BAY HAMMER

What Can I paint in 24 hours?

2011-06-12T20:51:00.000-07:00

A question I never thought to ask myself un till yesterday morning when I started out on this mind numbing adventure. This all started last week when I heard that there was going to be a large Apoc game over at Legends. Well needless to say work and classes have been keeping my hobby time minimal (4-5 hours a week If I am lucky) So I set off to do several weeks worth of painting in the short span of one day (and then some, I kinda passed out after my third 5 hour energy after having made the mistake of sitting down on my awesomely comfortable microfiber couch to watch Cheech and Chong's next movie for a small break.) That being said let me just spill some wickedly touched up pictures down there for you good people to click on (24 hour paint bender with 3 hours of sleep has left me with no subtlety) enjoy.

This big guy took up a majority of my time, though most of the prep work and base coating was done the day before. I am quite pleased with how the fire turned out on this guy.

Again now subtlety here, everything in frame I painted in the course of the day (for the life of me I cant f

And last and quite literally least, ladies and gentlemen give it up for the B team, shakin it on the side lines because I simply just could not go any further (my thumbs now hurt when I try and open my paints)

And now the sad part of our story, I arrived at the shop only to find D and Dan where the only ones who showed up, what followed was a quite enjoyable but sevearly cut back game which topped out at 20k points, rather then the 200k I was expecting, rather than bi!#$ch and moan I quietly (and not so quietly) took out my rage on Dan's poor Imp guard, which where mercifully tabled down to the man (I even took out some scenery, that rock had it coming) So needless to say it was a fun game and I tip my hat to Dan who once again took a beating with a smile on his lips and a snappy comment for every tank D and I blasted into void space. My hat however does not tip to brother Ian who not only was unable to show for the game but apparently had done nothing to actually organize it. You sir will feel the full fury of my sass cannon once I have eaten and slumbered.

Cheers

Scott
BH Senior Zombie

GW Finecast release backhands retailors

2011-05-27T08:09:00.000-07:00

Just a little tidbit I picked up this week. For the initial release of finecast GW is basically handing out table scraps to all the independent retailers (they can order up to three models for each item out a of a list of 50 sku's) Most of the inventory allocation is going to be for GW's own retail stores and the web store. Not to far out of the ordinary, however the little nasty part kicks in here. Independent retailers wont be able to order any of the new finecast models for at least 3-4 months based on what I am hearing, so you can look forward to empty rack spaces and no juicy web retailer markdowns (though I hear WCC has manged to get their hands on some)

Comparatively this is not as bad as the euro embargo or that Australia business but it dose hurt retailers in the short run, and in some ways hurts GW aswell, those of us who want to buy on the cheap will wait the 3-4 months for retailers to get them, slashing GWs initial launch numbers if only by a little. The biggest problem I have though with this is that your FLGS is left hanging in the wind on carnifexs, incubi, and basically every cool badass you would want in your army for the next few months which means...you have to go through GW to get your fix, at retail price. It would seem that GW is taking back the reins rather brutally and this may be setting a precedent for future release practices.

I ask myself, are the corporate overlords to blame, or was it our own desire for cheap web deals that eventually did us all in. The answer probably lies somewhere in the gray area just off screen. That aside the moral of the story is, if you want that Tharka to head up your kan mob grab him now before the zero hour, or be stuck in HQless limbo till Christmas.

Cheers

Scott

BH Senior Editor.

P.S.

This is not of course confirmed so take it as you will, I have not spoken with anyone from GW directly on the matter and things do change.

Where In The world am I?

2011-05-20T08:23:00.000-07:00

The answer is everywhere. As some of our local readers already know I have been spotted less and less around the shop, this is mostly due to my new job, I wont say where, but the name of the company sounds a lot like 'microloft' That aside though my hobby time has actually been rather fruitful lately. After completely abandoning the perverted space elves and stowing the imperial legions I have had quite a bit of time to sit down and re build the war host. This time I decided to go iyendan (I also got my hands on a new toy, but more on that when its built)

So ill wrap up this quick blurb, not dead and still playing and I do intend to keep the blog going after the storm of activity dies down, and with my new found financial freedom I fully intend to expand our areas of interest to include other systems and possibly conventions.

Cheers

Scott

Old Stuff Day: Vampire Psyker

2011-03-02T10:12:00.000-08:00

In keeping with the spirit of things I decided to rummage around the old bitz box. Now off the cuff you might think that this handsome fellow is Mephiston, well according to the 1995 GW catalogue you would be wrong (he is clearly a psi vampire) that being said its interesting to see where current pieces got there start, some of Citadel's models from the 80s are just down right silly, while others are just plain beautiful. This particular piece will be finding new life in my latest space marine flavor of the month project so keep an eye out for this guy down the line.

Also just to stay in line with the old post format I present my short lived experimental Imperial 66 rule set.

Happy old Stuff day

Scott

BH Senior Editor.

P.S.

If you want to know more about Old Stuff day you can visit your local library, and when you realise that there was no point to going there use one of the public terminals to check out Rob over at Warhammer 39,9999

The Black Parade.

2011-02-15T10:46:00.000-08:00

First off, no not referring to that particular song by that group of goth pop icon wannabes. No I am referring to GW's armies on parade, which with some (and I cant stress the word some enough) thought on the matter I decided that I should do something up. That something as it turns out is Blood Angels. More accurately Death Company, my idea is to do a last stand scene with orks and Death Company and a Stormraven or two. A lot of the inspiration for this project came from Ron over at FTW and his articles on painting black armor, well that and I could never miss and opportunity to mess with Ian's head (who's recently done some wonderful work with his army)

That being said I hope to have the ball rolling on the terrain base sometime this week, with progress pics shortly after that. Things have been kinda hectic around the shop so Ill try to get back into regular posting, if you don't want to miss any of my hard hitting pules pounding articles check out my weekly column over at warhammer 39,999, its mostly hobby related articles but I plan to do some introspective pieces and stratagy articles as well.

Cheers

Scott

BH Senior Editor

Stormraven: Is it a game changer?

2011-01-27T10:35:00.000-08:00

As of late all the buzz at GW (and the community at large) has been split between the Skaven death machines and a quirky little shoebox full of guns called the Stormraven. Yes when this big uggo was released to the blogosphear articles sprang up left and right proclaiming there love or hate for the new model. But where is the tactica? Certainly there where more then a couple people who chose to kitbash the then mysterious flying box including this handsome devil made by Brent, but there was only a smattering of actual tactics related posts. Now I will again state that I do not play Blood Angels, that's Ian's bat. Why then would I talk about this unit in battle. While I may not field the "that time of the month" marines I have watched this unit get thrown about and smashed time and time again (I also read the codex but thats not really an important point.) So let us regard this as my thoughts on the unit based upon observation.

Where to start, how about the size? Ahh yes the size, the Stormraven is not a small piece, its roughly the same size as the Valkyrie, add to that it is stuck atop a tall flying base and thus making it one tough bastard to hide "but Scott it gets its own cover save for moveing flat out" You have a point there imaginary heckler. While it dose gain the 4+ save for moving flat out its not practical to use it, especially if you are currently transporting a unit. Flatout saves where effectively castrated in the last FAQ, thus making it a rather risky proposition to chance several hundred points worth of units and up to three possible kill points on a 4+ cover save "but what about the ceramite plating, that's gotta count for something right?" Why yes it does, it discounts one weapon from the massive arsenal of anti armor based units. Don't get me wrong, flipping the bird to melta based weapons is all good in my book but its no eldar energy field (I hate those damn things) Fancy armor aside you are essentially fielding a beefier Valkyrie, this means that like the Valkyrie your opponent is going to throw every anti armor unit he has at it (well the ones within range anyways)

How would I field it in combat? Well lets look at what its designed for, which naturally is clubbing baby seals at close range (baby seals being guard, tau, eldar, nid gaunts) It also has fairly decent anti armor capability but we will get to that later. Hurricane bolters and nose mounted rocket launchers say this bad boy is good at wracking up a high body count with light infantry (baby seals) Compound that with the ability to drop off a squad of rather ornery Deathcompany and there Big black armored buddie gives you a pretty good picture as to why I see this more as a striker unit then a blocker or a hunter. The ability to drop in on an objective point and unleash a crate full of raged up armored killing machines makes the Stormraven an ideal unit for objective clearing, and after its done unleashing hell it can go on its merry way to harass other would be threats to your precious blasted out husk/holy shrine that you currently do not wish to share with the other player/s.

Ok so deep striking shoebox with assault vehicle rules makes it an awesome striker, but how about that anti armor I mentioned earlier. Lets start off with the first and for some reason most popular choice, TL lascannons. Ok these bad boys are pretty much at the top of the heap when it comes to popping heavy armor, and twin linked makes them even more potent, but here's the trade off, your almost guaranteed at the very least one glancing shot, the down side is you get one glance/pen, one. Call me greedy but I would like a little bit more out of my shooting phase when I am dealing with those pesky template chucking bastards that are currently blasting the new finish off my tac marines. This is the reason I prefer the assault cannon, sure its only strength 6 but that will hole most anything short of a Landraider (and yes I have a plan for that to) and instead of banking on one solid shot from the lascannon you now have three twin linked possible glances that your opponent is now forced to divy up amongst his squad (or forced to take all three on his precious command squad rhino/carnifex/unicorn) Let us then add a little power of the machine spirit to the mix, when opening up a transport (insert which ever soup can you are currently facing) you now have that lovely possibility of squeezing those units out into the open, then forcing saves with your trusty hurricane bolters/typhoon missile launcher. Barring some truly terrible (and very possible) rolls you can in theory have your cake and eat it to (the cake in this instance being the slagged remains of your enemy's ride and the eating it part refers to said units inside sucking the business end of your bolters) Of course kitting your raven out with some fangs (nose mounted tl multi melta) and tl lascannons can also be a nasty prospect for any armored unit so really its up to you weather you want to punch hard or land more hits.

So using the above statements one can see that the Raven dose indeed have the capability to be both gunship and transport and still manage to balance the two. As a rule of thumb though you might want to take two. Using the same logic applied from lessons learned with the landraider its usually a good idea to split your opponents target priority, this also gives you the ability to outfit one unit as a striker and one as a hunter.

I have yet to formulate any pardigrams (fancy word for another word that means organization I think) for the Ravens use with the Grey Knights. This is mostly due to the fact that I cant see into the future and don't have many solid facts about the new composition. That aside though I see the greatest value in the Stormraven being it's ability to drop off all the kids at the pool (even the chubby one) A full unit of infantry plus a dred is great, and saves the need to throw that big bastard in a drop pod. That and the cornucopia of weapons options available also add a little extra spice to the mix. I still feel though that this unit is more suited as an infantry blender then part time tank hunter. There are also a few reasons that make the Raven a less then optimal choice when it comes to points and the force org, making the Raven a heavy support rather then a fast attack really limits its potential as a game changer, you have to choose between mobility and fire power when you field this thing.

Over all I don't see the Stormraven as a big game changer, I have seen it in action and I have read the reports, most of the time it's shot down shortly after deployment. In the land of IG mech lists and razor spam its hard to weather the storm of firepower being thrown around, at best you can really pummel a dug in unit That's been eyeing up that objective point. I have been wrong before though (so we entered an abandoned mine shaft instead of the gift shop big whoop) so I am fully prepared to eat crow on this one should things turn out different.

Cheers

Scott

BH Senior Editor.

Less for More: Blood Angels Battleforce

2011-01-19T10:50:00.000-08:00

Today the blogosphear lit up as GW pulled back the curtain on the highly anticipated blood angels 2.5 wave release, and indeed it looked to be a solid release with many new models and the long hinted at battle force, which is why when I saw the battleforce I could not contain my overwhelming sense of unsatisfaction.

I mean I try not to rag on GW to hard, in fact I enjoy using a fair few of their products and Ill buy the occasional copy of white dwarf, but this set was so lacking it deserved commentary. Alright first off you are getting less by buying the blood angels battleforce, and not just a few pieces you are losing about a fourth of the pieces from the regular battleforce, they essentially yanked out the scouts and the additional combat squad and just dumped some Death company in there and slapped a new cover on the box, then ran to the rooftop and declared to all that a new box set was born. Normally I can take a little canoodling on the part of GW marketing dept, but this was just a slap in the face. Not only am I to pay more for this so called BA battle force but I am also expected to accept that death company are going to be a part of my army. GW is so sure that this will work that they felt it necessary to add another $10 to the regular price tag of $90.

lets look at some counter points. First off the Blood Angels are one of the hip new forces on the block (despite what the pointy eared space pervs might say) so naturally you can expect to pay a little more for a popular box set (this logic makes sense in the reverse universe that the GW marketing dept lives in where you where shoes on your hands and slaps to the face are a formal greeting) so I can see a few extra bucks for a set that looks and plays halfway decent is ok. Going back to them being the new kids on the block, they are new, well not brand new but if you look at things from a fiscal year perspective they are new, and they are not as popular as some other sets that have been bought and paid for long ago or already had molds but where re packaged. Combine that with the fact that GW is releasing two new large plastic kits and you could maybe get a glimpse of the big picture, molds cost money, lost of money, and while Dark Eldar may be flying off the shelf blood angels have been contempt to simmer.

So maybe those are not the best points, I am not great with economics and I sure as hell don't have a copy of GW's internal sales records for Q3 open in front of me right now. The one thing I do know though is when I or someone near me is getting screwed (its like spidy sense) I wont tell you not to buy this kit, but I will say that i would tally up your costs as apposed to buying a regular SM battleforce and some death company (especially from your FLGS or from WCC) Maybe there is something here I don't see, but then again there is already a few things I don't see and that's why I made this post.

Cheers

Scott

BH Senior Editor.

On The Painting Table: A lot of blisters

2011-01-05T20:14:00.000-08:00

Over the holidays I managed to pick up a full list of commissions and projects from a few clients, what you see here is a big direct order that just came in last night that is made up of Cpt Stern, Eldrad, Tyrannic War vets, A librarian with book, Termie Chaplain and Kharn the Betrayer. You may also enjoy picking out the various other little doodads strewn about my work space (its kinda like those ISPY kids books) Anyways just wanted to get up a quick blurb, expect more updates in the near future.

Cheers

Scott

On The Painting Table: Chaos Termie Lord

2011-01-04T20:28:00.000-08:00

Its been a month of firsts for me painting wise, it started with Tau and has now extended to Chaos. I have had a lot of 'fun' working on different combinations finding out which ones work best for getting that off the box look. I lucked out in a sense, with my client asking for Black Legion I can't say that this was a rough introduction in to chaos paint schemes, but it was interesting working out the right blend of golds and wash.

I loved the cape on this guy, on top of a bunch of bitz I will undoubtably be incorporating in another build in the near future this kit comes with a ton of nifty bitz and bobs. But the reason I like the cape is its folds take well to blending and washing.

And thats about it, as you may have noticed I have been playing around with my light box again, still working on getting that dialed in so bear with me in the mean time.

Cheers

Scott
BH Senior Editor

Happy New Year: 2010 a year of progress

2010-12-31T19:42:00.000-08:00

The magic hour draws nearer and the guys all wanted to get one last post in before the ball drops. Rather then run through everything we are just going to to a quick recap of everything that made 2010 a great year for 40k and Fantasy. First off the updates, not just Dark Eldar, Space Wolves, Blood Angels and not to mention the slew of new kits to go with them. In 2010 we saw two dead armies be reborn (BA and DE) and got a ton of new all plastic kits to go with them. Its been a year of progress, with new codices and new kits the community had its fill of new material and new possibility's. There where also the new modules for Battle Missions and Spearhead. And then of course there was the sensational release of Fantasy 8th edition and the waves of new skaven (including the awesome island of blood set)

But not all was good. we saw price increases and scandal (well at least in the Oakridge store) With no official word on weather 2011 will see another price increase or not a lot of gamers are growing weary of the constant price fluctuations, who knows what the new year may hold for us.

For the most part how ever the community has never been stronger. With fresh faces and new talent being brought into the fold and new blogs and webcasts starting up all over 2010 has been one of the best years for growth in terms of the net community.

But the web community is not the only place we have seen growth. Our own gaming group over at Legends Games has exploded, from a couple of us meeting on the weekends and wailing on each other has grown to well over thirty people with a core of about ten regulars. We also started our increasingly popular play for paint tournament series over at the shop. With regular events and games we have seen our small group of gamers grow into a small community.

As for the store we have gone from this
To this...

We also saw the holidays go off with a bang, with Legends first annual "Seasons Beatings" tournament. Seven of the stores top generals and Seer's battled it out for the top spot.

This year also saw my transformation from a relatively casual hobbies into a "professional Painter" I went from the occasional unit to having a full workload with waiting list. D has yet to let me live down the shame of turning into the one thing I love to hate on the inter webs (mostly eBay) Which brings me to the post I should have made a few days ago, but thanks to a blizzard and several shipping delays I couldn't do so until tonight.

Yes tonight I finally got a light box, nothing fancy, but the best part is its compact and stows away easily. So expect more (hopefully decent) photos of future projects. Also I just had to break this thing in (and considering how bad my last botched light tent attempts)

Well that's about it, so tonight raise a glass to the emperor or the ruinous powers and drink deep, but have a toast for all of us to, from the guys down in the trenches to the Fly Lords of Terra. From all of us at Bay Hammer have a happy new years.

Cheers

Scott
BH Senior Editor

Happy Holidays

2010-12-24T22:16:00.000-08:00

Well its that night of oh so special nights once more, with several drinks behind me and a groggy morning of family and merriment ahead of me I would like to say on behalf of myself and the whole crew over here at Bay Hammer. Have a happy holiday (which ever yours may be) and good new year, filled with brutal battles and plenty of plastic crack and friends and fun.

Cheers

Scott
BH Senior Editor

Ultramarines Movie Quick Review No Spoilers

2010-12-11T21:15:00.000-08:00

Hey all,

Received my special edition collector's set of the Ultramarines Movie today. It was a fairly decent first attempt at video. There were some choppy moments but I've seen worse productions. The characters and weapons are detailed just like the miniatures so it's easy to tell what is what if you are familiar with the game. The 76 minutes go by pretty quick and it definitely leaves you wanting to see more.

The extras are not very impressive considering the $39.98 price tag. The extras on the disc are about what you would expect from any other DVD. The higher price is more than likely for the packaging and the 32 page hardback book that comes with it.

Overall I give it 3 out of 5 stars. Worth it if you're a diehard fan of Space Marines. If you're a 40k fan but don't really care about the Space Marines I would say to wait until the regular edition comes out at a lower price or borrow it from a friend.

D

On The Painting Table: Dark Eldar Warrior

2010-12-06T17:50:00.000-08:00

So weeks after the storms died down over Dark Eldar (of which I shamelessly got caught up in and bought out a few box sets) I finally got to sit down and start painting the little buggers. I will start by stating that I did in all honesty attempt to go all out with the highlight out of the box style that most people seem to be going with, after that came out looking horrid I moved on and went for the more deep blended look you see here. I still have a long way to go on this project but at least I have a theme laid down.

The flash doesn't really show the actual shading, the purple really comes out under direct light, otherwise the piece looks almost black with a deep tinge of purple which I feel adds a suitable heir of menace about them.

Cheers

Scott
BH Senior Editor

On The Painting Table: Tau Crisis Suit Commander

2010-12-05T02:02:00.000-08:00

The holidays are a time for merriment, warm chocolaty drinks and dragging the corpse of a recently eviscerated Douglas fir into your living room to adorn with shiny balls. It also happens to be that time of year when my wallet shrinks, so to off set this I have taken on a few small commissions. The first of which is this piece of canned sushi, I painted this guy up using my thirty minute mini technique (soon to be on dvd) For about an hours worth of work I think he came out alright. I started with a liberal brushing of lyenden Darksun followed by a good dry brushing of tausept ochre and Boltgun metal for the details. Ill do some touch up on him later today.

Cheers

Scott
BH Senior Editor

GW Glue: The sillines continues

2010-12-04T09:01:00.000-08:00

So the other day the shop received its weekly order and while rummaging around the latest shipment of plastic crack I happened to notice something a bit odd. GW appears to have changed the plastic glue bottle to the old super glue bottle, why they did this is beyond me as the previous bottle already had problems with clogging so anything with a narrower tip just screams wasted minutes spent with a tac nail trying to de gunk the damn thing. The reason I bring this up is because Jawaballs posted a rather decent blurt about GW glues, I myself use them mostly because I just seem to acquire them while working on projects or commissions but I have to say that I do not care for them or the price. I have not tried the new bottle out but one might assume that the new bottle and narrow aperture may mean they thinned down the mix to be less like 4 day old hair gel. What do you think about the numerous design changes GW has gone through with there hobby supplies this year?

Cheers

Scott

BH Senior Editor

Bowing out: A lesson in losing

2010-11-29T08:48:00.000-08:00

As D pointed out to me the other day its been a while since I have managed to get a post up, and rather then bore you with a quick snapshot of my DE army in progress I thought I would post something more meaningful.

Today I would like to talk about surrendering gracefully. Now some will say "why not just play through and take the loss" well there are a couple of reasons you might want to simply opt out, the biggest one being time, if you simply cant finish by the time you expected to leave it can be appropriate to bow out and call it a game, but do make sure that you do not do this to your advantage. What I mean by that is call the game a loss or a draw depending on the situation. Another reason you may wish to end a game early is a well analyzed evaluation of your options, in some situations you can see weather or not it is worth it for you to stick it out or call it a day and pack up early. I particularly like this option as it gives you time to pack up and talk about the game and go over what went wrong in your strategy, or simply go and grab lunch or drinks. A good example of this was when I played D at 2000 points the other day. The first half of the game went rather well for me, but by turn four out of the two objectives he had one and was contesting the other by placing several squads of guardians in waveserpants around my poor lone chimera and the squad of ten farseers on jetbikes did not bode well. True I did have two tanks still fully operational but at that point there could be little done tactically to change the outcome of the battle. There is not always a way to cheat death my friends, and so sometimes it is necessary to embrace it then get a sandwich.

The third and most disliked option is simply the "I don't really feel like playing anymore" If it comes to this there should be a decent reason behind it other then getting your rear entrance kicked in. Illness and stress (I am talking real stress) death of a pet or loved one. Let us be honest though, if any of those are affecting you then you should not be playing that day in the first place, but should it come to that simply state that you do not wish to continue due to what ever it is that is actually inhibiting your game play. If your opponent is a sportsman then it would be proper to arrange another match when you are in better condition.

That being said I am sure there are many ways to bow out of a game but the point of this article is that no matter why or how you do it, be sure to be sure to show respect and do so in a way that will not offend. The point of casual games is to have fun and work on strategy or throw down with friends. So the next time you feel the need to drop out remember to be a good sport about it and try not to ruin the experience for yourself or your opponent.

Cheers

Scott
BH Senior Editor

Eldar Vs Space Wolves Apocalypse Battle...Worst Beatdown Ever???

2010-11-17T19:43:00.000-08:00

Not making light of serious injury but it seemed appropriate to describe the level of beatdown, actual images from the game would be to shocking for us to actually post.

Last month Scott threw out a challenge for anyone to step up and take on my Eldar army. 2 days ago one of our newer players (another Scott) issued a challenge with his Space Wolves army. It was 5500 per side and he said he could take down my Titans. This may be a historical moment in 40K history with how the game turned out. Sorry we didn’t get to take any pics as we were all in shock at how the game was going.

The table was laid out with 2 4’x8’ sides and a connecting bridge that was 4’x4’. I ended up with first turn and held everything in reserve. Scott dropped 3 Drop Pods on my side of the table. 1 with Logan Grimnar (with a Vortex Grenade strategic asset) and 5 Terminators with Thunderhammers and Stormshields, 1 with Njal Stormcaller and 5 Terminators with Thunderhammers and Stormshields, & the third with a Venerable Dreadnought. He ran Logan and his squad towards an objective hidden under a Skyshield Landing Pad, Njal and his squad into nearby ruins and the Venerable was out in the open. With nothing to shoot at we jumped to turn two.

I deployed a Warlock and a Phantom Titan. The Warlock Titan killed Njal and his entire squad along with the Drop Pod they came out of and destroyed the Skyshield Landing Pad. The Phantom destroyed the Venerable and the 5 Terminators in Logan’s squad. End of my turn. Scott deployed a Predator, 2 Rhinos, 2 Land Speeders and another squad of Terminators on his board edges. He ran Logan Grimnar but he was too far to use the Vortex Grenade and the rest of the army was far out of range. End of turn 2.

I brought out my last 2 units which was a Revenant Titan and the Avatar. I moved and ran the Avatar onto an objective and moved the Revenant forward. The Warlock took out half the Terminators that had just come onto the board. The Revenant took care of the 2 Landspeeders and the Phantom destroyed the Predator and 1 Rhino. End of my turn. Scott deployed the rest of his army but was still out of range for any shooting. End of turn 3.

TheWarlock Titan rolled 3 6’s to power up the Psychic Lance and failed the save, suffering a glancing hit. Scott rolled a 4 and chose for the Psychic Lance to not fire for 1 turn. The Titans made quick work of what was on the board and left 1 lone Terminator, a Whirlwind with no weapons, Bjorn Fellhanded and a Venerable Dreadnought. We decided to call the game at that point since everything would be annihilated by next turn.

Yes the game ended with Scott not getting to fire a single shot the entire game. The guys watching the game could not believe it either.

Finally a decent Eldar Fast Attack choice...The Hornet

2010-11-05T11:18:00.000-07:00

Eldar players rejoice! Forge World announced the release of the first of several new Eldar units coming out in Imperial Armour 11.

The Hornet is a fast attack vehicle that can be fielded in squads of 3. More details and experimental rules can be found on the Forge World website. http://http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/New_Stuff/ELDAR-HORNET.html

Blood Angels, Space Wolves and Tyranids OH MY!

2010-10-28T15:06:00.000-07:00

Hello there, Ian back from I don't remember when I made a post last, I haven't really been making any posts lately because I've been busy with school, working on my Tyranids, Ill be getting a photo of that mainly the Tervigons, and some awesome bikers, they are slowly coming along, ill get a photo of that as well up at some point. But my next biggest project is making a Tyrannofex, that's going to be fun.

In spirit of Halloween, I am holding a mini campaign on both Friday and Saturday, competitors, are allowed one HQ unit up to 200 points, and no retinues are allowed. The opposing force and game parameters will be revealed that day. There will be multiple games and some prize support, sign ups will be mandatory before each game and 3 players per round, all rules will be explained at the store. There is also boards for free play while waiting or if you would like to just get in some pick up games. Other than that Happy wargaming and see you tomorrow if you make it!

Just a quick reminder that this event will be held at Legends Comics and Games in Cupertino. There is no entry fee and all GW products are 10% off, and you can still get 15% off all new Dark Eldar sets by advance ordering until November 1st

Project: Relictors

2010-10-21T20:37:00.000-07:00

Its been awhile since I got one of my project posts up. I started out with the idea of doing up a whole battle company, unfortunately work, painting commissions and life kept me from getting anything substantial done with these. Ian helped me out by doing the basing so all in all they came out looking ok, I spent about a month getting the force built up and painted, I will probably use them as a secondary tournament list after I add another squad and a few more vehicles. Whats not pictured is the squad of sniper scouts and an assault squad I have yet to base.

I like how the terminators turned out, this was the first time I used a new technique for energy weapons, they are actualy a little less vivid in real life, I had edit a tad the color saturation (its hard to make a bounce flash out of a box covered in tinfoil and a single slave flash.

Cheers

Scott
BH Senior Editor.

Neighborhood Watch

2010-10-20T10:09:00.000-07:00

A few days ago Big Jim over at Galaxy in Flames had his Soul reaper chaos army stolen from his van while out to lunch. While there can be little done in this situation we as a community do have a massive tool at our disposal, collective awareness, those who follow Jims blog and no doubt most of the 40k/fantasy blog community is now aware that this army is out there. What can you do, well first off check Ebay regularly, also make sure to check for mis-tagged or posted listings, odds are that the thief just grabbed the easiest thing he could and doesn't actually know much about the hobby (but don't rule that out) The second thing you can do is regularly check craigslist for ads in the area, be suspicious of army's for sale with no pictures, ask if they could provide some (be very careful though if you choose to meet the lister, this person could be armed or unstable or both) The other thing you can do is keep your eyes peeled at events and tournaments. Often stolen army's will be sold under the table in much the same manner that stolen art is sold or fenced.

On a closing note I would like to say we are sorry for your loss Jim and that we will be on the lookout for any signs of the Reapers.

I would also like to add a note for all of us. I know its easy to leave a bag or case in the car or on a table at the shop. If your keeping your army carrier in your car try to obscure it, or put it in the trunk if you have one. With vans and hatchbacks its harder but sometimes just a wire bike tether locked and looped through a door handle can deter a smash and grab. Thieves target easy to grab items like bags and electronics, so if you make it harder to walk off with the better chances you have of not loosing the item.

Scott

BH Senior Editor

Eldar Craftworld Ulthwe 23000 points worth

2010-10-17T13:27:00.000-07:00

Here it is, the big show. D has been slaving away for the past six months on what is possibly one of the most impressive Eldar craftworld collections I have ever seen. Now I know there are probably a few people out there that say "mines bigger" D has extended an open challenge to anyone who wishes to throw down (with a cash prize to be determined) But in the mean time we hope you get some enjoyment out of this post. They may not be that outdated but Eldar don't get as much love as they used to in past so we love to see new eldar players come in and enjoy the collection which rotates out every week in the front cases, anyways I am dragging this out, enjoy some detail shots after the jump.

The scary thing is that the collection is still expanding with each passing month. Below are some pics of D's work in progress projects.

Cheers

Scott (Posting for D)
BH Senior Editor

Something something this way comith

2010-10-15T01:52:00.000-07:00

That's right, after the weeks of dead space this Sunday we are going to unveil something big, something mind bending huge. Also we are going to be back on for regular weekly posting. So if your the slightest bit curious (we know you are) check the blog this coming Sunday afternoon. Here's a hint, its something in direct response to a recent wargames gallery post.

Game Nights and Good deeds

2010-10-02T17:09:00.000-07:00

First off I would like to direct you over to Dave Taylors site. As many of you already know two of his close friends are going through some rough times and he has selflessly started up a charity/auction, offering up a wonderfully crafted Adeptus Custodes army. Time and time again Dave has shown the community his incredible work and shared his tricks of the trade with us, so if you can, give a little to help out a lot.

Next up I would again like to tip my hat to another blog. This one goes out to Mike and John over at SC Warhammer, congratulations on your awesome game night (sadly I could not attend) That being said I would also like to report that BH's own game nights over at Legends comics and games in Cupertino have been becoming increasingly popular. This weekend wraps up the first leg of the on going 'Battle for Het' campaign. With over eight or so players whittled down to the top three its been a long fight for the top spot. If you want to get in on the action come by Fridays and Saturdays from 12-6pm every weekend.

In related news, our host Legends Comics and games took home the title of "Best in the Bay best comic book store" in the San Jose Metros best of the bay. And while the award is for best comic book store we know that a fair few of the votes also mentioned the game side, so from Legends to Bay Area readers and customers thank you.

Cheers

Scott
BH Senior Editor

The battle for Het begins...

2010-09-20T17:38:00.001-07:00

This weekend all manner of war and destruction was let loose when Legends Games in Cupertino CA kicked off the first round of games in its new "Battle for Het" campaign tournament. It was a full house with standing room only as players from all over the Bay Area duked it out to claim first blood in bout one of the CTF tournament. We saw a lot of SM/IG lists but I spied a few Xenos in the mix as well. While this may not be the biggest game on the block it certainly marks a turning point in our development, as the series is a co opted by BH's own brother Ian.

So if your looking to work on your small game (lists limited to0 750pts and there's no entry fee) or just have fun, feel free to drop in on Friday or Saturday morning and sign up. Drop ins are always welcome (its a cumulative point system) and we are always looking to help new or returning players get back into the hobby. Both myself and Ian will be on hand to answer questions or offer help with getting set up if need be. If you have any questions or want to sign up for a game in advance email us at BayHammer@gmail.com

Cheers

Scott

BH Senior Editor

P.S.

I mentioned last week that we have been very busy with other projects, well this is one of them. Look out for more BH/Legends events and gatherings in the near future.

GW Store closing: The resolution.

2010-09-14T10:53:00.001-07:00

Alright so awhile back I brought you a shocking tail of poor management and dramatic exits. Now I bring you the actual series of events that led to the firing of the entire sales team and the store closing.

From what I have managed to piece together the story goes somthing like this. The manager at the oakridge store had for some time been embezeling money in the form of petty cash and merchendise (yea stealing space marines to line his pockets) and the final total of his devious gains ammounted to some where around $15,000. So loss prevention flanked by the spooks from corporate (actually flew in from England) came in and presumably took the store manager in the back room and bolter whipped him tell he confessed and then went about firing the whole sales team as corporate tradition dictates in this situation.

Well there you have it, not as dramatic as a mass walk out but still shocking non the less. The moral of the story, dont line your pockets with misfortune and lies, or dont friggin bite the hand the feeds you.

Cheers

Scott
BH Senior Editor

P.S.
I know we have not been posting much but there is a few reasons for that, but shhh, secret projects are being worked on for the new Bay Hammer for 2011 (as you can see by the constant changing of the site) but its more then that, much more...matching t-shirts more.

Apocalypse Video

2010-09-04T17:33:00.000-07:00

Well I have been rather busy slaving away both at the store and on various other projects that are currently sucking away my free time. So for now I give you a brief compilation of some of the battles we have had over at Legends in Cupertino, shot by the talented Mr Aron, who up to this point did not inform me of the videos existence. Look out for more battle reps in the near future

Cheers

Scott
BH Senior Editor

Local GW store suddenly closes doors.

2010-08-25T20:52:00.001-07:00

Mystery and intrigue surrounds the sudden closing of one of the Bay Areas central GW outlets in Oakridge mall in San Jose California. Details remain sketchy as to why the store was closed without any sort of notice or warning but some rumors have surfaced to explain the sudden closer.

The leading story tells of a mass exodus of presumably unhappy employees who up and quit with no advance notice, leaving only two other employees in charge of the store who soon after also quit, this is of course only a rumor and the true story remains to be heard but we will attempt to get to the bottom of this.

Should there be any validity to this story one is left with many disturbing questions as to what could have lead to this rather drastic and dramatic conclusion, where the work conditions unbearable? Was it perhaps some sort of outward pressure from corporate overlords? Maybe even a hostile work environs. Alright so maybe we are sensationalizing things a tad, but you have to ask yourself, what could cause an entire staff to quit a paying job in a state with one of the highest unemployment levels in the country and on the tail end of one of the worst recessions in US history. Only questions remain, questions we may never answer but in the mean time a GW store sits empty, gates drawn and a community of gamers both new and old displaced indefinitely.

Scott
BH Senior Editor

Relictors Drop Pod WiP

2010-08-18T19:05:00.000-07:00

Life has been keeping me plenty bust over the last few weeks, so my me time has been at a minimum. But I have still managed to pick away at the mountain that is my Relictors battle company. below is one of the three drop pods that I will be loading up with assualt marines and one dred (if this is a stupid idea please let me know) Other parts of the project include 50 infantry units and around 15-20 terminators and that's fust what I have on the work bench.

I still have to bash the whole thing together after the gloss dries, also I would like to thank Siph over at WeeMen for provideing me with a fair ammount of referance pictures for Relictors painting styles.

Cheers

Scott
BH Senior Editor

Undercoat Black: The straight dope

2010-08-13T21:44:00.000-07:00

I was reading the comments on warseer about the new GW paint sets, and I noticed a trend in the comments, the amount of confusion over what exactly undercoat black is. Alright so let me start off with a little factoid that most people are not aware of, in the past and including the last paint set GW did not actually include chaos black, the black in the old paint set was actually a much thinner brush on primer. Ok so keeping that in mind, undercoat black is actually that brush on primer in a new bottle, it is not chaos black, the actual chaos black paint is a thicker mix and has a bit of a gloss finish, undercoat black is a thinner black matte paint. And indeed if you look on some of the older model boxes it shows the diagram of how to brush on the primer layer.

Well I hope that clears everything up.

Scott
BH Senior Editor.

WFB Island of Blood Unboxing Video

2010-08-11T17:53:00.000-07:00

Bay Hammer Exclusive.
GW really takes the mystery out of upcoming releases with their advanced order page, but all the same I still felt it necessary to share this. Through my various contacts we managed to get our hands on an advance store copy of the box set and I being the progressive type that I am decided to do this un boxing on video. Mind my ineptitude with some of the unit names.

Cheers

Scott
BH Senior Editor

SM Flavor of the month: Relictors

2010-08-04T11:58:00.000-07:00

So I was browsing about the net looking for some interesting ideas for my third set of AoBR marines and happened to stumble upon a site based on the obscure and loosely official Relictors Space Marine chapter. After reading a bit more on the background and picking up the unofficial army list I was hooked, a phone call and a short meet up later and I managed to secure almost a full companies worth of mixed marines and other vehicles that I soon plan to add to full project (I plan to make a full battle company) But alas my plans where soon shoved off to the side when I managed to pick up a slight summer cold that has had me living on my couch for the last few days.

So here are a few marines and a terminator. I am brining in a termie librarian next week to make up my HQ choice for my actual list and another Land Raider for my assault marines. So as always questions and comments always welcome.

Cheers

Scott
BH Senior Editor.

New Forge World piece: Ok things are just getting silly

2010-07-30T14:43:00.000-07:00

So if you havent checked out the latest forge world newsletter you wont have noticed the new piece of kit pseudo storm raven like drop ship that they are supposedly releasing soon. Ill be honest, I like the stats, but the model looks like GW was trying to release a space marine piece that looked like something out of Homeworld 2 (or possibly a popular movie franchise which cant be mentioned without the concsent of George Lucas) Its not a bad model but lets be honest, this thing looks a trifle bit out of place in the grim and blocky universe that is Warhammer 40k. questions comments and hate mail all gladly accepted.

Cheers

Scott

BH Senior Editor

P.S.

due to some problems at the shop the regular BH radio show will not be airing.

Rough coat coming back?

2010-07-29T09:07:00.000-07:00

So I was perusing the latest GW North American Trade Catalog when what do I spot listed in with the GW sprays "Rough Coat" at $17.00. Now as we all know this spray was discontinued without reason or notice about two years ago, a shame since it was such a course even coat in comparison to off the shelf sprays. But that aside its re appearance has sparked a bit of interest around the Bay Hammer office (we actually have one now) so rest assured we will be getting to the bottom of this. If anyone else has any info on this feel free to email us.

This listing also comes on the heels of GW's major paint overhaul, which may soon see the removal of all bundled paint box sets if the rumblings from GW's inner circle prove true. Could we be looking at a much more conservative Games Workshop in the coming years? Let us examine the facts. First GW pulls almost all blister sales from retailers and then move a big chunk of their metal sets into the collectors range, then they reduce the amount of product per box, in some cases as much as 50%. Then of course we have the price hikes followed by the massive wave of layoffs at their retail stores and the closing of a fair amount of those stores. With smaller companies trying to take a piece of the greater war gaming pie and a economy in limbo, we may very well see the giant stumble in the next few years.

Cheers

Scott
BH Senior Editor

Brawl In The Hall: Battle Report.

2010-07-27T15:57:00.000-07:00

So Sundays game came and went and the mood over all was good. But shocker of shockers the game ended in a draw, so stay tuned for next weeks installment covering the sudden death bout to finish the tourney. Moving right along with the here and now, the game lasted well into the evening (we started at 12pm and ended around 8pm) and we saw a few changes in the roster due to a last minute withdraw by Heavy D. So I became a judge and D and his Eldar allied with with new comer Derek and his Blood Angels while Dan and Mike played there combined Imperial list. The lines where drawn and the Titans prepped, so here is the mostly complete account of what went down.

Turn one see's a stunted deployment of armor (mostly Dan's and turn one for the most part didn't happen) A battery of basilisks and a stormlord and Baneblade make for some menacing if not vulnerable targets for D's Phantoms. The guard make a play to lock out an objective early on and provide a minor threat towards the towering Eldar war machines by deploying a harasser squad of scout sentinels with auto cannons right on the Eldars doorstep forcing them to prioritize there targets rather then target the larger more valuable armor and Basilisk formation. The guard made a effort to blast away a structure point or two from the Eldars titans but to no avail. Now you may notice a growing line of guardians snaking along The Eldar deployment zone, this was actually part of a clever play devised by D to thwart any pesky out flanking maneuvers on his side of the board and as far as I know it worked. The top of turn two finds the Eldar making a good show of scrapping the guards forward armored push by almost immediately scrapping Dan's stormlord (which for some reason he left completely empty) and blasting apart a handful of sentinels. The remaining IG forces are forced back out of no mans land and the area becomes a neutral zone yet again.

Here we see the bottom of turn two, Dan un swayed by the loss of his sentinels pushes forward into no mans land yet again with his Demolisher's. But the real show stopper this turn was the massed artillery barrage that almost completely crippled one of the Phantoms leaving it immobile with only one functioning weapon and one less structure point.

The top of turn three and the Blood Angels make their move deploying deep into the guards rear lines, deep striking a dreadnought and land raider almost right on top of the guard. The BA are not able to scrap any guard armor but they remain a menacing threat against the guard well into the next turn, in the same turn the Blood Angels deploy Dante with a full compliment of Sanguinary guard into the objective point in no mans land effectively tipping the balance into the Eldars favor. The biggest hit from the Eldar came as expected from the titans as the phantoms opened up on the Reaver shredding it down to one structure point but otherwise leaving it operational. Turn three ends with the Eldar and Blood Angels taking the lead, holding both objective points in no mans land.

Above we see the Sanguinary guard holding the central objective point while the BA termies deep strike using the locator beacon in the dreds drop pod to strike deep at the guards rear flank.

The bottom of turn three and the Guard are in full deployment bringing everything out of strategic reserve and making a rather good show of it as well. here we see the massed ranks of armor preparing for their forward push. Right now I myself was enjoying wing stop so you'll forgive me if the details are a bit sparse on the first wave of attacks. Starting in short order the guard opened up with the Baneblade crippling the Phantom further and taking off a few structure points for their trouble, then the Reaver and shadow sword unleashed a fusillade further damaging the phantom leaving it for all intensive purposes dead in place. This turn the terminators would also suffer the wrath of the Guards guns suffering the loss of near half there force and the destruction of the Land Raider and Dreadnought. The guard also make a push to secure their own objective points, but fall just short. Turn three ends with the Eldar and BA still in the lead holding both Objectives.

The Eldar sweep the remaining Imperial forces from no mans land and leave the reaver a ticking time bomb on the Imperials side while shredding a few structure points from the guards super heavies and leaving the baneblades main gun destroyed. The bottom of turn four and the guard manage to seize an objective, though still lagging behind they manage to level out the score slightly. In the top of turn four the Blood Angels termies made an attempt to engage the guards Basilisks sitting at the rear but due to some bad rolls they only managed to scratch the paint a bit.

Above we see Dan just after deploying his strategic asset, re deploying the now unstable Reaver right at the Eldars feet, unable to move or shoot but offering the menacing prospect of an apocalyptic explosion should the final blow be a powerful one. After re deploying the Reaver the Guard resume bombarding the one already crippled Phantom, this time the graceful giant was destroyed and removed from play. Meanwhile the formation of Valkyrie drop ships speed towards the center objective in a desperate bid to contest the most valuable bit of property in the game. Turn 4 ends with the guard having removed one of the titans and moving to take a second objective, effectively tieing the game.

Turn Five See's the Valkyrie formation hammered by D cannons and blown apart leaving the storm troopers inside out in the open a mere stones throw from the objective (freshman Tom assists with the game after Dan had to duck out) The Eldar also land a misplaced shot on one of the guards buildings, the D strength blast destroys the building entirely and its occupants dropping the Guard back into second place. The Reaver still stands as the Eldar side did not wish to risk a meltdown.

So this is where my side of the story comes to an end, the bottom of turn 5 and the guard roll out in a desperate push for supremacy doing there best to turn the tide (though to be honest the guard seemed to be making up a fair bit of the tide already) The center objective is blasted out of existence by a well placed Shadowsword blast over the Sanguinary guard, removing both Dante and the rest of his squad along with the building. The Reaver is now fully mobile and unleashes a hail of fire on the warlock stripping away two structure points and a shoulder weapon. At this point the Eldar are in the lead holding one of the two remaining objectives. Turn six rolls around and the Warlock destroys the Reaver, but in the process causes a reactor meltdown that causes both the eldar guardians and the building they where holding to be blasted out of existence, this effectively tied the game since neither side had any troops with in range of an objective.

So next Sunday the game resumes, with new terrain configuration and new lists to decide who will be entered into the hall of Legends (other wise known as the cool little plaque I am going to have made) So stay tuned this week, both for Bay Hammer Radio and to see who will win.

I would like to thank Legends Comics And Games in Cupertino for hosting this event, and all those who worked to make this happen, but above all I would like to thank the players, without you guys this never would have happend.

Also Congrats to the winners of the Stormwardens charity Raffle, and a special salute to everyone involved with the project.

Cheers

Scott
BH Senior Editor

Getting ready for a "Brawl"

2010-07-23T10:48:00.000-07:00

That's right, the 25th is but two days away and everyone over at Legends has been prepping their armies and the game space (as you can see above) for what promises to be one of the largest sponsored games in the Bay Area this year. While not as large as originally intended (we had a few drop outs) The point totals still top out around 40k pts over all, but the object of the event wasn't so much size as it was celebration. Brawl in The Hall was started as a joint effort between myself and Legends Comics and games in an effort to kick off the official tournament series at Legends (which will be coming this Fall) A massive game to celebrate getting to the point where the store was ready to start hosting regular events.

So here is the roster:

We have D headlining with his craftworld Ulthwe army coming in at well over 10k pts by itself (titans and all)

We have the Imperial guard being split by long time friends of the Shop Dan and Mike, who will also be fielding the reaver. They come in just at the 10k mark combined and will be playing as a team.

Then there is Heavy D who will be allying his Crons with Blood Angels, they will also be playing as a team.

Ok so now the good part, the winner will receive $60 Cash or credit from Legends Comics and Games in Cupertino, and their name in the hall of hero's (soon to be made) And I may or may not be live casting for part of the event so Ill post an update on that the day of.

So if you want to see a knock down drag out fight between imperium and Eldar come on down to Legends this Sunday, or better yet come and compete, the deadline for general entries is closed but you can still register at the door for $15. Your army must be painted in at least three shades and equal no more then 10k pts either alone or as part of a team.

As a side note don't forget to tune into Jawaa Balls live this Sunday to find out who won the storm wardens army, thats going to be a cant miss event as well.

Seeing Double at GW

2010-07-20T12:37:00.000-07:00

Ok so this could be a number of things, could be incompetence, could be a sign of new products to come that have not yet been properly listed. But as of this morning the GW America site had several of their 40k game books double listed, among these where Dark Eldar and Necrons, could this be a sign that these books will soon be pulled to make way for the updated versions? possibly not but interesting all the same.

if they have not yet fixed it see the double listings here

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/armySubUnitCats.jsp?catId=cat440313a&rootCatGameStyle=

Cheers

Scott

Warlord Titan Vs Warlock and Phantom Titans

2010-07-19T07:15:00.000-07:00

If you tuned in to the last radio show, Scott and I planned a game where he would proxy a Warlord Titan teamed with his Imperial Guard for 5000 points against my 5000 point list which includes a Warlock Titan and a Phantom Titan.

Turn 1 started with him deploying only 1 squad of infantry since I got first turn. He didn't want to suffer heavy casualties without getting off a shot. 1st Heat Lance took out the whole squad and the 2nd Heat Lance took out the building they were hiding in (that was just for fun).

Turn 2 he brought out the Warlord, Shadowsword, Baneblade and got a deep strike of Valkyries behind me. He fired everything he had at the Phantom and managed to take a structure point. a few Guardians also suffered casualty.

Turn 3 started with me using the Hammer Blow strategic asset and took down 3 Void Shields. The 1st Phamtom Pulsar took down the remaning shields so then it was time for some fun. Fired the Heat Lances and took 4 struture points (3+ causes chain reaction with the modifiers). Eldrad and his Warlocks had entered the board within range of where his Valkyries deep striked. The Valkyries were disposed of along with 2 of the Guardsmen inside. He returned fire on his turn and got the Phantom down to 1 Structure point along with killing 4 of Eldrad's Warlocks. He assauted Eldrad with the remaining 3 Guradsmen from the Valkyrie but they were easily cut down by Eldrad and the Warlocks.

In turn 4 I crippled the Shadowsword and destroyed the Baneblade. He told me about using the Replacement strategic asset so I didn't want to take the Warlord out too soon. A Manticore was also destroyed. Eldrad and the remaining Guardians made a dash for the nearby objective. As a taunting move I left the Phantom with its back facing the Warlord. Scott used the Replacement asset and was able to bring the Baneblade back and fired everything he had left. He was finally able to take the Phantom down.

The start of turn 5 I destroyed the Warlord and finished off the Shadowsword. The remaining Guardsmen stragglers on my side of the board were also taken care of. My turn ended with Eldrad and the Guardians running for the objective but fell short by inches. On his turn, Scott tried to reach the objective but fell short as well. As always the game ended with a draw.

Wish we had pics but we had so much fun playing that we forgot to take any. We will definitely have pics from Brawl at the Hall which is next Sunday. Until then, happy gaming.

UPDATE:

I (Scott) did manage to grab one snapshot with my phone.

D

Bay Hammer Radio: Live tonight

2010-07-16T12:09:00.000-07:00

Hello all, just reminding everyone that BH radio will be broadcasting tonight at 5PM PST, as per usual we will be broadcasting the live show over ustream, see the link below to the show page. In addition this will also be the first show that is recorded for the podcast version so I will post an update when we get all that sorted so you can enjoy BH radio on the go, in the home, with friends or where ever good times are had.

Tonight's topics:

-Local events
-New Plastic Demons
-8th Edition
-Spearhead in review
-Product Review: new paints
-whats on the work bench
-Events:Brawl in the Hall

So tune in tonight at
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/bay-hammer

Cheers

Scott
BH Senior Editor

Kicking back: Tales of Violence and Unused vacation time

2010-07-13T11:52:00.000-07:00

Let me start off with Bay Hammer radios finalized rescheduled time is this coming Friday at 6pm PST.

This week I have been taking it easy, working on my side projects and actually going out and breathing fresh air and getting some actual sunlight and on top of those little refreshers I have been getting a lot of solid game time in with D and the twins (the phantom and warlock) and its been a quite enjoyable experience honing my list for optimal titan killing power (even though last Sundays 10k apoc game lasted only 3hrs). Now I must explain something here, when D and myself play Apocalypse, its not so much to actually play the game as it is more of a 40k version of fight club where we beat the crap out of each other and see what works out best strategy wise.

In other news I have been working on a few side projects, chief among them being the Reaver but last week a friend of mine came to me with a Land Raider Terminus he wanted painted and being the ever curious type I accepted. Now feel free to call me cheesy at this point but I am doing up his SM as Storm Wardens, and again if you have not donated to the Storm Wardens charity (click the banner at the top of the page) then do so if you can, every little bit counts. So to wrap things up here's a quick snap of the Terminus.

Cheers

Scott
BH Senior Editor

Bay Hammer Radio Tonight

2010-07-09T09:31:00.000-07:00

Tonight's show is going to be a bit short, this is due to both having to come straight from work myself, and having to co host the Warhammer 8th Edition pre release party at legends in Cupertino. We will however still be going live tonight at 5:15 pm PST so don't forget to tune in for all the news and tips that you didn't get on BoLs.

Topics will include:
-Upcoming events
-Dark Eldar and Chaos Demons release dates
-Spearhead review and tactics
-Product review
-Whats on the work bench

and more.

So tune in and relax for another exciting installment of Bay Hammer Radio (Home of the Chaos Tyranids)

Hope to see you there

Scott
BH Senior Editor

Spearhead Battle Report: UPDATED

2010-07-06T14:52:00.001-07:00

This was a busy weekend of 40K at Legends. On Friday we tried a Spearhead game of 5000 points per side. It was 5000 points of Eldar vs 2500 Guard and 2500 Necron. We rolled for game type which ended up being Break Through with the objective being to get to the enemy side of the table, with 1 victory point for each unit partially within the enemy half. The game was pretty dull up until turn 3 when Sean was able to deep strike 3 Monoliths into the Eldar side. A Farseer with Warlock squad destroyed 1 Monolith and the Revenant Titan took care of the other 2. The Eldar Sky Fall formation was lucky enough to stay in reserve until turn 4 where they were able to deep strike 3 Wave Serpents into enemy territory. The Guard and Necron tried valiantly to destroy the Wave Serpents on their front line but was unsuccessful at the end of the game. Eldar wins 7 victory points to 0.

Sunday was an Apocalypse game of 5000 points of Eldar vs 5000 points of Orks. I fielded a Warlock Titan, a Phantom Titan, Eldrad with Warlocks and a Farseer with Warlocks in a Wave Serpent. The Titans shut down the Big Mek Stompa on the first turn which was the major threat for distance weapons. I was unaware of the 2 Big Mek with Shok Attack Gun hiding in terrain that took their shot during th Ork shooting phase. Bryce rolled a double 1 and both Shok Attack Meks, a squad of Orks and the terrain itself all got sucked into the warp and was instantly removed from the table. With no distance weapons left the Orks had to close in on foot and got picked apart by 4 strength D template weapons. Bryce was able deep strike a squad of Stormboyz right behind the Warlock Titan which could have been bad news. The Phantom Titan was Guided by Eldrad and dropped a D-Cannon blast 2 inches from the Warlock Titan and wiped out the squad of Stormboyz.

Monday was Bryce's chance at revenge so we played 2000 points each of Eldar vs Chaos Space Marines in a Capture and Control game. It went 5 turns, ending with Chaos controlling both objectives, all Wave Serpents destroyed or immobilized and 1 squad of Striking Scorpions and a squad of Dire Avengers literally run off the board in fear.

Picking up where D left off, here are some shots from the game. The pics above show the deployment stage. Turn one was pretty uneventful, the IG stunned a night spinner and the Necrons destroyers moved up at flat out speed.

Turn two sees the IG deploying there spearhead, the Baneblade storms onto the table guns blazing, finishing off the Night Spinner and keeping the Eldar armor at a distance for the time being. In the same turn a squad of Vanquishers opens up on the eldar rear guard and manages to rustle some feathers, stunning another tank and advancing into no mans land. The necrons move there warriors up and advance the column of destroyers up into a sweeping pattern.

Turn three and things start to go down hill, and by that I mean D managed to get his Revenant on the table. Above we see it dancing its way onto the battlefield and then delivering a swift thrashing to my armored company, it wasn't pretty, the Russ got scrapped followed by a Vanquisher and a weapon destroyed result left the remaining Vanquisher headless. D also followed up the titan blitz by taking potshots at the Baneblade and moving his armor up to the edge of no mans land. The Eldar also left some warpspiders on the IG/Necrons deployment zone as shown below.

Ok the short version is the IG hanging out at the back turned the warps spiders into severally burned swiss cheese. Else where my lone surviving tank chugged along sponson's blazing melta filled death at the lone Falcon attempting to cross no mans land. Surprisingly the IG score a deadly hit on the falcon and blow it apart leaving the Dire Avengers inside open to the destroyers playing boarder patrol just off camera.

Turn five and we see the Eldar weaving into position while a team of Kasrkin deep strike uselessly behind Eldar lines. The Kasrkin are gone by the end of D's shooting phase and the Revenant again attempts to cripple the Baneblade, this time shaving off a structure point this time. For the bottom half of turn 4 the necrons unleashed their spearhead, a squad of monoliths with the tank hunter spearhead. I what I can only assume was a wild attempt at lashing the Revenant to death but failing horribly and doing absolutely nothing that turn. Meanwhile the last of the warp spiders are removed from play and the IG lay out some heavy fire on the Eldar armor, blasting apart two wave serpents and picking apart their troops leaving the Eldar lines shattered and me with a sense of hope that was soon completely shattered in turn five.

So almost all the monoliths are dead by the end of the top half of turn five actually all of them, A combination of crappy outdated codex rules, and a savage beating leave the living metal behemoths absolutely devastated. Now at this point my telling of the battle ends seeing as I had to leave and left my forces in a friends hands. The end of the story has already been told above by D and I thank him for an awesome game and for grabbing a pic of the winning move on his cell.

So Ill take my leave with a shot of the board at the end of turn four, and a lovely shot of the Revenant looking pretty.

Continuing For D

Scott
BH Senior Editor.

Legends hosts game Designer Matt Leacock

2010-07-03T21:22:00.000-07:00

Ok so not so much a 40k or Fantasy post, but I will include some 40k in here. So today Bay Hammers game space host Legends Comics and Games hosted the demo and release of Matt Leacock's "Forbidden Island" for those of you not familiar with Matt's work I recommend checking out Pandemic or Pandemic on the brink (both of which he created and have since been adapted into flash games) I got to meet and talk with Mr Leacock briefly, a cool character with a outward nonchalance that I find refreshing in an industry who's money was made 10 years ago, and with so few designers actually connecting with their user base I find his new self promotion campaign a cool concept in the field of board games. And yes that is me on the left in the above picture.

Ok so now for the 40k bit I promised you. First off I would like to make a retraction of a previous statement regarding the new paint pots. A few weeks ago I was told that the boxed paint sets would contain the new pots, and until the current inventory of old style pots was sold, the only way to get the new pots would be through that set. Well GW did something sneaky and decided to completely scrap that idea and just release the new pots piecemeal over the next few months. Now adding on to that, Legends just received some of the new pots this week as shown above. This can only mean that the new pots are on their way out to retail stores now after making a brief appearance at GW stores.

Cheers

Scott
BH Senior Editor

Titan Works: Project Reaver

2010-07-01T10:34:00.001-07:00

So we got yet another titan on the work bench. A few days ago this little guy got pummeled by two Eldar titans, and still managed to limp away. But D, being the avid collector that he is didn't let him limp far, after the game money changed hands and I found myself with a new project sitting on my work bench (cleverly disguised as a kitchen table)

So the first stop was a long soak in some simple green (and for all of you out there who say the stuff doesn't work look above) A few part of the body where also covered in that horrible orange that you saw in my last battle report, and since I didn't have a gallon jug of simple green I simply lightly primed over what I could. After the carapace and missile launchers long soak I gave them a good scrubbing with some steel wool, now this may seem a bit harsh but when your dealing with resin and a piece this large its worth bringing out the big guns. So I scrubbed most of the primer and paint off and got what you see above.

I apologise for some of the photos above being a bit grainy, I took them on my cell and was being lazy and didn't much feel like hauling out the Nikon. Anyways after stripping and re priming everything all that was left to do was paint, which I have been doing over the last three days. Starting from the top down is the three day progression of my painting sessions. I have been using a three part scheme, doing the body in regal blue, the trim in Reaper gold and the accents in boltgun metal.

So that's it for now, Ill have more updates on the project in the near future, as well as any battle reports which involve this bad boy.

Cheers

Scott
BH senior Editor

New paint pots spotted in GW store

2010-06-29T21:38:00.000-07:00

So I was strolling about the shopping arcade today and decided to stop in the local Games Workshop store. After meeting with one of the new team members (since the previous ones where all sacked) and chatting about using camouflage with guard, and the merits of using a simple design palate, I decided to wonder around the shop to see if there was anything worth picking up. As usual there was not (thanks to WCC and their awesome selection) However I did notice a familiar fat little paint pot sitting in amongst its hexagonal brothers. While the new pots where only available for the gloss and clear coat this dose confirm that the new design will be implemented, and possibly sooner then we suspected. I also picked up a hot tip that Dark Eldar are slotted for September with demons soon to follow, but more on that later.

Cheers

Scott
BH Senior Editor.

Clash of the Titans: Good version

2010-06-28T20:15:00.000-07:00

So yet again D and myself (and another innocent bystander) found ourselves bashing the crap out of each other in what can only be described as a masculine bought of violence and dice infused rage. On a related note we also got to play a 5k point Apocalypse game. So read on to find out how it went.

So turn one see's my shadowsword blown off the table, and a manticore obliterated by a stray psy-cannon blast. The rest of D's turn was taken up by taking pot shots at my Baneblade and attempting to take chunks out of Dan's Reaver. Not shown above is the chimera holding my Kasrkin and my two Medusa's standing in for earth shakers.

So as you might imagine this game came down to the super heavies slugging it out in what can only be described as a viscous stand off. The bottom of turn one and the imperials launched a wave of sentinels equipped with auto cannons, the first volley met with little success. Next the Reaver opened up on D's phantom, and thanks to that damn Warlock fortuning everything in sight, wound up doing jack all that turn. The Baneblade opened up and didn't fare much better then the Reaver. The Russ squad also met with failure. Turn ends with the imperium down one super heavy and no objectives taken.

Skipping ahead to the bottom of turn two, we find that yet again the Imperium has suffered the loss of more armor at the hands of the Eldar war engines. Again Dan and I attempt another armored push only to find our shots being shrugged aside by that damn fortune rule.

So here is where things start to get interesting. Again skipping ahead to the bottom of the next turn (D spent the top half of turn three stripping the void shields off of the Reaver) The Baneblade has managed to kneecap the phantom, getting one weapon destroyed result, Dan followed that up by causing some structural damage.

The victory is short lived. The eldar titans manage to cripple the lone Reaver, taking out a weapon arm and stripping its void shields away. The Warlock also went on to destroy a squad of Kasrkin and the phantom tore up a few sentinels. What is not shown here is the healed Phantom, D actually managed to regenerate a weapon but my Lascannon teams managed to blow it off again (yes a single heavy weapons team decapitated a phantom) The Russ squad also managed to knock a regenerated structure point back off of the Phantom.

So turn five and the Baneblade is wreked, my Russ squad is destroyed and one third of all of Dans sentinals are wiped out. But a brief glimmer of hope as my forces (previously in reserve and forgoten untill t5) make a run for an objective. The game ends with neither side holding an objective and thus ending again in a tie.

So what has this game taught us, well for one D and myself enjoy beating the crap out of each other more then we like attempting to make mad dashes for objectives. I also learned to take more artillery and not to bother with HQ choices for titan brawls. Also Easter egg, that Reaver is going to pop back up on the blog over the next few weeks.

Cheers

Scott
BH Senior Editor

Battle for One Tree Hill: revisited

2010-06-23T20:24:00.000-07:00

Alright so today D and myself finally threw down against each other over at Legends in cupertino. The mood was light and the game was fun, and above all else we made it to turn five. The deployment type was spearhead, with three objectives on a 4x8 table.

Turn one see's me seizing the initiative and choosing to go first. I move my tanks from their deployment position out into the open where they can range the Eldar which at this point are hugging the hill vary tightly. My Medusa is not ranged and must be moved out of cover. The IG start off strong launching a barrage against the entrenched Dire Avengers which where attempting to contest the objective on the hill.

Above is the results of the top of turn one. Both the Earth shaker and the Russ Battle cannon being backed up by my Eradicator laid down a punishing barrage of fire and basically wiping out a full third of D's Avengers and taking the Eldar out of the objective point putting me in the lead. The bottom of turn one consisted mostly of D moving his Dire Avengers (off screen) into cover and moving what was left of his guardians up towards the objective.

The top of turn two finds my short range artillery coming into range and the IG infantry moving up into the narrow corridor between the imperial ruins effectively setting up a firing lane for any of the eldar that might try and assault the IG dug in to the objective in the ruins. After a short movement phase the artillery opens up again this time obliterating a good chunk of guardians (actually they where all killed down to a single man) As you can see above a good deal of fire dragons also took some of the heat. After the artillery finished the IG opened up again with Lascannon fire and successfully penning and blowing up one of the Falcons and taking half its compliment of fire dragons along with it, effectively limiting the anti armor capability's of the Eldar.

Skipping ahead to turn three we find D making a stand and losing another Falcon for his trouble, this time falling to a combination of tank fire and Lascannon's while artillery pound the remainder of his Dire Avengers and Fire Dragons. Having cast fortune prior to the Falcon blowing up, the Seer and his Warlocks survived the explosion and deployed in front of my tank squad and threw a few well placed singing spears into my Storm Troopers, and managing to pick off one trooper before turning their attention on my tanks.

The Warlock assault hits home and obliterates my Eradicator. Now at the top of turn four we find the Warlocks caught between two very angry tanks and a squad of storm troopers sporting a heavy flamer and a grenade launcher. You can see above the end result, and while D's warlocks made a bold and selfless move and managed to raise my heart rate for a moment, all where brutally slaughtered under the fusillade of Las fire and punisher rounds.

So turn five saw D's seer blown apart (if you couldn't see that one coming) and a lone Dire Avenger struggling to the objective point, some how making it through two artillery barrages and tank fire. The IG did their best to keep the Eldar away from the second objective, but alas this lone bad ass managed to climb up the hill and tie up the game in the bottom of turn five.

So that's it. The game was fast and intense and on more then one occasion the balance of power changed hands, only to be brutally snatched back by the other side. Over all a great game and I cant wait till our 2000 point game on Friday, so until then happy gaming all.

Cheers

Scott
BH Senior Editor

Revenant Titan Almost Complete

2010-06-23T07:19:00.000-07:00

This is the latest addition to my army. I don't like to show unfinished projects unless I'm doing a step-by-step article, but I have had requests to show this piece. I'd say it's about 30% done as far as painting and details so it will definitely be ready for the Brawl in the Hall.

I had a spare Mega Nob lying around so I added it to the base to give it a little bit of flair and to hopefully scare off other Orks from trying to charge in.

It is relatively low cost as far as points compared to the Phantom and Warlock and can be very useful in a large game. It didn't do much as far as offense for me but it did draw a lot of fire and was able to soak up a lot of damage allowing everything else to close in.

On another note; Scott has finally agreed to play me so this afternoon there will be an Eldar/Imperial Guard battle with 1500 points per side. I'm sure it will be the winner that will be posting the battle report. If you're in the Cupertino area, swing by Legends to check it out.

To be continued...

Stall in the Hall: Apoc Battle Report (In HD)

2010-06-22T19:38:00.000-07:00

So D and myself where joined by a few of the usual suspects for a pick up 20,000 point game over at Legends, then Ian showed up and I found myself pulling out some guard pieces for another IG player that showed up and as the following pictures and commentary will show, things quickly spiraled out of control from there. So read on for a tail of suspense and poor planning, as well as some super cool pics.

Alright so here we are at turn one, The imperials are fielding roughly 5000 pts each. Ian's blood angels are all in reserve minus the armor above. D's fielded a number of super heavies including his new Revenant and the tempests. And our ork war boss has as usual tabled to hoard, things are indeed looking bleak for the imperial forces.

The top half of turn one See's the orks making a mad dash into no mans land, a move that ultimately ended in several ork buggies turbo boosting into each other and generally causing a few good natured laughs about the event. Ork forces move up to support the forward push which consisted mainly of Boyz and trukks. The Imperial forces counter with heavy artillery, pounding the Orks mob of Kan's while Ian's blood angels make a valiant if not short sighted armored thrust into the oncoming hoard. The Land Raider crusader laid down some impressive fire sending more then a few Boyz to the side table while the IGs Shadow Sword bored into the Revenant, narrowly shaving off a structure point and effectively limping the nimble titan. D's Eldar didn't really do much in turn one, mostly just maneuvered into a support position flanking the orks.

Turn two saw Ian gone (as in literally) and I found myself in charge of a list and an army which I knew vary little about and left facing an angry mess of fists and guns. As the above picture shows (and if you where a observant lad) that the land raider was forcibly moved a fair distance away from its starting location. The ork stompa scored a direct hit with its lifta droppa arm and casually tossed that thing around like a soda can in a hurricane. The initial idea was that the falling land raider would be used to wipe out the Furioso Dreadnought sitting there, alas that was the one part of the story that ended well, the LR was disabled but the Dred survived the Dorthy treatment. Other shots from the ork Flash gitz rained down on the IG's tanks but again we got a lucky break from the dice gods and survived the hail of super accelerated grotz. The Eldar got in the game with flinging a few wild shots towards the imperial lines, which again mercifully fell short.

The bottom of turn two saw some very angry moves by Imperial forces. Starting with IG Hellhounds out flanking a dug in lot of Ork Lobbas, the crater above was full of them prior to the arrival of said hellhounds. Again IG artillery pummels the forward Ork lines and (in my mind anyways) rending apart flesh and bone and sending up showers of orky goodness, but to little effect, the orks just consolidate and the surge pushes forward into the waiting guns of the guard.

For the blood angels turn I simply used the ancient chess strategy, take your most powerful piece and beat the other player with it until things start to die (I was in a state that I would say is the closest a conscious person can come to being in a waking coma) so my tactics at that point involved abusing Ian's poor sanguinary guard. And abuse them I did, they smashed apart the straggled remains of a fragmented squad of mek boyz and shredded D's striking scorpions (and where promptly taken from behind by the Wraithguard) but as frustrated and short sighted moves go this was one of my more successful ones. By this point the titans at both sides had been taking pot shots at each other and neither really doing much other then harassing the infantry.

This is at about 6 pm and all of us are quite hot and bothered by now due to a mixture of getting off to a late start and the game basically dragging along. In a final act of destruction the Stompa blasted apart all 30 of Ian's death company and several assault marines. The IG also took some hits loosing a chunk of infantry to ork guns. The game essentially ended in a stalemate, with no declared objectives and neither side really having lost enough units to call an even victory,

So that pretty much sums things up, what follows are some other pictures of cool stuff which I grabbed early on during the battle.

(This I thought was rather nifty)

Well that's about it for now. Hope you enjoy the ample pics and commentary.

Happy Gaming

Scott
BH Senior Editor

The Eldar Bringing The Apocalypse

2010-06-19T15:44:00.000-07:00

This is almost my full Eldar army that I will be fielding in the upcoming Brawl at the Hall at Legends. I have just a few more pieces I am still working on which will be done in a week or 2.The Vampire Raider is a cool piece but I decided not field it since it just isn't worth the points that it costs. 10,000 points may seem like a lot but they get used up fast when you field a Warlock Titan, Phantom Titan and Revenant Titan. I play tested the Phoenix Bomber which is a beast on the battlefield so I have 2 for the upcoming game. The 18" minimum movement is really nice compared to the 36" rule for other fliers.

The Tempest is one of the best tanks that came out for the Eldar army. It is the predecessor to the Scorpion but is superior because you get a twin linked attack for the top turret weapon vs a single non twin linked shot. The dual Shuriken Catapult Storm is also nice to have when troops try to get too close.

Bay Hammer Radio Live tonight

2010-06-18T11:03:00.000-07:00

Don't forget to tune in to our live show tonight at 6pm PST on our ustream page listed at the bottom of this post.

Topics included in tonight's show:
-News
-New paints
-Warhammer Fantasy 8th ed
-Local events
-Whats in the workshop

tonight's show is going to be fairly casual and we invite you to sign in, ask the hard questions or just simply join the fun for tonight's open.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/bay-hammer

Cheers

Scott

New Citadel Paint pots: Confirmed

2010-06-16T18:56:00.000-07:00

Sources at GW have indicated that the new clear plastic resealable paint pots will be released. Now we can look forward to an era of GW paints that are not going to dry out after 6 months (or pots that are designed to let paints dry out after said period) The picture above has made the rounds before, but up until now it was any ones guess as to their validity, but now after some comments from a GW rep who will remain anonymous its becoming more likely that those are the real thing.

Now for some bad news. Games Workshop already has paint, a lot of paint. So until the current inventory of older style pots are liquidated the new product wont be hitting the racks. As a matter of fact the only way to get the new style pots will be in the GW basic paint set (currently unavailable while they make the switch) So until the current inventory runs out, we will be stuck buying up the rest of the old style pots until GW feels its safe enough to release the new ones.

This is of course based solely off of observations and comments and is in no way 100% accurate so leave some room for speculation, but keep an eye out, its possible we could see the new pots out by as early as September if not sooner.

Cheers

Scott
BH Senior Editor

E3 Explosion

2010-06-15T18:44:00.000-07:00

This year E3 has brought us some stunning announcements. THQ's Dark Millennium is topping the charts on the blog circuit and Space Marine for the 360 is making the rounds yet again, but there is so much more. Nintendo steals the show with the latest flavor of their popular handheld series with the 3DS, the first handheld device to have active 3D rendering without the need for those dorky glasses.

Not only are we seeing new hardware this year, but we where also shown a slew of new titles and the next line up for some familiar faces (I cant wait for the new red faction) So after your done drooling over Dark Millennium (and crying yourself to sleep after you see the release date) check out some of the other titles, some will be out as early as this September, while others linger on the distant horizon. All in all its been a good season for game announcements, this coupled with the pre release of 8th edition is making for quite an exciting weekend.

Cheers

Scott
BH Senior Editor

P.S.
Don't forget to tune in to Bay Hammer Radios live show on ustream this Friday night at 6pm PST

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/bay-hammer

Bay Hammer Gets 8th Edition

2010-06-14T20:07:00.000-07:00

More details to come this week as the guys back at the bunker pick apart the copy we got our hands on yesterday. While I have yet to browse our advance copy I assure you that we will be covering our findings on this weeks show on Friday night, so make sure to tune in this week for some of the juicy details (within the legal limits of course)

That's all from me for today, expect this to be covered up by D's awesome Apocalypse pics of his entire army.

Cheers

Scott
BH Senior Editor

Storm Wardens Project: For a good cause

2010-06-13T12:05:00.000-07:00

I know so many others have posted about the Storm Wardens project and charity being spearheaded by the guys over at Santa Cruz Warhammer, but it is a project I feel should get as much attention as possible. There are a number of blogs contributing the to project, Miks Minis and Dave Tailor Miniatures to name a few. If you don't know what the Storm Wardens Project is go check out the details at the link listed below, or click on the banner at the top right hand side of the page.

Go to the official page here

Every donation to the project enters you into a raffle, prizes vary but the ultimate prize is a complete custom Storm Wardens Space Marine army. But more to the point, every donation goes to the Doctors without borders foundation, an organization that sends doctors and volunteers to 3rd world countries and other parts of the world where either they do not have medical facility's or do not have access to general care physicians and other medical personnel or services. I salute the guys over at SC warhammer for organizing all of this and wish them the best of luck.

Cheers

Scott
BH Senior Editor

Short supplies and cold feet at GW

2010-06-10T10:11:00.001-07:00

For the second week in a row Games Workshop has been out of chimera kits all the way up to the production level. I can only guess how this is affecting retailers, but every thing seems to be business as usual. So first off why bring this up, well for one its been awhile since GW has been back ordered on a current kit, not to mention a new kit. The current shortage leads me to believe that in a cautious and shortsighted act by marketing GW tried to play it safe in a fluctuating market and in the end came up short when the global economic tides started to settle. Or they just didn't predict how popular the new kits would be and just ran out.

The new fire prism/Night Spinner kit has yet to be bumped up to its new price of $57.50. Could this mean that GW got cold feet on the price increase? It is possible that someone saw the potential to (mind the pun) alienate its customer base by providing a vehicle kit with less options then any other kit currently in the gw product line (if you doubt me look at any IG or SM vehicle kits and count the options vs the price) $60 for a land raider or $50 for a russ that comes with all manner of turrets is more approachable then a kit with only two variants on what is essentially the same frame as its predecessor. But only time will tell weather or not the price recension is permanent, I for one hope so, it would be a shame to scare away the younger crowd of eldar players.

BH Radio first show: Done

2010-06-04T19:36:00.000-07:00

Well it was brutal and there where a number of slips and pitfalls but we managed to come out of it alive(actually I am being overly dramatic every thing actually turned out rather well) . And more to the point, nothing broke and we did not all die of heat stroke. But seriously Episode one:On to Victory! is up on our ustream page now if you missed the live show so stop by and check it out. Best to play it in the background while your painting.

Few things to point out:
-mics still need fine tuning
-webcam I brought in did not want to work

Cheers

Scott
BH Senior Editor.

Bay Hammer Radio going live

2010-06-04T17:42:00.001-07:00

Simple we are going to be on air at 6:10 PM PST tonight. So if you havent started heading over to our ustream page for the live show come check it out.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/bay-hammer

Cheers

Scott

Bay Hammer Radio Countdown

2010-06-03T18:28:00.000-07:00

Less then 24 hours to go before BH radio goes live and my anxiety could not be higher. But small problems aside things are shaping up. The mixer is working perfectly, our Ustream page is set up and the comfy chairs in the studio have been assembled.

There are a few things I would like to point out before you tune in. First off as I have yet to get wind screens for the mics there is a soft hum, this will only effect the live broadcast and will be edited out of the podcast version.

Other then that (and only having two working mics) things are looking well for BH radios first show. Remember to sign in to ustream a few minutes early to make sure you are set up to use the live chat function.

Again the show starts at 6pm PST and can be viewed at our ustream page here.
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/bay-hammer

Hope to see you there

Scott
BH Senior Editor

Death company Stormlord!

2010-06-02T20:40:00.000-07:00

Hey there! I decided to buy myself a Stormlord and make it my own by having it taken by death company. when i modeled it i took the I.G tank commander off and put on a death company marine with a jetpack (just to make it interesting) i thought it was quite funny.

I also have 15 more death company to put together, and using the stormlord as a transport is amazing, plus since the Stormlord counts as open topped, I can charge too, This will get me the most out of my assault when I do my armored rush since they gain those extra attacks when assaulting.

Also I am looking forward to Friday for our first broadcast of Bay Hammer radio at 6pm pst on ustream. Tune in to hear myself, Scott and D navigate their way through the airwaves.

Here is our link to ustream: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/bay-hammer

we look forward to seeing you guys tune in, see you then!

Bay Hammer Radio: Schedule change

2010-06-01T10:53:00.000-07:00

Just a simple update on when BH radio goes live. We will be broadcasting live on our ustream page on Friday June 4th at 6pm PST. We hope to see a lot of new faces stop by. The subject line up includes:
-Spearhead
-The New tank and eldar kits
-Brawl in the Hall
-whats on the workbench
-Possible black box releases for September
-Price hikes
-New codex talk
and more.

So remember to tune in at 6pm PST this Friday June 4th. We have the gear, we have the hosts, now all we need is you!

Link to our youstream page is as follows.
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/bay-hammer

Cheers

Scott
BH Senior Editor

Memorial Day

2010-05-31T16:19:00.000-07:00

Most of us will spend today with friends and family over bbq and large amounts of fermented hops will be consumed. But let us not forget the reason for this holiday. This post goes out to all those men and women who serve to protect this country and its interests, regardless of personal bias or creed. And to those who died serving their country. I have a story which may bring some of us down to earth. Its not sad or tragic or heroic. A few months ago WCC received a large order from a USMC soldier who was being redeployed to a forward operating base in Afghanistan, he wanted to be able to play while off duty. Even on the front lines the members of the 40k and fantasy community continue to enjoy the simple pleasures of this game. It takes all kinds to build a community from the soldier on his 3rd or fourth tour, to the guy from accounting. So this memorial day raise your glass for the men and women of the US armed services.

Cheers

Scott
BH Senior Editor

Cool Terrain Pieces from KublaCon 2010

2010-05-30T09:01:00.000-07:00

I was able to get some shots of some really cool looking game terrain from KublaCon 2010 in Burlingame, CA.

This 2nd pic looks like it would be great for some Apocalypse games. I wonder if I could use that dude standing there as cover for my Titan...hmm...

Seeing this stuff gives me ideas for building custom game boards for our games over at Legends. I'll add this to the long list of cool build projects that will be posted here.

Stay tuned.

Jumping on the Vampire Bandwagon Eldar Style

2010-05-29T09:22:00.000-07:00

Vampires seem to be the craze these days with Twilight and Vampire Diaries so I decided to jump on the bandwagon in 40K Eldar style. I picked up a Forge World Vampire Raider. It is HUGE and pictures do not do it justice.

There are a couple of issues with this model. 1st issue: the size and weight make it difficult to hold together with superglue so putty or epoxy would be the better way to go if you don't want to pin. Making a flying stand will also be difficult. 2nd issue: Points wise this is a very expensive way to transport your troops onto the battlefield. The weapons aren't up to par with comparable vehicles like the Thunderhawk, and you cannot transport vehicles in it. The armor is also lacking being 10 on all sides.
With all of that said, I don't regret buying it because it's still a cool looking model that looks very imposing on the table.

As always stay tuned for more cool 40K projects.

D

Completed Eldar Fire Prism

2010-05-26T08:03:00.000-07:00

I managed to get the Fire Prism painted, which was easier than assembling it. The weapons are magnetized to change from Fire Prism to Night Spinner. Getting the crystals to stay see-through was tricky and time consuming but looks much better than painted.

When I saw early shots of this model I was against the longer cannon. Seeing it in person, the longer cannon does make it look more imposing and on par with the super heavies of the Eldar.

Calling all Heretics

2010-05-23T09:57:00.001-07:00

Recently I had the pleasure of meeting the owner and administrator for Throne of skulls, not only do we currently share a burning grudge against the eldar but ToS is a bay area based site. A chaos oriented site, ToS is a web community devoted entirely to those who field the fierce minions of the blood god. They have a number of active pages and gallery's. Members share collective works and there are a number of fascinating entry's about pre heresy armies as well as show and tell page for completed projects. So if you like Khorne or just chaos in general go check them out at Throneofskulls.com or click the new banner on the right side.

Cheers

Scott

BH Preview: Eldar Night Spinner

2010-05-21T23:13:00.000-07:00

Not to be outdone by Scott or the Imperium for that matter, I assembled our preview copy of the new Eldar Fire Prism/Night Spinner. I did the Night Spinner because the Fire Prism parts will take longer to do because of the new clear parts for the crystal. I plan to have the crystal translucent so I need to paint the cannon and crystal housing first. I'll post an update when I get the Fire Prism done.

Note the Star Engines which can be added to the original engines and the Vectored engines which extend the body giving it a longer, sleeker look.

The turret was a pain to assemble because the pilot seat is too large for the housing. A good amount for filing was done to get the seat to sit right in order to glue the turret together.

Overall it's a nice kit with all the cool additions like the engine upgrades and the clear crystal for the Fire Prism. We'll see how it fares when it goes up against the Russ Scott built.

Happy gaming,

BH Exclusive: New Leman Russ Unboxing

2010-05-21T20:08:00.000-07:00

First a disclaimer, I received the kit as a demo model. No money was paid to get an advance copy of the kit and it is being assembled for display purposes.

Now with that out of the way. What can I show you that the sprue pictures on GW haven't already shown (not much to be honest). What I can talk about is the over all feel of the components and their detail. Over all the kit is just a mimic of the new demolisher kit (obviously) The variant barrels are rather simple in detail, the nova cannon is the same as the one in the baneblade/hell hammer kit, there are a few differences, unlike the hell hammer cannon the Russ version is a single piece and feels much sturdier.

But over all this is a step in the right direction for GW, having an all in one kit is much more economically friendly then prior options (having to buy from FW) I still feel though that the turret is rather crude and if given the choice I would buy a Ryza pattern vanquisher turret from forge world. The battle cannon is still the same and the exterminator bit looks well enough. I think over all though the popular choice aesthetically is going to be the nova cannon, its a decent short range weapon that packs almost as much punch as a demolisher and its the most visually pleasing in my opinion.

UPDATE:
After assembling the body and turret I have noticed that both the battle cannon and the vanquisher cannon fit snugly enough that they could be swapped out easily without having to magnetize.

Happy building

Scott
BH Senior Editor

BH Radio: Sneak peak at the studio

2010-05-20T11:04:00.000-07:00

That's right after months of bartering and negotiations Bay Hammer Radio finally has a studio space. Not only the but we have some rather classy recording equipment as well (no more sharing the one mic like on train wreck) So basically over the past few months I have been busy with work and various other time consuming life necessity's, but recently WCC acquired a new storage space and by extension that part of the building, so you can imagine the reaction I had when I recived the call about possibly setting up a studio there for the webcast.

Its a little spartan at the moment but I have swing mic stands coming in and hopefully a few office chairs and posters to liven the place up. More updates on that as I work a bit more on setting everything up.

So that being said I will announce that Bay Hammer Radio will be returning to the airwaves June 5th to cover the release of Spearhead, the show will air at 6pm PST. The broadcast will be hosted on our USTREAM page located here

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/bay-hammer

Cheers

Scott
BH Senior Editor

More Saucy Warlock Pics

2010-05-19T12:04:00.000-07:00

While I have been feverishly cranking out guardsmen D has been busy methodically painting up his 2 foot death machines that will most likely wipe out half my infantry in an unfortunate falling accident. Anyways this wont be a word heavy post just lots of eye popping, wallet draining goodness, enjoy.

Don't forget to swing by tomorrow for a special announcement regarding Bay Hammer Radio (Which I am quite enthused to finally be able to post about) Comments and questions always welcome.

Happy Hunting

Scott(Posting for D')
BH Senior Editor

Incoming! Chaos Daemons

2010-05-16T07:12:00.000-07:00

Just announced by GW, Chaos Daemons will be getting some new models for both 40k and Fantasy. Scheduled release is for August with more details coming in July on the GW website and in White Dwarf.

Project Metal Thunderhawk

2010-05-14T06:59:00.000-07:00

This all metal Games Workshop made limited edition Thunderhawk is my newest project that I am going to attempt. After opening the box and seeing all of the parts it looks a bit intimidating. The parts need a lot of cleaning and filing to get the edges flush to be able to glue. The parts are also very heavy so getting the pieces to hold in place while the glue dries will be tricky.

We will post updates with the progress of this project, but it will be a long and painstaking process.

The biggest problem now is deciding what Imperial Army I want to build to be able to use this thing when it's finished. It's actually perfect timing now that my Eldar army is almost complete. Pics of that will be up soon.

To be continued........

Thanks for tuning in,

Re painting project Valkyrie

2010-05-13T18:28:00.001-07:00

So after much hassle and deliberation I finally re primed my first Valkyrie, actually I primed the second up first and decided I liked it enough to do the other one. I also re painted two tanks and a chimera after this decision. Although I did like the testors olive drab spray color, it just dident match the theme I was going for. So two days and a pot of catachan green later I am almost done re painting most of my vehicles, except for one. The debate weather or not to re do the baneblade is still on the table, since it is still one of the pieces that I sank the most work and money into I am torn between re coloring or leaving it be with the idea that ill sell it later and get a replacement. Further confounding the issue is the Shadowsword I will soon be adding to my collection (courtisy of the gents over at Legends comics and games for my Birthday) which I most likely will paint in the new scheme. I would love to hear your thoughts on which rout I should take.

Anyways enjoy the various work in progress shot provided above. The first shows the re primed Valkyrie I did today and the second is the one I did last night.

Cheers

Scott
BH Senior Editor

Spear Head Rules For Free

2010-05-12T14:09:00.000-07:00

If you didn't catch it in the initial announcement, GW will be offering the rules for spearhead for free. Both in Junes issue of white dwarf and on the GW website, the only requirement for getting the rules from the GW site is that you register for free.

Finally GW is throwing the player base a line and giving us some sweet, sweet literature on top of a full release for models and content. More details as they come in. Dose this make up for the price hikes, not even close but atleast there are still content creators that still remember the community.

Cheers

Scott
BH Senior Editor

Updates: Reading the GW Tarot

2010-05-11T16:54:00.000-07:00

With Games Workshop going full throttle for the June release for guard, and the rumor mill cranking out a release date for the storm raven (thank you jawaballs) excitement is running high. But what of the gaps and the long oddly laid trail of clues. I am of course talking about the computer renderings of the colossus we saw back at games day Spain 09, GW already released a new basilisk kit thus ruling out a release with that unit. And of course if we might dabble in the back game rooms and GW stores where the prospect of a all plastic thunderhawk is talked about in hushed tones and with great uncertainty.

As questions mount and release dates are set what might we be looking at this September. Currently we are swept up in a torrent of rolling updates and micro releases. So looking through the mist and having not but basic concepts and a hand full of comments made by GW, I can but only speculate on future releases. However if GW's past indicators and update practices have proven anything its that about 70% of what you hear on the grape vine is accurate. For the hard facts I will leave it up to the big dogs to decipher, for now I will continue to provide commentary and perspective.

What do you think the next major release will hold? Feel free to add your thoughts to the comment section.

Cheers

Scott
BH Senior Editor

P.S.
Don't forget, West Coast Comics and collectibles will soon be taking pre orders for spearhead at 25% off and if your local head down to Legends Comics and Games in Cupertino CA for 15% off advance orders and 10% off all GW products in the store.

GW Warhammer 40k Advance Order Items

2010-05-11T10:22:00.000-07:00

GW officially added some items to their advance order section.

The I.G. Leman Russ Battle Tank with options for the Eradicator, Exterminator or Vanquisher for $49.50

The I.G. Manticore/Deathstrike for $49.50.

Knight Commander Pask for $9.90.

The Eldar Fire Prism with Night Spinner conversion for $49.50.

The Eldar Heavy Weapon Support Platform with options of the D-Cannon, Vibro-Cannon and Shadow Weaver for $24.75.

They release on June 5th. You can pre-order yours from Legends Comics & Games in Cupertino, CA for 15% off. Non-local customers can get theirs from WCC for 25% + shipping on or around the official release date. WCC may pre-sell earlier. Click on the WCC link to the right to visit their store.

Leman Russ/Suspicions confirmed

2010-05-09T14:58:00.000-07:00

After today's release of the first snaps of the new leman russ sprue I am indeed now convinced that we may soon see all those models we once salivated over in the forgeworld catalog brought down to our level. The new kit contains all the barrel variants needed to cover the rest of the options for the Russ in the codex, I predicted this shortly after they pulled the old Russ kit. But this now raises the question, with spearhead on the way, and another black box release planned for the holidays, exactly how much will we see cast in plastic? The hydra, the Griffin and the Colossus just to name a few are units shown in the 5ed IG codex, and now with all the Russ variants covered will we see these models brought to the citadel line as well? Some months back we saw snapshots of the computer mock ups for the new demolisher and what appeared to be a Colossus. It may indeed be feasible that we might see all IG armor covered by GW. Even more so in these tough economic times where shelling out $200+ for a model is just simply financially unsound.

For what ever reason it would indeed appear that GW is tightening there belt and giving in to consumer demand. summer 2010 and the holiday season promises to possibly be a rather exciting series of releases, or at least we hope so.

Cheers

Scott
BH Senior Editor.

Titan Works: Warhound

2010-05-08T10:56:00.001-07:00

Not to be out done the imperium has decided to field its own titan. True the warhound is vastly outclassed by D's warlock and phantom, it is a awesome piece none the less. I spent a collective five hours painting this piece and its been a constantly evolving project.

Though as it stands now it is not 100% complete, I still need to do the banners and add striping to the carapace. But so far It has been a pleasing project and I can not wait to field this in the upcoming Apocalypse game at legends (more details on that next week)

As always, questions, comments, death threats and gift cards are always welcome.

Cheers

Scott
BH Senior Editor.

Bringing Titans to a gun fight!

2010-05-06T12:23:00.000-07:00

This Armorcast Warlock Titan is one of the many projects I've been working on to build my 10,000 point army for the upcoming Apocalypse game at Legends. I'll post completed pics when I get the D-Cannon and Psychic Lance finished.

This bad boy paired with little brother Phantom will add some excitement to the game.

I wanted to add another Warlock Titan and a couple of Revenants but Scott didn't want me pushing the "win button" so alas we have to settle for just 2 Eldar Titans in this upcoming game.

NEWS: Codex Demon Hunters and Witch hunters

2010-05-06T11:04:00.001-07:00

As some of you may have noticed checking the GW website today, both codex Witch hunters and Codex Demon Hunters are no longer listed. Could this indicate a release in the near future? More to the point are both books already done. Games Workshop is second only to Apple when it comes to product security and if there past release strategies are any indication we could very well see a new set of books and models y new years or sooner. Pairing this with the anticipated release of project spearhead in the Fall and incremental releases mid summer 2010/11 looks to be full of new releases across the board.

Could 6th Edition be right around the proverbial corner? Of course this is taking things a bit far but one has to but wonder. With a list of rolling codices updates and a slew of new models it is quite possible that we may see all outdated codices updated over the next 15 months or less.

Cheers

Scott
BH Senior Editor

Gray Knight gray area

2010-05-05T23:30:00.000-07:00

Alright so I didn't post my GK story before BoLs got it. So lets just get down to the brass tacks of whats on every ones mind, the Inquisition. More to the point what is brewing with the watchers of the shadows and there somewhat dated codices, I am of course referring to the sisters of battle and demon hunters books. The current theory is that both sisters and demon hunters will be combined into a single tome along with the other supplemental for the ordo Xenos. While this would make sense to the player, it would not make sense for GW. Rarely has GW combined multiple books, in fact the only time that they have was for 5ed space marines, and even still we have separate codices for the various other chapters (aka blood angels,Black Templar and Dark Angels) So while we might hope and dream of a grand all in one book, I find the chances of it actually happening rather narrow.

Next up the models. Ok here you may now rejoice for the Gray Knights will for certain be re cast in glorious cheap plastic. Yes the age is soon coming that all non independent box sets will be made in cheap light and abundant plastic. While no pictures have yet to surface we can assume two things off the bat from observing GW's more recent moves in releasing/casting new models. One: They will in appearance be oddly similar to forge world pieces, but not quite the same caliber.
Two: Though they are now made of the cheaper material, the price will only change by about $5, GW will say this is do to requiring new molds and equipment but in reality the marketing dept is rubbing your hard earned dollars and pounds sterling all over there naughty parts.

The good news is though with new models new codices are soon to follow. So as a member of the elite class of society known as consumers, you should go forth and probe every dark alley and lead you can and provide the community with the sweet fruits of knowledge, barring that you can just get a GW rep into slipping up and telling you everything without being overt.

New Product from Bay Hammer

2010-04-30T18:43:00.000-07:00

You heard right, Bay Hammer is releasing a new line of flocking and basing material in May. Over the past several months we have been working on a exclusive deal with our Hosts and business contacts over at Legends of Comics and Games in Cupertino CA to bring you this new premium line of basing material. The flocking itself was developed and made by Ian, leading contributing editor and long time associate of BH. He developed a process that is both economic and eco friendly and enables us to create a high grade basing material without the need for a large production facility or indeed any machinery. If your wondering how its done **CENSORED**

Going Green:
And we are not talking orks (though our current range works well with them) No I am talking about a basing material that is as aesthetically pleasing as it is eco friendly. The flocking itself is made from all natural materials not finely chipped or shredded foam core. The stuff will actually biodegrade if mixed with potting soil or mulch. We know that a majority of "green products" are bull but I couldn't resist throwing this little bit in.

Affordability:
We talked with the guys over at the shop and decided on a final whopping price of $2.00US That's about $2 cheaper then GF9 range and about $7 cheaper then GW and you get more then you would in a regular GW tub.

**While BH dose not have any current plans to sell online during the trial sales we may contact our partners at WCC to help reach those who are not Bay Area locals.**

The products pictured above shows our current range of colors, Dry Brush, Forest Floor and Mixed Green. We are working on making a selection of darker toned basing as well.

Remember you can only get BH brand flocking at Legends of Comics and Games in Cupertino CA while we run trial sales.

Cheers

Scott
BH Senior Editor

The army so far

2010-04-28T23:07:00.000-07:00

So Ive been working on painting up my blood angels, I recently painted up all my Baal predators, and a sanguinor. I have a sanguinary guard squad, assault squad, and the rest of death company to do, as well as my sanguinary priests. anyways heres some photos of what i have done. :

Im looking forward to finishing everything up, its coming along. I need to pick up the sanguinary priests, death company box, assault marines, and im thinking about picking up Mephiston. Also the store this friday we will be workshopping, so we will be painting, building, talking about stuff. and on Saturday, we will be doing more games so if you want to stop by and play a game please do. anyways stay awesome :)

Back in the game

2010-04-28T22:06:00.000-07:00

Its been months since my last gaming post and almost as long since I have picked up a brush. But over the past week I have been working on a project at the store and going through the grueling process of uncovering all my pieces (which have up until now been packed away in my closet under an assortment of heavy objects) Now though I have about 70% of my unfinished stuff un boxed and on the work bench. Ill keep things short, not really much to post about tonight.

Anyways here is a pic of some kasrkin, not anything fancy so far just base layer. Going to do shading and detailing tomorrow.

Cheers

Scott
BH Senior Editor

An Ode

2010-04-26T21:28:00.000-07:00

To the young and to the old, to those who started playing a game and instead helped build a community.
To cramped back rooms with no air conditioning where we whiled away our youth for the thrill of battle.
To old friends and new enemies without either the game would be empty.
To late nights and sore wrists and painted fingers.
To those who lust for carnage and for those who sit in deep contemplation.
To the Nerds,geeks,Brits,yanks,freaks,artists,visionaries,modelers and bartenders, for again without you the game is empty.

Finally to everyone who ever spent months eating ramen to finance a new army, to any one who ever spent a semesters worth of Saturdays in a dimly lit room blasting Zeppelin and banging out a division, and to anyone who's forces where lost to marriage but re discovered by a son or daughter.

Some times its hard to tell some one why you do this, its hazardous to your health and your wallet, and at times can seem a bit foolish. But when all is said and done and the field of battle is cleared and all the drinks are gone, one cant help but sit back and feel like for a few hours they grabbed a piece of something greater, and we didn't even have to leave our living room. And that is the reason most every one dose anything at all, the simple answer is its fun, the deeper reason is passion. It differs from person to person but indeed when the dice start to roll one cannot help but imagine the roar of cannon or the whine of a las.

So for what ever reason you play this goes out to you, and if ever you feel the need to be vindicated just remember, we are all in this together, so might as well have some fun along the way.

Cheers

Scott
BH Senior Editor

P.S.
I will be returning to regular writing in my own witty and over all brash manner, and more to the point I will be getting back to playing. So stay tuned while I bang on things behind the curtain to try and keep things going.

The completed raven, the baals, next week

2010-04-25T15:15:00.000-07:00

Hey guys, sorry i havent posted in 4 days, ive been sick and lots of things just came up, again my apologies and well i have some photos of you:

So this is the complete model of my storm raven, thought i would post pictures, im currently working on my baal predators:

The lighting is bad, but ill be posting a picture of the 3 together hopefully by next week, with other things, im still working on the terrain, i recently put together some assault marines, at the store next week we will be doing more with the terrain, and if you are interested in playing a friendly game, stop by on saturday and we can play.

Other than that, stay awesome.

My answer to a storm raven, and what we are doing at the store this week

2010-04-15T22:37:00.000-07:00

Hey guys, Ian here. ive been working on a storm raven for the past days. so far ive basically kit-bashed a valkarie and heavy weapons from a predator. it looks fairly decent so far, made a scenic base for it depicting a dwindling assault marine squad with a wounded battle brother. Its looking good so far and i cant wait to finish it this weekend. here are some photos of said stormraven :

Also at the store on friday and saturday, we are going to work on the terrain and painting figures. I have 3 more Baal predators and a whole lot of other stuff to assemble and paint. So stop by the store if you are in the area and hang out with us as we work on and talk about 40k.
Other than that keep on being awesome :)

Moar random things happening at the store thats 40k related!

2010-04-08T11:20:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the late post, I was really tired last night, so as you all know blood angels were released and I got to work on the sanguinary guard and death company for the store, I bought two new dreadnaughts to make a death company and a normal dreadnaught, I have not been able to purchase my baal predators yet but I plan on doing that this weekend. I am still working on terrain for the store, I just need to paint up and flock the two hills. i also need to purchase some colors for the bastions and the fortress of redemption to get those painted up. I will be at the store on friday and saturday working on the terrain or playing a game or two on sat. So stop by, and maybe we can get a game or two in :)

models up in the store, a death company dread w/magnagrapple

2010-04-01T00:37:00.000-07:00

Ay so its ian, and I finished up the sanguinary guard and the death company, and now they are in the store, so if you are in the area check it out and let me know how they look via comment (my camera on my phone is crap and once i get a new cable or card reader for my camera things will be better). Also i picked up two dreadnaughts. One is a venerable, and one is an ironclad. So i was able to make a Death company dread with a magnagrapple (the new upgrade for the furioso dread that acts like the demon prince's lash) and a nice looking normal dread with las/plasma/assault cannons, and I think they will look awesome painted up. I plan on getting a couple Baal predators as soon as the angels are released and hopefully get them painted up right after they are all dry from assembly. Other than that i am looking forward to painting up the new dreads and getting my hands on the baal predators, and ill keep you posted on what is happening at the store.

Some stuff im working on...

2010-03-24T21:57:00.000-07:00

Ay guys its Ian, like above im working on
some things. And if you can make out the photo its some sanguinary guard. I also have a death company squad which i outfitted with 2 infurnus pistols (i already have 5 ready to go before this squad), a thunderhammer and powerfist. The squad itself is going to be fun...especially in a land raider, out on the board they will be crazy awesome.

So far 3 of my 5 sanguinary guard are done, im taking my time on these because they are going to be meant for display, but eventually they shall see the battle field. I also am working on the apocalypse board, but for the next weeks its been shelved until these guys are done. anyways ill have to post a pic of a whole diorama of these beasts and stuff, but anyways, ill be posting again next week and possibly sooner. see you then.

Chasing Phantoms

2010-03-21T18:31:00.000-07:00

Destroyer (aka Darrick) just sent me the completed pics of his first phantom, now with more up close detail to drool over. I cant really describe how large this piece actually is on the table, back when armorcast was making these things apparently scale was much less an issue then when forgeworld took over, the resulting piece comes off more as a statue then a playable piece but impressive none the less.

Cheers

Scott
BH Senior Editor

P.S.
Can you think of an apropriate but hilarious name for this titan, post it in the comments section and you may get a prize.

Tenacious D...arrick

2010-03-20T18:28:00.000-07:00

As progress on the hall continues (legends second store) another project has emerged on the game floor. Our newest editor and Bay Hammers official liaison to Legends is showing off his new Eldar Apocalypse force for us before the big game planned for June of this summer.

At only about 80% completion, his force sports twin phantom Armorcast titans (one not pictured) and three Armorcast tempest grav tanks (one pictured above) As a new comer to the game but by no mean new to table top gaming Darrick has spared no expense in building and painting his army, and it shows.

So I would now like to formally welcome our newest editor and good friend of Bay Hammer, Darrick, look forward to his tips and tricks and in depth editorials in the near future.

Lets get some shots of that lovely hunk of phantom

And here we have those lovely troop choices

Not to bad for a "newbie" I look forward to playing against him in the up coming "Brawl in he Hall" not officialy named yet. Good luck to him in any case and I cant wait to see his army in full strength.

Happy Gaming

Scott
BH Senior Editor.

Sketchy comments notice

2010-03-17T23:43:00.000-07:00

It has come to my attention that various asian escort sites have for some reason targeted the comments section on the blog, these sites are not affiliated with us (shocking I know) and I will do my best to remove the comments/links when I see them. I do not advise clicking on any link that is not in english or related to the topic post unless otherwise sated.

P.S.
Big things in store for the spring/summer months for BH including our return to the airwaves with a new crew and live coverage and a new game center, so stay tuned boys and girls.

Cheers

Scott
BH Senior Editor/Ghost

Moar terrain things

2010-03-17T22:38:00.000-07:00

Hey guys, Just like the title says i has moar terrain to work on!So i am helping with a project to make the most awesome Apocalypse board evar! What we have so far is a nuclear generator, that has a purpose, but you will have to wait to see what it does. But we are working on a plateau that will be the centerof the whole board where the Imperium will be located. So if you are in the area tomorrow or Friday, stop by and we can work on terrain :)

In other news, GW is going to be releasing a new set of terrain. The statue there looks familiar. Thats because it was used on a lot of different gaming boards. I may be interested in picking this up for the store to attach to one of our boards.
Other than that blood angels are coming out soon and i am looking forward to getting my hands on the new dex and figures! - thats all for now, Ian

new blood angels codex, some updates on what we are doing

2010-03-11T00:13:00.000-08:00

Hey guys, if you guys didnt already know, the new blood angels codex is in the advance orders on the gw website. I cant wait to purchase once soon. They added new characters, squads and made some old ones a bit different. i havent seen legitimate things entirely about the new codex, so i dont really have any idea of how awesome it is, but i know for a fact its awesomesauce.

Also thursday and friday i am going to be working on terrain for the store, and maybe work on some of my own figures. So if you are in the area, come by to paint, build, or talk and have fun. I need to get off now to get some much needed sleep...

Happy reading and I hope you got your 40k fill for now.

Back to the Saturdays

2010-03-04T01:49:00.000-08:00

Hey there bayhammer bloggers! today i just wanted to put some things, But first off if you have not checked it out, the black library came out with the thousand sons Horus Heresy book. I havent personally picked up the book but i am looking forward to reading it. It looks like it will be an amazing story.

Also, we are moving the schedule back to Saturdays, However this Friday I am going to start to help work on terrain. If you are in the area and want to make terrain with me and Sean, please drop by, it would be much appreciated. Other than that, forgeworld is coming out with some new imperial guard and ork models. And im still looking forward to the new blood angels codex. until next time bloggers. -Ian

Girls done, lookie what i have, a little bit of a look at battle missions

2010-02-25T00:20:00.000-08:00

Hey its Ian, I finished my banshees! all of them have the blue glowing power weapons (if you cant make them out. if you cant i dont blame you. i need a new camera) So this squad is done, i have some fire dragons im working on, some dire avengers (their bodies are assembled without their arms and guns), a wave serpent and a few other pieces that are coming in a few weeks. The next thing i wanted to talk about is the upcoming battle missions book.

So the new battle missions book, when i looked at it i thought the missions would be the generic defend, attack, raids, etc. But what Ive seen is each mission is race specific. Thats about all i can say without ruining it for you, the rest i will have to let you find out what it will be.

And in other news.....look what i got:
An old school Armorcast Tempest grav tank. I am looking forward to painting this up and showing you the progress of this eldar beast.

Also, by friday being the latest i will post another planet preview, and some possible new things that are going on with us.

I hope you got your fill from us, and i will see you on friday.

Painting my girls, another planet preview!!!

2010-02-17T23:33:00.000-08:00

Hey guys its Ian and i finally got some paints so im so happy yay :D but anyways for the photo who do you think would win that predicament? Banshees? Or Dante? I personally think its soo my sissy marine. So i will try to get as much stuff painted when i can and ill end up working on some other things. I just need to get some black primer eventually...Also i think both Sean and I should be at the store on Friday and Saturday, so stop by if you can any of those days and we can play!

Also i thought today you, the reader would like another preview of another planet for our next campaign, eventually we will go through all the planets and i would absolutely LOVE some feedback from you guys! Anyways, here's the planet!

Dis, a planet whose atmosphere blocks the blue sky, Rain that pours off and on all the time, The clouds themselves denys the earth sunlight and shrouds the planet in an everlasting darkness. Night fight rules occurs throughout the game, During turns 3-end everything counts as difficult terrain (heavy rain occurs) Defenders: gain the acute senses, and benefit from the stealth u.s.r's. Attackers: your firestorm now counts as AP 1, all units gain a 3 d6 difficult terrain test (takes 2 highest rolls and can move that many inches). I would like to rename the planets though, so if you have an idea for a planet name for either this or last weeks planet, post it in the comments below!

That is all i have for this week, please comment (i love comments) cause feedback is awesome, Im Ian McCarson and i hope you got your fill of 40k madness.

New scheduele, planet prevew, new models!!!!!

2010-02-10T23:01:00.000-08:00

Hey guys its Ian! This week we are beginning to play Friday instead of Sat for two reasons, 1: we can get more people playing on Friday and in the neer future some people will not be able to make it to Saturdays. 2: expanding to more than the normal 4 players we have, to 6 or 7. So that will be an improvement. i would like to start around the same time.

In other news GW is releasing new models, such as a squad of 3 killa kans, the new deff dread, a plastic venerable dreadnaught, and a new expansion called Battle missions. The killa kans look awesome in my opinion, the deff dread...mmmm not too hot. The new plastic venerable dreadnaught looks good, better than the old venerable dread. The new expansion, battle missions, includes 30 missions that will allow you to play amazing missions.

Lastly since Sean and I have been coming up with planets for the new campaign we decided that we will share the planets and how their environments will effect the game play.
So with that, i am introducing our magma planet, lavage.

This volatile planet is a haven for the defenders: For the planets' intense heat has hardened their skin and they have acclimated to its heat. They gain the feel no pain rule. As the heat has made the defenders skin harden, the attackers blood boils, their anger overtakes them, they thirst for blood.

All attacker infantry gain the furious charge special ability. If a squad already has furious charge, they gain +1 to their attack instead on the charge. Unfortunately all armor values are lowered by 1, but nothing can go below 10.

On Turn 3 pillars of fire begin to engulf the field. Someone outside of your game will determine where the pillar will show up. So in order to do that the person will place a large blast marker on some point, takes 3 d6 and the scatter die, and determines where the template will end up. If it happens to go off the table the scatter die must be rerolled. If a hit is landed it still deviates 2 d6 in the direction shown on the die. here is the profile on the template : str 6 ap 4. And all vehicles that are hit by it are glanced on a 4, penetrated on a 5-6.

Anyways ill be coming back hopefully on Monday next week to bring some more news and a new planet for you to look at! And with that, Im Ian McCarson and i hope you got your fill on 40k and leave your comments below thank you for following!!!!!!!! :)

Game meetingz??? Its heracy!!!!

2010-02-02T19:41:00.000-08:00

Hey there um today i thought i would bring up that on sat i am calling a meeting, like above, to come up with ideas to bring in more people to play as well as write up the ideas for the new campaign. Sean and I came up with the idea of having multiple planets which players can reside in and the environment of each planet effects the playing field. other than that, this is just a short post to basically say what we are doing this Saturday, so if you are by the store and want to put some input into the meeting, it would be much appreciated.