NEWS: Adepticon 2009 March Update
AdeptiCon 2009 News – Incursion APE’s, Mold-making and Casting, and More!
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Less than four weeks until AdeptiCon 2009, the “Can’t Miss” event of the Games Workshop miniature wargaming hobby! April 3rd-5th, 2009 will bring hundreds of gamers and hobbyists from across the world to Chicago for a weekend of fun and excitement.
2009 AdeptiCon Model Released
The first 800 AdeptiCon attendees will receive their own Grunt APE II model for the new Grindhouse Games miniature wargame/board game Incursion.
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Incursion is set in the world of Grindhouse Games’ Secrets of the Third Reich, where American Armored Personal Exoskeletons (APEs) form the front line in Weird War II against the twisted creations of the Third Reich’s Special Weapons Development (SWD).
San Antonio Texas based Grindhouse Games has worked with West Wind Productions to develop Secrets of the Third Reich. They have just gone out on their own and launched a new and expanding miniatures range and website to support their new Weird War II boardgame: Incursion – while continuing to support Secrets of the Third Reich. Jim and John Bailey of Grindhouse Games also run the Alamo Warhammer Indie Grand Tournament in San Antonio every year. As fellow Grand Tournament organizers, Jim and John along with sculptor Seth Nash are thrilled to support the Adepticon.
Find out more about Incursion and Grindhouse Games at: http://www.incursiongame.com/
New Seminar Added and Registration Update!
We’ve added a new hobby seminar to our schedule – Michael Harmon, of Reynolds Advanced Materials, will teach a special seminar on mold-making and casting. Tickets for this seminar are only $8, and will run on Saturday, April 4th, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM.
Over a dozen events have already filled up, and others are close to capacity as online registration continues at a brisk pace. Don’t miss out on your opportunity to attend the event of your choice – register online today at http://www.adepticon.org/cart/ and purchase your weekend badge and the event tickets you need.
Sponsor Spotlight: Battle Foam
We recently had a chance to talk to Romeo of Battle Foam, one of our newest AdeptiCon sponsors. Find out more about Batte Foam and see pictures of their newest trays and army cases by downloading the Sponsor Spotlight at the link below:
http://www.adepticon.org/files/2009battlefoam.pdf
Road to AdeptiCon: Warhammer and Lord of the Rings Development Reports
Frank Brown and Brent Sinclair continue documenting the process of creating their Lord of the Rings Team Tournament army, while James Hyde and Caius Jennison do the same with their Warhammer Fantasy Team Tournament army.
Download these articles from the links below:
Building a LotR Tournament Army – Part 2 (From Theme to List) Frank Brown & Brent Sinclair
Building a Warhammer Team Tournament Army – Part 2 James Hyde & Caius Jennison
AdeptiCon 2009 Hotel Information – Deadline Extended!
Our original block of hotel rooms are filled, but we’ve gotten additional rooms added and the deadline extended for one week. If you want to make sure you get our discounted room rate, make your reservations today! After Monday March 16th, we won’t be able to help you save money on your hotel stay.
The Westin Lombard Yorktown Center
70 Yorktown Center,
Lombard, Illinois 60148
Phone: (630) 719-8000 – Fax: (630) 719-8079
AdeptiCon Room Rate: $109.00/night – Parking: Free
Group rate available until March 11, 2009 (Subject to availability)
Reservations can be made by calling the The Westin Lombard Yorktown Center directly (1-630-719-8000) or by visiting http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/booking/reservation?id=0808063151&key=1184D
Full details of our host can be found on http://www.adepticon.org/modules.php?name=Hotel
Registration Deadline Approaching!
Remember, online registration will close on Friday, March 27th at 1700 CST. After that, you’ll have to take your chances and register in-person at AdeptiCon on April 3rd, 4th, & 5th.
Don’t miss out on your opportunity to attend the event of your choice – register online today at http://www.adepticon.org/cart/ and purchase your weekend badge and the event tickets you need.
Sponsor Highlight : BK Army Painting
BK Army Painting is your complete miniature painting solution – a US-based painting studio specializing in painting whole armies to a quality tabletop standard, at a reasonable cost. Don’t settle for playing with poorly-painted miniatures, or worse – bare metal and plastic. Visit http://www.bkarmypainting.com/ to find out how BK Army Painting can meet your army painting needs.
