We are getting towards the end of the year. I managed to do a bit of painting, a bit of gaming (a lot in fact) and unfortunately couldn’t quite quell the appetite for “new” and did a bit of buying too.

Gaming

I kicked things off with an Age of Sigmar tournament. First time in probably 15 years I did anything like that.

It was great fun and I eventually took home two wins and the “best sportsman” award. I have a rundown of the event here.

Next I had a few games of Warcry.

First against my long time Warhammer fellow and his Ogors, and then against Peter from Viborg who had the new edition (no pictures).

I have been mulling Horus Heresy for a long time, and during September it was finally realised.

I had a fun game against Thomas and his Ultramarines. It wasn’t quite the old 40k from the 00s but it was very close. A few new additions rules wise, but a nice flow to the game.

Then it was back to Warhammer Fantasy. No matter how much I play, I think this is my home. First, I had a game in preparation for the Bring & Battle III gaming day that I hosted. I played vs. Jonas and Mark – I fielded two “stand-in” armies, and they each had one (Norsca and Dwarfs). I lost to the Dwarfs and Norsca alliance, which was as intended for the stand-in army.

Next, I went to Fyn to play against Balder. He had prepared a lavish version of the 4th edition scenario “Battle for the Maugthrond Passe” which featured Grom the Paunch and detailed his invasion of Ulthuan. I took the High Elves, and ousted the invader. Good times!

Next, I was back to 40k, where my Tyranids had to eat a psyker before he could signal for interplanetary reserves. There’s a report on the game.

Final gaming experience was WFB again – Warhammer Renasissance of course. Mark and me decided that playing unpainted for a single game was alright. We very badly wanted to try the Ogre and Halfling lists that had just come out. Fun times – Halflings defeated the Ogres two times in a row by nothing but pure luck.

Other stuff

Gaming adjacent – I hosted a team tournament in Warhammer Renaissance. It was great fun and very well received. I have a detailed report available also.

I am also busy arranging the next round of #40k2ndAC – my little painting challenge for 2nd edition 40k.

Painting

I managed to finish a fair bit of models this bimonth too. I took a dive into Horus Heresy, bringing me up to 32 infantry and a dreadnought from last August’s 6 infantry.

The 12 Orcs I printed got a coat of paint immediately. Oddly, this is often the case when I print – the memory of what I wanted to do with it is so clear and present that the butterfly doesn’t move on.

Lastly, I put some 10 hours into my old Nurgle army. I had rebased it for Age of Sigmar, but the rounds were torn off and the squares went back on. The army had 3-4 different paint schemes in 3-4 different stages of being painted… I added the toads and Nurglings. I managed to tie it all together, made uniform bases and so on. I am quite happy with the results.

Next bimonth I will probably try to paint some Adeptus Titanicus, that I have been stalling. I finally have an idea for a scheme. Also, I am going to start prepping my #40k2ndAC entry. Currently, it is sat in a bin with soap.

Buying

I bought a heap of stuff too… I am counting the figures I 3d printed in this category too. And this month I printed a group of 12 crossbow Orcs from Enfenix miniatures. They are made in the HeroQuest style of old and I really love them.

After a long time I managed to get ahold of the Chaos Lord on steed of the late ’90s. This will go really well with my Jakob Nielsen inspired Chaos Army (that I am in the process of highlighting again).

I also purchased a Halfling army from TTCombat. Now, I already have a lot of Halflings in metal, but I really liked this one. And I have been dancing around making an Araby army for a long time, so I think this will be the kick off. Next year, I am planning a Warhammer Renaissance painting challenge and I think this army might be what I am painting for it.

Not miniatures, but still very important, I bought a foldable gaming table that I can set up in my library. I am too lazy to have a gaming table standing around all the time, as it gets cluttered very fast. So, I have procured “foldable gaming room”: Two smaller tables for dice and paper, 6′ x 4′ table for the game, and two foldable barstools. 😀

Lastly, I got myself a sand gaming mat. I wanted this for Horus Heresy, Adeptus Titanicus, Rogue Trader and Fantasy and what not. It seemed like a good choice to complement the normal green landscapes. I now just need one more item to complete my “want” list, which is a double sided mat with space/ocean.

Stats

I played more than a game a week – almost two in fact. My lose/win ratio is probably not so informative, as it covers different games, and the different games have very different ratios. Still – had it been 0, it would probably have meant that I do have some idea about what I am dong in half of my games.

My time is clearly spent gaming and painting… reading new rules and so on occupies deceptively little of my time! I do write this home page still, and it does take a bit of time, but not a lot.