Pink Horror Standard Bearer Wanted

I'm after one of these little blighters.

If anyone has one that they wish to part with I am a keen purchaser.

NZTC Update

Okay, time for an update on the NZ Teams Championship.

Sixteen teams are registered and paid up which means the event is now closed at capacity. People can still contact me at pete@thefieldsofblood.com if they would like to be involved. Firstly, real life always intervenes and it would be nice to have a group of players to sub into teams who suddenly find themselves short. Secondly, there is an opportunity for people to held with the running of the event. The Umpire Peter Williamson will be very busy and can certainly use some on-floor help, data entry etc. Again if you'd like to help out on either or both of the days, I'd love to hear from you.

The Comp system will be the Fields of Blood Lite Comp which you can see the latest iteration of by clicking the button at the top of the blog. This is a living document and is updated as new books come out. For the purposes of NZTC this will be the version as of 31 January 2014. Also only new books up released up until that date will be used (effectively January 2014 GW release). If a new book is released in February, the existing book and comp will be used.

This is shaping up to be the marquee event of 2014. We have two and a half teams coming in from Australia as well as the majority of regular NZ tournament goers.

I can't wait!

Skitterleap Update

Skitterleap is just a month away and the numbers are building nicely.

Currently there are 20 registered and paid up with five more indicating they are going to come. I sent out emails to people today reminding them that the event is on. Should I have inadvertently missed you, please drop me a line at pete@thefieldsofblood.com and I'll get the Players Pack. It is shaping nicely as the biggest Warhammer Fantasy event to be held in Wellington this year and is a great way to finish the 2013 tournament season.

Again we will have to weather an influx from the North as a group from The League Of Extraordinary Nerdymen venture South. Known for their love of painting, all things hobby - oh and Karl Franz plus two Steam Tanks - this will be the third time this year that these scruffy northerners have despoiled our lush and fertile lands. I really appreciate the support these guys (and all the locals) give to the Fields of Blood events.

Remember your army must be fully painted and based (at least to a tabletop standard). You must also have movement trays for your units. The "controversial" Fields of Blood Painting Checklist is downloadable from this site and will be used at the event. Umpire Sam Whitt will talk through the mark that he is awarding your army.

So if you are thinking about coming along then let me know and hopefully we can finish the season with a great turnout for what I am sure will be a great event.

Even More Heresy Love

I love Forgeworld. In my wildest dreams I couldn't have expected them to do the Horus Heresy any better than they are currently doing it and with Volume 2: Massacre about to be released they keep releasing great models.

First up are the Ashen Circle. These are a Word Bearers unit that work alongside the Legion's Destroyers. In this case though the target is culture and beliefs.

These guys are brilliant models full of character and menace.

And now the biggies for me. I have been waiting for these models for so long and their release means that my next army is definitely set, if it was ever in doubt.

The first Noise Marines, Emperor's Children Kakophoni. The genesis of these guys was detailed in "Fulgrim" and now we see them in resin.

Their release indicates that "Massacre" will also include at least some new units for the four armies featured in "Betrayal".

October White Dwarf - Dark Elf Pictures

The first pictures of the new Dark Elves have emerged. These are from the pages of next month's White Dwarf and are very low quality/resolution. However they give a taste of what we are in for. And you can colour me impressed.

Games Workshop certainly look like they have produced a winner. The Dark Elves have always had great models but these new ones look like they set the bar even higher again.

The Shrine and Cauldron are fantastic models but for me the stars are the new Sisters and the Dreadspears. The only miss is the slightly goofy looking Hydra but the new Mierce model will fill that void.

FOB NZ Warhammer 40k Rankings - Updated for Lords of War

Last weekend Lords of War was held in Wellington, hosted by the Wellington Warlords and umpired by Carson Turnbull.

The event attracted 20 people and was won by Thomas Max using Tau. In fact, three of the Top 4 were fighting for the Greater Good.

Results have been uploaded to the rankings.

FOB NZ Fantasy Rankings - Updated for Guardcon

The Fantasy Rankings have been updated for Guardcon and it has seen this year's winner (and ETC new boy) Rory Finnemore leaping into Masters contention.

Second Place Antony Kitson re-enters the Top 20 and 3rd Place James Cardno edges higher in the rankings.

By my reckoning there are still two more events this year, both being held at Labour Weekend. First we have Conquest in Christchurch being umpired by Damon Quaid and second, Skitterleap here in Wellington umpired by Sam Whitt.

Skitterleap has 18 people paid up already with another 4 registered but still to pay. There is further interest so I would expect at least 25 to hit the tables.

Eight of the current Top 20 ranked players will be there and at least three of these need to place 1st or 2nd to elbow their way into automatic Masters spots. Should be great finale to the 2013 tournament season

Dark Elves Confirmed For October

Games Workshop confirmed release in one of their teaser videos. Pre-orders go up this Saturday so expect leaked WD pics any time soon.

FOB NZ Rankings - Updated for Warhammer 40k

Guardcon has been run and won. This year the victor was NZ ATC Captain Nikola Jaksic, capping off a very good month for him.

The results have been included in the Rankings and Nikola has catapulted into the Top 10.

Weekend Gaming Lesson - Never Assume

Yesterday I had a game against Ryan Lister's Warriors of Chaos. Taking a break from the Skaven I've been using recently I gave the Daemons a trot out in a battle for the Chaos Wastes.

Early in the game I distracted Ryan's Daemon Prince and had him/her/it battle with some of my more "chaffy" units while I worked on his centre. By Turn 5 the Daemon Prince had feasted on all these and turned to enter the fray in the centre.

I turned my Plaguebearer block to face the Prince. Earlier in the battle I had lost my Champ and so the only character was my Nurgle Herald BSB. No problem, I thought.

Actually, big problem. Unlike the rest of the WoC characters the Daemon Prince doesn't have Eye of the Gods (or whatever it is called) and so doesn't have to challenge. I thought my BSB could safely retreat to the back rank but that wasn't to be. He eventually last 3 rounds of combat but was killed yielding Ryan his points.

So dear readers, a lesson to you all. Never assume. Those Warriors are tricksey buggers.