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40K TACTICA: Tau in 5th Edition

noreply@blogger.com (bigred) — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 05:30:00 +0000

A guest post by Darkwynn Tau tactics A while back several of the Fly Lords were sitting in our FLGS talking about picking armies on the bottom end of the Warhamemr 40k popularity scale to learn, play and write about. JWolf got Dark Eldar, Bushidoredpanda picked Necrons, Bigred somehow escaped free and clear and I picked Tau. I started Tau back before 5th edition with the typical Fire-knife and Hammerhead combo which worked great but found out quickly that this didn’t cut it any more in 5th...

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WFB Pic of the Day 7-17-09

noreply@blogger.com (bigred) — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 02:00:00 +0000

Ready, AIM, FIRE!!! ~Your daily dose of tabletop fun! Enjoy. If you have an awesome shot you think would make a great BoLS pic of the day, email us!

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40K NEWS: Forgeworld Decals & Ork Halftrakk

noreply@blogger.com (bigred) — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:00:00 +0000

Hi all, Forgeworld just rolled out 2 snazzy new decal sheets for us, and a new Ork-Half-track kit. Valkyrie/Vulture Decal Sheet Ork Decal Sheet Ork Halftrakk All this stuff is available for pre-order now, and ships out the week of July 27th. ~I like those Valk decal sheets as they are in white, which you can't do with home-made logo sheets. Also that halftrakk is kinda cool for giving your Ork army a little visual pizazz.

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40K CHALLENGE: Winners and Updates

noreply@blogger.com (bigred) — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:05:00 +0000

Good day everybody, its FRIDAY! I have some updates on a couple of our recent challenges. IG Command Squad Winner Everyone give is up for Simon Brown! His IG command squad won a hard fought victory in the Battleforge Games IG Command Challenge, and Simon's squad has earned their Valkyrie, that is headed over their way as we speak. Congratulations! Iron Halo Valkyrie Basing Challenge Update The folks at Iron Halo want you all to know that anyone with one of their new large oval bases has till...

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BFG: Admiral on Deck

noreply@blogger.com (bigred) — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 05:05:00 +0000

A guest article by: fracas Previously Admiral Halsey introduced you to Battlefleet Gothic. I want to follow up on that post with some thoughts of my own. Whenever I am looking at a "new" game, or one that I am not currently playing, whether it makes a connection with me starts with whether the genre interests me or not. BFG initially appears to be a spaceship battle game, but since it involves models playing on a flat surface, BFG sometimes feel more like surface navy battles from WW2. There...

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Video Killed the Radio Star

noreply@blogger.com (Bulwark) — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:00:00 +0000

In our never ending attempt to bring you, the loyal reader, the latest and greatest, BoLS has invested in our own high quality video recording studio. OK, well, it's not that high quality. And its not really a studio; more like an old chair with a sheet over it. But there is video! And with the help of a $10 display turntable plundered from eBay, I bring you.... Bell of Lost Souls in 360 View-O-Rama Vision! These are just some sample shots I did earlier today. We still need to work on...

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40K DISCUSSION: The C'Tan Gods

bushidoredpanda@gmail.com (Bushido Red Panda) — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:05:00 +0000

As a fan of many of the "Big Hitter" choices from any codex, I was naturally drawn to the C'tan. I'm not saying they are the best game choices that can be made, but for a generally fun (and scary) HQ there are few better options. I have used the C'tan effectively in the past and will continue to run them. Everyone knows that Necrons changed dramatically in 5th edition (mostly for the worse). However, I believe that the C'tan themselves actually got better. The prevelence of assault and the...

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40K PLAY AID: Badab Teaser - The Astral Claws

noreply@blogger.com (bigred) — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 05:05:00 +0000

Hi Guys, Badab is around the corner, and we are working on final polish and proofreading. For all you guys salivating for some Badab-era fun, here is a look at the big man himself. I present... Master Lufgt Huron and the Astral Claws. You've all seen him post war in the CSM Codex, and here is our take on the man during his last days before the fall of his chapter. I hope you find them to have some vaguely unsettling organizational doctrines. ~Enjoy and by all means comment away. You can...

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40K Pic of the Day 7-15-09

noreply@blogger.com (bigred) — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:00:00 +0000

Archon: "On second thought driver, keep going..." ~Your daily dose of tabletop fun! Enjoy. If you have an awesome shot you think would make a great BoLS pic of the day, email us!

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GW NEWS: Blog and White Dwarf Archive

noreply@blogger.com (bigred) — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:00:00 +0000

Hi guys, a quick one. Did you know GW now puts up a quick daily post on their website? Go check out thier "What's New Today" section. Also, they have just started to publish select White Dwarf articles online in their new White Dwarf Archive. It is not very full now, but we'll see where they go with this. ~I don't know if there's a way to request individual articles, because there are lot of old gems out there that would be great for newer players to see. I for one would like to see the...

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News: Army Builder v3.2

noreply@blogger.com (Psyberwolfe) — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:00:00 +0000

For those of you too busy playing the game I thought I would bring to your attention a news item from Lone Wolf Development about our favorite army list creator. It looks like sometime this month Army Builder afectionately known as AB will be dropping a new version. According to the post on their website here are some of the new features: Save rosters to PDF - Email PDF rosters to tournament organizers or friends, to print out exactly like normal Army Builder printed output. Model list...

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40K RUMORS: Space Hulk Contents?

noreply@blogger.com (bigred) — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 05:05:00 +0000

Rumors brought to the community by DakkaDakka's: Chief Librarian Vaako A little morsel that's been making the rounds over the past day: "I was talking to a manager and he said that Space Hulk is confirmed for a september release. The box itself will contain: 20 10 terminators, 1 terminator librarian, 20 genestealers and a metal broodlord. The box will retial at £50. Just thought i'd share this info with you!" ~Further commenters have indicated that 10 terminators is a more realistic number....

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40K Pic of the Day 7-14-09

noreply@blogger.com (bigred) — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:30:00 +0000

So Many Dark Lances, So Little Time. ~Your daily dose of tabletop fun! Enjoy. If you have an awesome shot you think would make a great BoLS pic of the day, email us!

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BoLScon 2009 Prizes, Brackets, and Brigades

noreply@blogger.com (Jwolf) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:30:00 +0000

BoLSCon 2009 August 22-23 Doubletree Hotel, Austin, Texas I wanted to take a few minutes to explain how we plan to give away the awe-inspiring piles of loot we’ve got for BoLSCon this year: Winning and Placing – Yes, we’ll be giving trophies and prizes to the winners of events. Our tournaments have just as many placings as you’d expect, and we have separate painting prizes for multiple categories as well. Whether you like to play hard or paint well (or both), we've got a spot for...

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40K EDITORIAL: Hot Versus Cold Armies

noreply@blogger.com (Jwolf) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 05:01:00 +0000

Hi all, Jwolf here. So I decided to goof off with the Dark Eldar and give them a whirl for ‘Ard Boyz. I won’t be moving on to the Regionals, and I noticed something in my games, particularly in the second game – I needed to roll hot, I didn’t and that was enough to keep me from winning. None of my opponents’ rolled particularly stunningly well, but they didn’t need to. Average rolling kills Dark Eldar just fine. Even the slow-witted theorists out there can understand that a Mechanized force...

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40K Pic of the Day 7-13-09

noreply@blogger.com (bigred) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:00:00 +0000

pic submitted by reader: Timo Seifer Dammit! The Autarch clearly said take a left turn at Albuquerque. ~Your daily dose of tabletop fun! Enjoy. If you have an awesome shot you think would make a great BoLS pic of the day, email us!

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40K HOBBY: Bastion Bash

noreply@blogger.com (BrassScorpion) — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:00:00 +0000

After purchasing the Planetstrike book on July 4 I was immediately inspired by the two-Bastion kit-bash shown on page 24. I knew I had to give the project a go myself and I was going to wait till my Imperial Strongpoint bundle set arrived around July 18, but two things intervened. First, a friend of mine starting working on a similar project and second, another friend of mine actually showed up for our first Planestrike game last Thursday with the same conversion already built. After seeing a...

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Goatboy's 40k Thoughts: No Ard Boyz for me.

noreply@blogger.com (Thomas aka Goatboy) — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:01:00 +0000

So I didn’t get to play Ard boyz this year. I had my own personal wedding stuff to do as well as another wedding to go to. So that meant no rolling lots of dice and making jokes about the name of the tournament for me. I showed everyone the list I was planning on taking, and today I want to go into the things I saw as I stopped by after talking to the musicians for my own shindig. What did I see that was winning games? Mech. Lots and lots of mech. This means lots and lots of square boxes...

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40K Pic of the Day 7-12-09

noreply@blogger.com (bigred) — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:00:00 +0000

Sons of Medusa Vs Lamenters: Badab War ~Your daily dose of tabletop fun! Enjoy. If you have an awesome shot you think would make a great BoLS pic of the day, email us!

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40K SNEAK PEEK: Space Wolves Minis

noreply@blogger.com (bigred) — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:00:00 +0000

Lower image brought to the community by Warseer's: anselminus Looks whats floating around the tubes today. Word is these are made using the new Space Wolves multi-part plastic kit. "The Space Wolves were one of the first Space Marine Chapters founded by the Emperor; fierce and barbaric heroes of legend who charge fangs bared into the teeth of the enemy. In October, this Chapter of ferocious warriors is being re-launched with a brand-new Codex and range of Citadel Miniatures." ~Oh, the...

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40K NEWS: Bitz Pack Releases

noreply@blogger.com (bigred) — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 05:05:00 +0000

Hi all, GW just put up some little bitz packs and collectors range additions. Warhammer 40K Bastion Upgrade pack Cities of Death Floor pack Meltaguns Imperial Guard Tank Accessories Tyranid Monstrous Arms Tau Shield Drone Set Warhammer Fantasy The Chase Animosity Orcs Orc Shields ~All this stuff is available for immediate purchase.

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40K Pic of the Day 7-11-09

noreply@blogger.com (bigred) — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 02:00:00 +0000

pic submitted by reader: Sebastian Jones Chaplain Dreadnought leading the Death Company = You're Boned! ~Your daily dose of tabletop fun! Enjoy. If you have an awesome shot you think would make a great BoLS pic of the day, email us!

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40K NEWS: 'Ard Boys Begins

noreply@blogger.com (bigred) — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:00:00 +0000

As you read this, the first round of the 'Ardboys national competition is underway across America. Countless 40k contestants are throwing down to try to be the best player in the 2500pt no-holds-barred world of competitive play. Yours truly is actually running one of the local tournaments here in Austin, and I will be putting up pictures and short summaries as I liveblog during the day to give you some glimpses of a tiny little slice of the national scene. To every player out there: good...

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LotR TACTICA: Elven Kingdoms by the Numbers

noreply@blogger.com (bigred) — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:05:00 +0000

A guest tactica by: iamaddj In part five of our ongoing “War of the Rings By the Numbers” series I am going to talk about the Elven Kingdoms army list. The Elves are considered by many to be one of the underpowered army list. I however disagree, and find the Elves to be a very powerful list. A few things to keep in mind when discussing Elven armies: -In general Elves have a high fight, but a low defense making them a more offensive army. -Elves also get some of the best archers in the game,...

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40K Pic of the Day 7-10-09

noreply@blogger.com (bigred) — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:00:00 +0000

pic submitted by reader: Lance Cardigan They'll never see us up here boys! We turned the suits on?...Right? ~Your daily dose of tabletop fun! Enjoy. If you have an awesome shot you think would make a great BoLS pic of the day, email us!

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