July? What happened to those other months?

So three months have passed since my last post in April.  Since then, I've become a Pundit for Steamforged Games (volunteer rep), done some painting, played some games, and oh yeah a new edition of War Machine came out.

Boom.

I'm digging Mark 3.  On the wider rules changes, I love premeasuring.  Its one of my favorite things about Guild Ball.  It just makes sense to make it official, when you could basically cheat it in by using control ranges, flag measuring, etc.  Power-Up is great, especially with the number of 'jack points now.  It actually feels like 'jacks are worth using, which is a first for the game in a long time.  Other changes (no more wreck markers, no more morale, etc) are good changes too.  On the specific rules changes, the army I'm playing, Cygnar, came out smelling like roses.  In-faction units are better, more 'casters are viable, and 'jacks are awesome.  Lots of in-faction synergies to discourage mercenaries from being the best option makes me smile, despite the number of mercenaries I have.


Painting:
I've been working through my backlog of miniatures.  I now officially have a billion left unpainted :)

Not really, of course, but more than I care to count (though I do have a spreadsheet with all of the information in it).

Here's some stuff I finished for this month:

Alten Ashley, Monster Hunter Extraordinaire

Firefly - varnish not yet dried

Major Beth Maddox

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