Badab War Chapter tactics and Characters analysis part 1 of 3
Greetings folks, Hot on the heels of my articles looking at the new Imperial Armour books is a series looking at the updates for the Badab War books. I will freely discuss points values and anything...
View ArticleBadab War Chapter tactics and Characters analysis part 2 of 3
Hello folks,Here is the second part of my articles looking at the Badab war characters and Chapter tactics. It also covers the siege vanguard army list.MinotaursAnother unknown founding, the Minotaurs...
View ArticleBadab War Chapter tactics and Characters analysis part 3 of 3
Hi chaps,Last part of the series looking at the Badab War chapters, characters and army lists. This article focusses on the traitor Chapters and the Tyrants legion army list.Astral ClawsMasters of...
View ArticleDark Angels commission finished - veterans, command squad, banners and...
Hi guys,Although I've been posting quite a few articles of late my actual painting and modelling articles have been few. The reason for this is I have been undertaking a new venture into the world of...
View ArticleForgeworld Rapiers - assembly and overall impression
Hi folks,Just a brief post to discuss the Forgeworld rapier, which I ultimately hope to add a squad of to both my Raven Guard infantry force and Pre-heresy Luna Wolves.The kit itself contains all the...
View ArticleThe golden age of 40k may be here
Hi folks,Thought I would speak out on current events. I often refer to the possibility of being on the verge of a 'golden age' of GW. What exactly do I mean by this? Well, for starters let's look back...
View ArticleLuna Wolves - Garviel Loken and Rapiers battery finished
Finally finished working on these guys. I am at the moment trying to finally get my Luna wolves on track, and I'd say they're 2/3 of the way there. The Rapiers are a fantastic addition to any Space...
View ArticleSicaran battle Tank - impressions and magnetising
Hi guys,One of the fruits of my recent commission labours is this Sicaran battle tank. I fell in love with the model as soon as I saw it and the rules are fittingly brutal given its predator (no pun...
View ArticleWho were the most tragic / evil of the traitor Primarchs?
As I'm re-reading Angel Exterminatus at the moment, which contrasts two very different Primarchs, I got to thinking as to which of the traitor Primarchs were truly evil from the outset and which were...
View ArticleRecent commission work - scions and kasrkin
Hi folks,Been quiet of late, my apologies. As well as real world stuff I've been working on several commission projects, one of which is now finished and the second of which should be soon. I thought I...
View Article7th edition on the horizon - what's to come in the starter set?
So it's official. May will herald in the release of a new edition of 40k. I will refrain at this point from speculating on rules etc until more is known (which shouldn't take too long with releases...
View Article40k release predictions for the next year
Hi folks,Recent rumours regarding the starter set for 7th edition got me thinking about what to expect from GW over the next 12-18 months. I'm sure there'll be a few surprises thrown in there that...
View ArticleDark Angels Fire Raptor commission finished
Hi folks,Been a busy few weeks what with 7th edition being released. So far I've only had one game but found it highly enjoyable - mechanics such as the new psychic phase and the Maelstrom of war...
View ArticleBlog Wars 7 army painting countdown
Hi folks,It's nearly that time of the (half) year again when Blog wars is upon us. It wasn't until a month ago whether or not I knew that exam results would allow me to attend but as soon as I got the...
View ArticleRecent hobby progress - Iron Hands and Knight commission
Hi chaps,Only been able to spend and ever-dwindling small amount of time on hobby stuff this past week. in the immediate future we have Blog Wars 7 coming up in less than a week and so I am chipping...
View ArticleBlog Wars 7 aftermath - a minor victory for the Iron Hands
Hi folks,Yesterday marked the 7th installment of Blog Wars, which was as enjoyable as ever. The venue staff were friendly as always and the food was a notch better this time around IMO. It was great to...
View ArticleCaptain Alessio Cortez
Hi folks,Just a wee update. Got ahold of the limited Space Marine Captains when the new website went live and have turned them into a Crimson Fist and Ultramarine respectively. In the case of the...
View ArticleThoughts on new release and codex format plus tactical objectives
Hi folks,I'm back from a few weeks away and thought I would scribble some random musings down.New Codex formatHaving now looked through the Ork codex I thought I would talk a bit about the changes (on...
View ArticleYet another shameless plug - Ebay auctions ending this weekend
Hi folks,Jumping on the same bandwagon as Alex (fromthefang) I thought I would get in some cheeky advertising for my auctions on EBay ending this weekend. I ship worldwide and am mostly selling...
View ArticleNew Space Wolf codex thoughts.
Hi folks,A bit late to the party here but things have been busy of late. I thought before Grey Knights hit the scene I would offer some thoughts on the new Space Wolves release. In a few weeks I'll put...
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