Happy New Year 2013!

It's been a great year of gaming and we're just getting started! Check back in 2013 as we keep things rolling! What new games or minis are you looking forward to the most in 2013?

Dark Age: Kukulkani Preview Part 2

Slick here again with part 2 of our exclusive Kukulkani preview for Dark Age!

Forgeworld: Justaerian Terminators

Slick here again. The Forgeworld goodness keeps on rolling with the Justaerin Terminators! If you are digging the Horusy Heresy releases so far (maybe your wallet isn't!), then you will definitely enjoy this unit! These simply look amazing, no need for any other words!

Forgeworld: Emperor's Children Brass Etch

Emperor's Children fans rejoice as Forgeworld is releasing a set of brass etch symbols for your Legion!

Any of you Emperor's Children fans going to get a few of these sheets? -Slick

News: Forgeworld Voss Pattern Fighter

Hello everyone, Slick here again with some Forgeworld news! More imperial flyers are on the way. The latest is the Voss Pattern Fighter is a variant of the Lightning and packs a quite a bit of firepower with a twin-linked lascannon and 6 hellstrike missiles! I like the mashup of wings and body from the various existing flyers. Is it worth adding to your forces though with so many plastic imperials flyers now available? Let us know what your thoughts are on this new kit!

Voss Pattern Fighter

TippCon III is coming!

We will have full information regarding events, prices and location by the end of the week!!! Stay tuned!

Uncharted Seas: Bone Griffons Heavy Cruiser

Slick here again with another update for Uncharted Seas. More work continues on the Bone Griffon fleet. The next ship ready for the tabletop is one of the heavy cruisers. These are heavy hitters and can take the fight to the enemy with excellent ramming and boarding capabilities. Comments welcome!

Uncharted Seas: Bone Griffons Battleship

Hello all, Slick here again. Today I have an update for my Bone Griffons. This is my finished battleship. I've gone for a completely different paint scheme than the traditional rotten wood color and imagined something more along the lines of a royal fleet with gold and blue. Comments welcome!

Exclusive!!! Kukulkani preview interview with Bryan Steele

Slick here again with a special treat for Dark Age fans! We have an exclusive interview with Bryan Steele, Creative Director and Brand Manager for Dark Age! Here is part one of our interview:

Battle Report: FSA vs. France (Dystopian Wars)

Slick here again. Today we have another battle report to share with you guys. This one is for Dystopian Wars and features the FSA taking on a French fleet. This is a bloody battle that comes down to the final turns. Enjoy!

News: New wave of Dystopian Wars

Slick here again with an update for Spartan Games. Dystopian Wars is set to get a slew of reinforcements for the core nations! Let's get right into it:

                                               The Lysander Class Land Ship for Britannia

The Covenant of Antarctica's Fresnel Class Support Cruisers

In addition, the remaining core factions are receiving several upgrades which are also available for pre-order:

Kingdom of Britannia Lysander Class Land Ship (1 model per blister)

Prussian Empire Speerwurf Class Light Zeppelin (3 models per blister) 

Federated States of America Tennessee Class Land Ship (1 model per blister) 

Empire of the Blazing Sun Bansan Class Small Robot (6 models per blister) 

Covenant of Antarctica Aronnax Class Submersible (1 model per blister) 

Covenant of Antarctica Fresnel Class Support Cruiser (2 models per blister) 

Russian Coalition Pesets Class Submarine (2 models per blister) 

What will you add to your Dystopian forces?

Shroud Mages: Ripper Subs!

Slick here again with a hobby update. Today I have a pic of my Shroud Mages for Uncharted Seas which I am updating with the new sculpts. These are four of the fearsome Ripper Subs! These have been drybrushed with silver and then a wash of drakenhof nightshade applied to both the model and the water. I wanted to keep the water dark to go along with the Shroud Mages theme. The torpedo tubes in the front have been picked out with gold. I'm going to go back and add some detail to the engine areas on these. First though, I need to paint up the eight submerged markers for these guys. Comments welcome!

Dystopian Wars: Prussians vs. Republic of France (pics)

Slick here again. Today we have some pics from a recent Dystopian Wars game (1000pts) with my Prussians taking on our local Republique of France player. We were running low on time for the game so there are only a few pics (no video unfortunately!).

Setup: Prussian right flank - speed and flying

 Prussian center - a dreadnought with fighter cap and another sky fortress start near the recently acquired air base (soon to be painted!)

The French center - a pair of armored cruisers, some frigates, and a carrier  

 Prussian left flank - a decoy/harassment force with frigates and corvettes

 French right flank - they concentrated their strength on this flank, the French dread deployed a bit too far back/in the corner to end up affecting the game much

The slow French advance up the center costs them as Prussian squads are able to strip away the French frigates and then aggressively target the cruisers and carrier. 

 The French manage to down one of the Gaiers but two still manage a bombing run on the already damaged carrier causing shredded defenses and a fusion leak later on. The French pilots never managed to take off.

 French close with and eventually eliminate the corvettes yet the corvettes managed to keep that flank occupied long enough so that the Prussians destroyed the French ships on other parts of the table!

A rare event, but the Sky Fortress manages a bombing run on the remaining armored cruiser, sinking it. Ack-ack also further damaged the French interceptors.

The final play of the game was quite funny and unfortunately there wasn't  a pic for it. The Prussian dreadnought caused the French battleship to teleport on top of it although neither ship damaged the other in the resulting collision! In the end, the French had an undamaged dreadnought, a nearly crippled battleship, and heavily damaged interceptors vs a Prussian fleet which still had an undamaged dreadnought, 2 sky fortresses, a gaier bomber, a few frigates, and 3 squads of torpedo bombers needing to refuel. Victory Prussia!

Necrons: Doom/Night Scythe Update

Slick here again with an update for my Necrons. I am nearly finished with my first Doom/Night Scythe! Below is an updated pic of the flyer. I will finish up the main weapon for it next. Comments welcome!

Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Enjoy the holiday!

Cryptic pictures from the Spartacus FB page

Anyone else following the Spartacus Board game page on Facebook and notice the cryptic pictures of what can only be new Domini emblems with the date of 11.23.12? I think I smell some expansions on Black Friday!

Painting: Necrons (wip)

Slick here again with a hobby update. I recently started a Necron army and was eager to get underway with painting it up. I am starting with my flyers. - Only 2 so far! I'm going to paint my Necrons as the Nihilakh Dynasty. Below I have a few work in progress pics of my first Night/Doom Scythe. Let me know what you think!

Wargaming Gallery: Apocalypse Pics

Slick here again. Today we have a few pics to share from a recent Apocalypse battle with Imperium vs. Chaos. Unfortunately, the game only lasted two turns. The game did feature a reaver titan on both the imperial and chaos sides!

Wargaming Gallery: IG vs. Dark Eldar

Some IG vs. Dark Eldar action from a recent game! Does the Talos survive?

News: Stellar Syndicate for Firestorm Armada

Slick here again. Firestorm Armada fans rejoice as more goodies are on the way! The Syndicate receives a nice preview this week with painted examples of the battleship and heavy cruiser as well as some background information regarding these deadly ships!

Here you see the mighty Phantom class battleship as well as the sleek Spur class heavy cruiser. You can read more about the Syndicate in the recent Spartan blog post featuring them.

I really enjoy the design of these ships and the paint scheme reinforces the sleek but deadly nature of these vessels. Who doesn't want to add some crime syndicate forces to their fleets or simply build a fleet of nothing but Syndicate ships?

Will you be adding these to your Firestorm forces? I certainly will!

News: New Firestorm Armada models incoming

Firestorm Armada is also getting some reinforcements with more alliance models for both sides of the conflict. It looks like the Ba'Kash are being fleshed out quite nicely with heavy cruiser and destroyer classes being added to their existing roster. The Tarakians also receive a key piece with the addition of their frigate model.

From Spartan Games:

The war between the Kurak Alliance and Zenian League is never-ending, as both sides are continually thinking of new ways to outdo one other. The Tarakians add the sleek Tarl Class Frigate to the Kurak Alliance forces, while the Ba'Kash introduce the beastly Varnak Class Heavy Cruiser and Tashak Class Destroyer.

Ba'Kash Varnak Class Heavy Cruiser (top), Tashak Class Destroyer (bottom), Tarakian Tarl Class Frigate (centre)

The following Firestorm Armada models are now available to pre-order from the Spartan Games Online Store. Click the links to learn more:

Tarakian Tarl Class Frigate (6 models per blister) 

Ba'Kash Varnak Class Heavy Cruiser (1 model per blister) 

Ba'Kash Tashak Class Destroyer (2 models per blister) 

 Will you be adding these to your Firestorm fleets?

News: Dystopian Wars upcoming releases

Spartan Games continues to add to the increasingly reach Dystopian Wars universe! The latest batch of models focuses on the core nations as opposed to the recent release of various alliance nations.

From Spartan:

With the recent release of the brilliant Storm of Steel Campaign Book, we have seen many Alliance Nations populate the fields, seas and skies of Dystopian Wars, bringing with them the advent of new and exciting classes of war machines. However, the major powers of the world are not simply lying dormant while these upstarts, friendly or not, lead from the bleeding edge of battlefield ingenuity.

This month we return to the mighty core nations as seven new deadly machines of war enter the fray. From the menacing Onryo Class Scout Gyro to the electrifying Konigsberg Class Battlecruiser, many new ship classes and roles are already filling the ranks of the major powers. 

Russian Coalition Rudnitsky Class Repair Ship (left), Prussian Empire Konigsberg Class Battlecruiser (center), Empire of the Blazing Sun Onryo Class Scout Gyro (right)

Republique of France L'Arman 'Char 1C' Class Medium Tank (top left), Alma Class Frigate (top right), Kingdom of Britannia Lord Hood Class Battlecruiser (bottom left), Federated States of America Reno Class Medium Tank (bottom right)

These are all also available for pre-order from Spartan's website:

Kingdom of Britannia Lord Hood Class Battlecruiser (2 models per blister) 

Prussian Empire Konigsberg Class Battlecruiser (2 models per blister) 

Federated States of America Reno Class Medium Tank (3 models per blister) 

Empire of the Blazing Sun Onryo Class Scout Gyro (2 models per blister) 

Republique of France Alma Class Frigate (4 models per blister) 

Republique of France L'Arman 'Char 1C' Class Medium Tank (6 models per blister) 

Russian Coalition Rudnitsky Class Repair Ship (1 models per blister) 

The addition of the battlecruiser class to Dystopian Wars adds an interesting new dimension and might help to fill in the gaps in some naval fleets as Prussian cruisers/Gunships tend to be a bit weak. We're excited to see the stats on these when they become available! The French are also getting a flying frigate which allows them to effectively field an all air force. This will make them even trickier to deal with.

Let us know what you think about the latest additions to Dystopian Wars!

News: Dystopian Legions models available

Dystopian Legions models are now available!

The following Dystopian Legions models are now available to order from the Spartan Games Online Store. Click the links to learn more:

Kingdom of Britannia Colonel MacDonald (1 model per box) 

Kingdom of Britannia Specialist and Infantryman (2 models per box) 

Kingdom of Britannia Basset Tankette (2 models per box)

Prussian Empire Professor Wulfgang Gustardt and Siegfried the Minion (2 models per box) 

Prussian Empire Specialist and Infantryman (2 model per box)

Prussian Empire Kettenkarre Tankette (2 models per box)

Federated States of America Major Beauregard and Clockadile (2 models per box) 

Federated States of America Specialist and Infantryman (2 models per box)

Federated States of America Treadbike (2 models per box) 

Empire of the Blazing Sun Alchemist Tenegawa and Takera Isamu (2 models per box)

Empire of the Blazing Sun Specialist and Infantryman (2 models per blister)

Empire of the Blazing Sun Ryuma Steambike (2 models per blister)

News: Dystopian Legions Wave 2 Previews!

Spartan Games is going full steam ahead with Dystopian Legions, revealing some wave 2 models!

Empire of the Blazing Sun Alchemist Tenegawa and Takera Isamu (top right), Federated States of America Major Beauregard and Clockadile (bottom), Prussian Empire Professor Wulfgang Gustardt and Siegfried the Minion (top left), Kingdom of Britannia Colonel MacDonald (center)

Specialist and Infantryman - Prussian Empire (top right), Federated States of America (bottom right), Kingdom of Britannia (bottom left), Empire of the Blazing Sun (top left)

Prussian Empire Kettenkarre Tankette (top right), Kingdom of Britannia Basset Tankette (bottom right), Empire of the Blazing Sun Ryuma Steambike (bottom left), Federated States of America Treadbike (top left)

What do you guys think about Dystopian Legions? The models look pretty cool, but will Spartan have success in breaking into the already crowded skirmish game arena? Let us know!

News: GW Ultimate Paint Set!

Check out the latest release from Games-Workshop - the new Ultimate Paint Set tops out at 144 paints!

From GW's site:

"The Ultimate Paint Set is surely the mightiest set of paints that Games Workshop has ever produced, and contains every one of our 144 Citadel Paints. Yep, that's 34 Base paints, 12 Shades, 70 Layer paints, 6 Texture paints, 15 Dry Compounds, 4 Glazes and 3 Technical paints - what's more, all of these come packed into six drawers in a robust cardboard unit. Whether or not you have a dedicated hobby area, this is a fantastic way to organise your paints."

This is great for someone looking to go all out with the painting aspect of the hobby but for the typical gamer it may be too much. It is nice that the box is organized with drawers to keep things organized for those without dedicated hobby space. Will you order an Ultimate Paint Set?

News: Warriors of Chaos teaser video from GW

Warriors of Chaos are on their way! Check out the latest GW teaser video:

BREAKING! Dystopian Legions quickplay rulebook available soon! (Thursday Oct 25th)

Spartan Games has made quickplay rules available for download on their website, you can find all the details right HERE!

Dark Age: Painted Core Starter

Slick here with an update for Dark Age. Today we have some pics from one of our local players' Core faction, and he just happens to be one of the game's designers as well, Bryan Steele! As you can see, these machines are armed with all sorts of brutal weapons including buzz saws! We'll have some commentary from Bryan regarding the starter he painted shortly so keep checking this post for updates. In the mean time, please feel free to let us know what you think about the Core or Dark Age of if you have any questions.