Battle for the Craftworld - Tickets go on sale Wednesday, July 1 (and Sons Of Orar Troops One)

Just two more days before the raffle tickets go on sale for the 2015 Armies! That's right, on Wednesday, July 1, tickets will be available for the multitude of armies we have this year.

YOU CAN FIND THE TICKETS ONSALE HERE FROM WEDNESDAY, JULY 1!

In addition to the Alaitoc Eldar and Sons Of Orar armies, you'll also be able to buy tickets for a chance to win a wonderful Flanes Of War Polish army, and an absolutely massive collection of Malifaux models (all painted by Stiff Neck Studios).

It'll be an exciting day, and I ask you all to share the information throughout your various networks/forums/social media groups/etc.!

And now, on to just one of the Tactical squads from the Sons Of Orar army, painted by Neil Szabo. We usually give our artists a bit of freedom to approach their tasks the way they see fit. This year, Neil took his task to the next level by magnetizing the gap out of this squad. Loads of options for both the sergeant and the special weapons trooper mean that the winner (could it be you?) will be able to switch up their lists depending on opponent without much effort at all.

You can see the whole squad at the top of the post, but here are the various combi-weapon options for the sergeant:

Here are the various combat weapon options:

And Neil has even painted an unhelmeted head for the sergeant, should your troops prefer to roll that way : )

Here is the special weapon trooper, with his various options:

Thanks to Neil for their continued support of this wonderful project!

And our thanks to our sponsors who contributed to this project. 
Please support them, so that they can continue to support us!

• Atlantis Games & Comics • Element Games • Secret Weapon Miniatures • KR Multicase

We'll see you all over at the NOVA Open Charitable Foundation website on Wednesday to pick up a few dozen tickets in the coolest charity raffle around!

Cheers

Dave Taylor

NOCF VP

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7:39 AM

2015 Charity Raffles, Sons Of Orar, Space Marines

Battle for the Craftworld - Alaitoc Eldar - Heavy Support One

The centerpiece model of the Alaitoc Eldar army is arguably the Wraith Knight. Not only has artist Marc Raley done a spectacular job of painting this model, but it also towers over everything else on the list. The base you see him standing on is the 120 x 95 mm oval (aka the Flying Base), so you should get a reasonable idea of its size. BIG!

You can see more of Marc's work at his blog, HERE.

Even though our team leads prescribe color recipes and schemes and so on, we like to give our artists the opportunity to express themselves in some of the smaller details. There was an interesting discussion early in the piece about the "camouflage" that the Alaitoc Eldar would use. In the end, Marc opted for the great mottling you can see on the legs below.

The man who lead the Alaitoc Eldar team, Brian Ballard, also painted up the skimmers for the army. Here we have his Eldar Falcon Grav Tank. Brian did some spectacular work on his tonal modulation on his flat panels, and a fun look on the gold canopies!

As you can see, Brian's Falcon features a camouflage scheme reminiscent of and urban camo, which is very eye-catching and matches the three Wave Serpents Brian also painted for the army!

Thanks to Marc and Brian for their continued support of this wonderful project!

And our thanks to our sponsors who contributed to this project. 
Please support them, so that they can continue to support us!

• Atlantis Games & Comics • Element Games • Secret Weapon Miniatures • KR Multicase

Cheers

Dave Taylor

NOCF VP

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5:00 AM

2015 Charity Raffles, Alaitoc, Eldar

Battle for the Craftworld - Sons Of Orar - Heavy Support One

This is the first of our unit features for the NOVA Open Charitable Foundation (NOCF) 2015 Sons Of Orar Adeptus Astartes army. We decided to start with some of the heavy hitters in the army to give you an idea of the punch it'll be able to pack.

The first unit you can see here is the Vindicator, painted by Chris "Jawaballs" Dubuque. Chris has been involved since the beginning, painting a unit for the Storm Wardens army back in 2010. This time he has gone to town on this lovely (and punchy) tank for the Sons of Orar. A bit of an expert at painting red (thanks to his obsession with Blood Angels), Chris has done a beautiful job with his tonal modulation on the flat panels of this powerful tank.

You can see more of his excellent work at his blog, HERE.

The second unit we want to show off today is a squad of Centurions, equipped with grav cannons and grav amps. These were painted by Dan Withers of Valhalla Games in New Zealand (yes, they traveled all the way from Middle Earth!).

Our unit of three Centurions in last year's Ultramarine army were quite popular, so Dan dialed up the effort for this year to FIVE of these hardcore, dangerous support troopers. Used effectively, they'll be great as an anvil against which the pesky Eldar can be smashed!

Dan has done some great things with the posing of this unit, but the model above stands out as my favorite. The amount of menace squeezed into this miniature is just wonderful!

Thanks to Chris and Dan for their continued support of this wonderful project!

And our thanks to our sponsors who contributed to this project. 
Please support them, so that they can continue to support us!

• Atlantis Games & Comics • Element Games • Secret Weapon Miniatures • KR Multicase

Cheers

Dave Taylor

NOCF VP

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5:00 AM

2015 Charity Raffles, Sons Of Orar, Space Marines

Battle for the Craftworld - Alaitoc Army on display

In this post we take a look at the Alaitoc Craftworld Eldar army for the NOCF 2105 Charity Army Raffles. Just the composite photo at the moment, to give you all an idea of the contents of the army. We'll be rolling out additional photos/features between now and the prize drawing at the beginning of September.

This is the list for the army above:

HQ

• Baharroth - dynamically posed with new, feathered wings.

• Autarch - equipped with warp-jump generator and fusion gun.

• Farseer - ready to lead the army down advantageous pathways.

• Warlock Seer Council (4) - strengthen your psychic presence.

• Spiritseer - one who communes with the spirits of the Eldar dead.

Elite

• Fire Dragons (5) - painted in their classic scheme with an Exarch.

• Striking Scorpions (6) - including an Exarch that can switch its weapon loadouts.

• Wraithguard (5) - implacable fallen spirits ready to lay waste to their foe.

Troops

• Guardians (10) - including a Heavy Weapon platform with multiple weapon options.

• 2 x Dire Avengers (5) - both units have an Exarch with differing weaponry for maximum flexibility.

• 2 x Guardian Jetbikes (3) - both units are the brand new Jetbike models so that you are up to date : )

• 3 x Wave Serpents - your units can ride swiftly and in style.

Fast Attack

• Swooping Hawks (11) - includes an Exarch, painted in a great purple scheme that contrasts well with the yellow helmets of the rest of the army.

Heavy Support

• Wraithknight - armed with twin wraith cannons, this ghost warrior towers over everything else!

• Falcon Gravtank - the classic Eldar transport with multiple weapon options.

A fast and flexible army, these defenders of the Alaitoc Craftworld can certainly take on most forces that stand in heir way.

Our thanks to the painters for this army: Brian Ballard, Chris "Jawaballs" Dubuque, Jeff Jenkins, Ken Webb, Max Dubois, Will Thorton, Neil Szabo, Celso Mendez, Dave Taylor, and Kelvin Goh.

And our thanks to our sponsors who contributed to this great project. Please support them, so that they can continue to support us!

• Atlantis Games & Comics • Element Games • Secret Weapon Miniatures • KR Multicase

Cheers

Dave Taylor

NOCF VP

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4:00 AM

2015 Charity Raffles, Alaitoc, Eldar

Battle for the Craftworld - Sons Of Orar Adeptus Astartes on display!

Here we are with a look at the Sons Of Orar Adepts Astartes army for the NOCF 2105 Charity Army Raffles. Just the composite photo at the moment, to give you all an idea of the contents of the army. We'll be rolling out additional photos/features between now and the prize drawing at the beginning of September.

This is the list for the army above:

HQ

• Chapter Master on Bike (currently blacked out, this model is being painted for a two-part feature in Figure Painter Magazine)

• Librarian (currently blacked out, this model is being painted for a two-part article on a major blog)

Troops

• 3 x Tactical Squads - These squads come with a variety of weaponry, including quite a lot of swappable options!

• 3 x Drop Pods - with stormbolters and loads of hazard stripes.

• 2 x Bike Squads - With the Chapter Master mounted on a bike, these become troop choices!

Fast Attack

• Assault Marines - contains a power fist and plasma pistol for some extra punch.

Heavy Support

• Centurions w/grav cannons - these five solid models have a great deal of menace.  

• Vindicator - a massive dozer blade protects a bigger gun.

• 2 x Predators - one of these is magnetized with all the options.

A fast-deploying army with some strong support, these Sons Of Orar Astartes are ready to land anywhere in the world and will hold up against many of the Imperium's foes.

Our thanks to the painters for this army: John Stiening, Chris "Jawaballs" Dubuque, Justin McCoy, Joe Johnson, AJ Taflan, Will Thorton, Neil Szabo, Sean Fulton, Dave Taylor, and Dan Withers.

And our thanks to our sponsors who contributed to this great project. Please support them, so that they can continue to support us!

• Atlantis Games & Comics • Element Games • Secret Weapon Miniatures • KR Multicase

Cheers

Dave Taylor

NOCF VP

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4:00 AM

2015 Charity Raffles, Sons Of Orar, Space Marines

BATTLE for CRAFTWORLD ARMIES ARE COMPLETE!

SNEAK PEEK at THE NOVA Open CHARITABLE FOUNDATION 2015 40K BATTLE!

AH-MAZING!!

The 2015 NOCF Sons of Orar Space Marine artists, under the direction of John Stiening, have completed their mission! The army came together in Baltimore, Maryland, where Dave Taylor is pulling them all together for July 1, 2015,

AWESOME!!

The 2015 NOCF Alaitoc Eldar artists, under the direction of Brian Ballard, have completed their mission! The army came together in Baltimore, Maryland; Dave tells me this year's armies are going to cause quite a stir.

Raffle tickets for this army will go on sale July 1, 2015 at: novaopenfoundation.org

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10:40 AM