We’re doing a Batrep today: Black Templars v. Chaos. Some of you may remember this same matchup. This time it’s with a live person (Alan) and 2000 pts. What you’ll see today is everything that is included in the Dragons of Moloch (CSM Khorne) except a full unit of ten CSM… and the spawn are not usually part of this army.

Here’s the list:

2000 Pts – Chaos Marines Roster – Dragons of Moloch
HQ: Chaos Lord (1#, 135 Pts) 1 Chaos Lord @ 135 Pts Bolt Pistol (x1); Lightning Claw; Combi-flamer; Fearless; Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades; Mark of Khorne

Elite: Terminators (6#, 465 Pts) 5 Terminators @ 465 Pts Chain Fist (x1); Power Fist (x1); Power Weapon (x3); Combi-melta (x1); Twin Linked Bolter (x3); Heavy Flamer (x1); Icon of Khorne; Mark of Khorne; Land Raider 1 Land Raider @ [250] Pts Twin Linked Heavy Bolter; Twin Linked Lascannon Sponson (x2); Havoc Launcher; Extra Armor; Searchlight; Smoke Launchers

Troops: Khorne Berzerkers (10#, 250 Pts) 9 Khorne Berzerkers @ 250 Pts Bolt Pistol; Close Combat Weapon; Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades; Fearless; Furious Charge; Mark of Khorne 1 Skull Champion @ [61] Pts Bolt Pistol; Power Fist; Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades; Fearless; Furious Charge; Mark of Khorne

Troops: Khorne Berzerkers (9#, 229 Pts) 8 Khorne Berzerkers @ 229 Pts Bolt Pistol; Close Combat Weapon; Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades; Fearless; Furious Charge; Mark of Khorne 1 Skull Champion @ [61] Pts Bolt Pistol; Power Fist; Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades; Fearless; Furious Charge; Mark of Khorne

Fast Attack: Raptors (5#, 165 Pts) 4 Raptors @ 165 Pts Bolt Pistol; Close Combat Weapon; Plasma Pistol (x1); Meltagun (x1); Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades 1 Aspiring Champion @ [60] Pts Bolt Pistol; Power Fist; Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades

Heavy Support: Land Raider (1#, 250 Pts) 1 Land Raider @ 250 Pts Twin Linked Heavy Bolter; Twin Linked Lascannon Sponson (x2); Havoc Launcher; Extra Armor; Searchlight; Smoke Launchers

Heavy Support: Land Raider (1#, 250 Pts) 1 Land Raider @ 250 Pts Twin Linked Heavy Bolter; Twin Linked Lascannon Sponson (x2); Havoc Launcher; Extra Armor; Searchlight; Smoke Launchers

Heavy Support: Defiler (1#, 150 Pts) 1 Defiler @ 150 Pts Fleet; Battle Cannon; Dreadnought CCW (x2); Reaper Autocannon; Twin Linked Heavy Flamer; Daemonic Possession; Searchlight; Smoke Launchers

: Spawn (2#, 80 Pts) 2 Spawn @ 80 Pts Fearless; Slow and Purposeful
Total Roster Cost: 1974

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Picture: a Space Wolf rhino with extra armor. This was a favorite alternate color scheme of mine. I’d love to do a whole army of space wolves with black armor. That would look really cool. “The Ebon Wolves” or somesuch. More pics.

Yesterday my wife was out of town at her friend’s funeral. So, I was home with the kids all day. I managed to not get anyone killed, so that was a bonus. I kept Kenna home from school and we spent some good time together. I also got to put them to bed, which is a lot of fun. I bought some of that spray bath foam stuff and they super-freaked out with that.

Today I was back at the studio with a vengeance. All the emails are answered. All the packages are out.

I have a guy in part time to help me keep things under control. That’s a life saver. Alan is also a Warhammer fanatic (mainly Fantasy, and interest is surging for that at the studio).

Ah, and today I got back my Questing Knights 40K army! I sold it to a client, then traded it back. Sweet. I love that army. Alan was super impressed by it and when I recommended that he play me with it against my Dragons of Moloch, he readily agreed. So, we’re going to do a batrep tomorrow. And it’s about time!

I admit I’ve been in a funk with armies. I’ve had a lot of other worries. But I’m starting to get back in the groove. Next army is Daemonhunters. It’s static with almost no modelling opportunities. Easy to paint and not too many models to the army. Oh, and they fit in with Dark Heresy.

No session for DH today by the by.

Today was a beautiful day.

The following projects are under the brush this week:
Jungle Movement Trays (has taken waaay too long)
Winter Elves 01 DB
Firebloods 01 TC
Deathwing 04 MD
Fantasy Figures 01 TM
Orcs 01 CF
Chaos 01 KO
Necrons 01 CS (done)
Fallen Angels 02 CC termies
Vampire Counts 02 DW (assembly this week)
Fantasy Figures 03 PM (very close)
Urban Bases JM (done and in digital photography)

The following projects are in Assembly this week (should be done by April 8):
Ultramarines 06 TO tanks
Trollbloods 02 CS
War Machine 03 CS
Winter Elves 02 DB
Marauder Destroyer 01 GF
Black Templars 01 AS
Alaitoc 01 GS avatar
Legion 02 DM
Angry Goats conversions

As usual, if you don’t see your project, just give me a ping.

Picture: A Penitent Engine, the sort of dreadnought of a Witch Hunters army. Not many people play this army and it is chock full of interesting models. See the rest here.

Download the spreadsheet and get your own Witch Hunters army going now.

I have a new guy on staff by the name of Alan. You’ve seen him in last week’s Dark Heresy vids. He grew up in North Dakota and got his work ethic from working on a farm. It’s been a pleasure working with him. He comes in part time to lighten my load doing this and that around the studio. Today I got to go home like three hours earlier than normal (ie a nine hour day at the studio instead of twelve hours!). That was real nice.

Back to work ethic: this solves everything. People with no work ethic are pretty much dead weight. So, that’s the first thing I look for. Has the person ever really had to pull weight on anything long-term in their life?

I got my work ethic the summer of my Junior year when my mother announced that I had a full time job at the mill where she worked (sometimes double-shifts to make ends meet). Pardon my french, but I worked my ass off. That was the best thing she ever did for me. Then on my mission working 80 hour weeks. Then again after my daughter was born getting up at 4am every morning to get to work for years on end. Not to brag: I am generally a slacker when I can get away with it!

Everything is proceeding apace. We managed to get four projects through digital photography. A ton of stuff is incoming the next 48 hours.

Warning: if you have something that you need by Adepticon be SURE to check in with me.

I still have a few slots open at the end of April. Now is a good time to get that set up. Here’s the basic information on how to set up a commission:

Hello,

Thanks for your inquiry. Here’s an introduction to the studio.

Getting a Quote
Attached is a spreadsheet outlining all costs of your project. Or you can download a generic sheet for your army here.

You have two options to get a quote:
A) Fill out the sheet yourself This spreadsheet will auto-calculate all costs associated with your commission. If you are providing and/or assembling your own models you will naturally zero out those totals.
B) Send a list of what you’d like done. What models need assembly? Cleaning? What models are you providing? What models would you like us to provide? I’ll send back a detailed quote.
C) Call me and I will set everything up over the phone with you. 801 372 8545.

We have several specials available. Only one can be applied.
1) Level 2—models can be given a basic paint job. Save 30% off painting.
2) Artistic License—we decide completely how a project is painted and based. Save 10% on painting.
3) Combine Level 2 and Artistic License. Save 35% off painting
4) Tank Factory—ten tanks painted for $400, assembled for $200. See below for details. Can be combined with Artistic License.

Scheduling a Project
This project will be scheduled officially for completion in 25-35 days. If you need your project for an event (like a tournament), please make that known, we can often accommodate that.

To schedule a project, we need the following things:

1) The models (or a list of models to be acquired).
2) A deposit as indicated on the Project Breakdown spreadsheet
a. Pay by phone with major Credit Card 801 372 8545
b. Pay via Paypal to bluetablepainting@gmail.com
c. Pay by MO (see website Service Guide for details)
3) The Instructions .doc sheet filled out and returned.

Terms of Service
I would recommend that you look over our Service Guide . A common point of interest is the quality standard for our models. We also have a downloadable Levels Guide that explains exactly how it works.

Minimum Run Size
Generally speaking, Levels 2-4 are reserved for whole units of models or vehicles/monsters. Levels 5-6 are for individual hero types.

Contact Information
Also keep up to date with our Daily Blog: www.bluetablepainting.blogspot.com I keep that updated almost daily.

I’d be interested to know how you heard of Blue Table.

If you want to contact me for any reason:
Email at bluetablepainting@gmail.com
Yahoo Messenger ID is jazzmouth
AIM ID is BTP_Shawn
ICQ ID is bluetablepainting ICQ number is 463862042
Phone number is (801) 372-8545
Facebook ID is bluetablepainting http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=633040196

Thanks,
Shawn

PS- if you have any problem with the spreadsheet, just let me know—I can send the quote as in-line text.

Tank Factory Special
· $400 for painting ten tanks
· $750 for painting twenty tanks
· $200 for assembly of ten tanks

For this special we need some leeway with color scheme. A complicated pattern or type might cost more.

How fast can we get it done?
Generally, a 3-4 week turnaround. Unless you send the models, then that takes less time.

 Large tanks, like a Land Raider or Necron Monolith, count as two tanks.
 A Baneblade counts as three tanks. Assembly is $90—the Baneblade has something like 250 parts.
 Small tanks, like an Ork warbuggy, count as half a tank.
 Exposed crew, dozer blade, unusual upgrades, or set of chaos spikes count as a regular trooper, at $4 for painting, $2 for assembly.
 Tau Piranhas and Land Speeders count as regular tanks. They are smaller but are not less time-consuming to paint.

First off, I don’t know why people read this blog, but it seems to do well.

WARNING! No game-related material today

This is not only the record of Blue Table Painting, but also of a human life. I write it for friends and family as well as for clients.

I would hope to call you my friends.

Last night I came home after a long day in the terrain room. Renn and I spent quite a few man-hours on a super-secret project, which you won’t get to see until about three weeks from now. It will be unveiled at Adepticon. I’m not saying it’s especially good. In fact, after seeing some of the club projects from last year, I know it won’t be competitive in that regard. But hey it’s what we made and there it is.

I got home and fell asleep on the couch. I was exhausted. Then I heard the thump of a wide-awake Griffin kicking his door (he lays on his back and kicks the door in protest when he doesn’t want to go to sleep). So I went up there with a blanket and pillow, turned on his waterfall nighlight, read him a story, sung him a song* and then snuggled with him until he fell asleep.

Then I fell asleep. It was like 2am when my wife came in and extracted me.

Griffin is my special little guy. We have a bond. I understand him. He’s like me. He watches my every move.

This morning I got up to find that Griffin had figured out how to peel a hard-boiled egg by himself. He was clutching the peeled egg triumphantly. I think he ate like six of them. I was cleaning egg shells from all over the house. That’s where he’s like me. He knows what he likes and he wants a lot of it.

Tamie was up until the wee hours last night going over old journals, photographs, and memorabilia. Her best friend since kindergarten died last week. She has been crying on and off these last days. Anything can set her off. So, this morning she was sleeping in.

This morning it was gently snowing, the powderiest of snow that doesn’t stick to the road but piles up six inches deep on the grass and branches. I went for my usual walk expecting to find some peace, but I am just wracked with pain mind, body and soul. I am really out of it. I even made two rounds. But to no avail. What’s going on?

We got to church early and actually got a good pew. It was the usual—drawing pictures of dinosaurs for an hour to keep Griffin entertained. The Elders were blessing the sacrament today and that was really a blast from the past (normally, only the younger priests do it).

By the end of the day I felt at peace. It was like my heart was a piece of driftwood—light and bleached out by the sun and the shedding of tears.

This afternoon I downed a bowl of rice krispie treats and chocolate milk. Yum. And one of my wife’s amazing salads. Yes, she can even make a salad good. Then off to visit my two home teaching families.

I’m a huge fan of home teaching. I think there’s an enormous power to looking after someone on a regular basis. Just checking in to let them know they’re loved, wanted, and that someone is there if they need a hand. You NEVER know when someone who you think is strong is having a rough time. Of course, a church program isn’t needed for this… but it doesn’t hurt!

Yeah, it all turned out all right.

And as of the writing of this entry, I’m watching an episode of Chowder with my daughter. Hi-larious. That one and Storm Hawks are shows I like just as much as my kids.

*Popcorn Popping on the Apricot Tree – a Mormon children’s song.

This waking up at 3am thing is getting really old. Anyway, I have just completed the tenth season of Stargate and tried to watch Ark of Truth (the movie finale) last night but I just passed out on the couch. Then I gave it another run at 3am but only got like 30 minutes in.

I spent some time with my beloved wife watching American Idol and eating breakfast (banana and juice).

I think I’ve recently updated all projects, so just drop me a line if you don’t know what’s going on with yours.

When you see all the people at the studio (on Youtube) that’s only the 10% of the time when artists are down to pick up and drop off projects. We hope to have a communal studio again someday!

I share a building with an accounting firm. Handy.

Anyway, one of them had this little nugget:

What can a large pizza do that an Art Major can’t? Feed a family of four.

About six projects came in today and are going through digital photography:

Urban Tau 01 AF

Fallen Angels 01 CC

Orks 01 Tm

Mordheim 03 DF

Eldar 02 BR

Dark Angels 01 JL

Space Marines 06 DJ

Everything is proceeding apace.

If you have a project you need by Adepticon, you should contact me right away!

Picture: a Forge World commissar, part of our secret stash of figures for Dark Heresy. This was both painted and the snow photo-shopped by Renn Smith.

Check out these great resources for Dark Heresy.

Download them while you can!

http://www.thecourtjestersstudio.com/downloads/darkheresy.html