NEWS: 40K Lucky 13’s Campaign
As many of you may be aware, the Lucky 13’s Campaign will soon be drawing to a close on November 6. 40K enthusiasts all over the US have been participating in games and hobby events related to the campaign throughout 2008. Six of the game events are nationally advertised and all run on the same day in each GW store and participating independent game store, while each store is also hosting many additional events to allow participants to acquire the necessary thirteen stamps to fulfill their Lucky 13’s “duty” and receive a patch and certificate signifying their successful completion of the program. Purchase of Apocalypse related merchandise like bundle deals offered this year also earned participants a stamp. There are two scheduled national game events to go. The next one is on October 4 and is titled, “Why Would They…”
As you can see by the photo at the top of this article, I just received my own patch and certificate. I don’t often participate in these kinds of promotions, but something about this one caught my fancy. For one, it was Apocalypse related and I shamelessly admit that I love 40K Apocalypse; I think it’s the best thing GW has ever done to Warhammer 40,000 since inventing the 40K model range and game itself. Participating in Lucky 13’s was a way of showcasing my latest large model projects this year, like my Mechanicus themed super-heavy support force that I converted and painted earlier this summer. It was also a lot of fun seeing my newly painted big guns blowing a lot of stuff sky high before sometimes apocalyptically exploding themselves! I participated in many Lucky 13’s games as well as related Iron Painter activities toward earning my patch. I also purchased some bundle deals and large Apocalypse models that earned me a few additional stamps. It’s all been tremendous fun and I don’t think I’ve enjoyed building and painting 40K models this much ever before and believe me, I’ve enjoyed 40K a lot for a long time.
By the way, here’s a sneak peek at one of my next Apocalypse sized projects. It’s my own Space Marine chapter using the generic Codex Space Marines book, something I’ve never done before in spite of years of building armies for 40K. It will be related to my Mechanicus support force in theme and color. I don’t want to give too much away now as I haven’t even picked a name for the chapter yet as you can see from the scroll space with no name on it in the picture below. Here’s the first model painted for my new Space Marine army, it’s the captain from the Assault On Black Reach set:
So how many of you out there have been participating in Lucky 13’s? How many stamps away are you from completing the program? What about the campaign has stood out for you? Were there any favorite games or other related events that stand out as being special? What modeling projects if any have you purchased or completed due to Lucky 13’s inspired enthusiasm? Let’s hear how lucky the Lucky 13’s has been for you out there!
