Friday, August 31, 2018

Eating at a Warhammer Tournament

Hey Everyone!  The NOVA Open Age of Sigmar Tournaments are in full swing as of today and I thought I would talk a bit about fueling your body for a long day of fighting in The Mortal Realms.  Food is the fuel for our body and what you put in will equal what you get out of it and with Warhammer Tournaments often being long days fo standing as well as exerting a lot of mental energy you can find your tank running low very quickly if you are not prepared.  Here are a few tips I often use in order to perform at my best throughout a long day of Wargaming.


Wednesday, August 29, 2018

The Hobby Table : 8-29-18

Hey Everyone!  NOVA Open officially begins tomorrow, but don't forget everything really gets kicked off with the Games Workshop Studio preview tonight!  If all goes well I will be heading down there in time for the event myself, but real life responsibilities (work) might keep me from arriving in time, but I am still driving down tonight at the very least.  Keep an eye on my Twitter Feed for regular updates from the Age of Sigmar Events throughout the weekend.  It will certainly be a fantastic event and if you are coming I look forward to seeing you there!


Monday, August 27, 2018

Community All-gates : 8-27-18

Hey Everyone!  Welcome to the "Community All-gates", the weekly feature on The Realm Gate Blog where every Monday I plan to highlight something or someone from around the Age of Sigmar and Miniature Painting Community.  It might be an Event, a YouTube Channel, Blog, Army List, Model, Hobby Project, or anything else that catches my eye.  Today I want to put the spotlight on the Grand Opening of Warhammer Citadel in Grapevine Texas this past weekend.  It looked like a big celebration with plenty of fans coming out to enjoy the festivities.


Friday, August 24, 2018

Painting Terrain Quickly

Hey Everyone!  Today I wanted to discuss the topic of "Painting Terrain Quickly" as it was a project I recently had to tackle for the upcoming NOVA OpenGames Workshop generously donated a veritable mountain of terrain to give the event some top tables.  As the T.O., and person who requested some stunning terrain, it fell to me to get it all ready.  It was a task I was happy to tackle since running the event meant I wasn't busy painting an army for the event.  The downside was due to the details and getting everything sorted meant the window to get it all ready was very short.  All in all, I had about a month from when the terrain arrived until the event.  Thankfully by the end of the project it only took about ten or so hours and today I will talk about how that was possible.


Wednesday, August 22, 2018

The Hobby Table : 8-22-18

Hey Everyone!  ONLY 9 DAYS UNTIL NOVA OPEN 2018!  The date is fast approaching where the last major US Wargaming Convention of the year happens and I cannot be more excited.  There has been a lot of effort by everyone involved at NOVA to ensure we have a great event and I am very excited about the Age of Sigmar events happening!  I am also hoping to see what is to come in the future from the Games Workshop Preview Seminar Wednesday evening and hopefully I will be there in attendance for the seminar as well.


Monday, August 20, 2018

Community All-gates : 8-20-18

Hey Everyone!  Welcome to the "Community All-gates", the weekly feature on The Realm Gate Blog where every Monday I plan to highlight something or someone from around the Age of Sigmar and Miniature Painting Community.  It might be an Event, a YouTube Channel, Blog, Army List, Model, Hobby Project, or anything else that catches my eye.  Today I wanted to point everyone in the direction of the upcoming Capital Palette Event at this year's NOVA Open.


Friday, August 17, 2018

Matt's Army Surprise : Da NOVA Boyz!

Hey Everyone!  Today I wanted to give a big shout out to my good friend Matt who you may recognize from regular appearances in my blog.  Matt is my most regular companion for Games and Hobby.  If you are coming to NOVA Open you will see Matt as he is helping me at the Age of Sigmar Grand Tournament and Team Doubles event (making sure I remember to eat and all that).  Matt and I also have a big day planned in the coming days to paint up the new Games Workshop Terrain for the event as well!  While I was working away on event packs, answering rules questions, and general preparation he decided to surprise everyone by starting a new army to play as the ringer.  It was unexpected and really put Matt outside his comfort zone and I want to give him big props to his work on his new Ironjaws Force, Da NOVA Boyz!


Wednesday, August 15, 2018

The Hobby Table : 8-15-18

Hey Everyone!  We are fourteen days away from NOVA Open and I am sitting at around thirty pieces of terrain left to paint for the event.  Sadly after a busy weekend building, the weather has kept me from priming it all as of yet.  However, tonight looks promising to get everything primed and get out my big brush to begin drybrushing.  If tonight doesn't pan out then I will have to turn on the airbrush due to the limited time remaining.  Thankfully this Sunday my good friend Matt, who is also helping me with the GT and Doubles event at NOVA is coming over to ensure we get everything knocked out!


Monday, August 13, 2018

Community All-gates : 8-13-18

Hey Everyone!  Welcome to the "Community All-gates", the weekly feature on The Realm Gate Blog where every Monday I plan to highlight something or someone from around the Age of Sigmar and Miniature Painting Community.  It might be an Event, a YouTube Channel, Blog, Army List, Model, Hobby Project, or anything else that catches my eye.

Today I wanted to do a bit of Shameless plug for my new website StrengthHammer.net.  It is a new website I am slowly building up as a single source for all the content I try to put out to the community.  This blog, my new YouTube Channel and the soon to be updated U.S. Age of Sigmar Modular Event Pack.  Be sure to bookmark the page for quick links to all of this and more in the future!




See you all Wednesday when you will see me begin to climb my way out of a mountain of Terrain in preparation for the upcoming NOVA Open.  Happy Hobbying.

Chuck Moore

Friday, August 10, 2018

Apfap, The Graceful Gobliness

Hey Everyone!  Today I wanted to go through my journey of painting a miniature bust for the first time as it was something very different for me and my hobby skills and I found that I enjoyed it quite a bit more than I anticipated.  Before I begin I want to give a shoutout to the Sculptor's page, Iter Miniatures, as when I saw this Miniature Bust I simply fell in love with it and knew I had to try to paint it.  They are newer and only have a few sculpts, but their quality is great and I will certainly be picking up more from them in the future.


Wednesday, August 8, 2018

The Hobby Table : 8-8-18

Hey Everyone and welcome to this week's Hobby Table.  The days counting down to NOVA Open are passing quicker and quicker and there is still a lot to do before the event.  There is a stack of terrain to paint before the event, in thanks to Games Workshop and the NOVA Open Board working out the arrangements for my request as well as finishing a few Stormcast for a local club mate for the event.  One of the biggest projects I was very keen on completing was my entry for this year's Capital Palette as they have introduced a Journeymen Level to the competition.  I am happy to say I completed my task and I am super thrilled to present "Apfap, The Graceful Gobliness" to you all.  I plan to go into detail of how I painted her on Fridays post so be sure to check back in a few days.


Monday, August 6, 2018

Community All-gates : 8-6-18

Hey Everyone!  Welcome to the "Community All-gates", the weekly feature on The Realm Gate Blog where every Monday I plan to highlight something or someone from around the Age of Sigmar and Miniature Painting Community.  It might be an Event, a YouTube Channel, Blog, Army List, Model, Hobby Project, or anything else that catches my eye.

Today I wanted to turn your attention to the Blackout 2018 event that took place over this past weekend in Cardiff over in the UK.  It was run by Chris Tomlin of The Black Sun fame and by the posts on social media it was a well run and great event.  Being the first larger event post FAQ that didn't introduce any comp I was looking forward to seeing how the games played out.  Check out #Blackout18 tag on Twitter to see everyone's pictures from the weekend and congrats to winners and to Chris for running another great event!


Friday, August 3, 2018

Alarielle : Seasons of The Everqueen

Alarielle, Handmaiden of Isha, Queen of The Radiant Wood, Goddess of Life, The Everqueen.  Alarielle has been a pivotal figure in The Mortal Realms, her influence, and marks on history stretch far back into The World That Was where she was the eleventh Everqueen of the Asur.  Today I want to take a deep look at Alarielles past to see how she became the being she is today (If you like this type of article check out my previous post entitled Morathi: Journey of The Shadow Queen).  Alarielle wasn't always a being of supreme power as she is now, but in fact, began her journey as an  Elf who was unsure of her power, how to use it, and how to lead a people as was her destiny.  While not helpless by any means she has had many brushes with Death over her long life.  Her growth and metamorphosis as a character in the lore is a fantastic tale and one worth knowing.


Wednesday, August 1, 2018

The Hobby Table : 8-1-18

Hey Everyone!  Welcome to "The Hobby Table", formerly the "Weekly Hobby Update".  Now that my blog has gone from twice a week to three times a week it felt like the right time to refresh the name.  I have been doing a lot of last minute prep work for the upcoming NOVA Open as well as getting a few games in over the past week.  While the games did not go in my favor it is always great sitting down with a good friend to roll some dice and move some models.  Also, with July officially being over we are officially thirty days away from NOVA Open!  Hope to see you all there at the end of the month.