Rippler Bug Swarm

The arachnids now have a swarm of nasty Rippler bugs to rip the mobile infantry apart!

With my trusty dry brush in hand I have managed to paint this lot (well 9) of bugs. 

I went for 3 different colours so I could use them as separate groups of three if I wanted. The turquoise glaze works well over a white base coat for the wings. 

Just need a coat of varnish and they can see action!

I only have the brain bug and an mantis hunter bug to do and the arachnids are done. I will put the mantis on a base as it is a bit fragile (a leg has fallen off in the painting process). 

I have a feeling that these will see action in a game of Xenos Rampant for a game of Starship Troopers … Space Marines versus bugs …. Cool. 

Obviously I should be painting stuff for Blackstone Fortress …. I will start soon on a hero or two. 

Morts 

Back to work - impact on painting

So I have been back to work for a couple of weeks and it has seriously affected my painting output. We have a new platform to get my head around while still having to put things on the old one - nothing like duplicating work to motivate you. 

We have also taken thing 2 off to university, so the house is quiet - I don’t think the change has really hit home yet. 

However I have sat down and dry brushed a tanker bug (not one from the original SST range by Mongoose, but a toy one by Galoob - it is smaller that the Mongoose one but probably more durable and easier to store).

I have also let myself down a bit by getting a copy of the Core Rules for Kill Team …. Which I wasn’t going to as it doesn’t have the stats for any of the factions. Now GW have produced a Compendium of stats for the game - but one of the reviews pointed out that almost all my teams weren’t valid anymore. 

Now GW have published new stats (different from the compendium) ones in White Dwarf. I have bought this issue and it does work with my current Adeptus Mechanicum Kill Team. It will be interesting to see what comes next … especially I have bought the Space Wolves Reiver set for the old edition of Kill Team … I am not supposed to buy stuff … I might have to get the compendium so I can play a game!

Been a while - Cosmic Encounter

A rather late game report as last week the complete collective met up for pizza, a game and for Sylon and Tony the Tiger to meet in person for the first time. 

Tony was going going to be late so we started a game of Cosmic Encounter - a game we hadn’t played in at least 6 years (in fact I don’t recall playing it at all) and dating from the 70’s - I recall seeing adverts for the Games Workshop version in White Dwarf before they went all in house and grim dark. 

We randomly dealt out 3 races and then picked one. Dave and I took an early lead, before cagey playing brought Sylon and Steedo into contention. 

The game was close and as we pulled Dave in Sylon joined him one point away from victory - so they connived to claim a joint victory. 

Then Tony turned up and it was decided to play another game of Cosmic Encounter. This was a tense game with lots of tight play - meaning the warp was packed with ships. 

The game was so close that there was only one loser and 5 winners - a bad night for Snake-eyes as the only gamer without a win. 

I enjoyed Cosmic Encounter, as I think the rest of the collective did. We need to on our negotiating part of the game. I would like to play it again sometime. 

I have also let myself down by buying the tactical ops cards and the Kill Team Core Rules book off eBay. I can’t actually play the game yet as I would need the compendium to get the data sheets and I’m not sure that many of my Kill Teams are still legal ….

Morts