Journal of a Warmachinist

Journal of a Warmachinist, 1st Entry
So I've decided to put into detail my start into this new miniature tabletop game.

Why WARMACHINE?
It's the best alternative to WFB and 40K for me. Everything about Warmachine just plain appeals to me -- the models, the rules, the fluff, the rpg element!

Tao of the Machine
Despite the limited number of factions presented in War Machine (and maybe the additional factions presented in Hordes), all this game takes to succeed locally is a good push in the right direction. And I think I've succeeded in doing my part.

Journal of a Warmachinist, 2nd Entry
I have gotten hold of the most venerated War Machine Prime rulebook today. It's pages are wider than the usual GW books. And the pages are heavier and more durable. For P1,100, that's saying a lot.

Journal of a Warmachinist, 3rd Entry
I may have lost the Pitshop Minitourney 2, but I did get my hands on the Khador starter box.

Journal of a Warmachinist, 4th Entry
Here are some more pics of my Khador Destroyer. Of course I haven't glued on the arms yet since it'll be hell to paint the details of the undercarriage with the arms in place.

Journal of a Warmachinist, 5th Entry
Did some major work on the Destroyer's body since my last entry. You'll be seeing some freehand, too.

Journal of a Warmachinist, 6th Entry
At long last, I can display the model here LOL! I've been swamped with too much responsibilities that I put painting way down on my list. The Destroyer may have been rushed a bit more than expected, but it came out OK I guess.

To NMM or not to NMM
I need a concensus from you guys. Do I keep doing the NMM method on my Warmachine, or do I stick to the standard metallic paints?

Journal of a Warmachinist, 7th Entry
Tried several shots to get some detail on Sorscha's face, but obviously I need to work the cam better. Also started work on the Juggernaut.

Journal of a Warmachinist, 8th Entry
Sorscha is about finished. Basic Khador color scheme, the same as the one in the Escalation rulebook. Varnished and snow-flocked. Just needs the grass flock I did on the Destroyer.

The Art of War, Week 42 ~ Journal of a Warmachinist, 9th Entry
I finally had some time to sit down and put some more work on my Warmachine models.

Journal of a Warmachinist, 10th Entry
Here's a mock-up of what my battlegroup will look like after I get all of the components together. So far, it's just the starter box - Sorscha, a Destroyer and a Juggernaut.

Twenty-Second of October ~ Journal of a Warmachinist, 11th Entry
Ignoring the nauseating effects of the Warwitch's spell, Sorscha finished the final gesticulations of a spell of her own. Suddenly, the world around seemed as if time slowed. She felt a cold wind rising up from beneath her, pushing her forward. As the Khadoran's boots touched the ground several feet from where she started, the warcaster unleashed the full strength of her will, sending sheets of white crystal in a billow all around her.

The Art of War, Week 43 ~ Journal of a Warmachinist, 11th 12th Entry
Last night I metagamed a 500-point Foothold between Vlad and Kreoss. I made sure that the game would be evened out when it came down to tactics and smart deployment.

Journal of a Warmachinist, 13th Entry
I managed to put some assembly work into my Behemoth. I was never fond of the raised-right-foot pose of the model, so I did some minor conversion.

Journal of a Warmachinist, 13th 14th Entry
Bought Catachan Green and Enchanted Blue yesterday at NG Madison. Eiryss is about 90% done. Just a few more work on her crossbow and rapier. Also did some basework on the Behemoth and Kovnik.

Journal of a Warmachinist, 15th and 16th Entries
I just got a hefty acquisition of Khador additions today. Barring any lists or what have you, my single warcaster (Sorscha) can head off into battle at 769 points! And Gorman and the Widowmakers should still come soon!

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Play like you've got a pair!

Journal of a Warmachinist, 17th Entry
Warmachine Philippines Impromptu Christmas Party at Mang's Pitshop!

Journal of a Warmachinist, 18th Entry
Warmachine Weekend!

Journal of a Warmachinist, 19th - 22nd Entry
Formalized the ranking into Sessions. SO any game you play, at whatever pointage, as long as you're playing it in a group of four or more WMers, you're ranked.

Journal of a Warmachinist, 23rd Entry
Played against Lesther and his Menoth using Kreoss. Using a wargroup without Sorscha and the Behemoth proved more difficult than I thought.

C2 Apple Flavor ~ Chapter One: Cold Winter
The Greylord Koldun, Sergei Makara, scribed on the final locking rune over the cold iron chest in front of him. The icy blue sigils slowly faded into the air as the koldun blanketed the chest with a heavy black cloth.

Smells Like Teen Spirit
Got the Spriggan from Alger. When will I be able to use it? Abangan!

AEGIS Open Meet
Once the tables were set up, the boyz started playing. If I remember right, a Warhammer game and a Warmachine game were played at the same time side by side.

Warmachine + Hordes
The terrain proved troublesome for my two Winter Guard Mortar. There were many blind spots where Pork's units could hide behind, barring me any good bombard shots. So I decided to force him to push forward and abandon any safe cover in lieu of securing senario objectives.

Singapore Order Update
I believe Mang is going to order again soon. Some of you might want to ride on those orders na lang. If you guys still want to push through with your orders through Alger, let me know ASAP so I can inquire on shipping costs as well.

If You've Got The METAL, Bring It ON!
I have missed this year's Warhammer Grand Tourneys for WFB and 40K. But being a founding member of Warmachine Philippines, I really couldn't afford to miss it (WMPH's first WARMACHINE tournament).

Kommandant Irusk: Tactical Genius or Blatant Coward?
Irusk's Inhospitable Ground proved a bit useless to Amon's Mobility, but I kept casting it so that he spends up his FOC.

Weekend Gaming
Steamroller 2. Bloody hard. Bloody fast games, too.

For The Motherland!
A checklist of sorts for my Warmachine.

Unranked
One of the more memorable games I had that wasn't included in the WMPH ranking was due to the lack of players gaming at that time (we kinda put a requirement that in order to be ranked, there must be at least four players gaming at the same time).

The old office Nikon + Dulce's Date
A Man-O-War Demolition Corps (MOWDC) Kapitan. Black basecoat by Semco. Face colors used also by Semco (just mixed the right stuff to get the flesh color). I'm out to prove a point with this one.

Welcome To Our Neighborhood
Painting some Knights Exemplar.

Trollbloods at the Fortress +
"Hey, Arv, I got fewer models than your Khador."

Weekend Gaming Fun
First turn kill, baby. Doesn't get any better than that.

Journal of a Warmachinist: Khador at the Haven
Personal differences must be put aside for the greater glory of Khador Motherland.

Brass Balls Anyone?
If the fight is easy, you're not challenging up the ladder!

2007
Looks like another year's about to come to an end. 2006 has been a very good year for me. I've been blessed with many new friends, had many nice games, improved on my painting and achieved some dreams.

Happy New Year
[WARMACHINE] Lost my first game against Raymund's Vayl. 98% finished painting the Spriggan (flock and varnish to go). Started painting IFP standard bearer.

BBL Report
As the year rolled in, my performance in the WARMACHINE Brass Balls League has been mediocre. To the credit of my opponents, their game was ace. And as I have given my best at my games, I have little regret except that I should have played more.

BBL Winding Down
Just updating my league results.

BBL - River Rats
I played my last BBL game last night at Hobby Haven. It was using the River Rats scenario and my opponent was Romy Estrella.

New Leather
It was my first game this year using Dark Prince Vlad. And at Hobby Haven, I got to go up against Zig using his Seaforge Alliance Gorten Grundback. And yeah, three Ogrun Bokurs will clear up your sinuses for sure!

Gorten Grundback
Presently, there's only one local player who uses the Rhulic warcaster, Gorten Grundback - Zig of Hobby Haven. I've heard many stories about his old list with two Drillers and how brutal it could be at eliminating any opponent that stands in his way. Pork often recounts how his Ashlynn got grabbed by the Rhulic heavy `jack and literally got drilled to death.

Old Gamer
I've been gaming as far as I can remember. I've gone through traditional outdoor games like mataya-taya, taguan and patintero to Rockman and Goonies on the NES. Now, I'm into strats and RPGs on the PS2 and GBA and of course miniature wargaming.

Fred's Iron Lich Asphyxious
Fred (Escalona, one of our more regular photogs) has been consistent with using the Lich for a big percentage of his WM/H gaming. He's won games with it via raining Breath of Corruption or Hellfire, or face up Soulsplitter slaughterfest. And in the months of constant playing, Fred's learned to go aggressive especially with the addition of Tartarus in his forces.

Blood of Trolls
In any other time this week, I did nothing but assemble and paint my Trollblood models - Hoarluk, the light warbeasts I got from Romy, and the Mauler. They're just a few points short of 400, but I wanted to play on the 500-point weekend games, so I proxied my five MOWDC as Trollblood Champions. As always, I gave my ace game, and the results were excellent.

Thirty-One
Played against Pork's Ashlynn D'Elysse and won!

Page 5 FTW
We've recently implemented gaming our WARMACHINE and HORDES with the default time limits, 45 minutes for 300-point games and 60 minutes for 500-point games. So far, I've done pretty well with more Page 5 in the bloodstream. Very little convenience of time for baiting tactics.

Rock
Played another Weekday Warrior session last night. Dick and Tiny made an appearance. Dick played two WMH games against Obi's Nemo using Vlad and Irusk (Obi's first brush versus the Khadoran kommandant). There was an instance where Obi failed to kill Dick's Drakhun, and another where it looked like the Hot Gates scene from 300. Obi seems to be flipping tactics against Khador and at the same time getting more familiar with his Cygnar.

Man In The Machine
It's a rarity that Chicco Cuema Quema breaks out his Khador to play a game against us whenever we play at Hobby Haven. But there was one day that he honored me a game to go up against his 4-model Karchev list.

Hakuna Matata, Bitch!
Got to play WARMACHINE using the Butcher of Khardov last Saturday at Hobby Haven -- won against Tiny's Captain Victoria Haley and Ronald's Master Tormentor Morghoul. And, man, was the Butcher awesome! On the feat turn, he downed the Thunderhead with two swings in one turn! On a separate feat turn, he dropped a Titan Cannonner in three swings!

Better Late Than Never
Got an email from Fred Escalona. Attached were pics from way back, shots from Hobby Haven during many of the gaming sessions there. Good times!

Any Cost Of Blood Or Steel
"We shall bring victory to the Motherland at any cost of blood or steel. Let every loyal citizen make it their mission that whatever our price, the enemies of Khador shall pay tenfold." - Queen Ayn Vanar XI

For the coin!
Well, I can't say I did my best on that last Total War 2 tourney because I lost my last game against Carlos. I blame no one else but myself for that loss, and it was because I did not follow one of the prime rules of war - to know thy enemy.

RHGC Gamesday
Small blurb on what happened at Lito's. Got me Doomreavers from Luigi! Yay!

No Title
Small bullet points on the Juggernaut. Lots of non-WMH entries.

Pass It Forward


Summer Rampge Week 1
SUMMER RAMPAGE officially started last Saturday at Hobby Haven. I was up for some games but I was a bit apprehensive because I know I won't perform well in the campaign due to work responsibilities. It's July and it's SONA month. Plus there's some major disagreement in Basilan which had to do with some soldiers being chopped up, literally. So, I'll just prop up some fun lists here and there and give my opponents hell.

Summer Rampage Week 2
Some little updates. I've resigned to the fact that I won't do well in this campaign because of my work responsibilities. The previous month went to the Total War. Looks like we all don't stay long on top of the wheel.

Pit Fight
Kei's Madrak Ironhide victorious over Kim's Kommandant Irusk. Kei won by objective, rendering my Juggernaut broken in the middle of the objective area. DTM FTW!

Pit Fight 2
Kim's Kommandant Irusk victorious over Mang's High Exemplar Kreoss. I won via objective, capturing the center ring. My Juggernaut with Superiority charged at Mang's Castigator and broke it (dealt very heavy damage) on its activation. With one system left from being destroyed, I had my Widowmaker Kapitan under Undying Loyalty and aimed at the Castigator even if the Juggernaut engaged it. Muzzled zing and all, the Menoth heavy jack was destroyed.

New Blood, Old Blood
Instead of competitive Summer Rampage gaming, I opted to reintroduce some old friends into WARMACHINE/HORDES. On a smoldering Saturday afternoon, Ryan , Lesther, Kei and I enjoyed some WMH and Guitar Hero at home.