6th Edition, In JUNE! GW vid teaser, 40k Nation Podcast Contest and more.

If you have been in a cave then you will have missed that GW released a teaser video for 6th edition with the 23rd of this month on it... now, for the cron video this meant that was the date that the pre-releases went up... so we shall see! If you havent seen the vid already: click on this link to go to youtube In other news. Thanks to all who have been commenting and sending in emails with the contest entry requirements! (if you are curious check out the contest deets on Episode 10 of the podcast). And we have a new sponsor on board for the contest, 40K Nation itself. Awesome. In the podcast I had spoken of a lack of events in the area for June 9th, tomorrow. Thanks to Tristan for sending the link for conquest toronto it is a team based 40K tournament. Check the site out and maybe plan for a team to go down next year? Anyhow, this is a small update for you all! Skari - out.

Skared Podcast Episode 10 (6th edition, contest, wargaming supplement), Hobby WIP

6th Edition, contest details, and suplementing your wargame! The Podcast Episode 10 As well as on the Hobby Table: Enjoy!

On the Hobby Table: May 8th

Have been working on some wracks, mandrakes and Urien for a fluffy game tomorrow. Army shot tomorrow. Got the based colours and detail done! minor things tomorrow + wash #1 to get them ready for the game. cheers! For more of my content check out my podcast SkaredCast Skari- Out

Batrep 12 - Tau vs Dark Eldar video 1500pts

What was the biggest rookie mistake that I did this game? Yeah... thats right.

Cheers!

My Raider Conversion: Archon in style

As always if you want to be up to date with my projects check out my main blog and podcast Skared Podcast. Hello all! So, its been a week since I released the podcast. And the site seems to be handling traffic more often now, this means more regular content! This time I wanted to share a WIP project that I have been working on over the last couple of days. I had a ravager sitting in a box, unbuilt and ready to go, but i wanted to do something different. Now, I wanted to convert a centerpiece for my Dark Eldar force and what better than a raider for my HQ to ride on in style? The inspiration for this design was the Dark Eldar Tantalus from forgeworld. The biggest obstacle for me was starting to cut up the model! I wanted to be able to do it and not mess it up horribly. Anyhow, here is the a progression of pictures, the first cuts and design: Then the general shape: And the overall concept: Anyhow, thanks for reading. I shall continue to work on this as it gets done. Need to do a lot of greenstuff work on it as well as eventually paint it. But one thing is for sure, my Archon will be riding in style. Cheers! Skari-out.

Update on the Wyches!

So, update on the wyches. They are not done, but playable now at least. The skin is done but still need to work up all the armour, weapons, spikes, do eyes and teeth and earings and other jewelry as well as satchels and grenades and tabards... wow there is a lot of detail on each model!
Took individual pics to show off their poses as each wych is a character themselves. Enjoy and if you do like them check out my other stuff.

There are a few things that I am not sure about, like what colour to do their loincloths... the other colours in the kabal are white and red... so maybe squeeze it in there?

Hope you liked.

WhIP Hellions

On this installment of WhIP :D (see how I gave it a Dark Eldar spin?) I have the first hellion of 15... I have decided to do all the skin first as I have no clue what to do the rest of the armour or army for that matter yet... So this will get me started.





I know the camera is not the best. But what do you think?

The recipie:

3:1 Elf Flesh:Khomando Khaki
Devlan mudd wash
base coat of Elf Flesh
gryphone sephia wash
elf flesh (very light and watered down)

And I still have not done the last step but its a final blend of elf flesh + bleached bone.

Thoughts?

Cheers!

The Grotz are commin to getcha!

So, an update for today. I worked on making some Grotesques last night. There are three of them: one regular, one aberration and one with a liquifier gun. I have decided to give these chaps a try. Seems like they would make a good WWP delivery service and they are tough and can take return fire. The question now is do I run them with an archon or a heamy? Im thinking the archon if I want them to get stuck in... but the heamy might do nicely as well although he will die as soon as they hit combat... ah Anyhow.

My green-stuff-fu is not so good. But I am slowly practicing, and actually using it.
Anyhow, hope you like them. Should I make more?





Cheers!

Latest Game: Vs IG 1500pts

So, had another game today. 1500pts, getting ready for the new tournament season at Spellbinder http://www.spellbinderhobbies.com/?page_id=59 on Jan 8th.

Vs Joaquins IG. 1500pts

Highlights of the game:
- The 9 hellions rocked a blob squad (in the turn they charged they did 20 wounds!)

This was a good game for the Dark eldar, I tried a few different things out this time. For once I decided to go first, I did a few pot shots but only managed to kill a few guardsmen and soft-kill a chimera... the return IG turn saw my bloodbride raider go down... and kill 5 out of 8 :O. The razorwing lived up to its name... unloaded all its rockets and then died... I also tested the Duke, and although I did not use his deepstrike rule I did use the drug choosing and got to pick the re roll wounds drug.

The triple lance ravager did well, killing the valk, and then not dying after 3 pen hits. Lucky bugger.

Anyway, WIN for the DE killpoint mission.

Some pics from the game:
Dark Eldar Deployment, the hellions and the jetbikes were kept in reserve.

IG deployment left:

Ig Deployment right:


You will notice that the biggest mistake he made was splitting his army... he did want to have a "bait" force (the right) but it was quite jucy in a killpoint mission, having 3 KP close to it. I would have deployed the large footslogging blob squad there... and harassed the DE flank, forcing them into a war of attrition.

Turn 2:
The hellions moved on:

and then assaulted the blob turn 3, doing 20 wounds (then again my brother made 9 saves on 5+!)


IG T2:
The valk shows up, but falis to do anything to the ravager on the back right Dark eldar flank:

and then the ravager blows the valk up and kills 6 of the veterans within on turn 3:


T4:
The hellions hit and run against the blob squad on IG turn 3 and then combined shooting from a closeby raider squad and the help the the remaining reavers the massive blob is finally dead and the survivors consolidate to face the executioner:


Towards the end of the game the remaining DE forces converged on the Imperial Guard position. Here the ravager moves up and lines up a shot:


Hope you liked it! Cheers.

Happy Holidays and Dark Eldar Stuffings.

Hehe, well this day I have been working on some of the Dark eldar that I have bought over the last couple'o months. The goal for my army, is to have the new models finished and ready for my trip to the Vegas GT!. Yes, thats right I gots myself a ticket!

Anyhow:












So, we have a raider a Ravager with triple lances and a ten man squad of Kabalite Warriors with a Shredder and a Splinter Cannon. As you might have noticed, modeling wise I am trying to make the models look as dynamic as possible with as little extra work as possible. The sails on the Aether sails have been taken off because I dont pay for the upgrade and I want to remail WYSIWYG... and I think that the raider/ravager models look a bit bland without at least the spines. When I double up the kits I will have the actual deployed sails just in case I ever feel like trying something new.

Well, thanks for following my posts. Have a great couple of days and cheers and merryment to all!

Greetings to the twisted world of the Dark Portal!

Welcome to The Kabal Portal. Your hub for everything and all other things Dark Eldar.

I am a dedicated Dark Eldar player who has been playing with the Dark Kin for about 2 years now, yes, I know, before the "new" book. I am a very big tournament player, being competitive in nature. The strategic and tactical elements of Warhammer 40K entrap me (or obsess me, just ask my wife). I began to play Dark Eldar to provide myself with a tactical challenge. Why?

Well for one Dark Eldar are fragile... of you are not careful the army will crumble and you will find yourself trying to stop games from falling through the cracks of defeat. The army might be fragile as all hell, but Oh MY! does it hit like a tonne of bricks. Anyway, I hope that you the reader get what you are looking for here.

Tactical
Hobby
Challenge
Fluff

May you find what you seek.

Cheers!

Rez

Hobby:

Here is something that I am working on at the moment:

Razorwing with double dissintegrators -