Tuesday, 29 January 2019

Little Pigs, Little Pigs, Let Me Come In...

It's been a quiet January, but not for lack of effort.

Space Wolves Primaris Intercessor Pack Leader with chainsword

From now, until they're finished, we shall be painting Space Wolves!

Monday, 21 January 2019

Welcome to the Jungle: Scions and Marines vs Tyranids

++ Operation Clean Slate is go. Landing zone locked, nav beacon responding. Valkyries on approach, drop teams ready. Safeties off, all teams, you may fire freely. Sweep the DZ clear of hostiles, capture and appropriate local strong points, establish a functional beachhead ahead of reinforcements. Emperor protects. ++

I know you can't say 'Let's Rock!', that's from a different film. But the sentiment holds true.

Here we go - Zamaroon Campaign battle report number one! Kraken in the guise of Tyranids.

I, Stylus, shall be taking the combined forces of the Imperium. I've played thirty-eight battles with Space Marines (simulated) and two real ones (including this one). So I totally know what I'm doing.




And our opening game takes place in the Main Compound with the Beachhead mission!

Tuesday, 15 January 2019

Black to the Future


We've been here before.

Saturday, 12 January 2019

Forthcoming Attractions


A new year!

If we've been quiet so far, it's only because a combination of school holidays and then going back to work doesn't leave much time for fine detailed brushwork and fluff generation. But quiet isn't the same as inactive...


Monday, 31 December 2018

Swinging the Lead: Year in Review


Blimey, that was a quick year. Yet so much happened! Was this really the same year that the Age of Sigmar Snakewomen released? And Adeptus Titanicus? And Kill Team? And... and... and... Too much!


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But how did I fare?

The Tally of 2018

And we're finally done with 2018. An experience not dissimilar to riding on that bus at the end of The Italian Job.

"We're going to need a bigger pen."

And this is the update to "Project: Micawber", let's all say it together...

"Annual leadpile twenty terminators, annual painting nineteen terminators nineteen marines and a cultist, result: stagnation.
Annual leadpile twenty 
terminators, annual painting twenty terminators nought and a cultist, result: progress."

Friday, 28 December 2018

Review: Blackstone Fortress



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Now it's the holidays, I've had time to actually play this bugger as well as paint it! Invoking, therefore, the awesome responsibility of the Blogger, I shall chant out my opinion as though it weighs something.

Wednesday, 26 December 2018

From Behind The Paywall It Rises: Thousand Sons vs Death Guard

Merry Christmas! Here's something to help you sleep off the turkey.


The Thousand Sons return to Swindon!