Battlefront Joins the Mission

Thanks to Battlefront for its great post and newsletter article on the Panzer-Lehr charity army raffle! Thousands visited the site and hundreds of tickets were sold in support of not only Wounded Warrior Project, but the other charities, as we...

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8:37 AM

Faeit 212 Supports the Work

Gary Kreiger, NATFKA/Faeit 212, posted about the work Doctors Without Borders is doing in the African ebola crisis. It's a very thoughtful commentary on their great work and how the Compassionate Force can help by supporting the NOCF Macragge charity armies.   Many thanks to Gary for connecting...

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8:30 AM

Another Aussie Wins in Weekly Drawings!

The NOVA Open Charitable Foundation, with the help of its amazing sponsors, gives away another weekly prize today ~ our second to an Aussie this year.  Did you know one of the Macragge Consortium artists will be shipping his Ultramarines from New Zealand? Is there a connection? In 2013, we shipped...

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7:42 AM

The Hive Tyrant Under Way

Macragge artist, Jeff Jenkins, gets under way with the Hive Tyrant. Support DWB/MSF ~ and take a chance on winning the army . . . purchase raffle tickets for the Tyranid army, Scythes of Behemo...

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6:27 PM

Venomthrope Gets Color

Sean Fulton has begun adding color to Venomthrope.  Support DWB/MSF ~ and take a chance on winning the army . . . purchase raffle tickets for the Macragge Tyranid army, Scythes of Behemoth. ...

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6:22 PM

Storm Talon Factory!

Brian Ballard has begun work on three Storm Talons bound for the Ultramarine army, Blood & Honor: Defense of Macragge. Buy Raffle Tickets to support the good worldwide work of Doctors Without Borders (aka Medecins Sans Frontier...

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6:07 PM

First Peak at Thunderfire Cannon

An update is from artist Marc Raley. Marc has been working on a pair of Thunderfire Cannons for the NOCF Macragge project  - specifically, the Ultramarine army, "Blood & Honor: Defense of Macragge."  He shares, "The guns are almost complete. Techmarines are base-coated. Here is a quick...

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2:38 PM

Dave Taylor Masterpiece Donated!

Repainting of a Dave Taylor Masterpiece: Updating this quintessential piece - a Land Raider with Trophy - from Dave's Ultramarines force, will blend current styles of Dave Taylor and John Stiening. In this combined effort, John’s task is color modulation, grime streaking, and dust. The model will...

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9:45 AM

Webb's Termagant Brood Nears Ready to Ship

Ken Webb has been working and reworking his termagant brood to perfection! Buy Tickets on a chance to win the entire Macragge Tyranid Army, Scythes of Behemoth, today. You'll be entered in pool for weekly prize drawings! See more Scythes of Behemoth, works in progress, HE...

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6:52 AM

Genestealers on Abbey Road!

Brian Ballard, artist on Macragge's Blood & Honor as well as Scythes of Behemoth, has finished his Genestealers, Mawloc and Carnifex!  Kudos to Brian for Genestealers on Abbey Road!  Check out these other great shots: ...

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11:40 AM

Florian Stitz Donates 25 Signed & Framed Prints to the Silent Auction!

Florian Stitz is a renowned concept artist in the world of tabletop wargaming. He has donated 25 prints to the NOVA Open Charitable Foundation for its 2014 Silent Auction. You can check out partial snapshots of his donations HERE. The auction will take place at the NOVA Open Tabletop Wargaming Convention...

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10:28 AM

Weekly NOCF Raffles

Our sponsors donate $25 gift certificates for weekly drawings that have been going on since April 12, 2014. To date, 15 raffle participants have won and - proving the Compassionate Force has a world-wide reach: Ryan Stoneburg of Oregon, USA Eric Fontaine of Missouri, USA Ryan Gossage of Oregon, USA Chris Gorham of Nedlands, WESTERN AUSTRALIA Ian Schneider of North Carolina, USA Gareth Newton-Wiliams...

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6:55 AM

Venomthrope Tentacle

Sean Fulton paints for the Macragge Project Tyranid army, Scythes of the Behemoth - he shares an "up front and personal" with one of Venomthrope's tentacles: He also shared a few interesting thoughts: "Been a busy week with FPM [Figure Painter Magazine], but I managed to get an article out on the...

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10:30 AM

Hello, Marneus!

Justin McCoy has recreated Marneus Calgar and his Honor Guard for the NOCF Macragge Project Ultramarine army, Blood & Honor: The Defense of Macragge. We've been told they're about to ship - exciting news as the first pictures of this army together cannot be too far away! ...

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7:08 PM

Ironheart Arisans Donates Custom Templates

CUSTOM TEMPLATES BY IRONHEART ARTISANS! Alex Landing (Blood & Honor artist) has announced that he is custom-crafting templates for every NOCF army!  His company, Ironheart Artisans, will have these ready to ship to the winners.  Perhaps we'll even have a sneak peak before the drawings.&nbs...

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9:00 AM

Taylor / Stiening Surprise!

ANNOUNCING A BLOOD & HONOR SURPRISE! The first two years Dave Taylor worked on charity army projects, he added something unexpected to each army towards the end - waiting to surprise the community with a Taylor Special. For the NOCF Battle of Macragge Project this year, it's no different....

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1:27 PM

First Look at Dave Taylor's Centurions & Aaron Lovejoy's Tigurius!

Dave Taylor has been the lead artist for the Macragge Project this year, bringing together all of the amazing artists to create and paint the models for Blood & Honor: The Defense of Macragge (UM) and Scythes of Behemoth (NIDs).  The project could not have happened without him, so he deserves...

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7:22 PM

Introducing the NOVA Open Charitable Foundation Blogspot!

Hello, Everyone! We are the NOVA Open Charitable Foundation. Our charitable efforts support: Child’s Play Charity Wounded Warrior Project The Breast Cancer Research Foundation Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres) Fisher House Foundation We raise money for these charities through...

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6:44 PM