40K 2nd Edition Army Challenge II - Complete!

Reinforcements!

Still trying to figure out what makes me filled with more nostalgic glee, the hazard stripes on the chainswords or the hazard stripes on the Terminator's power fists?

Spaceships Are Not Supposed To Be This Close Together Part XIV

 Armada Edition!

I finally got to try Star Wars Armada recently and really enjoyed playing the game.  Much more of a strategic game than the X-wing Miniatures game, Armada gives you a fleet of Star Wars ships to control.  If you have ever wanted to send your squadrons of Tie Fighters to deal with those pesky rebel X-wings or if you have always been dreaming of leading your daring rebel Y-wings on a bombing run versus a Star Destroyer than this is the game for you.  It has an interesting mechanic for the larger capital ships: the bigger the ship, the more turns in advance you have to plan out your orders that determine how the ship will move each turn.  I think my favorite part was having large "armies" (fleets) to play with rather than the small scale dogfights of X-wing.  Thanks for reading and stay safe out there.

Inquistional Conclave 2021 - Complete!

Tharok Radron, Ordo Malleus 

Inquisitors Radron and Ryloth lead their retinues through an imperial outpost that has suffered some nature of extradimensional attack.

40K 2nd Edition Army Challenge II - August - Final Month WIP

 Readying The Banners

One last work in progress shot from season two of the 40K2ndAC.  Dr The Viking will post the final summation of the challenge's second season soon so pay attention to that space to see all the amazing work of the many participants.

The Wachtmeister posted an excellent and much more detailed recounting of our 2nd edition battle on his blog so be sure to check that out here:  Wachtmeister's Patrol 

Inquisitional Conclave Weeks 3-4

 Tharok Radron, Ordo Malleus

THings are moving along well on my entry for the Inquisitional Conclave.  My inquisitor has a name and I have settled on the classic 2nd edition Hand Flamer as his pistol weapon of choice.  What better weapon for cleansing with fire the many enemies of the Emperor?  Be sure to check out all the fun over at the main site for the challenge, the excellent Neverness Hobby Chronicles.

For No Particular Reason, Epic Tyranids!

 

Inquisitional Conclave 2021 - Week 1-2

 Insert Clever Name Here...

Got the basing textured and started to block in the colors for the base coats on the mini.

The 2021 Inquisitional Conclave has kicked off and I am happy to be participating in the 2nd annual iteration of the challenge.  Be sure to check out the headquarters for the challenge over at the Neverness Hobby Blog. The blog's author is working on an excellent Jaq Draco with the classic terminator Inquisitor model.

As much as I love the RT and second edition era, the Inquisitor sculpts from those days never have excited me.  Last year I painted a RT era "Robed Space Marine" and got him to look the part of a power armored Inquisitor.  This year I have shifted gears and found and GW Inquisitor mini more to my liking, but from the more "modern" 5th edition time frame.  He still needs a name and some story to link him to my entry from last year, so I will keep working on that as I continue to paint the miniature.  

Thanks for reading and stay safe out there...

Blurry ebay picture if what the model looked like when I bought it.

40K 2nd Edition Army Challenge II - August WIP

 Almost There...

Closing in on the last month of the challenge.  Squad Astelan here needs a few final details and then I'll need to put everyone together for a Season II full army photo.  This last year involved in the two seasons of the challenge have helped me complete more models in 12 months that I have in the past several years.  Thanks for reading and be sure to check out all the fun over at the home of the 40K2ndACII

Cover Gallery - White Dwarf #137 Back Cover

 

The flower of Bretonnian chivalry defends a town from an Orc raid.

League play - First Win For The Wolfenburg Steelers

Hard Hitting Action Against The Pointy Ears On The Pitch!

Those High Elf players might be fast but they do crumple easy when you hit them.

My Steelers notched their first win in league play against the only High Elf team taking the field this season, The Nomads.  It was a close game that saw the Steelers come out just barely ahead with a final score of 2-1.  The game was very exciting and came down to the last play when my opponent failed the second of two "go for it" rolls he was attempting to try and make it to the endzone in order to tie the game.  The league has been success so far as well as a lot of fun to play in, We have had more than one league meetup that has resulted in three simultaneous games of Blood Bowl which is a sight to warm any tabletop wargamer's heart.  Stay tuned to this space for more updates as we prepare for: first the playoffs and then Season II this fall.

Three simultaneous games of Blood Bowl!

When you're ahead with only a few turns left, prevent defense on the kickoff is a necessity!