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We are going to be giving away a ticket to our May Valhalla. A drop pod pass. The ticket has about a 950$ Value.

You can get one entry by writing “Entered” in the comments on our Facebook album HERE

You can also get an additional entry by sending us an email titled: “Why I want to go to Valhalla.” The details of the email would need to include why you want to go to Valhalla, and you must understand that the emails may be used for promotional purposes.

Entrants are responsible for reserving and paying for their own plane tickets to Salt Lake City. Once there we will pick them up for the event and they will be taken care of until they are returned to the airport at the end of the event.

This ends Monday, the winner will be announced either late Tuesday or Wednesday.

This wonderful client contacted me in spring to start up his huge Adeptus mechanicus army for 40K. We talked about color schemes, and did some test models finally settling on this careful configurations. I can’t wait to send him the finished result of this painted warhammer 40K commission. I am happy to be one of the most prolific miniatures painting service in the US. In other news I had a great day today. My daughter age six saw a rainbow I think for the first time (we live in the highland desert).

Next up we’re painting some vehicles. They are going to look so beautiful!

Picture: a High Elf Dragonlord in Chracian colors. Hear my expert narrative.

OH, I can’t believe that I haven’t done an entry in three days.

Wednesday I spent the morning tying up loose ends at the studio and the afternoon at the MTC, which was awesome.

Things are proceeding apace with the studio Ork army, that assembly at least. Against all sense and reason I bought some models to round out the studio Imperial Guard army: three units of Kasrkin

I’m training some talented rookies down at the studio and I’m pleased with what I’m seeing.
What else? I’ve been watching a lot of Scrubs and Stargate. Something on Stargate scared the crap out of Griffin, he was up crying at 3am the other night and he pointed to the Stargate DVDs.

So, I now only watch them when the kids are out of the room. However, I’m really in tune with Griffin and I intuitively knew what would help him sleep– I moved a little waterfall, calming sounds thing from the bathroom to his room at night. That worked like a charm. On top of that he’s been really sick with a fever these last few days. If it’s not better by Monday it’s off to the hospital. It’s really sad to see him lying there, listless. It’s funny because if we give him some medicine, as soon as he feels a little better he starts tearing around the place.

About the Trollbloods, they’ve fallen to low priority in Assembly so I won’t make Hordes night this Saturday. My wife and I are going out to Sushi with a painter and his wife instead. I’m really looking forward to that.

Today I had a rare in-person visit with a client which I really enjoyed. I’m cooped up alone in my flourescent tomb most of the time which is completely against my nature.

Picture: a mighty Ork Warlord, the leader of a mass of greenskins. This army was huge. The painter came in today as if shell-shocked. And after painting 190 orks you would be too! See my masterful narration.

Life is good. The long winter has brought clarity to my mind. They sky is like a great dome of pale blue ice. When I got home tonight, the mountain wind was pulling curtains of powder from the roof of the house. It was unreal.

I got up this morning to find the two boys watching Storm Hawks. Tamie and I were having fun with oranges, showing Griffin how to do an “orange smile”. I wolfed down some OJ, and milk with five Oreos and headed to the studio.

After doing some of my regular work, I headed to the MTC to translate into Spanish. I’m going on a different day now. I always feel uplifted coming out of that place.

I am a bit behind in my email Inbox. I have about thirty emails to respond to, so bear with me. It’s been a good week!

I uploaded a bunch of new spreadsheets for Warhammer 40K: http://www.bluetablepainting.com/view_files.php?download_categoryID=7 The new High Elves and Vampire Counts sheets are up, too.

Everyone is gearing up for the paint fest this weekend. I’m painting up an Amazon blood bowl team as a favor for a friend, plus some Sentinels for the Lions rampant.

The following projects are in digital photography:

• Arctic Tyranids 01 JS
• Ultramarines 01 JD (for alterations, which are done)
• Warmaster Bretonnians are still getting some extra loving attention!

My wife came in this afternoon and got out like six packages. There’s on straggler (Nurgle 01 BH) going out tomorrow.

Right now, I’m working on my laptop in the living room. The kids are all in their jammies watching Pokemon. Everyone has had a big day!

Notably I have dropped the Chronamancer and added the dastardly Hexmark with Conflagrator Gauntlet. The Chronomancer just didn’t contribute that much- it’s a defensive piece that doesn’t really go out and solve anything. Putting the 5++ on a unit of Warriors (the most likely target) didn’t help them that much as most weapons trained on them are anti-infantry. The other possible beneficiaries already have invulnerable saves (the Doomstalker, the Triarch Stalker, Overlord and Catacomb Command Barge). Often, I would find myself putting the Chronometron’s invuln save on the Royal Warden, a real waste of time.

+++ Shawn Gately (Warhammer 40,000 9th Edition) [100 PL, 10CP, 1,995pts] +++
++ Battalion Detachment 0CP (Necrons) [100 PL, 10CP, 1,995pts] ++
+ Configuration [12CP] +
Battle Size [12CP]: 3. Strike Force (101-200 Total PL / 1001-2000 Points)  [12CP]
Detachment Command Cost
Dynasty Choice: Circumstance of Awakening: Relentlessly Expansionist, Dynastic Tradition: Eternal Conquerors, Dynasty: <Custom>
Gametype: Matched
+ HQ [19 PL, -1CP, 335pts] +
Catacomb Command Barge [9 PL, -1CP, 150pts]: Dynastic Heirlooms [-1CP], Gauss Cannon [5pts], Relic: Voltaic Staff, Staff of Light, Warlord, Warlord Trait (Codex 2): Eternal Madness
Overlord [6 PL, 110pts]: Relic: Veil of Darkness, Voidscythe [15pts]
Royal Warden [4 PL, 75pts]
+ Troops [36 PL, 780pts] +
Necron Warriors [12 PL, 260pts]. 20x Necron Warrior (Gauss Reaper) [260pts]
Necron Warriors [12 PL, 260pts]. 20x Necron Warrior (Gauss Reaper) [260pts]
Necron Warriors [12 PL, 260pts]. 20x Necron Warrior (Gauss Reaper) [260pts]
+ Elites [34 PL, -1CP, 665pts] +
C’tan Shard of the Nightbringer [19 PL, 370pts]: Power of the C’tan: Transdimensional Thunderbolt
Cryptothralls [2 PL, 40pts]
Cryptothralls [2 PL, 40pts]
Hexmark Destroyer [4 PL, -1CP, 75pts]: Dynastic Heirlooms [-1CP], Relic: Gauntlet of the Conflagrator
Triarch Stalker [7 PL, 140pts]: Heat Ray [5pts]
+ Fast Attack [4 PL, 75pts] +
Canoptek Scarab Swarms [4 PL, 75pts]: 5x Canoptek Scarab Swarm [75pts]
+ Heavy Support [7 PL, 140pts] +
Canoptek Doomstalker [7 PL, 140pts]
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+++ New Roster (Warhammer 40,000 9th Edition) [96 PL, 9CP, 1,990pts] +++

++ Patrol Detachment 0CP (Necrons) [63 PL, 12CP, 1,290pts] ++

+ Configuration + Battle Size [12CP]: 3. Strike Force (101-200 Total PL / 1001-2000 Points)

Detachment Command Cost

Dynasty Choice:

Circumstance of Awakening: Relentlessly Expansionist,

Dynastic Tradition: Eternal Conquerors.

+ HQ +

Catacomb Command Barge [9 PL, 185pts]: Gauss Cannon, Relic: Orb of Eternity, Resurrection Orb, Warlord, Warlord Trait (Codex 2): Eternal Madness, Warscythe

Royal Warden [4 PL, 75pts]

+ Troops +

Necron Warriors [12 PL, 260pts] . 20x Necron Warrior (Gauss Reaper): 20x Gauss Reaper

Necron Warriors [12 PL, 260pts] . 20x Necron Warrior (Gauss Reaper): 20x Gauss Reaper

+ Elites +

C’tan Shard of the Nightbringer [19 PL, 370pts]: Power of the C’tan: Transdimensional Thunderbolt

Triarch Stalker [7 PL, 140pts]: Heat Ray

++ Patrol Detachment -2CP (Necrons) [33 PL, -3CP, 700pts] ++

+ Configuration + Detachment Command Cost [-2CP] Dynasty Choice: Circumstance of Awakening: Relentlessly Expansionist, Dynastic Tradition: Eternal Conquerors, Dynasty:

+ No Force Org Slot +

Bound Creation [2 PL, 40pts] . Cryptothralls . . 2x Cryptothrall: 2x Scouring Eye, 2x Scythed Limbs

+ HQ +

Chronomancer [4 PL, 80pts]: Entropic Lance

Overlord [6 PL, -1CP, 140pts]: Dynastic Heirlooms, Relic: Veil of Darkness, Resurrection Orb, Voidscythe

+ Troops +

Necron Warriors [12 PL, 260pts] . 20x Necron Warrior (Gauss Reaper): 20x Gauss Reaper

+ Elites + Cryptothralls [2 PL, 40pts] . 2x Cryptothrall: 2x Scouring Eye, 2x Scythed Limbs

+ Heavy Support +

Canoptek Doomstalker [7 PL, 140pts]

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