New GW Stockist—with Saturday Evening Hours!

Comic Book Craze, located in Garland at 1451 E Beltline (in the southwest corner of Beltline and Garland Rd), has added the Games Workshop line of Warhammer Fantasy Battle, Warhammer 40,000 and Lord of the Rings products. In addition to their already-convenient hours, the staff now also wishes to announce beginning January 31st they will be open until Midnight every Saturday for GW gaming!

The Metroplex has seen a number of stockists make fits-and-starts toward offering late Saturday night gaming hours on a regular basis over the years; the staff at Comic Book Craze are committed to seeing their store give the local hobby community this long-sought-after service!

At this moment, Matt at Comic Book Craze has added two of the brand new Realm of Battle Game boards to his store, and is busily prepping and painting them—and matching terrain!—for use by North Texas hobbyists. He intends to have them ready by January 31st...and intends CBC to be *the* destination for late Saturday play in the area!

The store will have a dedicated miniatures gaming area with at least one of the tables available for play anytime during store hours, and plenty of space to 'break out' for larger events. CBC has joined the North Texas Games Workshop Hobby Weekend with an event in April, and will be announcing an Apocalypse mega-battle multiplayer event in the near future—all using the gorgeous new GW Game Boards!

CBC will also be announcing a terrain-related event/contest soon; in the meantime, those of you with terrain-building interest and experience bring some in to supplement Matt's initial efforts!

Directions (including both Mapquest and Google maps) and contact information for Comic Book Craze can be reached by clicking the store's name on the left hand column of the front page of http://www.adeptusnorthtexas.com—and watch the same site for announcements of dates and times for future Comic Book Craze GW events!

Results: Hobby Weekend 1 Generation X Bedford

Thanks to host Generation X Comics in Bedford, fourteen hobbyists met in the climactic Combat Patrol Tournament of the first North Texas Games Workshop Hobby Weekend! Check http://www.adeptusnorthtexas.com for full Tournament Rules, and the locations of future Hobby Weekends in the series, continuing throughout the spring—and congratulations to Overall Champion Brian Vayner, commanding Chaos Daemons, the first qualifier to reach the 1500 Point Tournament of Champions, representing Generation X!

  • OVERALL CHAMPION: Brian Vayner/Slaanesh Chaos Daemons
  • BEST SPORTSMAN: Josh Sherman/Jade Legion Space Marines
  • BEST PAINTED: Jeremy Mauer/Imperial Guard
  • BEST GENERAL: Chad Jones/Eldar
  • BEST ARMY (and Runner-Up): David Caldwell/Grey Knight Daemonhunters
  • MURPHY'S LUCK AWARD: Brian Busey/Space Marines

Rolling Thunder Vehicle Painting/Converting Contest

HobbytownUSA Dallas has begun a new contest designed to encourage modelers to stretch their vehicle model building, painting and especially converting skills: Rolling Thunder. Running now through December 20, 2008, new gaming specialist Jason will assist hobbyists with reaching a new level of modeling accomplishment in the Warhammer 40K tank of their choice. Jason says vehicle conversions are his favorite part of the hobby, and he looks forward to showing modelers how to use assets a full-line hobby shop like HobbytownUSA Dallas provides&mash;things like plasticard, detail parts, regular scale kits for bashing, etc—to turn their Games Workshop vehicle into something special. He also says thinking outside the box is encouraged for the Rolling Thunder event (up to and including interesting diorama bases)—so long as the result remains credibly a part of the 41st Millennium background of the hobby!

Models much be turned in by Thursday, December 18, 2008, where they will be formally judged—but will remain on display at HTUD through Saturday, December 20, 2008, so that every participant in the Rolling Thunder event can vote, as well! Prizes of Games Workshop product will be awarded, and participants of course get to keep their models for use in future 40K and Apocalypse events (so superheavies ARE legal!).

See Jason at HTUD for details!

Results: 40K Rogue Trader Tournament Sat, Nov 15

  • Overall Champion: Bob Westbrook, Tau
  • Best Sportsman: Adam Gipson, Daemons
  • Best Army: Gerald MacNamara, Imperial Guard
  • Best General: David Caldwell, Daemonhunters
  • Murphy's Luck: Ray Mullins, Imperial Guard

Congratulations to the winners and thank you for your participation and support.

40K Rogue Trader Tournament Sat, Nov 15

Planet Hobbies Dallas (map), will celebrate their opening with a three-round, 1500-point Rogue Trader Tournament for Warhammer 40,000 on Saturday, November 15, 2008!

The Tournament begins at 10am for army list submission, table and opponent assignments; Round One will be 10:30am - 12:30pm, Lunch 12:30pm- 1:15pm, Round Two 1:15pm - 3:15pm, Break 3:15pm - 3:30pm and Round Three 3:30pm - 5:30pm, with the Award Ceremony following final score tabulation at around 6pm.

RTTs are official Games Workshop events, with scoring for -- and trophies and prizes for -- all aspects of the Hobby: generalship, sportsmanship, painting and appearance, and the best overall combination of excellence in them all.

The RTT at Planet Hobbies Dallas (map) is limited to 16 participants; tickets are on sale at Planet Hobbies with a discount for game club members, or at the door on Saturday if any slots remain. All participants *MUST* have a printed, legible and accurate Army List for the Judges; additional lists for the participant's use and for each of three opponents are recommended.

North Texas hobbyists have asked for an official GW RTT for years; Planet Hobbies new facility finally allows for one. Hobbyists have hoped for the return of an official GW GT to Dallas, as well; the first step is proving the region can support RTTs. Call PH at (972) 380-8900 for details or see the event listing in White Dwarf!