KWC players moving up in the rankings

Latest rankings out after Skitterleap over at Pete Dunn's Fields of Blood:

Clicky: Fields of Blood Skitterleap report

KWC player slowly starting to move up the national rankings with Hamish Gordon now moving up into the to 10, with Sam Campbell nudging the leaders. Rex Foote took best sport, and Nick's Vamps made their presence felt. Seems that DoC, WoC  and Ogres rule the roost, with the High Elves also making a show.

The Club is making its presnce felt! Well done guys

Should be interesting to see what the new Dark Elves Army Book brings to the table...

KWC Swap 2013 Day a Big Success

KWC Swap 2013 Day a Big Success

A big thank you to all who took part in our second Swap Meet. We had an excellent turnout, with gamers from all over the region coming to buy, swap and sell every type and scale of wargaming paraphernalia you can think of. 

Board games, role playing games, 40K, Warhammer, Warmachine, FoW, 20mm, and every scale smaller and larger, up to probably 54mm, I think. Pukeko games did a roaring trade too! 

You name it, it was there!

Our gratitute to the members and committee who all helped to make our second Swap Meet a roaring success. I for one went off with a load of miniatures, conversion bits, and terrain for both my loves- 20 mm WW 2 and Warhammer Fantasy. I sold quite a few carry cases, 1/72 models, the last of my 40K (CSM and SM), codexes, reference and source books, a handful of minis and lots of bits.

Some armies changed hands. Some lucky FoW gamer walked off what can only be described as an Allied Invasion force. I was sorely tempted to invest in a 15 mm Army, buy stood strong... Less so when it came to the fantasy miniatures and paints Pukeko had on sale. Showed a (small) profit for the day. The best part was the cameraderie, the friendly banter and negotiation that took place, the shared passion for our hobby. Just great stuff! If you didn't make it this year you have to try and get down to our annual Swap Meet next year October!

Games night and Swap Meet

Reminder of our Annual KWC Swap meet. 

Walk, cycle, pedal, drive or swim to get there!

Sunday 20 October 2013

Paraparaumu Community Centre

Ngahina Street

Paraparaumu

All welcome to attend, sell, barter  and swap your unwanted Minis and leftover Bitz

Open to Club members and non-club members, Visitors welcome !

Club Games Night Thursdays

Members and Non-members welcome

Membership available

Warhammer Fantasy Battles

Warhammer 40K

Warmachine 

Flames of War

WW2 in 20mm (FoW rules)

Napoleonics (coming soon)

Board Games

Fantasy Role Play

Other games systems also welcome

Miniatures Swop and Sales: 2nd Annual Kapiti Wargames Club Swap Day 20 October 2013

We want you! 

For the 

Kapiti Wargames Club 

Swap Day

20.10.2013

Unwanted or unloved Miniatures?

The Annual Kapiti Wargames Club Swap Meet is on again!

Sunday 20 October 2013
10.00 to 16.00Paraparaumu Community CentreNga Hina Street, Paraparaumu

Entry Gold Coin Donation at door
 Bring all your unwanted bits and models: Warhammer, 40K, Warmachine, Military, Ancients, Moderns, 28mm, 20mm, 15mmm...any scale, any condition. Missing bits, complete or partial kits, WW2, FoW. all comers welcome! 
Your trash is likely someones treasure!
Sell or swap!

(Most likely there will be some gaming too)

Dark Elves Incoming

Dark Elves Incoming

First look at the new Dark Elf release from Games Workshop:

More pictures on Trouble in the Borderprovinces website:

http://borderprovincetrouble.blogspot.co.nz/

Privateer Press' Meg Maples is coming to NZ

Ex Privateer Press staff painter Meg Maples, is coming to Wellington on the 15th and 16th February 2014 to run a 2-day intensive miniature painting tutorial.

The class will cover:

· Mini prep—cleaning, gluing tricks, priming

· Basecoating--paint consistency and undercoats

· 2 brush blending

· Glazing

· Freehand

· Faces, skin and hair

· Color theory

· True Metallics vs NMM vs Sky-Earth NMM

· Display base discussion

· How to store minis

· Competition vs tabletop vs display

· Palettes: well vs. wet

The class will run from 9am till 6pm each day and will be an informal Q&A discussion format with demonstrations, small group work and one on one guidance. The class is aimed for painters at all levels of experience. The course will be held at Heretanga College, Silverstream, Upper Hutt.

A miniature will be provided to work on but attendees will need to bring their own brushes, paints and miniature tools (files, scalpels etc). Meg also recommends a W&N series 7 Standard (not miniature) size 2 and a Raphael 8404 size 3 for her 2 brush blending demonstration.

The cost for the two days is $205USD payable to Meg via PayPal (fieldarchy@gmail.com). Payments must be made by November 1st 2013 to guarantee the tutorial—it takes time to get a travel visa sorted!

Go to Meg's blog: here to check out her portfolio and read reviews of previous masterclasses.

Please email Chris Otton (pelarel@yahoo.co.uk) to add yourself to the registration list or ask any questions.

Don Featherstone dies: RIP one of the fathers of Modern Wargaming

Don Featherstone Dies:

Sound the Last Post:
The Father of our hobby passes away after a fall and brief sick-bed.

I owe my obsession to this man. Without him we probably would not have Warhammer (in any of its incarnations) or Flames of War. Amongst other things, he invented the saving roll !

More info on Herman's Blog: http://wargamesobsession.blogspot.co.nz