Lead and Taxes - Year in Review

Kraken here, with my end of the year's Tally!

The Tally of 2019

Nearly closing time - let's have a quick count-up!

For those who don't know, this is the idea behind "Project: Micawber"...

"Annual leadpile twenty Intercessors, annual painting nineteen Intercessors nineteen marines and a scout, result: stagnation.

Annual leadpile twenty Intercessors, annual painting twenty Intercessors nought and a teleport homer, result: progress."

Godsworn Us, Every One

These were painted up to be Christmas presents, so hopefully I can post them here without spoiling the surprise!

(the average age of the recipients is 6, so they're not among our regular readership!)

Bloody, Bloody Contrast

Before things get too rotting and slimy... here are the Khorne Daemons!

You've got red on you... 

Come, Ye Skitarii

Now the bionic cat is out of the bag: here's the Adeptus Mechanicus!

0010101100 Come All Ye Faithful: Thousand Sons vs Adeptus Mechanicus

The narrative campaign continues: The Hunt for Ahriman, Part III

Plasma streaked towards him over the dusty ground. There was nowhere to hide from it, no time to protect himself. Ahriman extended his will and with a terrible effort, tore apart the fabric of reality around him. 

The warp opened, and he fell in. 

Silent Night of the Living Dead

When there's no more room in Hell, your Leadpile will walk the earth.

Filthy, Filthy Contrast

So what's all this Contrast Paint I've been hearing about?

He's holding a snowball.
This makes the hundreds of snow bases all worthwhile.

Their Scourge and Minister: Space Wolves vs The Scourged

The Scourged are out on their first solo mission - taking on the heroes of Fenris!

"He's over there! Between the Jenga and the Guess Who!"

Good thing Space Wolves don't have much experience in fighting Tzeentch-aligned heretics, eh?

Don't Shoot Until You See The Reds of their Noses: Alpha Legion vs Harlequins

Always time for one more scrap before Christmas! Hotspur was almost off on his holiday travels, but dropped in for a quick thousand point battle against my Alpha Legion.

He brought the clowns. Why did it have to be Clowns?

Alpha Strike: Alpha Legion vs Mantis Warriors

Unexpectedly, I seem to have completed two small armies this year! The obvious thing to do with them is therefore to hold one in each hand and smash them against each other to establish dominance.

However, I, Kraken, cannot trust my own hands to give these armies a fair showing. Therefore playing my Left Hand in tonight's Skype Match is none other than...

Pootle, leading a different brand of chaos marines this time: the Alpha Legion.

An Epistle About An Apostle

An Apostle and two Disciples - have I got the wrong holiday?

Best Served Cold: Thousand Sons vs Space Wolves

Another battle on home soil! Wales hasn't seen this much bloodshed since the Great Chip Shortage of Caroline Street.

Old scores are to be settled tonight - Space Wolves vs Thousand Sons.

T'au be or not T'au be? Death Guard & Purge vs T'au

"Commander? The Death Guard force we've been tracking have returned. I'm afraid it looks like they do know about the data cache: they're moving right towards it."

"Prepare to embark. We will destroy the chaos filth and remove the substrates. They must not find out what we've discovered about their former prisoner."

It's a grudge match as Kasfunatu's T'au venture out onto the road for an actual face-to-face rematch against Pootle's Second Law.

Death From Above - Black Legion vs Blood Angels

The Black Legion are back in action - against a brand new opponent, leading the Angels of Baal!

Blood Angels vs Khorne Berserkers? ... let the claret flow