Deathwatch Kill Team in Action

A friend of mine has just finished a squad of Deathwatch Space Marines, and they are gorgeous models. We used them in a game recently and put them up against my Orks in an assassination scenario. The Kill team's objective was to teleport into an Ork settlement and find and eliminate a Deathskull warboss that has been building up forces for a WAAGGH! They did their job with deadly precision, cutting through my Orks like a razor. They landed right on target and easily cut down the few Ork mobs that approached them. The only tense moment was when the second Deathwatch fire team was attacked by a Killa Kan. The Ork machine killed one Deathwatch Marine with his huge saw blade, but was then turned to molten slag by a few well placed Krak grenades. Oh well, that's how it goes for the Orks. Even when they lose, they win because they can just come back for another go see.

Here are a few pics of the action.

The Ork settlement amid the ruins of a human factory.

My friend Derek's Deathwatch Kill Team. His painting is amazing.

A burna' boy runs out to try to set some Marines on fire.

When in doubt, take pot shots from cover...

The other half of the Kill Team.

Deep Strike right on target...

A Killa Kan charges from the warehouse.

Vicious hand to hand. One Marine dead, and a burning Killa Kan.

Army Group York

Hello again. Now that I have a better phone and camera and all my photos are linked to my Google account, it has been much easier to update the blog with photos from my games and projects. Here I thought I would share some pics of our game club. Army Group York began meeting around 2000 when Chalfant of Miniatures of Wrath fame and I got together to play games of WWII. This is how Iron Ivan Games and the Disposable Heroes system was born. Also out of that came a game club that has been gaming together non stop since then. We have had many members over the years, but the core group of about a half dozen of us have been there all along. We still mainly play historical games, and as per tradition, on Monday evenings. However, now we do it in style! We began our club in the back of the Comic Store West in York, PA. It served us (read: put up with us) for many years, but it was time to move into our own space and get serious.

Thus, the new home was born. We have a wetbar, mini fridge, basement with full storage, 4 gaming tables, deer heads mounted on walls, bookshelves, leather chairs, a bathroom, good lighting, and weapons and militaria adorning the walls, all in an 1840s warehouse in downtown York.

Holy crap, when I type it out like that I can't hardly believe it...

It has been an awesome time gaming here. And here's to many more years with a great group of friends.

Cheers!

Here are some pics. More to come when I take them.

The little corporal oversees our games.

The deer heads which must be saluted upon arrival.

Gaming space.

A game in action and the shelves.

Our last mini convention with a game of Battletech in progress.

A glass of port with your game? Of course.

A light selection of beverages.

Typical Monday night.

Some WWII action.

Poland 1939 and the bar.

Wild gestures during a naval game.

We renovated the place ourselves (mostly).

Copper bar.

Sink going in.

Ceiling.

Working on installing the ceiling tiles was fun...

Paneling.

The outside.