A steady start for 2011

Updating my goals for the year, I can say things are goin well so far. I bought a box of outriders, helrocket, empire wizard kit, Imperial Confessor for a Warrior Priest, and a HE griffin to possibly convert a new empire griffin general. I currently have a karl franz griffin model and also the empire general on griffin. I just love the look of the new griffin, frick'n sick nasty. Besides buying stuff, which is the easiest part of the goal list, I have managed to assemble some models. 40 Halbidiers, Wizard, 27 Saurus Warriors, Helstorm Rocket, and some odds and ends is what I have managed to build. Next up 18 Empire Swordsmen, 5 Outriders, and hopefully some green stuff projects.

I am still tweaking my Empire Army to include an engineer in a artillery battery of Great Cannon, Mortar, and a Helstorm Rocket Battery. I have been getting more confident with the empire but they are still heavily reliant on the BSB and General Leadership Bubble. Utilizing the Large Target 18" General on Griffin Leadership helps keep the 9 Ld across the army. I am dropping a cannon form the old list to add the engineer and swap out a mortar to get the helstorm rocket. I am curious to see what difference will make in the list. It will reduce a cannon ball per shooting phase for a re-roll and improve a pie plate to Strength 5. I am also putting my lvl 4 wizard into the swordsmen unit with the BSB to help protect the wizard. I am not sure if this a good idea or bad, yet. Miscasting could hurt the unit, though its intent is a bunker for the BSB. I moved the Warrior Priest out of the Swordsmen and into the Greatswords to help combat efficiency. Re-Rolls for the S5 hits should help the non-elites get some extra kills. Any comments or tip or changes with explanations would greatly appreciated.

2500 Empire Army
Lords:
General on Griffon with Sword of Sig (+1 S and ASF) Full Plate, Shield, Ironcurse Icon (6+ ward against warmachines)
Lvl 4 Wizard - Ruby Ring (I am trying Fire for the first time for the next game)

Heroes:
Captain BSB Armor of Meteoric Iron (1+ AS) Luckstone (re-roll a single AS)
Warrior Priest - HA, shield in Halbidiers unit
Warrior Priest - HA, shield in Greatswords unit
Engineer - pigeon bombs(given them a try)

Core
39 Halbidiers full cmd - WP
38 Swordsmen full cmd - BSB and wizard
24 Flagellants

Specials
29 Greatswords full cmd Gleaming Penant (Re-roll 1st failed Ld test) - WP
10 Outriders
Great Cannon
Mortar

Rare
Helstorm Rocket battery

total 2500 on the button


I will give an update on the battle against the shooty elves once the blood bath has taken place. Hopefully my changes will show a direct good or bad to make any other decisions easier.

2011 Goals

With Christmas, Beach Trip, New Years and Christmas decor clean up all behind, I have written my gaming goals for 2011. Wow, my list was long so I decided to look through the lense of reality and reviewed the list to the following:

2011 Gaming Goals
1.Finish purchasing Empire models
a. 2 boxes Outriders
b. Mortar Kit
c. 2 Warrior Priest on foot (imperial confessor and WP with hand weapon and shield with book)
2. Finish purchasing Lizardmen for 8th edition
a. Terradon
b. Chakax for hero model for TG
c. last Razordon to swap out for Salamanders
3. Assemble all models for Empire
4. Assemble all models for Lizardmen
5. Go on a Priming/Huffing Binge and Prime everything in one day-will be dubbed National Prime Your A** Off Day
6. Finish Lizardmen Basecoating/Drybrush Lizardmen Army currently 35%
7. Basecoat Empire Army(I love the idea of painting empire models battle harden/worn)
8. Build Custom Gaming Table
9. Build more terrian
10. Blog updates with pics, vids, and more content with more traffic and hopefully viewer comments(please, please, please happen it makes me want to do this more)

Well there you have it and it is written in stone for the whole internet community to see. I will update the blog with an short list on the side to give status updates on the goals to hold myself accountable to the goals. With some luck, tons of persistance, and support from friends this list is completely tangible in the year 2011. Let me know what your goals are for 2011!

Resolutions on the horizons

Its December 27 and the year is quickly coming to an end. Looking back is always a good thing to take time to do in life. Reflection helps us learn from out past to help make better choices in the future. As I look back from this past year lots of changes have come along. Out with 7th and in with 8th. Out with small elite units or cav and In with horde units of basic troops. Also terrain got a sweet update plus now even S2 can wound T6 on a 6. As the end of the year winds down, I am starting to compile my list of achievements to accomplish in 2011. Only 3 percent of people create goal lists. Also of those 3 percent are wealthiest people of America. I definitely see a correlation between the two for being successful. We can apply this same strategy to our gaming lives. 0nce I complete my gaming asspurations I will post them and also track them with updates through out the coming year. Thanks for reading as always and please leave a comment if this is a article that was helpful!

We have MOVED!!!!

At last an entire area dedicated to our "lil army men" as the wifey calls them. We were playing in the crowded enclosed breezeway of my humble abode and moved to a larger space. The Man Cave, The Dungeon, The Pit, Storage Area are all names of basements but now it is the new home of our beloved hobby. Lots of space, Open gaming area to a future home built gaming table, with room to grow our hobby it is the perfect place for us to escape the realities of life. As we transfered all of our boxes we started realizing the vast amount of armies we have collected in a short period of time. Sadly, we became apparent to the fact of not a single army is fully finished to the last model. Our new goal is to fully complete an army each by Christmas. Or hopefully Santa Ebay will help us with this goal by then. HE and Empire are the closest with Lizardmen and Bretonnia nipping at their heels. Pics are to be introduced very soon to show our new setup for our budget gaming.