I was reminded by a friend a few days ago that my blog desperately needed updating. And it did. I had been meaning to write something before Christmas, recounting how an easily avoidable mistake had seen me with way too much black paint on my pallet, and wanting to use it up, so undercoating my Prussian Empire Metzger Class Robot (Wading) models with the excess paint and a paint brush. These had been waiting for a decent undercoat but had been placed on hold due to my inability to find my can of Chaos Black. On investigating the local Games Workshop store, I discovered the price had jumped up yet again (to $31 for a 520ml can), so I had planned on looking at trying out slavetopainting‘s Army Painter branded Matt Black Undercoat Colour Primer, that retails for $14.90 per 400ml can, whilst at the same time trying out their Anti-Shine Matt Varnish, also $14.90 per 400ml can.
If I get my painting mojo back, and finish off these robots, I might just put an order through to slavetopainting and see what Army Painter is like.
Last night was certainly motivation enough to pick up some brushes (all I need to find now is time) with my first game of Dystopian Wars for 2011, where I shared command of the Federated States of America navy in a battle against those nasty, cold hearted, Covenant of Antarctica liars.
It was, as usual, fun game, and Aaron showed off his latest purchase, a couple of John Henry Class Robots (shown above on a collision course with a Covenant of Antarctica Ptolemy Class Bomber) which proved vital in the moral victory last night, if only as a distraction for Stu to focus on, leaving his Battleship vulnerable.
It looks like Dystopian Wars will be keeping our attention for a while yet, but Flames of War will be rearing it’s head again, as we attempt some weekend gaming this year. Time to get moving on those Late War tank armies I started a few years back.
Because we never seem to get past turn two playing a three player game, the guys I game with on Wednesday night have devised a combined arms approach that has worked quite well. One player (usually the host) gets to play 800pts and the other two get to play 400pts each in a combined fleet. Last night Aaron and his Federated States of America fleet took on the combined power of Prussia and Antarctica. It was a chance for me to field my fully painted Metzger Robots.
