Voting poll now  open on the AWC forums.

Paint a 40k Vehicle.   Submit models at the Bunker where they will be displayed for view purposes .  No need to take photos, pictures will be taken for you after the submission deadline.

• Submission deadline is Saturday February 20th 2010.

• Voting deadline will be Saturday February 27th 2010.

All voting will be done online through the AWC website.  One vote per member please. Whenever possible models should be viewed live before voting.

Questions can be directed at Swampthing via PM.

Paint a command figure (HQ) from either 40k, LoTR or WHF. All figures should be based on a legal base appropriate to the game system, though that base can be part of a larger display. Each submission should include a photo which will be placed in a special gallery on the AWC website.

Revised Voting Poll now up.  The poll runs through Friday 12-18-2009.

Each painter may submit up to 3 photos sized 600x600px.  Include both the painter’s name and the name of the project.  Submit photos by PM to RichN.   Photos are for voting purposes only and should be kept as simple as possible without embellishments.

• Submission deadline is Saturday December 12th all figures should be brought to the Bunker where they will be placed in a display case for all to see. Do not submit photos until actual figure is on display.

• Voting deadline is Wednesday December 16th All voting will be done online through the AWC website. One vote per member please. Whenever possible, the figures should be viewed live before voting.

Prize presentation will be Saturday December 19th at the Bunker at 4pm. Prizes will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd in accordance to the number of votes received. In case of a tie, the winner will be decided by a flip of a coin. Prizes include but are not limited to; exclusive bragging/ taunting rights, a hardy handshake and a pat on the back.

More details to come. If you have any question concerning the competition contact Swampthing via PM.

It’s time to gather up your wargaming buddies and start making travel plans, because it is that time of year again!

Every year AdeptiCon has grown and added new and exciting events. This year we welcome two new game manufacturers to the AdeptiCon family: Battlefront Games (makers of the award-winning WWII miniature game Flames of War) and Privateer Press (makers of the increasingly popular Warmachine, Hordes, and Monsterpocalypse games). The AdeptiCon weekend will feature a full slate of events for Flames of War, Warmachine, Hordes, and Monsterpocalypse – including tournaments, seminars, and free demonstration games all weekend long.

Our lineup of Games Workshop events remains one of our primary focuses, as old favorites such as the 40K National Team Tournament, Fantasy Championships, Lord of the Rings Championships, and our lineup of Specialist Games events return. Our tournaments, open gaming, and seminars will continue to set the bar in terms of fan-run excellence.

Come and become a part of the largest fan-run independent wargaming convention in the country. For almost a decade, AdeptiCon has been the place where miniature wargaming enthusiasts from across the country and the world gather to enjoy the fun and excitement of a hobby that we all share. From our humble beginnings to today…our motto remains the same: “For Gamers, By Gamers.”

When I first conceived of this project it felt like it was going to be very ambitious. As it turned out it wasn’t a great deal of work. The amount of work was equivalent to modeling bases for a 1850 point 40k army or a 2000 point Fantasy army.

Hit the jump for the rest of the details!

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Here’s a fun experiment for everyone to try. Tell your wife or girlfriend that you’re going to run a wargaming campaign out of your home. You’ll need to put a big map of an alien planet on the wall for a few months. Every week or so all of your friends will come over and roll handfuls of dice for 6 hours to determine who gets to move their little flags around on said map.

If the aforementioned wife or girlfriend reacts well to this news; consider yourself a lucky man! If not, this project may be right up your alley!

The goal of this project is to build a hex-based campaign map with detailed terrain that can be folded up and put away (or transported to someone else’s house) easily and without having to disassemble the map itself.

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I realized that I just don’t get enough Tau. When you play a Toughness 3 army like mine you just need more Strength 5 weaponry pointed at you. Luckily for me, the Tau can provide that. This time it was Steve who volunteers to blow my army away. We roll for loot goodies and since we get Alpha it actually makes it worthwhile to try for the 5 counters. NOTE: the first 3 diagrams do NOT display the loot counters because I was pretty drunk when I started working on this. Sure, I could go back and fix the pictures…but it ain’t gonna happen.

As most people know the Imperial Guard is the army of kings. This is why Phil and I decided to get in some guard on guard action because surely if one guard force is kingly then two guard forces is ….uh very good too. We talked about it the week before and decided to play a 2000 point game with the forces tailored for the opponent. Nothing will be considered cheese baby! Forget about plasma. Grenade launchers are good enough! Heavy Bolters? Oh yeah! We’ll need plenty of them.

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… an alter to gods long forgotten falls to ruin.

The Ruin Stone uses etched plaster stones on an MDF base topped with a variety of static grass/flocking.

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Last year our gaming group The Untouchables attended our first 40k Team Tournament event at Adepticon 2006. In preparation for the event we built a basic display board for our army using a Hirst Arts block kit. The following is an overview of the building and painting process.

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Adeptus Windy City is looking for hobby article writers. 

One of the new features on AWC 3.0 is a blog style article interface that will allow any registered user to submit news and hobby pieces – complete with pics and attachments. We are looking for volunteers to submit:

• painting & modeling tutorials
• army/unit spotlights
• battle reports
• terrain highlights
• army tactics
• tournament after-action reports
• or any other topic your interesting in covering 

If you, or anyone you know are interested, please PM Matthias for a posting ID/PW; or PM RichN for additional information or to submit articles without an ID.

For a brief walk through of the posting process:  How to write for AWC

Games Day 2007 is coming up soon than you think. AWC is looking for a new group (or groups) to represent the club at Games Day 2007. No experience needed, all you need is the ability to have fun & bring a great game.

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We have returned! Adeptus Windy City has recently undergone a major redesign. In essence we are starting over – attempting to make the site more functional to all users. Over the next few weeks we will be ironing out all the finer details of the site, adding content, reclaiming past content and figuring out the direction the site will take in the months to come. We ask that you have patience with us during this process – we are just as excited to get this rolling as you.

The new site does not require you to create an account, login or anything of that nature – save for posting on the forums. Certain articles and news items will allow the posting of comments if you provide a a name and e-mail address. Please do not abuse this feature, it is a great way to keep the site interactive and organic.

Welcome to Adeptus Windy City v3.0!