Rock, Paper, Power Fist
We have all seen the growth of 40K cosplay and have noticed the increasing skill level. The You Tubes are packed with (mostly) awesome efforts. Check out this Imperial Fists Terminator for example. But...
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Well, that escalated quickly
So I was at a local game store picking up June's White Dwarf when I was approached by a fellow gamer who asked me what I thought of the new Eldar Wraithknight. ''Impressive," I said, being a person...
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Finally! A turn based PC game
The Press release:Slitherine and Games Workshop® are pleased to announce Warhammer®40,000®: Armageddon™.Having announced an exciting partnership with Games Workshop a few weeks ago, Slitherine are...
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Carnage-Asda '13
The annual Atomic Warlords' kill fest & BBQ was held on Memorial Day again this year. This year this points total was lower than normal as we tried out a custom scenario named "Giant Tyranid...
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Giant Tyranid Monsters All Out Attack!
I may have borrowed the title a bit from Godzilla movies. I know I am now in the minority of 40K players; those who want a good scenario over making "The Unbeatable List of the Day". That's fine, I'm...
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Apocalypse: Wall of Martyrs
Apocalypse 2.0 is upon us in all of its over the top glory. Today let's look at the the three new scenery kits.Yes it is more Imperial stuff, but 40K is the story of the Imperium of Man vs. a galaxy...
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Armageddon PC Unit teasers
Many, many more units to come. Including "The smaller Titans and Stompas" No other game details yet other than it is a new hex based game engine. I really enjoy Panzer Corps, so I have faith this will...
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Stompas 2.0
With the new Apocalypse comes the scramble to make old units compatible. This Sunday we are going to have our first official Apocalypse battle, so I needed to get the Ork heavy metal into line....
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Armageddon Battle
So this post isn't according to plan. We played a good Apocalypse game a few weeks ago. Then life got in the way, minor surgery, some of the pics I took were corrupted, and I lost the notes I took...
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Codex: Space Marines, First Impressions
Well, it's big and it's here. The largest Codex to date (178 pages), the posterboys of 40K, the Adeptus Astartes have arrived for Sixth.Good fluff on Ultramarines, White Scars, Imperial Fists, Crimson...
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Happy Birthday Emperor of Mankind!
What do you get someone whose first name is "The"? Only undying loyalty and death to all heretics. And cake! Do not forget the cake.We here at Atomic Warlords hope you enjoy this holy day of smiting...
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Something, something, Danger Zone!
This year for the Emperor's B-day we did something a bit different: The Atomic Warlords' Top Gun Tournament!What is this madness you may ask? Well, here is this years mission:Lone Intruder Ork Warlord...
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Death in the Skies
We had a total of four runs on the Top Gun Tournament. So let's go in opposite order.Fourth Place: Sadly, me...I took a Valkyrie Vendetta, I thought with its high armor and solid firepower I could...
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Why No Assault Troop Army?
Space Marine players have been able to take an all Biker army since Fourth Edition. What has been missing the last two editions is the all Assault Trooper army. My question today is why?If a Space...
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Happy Chaos-giving!
In honor of our American holiday celebrating unintended consequences, I bring you a guest article written by Arch-Heretic Pete:Five Step Chaos Program Let me be clear right up front. I love...
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Tanksgiving 2013
I dare you to cross this line!I know, two Thanksgiving puns in a row, sorry. But Pete's article was a surprise, sort of like how damn good the Eldar Holo-field is now. After our Tukey day meal, Mrs....
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Unlock the Toy Cabnet
Cue "They have ruined 40K!" again. Two hardcover supplements came out this week for 40K. Today let's look at Escalation. The book is true to it's name, it does escalate things in the game a bit.What...
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Escalation Battle Report
775 Points of AwesomeTime to give Escalation a try. So we went for one of the "worst case scenarios". A army with a super heavy flyer armed with a dreaded "D" weapon vs. a force unprepared for for such...
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Thunderhawk Flight Stand
By popular demand we are going to make the Thunder Hawk Flight stand available for purchase. I've had a T-hawk for many years now, but have had the problem of trying to use it in a game, it is so damn...
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Enter the Revenant
As promised the Revenant Escalation battle report. 2,000 points each, I did not take any Super heavies, merely six Leman Russ Battle Tanks plus lots of Guardsmen with lascannons and missile launchers....
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