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Dystopian Wars: Competitive Basics

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  I’ve been ruminating on the general concepts of how to win at Dystopian Wars for the Warsaw tournament, and I figured I’d write it up for people to argue over. This is aimed primarily at 2000 points, though I’ve written a bit about the differences to 1500 below. It's a bit rambley, though I hope the core idea comes through.   Haunebus preparing to drop some SCIENCE on Canadians As for baseline conditions: Tournaments here are run with good levels of terrain and a houserule limiting lists to a maximum of 50% aerial units. I don’t think the conclusions listed here are significantly altered by this house rule, though it does make Iron Skies harder to run. However, since the list fits just fine into the suggested framework, I don’t think there’s any issues there. Summary To save you all from my ramblings, I’ll put the conclusion at the front. How should you put together a competitive list? Your main focus should be on units that can sink a cruiser in one activation turn 1 Th
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Contrast OSL (Object-Source Lighting)

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  Intro As I got further into painting I tried my hand at OSL, but never really reached a result I was happy with. Eventually I filed it under “Things to do when I get an airbrush” and moved on. But a little while back I figured out a method that achieves good results with very little in the way of required supplies or tools, so here’s a write-up. Note: I like my OSL very bright. None of that subtle glow stuff, this should make someone think twice before touching the model because they don’t want to get burnt. You can go more subtle by going lighter on the white at the stippling stage though. It also pops a little more on pictures than in real life, but that’s a minor difference.   French Levant Skimmers Supplies and Tools White Acrylic Paint. I like VMC Cold White, but use whatever you like. Stippling Brush. My favorite is the smallest makeup brush I can find. I’ve tried purpose-made drybrushes from Army Painter and was not impressed. Glaze Color. Normally some s
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Enlightened Sprues

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Enlightened Frontline (New) Enlightened Support     Enlightened Advanced      Enlightened Aerial   Enlightened Frontline (Old)
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