Med Tour 2015

New year, new Med Tour and... new minis wallet !

And, as every year, there's no free space in it for some spare minis.

The 2015 army is special : I have only one vehicule. And it's a Super Heavy one.

All my other minis are... walking. And no, there's no dreadnought.

I'm coming with 10 scouts and no less than 42 terminators.

After the friday welcome back cele- bration, and a very short night, back to war !

Apocalypse tables are huge. I mean, this one is a 168 by 72 feet table !

And everything was painted. #joy

All we had to do was preparing our armies, grab dices and templates and let's roll !

Here's a little story about the templates.

First, they where white.

Then, they became flashy green with the all new shiny Apocalypse game.

And... BAM ! here comes Apocalypse Mk VI flavor.

And you have to change all your templates for a loosy blue color.

These templates were a pain in the *ss... They were floppy, you had to mount and dismount them and they were... crap.

Then comes the 40kv7.

And you can throw away your crappy blue templates and cry after your good old green templates you throw away...

Or buy the all new white templates.

Wait ! Did I say white ? Oh, Games Workshop, you go back to basics.

What about the game ?

It was a 9k points game, with a Mecanicum / Deathwing / Space Wolves vs Astra Militarium (2 times) / Word Bearers.

There where seven knights, a Hellhammer, a Shaqowsword and an Armorcast Warhound.. Which means a lot of Super Heavies and small place for the other people.

I was a ggod game, which we won. The v7 Deathwing's different. I have to adjust my way to play it but the good point is the "run and fire" when you deep strike.

So sweet.

[next post : the second day]

Med Tour day minus 5

Preparing the Med Tour : must check everything twice, and finish the minis....

Med Tour (3)

When you are at the Med Tour, you'll have to prepare your eyes. There are so many cool minis it'll blow up your mind ! Here are some pics to give you a hint.

This is Redbreast, da Ruzz Bot based on an old Armorcast model.

Awesome conversion and painting work created an incredible piece of war.

Sadly, he's owner's a Bad Moon...  

 Knight Titan vs Old World creature.

Only Tzeench could have created such a fight.

 Welcome to the Med Tour 2013 !

This year, we don't have one, but two Chaotic Reavers to spread fear and despair !

 Typical Med Tour picture : 

a heavily modified Stompa follows a Blight Wheel Miniatures Knight. 

 

Le Med Tour in a picture...

Med Tour (part 2)

Apocalypse, da real one !

The Med Tour is first and foremost an opportunity for a small number of players to meet around a table and play a Warhammer 40.000 Apocalypse game.

But not the good old Gran'pa Apo where you come with all kind of armies and a bunch of allies to fill the 3k army list ! 

I'm talking about an apocalypse game for real players, where armies count 3k points without allies, with more Super Heavies that you've ever seen in your all life...

I'm talking about the Forge World Apocalypse, the real one.

No less than FOUR super heavies in this picture...

Saturday game :

  The good side : Ultramarines (Bamako) - Dark Angels (Aarghal) and Eldars (Patriarche)

  The Bad side : Bad Moons (Greg) - Thousand Sons (Alaric) and GI (Duncan)

We had a lot of Super Heavies :

  - One Tzeench Silver Tower (hand made)

  - Two Ruzz Bots (old Armorcast)

  - One Baneblade (Games Workshop kit)

  - One Shadowsword (Games Workshop kit)

  - Two Titan Knights (garage OOP series)

Half the bad ones army in front of me ? CHAAAAARGE !!!

The game was epic. Full of twists, situations reversals, apocalyptic explosions and setbacks. Imagine the devastating effects of the new big apocalyptic explosion when a titan explodes !  - 

One of the game's best time : I deepstriked with no less than 30 terminators, and Belial, on turn 2.

I love playing my terminators. In a 1500 pts game, I'm playing a squand counting 10 terminators every time I can.

For this week-end, I played :

  - Belial

  - 10 T with two heavy flammers*

  - 10 T with two assault canons

  - 10 Deathwing Knights

*including 4 lightning claws pairs and 3 Thunder Hammers.

Med Tour 2013 (1)

  My apologies for last week. I didn't post anything and I'm ashamed about it. I was completly out of control with the Med Tour event.

  It started with a long two weeks painting rush.
I can't hold a pencil for a month, but it was totally worth it !

3k Dark Angels Army. Repent for your sins !

  With Belial as an HQ, all terminators are troops. Almost : Deathwing Knights aren't. 

  This allowed me to grab only one minis bag. I had a 10 hours train travel, including two train changes.

  The gaming room is ready, with four tables for a 3 vs 3 game. Almost all are made with Games Workshop -and Forge World- hard tables.

  This will be a pretty good gaming week-end !

[more next post, next week]

Med Tour (part 4)

So, hoard u want'd moar ?

The 2012 Med Tour Med had a particular theme: the Horus Heresy.

  And when you see the Lion's Gate assault replayed on a table... it seems that, with a bit of motivation (and much work), one can create beautiful things.

  Ten posts won't be enough to show you all Tour Med marvels. This is why I warmly recommend you make on the site of the French Waaagh, and the Med Tour 2012 section.

  To all those who ask me who made the two Knights Titans and if there is still a way to get them, here's the answer.

They are OoP (Aka Out of Production).

  Beautiful work, they were created by Mr. BigDaddy. Although no more Titans manufacturer today, he still creates many beautiful minis.

Check it out: blightwheelminiatures

Med Tour (part 3)

Before the Med Tour, I had never ever played Apocalypse 40k . The biggest army I ever played was 2000 points so far, and Super Heavy had never left the showcase for the battlefields...

Apocalypse battlefields are A.W.E.S.O.M.E !

When I found myself in an Apocalypse game with no less than 40,000 (forty thousand) (!) points on the table, I realized that I was in heaven. A precision by the way: anyone can set up an army to 4000 points. But when you want to take part in the Med Tour, it is WYSIWYG Full Paint required (NO exception). I therefore played on a table with huge sets, and fully painted armies, from the basic grunt to the hugest titan.

Paradise now!

First game, Orks vs. Rest of the world was a feast for the eyes. Result is irrelevant, because playing with so many points on the table gives you vertigo. The absence of "real" Imperial as Warhounds and Reavers motivated to me to paint one.

Defend the door against a horde of orks? check!

Come get some !

Next day, it delivers cover with a less violent portion with "only" 24000 points on the table. Necrons-Orks vs. Alliance. Eldar Imperium.

This gives a drop-pod that landed before a horde of Orks.

-They are 300!

-We are 10.

- But we are Space Marines!

In conclusion: I have less than a year to paint an Armorcast Warhound and a FellBlade.

Med Tour (part 2)

The Tour Med is a  French Waaagh members gathering Perpignan city. As usual, it's time to play Warhammer 40,000 but here, it is only in an Apocalypse scale !

4,000 points Doom Angels army. Almost...

I came with a little less than the 4,000 targeted points, blame the delivery of two "small" Forge World Eldar minis. After hours of train, I finally arrived in Perpignan, I 'm allowed by the Catalan hospitality , accompanied by a human warmth like no other.

Saturday morning, I discover the playing room. There are four tables and all the armies accompanied by their Super Heavy (tanks, walkers and mega-creatures). Apocalypse means huge tables. And for the Med Tour, the main table represented the Lion's Gate. It is here that we are going to (re)play one of the greatest Horus heresy battle.

Tanks in the ramparts are Stormblades and a Land Raider.

The Lion Gate and the Emperor's gardens.

His Spirit was present on the table.

The other tables were beautiful too. I wish to thank the the Med Tour for the tables quality. It is rare to see so much sets in such quantities and qualities. All full painted, for sure.

Dominatrix vs. Phantom. Epic played in the 40k scale...

(to be coutinued...)