Posted by varagon on November 1, 2009
I’ve got a lot of Tyranids sitting in my gaming area and need to sell or trade them off. I’ve created a new page called “for sale/trade” so I can keep those items updated and in case any visitors are interested.
The link to the new page is along the top.
Thanks for looking!
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Posted by varagon on October 20, 2009
I made it home from Warmachine Weekend on Sunday evening, October 18th, 2009.
This year’s Warmachine Weekend was held at the Springfield Convention Center with the Gaming Arts Media Expo, or G.A.M.E., and was very succesfull. The turnout wasn’t the highest, but there was definitely a lot of experienced and competetive participants.
I played in only two events- the Mangled Metal harcore 350 point tournament Saturday night and the 350 point 1-1-1-1 tournament. I lost every game of every match on the second turn- Seems that’s the play style of 350 point games these days, especially at the very competitive level, which I’m not at.
I’ll have some pictures to add shortly as well.
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Posted by varagon on October 8, 2009
Ok, so I was foolish enough to offer to paint a single mini for this random “painting contest” on Bartertown. One guy sends out minis, people paint them up, email them back, and people vote on the top choice. The winner gets a gift certificate while the top ‘other’ two get like a $5 gift certificate. I definitely chose the wrong time to work on this model! Lots of evenings at school doing concessions, helping my wife get ready for the huge local craft fair (she sells hairbows and ribbon at these fairs), among other things.
Anyway, I assume this is a cheap way for this gentleman to get his models painted. Instead of commissions, he gets people to paint for a contest. He gives out some money as prizes, but he gets around 9-12 minis painted for relatively cheap.
Running out of time, I started this Dwarf on Tuesday of this week, didn’t paint last night, and finished him up tonight. He’s one of my favorite models, bud I didn’t do him justice nor did I spend enough time on him.
Story- When I clear coated this mini, I noticed a small bubble in the minis left eye. Checking it out, the paint started to peel from the model. Ugh. Using a needle, I peeled the paint away, and repainted the eye and the rim of his helmet. You can see a ridge on the helmet and coming off the bridge of his nose. This was where the bubble ended. I tried to fix it. Oh well. Enjoy the image!
Dwarven Collage
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Posted by varagon on August 31, 2009
Skarre is another Privateer Press model. I’ve had this one for a long time, but I never had a desire to paint her up. There was just some block that I had to overcome. I think what happened was Explosivo’s (Kris Johnson, aka Explosivo!!!!) first tournament as a Press Ganger.
I painted Skarre in one evening from 9pm to 4am with two 500 point WM matches during that time as well. Essentially a speed paint episode with some games in while the paint dried.
Mostly painted with P3 and RMS paints. This was my first attempt at wet-blending. The cape made a great place to practice and I think it turned out well.
Enjoy, and please leave comments and criticism so I can improve.
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Posted by varagon on August 31, 2009
I’ve had these guys painted for a long time now and they’ve seen lots of battles. There is some wear and tear on them, but they still look decent.
The color scheme is fairly dark, painted with Reaper Master Series paints- 001-003 and some other red colors.
I enjoyed painting these guys. In fact, my widowmakers and the basic Khador infantry, Winterguard, are in a similar theme.
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Posted by varagon on July 27, 2009
I’ve decided that I have time and the capability (meaning the set up at home and materials necessary) to finally offer commissions on miniatures.
I’m not a world renowned painter, nor am I a natural artist. I don’t paint Golden Demon, nor Privateer Press Masterclass. What I do paint is tabletop quality that friends would be happy to play against. I can paint up a single figure that fits in impressively with your army, or several troops meant to fit together with a cohesive look and design. I can pin and assemble models as well as clean and strip miniatures that are all ready painted.
My prices are extremely reasonable and competitive. Since I’m just starting out, I’d be happy to work with my first customers to get started as well as get references.
If you have any questions, please visit my “Commissions” page or email me at penandleadATgmailDOTcom
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Posted by varagon on July 21, 2009
I just wanted to update the site a little and add my current WIP of Red Riding Hoodo and her pet, Zombie Wolf. Both models are Pulp City models. Both models were used in my painting demos at Asylum Anime “Paint Pulp” fur and my second “Paint Pulp” skin and clothing.
Enjoy and please leave me feedback.
WIP of Red Riding Hoodo and Zombie Wolf
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Posted by varagon on July 18, 2009
I finally took some completed pictures of my Uncharted Seas Iron Dwarves, the fleet of the Iron Fist!
I think they look great for tabletop, not necessarily competition quality. It’s not like I’m a great painter or artist to begin with. Anyway, enjoy!
Fleet of the Iron Fist
Here’s another…
Here’s the link to the Uncharted Seas web album for more pictures- http://picasaweb.google.com/ranolan/UnchartedSeas#
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Posted by varagon on June 26, 2009
I got this email from Steve Jackson Game’s Daily Illuminator email. I just signed up and thought I’d pass it along. If you sign up, let me know so we can be added to the same group.
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Game Design Concepts ( http://gamedesignconcepts.wordpress.com/ ) , an online course covering the process of making a game, from idea generation to prototyping to playtesting. The instructor is Ian Schreiber, who wrote Challenges for Game Designers ( http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=stevejacksongame&path=tg/detail/-/158450580X ) , and has been teaching game design at Ohio University for a couple years.
The course has no registration fees except for the required text, but classes start next Monday, June 29. Interested, but don’t have the time to commit? Most of the “lecture” will be occuring on the open blog, so anyone can follow along.
Since the office will be closed next week ( http://www.sjgames.com/ill/a/2009-06-23 ) , I think I’ll add the site to my Morning Coffee ( https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2677 ) . Some topics in the syllabus ( http://gamedesignconcepts.wordpress.com/2009/04/21/syllabus-and-schedule/ ) look very interesting, especially “Critical vocabulary: what is a game?” and “Blindtesting techniques.” Anything that facilitates better communication between designers sounds like a great idea to me, and you can never have too many tricks for testing your game.
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Posted by varagon on June 21, 2009
Well, one of the new Kansas City Press Gangers recently retired. He lasted less than a year. That’s about par for the course. Obviously, there are some major issues with the Kansas Crowd and how the Press Gangers feel in their responsibilities and the attitudes from the store players.
Let’s see, can we do a history of our PGers in the Kansas City area?
What’s up Kansas City????
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