So clearly my priorities have shifted from posting in a blog to finding work. And I've been doing just that...not finding though...lots of looking...searching....not a whole lot of finding. But you don't really want to hear about that. But I needed to bring it up to at least give a small excuse for not posting for several months.
Since September though, I have actually squeezed in some gaming here and there. Thankfully my D&D group is still meeting. That really helps to keep me on an even keel. Who knew? And, I've actually being playing some 40K. I started to sell and trade some stuff in order to get my hands on a Genestealer Cult army. The models are just fantastic and I'll have to remember to take some photos eventually. All I've done though is collect and build, no painting as of yet. But I did actually use them in a game. I went against some orks and they did okay. I actually think my opponent would have beaten me had he kept is mind on the objective. However, when genestealers start popping up behind your lines and charging your vulnerable units, I completely understand reacting to it. So basically in a very short amount of time, I was able to wrangle up a whole GSC army.
More recently, I went to a crafting retreat with my wife. So while she did scrap booking, I built models. We got to do that for a whole weekend away from the kids. I got so much done. I highly recommend it.
Besides the hobby stuff, I also have had more time to play computer games (you know, when I needed those breaks from all the job searching). Been doing a lot of Vermintide. A friend helped me relearn the game again and actually use the system they built for it. Still needs some tweaking, but not bad for a few runs each day. I've also still busting out the Overwatch, although I did uninstall it for about a week or so after getting a little frustrated with it. However, now they have this new character called Moria or something and it totally fits my play style. So had lots of fun with that.
Oh, and in the wargaming world, I watched a vid on the fate of Dystopian Wars. The gaming company that Wayland Games owns bought the rights for Dystopian Wars and Firestorm Armada I believe. Anyways, they are integrating DW with their own Wild West Exodus game. So they are rewriting some of the background for both in a brand new melding of the two. They are calling it Dystopian Age and putting out three separate games all within that framework. Nice to see DW get another chance at life, and will be interesting to see what they do with the rules. So to answer a few important questions, they are making new models, they are even changing the scale for some of it, but they also intend to make sure your existing models are still okay to use. So cool stuff on the way.
Oh, and I also got a new Ammo Box mini bag from battlefoam. I loved my FoW bag from them and was very bummed when they stopped making it. Well I guess the licensing ran out or something. Anyways, I found the Ammo Box at my LGS and was very happy to see a new bag that will work just as well. It is filled with pre-cut FoW sized trays, and even has a nice pluck tray for doing odd models and planes. Woot!
Okay, so I think that is it. I'm looking for work, still gaming, and going to try to get the blog thing going again. I'm pretty sure I can promise another update before the new year. Maybe even work in a battle report. :) Exciting no?
Till next time...
