Our absence...

So of you may have noticed that 2CE and I have been a little scare the past few weeks.  As we both do this wonderful thing in our spare time, RL does sometimes have to take precedence.  This unfortunately has been one of those times for both of.  This doesn't really excuse our not posting anything lately, but it does help explain it.  While we may not be able to return to our output rate we had, we are not dead and somethings will be coming very shortly.  In fact, I will be posting my first look opinion of Warzone: Resurrection later this week.  For those of our fans that have been waiting for something new, we appreciate your patience.

In other news, LXG will be going to GenCon in a couple of weeks.  I will be there, and I have some interviews lined up with some of the companies we have been following, but if any of you are going to be there, I'd love to meet you.  Send me a note at belgarath97 (at) gmail (dot) com, and we'll try to set something up, I will be there from Wednesday thru Monday.

Again thank you for your patience and I look forward to meeting some of you at GenCon.

Belgarath97

A new Dark-er Age is on the horizon, but what do we really know?

On April 22, Dark Age announced a new version of their game was on the horizon.  Along with this announcement came a grandiose plan to update the game yearly and to keep the game fresh and new.  Since that announcement Mr. Black, the man behind this great game, has gone on a campaign to give us just enough to think we know what is coming, but not really.  I thought I would take a moment to review what we know and what we suspect is coming in the new edition.

The Sunday News: It's here at last...

This week's Sunday News is full of some really cool stuff.  I hope you find it as much fun to read as it was to research.  So without further ado:

Dropping into Dropzone Commander

     So, due in part to games I'm playtesting, in part to the amount of interest we've been getting here on the subject, and in part to B97's continued nagging that I don't beat him in enough different games, I picked up the Dropzone Commander terrain kit and a UCM blister.  Oh boy...

Painting Basics: "3 Step" Painting (Basecoat, Wash, Drybush) made easy.

     So, if you're like most hobbyists, painting your models isn't exactly your favorite part of the hobby. For most, it falls in somewhere between doing chores and getting a root canal. While it's true that it's not always the most rewarding part of the hobby, it's the part that makes the rest more rewarding. Painting your models is like going to practice, or Leg Day- it's what you need to be at your best and get the most out of what you've already paid for.

     The good news is, we live in fortunate times. Several excellent products exist to make your painting duties easier. I'm going to demonstrate the simplest way I know to get a really solid finished product, and link you to each one of those products so you can find out more about them.

Slavetopainting's speed painting experiment

LXG has been a fan of Slavetopainting's tutorials for quite awhile.  Always offering great tips to use on all kinds of products, as well as offering those products at a reasonable price.  When we asked Chief Slave graciously offered to write an article for us.  Here is his article on speed painting.

Speed Painting Infinity Nomads

As everybody knows who follows my page Slavetopainting, I am somewhat obsessed with the concept of high quality speed painting at the moment.  I suppose that this has largely come about by having two little ones appear on the scene recently and my business growing very quickly limiting the time I have for the hobby.  So in my quest to paint good quality table top armies faster and get gaming quicker I have been experimenting with speeding up my techniques with my air brush to get ‘advanced’ effects in a limited time.

A recent experiment of mine was trying to paint a Nomads Infinity faction (worth around 250 points) in under 8 hours.  So here we go…

Thinning down your paints

Something that a lot of hobbyists are taught is that you should thin down your paints.  The reasons for this practice a varied.  For some it makes the paint easier to layer.  Others use thin downed paints to glaze or wash models.  One of the most basic reasons is simply to get a smoother finish.  For each reason there is a preferred product to use, and this article will cover some of them.