Bending Tyranid Tails with a Heat Gun

Hey guys!

Ron here with a little conversion quickie.  Are you sick of gaunts/warriors/carnifex/crones/(insert pretty much any plastic tyranid model) with unwaveringly straight tails?  Do you wish they had a little more variety, or a more unique/dynamic pose?  Are you running 3 crones like me because the internet told you to?  Well good news - it's easy to bend these tails, and doesn't take a lot of time.

List Building - 1850 April Tournament Iron Hands and Space Wolves

What's up everyone?  This morning I had to move my 40k stuff around to make room for some construction and realized that I hadn't really thought about combining my two major armies into an ally list since the very beginning of 6th Edition (It was a very 5th edition list that got blown away).  So I started thinking about my list, what I would want, what would be the theme driving it, and what would be awesome to put onto the field.  I came up with one list that really brings the Space Wolf philosophy and the Iron Hands philosophy into full view.  I am using the Clan Raukaan and Space Wolf Codex for this list.

Who wants some?

Bat Rep: 1,850 Pts Necrons vs. Tyranids

This past weekend I got a couple prep games for the Battle for Blacksburg tournament against Alex, with his Necrons. We played two games with NOVA style terrain setup, and ATC style triple-primary missions.

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List Building: Tournament 1,850 Point Tyranids

As we mentioned last week, we'll be attending a local 1,850 point tournament at the end of the month. I'm pretty much sticking with my guns and running Nids (though I've had my doubts). Ideally, I'd like to get it all painted up, but that might be a tall order.

It's time for this army to evolve

Battle for Blacksburg 1,850 Tournament

The Blacksburg RTT is a small tournament being put together by a local player who wanted to organize something a bit more along the lines of the national tournament scene than the LGS's regular events. The tournament will be a 3 round event using ATC format, and takes place on Saturday, April 26 at the Comfort Suites Blacksburg. Signups are through email only (aidansb[at]vt[dot]edu), with a cap of 16 players. Registration will open at 9:00am and close at 9:45am, with Round 1 beginning at 10:00am. Entry is $20.

Rules:

• Stronghold Assault and Escalation will not be used.
• Dataslates and Formations will be allowed, but will take up the Allies slot.
• Forgeworld 40k Approved models will be allowed.
• Rules released after March 26 (one month before the tournament) will not be used.
• Any save of 2+ that is rerolled will only succeed on a 4+ on the reroll. 

We're pretty excited about this tournament here at FTGT, and will have strong representation, with Chandler, Ron, and myself all playing. Ron and I will be bringing the bugs, while Chandler is planning on bringing some Dreads in his Iron Hands.

So, if you happen to be in the Blacksburg area on April 26th, shoot the TO, Aidan, an email at the above address and get signed up. If not, we're planning on using the Torrent of Fire Tournament Tracker to keep score, so feel free to track our progress there, we'll try not to disappoint!

Facing the Grey Tide Revisited

With yesterday's anniversary post, I took a look back at some of our earliest content. About a week after the first post, I had my first Facing the Grey Tide post. I intended to make that post a series, but it died out, partially as I got more focused on my NOVA posts and other more immediate goals. I thought it would be interesting to take a look back at the list I had then, and update it with what has changed in the last year.

FTGT Turns 1!

The title of the post says it all. Today, the blog is officially a year old. We've come a long way in that year. My first post cataloged some hopes and aspirations for the blog, as well as the tally of my collection that inspired the name of the blog. I am amazed at how far FTGT has come - I honestly never expected anyone I don't know personally to read it. For that I have to thank each of you who read the blog, whether just on occasion or regularly.

The contributors have grown from just myself to include three other writers who have helped me keep the blog alive and give additional perspectives. The blog started out Tyranid heavy and has stayed that way, though I'd like to think we're branching out a little.