Chris Tomlin

Hi guys, Just as an addendum to the rules pack, you can still select Warscrolls from the Compendiums (not Legends). These rules can be found here - https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Warhammer-Age-of-Sigmar-Rules?_requestid=611873 I will update the pack PDF to add this line over the weekend. I wouldn't expect to see much world that was stuff still knocking around nowadays, but for those of you who can't let it go, crack on! Chris

Ticket paid for. Might actually bring a proper army this time!

@Theslowcentury - Can I get on the reserve list please?

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Awesome news on the sign ups @Timmaaa, its going to be a great turn out! Given that I'm running BLACKOUT, this will be my first chance to play AoS2 at a tournament level, so I'm very much looking forward to it!! Chris

Afternoon guys, In case you haven't seen, the new FAQ is out. This will be used at BLACKOUT so please give it a good once over. I think you will agree GW have done a good job in sorting out most of the perceived issues with the game following Six Nations. https://www.warhammer-community.com/faqs/ Cheers, Chris

Hey, If anyone else fancies attending this event on short notice, I am putting a couple more tickets on sale. Drop me a DM if you are interested. Chris

Morning guys, It won't be long until I'm doing the draw, so if any of you fancy a grudge, please get them in soon. Currently just the 6; 1 - Matthew Lyons vs Ben Diesel 2 - James Box vs Jonathon Kyprianidis 3 - Chris Lewis vs Tom Hewitt 4 - Matt Arnold vs Elliot O’Neill 5 - Ben Johnson vs Ricky Mee 6 - Will Philpott vs Steve Hursell

I honestly am not sure how the army will end up. I suspect I'll have a Phoenix Temple army and a Stormcast army that is all fully interchangeable and may well be usable as an Order army (if I paint the generic battleline). As mentioned, the ally changes are my least favourite thing about the new edition. I think they tend to only stop thematic/fun choices as none of the strong builds out there make use of multiple allied units....I'm pretty sure at this moment in time it's purely to stop Ballista spam (pretty much the only example anyone can give). Bit of a shame, but oh well, we'll just have to adapt with the times. No drama really. Thanks for your comments on the army. I actually think you're spot on. I am of course happy with the overall paint level, especially how consistent it is (big thing for me), but it is definitely not anywhere near my best level. My Ironjawz are technically much better, however because of the things you've listed such as theme, colour, basing, conversions etc, I think this army will stand out and command a decent amount of attention, almost regardless of the actual painting level. Thanks man. I am happy with the way the 3 Phoenixes came together as at the start of the project I did some incredibly rough drawings of the poses I wanted to go for and thankfully have been able to get them all to work. Be sure to share some pics of yours when complete. Cheers bro, thanks for the kinds words. Glad you like the army and can be somewhat inspired by it....go pick yourself up Phoenix Guard...NOW! Thanks! You've completely understood the aesthetic I was going for with the Osgiliath ruins there. It really helps tell a story for the army doesn't it? Also in keeping with the title of the topic. In other news, the project continues as I have purchased a High Aelf Skycutter which I will be using for my Aetherlab at RAW 2018 (a narrative event later this year). Can't wait to model and paint that. So watch this space, not done yet!! Thanks for the replies, Chris

Let's just wait for the FAQ before worrying whether the sky is falling shall we? GW are well aware of the issues brought to light from the Six Nations and I think we can show a little faith in them at this time. Hang in there, it'll be ok. We won't be playing with damage 512 Grots (@Donal - your terrible terrible record is likely to be safe!) This is my last comment on the matter until the FAQ is released.

You two are very panicky indeed! I am reliably informed there is a GW FAQ to come imminently. As per the pack, all GW FAQs will be in place. Thanks Anthony. I definitely wanted to include the Realm Rules, but also felt it seemed sensible to manage their impact somewhat - most just to save some time for the players and allow people to plan/prepare better. Let me know how you get on with them at Sydney GT. Hahaha!! Genuinely made me laugh.

Pack is out now guys... http://traffic.libsyn.com/theblacksun/BLACKOUT_2018.pdf

You have just beaten me to it re Shadespire! To participate in Shadespire, you need to follow this link and sign up, your name will then be on the roster to play. This is a free event being run by Firestorm with full GW prize support as per the link. I will also be adding trophies for Best Warband and Best Opponent. https://www.thebattlefields.co.uk/events-at-the-battlefields/warhammer-underworlds-shadespire-q1-store-championship You need to arrive by 5.30pm for registration and the first round starts at 6pm. All the details for the event can be found the above link. It'd be really good to pack this out as well...and then straight on to Metros!

Yeh Firestorm has terrain for all tables

Clearly this is something I am working on as per my above messages! As previously advised, I want to run an event that is in keeping with how the new edition has been designed to be played (even at a tournament level), so this event will include Realm Rules!! The pack will announce which 5 realms will be used over the weekend as well as the specific realmscapes in use. This should allow us to see how these work for events (which is important imo), whilst also reducing the amount of reading/planning required for you, the players. Things like realm artefacts, endless spells etc I'm sure will just be considered a staple part of the game anyway and will of course be in use. You can expect to play any of the 18 matched play scenarios and armies will be 2,000 points. I think that is the gist of it, but check back this evening for the full pack. Many thanks for all of your patience...I know you all want to paint your armies and whatnot, but trust me, this is more of a headache for me that it is for you!! Chris

Thanks man, most appreciated. Glad you like the Incantor and appreciate the subtlety. I didn't want to push the Phoenix Temple link too much in the conversion as I know it'd be a pain to source the parts to follow it through across all the Stormcast I do, so instead I went more for a nod towards it, which I think works. You're completely right with Lotann. He is very much overshadowed by Ochtar (literally in the case of the stock model), so it's nice to be able to put some focus on the man himself, who as you rightly say is a lovely sculpt. The little awards are really nice and mean a lot, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't hopeful of winning something for the army itself when I get around to taking it to a tournament. It's definitely not as technically well painted as my Ironjawz or as obnoxiously grandiose as my Venetian Court (with display board and music haha), but hopefully it do ok. Time will tell and regardless, I'm pretty proud of it as a project overall! Cheers, Chris

Hey, Thanks @AthlorianStoners, glad you've enjoy it. Thanks for following along. As I said I will be adding plenty more so it's not over yet. As for Lotann, here are some photos I took. Found it tricky to take any good ones tbh. The cloth looks horrid in these, but is actually nice irl...likewise the drybrushing on the stonework is no where near as rough and gross as it looks haha! This is another example of me rigidly sticking to my self enforced colour pallet. I think that Ochtar would've looked much better in a turquoise but that wouldn't have been in keeping. It's also hard to tell how in depth the conversion is...we didn't actually need to keep the model on the 40mm base it came with, which I didn't realise until it was too late. Had I known this I would've been able to open everything up a bit more and make a bigger deal of it. The winning entries all made use of bigger display plinths, which IMO caught the eye of the voters over anything else. Still, at least the conversion work was noted by the voters and I picked up the trophy for that, which was pretty cool. Doing the Paint Battle was good fun as this isn't a model I would've chosen to paint. If we count him as part of the army, it's the second trophy it's won so far as I got Best Warband at a Skirmish event for the Phoenix Temple. I am looking forward to taking the full army out to a Tournament later this year and seeing how it does though!