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Re: Win This Duffel – The Frost River Waxed Canvas Flight Bag

wienas — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 04:56:37 -0000

The hospital. My wife and I are expecting our second child some time in the next 5 weeks.

Re: Quick and Easy Frostblade

wienas — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 21:30:59 -0000

That's one of the best-looking frostblades I've seen around the internets. And the method is wicked easy! Great job!

Re: Iron Warriors Rhino #3 Finished

wienas — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:36:49 -0000

I like the stripes, the look is good. A couple of the stripes directly under the star are a little narrower than the rest, but that's a very difficult motif to pull off. Well done.

You could also paint stripes up the exhaust covers of the next Rhino if you want some variety in your force.

Re: Mentor Legion Squad WIP – Part 4

wienas — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 20:58:25 -0000

The tan background looks great! It's interesting to see what such a small change can do. I'll definitely be keeping this in mind for the future.

Re: Mentor Legion Squad WIP – Part 3

wienas — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 22:07:03 -0000

I've done a couple of tutorials on my blog about painting white marines. Your color scheme looks better, but mine is a bit quicker. Check it out and see if anything helps make your work easier.

http://indy40k.blogspot.com...

Re: Angels of Redemption: Shrike!

wienas — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 20:34:53 -0000

What an awesome conversion! Very simple, yet much more characterful than the original. Great job!

Re: 40k Podcast Roll Call

wienas — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 04:53:11 -0000

I also like a new podcast called 40k Basement. They're out of Columbus, OH and have a lot of great content. The behavior is very similar to that of Tabletop Hooligans, so if that sort of thing puts you off, be warned.

Re: Episode 6 – If only we could be as medically laid back as California!

wienas — Wed, 05 May 2010 05:10:00 -0000

This was my favorite episode yet. The sound quality is great. The content is really good. Great job guys.

As a new blogger, I appreciate the Blog Talk section. It has helped me make my blog into more of what I want it to be.
As a podcast listener, I like the long-format shows. While I've not always agreed with what has been brought up, it has always been an interesting discussion.

Keep up the good work!

Re: Gamers Lounge Episode 3 – Lounging like Thunder???

wienas — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:50:42 -0000

Hi guys. I just finished listening to episode 3. The sound quality is MUCH better. I still get a little static in the back, but the increased volume makes up for that.

One of the problems that I've been having with your discussions on sports and comp is just how to score these areas. I've not come across a good system that limits over-powered codexes without also limiting under-powered codexes.

A sliding sports score has a couple of problems. First, it can be used tactically by unscrupulous players to gain an advantage in the tournament. Secondly, it is impossible to differentiate between scores on a sliding scale (What's the difference between a score of 8 and 9?) I feel that this may lead to confusion and frustration on the part of the players, so they just end up scoring their opponents either 0, 5, or 10.

Re: Does your GW lose out to the internet?

wienas — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:45:56 -0000

Within a 1-hour drive from my house on the south side of Indianapolis, we have over 10 stores that carry GW products. None of these are GW stores, the closest one that I know of is in Chicago (4 hours away).

I shop at my local stores in an effort to support the local gaming scene. If it weren't for all these stores, I wouldn't be able to play in so many local tournaments.

Re: BRIEGEL Pt 1 "Unboxing"

wienas — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:55:23 -0000

I checked out his website, that model looks AMAZING! I'm really looking forward to seeing this project take shape :)

Good luck!

Re: Tough Tacticas: 'Jack in the Rippers?'

wienas — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:03:44 -0000

-edited for stupidity

I like the idea of leaping rippers...I think I've finally found a use for these guys.

Re: Where Do You Buy From?

wienas — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:19:01 -0000

I worked out a deal with my local store where I and my friends only buy from them (instead of online), and we get a discount. We still pay sales tax, but we like supporting our local gaming scene. The manager was very understanding of the current market, and was willing to take less of a profit to keep our business. I really respected that, and will continue to do business with him.

Re: WFB: HOMEBREW: Dwarfs of Chaos Army Book

wienas — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 04:53:06 -0000

What I like best is that the Indy GTs are supporting this army book.

How long until we can play an Adeptus Arbites or an Ordo Hereticus Strike Force at an Indy GT?

Re: A first trend in the vote...

wienas — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:17:37 -0000

I would love an Elysian Drop Troop army. Valkyries and Veterans would make me very happy.

Re: Space Marine WIP

wienas — Thu, 21 May 2009 05:14:24 -0000

Bronzed Flesh would be another good highlight color. You could make a wash out of Lev. Purple and Baal Red to smooth the transitions between layers as well. Good luck.

I believe the marine is from the Sons of Orar.

Re: HOBBY: Adhesives 101

wienas — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:03:13 -0000

I've never used epoxy. Does anyone recommend a certain brand (in the US)?.

Re: 40K RUMORS: Imperial Guard Fast & Heavy Info

wienas — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 05:04:55 -0000

I've not heard what Camo Nets will offer vehicles in this version. Does anyone know?

It seems like a pricey upgrade, I imagine it does something good.

Re: POLL: Worst 40k Unit Edition

wienas — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 14:06:03 -0000

Servitors are nice because they have a powerfist. Take a techmarine w/servo-harness (2 powerfist attacks) and 3 servitors (3 more attacks).

No one sees it coming.

Re: NEWS: GW Financials and BoLS Upgrades

wienas — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:41:39 -0000

What I particularly liked was that it gave veteran gamers a reason to expand armies that might otherwise be "complete."

I've been playing Tyranids for over a decade, but I still found a reason to drop almost $500 on more stuff for Apocalypse. I'm planning on getting a few Forge World gargantuan creatures to go along with them as well. I would not be spending this money if there weren't a system such as Apocalypse in place that encouraged such ridiculously huge armies.

Re: NEWS: GW Financials and BoLS Upgrades

wienas — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 04:45:32 -0000

Apocalypse was HUGE for GW this year. Not because it allowed them to sell more expensive models, but because it encouraged us, the gamers, to buy large quantities of models that they were already producing, increasing their profit margin.

When GW puts out new models, they have to pay off the initial investment costs (namely the molds), before they see a profit. When I go out and buy a Marine Battle Company, or a Tyranid Endless Swarm, or any of the other large boxes that they are selling, they are making more money because they have already paid off that original investment.

Re: Thank you everyone

wienas — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:59:06 -0000

This is sad news indeed.

Hopefully, the Blogger Group can thrive without its head. There are a lot of really good blogs here, and a good community that has built around FtW.

Thanks for all the inspiring work you've done thus far, and here's hoping that we hear from you soon on another blog.

Re: White Scar bike squad with Apothecary

wienas — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:56:13 -0000

Also, not to be a jerk, but the apothecary can't carry a plasma gun. The entry for the Command Squad lists 1 apothecary and 4 veterans. Any veteran may take a plasma gun, but the apothecary is stuck with his prescribed wargear.

Re: Playing the game, knowing your strengths

wienas — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 18:30:36 -0000

I like these topics on Deathwing armies. I know I've mentioned the bike-mounted Storm Lords army I'm working on, but I'm also working on an all-infantry Deathwing army (I'm not crazy, see: <http: plasticlegions.blogspot.com="" 2008="" 12="" your-gaming-new-year-resolutions.html="">)

How about a post about overcoming the problems of taking an army with only 25 models. That's the problem I've been having.

Re: FtW Project Roundup

wienas — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 06:00:55 -0000

If this is your first time working with resin, let me suggest thoroughly cleaning the model with soap and water. TheInnerGeek had a great entry on how he cleaned his titan.

I've used many sets of extra armour from Forge World that ended up looking like crap because the paint wouldn't stick.