Infinity at Empire Games

So last night I made the trek out to Empire games to play Infinity against Entropmancer's Qapu Khalqi using my Merovingian forces at 150 pts. The nice guys at Maya Cast (Tom and Kip) were in attendance so we were able to play on some really nicely painted Micro Art Studio terrain.

So it looks like this may be the new weekly thing at Empire games, Thursday Night to be Infinity Night at Empire games?

What's on my desk pt II

So as promised here is the update of what I have been working on this week:

First off after striping all my previous figures, I realized I need to focus on my 150 pt/ 200 pt armies for the refresher games we have coming up.....eventually.

So my new list focuses on lots of Metros and Loup- Garous so I did a test model of the Loup- Garou sniper.

I need to redo the lens on his scope and his visor in yellow as the gold is too much

Next in preparation for the terrain building i have coming up I picked up some cheap paints and 2 of these: 

8 1/2 spherical balls  for cheap plants.

and the past 2 days here is my project:

With the "sapper" special rules I had to add some cover for the figure......

Material used for bases: Secret weapon Tree stumps, White pumice, green stuff (gap filling), wood land scenic gravel ( fine buff, medium and coarse rocks and tree pieces).

I am gonna add camo netting to the Moblot's logs eventually. But all my FRRM bases are ready for priming and painting.  Then to flocking and adding tufts to some of them.

I have a problem.........

As a miniature gamer I know my painting skills. But of late Infinity has really really really tested my patience.  I know I can paint better than I have been lately. But I look at my FRRM figures and then look at my Sisters of Battle or my Crimson Fists I have done and I try to figure what am I am doing wrong. With my 40K models I can spend hours doing all the basics and be happy, Infinity I spend hours and then they are dipped in finger nail polish remover. With that said my FRRM figures are back to bare pewter or blue primer....I'm redoing them all but I think I am going green and tan or Green for my figures like so:

with my bases changing  it will go more woodland bases. My Loup-Garous figure into my army building style greatly along with Metros so they will be the first to get painted. This time it will be working on my 125/150 lists...

What's on my desk

I'd normally post a picture here.....but I really need to organize my room to get back to working at my desk...

So what is on my desk? Well  I am going to start here as a Weekly/ Bi Weekly/ Monthly (hopefully not that long of time)  of projects I have been working on as time permits.

So this week I would like to say I accomplished a lot.....I painted 2 figures....3 times. That's right I painted Senor Massacre and my Alguaciles Hacker from the Corregidor Starter. Unfortunately Senor Massacre was painted twice to look like Marvel Comics Dead Pool:

and I was unhappy with both attempts so both were stripped. 

Fortunately my order from Miniature Market that I was exchanging arrived.  A few weeks ago I ordered Secret Weapon Miniatures bases from them and upon arrival I realized: 

1 I ordered Warmachine Style urban 40mm bases but need the GW/ Infinity style beveled bases. 

2 They sent me 25mm Trench warfare bases instead of the 25mm urban I ordered. 

After notifying of them of the issues I had a prepaid label to exchange all the items including my mistake. Now I have the proper bases for my Merovingian (FRRM). So with their bases now I will be working on My FRRM later today. I plan to clean and paint the bases, attach magnets to them, and attach Antenocitis Workshop Compass Bars to them.

Also I will be testing out my new tool:

Wet Pallet. 

If you wanna buy one Privateer Press has one for MSRP of $19.99 

Now mine was built following the instructions of Tom from Maya Cast on the 2nd Episode of Tom and Kip's podcast. Item needs for my version: Paper towels (3-6 pieces), Parchment Paper (I paid under $5.00 for 15 in x 50ft), Sandwich sized tupperware with a flat lid (I paid under $5.00 for mine), and painters tape.

that should do it .......

So looking at the terrain I bought for Infinity......it is not enough for a 4 x 4 table.....I think.

I decided to go ahead  and purchase a few more buildings.....

Plast Craft: Infinity - TME 3 Platform Curved Building                            x 1
Plast Craft: Infinity - TME Connection Walkways (2)                              x 2
Plast Craft: Infinity - TME Double Module                                                 x 2
Plast Craft: Infinity - TME Simple Module                                                x 2
Plast Craft: Infinity - TME Simple Module (2 Doors)                               x 2
Plast Craft: Infinity - TME Modular Buildings Set (2)                              x 1
Plast Craft: Sci-Fi - Urban Elements Pack (7)                                           x 1
Plast Craft: Sci-Fi - Crates (4)                                                                     x 2
Plast Craft: Sci-Fi - Big Container                                                              x2
Plast Craft: Sci-Fi - Small Container                                                          x 2

Certain buildings I felt I need more of and trying to keep some symmetry to the table. I was going to order the floor boards to but.....I think i can do it with plasticard for a lot cheaper.

I think I am going to go with the tans and grays and make it  a drab urban ghetto

oh damn.........

So my order arrived today from Miniature Market. 

first off 2 curved roof buildings

1 2 story building with a smaller building

a bunch of small containers

2 single door buildings 

2 2 door buildings (Similar to the previous building)

2 Y section bridges 

2 balconies for the buildings 

3 of these 2 story buildings....

3 bridge walkway (2 a package) to connect buildings and Y junctions

3 set of 4 small boxes

3 of the double wide buildings

3 sets of scatter terrain

and 2 battle mats 2x2 but I realize I need 4x4

I really need to finish my MRRF figures but I was sent the wrong bases and they are being exchanged. Plus I need to figure out a paint scheme for these buildings. 

Bad boys bad boys....watcha gonna do

So I am still working on my Infinity Force de Reponse Rapide Merovingienne (FRRM or Merovingian Rapid Response Force). I still lots of models to work on and build but due to a text message from entropmancer this afternoon saying Miniature market was having a big sale. I was able to purchase some terrain. Hopefully it is enough. The plain is to possible paint them as ghetto or run down, slightly. This along with my Secret Weapon bases for my models I hope it will turn out nicely.....hopefully.

here it the link for the stuff I bought Plast Craft Games Designed for Infinity

Hmmmm......yeah about that.

So 2 years later a new edition 40k edition is coming out........another $75 book. I'm not gonna nerd rage about GW, 40K, or anything...........I wont be buying it anytime soon, that is a FACT!

My solution is simple. INFINITY the Game. Yes a new edition is coming but the Corvus Belli has been hard at work with creating new partnerships with various companies like antenocities workshop, plast craft games, and warsenal  and continuing with their old partnerships. New terrain is available through the various companies which is one of the hardest things about playing Infinity is terrain (90% + of 40K terrain is too gothic ruins).

Plus now my Merovingian Rapid Response Force (Force de Reponse Rapide Merovingienne) now have a tag available. 

Mine wont be green tho.......

More Zday!

Hello very few readers!

Today we played some of Descrii's Zday Scenarios. Unfortunately, the camera's batteries died after game one :( .
So the only game we got to pics of was my Neo-Terran Capital army, 250pts

My Urban Protection Squad

The team consists
of
4 Fusiliers, Lt. Carretero is the Lt., Spc. Mactaggart is a hacker, with Pvt. Wilkins and Flanders finishing the team.
2 Auxilia, Cpl. Whitley with his bot Rhino
and PV2 Reyna and her bot Mr. Studly
2 Bulleteers, Merry and Pippin
Janus the Sierra bot
and Agent Candy the Hexa Sniper.

Setup: The 6 wheel is the main objective, Merry watches the approach from the forest, with Janus right behind him. Whitley and his pet Rhino watching the area in the fore ground with Reyna and Mr. Studly watching the opposite side. The Fusi link team are position next to the 6 wheel, opposite of Janus. with Pippin guarding ahead of the team. Agent Candy is in camo on top of the white conex in the background (it's in the deployment).




Turn 1:
The Zombies roll in force the first turn with 12 marching on the board, Candy in her expert position, appears and crits a poor zombie sod with the first shot.  She continues to lay on the hits dropping four more in the first turn, but no other crits from her this turn. no other valid targets for the defense team to ARO.
Defenders half: some minor manuvering and Candy bags another crit, and drops 2 more Zeds. 4 Civvies arrive on the board and make a dash for the transport.

Agent Candy's Handywork

Turn 2:  Another Wave of zeds this time 15 with 8 getting back up. 2 start to climb the conex stack to candy and she misses! repeatedly!  the zombies play a hilarious game of climbing half way, falling, passing arm saves, and climbing again, all the while Candy misses with every ARO!  A pack of zombies rush Pippin. Pippin wiffs his Heavy Shotgun ARO, and the zombies mob him, the Fusi Squad attempt to shot them off, dropping 2 of the 6 on him. the Zombies attack pippin, he blocks with e-pulse, and tazers 2, but gets scrapped by one of the other 2. another pack move in on Whitley and Rhino. Rhino flambes a group of 3, and Whitley drops 1, and 2 make it to Rhino, who promptly get tazered.

The result of five orders!

Defender half: with 9 orders, Candy spends five killing 2 zombies!
The Fusi squad "godfather" the last of the pippin killing zombie mob, and Rhino and Whitley back up and gun down the tazered zombies. the other 2 are barely make it to the fortification lines.
and Janus manuvers to assist the fusi squad to compensate for the loss of pippin.
4 more civs appear and book towards the transport. 2 of the civs in the first turn make it to the Apc, and hopefully safety.

The mad dash for safety!

Turn 3: a trickle of zombies this turn, 7, shamble in  from the tree line, and 1 takes a headshot from Merry, who is still enraged from the loss of Pippen.
A large mob of zombies move up from behind the civilians, and Agent Candy, Crits 2 with AROs. Apparently, she can hit things over 24", but up close... not so much. Reyna and Mr. Studly shot and burn the rest. With more zeds closing in on the opposite side, Whitley and Rhino reposition to receive them.

Mowing the lawn, NTC Style!

Turn 4: with 5 in the APC, and 4 on route, and 26 ambulatory closing in, time to pull in closer to the transport. Agent Candy once again shows the Hexadron's wisdom of sending her here to assist the soldiers here, by pulling 3 more headshots on the final turn for 7 crits in one game. Janus finally joins the fray mowing 6 zombies with his Hmg.
On the end of the defenders turn the commander of the convoy rolls a 3 on his will test, with Lt. Carretero rolling a 20,  ending the game.

One last look before cloaking to find the next team to support.

Results: 6 civs saved, 1 drone lost,  lost the shouting match with the convoy leader.
all and all a good game...
now to remember to bring extra batteries next time....

Questions, comments, death threats? Get in line.

Infinity Game night and Special Thanks

So Shortly Entropmancer should be posting the Battle Reports or I should say the Kill counts from the Z-Day Mission found on the Infinity Forums cause we did get distracted with the game and random mutterings and comments made from the group.....mainly due to Carl the Zombie and the 2 Civilans- Crazy Asian lady with sheers and the little kid, she was chasing everytime they came on the table....and forgot to take pictures and notes on the important events- Like a 112 dying in the first ARO shot I did due to an errant GL round flying back and hitting the 112 and almost getting my LT too.

First Let me say this Entropmancer and I have been friends for a while and playing 40k against each other since 1997 so everytime we have tried to play a new game no one wants to play it....and it loses it intrest pretty quick. But for our 2 Infinty event Entropmancer and I were joined by his Girlfriend, her brother, and Technomajestic and we all had a blast.

and Special thanks should go to Battlefoam/ Game Saloon for their awesome terrain, great stock of Infinity models and support for the Infinity game.

Having a Howling Good time....

My Duroc- the French para trooping Werewolf from Infinity compared to that of the studios....

For more info check out War009 Infinity models in the Infinity Forums....

STALL....STALL....Pull up Pull up

Odd title strange picture.....WTF.....well if you remember the start of my project =][= "blackbird"...well you must be the only reader

besides the 3 of us that write this blog, but back on topic so I stalled on my Stormraven project for multiple reasons:

1- GK codex don't own it, Don't want too...(same goes for the BA dex)

2- Time issues.....I don't have it

3- this goes with #2, I don't have time to play 40k or wargaming for that matter

4- chapterhousestudios.....

5- Infinity is more fun

so I just ordered the final piece for the piece for the "blackbird" which unfortunatly like most new modern military aircraft isdead on the ground, cancelled, Senate budget pulled the funds for it, grounded and consider it an X-plane

so back on topic....but if I ordered the new part and no plans for it in 40k.

Parts ordered: http://chapterhousestudios.com/webshop/component/virtuemart/?page=shop.product_details&category_id=4&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=130

beautiful kit, not bad price, but now for the idea.....dropship/transport for Infinity...ie terrain objective and eventually hopefully rules.....but it may work it may not....but it is an idea...thanks to CHS it is one I am wanting to do again....