WG-Con WiP Pics: Team Tournament HQ

So for the team tournament, the Card Pimp in Question and I are busting out a TyraCron combo.  The HQ's are a Prime and a certain over-priced Necron Lord who drops lightning out of a clear blue sky.

The conversions I wanted to make present some unique challenges...

The Prime amalgamation.  He's magnatized so he can sit on a larger base, but...

Space Marine Flyers...

...don't look as bad as people are saying.  I didn't really like the Storm Raven, either, until I saw the actual kit in person.  I suspect it'll be the same with the Storm Talon.

...

Yeah.

I don't really have anything more to say on the subject; just thought I'd cash in on the ridiculous page-views any blog with 'flyers' in it will have this week.

To make up for tricking you, here's a pic I snapped at the recent Dallas ComicCon, when me and the and the OffTopical guys (iTunes keyword OffTopical or OffTopical Podcast - we're taking off!) shed our normal stealth geek for full-on nerd for a Saturday.  As usual, the cosplay crowd was out in force...

...with this pair being my personal favorite.  Cute, age-appropriate costumes well-executed.

I'm not going to torture you with all the Wonder Women, only one of whom met the above criteria.

*shudder*

Chaos Space Marine Test Models

Nothing complicated; I knocked out three test models for a CSM army the Card Pimp and I threw in on. The idea is to whip it up and sell it, so none of these three schemes are hard to paint.

Spray Painted Carnisaur Pics

I'm continuing to work on my spray techniques; here's the Carnisaur for the Card Pimp in Question, which I did mostly with spray paint.

Afternoon Quickie: Fantasy and some WiP pics

Or as we like to call Fantasy in our area, Amateur Night!  We are none of us all that great at this game, but with the FLGS owner asking for a push...

...why, push I will!  If it doesn't work once, I'll push it again - what are we talking about again?

I played Sam-I-Am at the store a few nights ago.

The table.  Units marching out.  This game was characterized by skirmishing and light cavalry fighting it out on the right flank, moving in and out for position, whilst my heavy-duty-booty smashing units marched up the center.  Sam had the answers... but as is usual for the man's poor luck, he managed to blow himself up.  A few times.  Three, I think.  Ouch.

Cleaning and Organizing the Assembly Line

I'm late, I'm late!  Too much to dooooo..!

Weekend Warhammer... Fantasy, Even

So, from what I understand Fantasy is broken and everybody hates it.

Well, since me and the guys from the FLGS were never really that good at it in the first place, we're having fun, regardless.

By the way, BIG CONGRATS to the birth of Little Barrera's little girl, Little Bit Barrera!  I'm pretty sure that's what Wife of Barrera the Younger plans on calling her.

(Ignore all that.  Congrats, Mike - much love!)

With the Master Manipulator (every store needs one) at the hospital, Everybody's Brother From Another Mother Big Whit being who-knows-where, Sam-I-Am having to work, and the general lack of interest in Fantasy from the younger set, it was a rather smallish tournament:  1250, 3 rounds.

The Mighty Mighty Carlos, spreading the Empire love.

Works in Progress... Wargames Con Coming Soon!

Wargames Con is in something like 38 days and counting.  There's a lot to do.  Currently I'm working on the Team Tournament army The Card Pimp and I are fielding, which is a Necron and Tyranid tag-team.

Our team name:  Not Another Grey Knights Army.

Plastic Glue... Who Knew?

Yeah, so this'll be short and sweet.

At Adepticon I happened to be in the right place at the right time to buy up a bunch of bargains - it was a fire sale, baby!

I got so much stuff that weekend it required a new bag to hold it all... but more on that later!  Anyway, those sprues are boxes I had to break down to fit; 2 Vendettas, 5 Chimeras, and 4 Death Co. boxed sets... for a price I'm loath to share, being so freakin' cheap!

So what's this all about?

I've long been a user of the 'super glue plus accelerator' combo, avoiding plastic glue like it was the plague.  The Master Manipulator (every store needs one) is a big believer in the right tool for the right job...

...and swore by plastic glue.  I did what I usually do with his advice - ignored him for years before accidentally seeing an example.  In this case, watching him put together a Guard army in record time.

It's a pretty unbelievable difference!  After a few moments of pressure, the glue is tacky enough to hold the models together until the seal is complete.  He was flying through guard models!

So, darn it all, yet again the dude has a point.  And yet again I'm years behind the curve.  I picked up some of the new Citadel glue - pictured above - and tried it out on the models from Adepticon I was putting together.

Damn.

All those years of wasted effort!  I have simply never put vehicles together so fast or so well.  The glue doesn't set immediately but will keep a hold, meaning you don't have to worry about it drying too fast and out of place.  You have some time to manipulate the parts where you need them.

If you're still using super glue, save it for metal and resin.  Buy this stuff for your plastics and don't look back!

What Happens at Adepticon...

...should stay at Adepticon!

This is one of my favorite clips from Adepticon.  I'm working on the editing before uploading it to the public at large, but you'll appreciate it nonetheless.

Rated PG-13

Following that tidbit - and Mike was a good sport to go along with that gag (heh!), here's a brief video from the Church of Kelly.  It's banned in 50 countries and 32 systems, from what I understand...

Adepticon Game 4 w James Wappel

Many more after the jump!