Until further notice, the following special is in effect for Tyranids:
You get 20% off on painting cost if you give us Artistic License. It gets better. Your following (part 02) project will maintain the discount and still match.
30% off on cost of models. You can get this on request even if you don’t want Artistic License if your order is for a full 2000+ pt army (bulk deal even without Hive Mind special). This synergizes with the Military Discount for a whopping 35% off!
Artistic License means we get to pick how the models are painted and based. We will be reasonable (ie no pink and purple nids). You still get to pick armament and composition.
If your purchase is $1000 or more you can pick from these following general themes (if you want– we will probably come up with even more awesome color schemes):
Forest Nids (pale fleshy green skin, dark bluish green carapace)
Ice Nids (dark brown carapace, pale blue skin)
Swamp Nids (pale fleshy skin, dark green carapace)
Toxic Nids (pale fleshy skin, glowy green carapace with purple accents)
Desert Nids (pale sandy skin, earthy brown carapace)
Magma Nids (yellowish skin, black carapace)
Now, your nids won’t necessarily exactly match those links. But we’ll stick to that general scheme.
Remember to set a conversions budget.
Ooooor… you can get a Tyranid Turbo Army (we pick composition, armament, basing and painting for a flat rate).
Tyranids 1500 pts for $1300
Tyranids 2000 pts for $1550
Tyranids 2500 pts for $1800
Download the spreadsheet for this special here. Start your own Tyranid Invasion!
As with other specials, this is a limited time offer, we might end it at any time. You must also request it.
Note about magnetized limbs: There are three entries for magnetized limbs–
Host Point (this is the part where the limbs attach to the body)
Magnetized Limb (this is the number of limbs the creature would normally have– there is no extra charge for painting because that is included in the base cost)
Magnetized and Painted Limb (this is for the extra limbs beyond the normal number the creature has)
We get a lot of requests for fully magnetized genestealers (not possible) and Tyranid Warriors (hard). In some cases it’s almost more to do all the limbs than it is to just do another creature from scratch. I only recommend magnetization for the larger creatures.
For a Hive Tyrant it’s very difficult to magnetize the bonesword/lashwhip becuase of their weight.
The best way to go about magnetization is to set a budget and let us pick what to do.
This special is not cumulative with any other discounts or specials.
I played a game of Warhammer Fantasy with Josephus today. Low-key at 1100 points. His Bretonnians vs my Dark Elves. I got tabled. Bretonnian knights are just brutal. I couldn’t believe it. They just ran over the Black Guard like tissue paper.
Units of Bretonnian Knights with two characters in there are just head-stompingly good. They get a rank bonus at just three wide and all the knights along the edges get to attack.
He tabled me. Not a single survivor after Turn 4.
In other news. I tried something new against Renn as you can see in the batrep vids I’m putting out. A Dark Elf Master (Hero) on a dark steed. She’s got a 1+ save from: heavy armor, horse, enchanted shield and sea dragon cloak. Then the Pendant of Khaeleth which gives an inverse ward save (roll equal to or UNDER the Strength of the attack– six always fails). With some good tools she can really take care of small problems like skaven weapon teamms.
Against S3 she has 2+ from armor and 3- from pendant: 12 to 1 against. Against S4 she has 2+ from armor and 4- from pendant: 15 to 1 against (ie on average it takes fifteen wounding hits from a S4 source to inflict a single wound) Against S5 she has a 3+ from armor and a 5- from pendant: 18 to 1 against Against S6 she has a 4+ from armor and a 5- from pendant: 12 to 1 against
These odds are even better against shooting attacks since the Sea Dragon Cloak brings her save to a 0+
See how that works? It takes a lot of damage and it’s almost not even worth it to waste high strength shots. And this is against wounding hits. On average it takes 48 archers to do just a single wound.
What I’d like to try is a the Armor of Eternal Servitude on top of all that on a Lord: that would double all those odds. So a S5 wound (nevermind that it has to hit and wound) would be 36 to 1 against actually doing a wound. Virtual invulnerability.
On foot might not be a bad option because then she would have 360 degree vision.
Blue Table Painting is underbooked for January. We are ready to go on any project, any size, and ready to go right away!
We have a lot of specials running right now. Some of these note time limits, don’t worry about that, I’m running them through January at least. Most of these are permanent features, that is they’re being run until further notice.
If it were me ordering an army, I’d recommend the Turbo army (if you want to pick) or a Basic Training army. There’s always the option of ordering a la carte.
I’ve also got several armies in the studio just ready to get painted up: Imperial Guard (including six Valkyries and six Vendetta upgrade kits from Forge World) Chaos Space Marines Khador (tons of Khador) Space Marines
Don’t be stupid, but for heaven’s sake, quit hemming and hawing. It’s never going to be perfect. You have to just work hard and make it as perfect as you can!!!
That’s some good Willow-happiness. I love my baby.
So, what’s on Shawn’s mind?
Christmas was just a laze-about fest. My Angel Wife composed everything masterfully as usual, making sure stockings were stuffed and reindeer food was out in the front lawn. We bought a Wii Fit for Christmas and that was about all we did for the following three days. That was our major family gift that we saved up for.
The End.
OK, there’s more. Here are some of the details that make life so complex…
In our ward there’s a whole lot of exchange of sweets, plates of cookies and the like, so the kitchen has about a dozen plates of various goodies. My wife makes jumbo pretzel sticks with frosting and sprinkles. My favorite one was white cookies with m&ms and lots of butter.
On Saturday I got cracking again down at the studio. There are a ton of bills/obligations to clear up before the end of the month so that’s like a slab of lead on my brain. In the afternoon Renn finally showed up and we had our inevitable showdown of Skaven vs Dark Elves. 2200 points. I’d say it was the best game of Warhammer ever, but there might be a better one that I just don’t remember. I took plenty of video for that. Should have something up on Monday.
Sunday was a delight as usual. I put a moratorium on all media in the morning. We played boardgames and cooked breakfast together. Well, me and the boys at first. I made french toast and scrambled eggs with ham.
The army is over 2200 pts. Army list to follow. This list is accurate to the best of my knowledge. Naturally, you can change-up the armament.
It is on the block for $xxxx. I can take Paypal or CC by phone. I would prefer a check or MO, sent in an expedited fashion (USPS Priority with delivery confirmation in a stiff envelope) and I would give a $25 discount for this. Email me at bluetablepainting@gmail.com to check availability and make payment arrangements.
We can expand the army later at our normal rates.
There are thirty magnetized weapons for the Battlesuits. Pretty sure they are a good spread of fusion blasters, plasma rifles, and missile pods.
The Hammerhead has alternates to be a Skyray.
The Devilfish and Hammerhead have both gun drones and Smart Missile Systems optional.
First off, Merry Christmas to you, your family, the assemblers and artists at the studio.
On December 5th, you posted a letter from a client from Denmark. He mentions the high tax rate but then goes on to say that they have free education, free health care, etc.
I was reading a motorcycle magazine in a waiting room and saw an article about some Danish motorcycle makers. One particular line caught my eye.
A Harley Davidson Iron 883 sells in the US for $7899. It sells for the equivalent of $28,000 in Denmark due to high taxes.
That is nearly a direct quote as I wrote it down.
“High Taxes”? “Free Education and Health Care”?
When you want to buy a simple motorcycle and and up paying 4 times the real cost in additional taxes to pay for it, High taxes is hardly a fitting term. It also puts the “free” in education and health care into focus. If you wanted to buy a used mini van for $5000 for your family, in Denmark it would cost $20,000.
As most of you have already seen, the Batrep of Orcs (Mike D.) and Tzeench Daemons (me) is up on Youtube now.
After that game, Mike wanted a rematch as soon as possible which happened about ten days later. He brought a different army list and a new mental attitude. I wish I could have recorded that game. The final score was 1811 (Tzeentch Daemons) to 1865 (Orcs). So while it was technically a draw, Mike did a LOT better than anyone so far.
Gone were the blocks of goblins and fanatics.
He brought three huge units of Orc Boyz, thirty strong for at least two of them, two Chariots, a unit of Boar Boyz and lots of Dispel Scrolls (six).
In the magic department he went with a L4 Shaman and a L2 Goblin Shaman. Each carried the max dispel scrolls for a total of six scrolls. He shut down my magic phase for the most part the first few turns of the game with those– at the very least keeping me from casting Bolt of Change (2d6 S1d6+4 hits) and blowing things up. So, that was the first good move.
He lined up the three giant blocks of Orc Boyz straight across from me. There was a fourth block of twenty Black Orcs. By including Black Orc heroes in his blocks of boyz he kept them from bickering for the most part. He ran straight up the middle, using his other units to deal with lesser threats, and tore my giant blocks of daemons a ragged hole.
Well, that was the plan at least. I took the Icon of Eternal Despair (-2 LD to enemies within 12″) and that really messed up his plans. I also happened on a dirty trick: as the enemy army closes, move that banner within 12″ and land the Lord of Change behind the lines. Terror checks will drive the enemies right into the waiting jaws of the Horrors. Crunch YUM!
Mike would have done better to pair up the chariots with the main blocks of boyz for extra hitting power. Animosity and that cursed banner broke up the line.
Mike also ran a banner that gives an extra d6″ charge. That would have carried the day in one case if not for a failed Fear check at a critical moment.
Another thing we found out is that a Snotling Pump wagon, though it will take hits in a forest, is really great at getting rid of lurking skirmishers. Since it can go any direction it is ideal for barreling over skirmishers hiding in a forest.
All in all, I was facing a much more powerful army: giant blocks of Boyz backed up with Orky magic and hard-hitting heroes.
