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40k Your Move: Ghaz's Orks Vs. Thunder Hammer Terminators

Posted by Man Boy Genius Monday, December 13, 2010 View Comments

I used to really enjoy an old article in Inquest Magazine (published for Magic the Gathering) called Dead Man's Hand.  You would only have one turn left and you had to kill your opponent that turn, or you lose. They showed you your hand and the battlefield, and you had to come up with the combo that would win.

It was pretty cool, and got me thinking- hey why not do that with 40k? So here's another Your Move article.

Here's the scenario: Ghazkull and his sqaud of 25 Ork Boyz has were charged by 5 Terminators with Thunderhammers and Storm Shields. Ghazkull will pop his Waaaagh to so his armor save for the next two combats is 2+ and Invulnerable.

It is the Terminators turn to attack now at Initiative 1, they have suffered no wounds yet. They need to break through this combat and take the winning objective. It lies slightly behind this combat and they have the rest of this combat, and their turn to do it.

How do you win?

Spikey Bits Armies for sale now on e-Bay

Posted by Man Boy Genius Sunday, December 12, 2010 View Comments

If you are in the market for a new Warhammer 40k Army I have several for sale on e-Bay right now! Just in time for the holidays- you can check them out here.

40k Army Showcase- Lords of the Night 18th Battle Company

Posted by Man Boy Genius Friday, December 10, 2010 View Comments

Over the past few years I've been privileged to meet a lot of great hobbyists out there. One such fellow is Dan Johnson. Dan produces amazingly realistic Marine conversion that are really just phenomenal.

40k Event- Apocalypse Clash at Sector 13176

Posted by Man Boy Genius Monday, December 6, 2010 View Comments

Recently we had a huge game of Apocalypse at FTW Games, with well over 50,000 points of models on the table.  It turned out to be a fast and furious battle of epic proportions, but it the end the Imperium of man defended sector 13176 from the combined Apocalyptic forces of Chaos and Orks.

Cleaning out the Closet- Spikey Bits' e-Bay Wares!

Posted by Man Boy Genius Sunday, December 5, 2010 View Comments

Help support you local Spikey Bits! :-) I'm selling a ton of  gaming stuff on e-Bay, whole armies and more- all ending in about a day! Check it out here.

40k You Decide - Dingareth Vs. MBG's Stormraven

Posted by Man Boy Genius Saturday, December 4, 2010 View Comments

There is a regular here at FTW Games named Blaine Toups, aka Dingareth on the internets. He's a nice enough fellow, I mean I've driven with him to several tournaments lately (BoLScon, and DaBoyz), so I mean I got no beef with him or anything. Blaine however keeps digging at me about how his Stormraven is better than mine.

Now normally I'm okay with being made fun of and can hold my own against any antagonizer, but lately the crescendo of Blaine's boasts has increased.  Granted he's all busted up from surgery, gimping around like Dr. House and popping Vicodins, so he's probably just mad in the head. Regardless I told him the other day, hey why don't we let the internet decide?  I mean whats more impartial than that, right?

So if you wouldn't mind helping us settle our little difference, please vote for either me or Blaine on the poll below. I've also posted up a pic of each of our conversions for your viewing pleasure.


 What say ye? -MBG

40k Conversion Corner- Dark Eldar Scourges

Posted by Man Boy Genius Friday, December 3, 2010 View Comments

I wanted to share a WIP Dark Eldar Scourge conversion with you by FTW Games regular Mike DeBolt. Some of you may rememeber Mike from the Games Workshop store at Stony Point before it closed.

Mike has been hard at work lately converting up some Scourges. I wanted to get a pic of the models before he painted them, but he didnt want to giveaway all the work he did.  Sorry Mike you can't stop the signal baby, cause I know my bits!

To make this bad boy he used a standard Dark Eldar Warrior model, added some Blood Angels Sanguinary Guard Wings, a Phantasm Launcher, and finished it off with a Swooping Hawk head.  All this for the low price of $90 retail for the squad!  I probably shouldn't talk- I think my Stormraven conversion was well over $200 retail.  But the results speak for themselves, this Scourge figure is a beaut! 

I'll try to have some squad pics for you all soon- since the conversion pic is out of the bag! For now however, check out the close-ups below!


More Dark Eldar Conversion to Come! -MBG

40k Hobby- Dark Eldar Painting Contest Winners

Posted by Man Boy Genius Thursday, December 2, 2010 View Comments

Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner. First off a big thank you to everyone who voted, and made a submission for this contest!  The readers have spoken and we have a winner, by a good margin in fact, by the name of Sam Lenz.

Buy Sell Trade- Miniature Market December 5th at FTW Games!

Posted by Man Boy Genius Wednesday, December 1, 2010 View Comments

Just a wanted to let everyone know about what I got cooking for this weekend at the home of Spikey Bits, FTW Games.  Our next Miniature Market is this Sunday December 5th at 11am.  This is your chance to turn your gaming stuff you don't use anymore into something new!

Our Miniature Market is basically a flea market at FTW Games on December 5th.  It's similar to the Games Workshop Bizzare Bazzar, basically a place buy, sell, or trade gaming merchadise with other like minded individuals.

Whether you are looking to sell off some unwanted product so you can buy new, trade some items for another, or secure a shiny new bauble, the FTW Miniature Market is where you ought to be.

Get store credit on all cash deals, or get product off the shelves if you cant decide on someone's wares.  We'll open early at 11 am for set up, get here early to reserve your space!  Lasts from 11am- 4pm.

I'll be cleaning out the closets myself. Time to buy some warm clothes for winter!! -MBG

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Spikey Bits is a blog about the hobby of Warhammer 40k and Fantasy Battles, both tabletop wargames. I try to cover all of the aspects of that hobby from converting and painting models to actually playing the game.

By nature I am a competitive tournament player, but my true passion is converting and painting. I will spend more time making a figure than actually playing with it, lol.

The aim of this blog it to keep me motivated to produce new work, and to share my experiences along the way. I very much value all feedback about my work, and will answer any questions about it.

Feel free to send me an email or post a comment about anything on here.

However please no cursing, first offenses will be edited, second offense results in a ban. You can disagree with me of course, just don't curse!

Thanks for reading, and happy gaming. -MBG