Feast of Blades List Discussion Morvahna2

First, I am saying that this is a list discussion, but it only becomes that if others participate, so please feel free to provide feedback, opinion, or hate if you feel the need.

Disclaimer: I do not believe that I am an expert at this game or at this faction.  These are my opinions after 2+ years of playing, and lots of games.  I did not build these after other people's lists, but with most Warmachine/Hordes lists, some things work and some don't, so there the similarity is only coincidental and the lists are designed based on the way I enjoy playing.

Enough of that.

Let's start with my Morvahna2 list.  Morvahna2 has been played pretty consistently as a Circle tournament warlock since her release.  This isn't due to her being the shiny new tow for the army either.  Pound for pound, she brings one of the best spell list/ability/feat combinations in the Circle army.  I won't go into her details here, but I will talk about how they work with the list I have picked.  50pt list first:

Warbeasts:
Warpwolf Stalker
Warpwolf Stalker
Gorax

The stalkers are my heavy hitters.  There are others in the army, but between the points available, and the need to be able to do high damage, these were my best choices.  The Gorax is support for giving the Stalkers Primal, and increase in strength and MAT.  It also gives me a throwing option for medium and small bases if the situation arises. EDIT: Additionally, the Stalkers can pick Prowl as their Controlled Warping for a turn.  This combined with Morvahna's Fog of War spell give the Stalkers, as well as the Gallows Groves stealth.  Stealth is very handy when running up to ranged armies that cannot counter it.

Units:
Wolves of Orboros Max
Wolves of Orboros Chieftan/Standard
Warpborn Skinwalkers Max
Warpborn Alpha
Shifting Stones (x2)
Stone Keeper

The two units of stones is somewhat standard for a Circle 50 point list.  Double teleport is a very useful option, plus the additional Fury management and healing comes in handy.

The Wolves of Orboros serve 2 main purposes for me.  1. 4d6 + 9 on the charge and a MAT of 10 (charge plus Carni will do a lot of damage.  Gets even better if I use the CMR as well.  2. They are also good for bringing back with Morvahna's feat.  They are not that tough once the get engaged, but they can do a considerable amount of damage for an 8 point unit and provide a small based model set for the feat.

Warpborn Skinwalkers are now a viable unit with the UA.  Enough power to do some good damage, especially on the charge, 2 attacks with the UA, and a decent amount of damage boxes.  They serve as a good jamming unit as well as a multi-wave killing machine.  I usually play them on the opposite side from the Wolves, but have been testing out a front line multi-wave mix.  This unit also gives me medium base options for the feat, which can be handy for blocking charge lanes, blocking enemy model movement, or for a scenario shift if they need to be in a zone or on a control point.

5 points left and this is where I am still deciding what to do.  I have been testing using a unit of Tharn Bloodweavers.  This is a handy unit with 8 MAT on the charge, and can be the equivalent of weapon masters against living models.  They also serve as a debuff unit against upkeep spells when using Purification might not be a good idea. My second option is Wolf Lord Morraig.  WLM has great synergy with the Wolves, getting +2 on the attack and an additional die on the damage roll when flanking with one of the Wolves.  This means his initial attack is 13 P&S plus 5d6 on the charge, 4d6 on a cleave, and 12 P&S plus 3d6 on the mount attacks.  His decent defense, great movement, and decent armor also make him valuable.  As a light cav model, he also gets some good movement shenanigans that help keep him alive.  I should have a decision on this in the next couple of games.

Overall I like how this list plays.  It gives me good troop options, enough beasts to take down a Colossal or Gargantuan if I play it right, and good synergy with Carnivore, units with lots of attacks, and models to bring back on the feat.  This is a fun list for me to play and I hope to get a good number of games in before Feast of Blades to be competitive in tournament play.

Thanks to Sam Hake for providing feedback on the initial post.

Feast of Blades Prep Blog

6/29/13

October 11th to the 13th is Feast of Blades.  Although filled with lots of gaming action, my focus will be on the Warmachine/Hordes tournament and gaming scene.  I am traveling to the site with two of my best friends and we are staying at the site.  This will be the first major tournament for me, and I am very excited.  I decided to write a continuing blog to document my preparation for the tournament.  This will include list preparation and decisions, painting efforts, and anything else I might want to write about before this happens.  I do want to thank my wife for giving my the opportunity to be gone for three days while she takes care of the kids.

Here is a link to the event: http://www.feastofblades.com/

I plan on participating in two of the Master's qualification tournaments.  They are the 42 pt, 2 list tournament and the 50pt, 2 list Divide and Conquer tournament.  More to come later this weekend, but thought I would get this started.

Spacejunky

Denver Comic Con 2012

I am finally getting to sit down and work on this blog entry. It has been a while since I have posted anything it seems, so I know I need to get back on the horse.  So here we go...

The Denver Comic Con (@DenverComicCon) was held in Denver from 15 Jun until 17 Jun.  We arrived on Friday after waiting for an exterminator to stop by the house.  Well he did not show up during the 2 hour window.  So we decided to say screw it, called up the company to cancel the appointment, and head on up to Denver.

Day 1 - We arrived at our hotel (Denver Hyatt Regency) and were very happy with what we saw.  The first thing I noticed was that the gaming activities were being held in our hotel.  This would have been made better if there was going to be some Warmachine/Hordes gaming going on, but I took care of that for next year (more on this later).  You could see the convention center from our room, and once we had settled in, we walked over to the convention center.  We decided not to get into costumes that night since we would not be over there very long.

Upon entering the convention center, we were greeted by a friendly faced volunteer who immediately asked up how they could help us.  We asked where the VIP registration was, and she gladly told us exactly where to go.  Now I know this seems mostly normal, but I think it is important to point out that all of the volunteers (except one I will discuss later) were extremely friendly and helpful.  The organizers did a great job of making sure people were in the right places and that they had all very friendly volunteers.  Helping people in this type of venue cannot be done by just anyone and I was happy to meet all of them.  Once we got into the main area, we were greeted by some people already in costume.  Members of the 501st Mountain Legion who wore some great Star Wars costumes.  We took a walk around the center and really liked how the organizers laid out the booths and areas.  My wife thought the full size TARDIS was great as she is a big Dr. Who fan.  When we got to celebrity row, we noticed it was almost empty, but were pleasantly surprised to find Colin Ferguson (@colinferg) star of the SyFy series Eureka.  Since Wil Wheaton (@wilw) dropped out of the convention (DAMN YOU WIL WHEATON!!!) Colin Ferguson was easily the person we wanted to see most there.  My wife and I are both big Eureka fans and so this was great for both of us.  He was really nice, and it was amazing to see how happy and kind he was.  Almost the same exact bubbly personality he has on the show.  This was a great experience for both of us.

After some more walking around, it was getting late and we had to get the kids some sleep.  So we headed back to hotel in great anticipation for the next day.

Day 2 - Well it was time to get dressed up.  After a wonderful breakfast in the hotel restaurant, we got dressed in our outfits.  We decided to go basic but fun for this comic con since it was really our first.  Our son dressed up as Captain America, our daughters were fairies, and my wife and I dressed as F-302 pilots from Stargate.  We were able to get the patches over Ebay and got the Velcro done thanks to a great company call Thomas Name Tags (http://www.thomastags.com/)  We had the flight suits from our time in the Air Force, so this was easy and fun.

We ventured off to the convention.  We had a great time while in the convention.  We saw lots of great costumes, met a bunch of people, and saw some of the most creative and spectacular artistic work I have ever seen.  We ran across a group of other people dressed in gear from Stargate and decided to get a photo of all of us together.

Following this, it was nap time for the kids.  So we walked out of the convention center for much needed rest.  After a couple of hours, we went back to the convention center, we ran into a familiar face.  It was some guy dressed in a very awesome Captain America costume.  My son thought it was the real Captain America.  It made it so happy to see him, my son ran up and gave him a big hug.  It caused me to tear up a bit because to my son, he was meeting one of his heroes.

Once we got back inside, we went and checked out who was in Celebrity Row.  First I feel really bad because we missed a chance to meet with Tom Kane.  Although I knew he had done voices for the Transformer series (one of my favorite) but he also did voices on Next Avengers which is one of my son's favorite movies.  If I would have put 2 and 2 together, I would have brought the DVD and asked him to sign it.  Regardless, the next person we met was someone we also both looked forward to meeting.  Aaron Douglas (@theaarondouglas), who we knew from Battlestar Galactica and Stargate.  The first thing I noticed was that Aaron had a picture of him and Wil Wheaton.  I had no idea of their past together, but I took it as a chance to pull out the #VandalEyes to take a picture (with permission of course from Mr. Douglas).  I have traded occasional #VandalEyes tweets with Bonnie Burton (@bonniegrrl) and Anne Wheaton (@AnneWheaton) and I thought that this was the culmination of all the hard work trying to find the perfect place for #VandalEyes.  Here it is:

Meeting Mr. Douglas was great and here is the picture we got of my wife and him.

What happened next will be one of those events that I will always remember.  We walked around and I noticed a booth that identified Allen Bellman who was one of the original artists on Captain America.  Although he was selling some of his works, I walked over to the people with him and asked if it was possible for me to get him to sign my son's Captain America shield.  Although I know my son didn't realize the significance of this, I started tearing up seeing this very important person in the comic book world sign the shied and pose with my son for a couple of photos.  I will never forget this as it will always hold a special place in my heart.

It was a short time after this that we heard Stan Lee will be at next year's Denver Comic Con.  So we are planning to bring the shield back to get his signature on it as well.  Until then, it will hang on my son's wall.

After coloring some shields, and face painting, we got in line for our picture with James Marsters (who was really nice when we met him for both his autograph and the picture), we ran into Thor and Sif.  My son, a huge Avengers fan if you could not tell, thought this was great.

Some other stuff happened that I won't go into great detail.  Meeting Bruce Boxleitner and Cindy Morgan, and getting them to autograph the same picture, was another highlight of the day.  No pictures from this, but we had a nice conversation with both of them.  After some more walking around, we decided to go get some dinner.  While at dinner we saw the folks from IBOTKS http://www.facebook.com/IBOTKS which put together awesome Iron Man looking cosplay outfits.  They had a Iron Man, War Machine, Captain America (more like Iron Patriot but we won't get into that) and actually now that I am thinking about it, they would pass for the robot Avengers from the Next Avengers movie I talked about earlier.  Either way, my son was really excited so I got at few pictures.

Day 3 - We went back on Sunday, not in costume, and walked around some more.  We purchased each of the kids a stuffed "squishy" toy, and took some more pictures with stuff we had missed earlier.  It was much quieter than Saturday, but a really nice time to just chill and relax.  We went and said goodbye to Colin Ferguson, which was nice.  We picked up some pictures we had taken, and proceeded to head back to the hotel and head home.

Final Thoughts - The Denver Comic Con was a great experience.  The VIP tickets we purchased were well worth the cost, and the people we met there were great.  I won't go into the details about the one bad apple that we met there because it could just have been the case of poor planning.  The basics of it was bad planning for the lines to take pictures Saturday with James Marsters, and how they split the lines.  When I explained the error in the logic the volunteer was using in how she had people get in line, I was met with a blank face.  Once one of the organizers came over and asked me what was going on (presumably she had said something to have them come over)  he listen to what I had to say, and proceeded to fix the problem.  

This was one of the best experiences of this sort I have ever had, and I really appreciate all of the hard work the organizers put into getting the event going.  Over 20,000 people attended which was pretty amazing considering there was not a huge amount of advertising.  I think with the involvement I have seen in the Twitter and Blogging community, and the additional help they will get next year, it should be able to be twice as big.  I have already volunteered to help organize and run a gaming event for them, so I hope to be involved more hands on next year.  See you all there next year!!

Modeling: Gorax Complete

Well, it is great to be back from  a long break.  I have a  lot of blog posts to work on, so I thought I would throw this one out there since it has been a bane in my life recently.  This model is the Circle of Orboros Gorax model.  My first impression of this model is that is looks like a feral Donkey Kong.  I was seriously looking for a toy barrel to in his hands.  I did not get any pre-painting pictures of this model so I will just use the post-painting pictures throughout this blog.  

The model arrived pretty clean, without taking much cleanup of model.  The first thing you might notice is that the model is leaning way forward.  Now while this might seem like a great design based on the Gorax's story line and abilities, it made it a pain to put together.  The rock, rope, and main model are three separate pieces and they do not line up very well.  It took multiple attempts to get everything to work together.  While I am happy that I got it all together, that was when I noticed the model was very top heavy.  This causes the model to fall forward quite often, which makes playing with the model difficult.  I plan on gluing some metal pieces under the back of the base to help make it stay upright better.

I am not particularly happy with my painting of this model.  I believe that this model will finally push me to start into the adventure of air brushing my models.  I have found that my mixing of colors did not really give me the coloring affects that I was looking for. One of the changes I made to my coloring scheme was the graying of the hair bundles.  I had been using a darker brown (brown/black mix) and wanted to try something different.  Although I am not sold on the look yet, I think it is closer to what I am looking for in the warbeast's look.

At the time I took these pictures there were some painting issues that I have since fixed.  I got some of the white used to grey there hair on the base and the model's leg.  This helped me work on my technique so that I could make sure it did not happen again.  I did a lot of paint mixing on this model to achieve slight differences in the colors used on the body.  Although it did not have the affect I wanted, I see the benefits of expanding my paint collection and changing some of my techniques.  It is not showcase ready, but I am happy with it for now for table top.  With the amount of models I still have to paint, this one will have to sit for a while and wait for clean up.

  

 So I am on the the next model, which should be Megalith.  I am really looking forward to working on that model since it has some nice designs.  I am also going to start working on video blogs and model reviews to help fill the void now that I am re motivated to get this blog going.  I make no claims that I am professional at painting these models.  I believe that my technique and creativity have been increasing as I go and hope one day to be able to really produce high quality models.  More to come....

2012 Journeyman Tournament Results

There are in reverse order with the newest matches on top.  These are just summaries and not fully detailed battle reports.

Round 2 - Game 1 (Circle vs Cygnar)

The addition to make my round 2 army was a Gorax.  My opponent added a Sentinal.  Cygnar is the army that scares me the most in this tournament, and this battle proved to me that it was not by chance.  The layout had two forests with an open area in the center.  This made it tough trying to corner my opponent while still providing some protection by the forests.  I was able to get an angle and the distance to get close to his group with a charge by an Argus on his Lancer and then Spirit Door'd in.  But having done very little damage to the Lancer, the turn just got me in close but not close enough.  My opponent proceeded to Earthquake my group at the beginning of his turn, stood his guys up, and proceeded to woop up on me.  I was able to get my other argus next to his caster as well as my caster, but I left too much room and he was able to kill me with his heavy that he squeezed in behind her.  Overall my opponent played very well and left me with a huge need to strategize better to face him next round.


Round 1 - Game 4 (Circle vs Cygnar)

This was a really tough game.  The ending was a little goofy as my opponent forgot for the third turn in a row to use his feat.  I offered to let him do it each time, and he turned it down each time.  After killing my Feral and one of my Argus, I was able to directly attack pStryker with pKaya (got there with Spirit Door again before that Argus died) and was able to get him to about 6 damage boxes left.  Knowing I would die next turn, I took my last Argus and had him move from combat with one of the Impalers to attack pStryker with a boosted Combo Strike, and was able to finish pStryker off.  It also helped that pKaya rolled a crit on one of her attack allowing me to not have to boost the attack roll for the combo strike.  Another challenging game.


Round 1 - Game 3 (Circle vs Trolls)

Another really close game.  I was able to do a couple of new things against this army since it was the first Hordes army that I have faced.  I was able to use Baying of Chaos once with the Feral and twice with pKaya to cause my opponent to only have 1 fury for his second turn.  This allowed me to get my beasts into a decent position.  Everything went to hell two turns later as he killed one of my Argus and my Feral. With one Argus left, I stepped out to in view of pMadrak and casted Spirit Fang a couple of times to kill him. Next turn, he was sure to kill my last Argus or just kill pKaya, so I felt this was just the luck of the dice again.

Round 1 - Game 2 (Circle vs Khador)

I was really afraid of this battle.  Although the Khador battlebox does not really have much synergy, the pSorscha is an assassin and the with 2 heavy jacks, easily out-powers my army.  I definitely won by the luck of the dice.  I was able to get one of my Argus behind his jacks and near the warcaster.  I brought pKaya and the Feral over to him with Spirit Door.  Knowing that Kaya would have a hard time killing pSorscha, he came in and tried to kill the Feral with her.  He was 1 dmg away from killing him.  I believe he had also killed both of my Argus, or very close that turn.  The Feral survived and I rolled really well and killed her.  Although it took all of my possible attacks as boosting to do it.  It was a fun and exciting game and was the first real time I was able to execute the Spirit Door assassination somewhat correctly.

Round 1 - Game 1 (Circle vs Menoth)

This was my first battle of the tournament and it was a very good learning experience for me.  Although I have played a few battle box matches, this one felt different since it was part of the journeyman tournament.  It has been a little bit of a while since this match, just over a week, but I remember I was trying to get into position to Spirit Door.  One the turn before, I was able to get off a few casts of Spirit Fang.  I then used pKaya's feat to reload.  I learned from this that I have to make sure I leave enough fury on my beasts to be sure I can get them next turn.  I only left myself with three fury for the next turn.  After  casting I then Spirit Door'd to the caster.  I then was able to spirit door the Feral over and kill the caster the next turn.  The Feral had almost died as well as one of the Argus.  I got lucky with being able to get rid of the fire damage before it did too much to my force.  A well played game by my opponent and I got lucky with dice rolls to win.

Warmachine/Circle Order Received

So after months of frustration having to proxy my Circle army with Retribution models, I finally ordered most of the models I needed.  I spent $450 dollars and purchased the models from Miniature Market (http://www.miniaturemarket.com/).  I have started to put the models together and I will post WIP and complete articles as I work through the models. Due to the sheer number of models I purchased, it will take me a while to get through them, and even thinking of painting them seems a huge mountain to climb, but it will be a fun climb.  I also purchased a Battle Foam (http://www.battlefoam.com/) Privateer Press bag that will eventually work for each army, but I got enough custom trays to hold both armies.  Here is the list of what I ordered.  Happy Modeling!!!

Hordes Domination (Softcover) (NewArrival)	PIP1047	1
Mercenaries #41055 Lady Aiyana & Master Holt	PIP41055	1
Retribution #35007 Heavy Myrmidon Plastic Kit	PIP35007	1
Retribution #35008 Dawnguard Invictor Unit Box (10)	PIP35008	1
Retribution #35027 Dawnguard Invictor Officer & Standard Bearer	PIP35027	1
Circle of Orboros #72001 Warpack	PIP72001	1
Circle of Orboros #72006 Gorax Light Warbeast	PIP72006	1
Circle of Orboros #72015 Druids of Orboros (6)	PIP72015	1
Circle of Orboros #72016 Shifting Stones (3)	PIP72016	1
Circle of Orboros #72018 Lord of the Feast	PIP72018	1
Circle of Orboros #72020 Warlock Kromac the Ravenous	PIP72020	1
Circle of Orboros #72021 Pureblood Warpwolf Warbeast	PIP72021	1
Circle of Orboros #72022 Gnarlhorn Satyr Heavy Warbeast	PIP72022	1
Circle of Orboros #72032 Epic Warlock Kaya the Moonhunter	PIP72032	1
Circle of Orboros #72024 Tharn Wolf Riders Unit Box	PIP72024	1
Circle of Orboros #72034 Warlock Moshar the Desertwalker	PIP72034	1
Circle of Orboros #72035 Megalith	PIP72035	1
Circle of Orboros #72042 Druids of Oboros Overseer	PIP72042	1
Circle of Orboros #72046 Warpborn Skinwalkers Box (3)	PIP72046	1
Circle of Orboros #72049 Druid Wilder	PIP72049	1
Circle of Orboros #72059 Warlock Baldur Stonesoul (NewArrival)	PIP72059	1
Circle of Orboros #72019 Warlock Morvahna the Autumnblade	PIP72019	1
Circle of Orboros #72058 Grayle the Farstrider	PIP72058	1

As you can see, I have my Circle Warpack as well as a good mix of models for fielding most 35 pt lists.  When I get some more money together, I will pick up some Wolves and Tharn, but when trying to get the most bang for my initial buck, it seems better to get what you see above.  I also got a unit for Retribution I have been using lately in the Invictors, and my third Retribution heavy warjack so that I can fully model Discordia.  I am really happy with the purchase and everything arrived within 3 days.  Here is a few pictures of the purchase. 

Modeling: Lord Arcanist Ossyan Complete

Next up is my latest caster for my lists, Ossyan.  I will just call him Ossy for the rest of this painting report.  I purchased him right after release but just recently started playing him regularly having come back to Retribution after playing Circle for a little while.  

If I remember correctly, he came in 5 pieces including the base.  The most memorable part of putting him together was the tube running from his back to the cannon on this left arm.  It took a lot of tweaking to get the tube to fit in the correct spots.  Otherwise this model was very clean and too only a little work to get ready.  This was another model in my set that I had issues with the P3 White Basecoat.  The initial photos below still show some areas where I had problems removing the excess material.  Most noticeable is the face which did not come out clean.  The following 3 photos show the model after clean-up.

Next up was a reapplication of the base coat.  As I found during the last few models, the base coat when on very nicely this time.  There was no clumping or coverage issues.  Although I could tell there was some detail lost due to the previous base coat issues, I was happy with the overall look of the model.

Now it was time for inking.  This was where the detail really came out.  You can see in the blow pictures that the ink worked as intended, filling in the cracks with the dark blue.  I have stated in previous posts that although the Privateer Press painting has the armor solid white with the color "glow", I enjoy the look that comes out of my models where the entire armor has the blue glow coming out.  I am very happy with the ink and just wish I could go back on some of my already completed models, but I just do not have that kind of energy or time.  The inked pictures follow.

I did not get any pictures that show just the dry brushed white, but the following pictures show the completed model.  I also have two sets of photos.  One uses the flash and one does not.  I think I am liking the ones without the flash as the paper and white of the model show more correctly than the ones with the flash.  The flash gives the background a off-white or yellow tinge that I am starting not to like.

So back to the painting itself, I used a green on the cloak and gold/silver for different accents on the model.  As you can tell from the pictures, I need to work on the face detail, but I currently lack a brush that would allow me to put any detail into that part of the model.  I really like how the model turned out other than the face.  I like how intricate the model was created by Privateer Press, and I think this is probably my favorite looking Ret caster.

I am enjoying the painting scheme I have been using and will be using it on all future Ret models.  I am getting ready to make a large order which will include my third heavy and Invictors.  These will likely be my last Ret purchases until the new models come out.  But I still have lots of models to paint, so stand by for more.  Most of the purchase will be Circle models, so I am excited to have more of those to work on.  Until next time...

Modeling: House Shyeel Artificer Complete

Welcome to another painting posting for my Retribution army.  I had taken a break from painting due to work issues, but I am now able to put some time into my models.

The next model I wanted to complete was the House Shyeel Artificer.  I have really liked the look of this model as soon as I saw the pictures.  This was another model which got base coated with the P3 White that clumped up.  So after taking my Dremel Brass Brush to the model, I was able to get it cleaned up enough to start over.

As you can see in both the front and side views, there was still some of the original base coat left on the model, but I was able to get a majority of it off.  I did have to go out and buy a new brass brush.  The one thing about the Dremel brass brushes is that the bristles will come out.  It is very important to wear glasses or goggles with when using it or you may take one in the eye.

The next two pictures show the second base coat.  This time the paint went on a lot more evenly and there was no clumping.  I was very happy with the coverage as I tried to hit all of the angles I could.  I love this model because of the look that he is flying.  I was not sure how it would look when I got done painting it, but it seemed like it would be a fun model to put paint.

The next step was to put on the ink to get the blue into the edges and groves.  This is the second model that I have done this with, and since I really liked how Kaelyssa turned out, I tried the same methodology with this model.  The following two pictures show the model with the blue ink.  Although it looks like a mess, it was pretty effective.  There are some very nicely done designs on the armes, and they really showed with the ink applied.

The next shot shows the model after dry-brushing the white on the model.  As with the Kaelyssa model, I was not very happy after completing this step.  But I gave it over night and ended up really happy with the dry brushing.  The Privateer Press paint jobs are always a solid white with the glow effect.  It was one of the main things that drew me toward this army.  In realizing my painting skills are not there by any means, I really like my version of it.

The next shots show the model with the accents painted and the exposed cloak.  That's right, it is not a skirt!!!  So I used the standard Dark Angels Green that I have been using for the cloaks on the other models I have painted.  I then used some Shining Gold for the cloak accents.  The part of the boots that is exposed got just a touch of silver.

Next up, it was time for basing.  I used the standard blue painters tape to cover the base slot holes.  It took a few pieces, but I got it covered nicely.  Not much to this.  Next up I made a decision I might regret.

In the photos below, you can see I used black around the edge of the base and used some green on the base.  I thought that this would help hide imperfections in the basing material.  I did not think that this paint would cause a problem with the basing material not sticking.  The base coat paint seems to provide a much better bond for the basing material, so this will likely be the last time I pre-paint the base like this.

Next up, you can see the model with the basing material applied.  I had to re-glue some of it down due to it not sticking well to the coat of paint I put down.  I still like the way it looks though.  The green matched enough on the part of the model attached to the base to still give it the "floating" look.  I will still have to touch up the model later, especially some of the accents, but overall I like the way it looks.

This was a fun model to put together and paint.  I am very happy with how it turned out.  I hope you like it.  Not sure which model I am going to work on next.  I think it is Ossy's turn to get cleaned up and ready for the table.  I will try to get a WIP for him out sometime before the weekend.