Is it April already?

Seriously, my month of March disappeared.

New month, new goals!  But first, a quickie Crucible 2016 report.  I had fun.  I didn't win.

...

Okay, a bit more detailed, then.

As far as games played, I stood in for the bye-round on Friday night's X-Wing tournament.  This was unique, as I didn't actually bring anything for the game.  I bought a big ship (the Ghost) and played it and its shuttle at around 85 or so points.  I won one of three games, but was just playing for fun.

For War Machine, I played a pair of Iron Arena games and a whopping two tournament games of War Machine.  I lost the first round of the main event to Trolls, killing a total of 6 Runeshapers out of 4 units (so half points for 2 units) and nothing else.  I'm not sure exactly what happened, honestly, and I've blanked most of it out by now.  I then managed to be the lucky guy who got paired up in the following round, and played Mr. Jason Watt, a really nice guy, who would go on to win the whole damn thing.  He beat me in fairly short order, teaching me a few new tricks in the process, and after a two hour wait (lunch), I pulled the bye round 3.  At this point, I was pretty tilted , so I dropped.

Fortunately, this put me in a great place to go and play A Game of Thrones LCG, as it was starting right around that time.  We had 6 players (woo top 8), and I came in second with my Tyrell Lord of the Crossing Knights deck.  In the three rounds we played, I managed to get the Left-Right combo out twice, with dupes in one game.  For those who don't know the game/books, they're twin bodyguards who are mostly useless unless they are both in play, at which point they are crazy good.  Fun times.

On sunday, I skipped the Gibbet (4 years running on that) to play in Conquest LCG.  I convinced another player to try a fun deck rather than a serious deck, just by my choice of deck.  I lost all my games in the tournament (Still top 8!  WOO!) but had fun in the process and got some random prizes as well.

On the whole, the event was a blast.  I got to see some folks that I don't see often, spent some time enjoying the resort, watched some competitive Guild Ball, won free drinks in the bar, won free drinks from my/Ed's cooler, and didn't work for several days!  A big win!  The only downside was that some of my locals weren't able to make it, which put a bit of a damper on it.  Next year, we kidnap them all and take them with us!

Thoughts for next year:  I'll probably practice up on War Machine more, or simply not play in the competitive events.  I felt like I had a decent pair of lists, but not the skill to play them fully.  And I tilted way too quickly on the way it all played out, though a four hour gap in the middle of an event will do that.  Its 11 months from now, who knows what I'll be playing, what'll be available, etc, etc.  For now, back to the drawing board!

The time is up! What's the verdict?

Did I finish everything?  No.  Did I change my lists around so that everything is painted?  Also, no.

I will be playing an unfinished (but partially painted) eEiryss and a primed Aiyana and Holt unit.

Everything else is completed.  Feeling pretty good about it, too.  Stormwall was an enormous task to finish, even with the base coats on it.  Black 13th are done now, too.  The Stormwall has made his way into my eCaine list as well, taking the place of the Nyss Hunters who will be painted shortly after the Crucible...and after I finish the last two members of my Alchemists Guild Ball team.

So overall, I finished 14 models in 8 days, give or take.  Could I have done more?  Sure, but not while having lots of fun doing other stuff in the process ;)

Major Victoria Haley
Captain Allister Caine
Stormwall
Black 13th Gun Mage Strike Team (3 models)
Lady Aiyana & Master Holtscabbards, eff those things)
Rangers (Leader and 5 Grunts) 
Eiryss, Angel of Retribution - assembled!
Squire
Stormsmith Stormcaller

And now, off to the Crucible!

STORMWALL!

It is done!

[Picture goes here to make this not such a tease]

Also, I finished the other half of the Rangers and started the Black 13th.  Hopefully finishing those three and eEiryss tonight after some GuildBall!

Progress:
Major Victoria Haley
Captain Allister Caine
Stormwall
Black 13th Gun Mage Strike Team (3 models)
Lady Aiyana & Master Holt
Cylena Raefyll & Nyss Hunters (Cylena and 9 Grunts) (Bow-Nyss got quivers, sword-Nyss did not get scabbards, eff those things)
Rangers (Leader and 5 Grunts) 
Rhupert Carvolo, Piper of Ord
Eiryss, Angel of Retribution - assembled!
Squire
Stormsmith Stormcaller

Odds are good that I'll be changing lists in such a way as to not need 10 Nyss Hunters...I don't have the time to get them done.  I might be able to finish the rest between tonight and tomorrow.  Maybe.  Either way, I'm already stoked about getting so much done!

The race continues! More like a marathon, really!

6 days until the Crucible and we're moving along at a solid pace!  Here's the latest:

Wednesday night:  Completed eCaine, Squire and Stormsmith
Thursday night:  Completed eHaley, 3 Rangers


Major Victoria Haley
Captain Allister Caine
Stormwall
Black 13th Gun Mage Strike Team (3 models)
Lady Aiyana & Master Holt
Cylena Raefyll & Nyss Hunters (Cylena and 9 Grunts) (Bow-Nyss got quivers, sword-Nyss did not get scabbards, eff those things)
Rangers (Leader and 5 Grunts)  (that's half of them done)
Rhupert Carvolo, Piper of Ord
Eiryss, Angel of Retribution - assembled!
Squire
Stormsmith Stormcaller

The Complete:
[Pics of completed models]

The Rest:

Pics of incomplete models]

I've got 21 left to paint, and I've already started 5 of them.  Everything is assembled and primed.  Unfortunately, I've got quite a full schedule for the weekend, which may derail my current momentum.  I'm going to try to minimize that, though!  We'll see how I come out!

Off to a good start!

[Pics of eCaine go here]

Completed Captain Caine last night, started work on Major Haley and a Stormsmith Stormcaller.  Also finished adding parts to the Squire-Raider (again, pics to come).  He'll be next on the painting block, as he goes in most, if not all, lists.

Remaining to be painted:

Major Victoria Haley
Captain Allister Caine
Stormwall
Black 13th Gun Mage Strike Team (3 models)
Lady Aiyana & Master Holt
Cylena Raefyll & Nyss Hunters (Cylena and 9 Grunts)
Rangers (Leader and 5 Grunts)
Rhupert Carvolo, Piper of Ord
Eiryss, Angel of Retribution
Squire
Stormsmith Stormcaller

I'm also looking at my lists again, may have some tweaks to this within the next few days.  Maybe sneak a few already painted models into the lists, and a few unpainteds out...

The race is on!

Today is March 7th.  Crucible begins on March 17th.  My currently most pressing goal is to play two 50 point armies in the Crucible, fully painted.  I am currently 28 models away from that goal.  That's a lot.  Its crunch time.

To Be Painted:
Major Victoria Haley
Captain Allister Caine
Stormwall
Black 13th Gun Mage Strike Team (3 models)
Lady Aiyana & Master Holt
Cylena Raefyll & Nyss Hunters (Cylena and 9 Grunts)
Rangers (Leader and 5 Grunts)
Rhupert Carvolo, Piper of Ord
Eiryss, Angel of Retribution
Squire
Stormsmith Stormcaller

I've already started Captain Caine, but Eiryss isn't even assembled yet.  Some are primed, some are not.  Some need a few more pieces (Nyss may or may not get quivers and scabbards).

It'll be a struggle, but I'm going for it!  Stay tuned for details and pictures!

February update: TOMB3, White Stars, and Guild Ball!

Big update time, but not much to show for it!

TOMB3:
I left off in January with $2.25 remaining, and I get to add another $25 for February, to a total of $27.25  What am I going to purchase?  No idea.  I'll have to figure that out shortly, or just let it roll until March, when I'll have no time at all :)

I haven't made it out to play Malifaux in a few weeks, but I'm still working on painting.  Here's the current status:

Finished:Lucius:  Painted!Bloodwretch 1:  Painted!Bloodwretch 2:  Painted!Scion of Black Blood:  Painted!Lawyer 1: Painted!
Miss Ery - Painted!

Not Finished:Guild Guard 1:  Partially painted.Guild Guard 2:  Partially painted.Primordial Magic - Partially Painted
Illuminated One - Partially PaintedDepleted (slenderman) - Pre-assembly work doneDepleted (lady) - PrimedDepleted (squidly) - Primed

Not Likely To Be Used/Painted:
Lawyer 2:  Not planning to use, no intention to paint unless all other minis for the TOMB3 are done.
Dashel:  Not planning to use him at this time.
Scribe:  Not planning to use him at this time.

White Stars:
I think this may be the first time I mention these by name, but this is my Cygnar army.  Painted in drab green, with white star icons.  I've got a fair bit of it painted, but plenty of it is not.  I'm endeavoring to play fully painted at Crucible 2016, which is just over a month away.  To make matters worse, I haven't finalized any of my lists, so I don't know what exactly I have to paint.  I'm currently working on models that make the majority of my lists.  I'll probably post some pictures here sometime.

Most Recent Addition:  ACE!

Guild Ball:
My FLGS has recently started carrying Guild Ball, and several of us have bought in.  For those who don't know, its basically medieval soccer.  I purchased the Alchemists starter, along with a few other models.  So far, I have painted the ball.  Exciting!  More should be painted soon.  Pics to come.

So that's where my current projects are:  Unsure, moving target, and brand new.  Sound planning!