The Wolfling Project

Here's a trial list:

HQ:

One of the better days for the Warhammer 40,000 hobby.

First, GW releases the Blood Angels and Tyranids FAQs, along with a direct answer on the relevance of the PDF Inquisition codices.

100% agreement? No ... but I'm happy that GW could answer most questions with a straight yes or no.

A nearly-completed Eldar Falcon Grav Tank.

Continuing the stippling techniques, with a lot of highlighting, washes, and as much freehand as I can get away with.

View on the flying stand.

Detail of the door. I used a laser-cut stencil which wouldn't work on the hull of the vehicle due to curves and grooves.

A work in progress.

An Eldar Vyper, with the goal of making it as cool as possible.

He's done.

Works like a charm ... placed on a decorated 60mm base. No problems with LOS or model size on the table, and he looks cooler (IMHO) than a Dreadnought model.

I'm converting an Eden Miniatures Grey Daimyo into a Lamenters Furioso Librarian.

Here's a quick shot of the unpainted conversion next to an AOBR Dreadnought.

Quick notes:

* Some success with using high-AP weapons as modifiers to any die rolled. Example: +3 for a meltagun, applied to either a high die (to push the number beyond the save limit, thus ensuring a casualty) or to a low die (trying to overload the unit's defense dice.)

Some things can't directly translate from 40K to Force on Force. A low-quality force will still cause some wounds in 40K just by weight of dice (think of a zillion BS2 orks or a BS3 autocannon), but low-quality troops in FoF lose most quality contests with elite and get killed or pinned before they can strike.

The Crusade event went well, but only a few people showed up. I should have checked the schedule re: Easter before doing the work. I did get to try the new Blood Angels codex with a silly list and misplayed the few vehicles I did have.

More practice required.

The WW2 event on Saturday devolved into a two-player game -- so I'm going to hold off on scheduling and promoting further events.

Maybe it's time to charge an entry fee.

Laser-cut victory plaque for a 40K event.

I made the plaque at TechShop, using freeware scalable graphics, Corel, and a couple of pieces of acrylic scrap.

Decisions:

* Power armor (4d armor or better) is sealed, and should get its armor dice vs. flamethrowers. Power armored units can ignore or travel through flames if they make a quality check.

* Grav tanks which can fire more than one weapon and move are OP for a skirmish game. Two Eldar Wave Serpents (with troops inside) need to be toned down somewhat.

* Monstrous creature rules need to be pondered -- should they use the same rules as vehicles?