Cygnar marches!

Here's my nearly finished Cygnar battlegroup.  Some blue highlights and I'm done.

Warmachine thoughts

Phil, from Ruinous Powers, stopped by tonight to give Warmachine a second look.  We've tried it once before and enjoyed it, but never gave it another go.  He's feeling a little burned out (and disapointed) by 40K and GW at the moment, so we figured now was the time to be objective about Privateer Press and their product.  We each have a starter box (Cygnar for me and Khador for him) and played on my dining room table with only a few GW tree bases as terrain. 

First of all, I want to say that PP has a great thing going with their Warma/Hordes starter sets.  They are a great deal and provide a ton of great opportunities for games with just those models.  A few units, extra Jacks, and a different Warcaster and you can have a great force with little investment.  The models look great and are not too pricey. 

Anyway, the game went well with both of us fuddling through the rules, trying out new things, and exploring the units and their capabilities.  All in all I would say it was a great success.  Anything that motivates me to paint rather than grade papers is on to something.  Warmachine provides a great change of pace from 40K.  Will I ever replace it completely?  Never.  I'm a 40K and BT player first and foremost.  However, I will be adding to my Cygnar force in the future. 

Here are a few pics from tonight's game.



Stryker dropped his feat just before Sorscha dropped hers.  This turn should have been much worse for me.



My Ironclad emerged from the fray unscathed while Phil's Destroyer lined up a charge on Stryker.  Sorscha is hiding behind it after Stryker nearly blew her away.

Sorscha is slowing down the Ironclad and picking away at it, but the Destroyer is reduced to scrap by Stryker's Disruption and Boosted melee attacks. 

A few pics from Wednesday night

I have to give a shout out to Adam and Dustin from the Gamers Sanctuary Campaign.  They had, by far, the best looking game this week.  The sight of two complete and well-painted armies on the table can be awesome.  Judge for yourself:

The game ended in a draw, which meant that Adam's Blood Angels, who were defending their territory, took the win.  In fact, your's truely was the only Xenos win this week.  I had to make up for my embarrassing loss to Brian's mech BA list. 

Solaris VII Approved Mech List 1

Mech Name	Tonnage	Cost in C-Bills
Flea FLE-4	20	1,519,199
Hornet HNT-151	20	1,242,699
Locust LCT-1V	20	1,512,199
Wasp WSP-1A	20	1,641,239
Stinger STG-3R	20	1,615,239
Thorn THE-S	20	1,552,319
Commando COM-2D	25	1,877,750
Mongoose MON-67	25	1,885,729
Falcon FLC-4N	30	2,249,089
Hermes HER-1A	30	2,569,969
Hussar HSR-300-D	30	2,563,339
Javelin JVN-10N	30	2,384,639
Spider SDR-5V	30	2,984,539
Urbanmech UM-R60	30	1,470,124
Valkyrie VLK-QA	30	2,196,319
Firestarter FS9-H	35	3,046,599
Jenner JR7-D	35	3,188,924
Ostscout OTT-7J	35	3,409,199
Panther PNT-9R	35	2,476,259
Wolfhound WLF-1	35	2,925,179
Assassin ASN-21	40	3,743,013
Cicada CDA-2A	40	3,705,216
Clint CLNT-2-3T	40	3,570, 579
Hermes II HER-2S	40	3,163,879
Sentinel STN-3K	40	3,134,829
Vulcan VL-2T	40	3,462,099
Whitworth WHT-1	40	2,888,933
Blackjack BJ-1	45	3,146,774
Hatchetman HCT-3F	45	3,123,989
Phoenix Hawk PHX-1	45	4,067,089
Vindicator VND-1R	45	3,167,582
Wyvern WVE-6N	45	3,211,764
Centurion CN9-A	50	3,455,500
Crab CRB-20	50	3,915,875
Enforcer ENF-4R	50	3,533,875
Hunchback HBK-4G	50	3,457,875
Trebuchet TBT-5N	50	4,263,500
Dervish DV-6M	55	4,927,266
Griffin GRF-1N	55	4,924,106
Kintaro KTO-18	55	4,643,406
Shadow Hawk SHD-2H	55	4,505,556
Scorpion SCP-1N	55	5,186,950
Wolverine WVR-6R	55	4,810,356
Champion CHP-2N	60	5,047,799
Dragon DRG-1N	60	4,995,399
Lancelot LNC25-02	60	4,769,599
Ostrock OSR-2C	60	5,009,399
Ostol OTL-4D	60	5,017,599
Quickdraw QKD-4G	60	5,480,359
Rifleman RFL-3N	60	4,857,299
Bombardier BMB-10D	65	5,579,309
Catapult CPLT-C1	65	5,751,124
Crusader CRD-3R	65	5,628,809
Jagermech JM6-S	65	5,225,924
Thunderbolt TDR-5S	65	5,356,559
Archer ARC-2R	70	6,300,973
Cataphract CTF-1X	70	5,993,853
Grasshopper GHR-5H	70	6,003,573
Guillotine GLT-4L	70	6,043,583
Warhammer WHM-6R	70	6,051,383
Black Knight BL-7-KNT	75	6,594,437
Flashman FLS-7K	75	6,341,125
Marauder MAD-3R	75	6,631,750
Orion ON1-K	75	6,600,250
Awesome AWS-8Q	80	6,598,169
Charger CGR-1A1	80	7,520,369
Goliath GOL-1H	80	7,602,399
Hatamoto-Chi HTM-26T	80	7,792,319
Thug THG-10E	80	7,739,039
Victor VTR-9B	80	7,998,719
Zeus ZEU-6S	80	7,590,299
Battlemaster BLR-1G	85	8,454,493
Longbow LGB-OW	85	8,494,670
Stalker STK-3F	85	7,366,924
Cyclops CP 10-Z	90	9,130,359
Daboku DCMS-MX90-D	90	7,956,499
Highlander HGN-733	90	8,166,779
Banshee BNC-3E	95	9,526,577
Atlas AS7-D	100	9,519,000
King Crab KGC-0000	100	9,572,000
Marauder II MAD-4A	100	9,356,000