First Stab at Sixth
Three games into Sixth and the sky did not fall. The game is not ruined. I do wonder how many gamers did "get out for good", as many threatened. We like it. All battles have been small (1000-1500...
View ArticleValkyrie's Teeth
Stupid adult life has totally gotten in the way of my playing with plastic army men!I have been taking my 40K hobby in small doses, and working on a few neglected projects. I have been painting up my...
View ArticleAnother Dark Vengeance Unboxing
"You hate authority but like gas masks and cloaks? Well my fiend, the life of a henchman is perfect for you!"The +4 big box of plastic krak arrived at my door yesterday evening. It did not...
View ArticleHappy Birthday, God-Emperor
September 29, ? The Emperor of Man is born. We don't know his name, we don't know what year, but we remember the date. Or we did back when Games Workshop put out the awesome 2002 Calendar.Is it canon?...
View Article4K of Tau
Click to enlarge!Like one or two of you out there, I had an army escape the painting table for a bit. Eleven years in my case. I was into the Tau when they came onto the scene in 2001, but that was a...
View ArticleTau, meet the Necrons
Wait, that building wasn't there a minute ago...Tomb Lord Pete and I had a 2,000 point battle. It was his first go with the new Necron Codex, and I am still on my (newly-painted) Tau kick. It was a...
View ArticleFamily Circus 40,000
So this really happened on Wednesday. Maybe Mr. Keane is up for a game?
View ArticleThe Throne of Skulls isn't going to build itself
B'A' Baracus needs your help. Well, just your skull, really.Khorne. The Skull Lord. My favorite of the ruinous powers. Straightforward and easy to please.No mindbending schemes, no disturbing (but...
View ArticleBlood for all my Friends
He's right behind me, isn't he?Time to take the new Chaos Codex out for a little stroll. A timeless match-up of close combat enthusiasts.Frenzied blood-crazed madmen against the World Eaters.Matt took...
View ArticleFire. And lots of it.
Somebody need a light?Flamers have gotten more useful in 6th edition. My Steel Legion army had none, because in their Great Wisdom, GW never made any for them. Meltaguns either, but I use the Grenade...
View ArticleWhen There's No More Room In Hell
The Dead Will Walk The Earth. Or a convenient tabletop.New Codex, old enemies. Plague Zombies have long been one of those units have have rules, and then aren't updated for nigh on a decade. Both Pete...
View ArticleThe First Legion: A New Hope
Time to drop the Emperor's wraith upon some heretics!I have watched for signs & portents. I have kept the faith. Long years spent in the shadow of our former glory is about to end. Finally, all of...
View ArticleKorgor The Bloodmad
Crushed skulls count as well.Korgor the Bloodmad…………………………165 pointsKorgor the Bloodmad is a Khornate daemon bound in the hull of an Ironclad Dreadnought captured by the World Eaters warband known as...
View ArticleThis Old Bloodthrister
Kylar The Destructor, my Khornate Daemon Prince of course started out life as a imposing Bloodthrister in 2nd & 3rd Edition. Then the really huge and imposing Bloodthrister came out and this figure...
View ArticleStompa Attack
Ork Walkers on the north ridge.Some days you just need a straight up slug-fest. Fast moving, lots of carnage, no fiddling with unit cohesion, just big guns and big targets. So we had a 2500 point...
View ArticlePict Captures
Pete's "Space Marine" Predator.The cure for all heretics.Mrs. Blackheart's "Tempest" class super heavy grav tank.This urban grey cammo works great! The Orks don't suspect a thing.And then it went all...
View ArticleDeath or Glory!
Promotion exam. Space Marine style.Once again the Blood Angels try and stop the rampaging Ork horde. This time, Commander Matt really means it. 2000 points, Purge the Alien mission, Vanguard Strike...
View ArticleRelic has arrived
We'll take a moment out the 28mm version of 40K and have a quick look a Fantasy Flight Games (FFG) new board game, Relic. As most of you know, Fantasy Flight Games has been licensing out the things...
View ArticleTau, Gundam style
Say 'ello to my big friend.Like so many others in our little hobby, I love killer mecha. Which is one of the reasons the Tau and their anime inspired battlesuits appealed to me. I got my hands on a...
View ArticleQuick Tau Picts
And ready for battle.I managed to force some painting time into my overloaded schedule and I am happy with the result. I've said it before, I'm a gamer, not a painter. It only took three tries to find...
View Article