Daemonhunters are here: Purge and Cleanse!

Today I finally received a package from good ol' Canada that I had won in auction over a month ago. I am stunned by the detail that is captured in the metal models, and it makes me very glad I got a few of them.

I have a little combat squad of Grey Knights of the Inquisition, 4 with Nemesis weapons and 1 with what appears to be a psycannon? I doubt they will see much competitive use, but they will definitely help along some of the more fluffy lists I have been known to compose.

Some thoughts on Grey Knights...
They have the ability to be taken either as a troop choice (yay another scoring unit!) or they can be added as a fast attack choice by deepstriking onto the battlefield with tele-packs. They also come with great weapons, essentially filling the roles of Terminators without the suits. The downside: just looking at the list will tell you that they are expensive, and they don't have nearly the survivability of their Terminator counterparts since they lack an invulnerable save.

But the models are so beautiful...
I'll spend a bit putting them together. In the meantime, look at this nice picture taken today on my new game board!

The Portable Game Board

I have often found myself lacking space to store all my gaming-related things. Due to my family growing exponentially over the last few years, room is quickly becoming a valuable commodity in the FoxPhoenix house. Anything I can do to save room, without sacrificing good looking terrain and models, is definitely worth looking into.

Most of my games are played on ruined city boards. These kinds of boards are easy to make, being entirely flat and 2-dimensional, but make for some decent looking battlefields. The addition of a few craters and ruins and I can get a few decent shots for the battle report.

The battle for space, though, means that I have no permanent game board. Since everything has to be easily storable, this used to mean that I had a piece of black felt that I would simply drape over the kitchen table. Now, however, even this surface is off limits, because I can't tie up the only table where my children can eat at. Thus, I was inspired to make a folding game board, that I could attach the felt to. I didn't want to mess around with trying to drape the felt over a table anymore. So, I gathered the following supplies:
A 4'x4' sized board (the standard board size at most competitions I have attended)
3 Hinges and fasteners for them
My 6'x6' felt piece, black with white spraypaint dusting
A heavy-duty staple gun with 1/4" staples
2 sawhorses (aluminum and collapsible, about 15 USD ea. at a hardware store)

Using the pictured method, I made myself a much more convenient board! There are many other ways I could have gone about this, but I like my method as it is most convenient to my lifestyle. I store the sawhorses in the bottom of the closet, and this board fits perfectly under the bench on the front patio. Out of sight, and out of mind, keeps the missus happy!

It is late, but tomorrow I will set up the terrain on it for its first photo shoot!