Tournament: MOAB 2015: Return of the Morats

I didn't choose the Soglife, the Soglife chose me.

I'm not a big fan of tournaments because I've found myself pretty crappy at tournament style tight games.  I'm much more suited to casual dice rolling and spending lots of time looking up rules without a time limit.

That being said, there was a call for players and with the TO being a fellow club mate I felt obliged to dive in with my alien ultra-facists.

I had two goals at this tournament- win a painting prize AND not come last.

Yes, this same time last year my Morats came dead last!

USAriadna: Marauder with Flamer

AVP- Colonial Marine flamer unit.

Just kidding- it's a Marauder from USAriadna with some strong Aliens overtones.  He even looks slightly Imperial Guard Kasrkin.  Either way those flamers are good for burning those pesky aliens away!

I was not very keen on this miniature at first but now the coats of paint are on he looks much better than how I envisaged him and can't wait to use him on the table top.

USAriadna: "Newport" Foxtrot

I like my tactical sunglasses.

And another USAriadna miniature finished!

It would seem my Ariadna is becoming heavily biased towards USARF- but I am a stickler for finishing things in lots- so despite not being particularly game ready it is very satisfying!

USAriadna: Minuteman

Frankly, My Dear, I don't give a damn!

So I finished this figure in a matter of two days- probably because he is primarily composed of armour plating.  Oh, to be painting Space Marines once again... *sigh*.

I wasn't too keen on this model's moustache.  It made him look like something out of Gone With The Wind.  I like helmets, goggles and balaclavas.  So despite shaping up to be a 70s Pornstar dressed in a kettle, I pressed on with getting him prepped.

I didn't approve of the colour scheme being sand rather than green- (being a bit of an aspergoid OCD nut)- but when your Minutemen are virtually indistinguishable from Mararuders or Grunts... that simply will not do.

I bit the bullet and painted him the Studio Giraldez way....

USAriadna: Grunt 3

Two days past eighteen, he was waiting for the bus in his Army greens...

Finally!

After a big interruption from work I got some time to sit myself down and finish off my last Grunt from the USAriadna starter set.

USAriadna: Grunt 2

Say you'll remember me...

Finished another Grunt.

Unfortunately I painted a 'resting bitch face' on the figure- I'm sure this Grunt is actually a pretty chill figure to shoot aliens with.

USAriadna: Grunt

Digging in on the Cadian Gate.

USAriadna!  I apologise for the rubbish photo as the camera on the iPhone is finding it hard to focus in on the model.

As I was painting this guy up- trying out different techniques- I was struck by how similar he looked to the Cadians of the Imperial Guard.  Which is just as well.  Because I've always had a soft spot for Imperial Guard....

But enough reminiscing- would you like a delivery of Freedom?

INFINITY AAR: 200pts- Ariadna vs. Panoceania: Frontline ITS2015

Spetsnaz... (credit: CoD4).

It has been too long since there's been a game of Infinity on this blog.  On this occasion I was lucky enough to host a game for two of my gaming buddies- one of whom has been steadily building an Ariadnan force.  With many weeks of ceaseless painting- it was time to see the force in action!

Ariadna seems to be the faction to beat (in some scenarios anyway) and I was very interested to see the match up.

I pulled up a chair, charged the camera and broke out the popcorn- it was time to be entertained...

Malignos with Combi-Rifle

Combi-rifle could be a sniper rifle

This guy came with the original Combined Army starter set from when I started Infinity a few years ago.  He has sat in his packaging forlornly watching a procession of figures get painted but now his time has come.

His right hand and weapon looks 'frosted'- and that is from excessive Testors Dullcote.  That's what happens so use it sparingly!

Yaogat Panzerfausts: Crassus 2.0 and Octavian 2.0

Panzerfausts!

I hate batch painting but sometimes it just has to be done.

Today I finished off varnishing two Yaogats with MSV2 and panzerfausts.  My solution to everything camo and armoured.

They've been a real pain in the neck to finish (just a motivation thing- the figures are actually fine) but I'm glad I've only got another 5 new version Yaogats to go.  *sigh*