Showing posts with label izmircon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label izmircon. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 10

Battle Standard Bearer: Every Army Needs One

Here is one of my last ditch efforts to make it to the IzmirCon tournament: The BSB...

As you might already know, there are no BSB models for The Legion of Azgorh list yet. This is both a curse and a blessing as you need to convert your own mini, spending money and time in the process. But in the end it is worth it. Well, sometimes at least...

Before selecting the base model for my BSB, I considered a few options. Since the model is expected to carry a big fat banner, the most important factor here was the pose of the miniature. One of the alternatives I thought was Mantic's Abyssal Dwarf King model. Another one was Enigma Miniatures' Toktien model. For both of them, it would have been the same steps: Cut the weapon, give them the banner instead, done.

Instead I went for another miniature: Hasslefree Miniatures' Kain. With this model is the base, I went on with the same steps above for him first. Then, in an effort to "chaosify" him more, I added a couple of horns and a chaos shield from Games Workshop's bits. The banner itself is also a GW bit, of chaos knights' I believe.

I tried to to some freehand on the banner; but just couldn't make it, so left it like that. Maybe if I get a solid idea, I might get cracking and try it, who knows.

Below are some pictures, including a size comparison with Mantic's Abyssal Dwarf Immortal Guard miniature. Enjoy...

Tuesday, April 3

İzmirCon WHFB Tournament Review

Last weekend İzmirCon took place. As usual, my buddy Mr. Lee made an appearance too, driving all the way from İstanbul. The event I was looking forward to was the Warhammer Fantasy tournament which happened on sunday, where I fielded my Chaos Dwarfs first time.

What was your list, you might ask. Well, it was a little different than the list I prepared during the countdown to IzmirCon. Here is the breakdown:
  • Sorcerer-Prophet (General)
       Level 4 Hashut
       Enchanted Shield
    A shot taken during the second games
       Blood of Hashut
  • Infernal Castellan (BSB)
       Shield
       Dragonhelm
  • K'daai Destroyer
  • 6x K'daai Fireborns
  • 5x Bull Centaur Renders
       Additional Hand Weapons
  • 25x Infernal Guards
       Standard
       Musician
  • 24x Infernal Guards
       Standard
       Musician
Totaling to 2000pts. As you can see, it was a very weak list with only 61 models, mostly because of the limited number of models available at hand. In fact, there were still super glue stains in my hand when I was rolling the first few dice in the tournament.

Anyway, if the first highlight of the tournament for me was to be able to finish my miniatures on time (I had to take the friday off to make it happen btw), the main one was receiving my destroyer. I commissioned that job to Mr. Lee and he made short work of it. If not for his efforts, I would have entered the tourney with my regular dwarfs and most likely win it, heh... Some of you might expect some photos of the monster I guess; but it deserves its own article, so, a little patience...

When I ranked up my army before the games started, people who saw my force were generally full of praises. The lava bases were their favorite, as was the destroyer; but the comments I cared about most was that they look very coherent as an army. This was big for me and I had my doubts about that since I have been gathering miniatures from different manufacturers. I was pleased to hear I'm doing ok on that front.

So, how did I do in the tourney? I came second among 8 players, losing only to the Dark Elves player who won the tournament. I must admit that I was very lucky with my match-ups through the tournament, as in the two games I won, I played against inexperienced players. Hence, I don't think that this result actually represents my skills as a general, the strength of my list or the Legion of Azgorh army list at all. On the other hand, I bagged the sportsmanship award again: Three times in a row now... The most important thing about this was I got this award while placed 2nd in points. As you know, generally it does not happen this way... at all...

Being named as the best sportsman guy allowed me to brag around a little more, right after finished bragging about my new career: A pro-painter. Also, I think I found the name of my army now: Zharr Naggrund Gentlemen! Only fitting in my opinion; but will see if it becomes a thing.

Thursday, March 15

Countdown to İzmirCon

So, as I mentioned before, our local gaming convention, İzmirCon will take place at the end of this month. I'm keen on fielding a chaos dwarfs army for the WHF tournament which is scheduled for 1st of April, so I decided to take it a little seriously and built a roster to see what I need to paint. Here's what I'll aim for:

Daemonsmith (General, Level 2 Fire, Enchanted Shield, Dispel Scroll)
Infernal Castellan (BSB, Dragonhelm, Talisman of Preservation, Shield)
25x Infernals Full Command
24x Infernals Full Command
6x Bull Centaurs (xhw)
6x K'daais
5x Hobgoblin Wolf Riders (Bow, Musician)
K'daai Destroyer

I'm at 1999pts here with this setup. I know this is not the best list to play, it's very sub-optimal to be honest; but I'll have to field what I have in hand. Let me talk about the list a little.

So, with only 65 models, I think I will be outnumbered in every single game. It is just too low for 2k games. Too add more to my woes, I will only be able to field a level 2 for my arcane needs. There will be many difficult magic phases waiting for me, I'm sure :( I just could find enough points to fit a level 4 in. Maybe I'll drop the bull centaurs to swap the daemonsmith with a sorcerer-prophet; but at this time there are more pressing matters for me: The lack of infantries...

I have only 35 infantries ready right now, which means I'm 14 models away from fulfilling this list. I also need to build and paint 5 riders and finish the BSB which has spent way more time on my desk by now. Of course, I'll still need the destroyer and the daemonsmith painted by Mr.Lee, who will also make an appearance in the tournament with his filthy goblin horde. The destroyer and the daemonsmith miniatures already have 3 colors on them so, they can be fielded as-is even as a worst case scenario.

I ranted enough I guess. Please let me know what you think about the list and the bull centaurs I finished recently. I also added some group shots to show off what I have currently.






Monday, March 5

A Fistful of Infantries... and a Hero

Scibor Hero

İzmirCon is nigh... It is mainly an RPG event; but also hosts various wargaming activities. In the last two years, there were WHF tourneys. I only joined once because I was staff the other time; but generally, the tourneys in İzmirCon tend to be fun events.

This year, I plan to take my chaos dwarfs to the field; but it seems I'm still some way away from making it happen. With 25 days to go and only 30 or so infantry models are ready, I decided to turn my attention to infantries. I haven't prepared my list entirely yet; but either way this amount won't be enough for me to field a 2k force.

Long story short, I have 7 more infantry models ready. Mantic figures again, with some minor conversions here and there. Also, I painted a hero model from Scibor. This was also my very first resin model. I must say that I find it very interesting to work on resin. Since I had no idea about how to handle resin, like how to clean the mold lines, how to cut it even, I tried to work slowly with this model to prevent any damage. In the end, it turned out to be OK. It is light, even lighter then the plastics maybe; yet durable. But I think it needs to endure long years of gaming to fully earn it. I guess I will live and learn.







Friday, April 16

İlk "Unit Filler"im

23 Nisan tatilinde Ankara'da olacağım. MetuCon Bayramı bu sene 23-25 Nisan arası. Cuma ve pazar günleri LARP oynayacağım; ancak cumartesi günü Warhammer günü.

Aslında ilk başta, İzmirCon turnuvası için İzmir'e gelen Karargah Kulübü'nden Kyle ile 4000 puanlık bir maç yapma planımız vardı; ancak katılan Warhammerci arkadaşların sayısının artması üzerine, bir turnuva yapma ihtimali belirdi.

İster turnuva olsun, ister 4000 puanlık maç olsun, denemek için yaptığım rosterlerde şunu farkettim ki, core birliklerimin sayısı, olması gerekenin çok ama çok altında. Eksikleri tamamlamak için zamanım az olduğundan, bir unit filler yaptım.
Unit filler, rank and file birliklerde, birden çok modelin yerini kaplayan, o birlik için özel olarak temaya büründürülmüş minyatürlere verilen ad. Aslında uzun zamandır aklımda böyle bir şey yapmak vardı. Daha önceden bahsettiğim CoolMiniorNot sitesinde pek çok unit filler görmüştüm ve aklıma fikirler gelmişti.

Sonuç da fena olmadı gibi...

Monday, April 12

Dwarf Lord on Shieldbearers


Her Warhammer oyuncusu ordusunun iyi boyalı olmasını ister, orası kesin; ama kahramanlara biraz daha özenilir. İşte bu nedenle, halihazırda elimde olmasına rağmen boyasından memnun olmadığım Dwarf Lord on shieldbearers modelinin yerine bir tane daha boyadım.

Öncelikle şunu söyleyeyim ki, gerek Thorgrim, gerekse bu shieldbearer modelini tasarlayan adamlar belli ki çok eğlenmiş ve ortaya güzel bir ürün çıkarmış. Modelin kendisi bu kadar güzel olunca, ortalama bir boya işiyle bile çok hoş sonuçlar elde edilebiliyor.

Keşke bu model İzmirCon'dan önce gelseydi de küçük minyatürler kategorisini de kazansaydım, heh...

Thursday, April 8

We are the Champioooons....

İzmirCon mesaisi bitti. O sürede biriken işleri de yoluna koydum sayılır ve artık normal hayatıma dönüyorum yavaştan, hem de bir ödülle...

İzmirCon'da Warhammer başlıklı yazımda da belirttiğim gibi, İzmirCon'da hem bir WHFB turnuvası hem de boyalı minyatür yarışması düzenledik. Ben conventionda görevli olduğum için turnuvaya -maalesef- katılamadım; ancak boyalı minyatür yarışmasının her iki kategorisine de birer çalışmamla katıldım.

Yarışmadaki iki kategoriden ilki, küçükler kategorisi, "large" olmayan her türlü on-foot ve normal binekler üzerindeki humanoid minyatürleri içeriyordu. Sağdaki, Dwarf Lord with Hammer modelini yarışmaya hazırladığımdan daha önce de bahsetmiştim, eski okuyucularım hatırlayacaktır. Küçük minyatürler kategorisine bu minyatür ile katıldım.

Büyük minyatürler kategorisi ise basitçe, geri kalan her şeyi içeriyordu. "Large" minyatürler, savaş makineleri, tanklar, humanoid olmayan canavarlar, vb... Bu kategorideki adayım zaten çok uzun zaman önce belliydi: Dwarf High King Thorgrim Grudgebearer and the Throne of Power... İsmi kadar heybetli olan bu çok parçalı metal minyatürü yaklaşık 3 ay önce boyamıştım ve Kule'deki arkadaşlardan çok iyi yorumlar almıştım.

İzmirCon'un ilk günü olan cumartesi günü bir yandan turnuva devam ederken, diğer yandan da boyalı minyatür yarışması adayları sergilendi. Küçükler kategorisinde 13, büyükler kategorisinde 8 çalışmanın katıldığı yarışmanın değerlendirmesi 3 kişilik jüri tarafından yapıldı. Yarışmanın sonucunda, küçükler kategorisinde İstanbul Karargah Kulübü'nden arkadaşımız Fırat Uğurlu, The Masque modeliyle birinci oldu. Büyük minyatürler kategorisinde ise birinciii... Evet, Thorgrim ile bu kategoriyi kazandım! Benim gibi, bu hobide oldukça yeni olan birisi için gerçekten çok umut verici bir başarı oldu bu.

Boyama yarışmasının heyecanıyla turnuvadan bahsetmedim. Üçü İstanbul Karargah Kulübü'nden gelen arkadaşlarımız olan 8 katılımcıyla düzenlenen 1. İzmirCon Warhammer Fantasy Battles Turnuvası sonuçları şu şekilde oluştu:

1. Kyle Cruickshank (Daemons of Chaos)
2. Asım Mert Seyfioğlu (Vampire Counts)
3. Fırat Uğurlu (Daemons of Chaos)

Tüm katılımcılara ve ödül sponsorumuz Oversoul'a teşekkür ediyorum.

İzmirCon hakkında daha çok bilgi ve fotoğraf için http://www.izmircon.org adresini ziyaret edebilirsiniz.

Kyle, man, if you are reading this, please stop stalking Thorgrim all over the Internet already. It is over, I won the painting competition and the only reason you won the tourney is because I didn't participate, hee-hee... :D

Friday, March 12

Yarışmaya Hazırlanırken...

İzmirCon'daki boyalı minyatür yarışmasından bahsetmiştim daha önce. Yarışmadaki "büyük" kategoriye Thorgrim ile gireceğim, o kesin de "küçük" kategorisi için içime sinen bir model yoktu. Bu nedenle bir thane boyadım geçtiğimiz günlerde.

Gerçi Semih üstadı geçmek zor; ama bari challenge verelim...

Monday, March 1

İzmirCon'da Warhammer

İzmirCon'un etkinlikleri yavaş yavaş belli oluyor. Açıklanan ilk etkinlikler Warhammer üzerine oldu. Games Workshop distribütörü Oversoul'un ödül sponsorluğunda bir Warhammer Fantasy turnuvası ve Boyalı Minyatür Yarışması düzenlenecek İzmirCon'da.

Detaylar için, İzmirCon'un Etkinlikler sayfasını ya da Yan Etkinlikler forumunu ziyaret edebilirsiniz.

Wednesday, February 17

İzmirCon'10 Geliyor...

Fantezi ve bilimkurgu hayranlarının senelik toplaşkası İzmirCon, bu sene 27-28 Mart 2010 tarihinde Tepekule Kongre ve Sergi Sarayı'nda düzenlenecek.

Masaüstü ve canlandırmalı rol yapma oyunlarının yanı sıra Warhammer tanıtımları ve kart oyunları turnuvaları da İzmirCon'da planlanan etkinlikler arasında.

Detaylı bilgi için: http://www.izmircon.org