Are You Ready for the Carnage?

The Inquisition Wars tournament is but days away. People are toiling away at their armies, furiously assembling and painting, and learning how they can most effectively command their armies on the tabletop.

I have not seen any of the army lists (because my mech infantry will be in the fray for the glory of Brandenburg and the Imperium!), but I do know that a myriad of armies will be taking part, including a healthy dose of the Space Wolves. I believe nearly all (if not all) 40k factions are represented (are there any Tau or Necrons? not sure about that one) and this time, there is also a strong delegation from Singapore, with more than twice the number of Singaporean armies compared to last year.

At the time I'm writing this, I still have some work to do on my army. The Chimeras all need to be cleaned up with proper markings and numbers, 2 tank commanders need to be painted, my little medic needs a paintjob, I got 2 "proper" meltagunners to paint to replace 2 old (not so nice) conversions, and Major Schaeffer to touch up. Assuming I get all that done, I may just paint more of the classic metal Cadians to fill the ranks of my veterans - but that's a huge maybe.

So how are you guys doing? The Inquisition waits for no one. Are you ready?

RSVP Thread

It's that time of the week again, folks. We're only a day away from miniature carnage, chicken, and tasty beverages. Tomorrow also marks the first day of the last week of the league regular season (already??!!)

I'll be there as usual, working on tables like a madman and generally getting things ready for the upcoming tournament in a little over a week... Speaking of tournament action, FAQ #2 will be going up no later than this evening, addressing some more questions recently asked...

So, who's coming?

Max Productive Hobby Nite!

That was an awesome Hobby Nite! Talk about being productive. Despite the horrendous rain-induced traffic jam, which caused everyone to arrive later than planned, I can safely say we did very well.

Jeff and his table-fabricating cohorts Ivan and Iqbal completely got 2 tables mounted, sanded and ready to be modeled on next week. I believe one of those new tables also got some extra things on it too (which shall remain a secret for now). They also completed the detailed planning for that table. Amazing effort!

I'm totally happy with what I managed to get done too. I finished painting the 3 new bastions (including the double-height one with lascannons in its 2nd storey firing ports), finished detailing 2 ruined buildings which I basecoated before the league kicked-off, and finished painting 2 pieces of scatter terrain that match the ruined temple on our dead-grass table. In between, Iqbal, Ivan, Faizal and I messed around with one of the MDF buildings and put it together in a dry run - it looks sweet!

On top of that, I managed to get my 6th league game in too! In the Annihilation battle vs Rizal's 5th Company Ultramarines on the city table, the Ravenwing narrowly won. It was a close-fought game throughout, and I was pretty lucky the game ended in turn 5 :) - the Ravenwing has been notorious this season for not being able to last much longer after turn 5.

The gaming was quieter than usual, but furious nonetheless. I saw Faizal's IG annihilate Alvin's Alpha Legion, before defeating Redeye's force. Alvin went on to take on Iqbal's Alpha Legion - and naturally fought to a draw. Joe's WE took on Iz' scary Orks, but I'm not sure how that game ended. Same with Doc's DE and Peter's Black Legion (featuring a brand-new Black Legion Rhino). And towards the end of the gaming, brothers Khairul and Arzmi finally turned up, having survived a drawn-out harlequin wedding.

Khairul and Iqbal each took home a couple of the MDF building kits to assemble at home, and Faizal took home a ruined building kit ... those should look good once assembled and painted (and perhaps embellished with the many Imperial building bitz we have at Legio). The night was just jam-packed for us, and by the time it was over, we actually skipped the traditional late-night drinks and went home, tired but totally happy. I lurv Hobby Nite!