Vassal?

I've been itching to play some warmachine, now that things have settled down a bit for me. but considering that there's an ocean between me and my models, I'll have to try to get some gaming done on Vassal. I haven't used it before, was hoping to get a few games in at a small scale with some people I know just to figure out the interface and such. Anyone play online at all from the Centex group? I'm 6 hours ahead of Austin, so late evening your time is not going to work. Other than that I'm sure i can make something work