Sorry for my Absence

January has been a particularly bad month for my family for medical issues thus I have had very limited time for the hobby and even less time to blog. Luckily I think that with my wife's shoulder surgery today we are finally done and I should have more free time in the next week or so.

My buddy Brandon has added more Space Wolves to his commission work so I will be painting wolves again very shortly.

My upcoming projects include finishing off my Sister of Battle and beginning work on my Imperial Fist army.

So for those of you who have been checking in on my blog, I am sorry for the lack of content but I appreciate you taking the time to stop by. There will be more content in the very near future.

My 40K New Years Resolution

Well 2009 is coming to a close and I am looking back on what hobby related resolutions I made last year and deciding what to do for this New Year.

Well for my resolution last year I had 2 that were 40K related. The first was to make a 40K dedicated blog. It took a little longer than I had originally wanted but if you are reading this you can see I accomplished that resolution.

My 2nd resolution was to finish off 4 of my partially painted armies, Black Templars, Tzeentch Chaos Marines, Necrons and Sisters of Battle. Unfortunately I only managed to complete the Necrons and the Black Templars, but I have made substantial progress on my Chaos Marines and Sisters of Battle.

Well this year I have 3 resolutions that I am going to shoot for. The first is to finish the Sisters of Battle as well as the Chaos Marines. The 2nd will be to finish converting and then painting my Imperial Fists with the hopeful goal of having the my version of the entire 3rd Company with some auxiliary units from the 1st and 10th companies. Lastly I am making it my goal to play many more games this year as what is the point in painting and modeling all these armies if I never use them for what they were intended.

Well there you have my review of last year's resolutions as well as my new goals for 2010. Let's hear how well you all did with your 2009 resolutions and what you are planning for 2010.

-BJ

Product Review: High Elf Lord on Dragon

My mother-in-law got me the High Elf Lord on a Dragon for Christmas (I love having in-laws who don't mind my hobby). So naturally once I helped the kids put all of their new gifts together I sat down and began work on assembling this all plastic kit.

One of the very first things I loved about this model is that the mold lines are hidden very well and I had very little to clean up once I clipped everything off of the sprue.

The 2nd thing I loved is that you get enough pieces to assemble two riders, Not only that but there are many options for both a Lord or a Mage. I decided to assemble a Lord with lance, sword and shield, and a Dragon Mage holding a tome in one hand and a staff in the other.

The final reason that I loved this model was how easily it was assembled. All of the pieces fit perfectly together. There was no need to go back and fill in any gaps. The pieces stuck together easy which meant the glue adheared faster and assembly time was cut down.

In my opinion the is easily one of the best large models that GW makes and I hope the quality continues as they convert more monster type creatures to plastic. I am rating this model as a 5 star top quality product. Now I just need to collect a High Elf army to go with it!

-BJ

Merry Christmas!

I just wanted to wish all my gaming friends who celebrate a Merry Christmas. I hope Santa brought you all the cool new toys you were looking for.

Santa didn't bring me anything for my hobby this year but my mother-in-law got me my first High Elf mini, the plastic elf lord on a dragon. Looks like I will be starting a new army in 2010.

Merry Christmas!

I just wanted to wish everyoine who celebrates a Merry Christmas, I hope Santa brought you all the new models you were hoping for!

-BJ