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The Golden D6 http://thegoldend6.com The resource we all need Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:22:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Malifaux Outcasts – Work begins http://thegoldend6.com/2010/malifaux-outcasts-work-begins http://thegoldend6.com/2010/malifaux-outcasts-work-begins#comments Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:21:08 +0000 ratboy http://thegoldend6.com/?p=776 I’m really excited about Som’er Teeth Jones and his motley crew of Gremlins! First on the table is the mighty Warpig! A giant pig screaming across the battlefield with a gremlin holding on for dear life? What’s not to love? The only downside that I can see? Warpigs have a force allowance of one. Anyway, [...] You should go and read:

Something green this way comes – Malifaux Outcasts

]]> http://thegoldend6.com/2010/malifaux-outcasts-work-begins/feed 0 Something green this way comes – Malifaux Outcasts http://thegoldend6.com/2010/something-green-this-way-comes-malifaux-outcasts http://thegoldend6.com/2010/something-green-this-way-comes-malifaux-outcasts#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:24:33 +0000 ratboy http://thegoldend6.com/?p=767 Having been bitten by the Malifaux bug a number of weeks ago (http://thegoldend6.com/2010/malifaux-resurrectionists), I finally got around to a game or three to get a feel for the game mechanics. Final decision is that Malifaux is a pretty simple game; replacing dice with cards is brilliant, but like all things simple, it’s going to be [...] You should go and read:

]]> http://thegoldend6.com/2010/something-green-this-way-comes-malifaux-outcasts/feed 0 Dark Eldar Reaver Jetbike http://thegoldend6.com/2010/dark-eldar-reaver-jetbike http://thegoldend6.com/2010/dark-eldar-reaver-jetbike#comments Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:33:35 +0000 ratboy http://thegoldend6.com/?p=760 Whilst searching for ideas about my own Reaver Jetbike squadrons, I found this brillaint conversion. It certainly embraces the characteristic viciousness of the Dark Eldar and removes some of the more clunky attributes of the stock standard Jetbike. I think that my only criticism is that to maintain the current feel, I’d spin it so [...] You should go and read:

]]> http://thegoldend6.com/2010/dark-eldar-reaver-jetbike/feed 0 Australian Politics – A farce http://thegoldend6.com/2010/australian-politics-a-farce http://thegoldend6.com/2010/australian-politics-a-farce#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:33:59 +0000 ratboy http://thegoldend6.com/2010/australian-politics-a-farce Okay, this is ripped from the pages of WargamerAU. For those of you who don’t haunt it’s hallowed halls, this was too funny not to share. Hamlet vs MacBeth 2 Party Preferred A Shakespearian Tragedy played across our electorate. Garretio: Hail to your lordship! Hamlard: I am glad to see you well: Horatio,–or I do [...] No related posts.]]> http://thegoldend6.com/2010/australian-politics-a-farce/feed 0 Eastcon 2010 Results http://thegoldend6.com/2010/eastcon-2010-results http://thegoldend6.com/2010/eastcon-2010-results#comments Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:55:26 +0000 ratboy http://thegoldend6.com/?p=743 Eastcon has been run and won and now is done. The results follow, but the summary and all the most important stuff i as follows: Best General: Brad Morin Best Sports: Rick Vaveliuk Best Painted: Cam Auty Players Choice – Sports: Adam Jones Best Painted – Players Choice: Caine Marshall Best Terrain – Players Choice: [...] You should go and read:

]]> http://thegoldend6.com/2010/eastcon-2010-results/feed 0 Eastcon Day Two http://thegoldend6.com/2010/eastcon-day-two http://thegoldend6.com/2010/eastcon-day-two#comments Sun, 22 Aug 2010 11:50:57 +0000 ratboy http://thegoldend6.com/?p=740 After some mediocre performances yesterday (http://thegoldend6.com/2010/eastcon-day-one), I looked forwards to today with a mix of excitement and dread. Yesterday, I learnt that I NEED to pay attention to the game and the objectives of each mission, particularly. Today, I promised myself to stick to that. With that in mind, I present … Round Four! Round [...] You should go and read:

]]> http://thegoldend6.com/2010/eastcon-day-two/feed 0 Eastcon Day One http://thegoldend6.com/2010/eastcon-day-one http://thegoldend6.com/2010/eastcon-day-one#comments Sat, 21 Aug 2010 11:40:43 +0000 ratboy http://thegoldend6.com/?p=736 Eastcon is the Warhammer 40000 tournament run by the Ringwood Wargamers. It’s 1750 point, so lots of toys are available! My list is the same as the one I was going to take to Kill Count, so it’s one Nurgle Daemon Prince, four squads of seven Plague Marines in Rhinos, two squads of Obliterators (two [...] You should go and read:

]]> http://thegoldend6.com/2010/eastcon-day-one/feed 0 The Space Marine Showcase – The Finished Product http://thegoldend6.com/2010/the-space-marine-showcase-the-finished-product http://thegoldend6.com/2010/the-space-marine-showcase-the-finished-product#comments Fri, 06 Aug 2010 11:47:04 +0000 ratboy http://thegoldend6.com/?p=723 Over at Land O Misfit Toys, Skabradisdead is frantically collecting marines from gamers all over the globe. After some not so gentle prompting, I FINALLY picked up the paintbrush and various coloured pigments and finished the single marine that I have been given. I chose Mantis Warriors, as you can see above. I think I [...] You should go and read:

]]> http://thegoldend6.com/2010/the-space-marine-showcase-the-finished-product/feed 0 Warhammer 40000 Death Guard Painting Tutorial http://thegoldend6.com/2010/warhammer-40000-death-guard-painting-tutorial http://thegoldend6.com/2010/warhammer-40000-death-guard-painting-tutorial#comments Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:31:13 +0000 ratboy http://thegoldend6.com/?p=705 Long ago a great painter, Jean Francois, did post his achievements. Regrettably, rumour has it, he has left the hobby and taken all his brilliant tutorials with him. Efforts continue to resurrect his work and I found this brilliant tutorial in that vain. STEP ONE: Prime Black with a few thin layers of your favorite [...] You should go and read:

]]> http://thegoldend6.com/2010/warhammer-40000-death-guard-painting-tutorial/feed 0 Kill Count 2010 results and pictures http://thegoldend6.com/2010/kill-count-2010-results-and-pictures http://thegoldend6.com/2010/kill-count-2010-results-and-pictures#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:44:28 +0000 ratboy http://thegoldend6.com/?p=702 Well, it’s been run and won and reports are in that Kill Count 2010 prodded much buttock! The results can be seen below, but what really interests me at tournaments is photos of the awesome armies used by players. And below, they are too! http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v121/drakin13/Kill%20Count%202010/?albumview=slideshow And if you’re really interested: Kill Count 2010 Results! Best [...] You should go and read:

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