... Painting Tyranid 40k army

I Finally finished the first two of my 40k models, only about a million to go. ( note to my self never collect a horde army again.). First up an old school Carnifex with a venom cannon. This is a Heavy support unit and i think of it as the tank of the Hive mind.

Next up is the Tyranid Warrior, these are the control nodes of the army and a key unit to any Tyranid swarm.

I have another Warrior on my painting table but since i have signed up to a slow growing Warmachine league at my local club the Tyranid will go to the back of the queue again. Also with the 20% price increase (on all the models i wanted next any way) at games workshop i find that other games are now starting to get a following at the club, so i will be busy with other games so it will be a while before i have my next 40k game.

The other game that has i find my self wanting to play is Infinity and i am itching paint theses models and since a battle consists of only 6 models i would like to field only painted models. So to sum up the target is to finish a Cryx's starter box then Infinity starter box, Dystopian Wars starter is next and last up the Tyranids.

... Playing World of Tanks

This is a FREE to play MMO (kind of) where the player takes control of a Tank (3rd person) form the WWII era and simply put, kills other players. Each game lasts about 10-20 minutes.

Wold of Tanks is a great simply game which i can not stop playing! Once you log on you are taken to a arming depot where you will pick one of the three light tanks that you start with (one from each faction Russian  German and USA) and then simply hit the battle button at the top of the screen and fight.

There is a small tutorial video which explains the how to play but the game play is simply aim your tanks gun and fire. The MMO element comes in once you have had a few games and you have obtained some research points which let to unlock upgrades for your tanks and more tanks. There are several types of tanks including artillery which are all fun to play and thus you match you tank to your play style or mood and a way you go. But once you are out of the starter tanks ammo cost money and so does repairing you tank so be warned make sure you keep at least one of the starter tanks encase you run out of funds and become unable repair or re-arm your tank.

Again fun game diffidently give this one a try. ( HERE ) Once i have played a few more games i will post a more complete review with some screen shot, and some tips once i have worked some out.

... Painting Blazing Sun Fleet

I have been trying to finish off all the part painted model that i have on my painting table and here are the first few. The first is a squad of Empire of the blazing sun cruisers. These are from the Spartan Games game Dystopian Wars 

In the background you can see the Carrier and the foreground you can see a fighter token

Below in the background here you can see the bomber models and a corner of the battle ship

These are just three models from the starter box of  14 models not including the Carrier (which is not in the starter set), bombers and far to many fighter tokens, but its a start. I may complete a set of miniatures for a game one day!

... Listening to Fire Base Detla

I have just listened to the first three episodes of Fire base delta, and its great show. This pod cast is based around Fire storm armada, which is a space combat miniature game from Spartan games. This is currently one of the favourite miniature games.

The shows cover games that they have played and tactics they used, but as this is a new show and as such the format is not set or constant. The feel of the show is nice and relaxed and simply put a group of players talking about the games they enjoy playing and thus is easy listening and enjoyable.

Fire base delta  pod-cast website is not there main base as they are using is there face book page, so please go and give them a listen.

... Listening to Horus Rising

This is the first of Horus Heresy book that has been abridged to audio. The Horus Heresy book provide the background to the Games Workshop 40k miniatures game. The books expands and adds detail to the history form the main rule book and introduce you to the main of the leaders of the space marine chapters.

Each space marine is a genetically engineered human who is equipped with the best armour and weapons and is breed for war. They are on a crusade across the galaxy collecting together all of humanity's children under the rule of the Great Emperor. The Emperor has placed his "son" Horus in charge of the crusade, as the Warmaster. This book follows him on his crusade and his elite space marine company the Luna Wolves as they wrestle worlds into compliance.

I enjoyed the story and knowing the basic time line of the universe, I could pick up the link between Horus and Chaos (Chaos being the main threat to mankind). I also enjoyed the religious themes that under pin the universe, from the crusades to the cults. Tyranid's are also featured which is my favorite faction n the miniature game.

The only thing that disappointed me was that this a simply a reading of the book and not an audio drama. The narrator give all the character a different voice and attitude but there is a distinct lack of background noise and music and thus a lack of atmosphere.

Over all i like it and i am sure i will listen to it several times over.

7 out of 10

... Listening to D6G EP 70

In this episode the team reviews the New Spartan games offering called Dystopian wars, which is a table top miniature game base around a Steam punk theme. This is a great gaming pod cast where they take their time over each review, it almost feels like watching a demo game. The episode are a couple of hours long and the review is split into two sections. The time index's are list below each episode if you want to jump strange to the review. Another great show. Links to both Spartan games and D6 Generation sites can be found on either side of this blog.

Dystopian wars sounds like a great game and i can not wait to get my hands on the models. I enjoyed the game mechanics of Firestorm Armada and it's simple rules. Looking forward to a game!

... Enjoying playing NFS Hot Pursuit

Well the makers of Burn out (Criterion Games) have made another great game!! Graphic look great and reflect the speed of racing along normal roads. I am enjoying the idea of levelling both sides (Police, Speeder) without having to load between each of the careers. From what i have seen so far there are 20 levels to both side with what looks like 4 cars per level. The Cars look great with and without damage. 


This is an arcade style driving game which is great fun to play. Forget GT5

... Starting this Blog

The aim for this blog is to log and comment on everything that i am Playing, Painting, Reading, Listening, and Watching over the course of the year so that i can tell where all my spare time goes.