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Warp Mek Sizzlegrub

Sizzlegrub is one of WAAGH! Drillteef's many  Big Meks.  However no one would say Sizzlegrub doesn't stand out in a crowd.   He's constantly working at miniaturizing Tiny Sun Teknology  ®   to produce stranger and stranger contraptions including the deadly Shokk Attack Gun!  Between his meddling with the power of the Warp and his many bionik implants, he's become a bit unhinged. Of course, can any boss in WAAGH! Drillteef claim to have a totally unbroken noggin? ~ * ~ It has been far too long since I've put paint on an Ork model.  Far. Too. Long.  I'd almost forgotten how relaxing it is to delightfully splash paint on a familiar miniature.  I still have work to do for the podcast and I have a bunch of Orks to paint for Adepticon.  I also have to paint a Sisters squad for March, but then it's right back to the grindstone with my commission. These aren't really beauty shots.  I took these really quick with my phone.  I haven't even gotten a la

The Flash Gitz and an Embarrassing Cavalcade of Failure

Hola, blog-readers!  I'm sure everyone can tell by the title that, from a competitive standpoint, I did not do so well at the tournament yesterday.  I had a fun time as usual, but I really got hosed pretty badly. Usually, I do a long description of what happened, then give you my Lessons Learned at the end.  I think I'll spare everyone a pretty boring account of what happened.  Instead, I'll hit you with the Lessons Learned first, give you my favorite moment of the Tournament, then post my photos of the event. Thanks again to the fellas over at Dirty Goblin Games for being great hosts. Also, congratulations to my buddy Francis for taking first place with his Ork/Farsight list.  Farsight Enclaves is a great  ally for Orks.  The book really does a great job of filling in a lot of the Orks' weaknesses.  Francis's list is, in brief, 3 Battlewagons loaded with Boyz, a KFF Big Mek, A Megaboss, an Aegis with a Quadgun manned by Grots, a Riptide with the Ionic we