40k Night at AAG

I haven't played a game in over 10 years and I don't know the rules all that well, so I joined a tourney. Ok not one of my smartest moves and to add to the stupidity of this action I chose to play Eldar (the only Eldar player), but I figured it would be the best way to learn.

The tourney officially starts next week, but last night a bunch of us got together to have a rumble. It was pretty fun and the players at my table were pretty helpful and shared their knowledge with me. (Thanks, Ryan, Nate and Nick).

It was a good game and I was well schooled. I learned first hand last night, that eldar skimmers are like sharks. If they don't keep moving, they will die and mine did. On the second to the last turn I kept my serpents and prisms stationary (Sorry Autarch Fritz, I should have listened), they didn't survive the turn.

So I lost quite a bit of my army, but it was still fun. I must say that the Dire Avengers with Bladestorm more that made up for their point cost.

All in all, a great night.

Sherpa

Building Bases

It not like I don't have enough projects to do right now, but I started working on the magnetic bases for my Eldar vYpers and bikes. I recently discovered Fritz's video and was inspired to create my own. Honestly Fritz's way is pretty easy and looks good.

However I had a bunch of clear 60 mm bases, some 1/4" acrylic rods, unused rare magnets and super glue hanging around, I decided to "scratch build" my own magnetic bases. Overall I am really pleased on how they turned out. The project was pretty easy, just a little time consuming.

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The bases for the Serpent and Prism are totally scratch built and are an old project. I just love old used cds, they make great bases for large objects and vehicles. They look good and are very stable, a must for the wave serpent.


To make them, I first glue two old cds together for rigidity. Next I take a 30 mm flying base and glue it to the center of the cds. I drill out the center of the flying base so that I can put an acrylic rod through the center.

 


I then build up the terrain on the base using foam core, gravel and aquarium rock. On the vehicle I glue a small plastic tube, which has an inside diameter,that matches the outside diameter of my acrylic rod. This allows the vehicle to be placed securely on the rod, and can be easily removed later.

If I need to make another one of these base, I will record the process for a youtube segment.

Eldar Army List

I was working on my Eldar today, when it occurred to me that I hadnever finalized a list. I had been going off a mental list, but really hadn't assigned point values. So to keep me focused and on track, I created the following list. The list is pretty generic; I may change it to include more vYpers (personal favorite).
If I drop the scorpions and a bike or two, I might be able to get 7 vYpers on the table.

Sherpa

HQ:
Seer Council on Jetbikes;
1 Farseer with singing spear, runes of warding,
-- doom and fortune powers.
3 Warlocks with witchblades and destuctor power.

Elites:
9 Striking Scorpions in Wave Serpent with TL Shuriken Catapults

Troops:
5 Guardians on Jetbikes (last minute objective grabbers)
9 Dire Avengers including Exarch (2 Avenger Catapults and Bladestorm),
-- in Wave Serpent with TL Bright Lances.
9 Dire Avengers including Exarch (2 Avenger Catapults and Bladestorm),
-- in Wave Serpent with TL scatter lasers.

Fast Attack:
1st Squad: 2 vYpers with Bright lances and Holo-fields (anti-armor)
2nd Squad: 2 vYpers with Star Cannons and Holo-fields (anti-personnel)

Heavy Support:
2 Fire Prisms with Holo-fields and Star Engines. (contesting objectives)