HYPERION!!!

Shitty picture, sexy mini. (Source - the good people at Lost Hemisphere)

I've seen some potential spoilers of the rules, but I don't want to jinx it - I'll just let this picture sink in...

Also, in a completely unrelated note, I've completely finished painting every Ret mini I own - I'll try to get some pics up at some point but, for now...  Oooh...

EDIT - Got my source wrong.  Also, latest news puts this beauty at 18 points, making it Iosan tech that is CHEAPER than the other ones!  Someone's making up for the Arcantrik Force Generator!

Blogs, Battle Engines and Badass Blade-wielding Boss-elves.

First things first, I have to plug a new blog I'm a part of - The Western Immoren Economy Tour is a blog from my local gaming group as we build up new forces over the year on a budget of £30 (roughly US $50) a month.  It's a bit wordy at the moment, but we're gonna start making it more about the pictures and the story soon!  Should be good!

Secondly, if you haven't seen it, the Retribution Battle Engine was put up on today's (yesterday's?) Insider, and it's suh-weeeeeeeeeet!  From the looks of the concept art from Matt Wilson, it'll have a Deathstar style mega doom ray and, even if it doesn't, I'm sure it'll be awesome.  I'll be getting one, maybe two if FA and my current finances allows.

Finally, I've been playing around with a great fun list recently;

Dawnlord Vyros
2 Hydras
2 Phoenixes
Narn

It looks like it should be rubbish, but it's actually very effective.  Load the Hydras up on the first turn and send them against the 'jacks.  Send the Phoenixes against the infantry, and Narn against solos/support.  Narn has yet to actually kill anything, but he has created a bizarre level of fear among my group and serves as an excellent distraction.  I'll be playing this for a while alongside my Circle, but one of the players in my group is getting Zerkova, and I may have to break out Kaelyssa...

Anyway!  Next time on Preventive Measures...  Here's hoping I can shanghai my mate's digital camera so I can show you guys some awful fit-induced paint splatters on otherwise beautiful minis!

I still hate the Invictors...

It seems like only yesterday, I was saying how much I hated the Dawnguard models in all their infinite stupid tiny shinguardiness.  Then the Sentinels grew on me, and now, today...  These guys.  These are the sexiest cavalry in the game.  These are nicer than the Tharn Wolf Riders.  These are nicer than watching Garryth carve up Basic Stryker on his Feat turn.

I will own them.  I will get a unit and I shall hold them tight and use their awesome to keep me warm, saving a fortune on heating bills.

Anyway, I haven't been on for a while, and I wanted to give an update!  The group I play with has expanded, from the two I had at the start of this blog (including me), to a healthy 6.  In the new year, we're all starting a new faction but, rather than just buying craptons of stuff at once, we're limiting ourselves to £30 ($50 US) a month to buy new toys!  I'll try to keep up to date here as well as on a new blog - I'm playing Circle Orboros, so I figure Preventive Measures makes sense still :p

Attack of Mechaduckzilla!

We've waited, we've waited and we've waited, and now, our patience has paid off!  The Discordia, our first character 'jack, is coming out early-mid December and looks AMAZING.  Now, I'll be the first to admit that I'm not a fan of most of the Myrmidon heads (I'm going to use Phoenix heads for all of them), but this has a look of something that could kill you and look thoroughly badass doing it!

Also, this has officially named my two Phoenixes I'm getting soon (fingers crossed) - Discordia will be joined with Concordia and Harmonia.  Other names for later 'jacks (Oh I do love hitting words into Wikipedia, Discordia gave a great result) include Malaclypse, Principia and Aneris.

December can't come fast enough...

With apologies to the sculptor...

OK, so it's not a Retribution post, but I love the model and needed the Photoshop practice.  Much like the Mercenaries for Warmachine, the Minions in Hordes have got some of the nicest, most characterful pieces in the game, and the new Blackhide Wrassler is no exception.  The insane bastard child of a Libre wrestler and an alligator, this baby hits the streets late October and promises to be an absolute joy to play.

Now, I must remember that I'm still an Elf player...

(Oh, and one last thing, the model is nowhere near as cartoony on the main site, I've brightened up the colours because...  Dammit he looks like Bowser!)