I made a couple changes to the intended tournament list, and built the models I needed based on the excellent suggestions I've received. In the Troops choices, I removed the standard bearer from the platoon squad and replaced him with a basic guardsman with a lasgun. I pulled the bolt pistols from all the Sergeants and went with the basic laspistol instead. I then added a Commissar to the 1st squad, so that in missions where I may wish to combine squads, all 30 of them will benefit from his leadership and Stubborn-ness. I also removed the Chimera from the Veterans squad with an eye towards mounting them in a Valkyrie armed with Multiple Rocket Pods and Heavy Bolters (which is about 90% built at the moment). In order to made up the points I removed the Griffon (figuring the Valkyrie will be better at anti-horde anyway) and went with a non-sponson-armed Russ.
It ends up being bang on 1050 points (the extra 50 allowed by virtue of having a psyker (or 7) in the army - a particular of this tourney's rules).
It means that I have a fair bit to paint now - 3 Sergeants, 5 Veterans, both Command Squads, 2 Psykers and the Valkyrie. Should be some fun stuff to paint though, they are all very character-ful miniatures!
Mordian 777th "Meatgrinder" Regiment, V2.0
HQ
Command Squad - 185
Commander w/ Plasma Pistol
Voxcaster
Regimental Standard
2 Meltagun
Officer of the fleet
Chimera (Multilaser, Heavy Bolter)
Psyker Battle Squad - 145
7 Psykers
1 Overseer
Chimera (Multilaser, Heavy Bolter)
TROOPS
Platoon HQ Squad - 65
Lieutenant w/ Plasma Pistol
Voxcaster
2 Meltaguns
1st Infantry Squad - 105
Sergeant w/ Laspistol & Chainsword
Commissar w/ Bolt Pistol
Voxcaster
Grenade Launcher
Autocannon
2nd Infantry Squad - 70
Sergeant w/ Laspistol & Chainsword
Voxcaster
Grenade Launcher
Autocannon
3rd Infantry Squad - 70
Sergeant w/ Laspistol & Chainsword
Voxcaster
Grenade Launcher
Autocannon
Veterans Squad - 105
Sergeant w/ Bolt Pistol & Chainsword
Voxcaster
3 Meltaguns
FAST ATTACK
Valkyrie Assault Transport - 140
Multi Laser
Multiple Rocket Pods
Heavy Bolters
HEAVY SUPPORT
Leman Russ - 165
Lascannon
Total: 1050pts
I'll be facing off against Marines and Tyranids next weekend to see how the list fares. I'm going to try to get it all painted by then, but failing that it will all have to be painted prior to the convention in mid August!
I am primarily a casual gamer - I have a smallish group of friends with whom I play 40k and Necromunda with some regularity, and I haven't taken part in a tournament in over ten years. However, I am considering participating in a small tourney being held at GenCon Indy in August, and I've been working on coming up with an appropriate list.
The event description is as follows: "1000 point Rogue Trader Tournament. This is a standard four round - 2 hours a round - tournament using the swiss draw system. Prizes will be awarded for theme, painting, best general, overall winner and sports-person. Only Codex Armies are allowed, Blood Angels are legal. Armies including a psycher[sic] get 50 bonus points."
I've sent the organizer an email regarding the use of Forge World kits (as my Chimeras are all armed with Autocannons or twin-linked Heavy Bolters), but in the short term I'm assuming the answer is no, and plan to make some multilaser turrets for my Chimeras.
Here's my tentative list:
Mordian 777th "Meatgrinder" Regiment
HQ
Command Squad - 185
Commander w/ Plasma Pistol
Voxcaster
Regimental Standard
2 Meltagun
Officer of the fleet
Chimera (Multilaser, Heavy Bolter)
Psyker Battle Squad - 135
7 Psykers
1 Overseer
Chimera (Multilaser, Heavy Bolter)
TROOPS
Platoon HQ Squad - 220
Lieutenant w/ Plasma Pistol
Commissar w/ Power Fist
Vox
Standard Bearer
2 Meltaguns
1st Infantry Squad - 72
Sergeant w/ Bolt Pistol & Chainsword
Voxcaster
Grenade Launcher
Autocannon
2nd Infantry Squad - 72
Sergeant w/ Bolt Pistol & Chainsword
Voxcaster
Grenade Launcher
Autocannon
3rd Infantry Squad - 72
Sergeant w/ Bolt Pistol & Chainsword
Voxcaster
Grenade Launcher
Autocannon
Veterans Squad - 160
Sergeant w/ Bolt Pistol & Chainsword
Voxcaster
3 Meltaguns
Chimera (Multilaser, Heavy Bolter, Dozer Blade)
HEAVY SUPPORT
Leman Russ - 185
Lascannon
Heavy Bolter Sponsons
Griffon Heavy Mortar - 75
Total: 1046, 4pts left to spend
So, for 1050 points, I'll be laying down 59 infantry models, 3 Chimeras, 1 Griffon and 1 Leman Russ. The list is signifiacantly less 'fluffy' than what I usually play and geared more towards being a multi-role force. I removed the medics from the command squads and replaced them with a second melta-gunner (FnP is great, but at 1000 points, those 30 points each are better spent elsewhere), though I kept the standard bearers.
I pulled out the models that I'd intended to use for this force, and came to the realization that there are certain models that will need to be built for this list - several of my current infantry squad sergeants are armed with weapons no longer allowed in the 5th ed Codex, and as such I'll need to build a couple new sergeants armed with bolt pistols and chainswords. Similarly, I only have one veteran meltagun trooper built for the squad at the moment, so two more need to be built, as well as a couple more basic lasrifle-armed veterans to fill in for the heavy weapons team the squad usually contains, but I passed on to save points in this list.
I'll hopefully be testing the list against a couple different armies over the upcoming 4th of July weekend, we'll see how it fares.
I'm definitely interested in comments and suggestions on the list - as I'd said I've not participated in a tourney in a long, loooong time, so I'm unsure what I should be preparing for. I tried to make the list capable of handling both heavy infantry and hordes, though things like Land Raiders may give me trouble if I can't bring the meltaguns to bear...
Following the father's day festivities, I managed to finish off the alternate Leman Russ this afternoon:
I also took a quick shot of the Charon alongside a standard Leman Russ. It's a little shorter in height but the overall hull is a bit more bulky than the regular version.
Finally I pulled out all the proxy/custom tanks and did a group shot. I'm planning on doing up another pair of the Griffons as well as at least another two of the Wyvern pattern Chimeras.
I'm working on a tournament list for GenCon, and it came to my attention that the tourney rules state any conversions must be made primarily from GW parts. As such, my King Russ pattern tanks are disallowed, being resincast models. While I do have a single standard Leman Russ, I thought it would be fun to make up an alternate version to better match the theme of the Wyvern-pattern Chimeras, the Griffon and other proxy/counts-as vehicles I've made. I ran across a neat combination of Chimera and Leman Russ kits a while back, and thought I'd try my hand at something similar. I opened up the Closet Of Doom and pulled out the vehicle bits box to see what I could come up with...
I started off with the undercarriage from the leman russ kit, and added on the snall bulkhead piece that is usually used in making a Basilisk to make an offset similar to the Macharius. I glued on the leman russ top hull, and filled in the bottom gap with a piece of plasticard (not pictured).
For the sides, I built up the standard Chimera left and right track sections (after significant searching through the bits boxes to find the appropriate parts), and used my Dremel to sand off the interior hull guides and the hatch combings on the exterior. I cut down the side armor plates a bit with the intention of using them to butt up against the side sponsons.
Once everything was sanded down, I glued the hull to the track units. The Leman Russ hull sits a little higher than the track units in the middle, but I intended to cover the gap with some track guards.
I assembled the tracks and track guards, which managed to cover the gap nicely. I also replaced the standard hull-mounted lascannon with one from the guard heavy weapons teams sprues.
I had a pair of assembled heavy bolter sponsons left over from an older project, which fit on the sides over the sanded-down hatch covers nicely. In the short term I'm planning on using the turret from the standard Leman Russ I have assembled and painted, though I'm thinking I'll eventually pick up a Ryza pattern turret from Forge World (or eBay if I can find one), as it's a little more streamlined and I think it may better suit the model. All in all it was a bit more work sanding and fitting than the recent Griffon proxy tank, but it ended up looking pretty decent. It stands a little shorter in profile than a standard Russ, but it is also a little wider, so I think it balances out in the end. I settled on calling it the Charon pattern, but I'm not 100% sold on the name. I'll have to dig out the Big Book of Mythological Creatures and see if I can find a better name that hasn't already been used...
I managed to get a quick game of 40k in over the past weekend, and decided to give one of my 'boutique' armies a try for a change. I'd built a smallish (1625 point) Crimson Fists assault-themed army as an allied force for the Mordian 7th, with the intent that they would supply a rapid-response force capable of engaging and succeeding in close combat - as opposed to the guard who engage and are subsequently horribly killed in close combat!
Upon initial deployment only the dreadnought, the combat squad of sternguard veterans and the razorback (containing the command squad) are placed on the table. After the opponent sets up, the scouts (carrying a teleport homer) infiltrate. In turn one, the drop pod carries the tactical squad into battle, and in subsequent turns the assault squad deep strikes down near the locator beacon carried by the drop pod. Similarly, the terminators teleport in near the teleport homer carried by the scouts. During this time the razorback has raced forward and deployed the command squad within striking distance of the enemy.
Of course, using this army against my friend's similarly-assault-themed blood angels meant that the entire battle took place in a roughly 2'x2' section of the table, as everything both armies had teleported or deep striked into the fray. It was a brutal, close-fought battle, with massive casualties on both sides. The Blood Angels won the day through superior cheesemongering (though my opponent pretends to call it 'tactics'), but all in all it was a very entertaining battle.
I'll likely bounce back and forth between painting a unit of guard and a unit of Crimson Fists over the next month or so. I'm hoping to get these marines finished and sold before my trip out to GenCon this summer...
I completely forgot to post the pictures of the Defense Line turrets I'd painted last week. Pretty simple overall, but I like the models. I'm thinking about ordering another trio, they'll certainly come in handy for the upcoming Planetstrike expansion!
I've been working on some objective markers for the Mordian 7th as well, though I only have one of them painted up thus far, a command holo-tank for use as an objective set up in my deployment zone. It's a little hard to tell what it is from the pictures, but there's a little Eldar weapons platform and gunner from the epic range showing in the tank.
I have a couple more objectives in the build stage, one with an injured messenger carrying a set of orders, and a supply dump. All of them are built on 60mm bases which gives me some room to make up fun little vignettes.
Took some time this afternoon to do some painting and knocked out the proxy Griffon. While I was at it I also painted up a Destroyer I'd built based on an old beat up Leman Russ chassis. Not my best conversion work by a long shot, but it's servicable I suppose.
I really should have done more with the barrel, I may end up replacing it with something more interesting looking in the future. It's been unusually cloudy for the last week or so, and the models come out looking a little more blue than they truly are - it's supposed to be rather nice tomorrow, hopefully I can get some better-lit shots...
I stopped by my FLGS this afternoon and picked up a slightly damaged Whirlwind for about half the usual retail price. The Rhino was badly warped, and will end up being terrain fodder, but the launcher was intact. I had been reading the Adeptus Arbites codex from BoLS, and the Black Maria caught my eye. I thought about making one, but I subsequently thought that it would be more useful to use the bits to make a proxy of some sort instead, as it would be easier to justify as part of my guard army. That being the case I decided to use the launcher to make a vehicle that I will use as a proxy Griffon.
By happy coincidence, the panel that the Whirlwind launcher ordinarily attaches to is exactly the same width as the main hull of the Chimera, once turned sideways. A small strip of plasticard was sufficient to cover the gap left over when slotted into the top of the Chimera, other than that the whole kit went together almost as if it was designed to do so!
On the back side I used a couple pieces from the standard Chimera kit which fit almost perfectly, all I had to do was trim off a couple protrusions. I added a rear hatch and a few bits of stowage here and there to cover up some of the open spaces.
In game, I plan on using the model as a proxy Griffon with the armored crew compartment upgrade. I chose the Griffon as the range, template size and damage were all roughly similar to that of the Whirlwind's Vengeance missile option, though the griffon does hit slightly harder (Strength 6 as opposed to Strength 5). I dry fit both missile pod options, and though technically the Vengeance missiles are the larger of the two missile options, I felt the smaller missiles in their racks looked better when mounted to the Chimera chassis.
A super simple conversion, I'll have to make another pair to fill out the squadron!
As I've mentioned in the past, I'm slooooowly working on putting together an Adeptus Mechanicus Explorator army based on the fine work over at the Tempus Fugitives site. One of the heavy support options in their Cult Mechanicus army list is the Genetor Biologis Land Crawler - "Based around the same STC that Arkhan Land used when developing the Land Raider, the Land Crawler is built as a mobile Genetor Biologis laboratory. Usually it collects samples from various subdued populations; however in time of open conflict its large manipulator claws are quite capable of collecting samples in multiple parts rather than wholly intact..." - Codex Cult Mechanicus, S. Mackaness
A friend of mine made a decent start of a Mechanicus army at one point, and had subsequently sold me a large chunk of the models. One of which was the beginnings of a Land Crawler, utilizing several Forge World wall panels and symbols.
I've cleaned it up a little bit, and I'm gathering bits to finish it off - I've built a pair of claws (though I'm still figuring out how and where I want to mount them), and I'm working on a dissection table to go in the rear area, using various servo-arm bits and greenstuff. Not super high on my priority list of things to work on of course, but as I was fiddling around with it a few days ago and was taking pictures of the guard models, I figured I'd start documenting the build process...
Still working on building the proxy rough riders on Hornet motorcycles and I snapped a quick picture after primering the few I've managed to assemble. I decided to change up the hunting lances based on a post by John and Mike over at Santa Cruz Warhammer seeing as I had a number of rokkit bits left over from the Ork sprues.
At the moment I only have six of the ten models built for the first squad, as I ran out of the plastic rod I was using for the lances. The end result will be seven lancers, two meltaguns and the sergeant, and I intend to build a second squad once I have a chance to place an order with Ramshackle Games for another 10.
Lastly I'm planning on using a slightly modified version of one of the single-cast bikes with integral riders to create a proxy Mogul Kamir miniature that is better suited to the history of the Mordian 7th Regiment.The fellow that runs Ramshackle Games threw this miniature in with my order due to a slight delay in shipping, and with the addition of a helmet and removal of some of the more egregious 'evil' bits I think it'll work. I'm working on a suitable bit of fluff to explain his looks and equipment as they relate to the Mogul Kamir rules.
I've never been too keen on the use of special characters in smaller games of 40k, defined to me as anything less than 4000 points. I will admit however that stems from years of playing 2nd edition a.k.a. Herohammer, wherein it seemed an entire army could be wiped from the table by virtue of a handful of characters (don't even get me started on the Fantasy rules from that era. There's a reason I don't play WFB anymore).
However, I will also admit that the recent trend of characters allowing certain tactics or alternate force organization charts for an army is, at its heart, an equitable way to allow players to inject a little uniqueness to their armies that is otherwise lacking in the 'vanilla' lists. That said, I personally see the characters as presented in the codex's to be mere 'examples' and I enjoy coming up with my own fluff to justify the game mechanics associated with a given character, rather than just telling my opponent "oh yeah, and Lord Castellan Creed, leader of the entire Cadian 8th decided to show up for our skirmish".
To that end, I intend to create a few of my own versions of the special characters in the Imperial Guard codex more suited to the fluff for the Mordian 7th Regiment. I decided to start with a relatively simple project first - everyone's favorite pseudo-Callidus action hero extraordinaire, Sly Marbo. Of course, I wanted to go in an entirely different direction style-wise, and I cast back to the old 2nd edition days for inspiration. I really had no choice in the matter though, there was only one solitary killer from days of old who would do...
The Rogue Trooper. A genetic soldier from the darker days of Nu-Earth, betrayed by the Traitor General, and sworn to revenge for his fallen comrades. Swift, silent, and deadly, the Rogue Trooper carried with him the memory chips of three of his dead squadmates, each capable of offering advice, warnings, and the occasional bit of comedy.
The model is predominantly Catachan bits and a Cadian head, though in retrospect he ended up being a bit more 'burly' than the Rogue Trooper is generally portrayed.
As there was just two models to paint (see below) I was able to bang them both out after work today. Fairly straightforward paintjob really - green fatigues, leather boots, pouches and helmet, and the trademark blue skin and yellow eyes. From a gameplay perspective he has all the special rules that Marbo does, I simply justify them differently - for example, he's not armed with a ripper pistol, but rather Gunnar his trusty rifle (bearing the chip of one of his old squadmates). However, in game it has the exact same statline.
Of course, if I'm going to make a Rogue Trooper, I'm more or less obligated to make the Traitor General. My intention is that any time I take the Rogue Trooper, my opponent would be given (at no additional points cost) a Company Commander (armed with a plasma pistol and powerfist, but without a supporting command squad) to represent the Traitor General. If the Rogue Trooper manages to kill him however, he counts as double the associated victory point/kill points/whatever we're using to keep score in a given game.
In order to keep things sporting, the Rogue Trooper may not deploy within 12" of the Traitor General when using his "He's behind you!" rule. The Rogue Trooper may enter play within 1" of any other enemy model as normal.
Now I realize that I'm mixing my universes here, but for a short period, GW was liscened to distribute a Rogue Trooper game, so it's ever-so-slightly canon! The other special characters I'm working on are much more true to the fluff of the Mordian 7th Regiment - but as Marbo is so over the top, I felt his proxy model needs a bit of 'flair' as well!
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A quick note to say get yourself over to the excellent raffle set up by
Echoes of Imperium. All proceeds go to Doctors Without Borders. The collab
between ...
Th Blightening Begins
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I didn't realize how fun it would be to paint these guys up when I picked
the No Respite expansion for Blackstone Fortress. Now I have a nice size
stack of...
Table updates
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No new 3d work recently, I've not really been in the mood after the roof
for the pigsty failed to fit properly. I need to go back and fix both parts
at som...
Eldar Cobra Type II WIP 2
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Endless gem work continues......much like this necessary lock down. The
plan was to add buff colored rain marks to these hulls using oil. We'll
have to...
Void 1.1: Viridian Shock Marines
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Viridia does not look kindly on rowdy separatist upstarts. For this reason,
Viridia maintains a number of quick reaction task forces on full alert with
a ...
What Happened?
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Now that I'm stuck at home, off and on, I figured I should post something
about what's going on in the Rich/GSI gaming world.
In place of wargaming...
February Progress
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I've made some hobby progress so far, but haven't gotten any models
finished.
I did make a painting chart and inventory of my Drukhari. So 50% of one of
...
How does this all work again?
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OK, let's see if I can remember how to do this... Man, things like Facebook
groups are a lot easier to load pics up to. Not as satisfying though.
That's wh...
A Christmas Revolushun (and Bonus Creepiness)
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It's Christmas! At least here, it is. For some of you, it's probably almost
Boxing Day already, and for a few, it might not have started quite yet.
I got m...
The End
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Dear All,
For those who enjoyed reading my blog and to those who still occasionally
come looking for new content, I first of all want to say thank you to ...
Astropolis Enginarium Crew
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Another group of Astropolis crew members, this time the the crew of the
mighty ship's Enginarium. No starndard GW techpriest here, although I'm
looking aro...
WilhelMiniatures on Etsy!
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Hello everyone!
It's been a while since the last update, and I've been working on a few
interesting things since then. The thing I'm most exited about ...
Kings Clash
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This weekend was a spectacular Songapalooza event, where A Song of Ice and
Fire was played almost non stop for 3 days!
The primary goal was to test out...
Nova 2019 Aftermath
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Hey all, a little late on the post NOVA this year but got hit with the Con
Crude and am just now starting to feel normal haha
The display was complete an...
Nova Open 2019: New Looted Knights!
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Hey everyone! Hope you are all doing fantastic, and are super excited for
the upcoming Nova Open! I know I am! I've been horrible with updating the
blog,...
Necromunda: House Cawdor looted Ambot
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Seemingly, I couldn't resist the lure of splitting a box of Ambots with my
mate Andy GI. These things look great.
At the time of building and painting, I'...
Star Wars Legion ATST
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At last I have a finished model to show you all. The speed at which I paint
and never finish anything has become a standard joke in these parts, so I
fee...
Necron Kill Team - Done!
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The kill team is done! The leader and the veteran joined the crew. The
green tubes and glows were a joy to paint and now with the new Kill Team
Elites re...
Passing Nadir Point
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April has been a Nadir Month in our household's present trajectory. The
good thing about elliptical orbits is that we have to eventually come back.
This ...
Tale of Five Gamers- Call of the Brayherd
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So my beastmen project is inspired by the original Tale of Four Gamers,
with my army choice and colour scheme being shamelessly taken from Paul
Sawyers bea...
Templar Bretheren
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[image: 30k Imperials Fists Templar Squad]
These guys have been through a few incarnations but here is my finally
finished Templar squad. I started out usi...
Monster Rider (4)
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Hi all,
finally an update!
I was blocked by some health issues and then catching back up with
real-life work.
But now I finally have some time at hand.
unfo...
Flames of War - Great War Battle Report
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Time for another of our Grand Battle Reports! Battlefront have recently
re-released their First World War game Great War, and I thought this would
be a fin...
JSA - Yojimbo!!
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He has a name you just have to shout every time you activate him! The mad
motorcycle monster himself, Yojimbo!
The JSA have very limited amounts of smoke a...
In Support of Terrain Essentials
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It's that time again where I ask you to dig in and support one of our
community in his Kickstarter.
Mel aka The Terrain Tutor is having a go at putting his...
8th (King's Royal Irish) Hussars
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Deciding to start from the rearmost regiments for the charge of the Light
Brigade allows me to focus on the 8th Hussars.
First raised by Henry Conyngham i...
I’m back, AT Legio Mortis
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Hi all, I’m back blogging.
I’m mainly working over at Unityb4heresy at the moment. I will start
updating this page with other projects.
First you is an e...
Norse Giant
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Evening all! My last post was an update on my 3rd edition Warhammer Norse
army, and I mentioned in it that I had a Norse Giant on the way - well,
here he ...
Quick post of models
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Lots to paint up - quick list of that then a bunch of stuffs.
Me
Nothing much - Plastic Dudesmen #5, articles, etc
Build this ad mech guy for stream paint
H...
292: One Force all, and all Force One
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Here is my generic marines force, purposefully designed to be as "generic"
as possible, allowing maximum flexibility to field a force from any of the
codic...
What's that smell? The Nurgle Rotters Rumble in
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The Nurgle Rotters
Hello everyone!
Long time no see once again but here I am slowly but surely steadily adding
content to this probably long forgotten p...
Underhive Board
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For absolutely ages I've been hankering after a new board. The one i
currently have, which you may have seen in my battle blogs, is perfectly
serviceable b...
Real Life and Productus Interuptus
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So if you're still reading thanks. You'll already know the updates have
been lacking. As my kids have gotten older and busier, hobby time has been
sparse....
Project Dark Mechanicum – Adepticon 2019
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After Adepticon 2018, even though we had one “interesting” game there 😉 ,
we decided to embark on our 2019 Adepticon project – Dark Mechanicum!
Riffing of...
The French Fleet at Cherbourg 1904
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My last post was a look at the Battle of Cherbourg game that we played a
few weeks ago, I thought I'd take a look at the French fleet with this one.
Mysel...
Just 1 Day Left for 13 Fantasy Worlds!
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Best-seller Kevin J. Anderson and award-winner Cat Rambo headline the Myths
& Legends Fantasy Bundle on StoryBundle.com, a huge bundle of 13 fantasy
books!...
Tankageddon Painting Complete!
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A couple weeks overdue, but here are a few photos of what I managed to get
done for the LGT. All of the below was painted in the space of two weeks!
A few ...
A sign-off: What deters me from the 40K fandom
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Warhammer saved me long ago from the monotony of mainstream media. It
revealed to me there were some stories worth pursuing, there was an
audience for gri...
The end is nigh...
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Hello,
You might have noticed that I've not been positing as often lately, and
when I have posted, my hobby progress has been pretty minimal. Well, I
thin...
Infinity - WarCor
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In Infinity the Game, WarCors are the War Correspondents that travel the
Human Sphere and report the goings-on from the front lines. WarCors are
also the e...
Simple Chequer Patter Painting Tutorial
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I wanted to add some variety to the armour panels on the Questoris Knights.
Looking at a few different ways to do this, I settled on a chequer pattern
for ...
Things are rumbling along!
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So, the launch of the Kickstarter for my book ARMIES & LEGIONS & HORDES
went off with a bang! It funded in three hours, and has continued to go
great gun...
Dwarfs
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I got the lot of these monopose dwarfs new in box years ago and with the
changes to the Generals Handbook, taking a brick of 40 dwarfs is almost
feasible, ...
AGGTG Is Closing Down...
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Hi Readers,
Its been a few months since i've posted on here, but as usual, i haven't
been idle. However, during that time i got to thinking long and har...
Forge World to Release Horus Heresy Rulebook
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The Horus Heresy gets a rulebook!
*From Forge World:*
Get ready to return to the 31st Millennium with the new Horus Heresy Age of
Darkness Rulebook,...
Completed Deff Dread for Dreadtober 2017
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Despite this being one of the busiest months I’ve had in a long while, I
have managed to finish the Deff Dread for Dreadtober 2017. Adding another
stompi...
Completed Deff Dread for Dreadtober 2017
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Despite this being one of the busiest months I’ve had in a long while, I
have managed to finish the Deff Dread for Dreadtober 2017. Adding another
stompi...
12th legion Angry Boiz
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While working on the noble lads of the azure 13th, I was also expanding the
footprint of their temperamental cousins in the 12th. At this point this is
my ...
Blog Hiatus
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Hello blog readers,
You may have noticed a lack of posts over the last year or so. The
blogosphere is changing. Viewership and comments on blogs are decreas...
Conan: Bêlit, Queen of the Black Coast
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Bêlit is the eponymous character from Queen of the Black Coast, and is
Conan's first real love (of only two). She's a pirate queen, terrorizing
the South...
Eldar Wraithguard
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I finally finished this guy after so many months. He had been sitting
mostly done for months. Just sitting there mocking me. The major
motivating fac...
More hobby progress.
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Hi guys, Well it's not be the weather for it lately in sunny Leeds but I
have been slowly working on my breachers, not a lot but getting
there.....no reall...
Inq28 - More Servo Skulls
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On a roll from finishing my Helbrute I thought I'd crack on and paint up
the next 3 servo skulls I made for my inquisitoral warband last year.
First up a...
Taurox Prime progress
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GW has refined the detail on its minis. This is a good thing but with the
Taurox Prime it it has been impossible to hinge any of the doors to allow
viewing...
The Garage is on Facebook
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I've decided to make a Facebook page for the Garage. Eventually, I may
transition completely to a social media page. I feel it's easier to manage
and will ...
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It's half term. Which means this is happening: It also means that I'll be
trying to do something geeky. I still cant even begin to contemplate
anything 40k...
Warhammer 30k Imperial Fists
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So this is one of those, "I'm not dead posts". I have been away from
blogging for a while. I thought I'd share my recent 30k bug. I have
always wanted t...
News for Salute 2017
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We have four new kit who arrive recently and who will be available to
Salute 2017 and on the shop today !
First good new foor the day !
3 new kits to upgr...
094. WIP Nurgle Chaos Marine Kill Team...
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Ray suggested we head into the re-launched 'Warhammer' Adelaide store this
coming weekend to try out the new Shadow Wars (certainly not Necromunda)
Armaged...
Vulkan Lives!
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Well. Let me tell you what happened to me.
This is a PSA for anyone who lives anywhere where it rains. I'm going to do
everything I can to make sure that t...
Showcase of my Iron Warriors HORUS HERESY 30K
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As I showed you a post before, Last year I bought a beaten up old land
raider MK1, yes!
One year ago but in all honestly I havent had time to even start the...
MISSING: ONE CLIENT
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Are you M. Taylor of Cardiff? If so, we have lost touch and need urgently
to regain such. I have your models you see, the work is done and all that
is nee...
Death Company
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I have already done one post about my DC, but I finally got back to
finishing them off. One of the hardest things to remember is what colours
you have used...
October Painting Contest at Kirton Games
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I've been bullied into posting! Kirton Games is staging a Painting Contest
this month, on the theme of Warhammer! Its a bit of an experiment, but
theres a ...
Laser Cut Card Doors and Windows
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I used a couple of these great door and widow kits from Laser Cut Card on a
couple of card stock boxes from Hobby Lobby. The effect is great and I will
b...
Bit by bit, man I need some bitz!
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I have not had a lot of time to paint, still assembling all those little
things that makes it easier to do conversions (ah, the lament for a decent
bitz bo...
Infinity Tables @ AdeptiCon 2016!
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Just a quick post up to show everyone the tables that were played on at
AdeptiCon this year for Infinity!
The terrain at AdeptiCon for Infinity never...
Epic Titans
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Another random project I have going on, I won a warlord for "cheap" on
eBay, and that began my slow descent into addiction.
Two warhounds followed, obviou...
Pardon My Dust
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If you visit here with any regularity, you'll have noticed a lack of
actual, you know, website or anything. Sorry about that.
The website is getting a face...
A little X-Wing on Labor Day
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Greetings once again InterWebs!!! It has been a crazy time lately here in
Colorado, my health battles continue with another surgery looming on
Thursday thi...
I've been an avid follower of 40k since the original days of Rogue Trader. Back in 1988 I picked up my first copy of the rulebook and good old RTB01 - the box of plastic beaky space marines and the rest as they say is history. 30 years later I'm still playing with little army men... And enjoying every minute of it!