Hi Folks,
Today’s blog entry is a little bit specific as it deals with something different from my usual inputs: instead of reporting hobbying progress, I will talk about a trail I did for a new technique (à la TITH – i.e. something that is not new in general but new for me).
The technique is often reported on purpose of adding details and create battle damages or war-torn marks on miniatures. But beyond painting damages, the sponge might be used on purpose of
The Resistance have finally captured the war machines they believe they require to make their stand.
Brutus, the Malcador, reliable, dependable the spine of their battleline. She will not fail them. She will hold the line, her battlecannon roaring, her sponsons blazing as she paves the way for the Resistance's advance.
The Iron Duke, his twin Earthshaker cannons blasting holes in the enemy's fortifications. He guards those retreating and the wounded behind his massive blast shield
Hit the throttle on the Wreckas last week. I've been painting pretty slowly this year all things considered, decided to change that with this project. Finished up free-hand on a few items, got the squigs painted up, did the bases and oil washes last week resulting in a final project I'm pretty happy with!
I dug out some of the leftover terrain bits I had from the sector imperialis/Chalnath terrain. I put a fine terrain paste around those bits and then put in some sand to act as larg
So am I back from Indiana. I have to head back to move In-Laws into a Retirement Center, in a few weeks. And of course everything goes sideways at work moment I get back. So hobby time has been non existence. Silver Lining is LGS not get Saturnine until Monday, so I can get everything I need to do first i.e. my XIXth Legion and Exorcists Call to Arms Vows, that I have not started. And won't have time this weekend.
I did start on building one of My XIVth Legion Commanders, not sure w
To: ++ Inquisition Clearance Insufficient ++
From: ++ Inquisition Clearance Insufficient ++
Date: 029.M36
Subject: Adeptus Astartes, Inferno Wardens Chapter
Thought for the day: Pray for the future to vindicate your actions.
Honoured Lord, I have concluded my researches into the Inferno Wardens chapter of the Adeptus Astartes as you ordered. As you know, the records of the chapter are scant and appear to be heavily guarded. It has taken
My third foray into DIY chapter creation was the Inferno Wardens chapter. This grew out of a long-simmering concept about creating a chapter based on the Space Wolves rules, and it was impelled by @Greyall's challenge to members to present a character from their DIY chapter, with the winning entry being awarded a drawing (Greyall was/is an artist with a distinctive style). That challenge was posed 13 years ago today and can be seen here.
What follows is a summary of the development p
I'll be using the Legionary Kill Team (gasp!) to represent my very loyal Fire Claws Adeptus Astartes kill team. There are three main reasons for this:
No Primaris. It's not that I'm against Primaris. It's just that I'm representing a kill team from the Chapter prior to the introduction of Primaris.
Librarians. The Fire Claws are known for having a large and influential Librarium and I want to include a battle-psyker in my kill team.
Daemon weapons. The Fire Claws collect and,
Since I'm working on a kill team for the Knives in the Shadows 2025 challenge (you can enter the challenge here, and since that challenge requires me to provide some background, I felt it appropriate to discuss the reasoning behind my (poor?) choices.
If you examine my pledge in that challenge, you'll see that I committed myself to a kill team from the Fire Claws Chapter. Most of you will probably recognize that name, and many of you may know that it is the original (?) n
If it's any help, I used Deathwatch rules for my Marines in Kill Team '21 (they were actually 'regular' Chapter Astartes, but I wanted to capture a specialised, elite feel than the standard Tac Squad fire team*). I struggled to win games with them to be honest - they were kind of 'Jack of all Trades, Master of none'.
So if your concern is not taking an OP team that will stomp your friend's teams, I think you'll be fine with what you've got. Obviously, how you choose to play them in
Not a lot to add, but I must say that I love the use of the MkV character (am I right in remembering it was a World Eater?). I wouldn't have thought of such a brutal looking mini as a RG, but it really works well and the pose is great for adding a jump pack!
Really like the Seeker squad too!
I think (memory is a little bit fuzzy, and I'm potentially mixing up stuff from the latest edition...) the 'meta' DW team around that time included a Frag Cannon Heavy Gunner, a Plasma Gunner, a Fighter with TH/SS, Sgt with Xenophase Blade and 1 or 2 standard guys with Bolter/Power Sword. Most of the team were quite focused on either melee or shooting, rather than trying to balance the individual operatives. I think maybe(?) the Infernus got better later in the edition (or maybe the Frag Cannon