Some Thoughts On Isolation, Quarantine and HobbyTime

Quarantine and Isolation Thoughts and a new project Hobby From Home

Hi guys!

It’s been a while since I contributed to Dibdab’s Hobby Blog, and finding myself sitting at home with not a lot else to do in these strange times we find ourselves in, I thought it best to start updating again.

But first a few thoughts on Isolation HobbyTime. Here in the UK we are under a government induced lockdown, where we are prohibited from leaving the house other than for essential food shopping, medical care or to travel to work for those unable to work from home. As the boss has graciously given us 2 weeks paid holiday to tie the business over and ensure we are still paid, and only having a few hours a week where I have to check emails, I thought it the perfect time to find some time for myself and my hobby.

And thus I find myself in a new push on getting through my various projects (some work related, some personal) that have been kicking around the old hobby area for a while. Prior to this, I’d been finding every excuse under the sun to not put paint to plastic or just play a game, and since playing is now a no no (social distancing 101) painting it is :)

This also serves to give me the kick up the backside I need (how else am I going to occupy myself other than staring at the 4 walls?!) to actually finish some outstanding projects and armies.

So here we are, my to do list over the next 14days which will serve me well in clearing some space, ticking off some quite outstanding pieces and also occupying my thoughts:

• Warhammer 40k Tau (also my chance to actually use the contrast paints I bought on release)
• USMC Gulf War Team Yankee force
• Outstanding Brit Para Company for Flames of War
• Aeronautica Imperial fighter wing for AI
• Start my LW Soviet Tank Army for FOW
• Adeptus Titanicus Titans (all built for over 2yrs but languishing alone in the dark)
• Black Powder British Napoleonic's which have also lain unloved in my drawers
• British Fleet for Black Seas

I don’t think it an ambitious list, but actually sitting down and going at it has been the issue to date. So my pledge for Hobby From Home is to get down on it, post my progress and see what I can produce. I will be posting on here WIP updates and also on my Instagram too (@dark_vapian)

What projects will you be looking at doing? Also share what your social media accounts are at so I can take some inspiration as I’m completing my list!

vapian 

Adeptus Titanicus: New Scenery Up for Pre Order

This week sees Forge World bring us some great new terrain pieces for the battlefield. There are 4 pieces in total and easy 1 click bundle

I really like the destroyed container. I can only hope that we will see some non destroyed ones in a future release. I think this pack might see a multiple purchase for me once I get my gaming table set up and running.

Again loving the Silos can see this being a multiple purchase again for some nice big objective silo areas.

Some nice pieces if you are not going down the 3D Printed route. Each being priced at £12 I think is a pretty good price and cheaper than some of the offerings on Shapeways.

Adeptus Titanicus Cerastus Knight Gallery

With completing the Big G finally time to get back to AT, first knight completed is my Cerastus Knight, gone with a muted grey scheme and small spot lights of Orange. I have left the transfers off for now as I am trying to find some who can print out decals for my household. Up on the table is my next Knight, 

Adeptus Titanicus: Warp Missile Rack

Adeptus Titanicus: Warp Missile Rack

This weeks pre-order for Forge World brings us the Warp Missle Rack for the Reaver Titan, check after the break for more images and rules.

Adeptus Titanicus Acastus Knight Unboxing and Review

Adeptus Titanicus Acastus Knight Unboxing and Review

Carrying on with my Titanicus focus the new Acastus Knight box and cards arrived with me this week.

The box contains 2 Acastus Knights, bases, instructions, and transfers.  

Above you can see shots of both the front and rear of the frames. There are 2 frames in the box and each frame contains all the parts to build 1 knight. The frame is chock full of parts and it looks like that it is going to be a fun kit to assemble. On the sprue you get 1 head type and no armour variations. You can choose to have the either the Ironstorm Missile Pod or Karacnos Mortar Battery for the secondary weapon. You can also upgrade the twin autocannons to twin lascannons and these are on the sprue. There is only one main weapon which is the Twin Magna Lascannon.  Looks like we will either have to wait for a Forge World resin upgrade for Twin Conversion Beam Cannon or maybe it might on the plastic Knight upgrade sprue that we are all eagerly awaiting.

The decal sheet is the same as the one found in the Cerastus Knights box set which is a shame as would be nice to have some more options for the Knight Households, especially with the Doom of Molech release.

All in all a great looking kit and really looking forward to putting the pair together and then see how they play on the table. I think at £30 they are a little pricey would have preferred £25 but then who wouldn't.

Up next are the Acastus Knight Cards.

Looking at the cards will start with the Scale these are Scale 5 (Grandis) and cost 80 points, you can add up to another 3 knights at 70 points a piece. 

Adding in the Twin Linked Magna Lascannons and upgrading the autocannons to lascannons adds another 30 points to the knight. So fielding a full unit of 4 knights would cost 410 points.

One of the nice rules added to the Acastus is that if you issue First Fire or Split Fire then you gets bonues to your BS taking it from 4+ to 3+ . With 16 strength 8 shots from paired weapons means that they can really cause devastation on the battlefield. The Ironstorm Missile pod comes in at 6 strength 4 shots at max range of 36 inches and has the traits of Barrage and paired. 

The cards are the in the same format as the previous ones and come with 4 in a box.  So with a couple of boxes of these Knight and the cards you have a really strong Knight Unit on the table. 

In my view these are a great addition to the Knights currently available and will give some nice options for the controlling player, I can see them being used as an area denial unit that will cause the opposing player to carefully think about sending their Knights or Titans to go toe to toe with them.

Really looking forward to getting these assembled and on the table and see how they stack up against the smaller class Titans. 

Have you picked up yours?

Adeptus Titan: Legio Vulpa

Legio Vulpa

With more in-depth reading of Titandeath it was time to choose my traitorous Legion. Looking at the colour plates and thinking what I was going to enjoy the most my mind was set and Legio Vulpa was chosen.

Check after the break where I will go through some of the Legio rules and Knight Households that sided with Legio Vulpa

Adeptus Titanicus- Doom of Molech Review

Adeptus Titanicus- Doom of Molech Review

With my renewed interest in Titanicus I decided to pick the second campaign book Doom of Molech, this book covers one of the Warmaster's decisive battles during the Horus Heresy.

After the break I will cover what is in the book and what I am looking forward to now that I have read it.

Adeptus Titanicus: The Acastus Knight Porphyrion

Adeptus Titanicus: The Acastus Knight Porphyrion

This weekend sees the release of the Acastus Knight Porphyrion, shown off a couple of months ago and the Forge World Weekender, this are going to cause a stir on the battlefields 

Check out some more details after the break

Adeptus Titanicus- Titandeath Review

Adeptus Titanicus- Titandeath Review

I have had Titandeath for a while now and taken my time in reading my way through it, and having some other hobby distractions. So following after the break will be my review of the book.

Working on the white panels on the Warlord. Slow progress but getting there. #adeptustitanicus #legiodefensor #horusheresy #titanicus #heresy #30k #paintingminiatures #paintingwarhammer

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Legio Defensor starting to take shape

Last .month was pretty much a bust for me as we were without heating for 3 weeks of January. With my room being the coldest in the house very little hobby got done. I did get to the Bloodbowl Blitz at  the end of the month. Subsituted my Skaven for the Orks. Whilst I was there I picked up Titandeath the first campaign book for Adeptu Adeptus Titanicus flicking through the book I fell upon Legio Defensor and have chosen this for my loyalist forces.

Titandeath in my grubby mits.

Today was the BloodBowl Blitz event but more on that on another post.

Whilst waiting for the first game picked up the first supplement for Adeptus Titanicus Titan Death.

At £22 I think an absolute bargin, great artwork inside at Titan legions should from Warlord to Warhounds, finally giving us Heresy players so nice colour panels on which to base our forces.

Will do a more indepth review once I have had a good read.

Adeptus Titanicus Warlord and Knights Gallery #8mm #adeptustitanicus #titanicus

So my first set of models are completed. Up next is the opposing force before moving onto the reavers.

Reaver WIP #8mm #titanicus #adeptustitanicus

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Adeptus Titanicus Warlord #titanicus #8mm

Completed my first Warlord this morning. Legio Mortis is my chosen Heretic Chapter. Still Undecided on the Loyalists as of yet. Getting closer to my first game.

Adeptus Titanicus Knight WIP #titanicus

Started work on my first Knight from the GM edition of Adeptus TitanicusTitanicus. Chosen a cherry red and black sch scheme. No idea if this is a legal house or if it will be homebrew.

Adeptus Titanicus - Unboxing

So with the recent Forge World Open Day some lucky visitors where the first unbox Adeptus Titanicus game

Adeptus Titanicus

Adeptus Titanicus

Cannot wait for this they look amazing