Friday, September 28, 2018

The Road to Realms at War 2018

Hey Everyone!  As you know, because I keep talking about it, Realms at War is fast approaching and I am happy to be attending on my first trip over to England.  You are probably also aware that my hobby as of late has been very relaxed and a bit all over the place.  It has been nice to just let my hobby move to whatever my mood decides, but with only a month left I began dedicating time to get my Aethermyst, Aetherlab, and Potato completed.  I am happily on my way, but as I painted up those few models I felt my drive kicking into a higher gear and I am now fully focused on the upcoming event and I am putting my full effort into preparing for the big show!


Wednesday, September 26, 2018

The Hobby Table : 9-26-18

Only 26 days until my wife and I head to London to visit an exciting new place, visit friends, and play some Warhammer Age of Sigmar.  When we pulled the trigger and planned the trip so long ago we kept out excitement tempered, but now that we are within a month it is hard to hide our enthusiasm for the fun vacation that is almost here.  While over there visiting I will be playing in the Realms at War Event as well as a trip to Warhammer World so you can expect coverage of the event as well as our travels.  Until then it will be all about preparing for the trip and event.


Monday, September 24, 2018

Community All-gates : 9-24-18

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.  Twitter was buzzing this past weekend with reports and fun from the FaceHammer GT.  Easily one of the top events over in the U.K. the community playing really put out a lot of fun and gaming for us to enjoy via their feeds.  You can check it all out on Twitter by searching the tag #FHGT2018 and looking at the FaceHammer Twitter.


Friday, September 21, 2018

The Realm Gate Blog : CHANGE INBOUND

Hey Everyone!  Today I wanted to talk a bit about my plans for the future of the blog and some of my goals going forward.  It has been a fulfilling journey so far with the blog and it is always fun to look back at my first posts and see how everything evolved over time.  I have no intentions of stopping the blog, but I have become comfortable with the routine and I am not one to sit around being comfortable and prefer to be comfortable with being uncomfortable and constantly pushing myself.  Some changes might seem small and you won't even notice them that much, but I have a few ideas I am considering for more drastic changes, specifically bringing the blog more in line with my Strength Hammer YouTube Channel and website.


Wednesday, September 19, 2018

The Hobby Table : 9-19-18

Happy Wednesday everyone!  The hobby has been picking up steam as we head into Autumn, despite the ongoing summer weather that is hanging around preventing me from some priming.  This past week I have managed to get a lot built, play a game, and finally get to work on my Realms at War project.  On top of all that I have been bitten by the Warhammer Champions bug after picking up a few booster packs and the Order Starter Deck at NOVA a few weeks back.  While none of my local shops have begun stocking the game I have been playing a lot of games via the App on my phone.  The game is really fun and unique and I am hoping to get the game going in my area soon.


Monday, September 17, 2018

Community All-gates : 9-17-18

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 the upcoming Armies on Parade.  The event happens every year at official Games Workshop and Warhammer Stores across the world.  It is great motivation to get an army painted and get a bit creative with a nice Display Board for your force.  I highly recommend you join up if you have one happening in your area.


Friday, September 14, 2018

Age of Sigmar Army Concept : The Ether-Void Covenant

The Mortal Realms are terrifying and wondrous places full of all manner of beings fighting it out in The Age of Sigmar.  Humans, Aelves, Orruk, Duardin, Undead, Daemons, and gods are all fighting over souls and the power they bring to their perspective goals.  Some factions work to bind The Mortal Realms together more tightly while others are trying to rip them apart as they spin through the ether of raw magic.  The races worship one god or another and are promised rebirth, damnation, or possible a heaven of sorts.  Let's explore the idea that there are beings across the races who might not be keen on any of these promises and when their mortal life is over, wish for nothingness above other godly promises.  Today I want to examine a "shower thought" I had recently about a new faction for Age of Sigmar who follow the Ether-void and the nothingness it promises to one's soul and what an army for that faction might look like.


Wednesday, September 12, 2018

The Hobby Table : 9-12-18

Happy Wednesday everyone.  If you recall last weeks Hobby Table you will know I have a few small projects sitting on my hobby table for a local league, Armies on Parade, and Realms at War.  Thankfully these are all small projects without much urgency to get them completed in a hasty fashion.  Sadly, the lack of immediate need to complete these projects means I haven't done much more than look at them over the past week while thinking to myself "I should start these".  What I have managed over the past week is adding a few more projects of little urgency to my hobby table and do a bit of housekeeping with some swag from NOVA.  It is not exciting, but I can assure you there will be a flurry of activity coming soon as the events begin to draw close.


Monday, September 10, 2018

Community All-gates : 9-10-18

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 point you toward an exciting "Tale of Four Warlords" being done by some of the most creative people in the Age of Sigmar Community.  I am sure their blogs/shows will have a lot more info in the coming weeks that I cannot wait to see filling my feeds.



Friday, September 7, 2018

NOVA Open 2018 Event Wrap Up

Hey Everyone!  NOVA Open 2018 just recently wrapped up and after a fantastic few days of gaming and friends, I finally have the time to chat about my experience.  There was a lot of firsts for me this year from running the Age of Sigmar Doubles and Grand Tournament to entering my first piece into the Capital Palette painting competition.  All in all, it was an exciting event full of the usual hobby goodness.  I also learned a lot from running the Age of Sigmar events from player feedback and critiques.  I was happy to have the players tell me what they liked and didn't like so I can improve the event for next year as it will allow the event to grow and become even better!


Wednesday, September 5, 2018

The Hobby Table : 9-5-18

Hey Everyone!  It was an exciting and tiring weekend with NOVA Open full of great games, incredible armies, and hanging out with some of the amazing friends I have made in this community.  I plan to go into much more detail about my time at NOVA on Fridays post so be sure to come back then.  As you might expect there hasn't been much Hobby going on with the big event so today I want to take a look at what I have coming up on my Hobby Table for the very near future!


Monday, September 3, 2018

Community All-gates : 9-3-18

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 turn the spotlight toward The Rend 4 Age of Sigmar Club run by Neil L.  You have seen me mention the club and their events I have attended in previous posts, but I want to encourage you all to consider joining their Facebook Group if you are in or around the Ohio area.