North East Epic Armageddon Tournament

 

                The XXVIII annual Epic tourney was held in the usual spot The Portal in Mansfield, CT. There was 18 players and we were missing the NYC crew and only one NJ guy showed. 1 from ME. 3 from PA came up. They suffered a terrible drive once across the Hudson. I was lucky and working in Albany. My drive was a short easy 2hrs Friday at noon.

    

            Coach's Steel legion took top spot. Mars and Dark Eldar were 2nd or 3rd.

                I had submitted two list. With no work up games, I couldn't decide what to field. I did not have a nailed down schedule prior to the event. I sent in Tau. As I can play them with little study and a Sallie list.

            Dave selected Salamanders for me. No worries, sort of. Sallies are challenging due to the lack of range. My Friday warm up game was against Frank. Frank borrow Dave's IG. Frank played with 3 or 4 detachments of super heavies. It was a lesson in what not to do and what could not be done.

            Being the Dick that I am I made everyone play corners. I had a plan. Where there Blitz went determined where my 2 objectives in their half went.

            In the tourney my first game was against Tim. Grudge match, we played at last year's tourney. The blue was used in this game. He had IG. I did much better, but still lost 3-0 BTS, Blitz, DTF. 

            Next was a game of bad things. I had Chris and his Grey Knight. No part of the plan was used as everything dropped.  3 teleported on my left flank. I lost the initiative roll. Chris failed to activate. I ate two of them nicely. He landed a Thawk and with a retain sent 2 detachments to the foam. The other 2 Thawks and friends came down. We both got bloodly. Those friends took off in Thawks. Everyone rallied at the end of turn 2. I won initiative finished the left flank. Chris landed all but smashed the right flank. A lone busted rhino was engaged by a Thawk. The rhino dished out box car after box car won the engagement. Then the space craft came last activation, hit nothing ad drop podded the Blitz and T&H. Sallies 2-0. Chris's BTS got away with a single stand. 

            Third game was with NJ Darius. Darius had Squats with him. The pink was used in this game. I held a Tactical for drop, garrisoned one group of termies and teleported the other. I had T&H in turn one and the gate was swinging home. It took 4 detachments to wall off Darius. All where busted and down to one or two stands. The last Tactical and Dev ran a blocking action in turn 3. Sallies with TSNP and T&H. 2-0

Termies bounced in every game but the last.

THE MOUNTAIN

Bought = 88 + 4 armies

Sold = 372 + 7 armies, 42 terrain

Painted = 188

28mm = 117

20mm = 0

15mm = 0

10mm = 0

Epic = 9

Terrain bought = 41

Terrain painted = 32

Printed Terrain = 30

Minis Printed = 0

Games 

Played = 10

Games hosted = 0

Books 

Bought = 5

Read = 7

2024

Bought = 739, 2 armies

Sold = 553, 29 detachments, 7 armies, box set

Muskets & Tomahawks Hessians part II

 

                I don't want to say it took a long time. They took forever, forever to get done. Everyone was rebased. The AK euro mud pasta crap was use enough. The tuff and snow are enough to make you go blind.

                The guns are touched up and based. They need mud and Tuffs and snow.

                I had to paint two Command Characters. The Jaeger Officer needs his jacket touched up. I dropped him. Then tuffs.

Line Company 

2 Flank Compnies

Jaegers

            I don't know if I should snow them or leaf them? They have the 6mm brown grass every light troop has.

Grenadier Company

Command Elements

Artillery Crew

THE MOUNTAIN

Bought = 88 + 4 armies

Sold = 372 + 7 armies, 42 terrain

Painted = 188

28mm = 117

20mm = 0

15mm = 0

10mm = 0

Epic = 9

Terrain bought = 41

Terrain painted = 32

Printed Terrain = 30

Minis Printed = 0

Games 

Played = 6

Games hosted = 0

Books 

Bought = 5

Read = 7

2024

Bought = 739, 2 armies

Sold = 553, 29 detachments, 7 armies, box set

Muskets and Tomahawks Indians

 

            A mix of manufacturers. Some have been with me for a while. 4 others I primed up last week.

            I had a senior moment. I was sealing. On the second pass I grabbed the black primer instead of clear matte. 2 got hit before I pulled up. One soaked and other took a head shot. I cleaned up the one who got it the worst. The other I was too slow. The paint job started to lift off.

        I had original thought only two got it. Once I started basing with my glasses on, they all got hit.

                Leaves go down with white glue. The leaves had little point of contact. The layering juice make sure the leaves don't transfer to somewhere else.

THE MOUNTAIN

Bought = 88 + 4 armies

Sold = 372 + 7 armies, 42 terrain

Painted = 154

28mm = 83

20mm = 0

15mm = 0

10mm = 0

Epic = 9

Terrain bought = 41

Terrain painted = 32

Printed Terrain = 30

Minis Printed = 0

Games 

Played = 6

Games hosted = 0

Books 

Bought = 5

Read = 7

2024

Bought = 739, 2 armies

Sold = 553, 29 detachments, 7 armies, box set

Traveling and painting in 2025 part V

 

            I read Wars of the Samurai on the way out to Boston. Delta 1st class and the Waltham Courtyard with 2k a night. Storms in Tampa delayed my connection. I got in at 3am. Look at this desk light?

        After a 3 plane change at one airport. 1st bad light, 2nd bad circuit, the 3rd we sat around awaiting the luggage to come from the other 3 planes and then we needed gas. But I was upgraded to 1st for 3 of the legs, comft+ for the other one. 

        Holiday Inn full service, double points plus 4k for each stay. What a desk lamp! There were no other lamps or lights in the room. This is the best lamp of the year.

             I have the colonial roof sections and Greeks and American Indians, and Port Royal dudes. One day of sitting around waiting for shit to happen. The last day was another one, but we were sitting awaiting the customer to move a part across the site. It showed up at 16:30.

    

            Boise had a hobby town. Mostly RC cars and Japanese robots, but a whole row of AK products.

           Same bat time, same bat place. I flew out wicked early. Upgrade to 1st class for both legs. I get 5k a night this time and made platinum this trip on delta. Diamond is far away. With 7 months to go I should get it.

            Such a short trip resulted in me only painting up some leather on english sea dogs.

            1.) Someone needs to put in a rule. No babies in first class. No one wants to sit next to one or be near one paying this much to fly. 

            2.) If your too fat for the 1st class seat, it is time to review some life choices. Which does not start with 6 bags of chips, 2 Mcdonald's sandwiches, fries, and pouring whiskey into your milkshake.

            3.) If your so dam short you cannot see over the top of the seats, a bag will never get its way up into the overhead. Check your shit!

            4.) If you need to expand your roll aboard bag, you must check it.

            5.) If you have more than one bag, someone should hit you in the head with a hammer. Are you a sherpa? Check you dam bag mate.

            Delta One is pretty dope. Amazing service. The seats are harder than the original 1st seats, but I never got sore ass.

            Same hotel again, double points + 5k a night + 8k every 4 nights. I have now stayed in order room 427, 425, and this week 423. The desk fuckers are funny.

The Great Sell Off part V

 

                    Since my father died, I am left to sell his collection. I know jack all about his collection, the value, or how to sell it. I don't know the market. Over the years he told me this and that. I did not pay close attention or memorize what he said. Now I sit here trying to sort it all out and get Mom the most out of it's sale.

                    In an effort to save my family from the circus the Great Sell Off. I don't want my kid or my wife to have to deal with the massive amount of soldiers I have. They know a few mates in passing. They don't know what anything is, it's value, or where to find buyers. I will be selling off everything I have never used, sat in a box since the NY days, and those treasures I snatched up, opened the box, and they remain in that same box.

        24 unpainted Hessians

        30 plastic AWI British regulars

        30 plastic AWI Americans

        60 Micro Armor tanks

        Micro Armor Iraqis

        Micro Armor ISIS

        Micro Armor Civilians

        Micro Armor US combat team

        8 Micro Armor Long bows

        23 Paint Hessians

THE MOUNTAIN

Bought = 88 + 4 armies

Sold = 372 + 7 armies, 42 terrain

Painted = 147

28mm = 76

20mm = 0

15mm = 0

10mm = 0

Epic = 9

Terrain bought = 41

Terrain painted = 32

Printed Terrain = 30

Minis Printed = 0

Games 

Played = 6

Games hosted = 0

Books 

Bought = 5

Read = 7

2024

Bought = 739, 2 armies

Sold = 553, 29 detachments, 7 armies, box set

Muskets & Tomahawks Hessians part I

 

        September last year I bought a Hessian AWI collection. I unwrapped and put it in the foam. Last week I sold off the unpainted regiment. I got the idea that I should base them as an independent army and sell the rest off.

Up on eBay

        I have enough for a full army baring 2 characters I need to paint. Those above are the ones to be sold off. I will base them all on 20mm steel and AK European mud.

2 French Galloping Major minis filling in for missing officers

        The Jaegers are on 20mm steel. The line regulars are on 25mm/3mm ply. I did it this way as my Americans and Indians are based this way. Plus there are extra movement trays for 25mm.

        The Grenadiers are also on 25mm/3mm ply. Command and Officers are on a 50mm/3mm mdf. Only the Officers will need touch ups.

Port Royal "The beginnings of a Warband" part III

            4 dudes that could be English sea dogs. Or a few gentlemen, enlisted, turned towards profiteering. The leather is Foundry's Deep Brown Leather series 45.

 

THE MOUNTAIN

Bought = 88 + 4 armies

Sold = 197 + 3 armies, 42 terrain

Painted = 147

28mm = 76

20mm = 0

15mm = 0

10mm = 0

Epic = 9

Terrain bought = 41

Terrain painted = 32

Printed Terrain = 30

Minis Printed = 0

Games 

Played = 6

Games hosted = 0

Books 

Bought = 5

Read = 7

2024

Bought = 739, 2 armies

Sold = 553, 29 detachments, 7 armies, box set