Monday, April 16, 2012

Hobby Night 13/04/12

Friday the 13th marks the return of the Galactic Table to Legio Malaysia's Hobby Night. It has been quite some time since this beautiful wargame table (painted by Legionnaire Soo Jin) was last seen being played upon, and the return was just as awesome. Nicely painted Firestorm Armada warships were seen  engaging  strategic maneuvers  and brutal war in the depth of space.



Got your interest? Contact the cool dudes who were playing them, the Kindred II Champions: James & Zaki, for more information about this game. Furthermore, since Zaki is now working in Shah Alam, he mentioned that he'll be making more regular appearances. Looking forward to have your Hive Fleet at Hobby Nights dude!

But that's not all. Have I mentioned that it was a rather busy Hobby Night? Dice rolling, rulebook flipping, music blaring, friendly banters; it was one hell of a fun night to be with fellow wargamers. Have a look.


The Warmachine/Horde gang was around too, hunting opposing casters to seal victory. It was really pleasant to have you guys around, and try to get more of the gang to join the fun. Next time, don't forget to RSVP at the blog okay.


The glorious Hobby Table, which is usually inhabited by Jeff and Iqbal on Hobby Nights, had more activity than the norm. Where there usually were two, eight people were enthusiastically hobbying that night. Somehow, this is probably connected with the upcoming Firestorm: Bagration campaign and the Kindred III/Golden Kris events that will be held by Legio Malaysia in May and June respectively. Mark your calendars folks, you don't want to miss it.


Dann's Wrack and Shukor's Trygon were the main highlight for the Show N' Tell session. Those are definitely two finely painted models. But the talk of the night turned out to be this one below, and oh my, what finely crafted models they are. Expect to see updates on Jeff's and Khairul's blogs in the near future regarding this game called DUST: Tactics.


Hmm... it would be nice to use them as 'counts as" Riflemen Dreadnoughts, wouldn't they? :p

Till next week, Ave Legio!

15 comments:

  1. Very nice write up bro! That was a truly fun and hectic hobby nite. I really enjoyed looking at James' spaceships. They're really nice models and beautifully painted. Am so tempted to bring my imperial ships this week :)

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  2. Yup, they definitely kindled the mood to continue painting my Eldar Corsair fleet. But, Firestorm and Golden Kris have to come first.

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  3. Firestorm Armada looks interesting. Anyone know/ have any opinions as to how it compares with Battlefleet Gothic?

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    1. Well, the model scale is much larger and detailed. As for gameplay, based on personal first impression, BFG have better movements but FA has less complicated warfare phase. Why don't you try contacting James/Zaki for more info?

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  4. each system (bfg vs FA) has its own uniqueness. I cant actually compare since its depend on each ppl preference. butsome obvious difference to note:
    - move, action in FA is taken squadron by squadron, BFG is by players.
    - rules in FA is much more simplified. It take 1-2 games to learn. Mastery is diff matters tho.
    - FA use cards for events / tactics.
    - it takes 1 box of tact marines to build a basic fleet (battleforce equivalent)

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  5. OMFG DUST TACTICS!!..I heard so much about them. It be awesome if i could pay a visit to check out the models

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    1. We're definitely going to play this Friday, so you're welcome to check it out

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  6. Interesting.. You guys playing Armada this friday? Will try to come by and check it out if you are.

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  8. Looks like you guys had an awesome and very varied hobby night! =)

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  9. i noticed the space board for firestorm armada.
    how did you guys make those planets?
    and did you make the board yourself of did you buy/print it?

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    1. We made the board ourselves. We bought a 4x6 piece of clear acrylic and airbrushed it. We made the asteroids out of lava rocks and the planet's from various foam and plastic spheres :-)

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    2. Can I ask why you used the clear acrylic for the board and not just paint on a wood board? Is it for protection and to stop the beatuful artwork from being damaged?

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    3. We had to use acrylic, because for this to work it needed to be transparent. Also it's completely smooth so no wood grain or whatnot would be visible.

      It's tough to see from the pics, but one of the reasons they look good is that you're seeing the paintjob through the acrylic. The models never actually touch the painted surface. Everything was painted on the underside of the acrylic in reverse

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