Tag Archive for Trollbloods

Trollbloods VS Khador – Rulez We Got Wrong – Warmachine/Hordes BatRep 006

2013/02/06 Battle Report No comments

Feedback and comments from Ben and my Trollbloods VS Khador WM:H game.

Muse On Minis – Play It Painted 2013

My Current Trollbloods Collection

As i mentioned in the video, I’m looking for some feedback on what I should buy next for my Trollbloods.  Below is the list of what I have… what do you think I should get next?

Warcasters
Borka Kegslayer (*5pts)
Captain Gunnbjorn (*5pts)
Grim Angus (*6pts)
Chief Madrak Ironhide (*6pts)

Warbeasts
* Troll Axer (6pts)
* Troll Bouncer (5pts)
* Troll Bouncer (5pts)
* Dire Troll Bomber (10pts)
* Earthborn Dire Troll (10pts)
* Pyre Troll (5pts)

Units & UAs
Kriel Warriors (Leader and 5 Grunts) (4pts)
* 1 Kriel Warrior Caber Thrower (1pts)
* Kriel Warrior Standard Bearer & Piper (2pts)
Krielstone Bearer and 5 Stone Scribes (4pts)
* Krielstone Stone Scribe Elder (1pts)

Solos
Fell Caller Hero (3pts)
Janissa Stonetide (3pts)
Stone Scribe Chronicler (2pts)

Minions
Swamp Gobber Bellows Crew (Leader and 1 Grunt) (1pts)
Feralgeist (1pts)

Trollbloods VS Merceneries – Rulez We Got Wrong – Warmachine/Hordes BatRep 005

2013/02/06 Battle Report No comments

Feedback and comments from Ben and Fraser’s Trollbloods VS Merceneries WM:H game.

Warmachine/Hordes Battle Report 006: Trollbloods VS Khador

2013/02/03 Battle Report No comments

First WM:H BatRep using the new Steamroller 2013 scenario package, a 25 point game between Khador (Ben) and Trollbloods (Fraser).

Scenerio: SR2013 #5: Incursion

Lists

KHADOR (Points: 26/25)
Vladimir, The Dark Prince (*5pts)
* Drago (8pts)
* Juggernaut (7pts)
Doom Reavers (Leader and 5 Grunts) (6pts)
Kayazy Assassins (Leader and 9 Grunts) (8pts)
* Kayazy Assassin Underboss (2pts)

TROLLBLOODS (Points: 25/25)
Chief Madrak Ironhide (*6pts)
* Dire Troll Bomber (10pts)
* Earthborn Dire Troll (10pts)
Kriel Warriors (Leader and 5 Grunts) (4pts)
* 1 Kriel Warrior Caber Thrower (1pts)
Swamp Gobber Bellows Crew (Leader and 1 Grunt) (1pts)
Janissa Stonetide (3pts)
Stone Scribe Chronicler (2pts)

Part 1

 

Part 2

2013 Painting Commitments – 1

2013/02/02 On the painting table No comments

So, for those who don’t know me very well, I’ve been playing, well, collecting Games Workshop games for quite some time now… starting with Space Hulk in 1988. I have bought a fair amount of stuff over the years, and I’m ashamed to admit, most has gone unpainted.

Flash forward 25 years (Holy Crap! 25 years?!?) and I’ve gotten a bit better at getting stuff painted, with almost half of my Orks with at least some paint on them. But my first 40k army (Eldar) has been mostly ignored for a very, very long time.

Enter the Independent Characters 2013 Hobby Progress Challenge.

To quickly summarize, the challenge is to fully paint 1,850pts of 40k models before November 30, 2013 for the chance to win prizes. Plus you have a fully painted 1,850pt army when you’re done. Since I wanted to paint my Eldar anyways, I thought why not participate in the challenge for a chance to win something.

You can follow my thread in the IC forums here.

I started a little late, so making the January commitment has a little more difficult than I planned, as I got a little distracted by Muse On Minis WarMachine / Hordes painting commitment competition (see below). I wanted to send more time on these Dire Avengers, but it didn’t happen.

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Good thing my February commitment is a second squad, so I can fix up the first group at the same time.

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So I have more Trollbloods and Cygnar to paint for WarMachine / Hordes, and I noticed that Muse On Minis was having their own version of a painting challenge, so I thought, why not, I’m painting the stuff anyways, might as well try to win something.

Now I started small with my MoM pledge, only a couple models, which after reading the fine print, only netted me 1 pt for completing, but it’s a start.

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I’m expanding my commitment in February, including a couple minis for Les.

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The MoM forum for tracking commitments is a little less organized, as they group everyone in one thread, but you can check it out here.

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I’ll keep updating here as the year goes on, and if you painting stuff anyways, join up! Any chance to win prizes for something you are going to do anyways is a bonus.

Happy 2013! Big plans for Deff Head Dice

2013/01/17 Battle Report, Box-to-Battle - Trollbloods, YouTube Channel No comments

A little late, I realize, but the thought is still there.

Its going to be a busy year for Deff Head Dice, with all that I have planned for 2013.  I’m aiming to produce more content for the YouTube channel on a regular basis as well as updating this blog more regularly.  I put together the following 2013 Preview Video that will cover the majority of what I’d like to accomplish over the next 12 months.

Quick Overview

Battle Reports

  • Aiming for 2 to 3 a month
  • Mix of 40K and WarMachine/Hordes

Warhammer 40K

WarMachine/Hordes

  • Bring my Trollbloods up to two 50pt lists, adding to the Box-to-Battle Trollblood series
  • Start working on my Cygnar

Painting Tutorials

  • One a month, depending on material (and what I am currently painting)
  • Mix of 40K and WarMachine/Hordes

That should be enough, but I’m sure there will be other stuff I throw in as well…

 

Trollbloods – Starting over

2012/10/20 Box-to-Battle - Trollbloods, On the painting table No comments

Well, it was inevitable. Ever since I first primed my Trollbloods metal starter set (using 12+ year old GW spray primer) I’ve been having issues with paint coming off. I initially blamed the fact they were metal or the old primer, but I seemed to have missed an important step in my prepping of the models, just like plastic kits, you should wash your metal models to remove any release agent.

So after the four models took a small tumble, and scraped off paint in a few places, I opted to start over rather than continue to potentially having to deal with more issues. This will also be a bit of an expirement for me, to see of the multiple layers of gloss and matt varnish I use with the oil paint washes will provide additional protection.

This also gives me the opportunity to pin a few of the models (one of the Impaler spear has already broken and the other isn’t that far behind) and fix a few of the mistakes I made painting them the first time around.

More to follow…

More BatReps

2012/10/20 Battle Report, YouTube Channel No comments

Busy week for games (well for me at least). I got in a game of WarMachine/Hordes with Les AND a game of 40k with Mark.

The WM:H batrep has been posted (links below) and I’m starting to edit together the 40k batrep, aiming to get it done by early next week.


Banter BatRep @ MiniWargaming

2012/09/13 Box-to-Battle - Trollbloods No comments

The battle was epic, the banter was amusing, and a good time was had by both.

Part 1 is available now for free, but you’ll need a Vault membership to view parts 2 and 3.  I’ll be providing the the ‘rules you got wrong’ video later this week.

I’m aiming to write a review of my third trip to MWG, sharing some insights and experiences.

Trollbloods Update – 3 days left

2012/09/08 Uncategorized No comments

Only three days left until my game against Dave @ MWG.

The light war beasts and warriors are ‘mostly’  done.   Just need to polish off the warcaster,  fell caller and the Mauler.   All do able with just a couple days left,  fingers crossed.