Redemption of the Fallen and the Greater Good!

Lots of stuff going on.

First, I have finished my unit for the Redemption of the Fallen!  In case you have not been following, I am involved with another charity army build project this year. This time we are painting a Dark Angels army in support of Doctors Without Borders and sponsored by The Warstore, Secret Weapon Miniatures and The Nova!  I painted up some Ravenwing Knights and an Apothecary.

Information on the entire army can be FOUND HERE. But the short of it is that you can win this entire army, about 2k points of Dark Angels. All you have to do is donate! For every dollar you donate your name will be entered once into the pool and the winner will be drawn at The Nova Open.  You need not be present to win, and the Nova will ship world wide.  The army will come with its own custom KR Multicase too.

What else?

The Greater Good!

I primed with grey then base coated with Raw Umber

The tops of the tanks were painted with a Valejo Model Air tan

I tried to get a fade going on. I need to work it further.

Sergeant for FW Squad Alpha

Bring in the Mechs!

Unhappy with my first top base coat, I hit them with Vallejo Ochre, 

Then a lighter yellow, then finished with a Badger Yellow Ochre.

Now they are ready for the paint brush, but I may hit them with

a darker tan in the recessed areas first.

I need to learn how to Airbrush!

The Sergeant prepares to lead his squad.

More to come as I work on my Tau! I will be playing in the Trios at The Nova this year, plus I will have my own table set up the entire weekend and I will take on all comers! Come beat me down. :)

Jawaballs

Redemption of the Fallen Charity Army WIP

Win an army!

Here are a couple shots of my Apothecary WIP for the Redemption of the Fallen project!  Get TICKETS HERE. Granted he is still a bit rough, but that is why it is called WIP!

In case you don't know what it is, the Redemption of the Fallen is a charity army project benefiting Doctors Without Borders, and sponsored by The Nova Open and The Warstore among many others.

More specifically there are three armies being raffled off for charity.  One of which, a Dark Angels army, I am painting models for!  I am painting a Ravenwing Black Knight squad along with an Apothecary.

Who else is involved?  Only some of the biggest names in gaming like Dave Taylor!  Check out some of the artists HERE.

What else do you get?

Well you get a full 1850 or so Dark Angels army complete with all that makes the Dark Angels special. You also get a transport from KR Multicase, codex and  lots of goodies.  Read about the army  HERE.

So how do you win?

Visit THE PAGE and purchase tickets. Every one dollar enters your name into the pool once. SO donating 10 dollars will enter your name 10 times.  Then the winner of the army will be drawn from the pool of entries.   The more you donate, the better your chances of winning!

The winner is being drawn at The Nova Open, on 9/1/13.  And the army will be shipped to the winner FREE OF CHARGE.  You need not be present at The Nova to win!

Sounds like an awesome deal to me. :)

Get in on this!

Jawaballs

Black Templars Armageddon Crusade Banner

Hey guys,

Here is my newest full sized banner!

Black Templars Armageddon Crusade Banner.

Full Sized Black Templars Armageddon Crusade Banner

Armageddon

Heraldy of Helbrecht and the Black Templars

Here is a video!



If you want a banner let me know!

Jawaballs

Full Sized Lamenters Banner!

Full Sized Lamenters Banner

Just finished another banner!  This one is a sort of custom one for The Lamenters!  We have the standard white and black checks with the bleeding heart. On one of the tabs we have a custom logo, a lightning bolt going through a heart. Then there are the standard Jawa bits like the scroll and honor plaques. Finally I added a laurel wreath at the top to break up the open space.

This is one of my favorite banners to date!  Scroll down for the short youtube video.

Lamenters Banner WIP

Lamenters Banner Bleeding Heart and Laurel Wreath

Custom Lamenters Icon

Lamenters

Lamenters Logo

Jawaballs

Free Giveaway at Spikey Con and my online store!

Hey Folks!

I am giving away a free copy of Horus Heresy board game Saturday at Spikey Con!

What do you have to do to get a chance to win?

Buy one of my The Jawaballs Way DVDs at the store!

Buying one of my DVDs at the FTW Games 3rd Birthday celebration will enter you to win a new Horus Heresy game.  It is opened, but unpunched. I will hold the drawing around 8pm EST at the store. Yes you will need to be present to win. (Im not shipping this monster.) I will be selling my DVDs at a special Spikey Con birthday rate. Come and get em!

FTW Games is having a BIRTHDAY SALE on Saturday! So come on in, grab a sweet deal, pick up a DVD and get a chance to win a sweet prize! Also, if you wish, join one of my display board seminars or just throw some diced with me and Fritz!

See you Saturday!

Oh, and just so no one feels left out. Any one that purchases one of my DVDs off my online store between 9am EST on June 27 and 12 midnight on Sunday the 29 will be entered to win their choice between a Warhammer Lizardman Stegadon box set (Opened but on sprue) and a Tyranid Warrior Brood factory sealed. HERE is my new easy to use webstore! I will ship the box set and DVD for just the cost of the DVD shipping from my site. Be looking for more sweet giveaway from my online store soon!

Jawaballs

For the Greater Good!

Reinforcements have arrived.

More to come.

See you at Spikey Con this weekend!

Jawaballs

Fun and Games and a FREE WRAITHKNIGHT

It has become Spikey Con.

The annual birthday celebration down at FTW Games, owned by my friend and all around decent dude Rob Baer.

Spikey Con is this weekend.

What is going on you ask?

Well, nothing but an entire weekend of gaming craziness at the store!  Lets get to the good stuff first.

Rob is giving away an Eldar Wraithknight. But he is not just giving it away guys, you have to earn it.  It is a conversion contest!

HERE are the rules.

The winner will be chosen sometime in July.

But that is not the reason to go to FTW Games.

Go for the games!

You can find a rundown of all the awesome that will be happening at the store over the weekend HERE.

I will be there painting on tanks for those willing, demonstrating how to make Custom Display Boards and taking on all comers on my own personal Jawa Table.

But most importantly, I can't wait to chill with Fritz, Goatboy, Paul Murphy and Kenny from Next Level Paintnig. These are some of the most extreme dudes in the game, and all of that gaming brain power will be under one roof and willing to spray it upon the world.

I mean seriously...

Lol, that picture and the word seriously do NOT go together.

So make the trip for the fun!

I will be doing my seminars from 1 to 5.  Other than that, my schedule is open to rock the games and take on all comers. Come challenge me and Fritz, past doubles tournament winners, for a shot at the glory!  Come learn with me how to airbrush from Kenny!  Come get your stuff drawn on by Goatboy!

Finally we may have appearances by Redemption of the Fallen painters John Steining and Tim Williamson, and maybe even Dave Taylor if I can get him to come!  We will all have our WIP models there for you to see.  Redemption of the Fallen is a charity army build project sponsored by The Nova Open. Click the link at the top right of my page!

See you this weekend,

Jawaballs

Finished World Eaters full sized banner.

World Eaters Banner

I finished off the Full Sized World Eaters chapter banner today.  Take a gander!

Here is some video of it from Youtube.



The client wanted a simple Pre Heresy banner, with a metallic main image. I talk about how I made it in the video so I won't type much here about the details. Enjoy!

Here are some pics of other banners I have made. If you would like one, let me know!  jawaballs@hotmail.com

Me winning Best Banner at Gamesday with a full sized Ultramarine Chapter Banner.

Death Company Banner for FTW Games.

The Hogs of War gaming club.

You can see many more of my banners to the right. Look for the links!

Up next? Lamenters!

Jawaballs

World Eaters full sized banner WIP

World Eaters Banner

Here is a work in progress shot of my newest Full Sized Banner. The World Eaters!

I still have to do a white edge on the inner sides of the banner and some details, but it is mostly done! Simple and cool. :)

I will be doing five banners this week. I finally got the banners in hand from the seamstress, who for some reason disappeared for a couple weeks...

Up next? Lamenters and Black Templars Battle for Armageddon!

If you want a full sized banner, let me know! This is about 3x7 feet just to give you an idea of size. Check out my other banners to the right.

Jawaballs

Nova just got more fun!

I posted last week that I was going to be doing seminars at this years Nova Open. That still holds true!  I will be doing seminars on Display Board building, and Hand painting and painting in general.  More on that in a bit.

My Sanguinor from Nova 2011. Winner Best Single Miniature!

But that is not why I am typing now!

I will be joining my friends Bill McFadden and Simon Lean in the Trios!  I had originally resigned myself to the fact that I would not be playing much 40k at the Nova. I will be working as a paint judge and selling my stuff as a vendor. But Simon and Bill put out the call for a Trios third and I answered! This is great because it allows me a bit of competitive 40k, a HUGE amount of good time gaming fun against the likes of Troy and Team Bastard, and it gives me an excuse to paint a new army.

What new army? Well, I vowed not to buy the Tau codex. Well... Bah.

I now have two months to build and paint a Tau army!

My list?

Loosely:

Suit Commander
Ethereal

x3 Fire Warriors in Devilfish
x1 Fire Warrior squad on foot

1 Kroot squad

1 Marker drone squad

x2 Skyray

x3 Broadsides

And of course a Riptide. I just cannot resist the flashy toys!

I need to get the codex and look at all the options and such but that is the bulk of the army.  I have never played a shooty army before, except for my Shooty Blood Angels that I won Mechanicon with, but they don't really count.

So now I have to get in 6th edition shape! I need to spend the next two months playing games and painting minis.

And what of my Nova seminars?

I am doing one on Custom Display Boards and one on Hand Painting and painting in general.

VISIT THIS PAGE and scroll down. You will see where to register for my seminars. If you are not playing in the Nova GTs, perfect! Just get a day pass and come join the seminar fun.  I also think there is a complete seminar ticket as well. Hell, there should be enough teaching and learning to keep any one busy! The Nova is NOT just about playing in Grand Tournaments!  I may have to get myself in on that Craft Beer seminar.... mmmm beer.

Any way, I hope to see you at Nova. I will have my personal gaming table set up in the Vendor section where I can take on all comers plus I will be happy to do some classic Jawa hand painting on your tanks!  And I believe Jim the Stout Smurf will be there as well with his Ultramarines and Gnome Wars!

So if you are going to The Nova, or live in the area, make sure to come see me!

Jawaballs

Finally, Gamesday 2012 coverage is up!

Me winning my 4th banner competition at Gamesday

GW finally posted the coverage of Gamesday 2012!  See it HERE.

Above is a shot from their site of me claiming my prize for the fourth year in a row. This one was tight though, I wonder if it is because of all the Ultramarine haters out there!  The banner competitions are a great and fun experience and I thank every one who screamed their heads off for me. (The winner is selected by the banner who gets the loudest scream.)

Sadly though, this will probably be my last win. I won't be attending Gamesday this summer. I decided that if I am going to fly some place, I would rather fly to Colorado for Feast of Blades, or the west coast for any one of the awesome events thrown out there.

The GW exec's quote saying that Gamesday is about fans getting together to do what they like most, buy GW product, affirms my resolve. While I like to buy some of the limited things available at Gamedsay like the Gamesday miniature and some of the limited edition lithographs I got last year, buying GW product is NOT the reason I go to Gamesday.

I started going to Gamesday about six years ago, and every year I noticed a trend. The cool hobby stuff (the REAL reason I go to Gamesday) became less while the retail store selling mountains of boxsets became bigger. This culminated in last year's Gamesday where there were hardly any club tables, and virtually NO GW Studio painted models or other cool things to see, but the biggest retail space I have ever seen.  It was not Gamesday, it was Salesday.  (At full retail.)

Man, I just can't write about GW lately without griping! Ironically I have been accused in the past by some of the less creative comment trolls as being a GW Fanboy.  The sad part is that I like the company. I do believe they put out an outstanding product. But aside from the banner competition and chance to play games against people I would not normally ever meet, I don't have much reason to fly out to Tennessee.

Any how, if you are interested in owning that banner. Send me a shout!  I'm pointing at you Smurf Lovers! Jawaballs at hotmail.

Jawaballs

Jawaballs and Fritz on our way to Spikey Bitz!

Thats right!  This June will mark the third birthday of my friend Rob Baer's brick and mortar store FTW Games and Spikey Bits!  To celebrate, Rob is throwing a huge party that will last all weekend long.  So Fritz and Myself cleared it with the wives and we are on our way!

FTW Death Company Banner

So what is going on?

Here is the ARTICLE ON SPIKEY BITS.

But for our lazier crowd, let me summarize.

First of all, there are tournaments all weekend, with Magic on Friday and a big 40k tournament on Saturday night starting late and going until we pass out.

But even more, it is going to be a huge weekend of "internet celebrity" appearances.

Goatboy will be there signing and drawing on bags.

Kenny from Next Level Painting will be there doing Airbrush seminars. He is a rock hard painter and player. I myself will be picking his brain on how to use my airbrush!

Kenny's successful army from Wargamescon.

Paul Murphy, one of the top ranked players in the country, will be on hand giving tactical advice.

Paul, Kenny and Goatboy

And finally Fritz and myself doing our thing. Fritz will be dispensing his black knowledge while I am doing my The Jawaballs Way seminar on Custom Display Boards!

I will also have my man cave gaming table set up. You have seen it in our videos, now you get to play on it.

What is my seminar?

I will be doing two runs of seminars teaching how I make my custom display boards.  You need only show up with your army, and FTW Games will provide the rest!  Come and learn hand on how to make your own display, with advice from me on elements of art like space and color, and leave with a completed 2x2 board good for armies on parade, painting competitions, or just for putting on your table at home.

Of course, if you have your own terrain in mind for your board, bring that too and I will show you how to bring it all together.  Here is a tip: Scour ebay or look at Petco for aquarium terrain, or check out Spooky Town by Lemax.  They have lots of great buildings you can smash into oblivion and use as terrain, or decrepit trees and terrain pieces that are perfect for display boards. Whatever it is, bring it in, and I will help you arrange it on a board provided by Rob and you will leave happy! You will need to preregister for the seminar. HERE IS THE SPIKEY POST with more info.

Lemax Spooky Town

When I am not doing my seminar, I will be accepting all challenges. I will have my Blood Angels on hand and ready to rock.  Or bring a friend and tag team me an Fritz!  I am not playing in the tournament which means I will be available for most of the time to take on all comers, dispense painting advice, or just chill! Oh and I will be giving special discounts on my Jawaballs Way DVDs.

Ok then, I hope to see you there. If you miss these seminars, I will be doing them at The Nova Open, Labor Day weekend.  Stay tuned!

Jawaballs