvious lack of experience and imagination, but I assure you that in the future, as the army/collection develops, there will be changes. The plan is to...
View ArticleFirst Space Wolf Painted
Here's my first Space Wolf HQ, Branek Stormhowler. Young by Rune Priest standards, but a fierce warrior well on his way to creating his own saga.I built this model from spare Space Wolf bits and the...
View ArticleA Lazy Sunday...
It was a lazy summer and too hot and humid out to do much and I wasn't in the mood to model or paint, so me and my middle daughter pulled out my copy of the Wrath of Ashardalon. The second of three of...
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