Forge World Order is IN!
Here’s what showed up (100% fill rate):
Warhound with four arms
1x Blood Angels rhino doors
2x Nurgle dreads
1x Deathguard dread
4x Nurgle dread arms (we will convert two others)
4x Death guard marine conversion packs
AI Thunderbolts
1x Avatar with spear
Seven Down
All seven of the initial run of Pandora’s armies are done. Final count is: two each of Deathguard, Wood Elves, and Tau; then one Imperial Guard. Pics are up on the website. I couldn’t make vids of all of them. I am especially pleased with the Wood Elves; one of my favorite armies and the color scheme came out cohesive and vibrant. Often, they are done in a theme according to a season; Autumn, Summer, and Winter are common, but I’ve not seen a Spring yet until now.
I am in the middle of acquiring models for the next run. There is one open spot, but you’d need to move fast to claim it. Then I will start the preparations for the September run.
Of course, you can still commission any project you like. Anything, anytime. We’re ready whenever you are. If you see any of the Pandora-type armies that you like, you can just ask us to replicate it, even with some modifications. They usually weigh in at $1100 to $1350, everything included.
We are also painting up some models for BOLScon in late August. I have about five Forge World figures and three other projects going for that. We are not physically going to BOLScon this time.
I also got in a few specialty pieces for the studio Lizardmen army: an Oldblood on Carnosaur, which is a fabulous alternative to the Slann Mage Priest. He’s hell on wheels, starting with five S5 attacks. A skink shaman with feathered cloak, and a new Scar Veteran Battle Standard. That’s it for that army. It’ll be 3000 points without any magic items (and about 500 points worth of open space for that, including magic banners).
I’m picking away on the side at a Wood Elves force. Not sure where that is going. There’s a lot still to be done. I just have some of the specialty pieces. So many games, so little time. I’m hoping to get a game in this weekend. And maybe a game of Hordes. No, I have not forgotten about that– the other players in my little group have been swamped.
I got in my book “Myth of the Rational Market”. I’m a few chapters in. I thought it would be the opposite of the other two books I’ve read (both from Ron Paul’s reading list) but it isn’t. It’s just in another area. It seems to me that all of them miss the obvious. Banks and their ilk should be done away with entirely. Their fundamental truth is that they take away more than they give; produce nothing, provide no useful service, and indeed leave every region they touch poorer than before. Each bank is a vortex that sucks away the life essence of the community like the Skeksis life-draining machine.
Just to be clear on that last point. When I say “do away with banks” I mean, “do away with the defining characteristic of banks which I think is the source of the problem” which is Fractional Reserve Banking and it’s degenerate cousin, Usury. It creates a fundamental distortion which is unfair; like giving certain connected citizens counterfeiting machines and immunity from prosecution on charges of counterfeiting.
A Pestilent Surprise
Today, 4200 points of Deathguard were unveiled for the Pandora’s army special. This is the type of thing we are making for this. Vid is forthcoming.
For each army I do something special: a conversion, an unusual unit, something eye-catching or clever or just a few extra pieces.
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Here’s the army list:
2100 Pts – Chaos Marines Roster – Deathguard AW
HQ: Chaos Lord (1#, 170 Pts)
1 Chaos Lord @ 170 Pts
Bolt Pistol (x1); Plague Bringer; Fearless; Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades; Wings; Mark of Nurgle
HQ: Daemon Prince (1#, 165 Pts)
1 Daemon Prince @ 165 Pts
Close Combat Weapon; Fearless; Wings; Mark of Nurgle; Nurgle’s Rot (x1)
Elite: Possessed (10#, 320 Pts)
9 Possessed @ 320 Pts
Close Combat Weapon; Daemonkin; Fearless; Icon of Nurgle; Mark of Nurgle
1 Possessed Champion @ [36] Pts
Close Combat Weapon; Daemonkin; Fearless; Mark of Nurgle
Troops: Plague Marines (8#, 261 Pts)
6 Plague Marines @ 261 Pts
Bolt Pistol; Close Combat Weapon; Bolter; Flamer (x2); Blight Grenades; Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades; Fearless; Feel No Pain; Mark of Nurgle; Rhino
1 Plague Champion @ [63] Pts
Bolt Pistol; Power Fist; Bolter; Blight Grenades; Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades; Fearless; Feel No Pain; Mark of Nurgle
1 Rhino @ [50] Pts
Twin Linked Bolter; Extra Armor; Searchlight; Smoke Launchers
Troops: Plague Marines (8#, 261 Pts)
6 Plague Marines @ 261 Pts
Bolt Pistol; Close Combat Weapon; Bolter; Flamer (x2); Blight Grenades; Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades; Fearless; Feel No Pain; Mark of Nurgle; Rhino
1 Plague Champion @ [63] Pts
Bolt Pistol; Power Fist; Bolter; Blight Grenades; Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades; Fearless; Feel No Pain; Mark of Nurgle
1 Rhino @ [50] Pts
Twin Linked Bolter; Extra Armor; Searchlight; Smoke Launchers
Troops: Plague Marines (8#, 271 Pts)
6 Plague Marines @ 271 Pts
Bolt Pistol; Close Combat Weapon; Bolter; Meltagun (x2); Blight Grenades; Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades; Fearless; Feel No Pain; Mark of Nurgle; Rhino
1 Plague Champion @ [63] Pts
Bolt Pistol; Power Fist; Bolter; Blight Grenades; Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades; Fearless; Feel No Pain; Mark of Nurgle
1 Rhino @ [50] Pts
Twin Linked Bolter; Extra Armor; Searchlight; Smoke Launchers
Troops: Plague Marines (8#, 271 Pts)
6 Plague Marines @ 271 Pts
Bolt Pistol; Close Combat Weapon; Bolter; Meltagun (x2); Blight Grenades; Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades; Fearless; Feel No Pain; Mark of Nurgle; Rhino
1 Plague Champion @ [63] Pts
Bolt Pistol; Power Fist; Bolter; Blight Grenades; Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades; Fearless; Feel No Pain; Mark of Nurgle
1 Rhino @ [50] Pts
Twin Linked Bolter; Extra Armor; Searchlight; Smoke Launchers
Heavy Support: Land Raider (1#, 240 Pts)
1 Land Raider @ 240 Pts
Twin Linked Heavy Bolter; Twin Linked Lascannon Sponson (x2); Daemonic Possession; Searchlight; Smoke Launchers
Heavy Support: Obliterators (2#, 150 Pts)
2 Obliterators @ 150 Pts
Power Fist; Obliterator Weapons; Fearless; Slow and Purposeful
Total Roster Cost: 2109
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Bracing for Impact
I am on standby to set up new projects. I am available to you (yes you) for any question.
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The Pandora’s Army special is still running. There is still time to get on this round (expected to be completed near the end of August.
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Anyone who has a project that needs to be completed for an event, or by a deadline should contact me today in addition to your regular checkin. I want to make sure everything is lined up just right.
Email at bluetablepainting@gmail.com
Phone number is (801) 372-8545
Facebook ID is bluetablepainting http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=633040196
Google Chat ID is bluetablepainting (this is an extremely good way of getting a hold of me quickly)
Phone number is (801) 372-8545
Facebook ID is bluetablepainting http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=633040196
Google Chat ID is bluetablepainting (this is an extremely good way of getting a hold of me quickly)
Wading Pool
I was supposed to go into work today, a Friday.
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Starting bright and early in the morning, I practically cleared my inbox. All artists are on track and verified. I kept pushing back my time of departure until finally I decided to just hang out at home with the family. A slow and lazy day.
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I am over half-way through Star Trek TNG season 7.
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In the afternoon I headed to the pool with the three older kids to give my wife a much-needed break (sure, I left her with the baby, but the baby is very mild, more on that later). That was an adventure. We had pink-frosted sugar cookies for a snack. I followed the youngest around to be sure he didn’t get into more trouble than he could handle. It was extremely crowded, probably from being a Utah holiday. G and I waited for a long time to go down the water slide, but once it was our turn they turned him away for having life-jacket inserts in his suit. He took it very well. We were there for a few hours, measured in layers of sunscreen, before a distant sighting of lightning scared up a chorus of life-guard whistles and we had to evacuate. I convinced the kids of the wisdom of heading to a local burger joint to eat and play on the playground.
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My wife needed the time to cook dinner for a family where the mother has recently died of pneumonia. So, I kept the kids out of her hair for a few more hours. It was a young mother, younger than I by a few years, and a neighbor just down the block. My wife knew her, and was her friend and visiting teaching companion. She’s pretty shaken up. This morning (now Saturday) she headed off to the mortuary to do the make-up. After saying a short heartfelt prayer with her and another neighbor-lady I looked up to see both of them already broken up. As usual, my response will be delayed– stone-faced until everyone else is done. I think it took almost eight months when my own father died.
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My daughter, now ten years, had some straightforward questions: What happens when one parent dies? Does the other one get remarried? I gave her straight and short answers until she seemed satisfied and went off to play. These last few weeks she will sleep in whatever room I am in, curling up on floor, chair, couch or whatever like a faithful pup.
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On the way home from the pool, in the final leg of the journey as we made our way up a gently curving road to our home, I had a moment of bliss. Where the joy seems almost too much for the mortal frame. In front of me, the mountains loomed over a green cloud of trees. They looked to me like a Titan with long pale sandy fingers holding a moss-covered rock. To the right the storm front was moving in, making the entire mountain range disappear into pale greys and white, as if an artist had not finished the painting. In the rear-view I could see my sons, the youngest with sun-bleached hair, touseled and smiling, eyes sparkling with summery bliss as the shadows of the trees marched over him.
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A moment when the longing for heaven is overtaken by a realization that I am already in heaven. There is a shard of it inside of me. I feel it like a cell-phone feels the cell-phone-tower. I feel the Heavens yearning for me, opening my heart’s eye skyward.
Assault on Strongpoint 01
Death Korps vs Redjaw Orks
Five part battle report
