Workbench: The Horde Awaits
The last time I had a fully painted army I was playing Wood Elves back in last days of fifth edition WFB. I actually won the “Best Painted” award at the local tourney, though that was mainly because I...
View ArticleNew 40K FAQ Bomb
Seems the rumors of GW releasing another big FAQ once folks had a chance to settle into 6th were on point. Go check them out here if you haven’t already. There are some pretty big changes in there and...
View ArticleWorkbench: Dealing with the Horde
As soon as I learned of overwatch in 6th edition I knew that shoota boyz were the way to go for me. Sure, they can’t hit the broad side of the barn but the sheer volume of fire they can release more...
View ArticleLair of the Rune Priest: Dark Vengeance – First Look
If you didn’t preorder the limited edition of Games Workshop’s 6th edition starter set, you’re likely out of luck for getting the special Dark Angels Interrogator-Chaplain Seraphicus model outside of...
View ArticleWarhammer 40K Pick-6
With the 6th edition of Warhammer 40K now several months old, and around 15 games with it under my belt, it seems like a good time to share some thoughts on how things have changed, what works, and...
View ArticleLet Me Explain Oxidation to You…
Or rather, my technique for painting one specific form of oxidation: rust. While I love my loyalist Space Marines, I have a large and filthy army of Death Guard, and when you’re painting for...
View ArticleDark Vengeance: Apocalypse!
Last Saturday at the St. Louis Games Workshop store (which I encourage any local player to check out – it’s nice to have an official store in town, especially one this well run), we celebrated the...
View ArticleWorkbench: The Wall
I knew when I decided to take the task of painting the ork horde that I’d hit the wall. Well, that happened about two weeks ago. I’m still making progress, but not nearly at the pace I was. It has...
View ArticleCodex: Chaos Space Marines
My first Games Workshop army of any kind was a custom loyalist Space Marine chapter, and for the first couple of years I played I held the traitors to the Imperium in disdain. Naturally, my second...
View ArticleWorkbench: The Horde Has Been Defeated!
Whew! Well, that took longer than expected. My original plan to quickly paint the core 90 Shoota Boyz of my Ork army in a git-r-done-and-on-the-table fashion using dipping techniques somewhere along...
View ArticleGallery: Shoota Boyz
A selection of the shoota boyz I just finished: More after the jump!
View ArticleBattle Report: Stirrings of the Fourteenth (Chaos vs. Space Marines)
Last weekend the local St. Louis Games Workshop store had their monthly Event day, which consisted of a painting contest using the new Chaos Space Marine Daemon Engines and an Apocalypse-sized all day...
View ArticleHobby Log
Of course with the long holiday break you’d assume I’d have made a ton of progress on my orks, right? Well, you assumed wrong. All my hobby stuff is in my basement and it wasn’t terribly accessible for...
View ArticleWorkbench: Leman Rust
The last few months have kept me away from the painting and gaming tables, which is why you haven’t seen much in the way of updates. I finally dusted off the paintbrushes and got back to work on the...
View ArticleLarge Blast (Template) of the Baddest Deployment
Used without permission. See The First Magelord’s excellent gallery here: http://the-first-magelord.deviantart.com/ So I think painting all those orks at once burned me out more than I realized. I...
View ArticleEldar Gallery – Wraithguard
I’ve been making quick progress on getting my Eldar army painted, though I still haven’t played a game in months. I do have a goal now, however, as there is a small 1000pt tournament at the end of the...
View ArticleEldar Gallery – Dire Avengers
Next up are one of my favorite units, the Dire Avengers. Again, I got these second hand which is why they’re missing a backpack piece. I don’t think that’s a big loss, however. I wanted to make sure...
View ArticleEldar Gallery – Warp Spiders
Next up we have Warp Spiders. I love these guys. The big question when painting them is what to do with the huge space on their backs. It’s the perfect spot for some freehand awesomeness. Too bad I...
View ArticleGateway Gamers 1K St. Chuck Tourney Report
It’s not often I get to participate in gaming events since most take place on Saturdays when I usually work. By random chance I had taken off this week for a staycation and had Saturday open. So I got...
View ArticleCrimson Slaughter Impressions
Almost completely out of the blue, Games Workshop unleashed the Crimson Slaughter supplement last week. For those not in the know, this is a supplement to the Chaos Space Marine codex and it flushes...
View ArticleForty Thousand Frustrations
I played a lot of Warmachine and Hordes back during the Mark I era. The game scratched itches I didn’t know I had and the community here in St. Louis absolutely exploded which meant you never lacked...
View ArticleWhat I Did Over Winter Vacation
I resisted 7th ed 40k for months and months. It was Exterminatus that hooked me again. That combined with the new Blood Angels codex. Since I hurt my arm in December and couldn’t play the drums over...
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