Village Games' Blog - Games Workshop

A PAINTING WIZARD...

nospam@example.com (Dan Hobot) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:05:00 -0700

Robb S., one of the store’s resident expert painters, has been working on a new Skaven Army for the Warhammer Fantasy Lords Campaign being run at the shop. He has been including all the bells and whistles (yes, that was a bad pun reference to the Skaven’s Screaming Bell) with the army and it is turning out really nice.

I have included a few shots of what he has done – if you would like to see it in person, I would highly recommend swinging by the shop on the Thursday campaign night to check it out.

Until next time…

Enjoy!

Dan

THE DARK ONES...

nospam@example.com (Dan Hobot) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:19:00 -0700

During one of the regular 40K night games I spied an army of the Dark Eldar cruising around the table. As that is not an army we have seen a whole lot of around the shop, I thought I might snag a couple of pictures of it in action.

Unfortunately, all I had was my cell phone handy so the quality isn’t great – but you can definitely get a feel for the army and the blasted no-man’s-land it was fighting across.

Until next time…

Cheers!

Dan

MORE WARFARE IN THE STARS…

nospam@example.com (Dan Hobot) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:25:00 -0600

The Battlefleet Gothic guys have been at it again – laying waste to starships in the dark future of the Imperium! They are now scheduling monthly games at the shops which include the infamous “Cruiser Clash” for training new recruits. With more players showing interest all of the time, this could turn out to be a great event every month (dare I even say weekly, if they get their campaign up and running?).

Anyways, enjoy the shots. Hopefully, as things take off, we will have even more awesome looking fleets to include as well. As always, if you are interested in joining keep and eye to the Forums and chime in – or stop by on their next game night!

Until next time…

Beware of the shooting star that changes direction!

Dan

SOME MORE FROM THE ARD BOYZ...

nospam@example.com (Dan Hobot) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:43:00 -0600

I found a couple more shots from the 40K ‘Ard Boyz Tournament that we held at the shop back in August. It gives you some idea of the number of players we had, and the armies fielded. With the Fantasy ‘Ard Boyz Tournament preliminary round coming up in just a week or so at the shop, it should definitely whet the appetite for all of you fantasy players out there. J

Until next time…

Good Luck!

Dan

A COUPLE OF SHOTS FROM THE ARD BOYZ...

nospam@example.com (Dan Hobot) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:59:00 -0600

Back in August the shop hosted one of the Games Workshop Ard Boyz Region Semi-Final Rounds. It was a great time with 22 players showing up to battle for three rounds. We had folks coming from all over the region including Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa.

Everybody seemed to have a great time, and despite the lack of a painting requirement, there were some really nice armies on the tables. I was so busy, I only managed to grab a couple of pictures so I didn’t capture all of the coolness, but at least you can get a taste.

Until next time…

Cheers!

Dan

THE 'NICE & FRIENDLY' TAU...

nospam@example.com (Dan Hobot) — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:33:00 -0600

One of our regular 40K layers (John M.) has a pretty nice looking Tau army he did himself. Not only did he come up with the paint schemes himself, he also did a lot of customer conversions & vignette dioramas for it as well - although I don’t think there is a whole lot of shots of the conversions in the pictures unfortunately.

In any event, I thought a few inspirational shots of the ‘Nice & Friendly’ army (his description, not ours…) would be cool. He brings it up fairly regularly, so if you ever are in on a 40K night check with John to see if he is playing that night. While he may share some of his modeling tips, he most certainly will regale you with the unit’s combat tales. J

Until next time…

Beware of Tau bearing gifts!

Dan

'ARD BOYZ UPDATE

nospam@example.com (Dan Hobot) — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 00:49:00 -0600

Recently the shop hosted a preliminary round of the Games Workshop ‘Ard Boyz 40K Tournament. It is a pretty hardcore tournament, with players fielding large armies and playing extended duration games. Unfortunately, the ‘Ard Boyz does not require the armies used to be painted, so an opportunity is lost for some impressive looking tables. None-the-less the tournament is a good one, with the players having a great (but exhausting) time.

The next round for the winners is the regional semi-finals, one of which is being held at the shop on August 8. We have already had participants signing up from Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota. For the winners of the regionals the next stop will be the nationals in Chicago.

Anyways, we are planning on putting on a top-notch program for the regionals in August so it should be a great time. If you are in the area that day and interested in some cool 40K I would highly recommend stopping by and checking out the action. In the meantime, here are some pictures of the battles raging that at the preliminaries.

Until next time…

Watch Out For ‘Dem Orks!

Dan

THE GW TERRAIN TABLE…

nospam@example.com (Dan Hobot) — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 00:25:00 -0600

One of our employees (Trent N.) bought himself one of the really nice Games Workshop modular terrain tables a while back. He has been working hard to get it finished which he finally did a couple of weeks ago.

Recently they got in a game on the new board and it looked great. I was very impressed how easy they are to finish, transport (with the handy bag that it comes in) and just how good they look on the table top.

If you stop by and ask real nicely, I bet Trent might just share with you the secrets to completing one for yourself (and be sure and ask about the super-secret discount on buying one of the tables… J).

Until next time…

May all of your flock stick!

Dan

FINISHING IN THE UNDERHIVE…

nospam@example.com (Dan Hobot) — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:14:00 -0600

These shots are a little out of date, but I thought I would put them on the blog to give some recognition to the Necromunda players who played in the inaugural league awhile back. At the end of the league the administrator (Chris L.) even had an awards ceremony complete with certificates and trophies.

A NECROMUNDA TABLE

SOME OF THE GANG

The group really had a great time, and has been working on their “gangs” ever since. I believe they will be kicking off another league or campaign of Necromunda sometime in the very near future, and from the discussions around the shop it looks like their turnout may even be bigger this time around!

SEE THEM PLAYING IN THE BACK...

I really enjoy their leagues, as their terrain layouts are pretty impressive – not many games have terrain set-ups that are as much as two-feet off of the tabletop. The banter and trashing talking also took on a life of its own – dare I say reaching “art form” status in some cases?

MOST NOTORIOUS GANG AWARD

Anyways, I think it suffices to say the next go ‘round is much anticipated!

Until next time…

Fear the Eschers!

Dan

40K GONE BERSERK…

nospam@example.com (Dan Hobot) — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:29:00 -0600

It has gotten out of control…it is overwhelming…it has almost reach insane proportions. The popularity of Warhammer 40K at the shop has grown to the point of threatening the sanity of the all of us “normal” gamers! On our 40K nights the shop is typically packed to capacity, and even on other days there always seems to be a game in progress somewhere in the shop.

I jest, of course, about being cursed with the Games Workshop fanatics – anything which encourages folks to game and get together for a sociable time is always a good thing. The passion with which the 40K’ers approach their games though, is pretty impressive. They know their lists, their opponent’s list and pretty much any obscure rule needed. The other thing I find really amazing (and pleasant) about these folks, is the friendly way in which they conduct themselves and play their games. There are no arguments over rules, raised voices over outcomes or even bad words about foes. They are truly a very friendly and welcoming crowd.

As an example, on the Warhammer Fantasy night (Mondays) a couple of new 40K players wandered into the shop having just heard out about us. Once the regulars found out that the new guys wanted to get more into 40K, a half dozen of them dropped what they were doing, gave the new guys a thorough tour of the shop and ran them through some teaching games. Now that is friendly - and dedicated to your hobby! As it turned out, one of the new guys picked up a store membership later that week and both have become regular fixtures at the shop.

We do enjoy having the Games Workshop crowd at the shop – they are a very fun bunch with a good sense of humor. And while not all of us appreciate the game the way they do, we can all admire their devotion and passion towards the hobby! (Now if we could just get some of them to actually paint their minis… J).

Until next time…

Hail to the bucket o’dice!

Dan

HERE COMES THE STOMPA…

nospam@example.com (Dan Hobot) — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 11:43:32 -0700

We recently received a preview copy of the new Ork Stompa from Games Workshop, which we promptly handed over to one of our pro-painters (Casey L.). Aafter apparently fighting for several hours with construction (not to mention having to sacrifice a few chickens to the modeling gods J), he was able to bring it up to the shop and begin the process of painting the great beast.

I must say the model is really impressive with lots of detail, bitz and interesting molded parts. It is fairly large, standing a good 12” or more tall. To paint it Casey decided to start with his airbrushes – something he has only recent begun to seriously dabble in – and work to brush detailing.

What you are seeing in these pictures is his work in progress. He has coated the whole model in a grey primer, a base coat of black and a light translucent red layer. He then went in and detailed the plates and equipment with a dark red to start building up to the final color.

All of this he has been doing with fairly inexpensive Testors airbrushes – the broader base coating single action starter model and the fine detail companion starter. Amazing so far isn’t it?

Well, I will try to post more in progress pics as he progresses. Until then…

Keep your brushes pointed!

Dan

BACK TO THE STARS

nospam@example.com (Dan Hobot) — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:50:46 -0700

A couple of quick pics of some 40K games at the shop recently. Our resident 40K guru Trent, just wrapped up a league that was pretty successful. He used a unique schedule (two weeks of games, followed by an off-week, followed by two weeks of games, etc.) and custom designed scenarios to give everybody a little different twist on the usual. Everybody seemed to have a great time, and is looking forward to the league ending 40K Rogue Trader Tournament we are hosting on the 6^th of December (which is open to everyone).

Because there were league points for painting on the line as well as for victories, Trent even managed to get some of the… least motivated, shall we say, members of the league to paint up their armies. Congrats to the whole group! Trent if now feverishly working on a campaign/league for the start of the new year.

I have also included a couple of shots of a display board one of our resident expert painters is working on (Robb S.). The board is working out great, although I am not sure Robb is so enthused about the Space Marine army he is prepping to put on it (is his starting a Tau army a bad sign???)

Anyways, enjoy the shots. Until next time…

Cheers!

Dan

MORE 'ARD BOYZ

nospam@example.com (Dan Hobot) — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:14:40 -0600

MORE ‘ARD BOYZ COVERAGE

Here are some more pictures from our 40K ‘Ard Boyz Tournament. Enjoy:

THE FRONT GAME ROOM

ORK BIKERS BY ALAN T.

ELDAR WALKERS BY ROBB S.

THE BACK GAME ROOM

TYRANIDS BY HERB L.

IMPERIAL GUARD CHIMERA BY MARK C.

VIKING MARINES BY TOBY M.

SEE WHAT I MEAN...

Until next time…

May all your cover saves be 6’s!

Dan

HERE COME THE 'ARD BOYZ AGAIN...

nospam@example.com (Dan Hobot) — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:20:00 -0600

‘ARD BOYZ 40K TOURNAMENT ‘08

Just a couple of weekends ago we hosted another of Games Workshop’s 40K ‘Ard Boyz Tournaments at the shop. What a tournament it turned out to be! We had 16 players who did battle that day – most of which had wonderfully painted armies, even though they were not required to as part of the tournament.

SPACE MARINES VS. ELDAR

Everyone seemed to have a great time – which is especially amazing given that there was no scoring in the tournament for sportsmanship! I couldn’t have been more pleased (and proud as a member of the gaming community) of the collegiality of the participants. At one point I actually heard the following exchange:

“…can I still shoot them?”

“It’s a friendly game, so go ahead.”

WATER WORLD SPACE MARINES BY JOSH B.

This said with a lot of real prizes on the line! Don’t get me wrong, we had some very good players in the tournament (and some rather cutthroat massacres) but the friendliness between players during the games and away from the table was wonderful.

AN ORC BATTLEWAGON

Before the tournament, we weren’t sure if we would want to host another of these ‘Ard Boyz Tournaments (in part due to some shenanigans pulled by GW), but after seeing the turnout (15 of 16 players were shop regulars) as well as the enthusiasm they had for the game and the tournament I don’t know that we have a choice. We were also talked into hosting another Village Games 40K Rogue Trader tournament later this fall, so keep an eye out for more information on that.

A CHAOS DEFILER

Throughout the day I snapped as many pictures as I could, which turned out to be way too many for a single post. So, I will be spreading them across a couple of blog entries so none are wasted. I will try and give credit to the army’s owner where known, but please forgive me as the memory fails you sometimes when you are sifting through loads of gaming photos.

AN IMPERIAL GUARD LASCANNON TEAM BY MARK C.

Well, until next time…

For the Emporer!

Dan

TERMINATORS ON THE HUNT

nospam@example.com (Dan Hobot) — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:54:00 -0600

Just a quick shot of some 40K Terminators advancing that I had in my library. I don’t remember exactly whose they were, but I thought the picture looked pretty cool so here you go:

Until next time…

Happy Gaming!

Dan