Digging out

I knew that March through May was going to be a busy three months, but I had no idea HOW busy!

Between a two week trip to Malaysia, teaching a photography workshop and running several photoshoots for customers, painting and modeling has taken a back seat!  At least I managed to field my Imperial Knight in a quick 1000pt game against Blood Angels.

Yes, those are Rogue Trader era Imperial Guardsmen being fielded with the Knight.  If the weapons loadout looks odd, it is because the Thermal Canon is a proxy for the Avenger Gatling Cannon, and the twin-lascannon on top is a proxy for the Icarus Autocannons.

I did find out how much I missed the D-weapon chainsword, as these Assault Marines tied up the Knight for 3 turns, even with his Stomp attack! (FNP from the Sanguinary Priest made close combat frustrating)

Still another week or two of craziness to go, so I had better stop writing now and get back to work!

Month 4 - Imperial Knight #2

(want to know what failure looks like?)

Okay, so it isn't the end of Month 4 yet... but I know I'll be traveling and will be too busy to make any more progress until April!  I am pretty frustrated with coming up short on this.

Pegasus Terrain - Hexagon and Syberclicks

(or Oh looky!  More sprues to trim!)

In my never-ending quest to find some terrain that is modular, yet durable, I decided to pick up a large kit of +Pegasus Hobbies Hexagon Platformer and Syberclicks.  The reviews on the internet had been mixed, so when I ordered my second Imperial Knight from +TheWarStore.com , I decided to pick up a box of each terrain kit as well. (The Hexagon comes in Large and Small kits and so I chose the large for the best set of construction options.)

Month 4 - and it begins!

(or WAIT, what happened to Month 3??)

Okay, so I did take 2 months to do my Imperial Knight, but the parts for Knight #2 arrived today from the crew at +TheWarStore.com .  Time to get to work!

Month 2 - Imperial Knight #1 pt 6

(Holy Cow it is starting to look like an Imperial Knight!)

Well, almost done except for a bit of the recess wash and some touch up, and of course the decals.

Check out Addicted to Resin

So, my fellow retired Marine and former squadron-mate, Chris Bergeron has started his 30k modelling blog over at Addicted to Resin.

Go check it out, and let him know what you think of his Death Guard.  Hopefully he'll spend some time blogging about the elements of his Legion that are already painted, as I think they're pretty impressive.  Welcome to the Blogosphere, Chris!  (and I really don't like you for giving me those Mk4 torsos... darn resin crack!)

Hobby Budget Challenge - Plan changes

(or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love eBay)

Once again, eBay to the rescue!

So, with that, I need to update my April financial numbers