The Tally of 2021

Another rotation of the sun inexplicably completed. All that is left are the memories.

It's not all 40k. Don't get Arcee about it.

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

"Annual leadpile twenty Possessed, annual painting nineteen Possessed, nineteen Chaos Space Marines and a Cultist, result: stagnation.

Annual leadpile twenty Possessed, annual painting twenty Possessed nought and a Cultist, result: progress."

Red, White and Blood: World Eaters vs White Scars

There's always time for just one more battle, even in the dying moments of the year. Kas and Kraken here, with 1750 points worth of Grimdark Deathdealing for your reading pleasure! 

The Season of Giving

If we all give each other miniatures, that's not the same as getting new ones, is it?

Legion the First Day of Christmas

 

The 25th is kind of like Boxing Day back home, and therefore not too early to start painting again. Although I said that during the Julbord as well, in fairness. 

Livin' Leviathan Loca: Tyranids vs Mantis Warriors

'Tis the fight before Christmas!

Green on both sides as Hive Fleet Afanc returns to take on their old foes, the Mantis Warriors.

Hot T'au Pic

 

But it's all safe for work, I hasten to assure you. 

As Driven By Davy Jones

 It's Christmas - let's get wrecked!

Black Magic

 There's no such thing as too much of a good thing...

Black Rubricae!

Crypt Command

 

First part of the commish finished! 

Underdog Day Afternoon: Thousand Sons vs Deathwing

Title Fight: get ready for the Hohenlinden In Swindon!

Thousand Sons vs Dark Angels!

Suppuration and Sorcery: Thousand Sons vs Death Guard

Hold onto your hats, this one's been brewing for years...

Thousand Sons vs Death Guard!

Kill it with Firepower: World Eaters vs Imperial Knights

 

After my previous defeat at the pincers of the Great Brass Scorpion, I felt I needed a do-over. So here we go again, but this time I've got the Super-Heavies to match him!

High Noon, Marshal: Creations of Bile vs Black Templars

The goldinium rush is a bonanza, but the consarn it if the doggone mines ain't blowin' up every darn where!

Black Templars vs Creations of Bile!

Bile, Wild West: Creations of Bile vs Space Wolves

Saddle up, there's goldinium in them thar hills!

I'm a-fightin' in The Wild West!

Blade to Order

Crypt Angels continue!

Death & Decay in the Wild West: Nurgle Daemons vs Ad Mech and Astra Militarum

Pootle here, reporting on two games I played at the DZTV Wild West event at Firestorm Games in Cardiff last weekend. 

Great Bulls of Fire!

 Goodness gracious.

Gladiator! Ready!

 

A new wave of Crypt Angels has hit my painting queue!

Squat If

Dwarves, but space?

Clash of the Tautans: World Eaters vs T'au Sept

 

A test bed for massive monsters? Count me in!

Swamp Angels: Death Guard vs Space Marines

The Crypt Angels and Death Guard find themselves scrambling over the last sweetie in the jar.

Let's fight!

A Harbinger

 

With Deep Madness banished, I thought I had nothing left to paint. But in the back of the cupboard, something sinister stirred...

I Get Back Up Again

 It's the Plumbawumba decider battle - Alpha Legion back against Mantis Warriors to determine an eventual winner!

Endurance Cron-test: Necrons vs Death Guard

 

Pootle here! I fancied a game and Rapid obliged me, choosing to take command of some of my Death Guard. I've only played one game with my Necrons since I got Indomitus, so I decided to give them another crack. Two very resilient armies here: will both sides refuse to die or will someone break?

Sheer Khârn!

 My World Eaters have someone to show them how it's done!

Yes we Khârn!

Simply Red

Here come the World Eaters!

Those of a squeamish disposition may want to look away.

Deep Dive Done

 

I reached the bottom!

I Get Knocked Down

 A visiting challenger - General Plumbawumba is working in Gothenburg for a couple of months, and hasn't played for about nine years. He took me up on the offer of a introduction to 9th, and we had a couple of quick 500 point matches over lunch. 

Alpha Strike

 

General Kas wants to learn more about Tyranids, and I am quite happy to be practised on! Battle time. 

Little Crop of Horrors

This close to the end of the box set, I got overexcited and did a rather larger batch of tiny aberrations than I could have. Took a bit longer, but I'm that much nearer the finish line!

The Apostlecalypse: Chaos Space Marines vs Imperial Guard

 The Gehenna campaign reaches its conclusion, and it's all going down on Sentinel!

Chaos Space Marines vs Imperial Guard!

Age of Sigmar 3: The Search For Sigmar

One whiff of a revised system, and I'm pulled right back into the mortal realms

Let's play Age of Sigmar!

Dead Ringers

 

Near the bottom of the box now!

Strangler Things

 

Spikes? Tentacles? Protruding bones? Visible organs? Yep, it’s more Deep Madness.

The Digsite Defence: Thousand Sons vs Adeptus Mechanicus

We return to Sentinel in the Gehenna System!

Where the Adeptus Mechanicus and Thousand Sons can't help running into each other!

Bully's Special Prize

I seem to have taken a left turn into Age of Sigmar,

But lets moove on regardless!

Changey, Changey Contrast

 Better late than never ... the Tzeentch Daemons!

Weekend At Paul's - Day 3

Final day of the weekend, and while most of the crew were occupied with nonessential tasks like 'relaxing' and 'socialising', I was looking for more opponents!

Luckily, I didn't have far to look.

Weekend At Paul's - Day 2

The Weekend At Paul's continues... 

...and with five different homemade curries to fuel us, Saturday was looking spicy.

Weekend At Paul's - Day 1

Last weekend, I was fortunate enough to attend a get-together of Deployment Zone regulars, hosted by the legendary SayHiPaul.

There was much gaming, laughter and a great deal of food consumed. Over the three days, I managed to play six games, which I can summarise (I wasn't quite up to full battle reports).

Tidal Purge: Nids vs Purge

If the summer is ending, there's still time for one last trip to the beach. So Pootle and I (Kraken) packed buckets, spades and hand grenades, then sorted out a quick battle. 

The Reckoning: Tempestus Scions vs Tyranids

Rapid and I have fought twice before, Scions against Tyranids. With one victory to each side (Nids here, Scions here), we felt there was a certain tension that needed resolution, so it's once more into the breech!

Hedkrakka's Madmob - Wee Jimmy Krumpie!

Third and final instalment of my Caledonian warbands!

Let's get Hedkrakkin'

Sick and Twisted

Still more Deep Madness beings. 

Be'La dancing with Bludteef: Orks vs Daemons

Pootle here! My Ork Warlord, Bludteef, has once more been reassembled from the component parts strewn across the last battlefield he fought on and this time is leading an army drawn from the new codex; maybe that will inspire him to survive a game for the very first time...

Facing the Orks is a host of daemons led by Kasfunatu and, for the first time in nearly a year, we're playing face to face! Kas has painted up a fabulous Be'lakor model who will spearhead a host of Tzeentch and Slaanesh daemons.

Storm of Celestus - Stormcast Proclaimors!

Second Underworlds warband coming up!

I would reforge 500 miles from Azyr!

Drepur's Wraithcreepers - Boney Prince Charlie

Underworlds warbands incoming!

Don't worry - I painted them for someone else. I haven't accidentally become productive!

Hobbypocalypse battle report: The Horsemen Fight

As sure as Famine follows War, this battle was going to happen...

We fight!

Hungry Hungry Hippabominations

There's going to be a point as I get through this box set where I get tired of painted gnarly flesh. Luckily, it's not today. 

Blob's a Good 'Un

Deep Madness continues.

Hive Tyromancy

Tyranids are my favourite 40K faction and army there I've said it Scions now move on, and it doesn't take much to set me off moaning about how far the current codex has fallen behind the curve. But what's this? GW is teasing a xenos codex before Christmas, and their latest narrative drive is set in the Nid-infested Octarius sector?

Why, yes, I will speculate wildly about what I'd like to see in it, thank you!

Crafted with Love

The Deep Madness Dive continues!

Dustbusters II: Thousand Sons vs Adeptus Mechanicus

When magical meet logical, all bets are off...

It's Thousand Sons vs Adeptus Mechanicus!