Hey Everyone! Today I wanted to talk about that still, somewhat, controversial topic of rebasing your models to round and oval bases in Age of Sigmar. If you have been following my blog for the past year or so you would have seen me accepting the move to round bases, but refusing to rebase any old armies. You would have also seen my reversal of opinion as I began my Aelf rebasing project that is still ongoing currently. Today I wanted to dive into this topic about why I feel the community nee
I have yet to rebase my old armies....and I do not intend to do so.
Over the past months I have really enjoyed Age of Sigmar. The Campaigns, Narratives, Fluff, and all the new hobby abound have filled my time. I have seen many people rebase their old armies to the new round bases and it is great seeing people embrace this new system, but I simply could not bring myself to rebase (even my unpainted models) despite them looking much better on rounds.
I couldn't understand why I was hesit
Hey Everyone. To wrap up The Realm Gate's birthday week I wanted to propose a question to all of you as well as offer my answer to this simple question. Before I do, however, I want to give a shout out to Vince over at Warhammer Weekly who proposed a similar question in his Topic of The Week series recently, albeit a bit more focused. Go check out his channel if you haven't already as it is my favorite Youtube channel around this Hobby and well worth your time. The question I wish to put for
I was chatting with my friend about our preparation for Adepticon that is rapidly approaching. An interesting topic came up on where we saw ourselves in a level of competitiveness. I thought it could be a good talking point to discuss how someone might see themselves in the various levels of competition.
So much to do and so little time...
I see myself as a very competitive player. However, Adepticon will most likely change my perspective on the matter. In my local scene, I hang around
I will begin with saying SPOILERS!!!! as I will be discussing parts of the recent Balance of Power book for Age of Sigmar.
I have recently completed my first read through of Warhammer Age of Sigmar: The Realmgate Wars (book 2) Balance of Power. The book moved the story ever forward as we have been promised with the new Game and The Mortal Realms are as exciting as ever, but this time around there was more focus on the gods of the realms.
In the realm of Life Alarielle is continuing he
Welcome to The Realm Gate Blog where I will be bringing you my thoughts and ramblings on Warhammer Age of Sigmar (and probably Fantasy and 40k from time to time). Join me as I add my voice to the community (as an amateur and very new blogger).
This box is where it all began for me in earnest. I received it as Christmas gift from my folks after showing interest in the game at my local shop. It wasn't my first model kit, but it is where I finally began to understand the scope of this ho
Hey Everyone! I am back from Nova and sadly don't have much in the way of my own hobby due to the event, but today I did wish to bring you my pictures (warning there will be a lot of large images on the page) from The Capital Palette Painting Competition that was held at Nova Open.
What I really enjoy about The Capital Palette is how the awards are based on the skill of each individual model and not a standard 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. In any category, there could be four golds or no golds etc...
Hey everyone! Today I want to show you my completed Blades of Khorne army. I managed to finally wrap up the painting last week and the basing over the weekend. It is always exciting to complete an army and really give you a lot of satisfaction on seeing the army laid out as a whole. I have seen some hobbyists who take a well-deserved break after completing an army to prevent burnout, but for me, the opposite effect happens and I get really excited to jump into my next project. Thankfully I
Hey everyone! Hope your week is going strong as well as your hobby. This post comes with a bit of satisfaction as I have completed painting my Blades of Khorne as of last night. I still have basing to do, but that should be wrapped up by the end of the week allowing me to start into my Harvest Sylvaneth I will be doing for this year's Armies on Parade. I will go into more detail this next project in my post this Friday.
I truly saved the best of the army for last as I wrapped up my B
Hey Everyone! I am getting back to a normal hobby schedule post-Nova Open. That being said I have gotten some work done on my Khorne and should have them wrapped up by this Saturday. I have also been giving a bit more thought on my Aelf Rebasing project as well as finalizing a theme for my Sylvaneth who have sat unpainted for far too long.
I am very happy with how my converted Chaos Warshrine turned out, but it was quite the challenge to paint. The detail on the model wasn't unexpect
Happy Wednesday Everyone! I hope your hobby is going strong as we enter the final stages of summer. If you are going to Nova Open there are only 22 days left to finish up your army or projects! Here is what has been going on with my Hobby and Nova prep this past week. My Club, Ligonier Legion, recently moved venues due to some renovation at our local Library where we normally met. Our new gaming hall is the basement of a local Church which has plenty of table space, storage for our terrain
Happy Wednesday everyone! Safe travels to everyone on their way to Nova Open and please feel free to say "Hi: if you see me around the convention when I arrive late Thursday night. If you are not able to attend you can follow what I am doing there via Twitter as always. Now, on to my Hobby from the past week and there is a lot of Red and White being put on models. Honestly, I look forward to doing any other color with my next army, but it has been nice to tackle the challenging color of whit
Hey Everyone! The Nova Crunch enters its final stages with only eight days until the fun begins at Nova Open 2017! I had many goals to complete by then and while quite a few will happen there is a bit that will not sadly. However, it is no time to quit and while the goal will not be met I will readjust the timeframe for them to keep the goal in sight and reasonable.
I was hoping to have my Khorne completed before Nova. I did not plan to take them to Nova, but I was using the convention as a
Happy Wednesday Everyone! Welcome to the fresh look for The Realm Gate! I felt it was time to step up my game and give the blog a more professional look with a new logo I worked up as well as a cleaner design to the site. I made do subtle tweaks here and there and any input is appreciated.
The new logo. I was originally going to commission one but decided to try my own hand at it in the end
Now for another Hobby update as I have begun to find my Hobby Rhythm and gaining momentum each and
Hey Everyone! Time for another look at my hobby and games from the previous week. Also a brief salute to a man who has ingrained himself in our hobby minds and left his mark as a Warhammer Legend (not that he is done growing his legend yet!). Enjoy!
Rob Symes finished up his time with Games Workshop as one of the Hosts for Warhammer TV last Friday. I think it is safe to say his commentary and insight will be missed on the streams, but it will also be nice to see him return to the commu
Hey Everyone! The past few days for me have been full of Games of 40k, Age of Sigmar, and Skirmish. On top of that, I managed to get some models primed and ready to begin painting. Let us not forget that yesterday was The Release Anniversary of Age of Sigmar and if you're over in the States it was Independence day!
Another Year in and going strong!
Got a few games of #New40k in at the club meetup on Saturday and loving it A friend who took a break when Age of Sigmar dropped got h
Hey Everyone! The Paint is really beginning to flow on my Hobby Table. Also with Nova Fast approaching, I am trying to play as many games as I can to prepare for all the events! It is an exciting time for Age of Sigmar as well with the announcement of the Generals Handbook 2017 coming in August, be sure to check out the video announcement. It is a real gem! My Blades of Khorne Color Scheme was decided and I got to work on my Bloodletters. It took a good portion of my Saturday, but I manag
Hey Everyone! My Hobby is finally starting to gain some momentum. Considering Nova Open is about five weeks away it is about time I try to kick it up a notch. My recent vacation time has invigorated me to get back at it as well. Spending a week away from my Hobby table was the best thing to refresh myself and make a push to finish my Blades of Khorne.
My Club held a Shadow Wars: Armageddon event this past weekend with the store kit and it was a fun and relaxed day despite there being pri
Happy Wednesday Everyone! Vacation season is upon us, but that doesn't the Hobby has to stop. Hopefully, your summer is full of fun in the sun as well as plenty of Hobby!
Reading list set for Vacation. High Elves on the Beach!
It has been very humid and hot in the Northeast U.S. lately and it has stalled my project work as I have been unable to prime for a week or so, but I was able to get the primer down just before leaving for vacation. I am using my vacation to step away from touc
Hey everyone! It is Wednesday so it is time for my weekly hobby update. My Hobby hasn't slowed down despite a lot of work travel lately, but the more hobby the better. From Club Days to Coalescence preparation, and even my Youtube Debut it has been frantic and fun.
I was lucky enough to be brought on as a guest on last weeks Warhammer Weekly Hosted by Vince and Tom. We did a review on the "New" Stormcast book and I was honored to join them and hope to be back on in the future. Check o
Hey Everyone! It's Wednesday and time for my weekly Hobby Update. It has been a fun week getting in my first game of the New 40k and getting back to some Age of Sigmar Hobby. Nova is fast approaching and I plan to prepare with as many games with my Stormcast as I can in the next few months while painting up my Blades of Khorne so look forward to lots of that soon!
My good friend Ed also known as EvilEd has finally moved back into 40k coming from being very prominent in the X-Wing Communi
Happy Wednesday everyone! It has been a flurry of Hobby lately and most of it #New40k. I am very happy to be jumping back into the Grim Dark of The Far Future as well as playing in The Mortal Realms. I remember the fun-filled times of days gone past when I played both systems and I am glad those days are back! While the 40k break has been nice, especially after putting a lot of time and effort into Coalescence, I am very excited to jump back into more of a Sigmar Focus in the next few months
Hey Everyone! Time for my weekly Wednesday hobby post. It was a fun and exhausting weekend with Coalescence, but there is no rest for the weary, especially when there is so much exciting hobby on your painting desk. Be sure to come back this Friday for a recap of the Coalescence event I ran this past Saturday that was part of the bigger global narrative!
I finally have been able to pick up the books by my nightstand and managed to work through this novel, Blood of Asaheim by Chris Wrigh
Hey Everyone! It is Wednesday and time for a brief update on what I have had on my hobby desk. It has been a light week as I prepare for the upcoming coalescence and I am currently in the midst of a lot of travel for work, but I always try to squeeze some hobby in every. You will be able to see my Travel Hobby in an upcoming Friday in a few weeks.
I was able to complete my first model that wasn't terrain in quote a while with my Knight-Venator Conversion.
I am very excited for the Ne
Hey Everyone! I hope you all have been on a roll with your hobby. There is plenty to prepare for such the upcoming Nashcon, Coalescence, Socal Open, Cross Roads GT, Nova and the new Midwest Meltdown (Ask Domus for more info)! I am still trying to prepare the terrain for my local Coalescence event as well as prepare a Display board for my Warhammer Stores Inner Circle event.
2 day Display Board!
I was able to work up this fairly generic display board in a few days for the local Inner Ci
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