Aurora Chapter Archive

  • o/ I’m running a day late I suppose, but from time to time such things will happen I guess. I spent the weekend out of town, (sounds like as good an excuse as any, right?) starting off in beautiful Asheville, NC for a concert (and food fight) Friday night, and...

    Da Long Wayz Dezert Groop: A weekend away…

    o/ I’m running a day late I suppose, but from time to time such things will happen I guess. I spent the weekend out of town, (sounds like as good an excuse as any, right?) starting off in beautiful Asheville, NC for a concert (and food fight) Friday night, and...

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  • o/ So, I was looking around the blogosphere the other day, and saw the list-o-space marines poster again (and why won’t GW make a higher resolution of it?). Indeed frontline gamer had a more realistic interpretation of that list…or at least insofar as what you can expect to see on...

    Da Long Wayz Dezert Groop: Spess Mehreenz

    o/ So, I was looking around the blogosphere the other day, and saw the list-o-space marines poster again (and why won’t GW make a higher resolution of it?). Indeed frontline gamer had a more realistic interpretation of that list…or at least insofar as what you can expect to see on...

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  • o/ Some years ago I ordered a Forgeworld Sabre defense platform with quad heavy stubbers (i.e.: 2 twin-linked stubbers). It was little more than an amusing (to me) waste of a heavy support slot (why would anyone take that over a Leman Russ?). Indeed I even mentioned it way back...

    Da Long Wayz Dezert Groop: The Quad Sabre Platform

    o/ Some years ago I ordered a Forgeworld Sabre defense platform with quad heavy stubbers (i.e.: 2 twin-linked stubbers). It was little more than an amusing (to me) waste of a heavy support slot (why would anyone take that over a Leman Russ?). Indeed I even mentioned it way back...

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  • o/ This weekend Murl gave me a 3rd (or possibly 4th) hand drop pod that he got for next to nothing himself. It was almost fully assembled & unpainted which probably is why its been so under utilized and instead just passed around. The drop pod kit is (like so...

    Da Long Wayz Dezert Groop: A drop pod for my Dreadnought

    o/ This weekend Murl gave me a 3rd (or possibly 4th) hand drop pod that he got for next to nothing himself. It was almost fully assembled & unpainted which probably is why its been so under utilized and instead just passed around. The drop pod kit is (like so...

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  • o/ Real life has been kinda rough here of late (more on that below) however painting minis (and indeed gaming in general) makes for an ideal escape from reality for several hours. As such my mini gaming (40k & otherwise) has picked up considerably in the past few weeks as...

    Da Long Wayz Dezert Groop: My weekend dreadnought

    o/ Real life has been kinda rough here of late (more on that below) however painting minis (and indeed gaming in general) makes for an ideal escape from reality for several hours. As such my mini gaming (40k & otherwise) has picked up considerably in the past few weeks as...

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  • o/ So, some ways back I shelved my Aurora chapter army and started debating whether or not to send them the way of ebay (like so many others before them). Problem was that I really like my painted Aurora minis, just not the army itself. So I started to ask...

    Da Long Wayz Dezert Groop: Saved by the split force org!

    o/ So, some ways back I shelved my Aurora chapter army and started debating whether or not to send them the way of ebay (like so many others before them). Problem was that I really like my painted Aurora minis, just not the army itself. So I started to ask...

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  • o/ Well, I’ve been working on trying to turn all of my inquisitorial ‘circus side shows’ into a viable army (without having to buy any stupid monkey models). I’ve also had to raid the Aurora chapter vehicle pool & added in a handful of GK just for good measure. Can...

    Da Long Wayz Dezert Groop: The wound allocation circus

    o/ Well, I’ve been working on trying to turn all of my inquisitorial ‘circus side shows’ into a viable army (without having to buy any stupid monkey models). I’ve also had to raid the Aurora chapter vehicle pool & added in a handful of GK just for good measure. Can...

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  • o/ Here’s my landraider after door replacement & a reprime of Testor’s desert tan (which is essentially the same as bleached bone). It generally takes 2-3 coats of snot green to cover the bone evenly, but that’s ok as it brightens the green considerably when that is underneath. I have...

    Da Long Wayz Dezert Groop: The Aurora revamp continues

    o/ Here’s my landraider after door replacement & a reprime of Testor’s desert tan (which is essentially the same as bleached bone). It generally takes 2-3 coats of snot green to cover the bone evenly, but that’s ok as it brightens the green considerably when that is underneath. I have...

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  • o/ After posting pics of my Blood Bowl templates yesterday, eriochrome generously measured his own passing template and left those measurements in my post comments. As my template was way off, I revised it & you can see the side-by-side comparison of the two at right. This evening when I...

    Da Long Wayz Dezert Groop: Revisions

    o/ After posting pics of my Blood Bowl templates yesterday, eriochrome generously measured his own passing template and left those measurements in my post comments. As my template was way off, I revised it & you can see the side-by-side comparison of the two at right. This evening when I...

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  • I don't believe they exist.o/While along with the Princess Bride, that is also the 'official' stance on Skaven in WHFB's Empire. Up until now it was mine as well. I never much cared for the old Skaven models as  they struck me as kinda clunky, their ta...

    Da Long Wayz Dezert Groop: Rodents of unusual size?

    I don't believe they exist.o/While along with the Princess Bride, that is also the 'official' stance on Skaven in WHFB's Empire. Up until now it was mine as well. I never much cared for the old Skaven models as they struck me as kinda clunky, their ta...

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