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  • Bouargh

    Square Pants Bob

    By Bouargh

    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
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  • zulu.tango

    Wrapping Wreckas

    By zulu.tango

    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
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  • W.A.Rorie

    XIVth Legion build

    By W.A.Rorie

    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
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  • GSCUprising

    Jagieŀŀo inspects their prizes

    By GSCUprising

    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
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Getting Started

So it begins again

So figure I place this here since this project will be covering multiple factions. The idea is to do as many Combat Patrols as possible using what I have or am getting via the Hatchettes’ lovely magazine collections or any of the other bundle boxes I get over the course of this.    Will also include battle reports for these or links to the reports if the CP is part of a large force I’m tracking in the main section of the B&C. Namely the guard and Admech ones. To help keep track of
Focslain

Focslain in Getting Started

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Edito

One year in a Post

Hi folks,   This is this moment of the year (again) when I make a pit stop and have a look on the past 12 months’ production of mine. And this year has been heavy as a pound of lead (which sounds heavier than a pound of fur although it is still a pound…).   The split between the Blogs has left some of my “free speech spaces” less active than others, but it has been globally a very productive year. Let’s see:   BLOG 2025 entries
Bouargh

Bouargh in Edito

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Beating the back-log

12 MoH – A 2026 Planning Perspective

Hi Folks,   As 2025 comes to its end and after a year spent painting at a slower rhythm my 40k models while alternating with WFB/TOW models, it is time to set list of what remain to be done before getting my backlog dry.   The previous years have been quite productive, meaning that many stuff to be painted has been done already and that what remain is less than what used to be done. In fact I may even short list now:   -          1 Night Lord Nemesis Claw -    
Bouargh

Bouargh in Beating the back-log

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Beating the back-log

Rogue Trader Entourage – Part 6 – The Breachers

Hi folks,   Here comes the final installment of this series with the Navy Breacher unit.   Its paint scheme has been based on the same blue and white I am using on my Astra Militarum Auxilliaries. It is also very close from the genuine scheme proposed by GW. So it looks a lazy option… But it reminds me a lot of the look of the USMC expedition force troops attacking the King of Morocco palace in that scene from the “Lion & the Wind”. So big nostalgy too.   Big ad
Bouargh

Bouargh in Beating the back-log

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Beating the back-log

Rogue Trader Entourage Part 5 - The Warrant Lady

Hi folks,   Here comes the fifth installment of this series with the Rogue Trader proxy herself: Lady Credo as a Warrant Bearer.   Its paint scheme reminds the one from GW, even if it was not on purpose. I wanted initially to make a try with inks added on a red base coat, but it ended with this dirty crimson. The inner robe was supposed to be more blue than grey blue but the washes changed the tone and depth of the color I aimed at. But in the end I left it as it was as the r
Bouargh

Bouargh in Beating the back-log

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Beating the back-log

Data is Knowledge, Knowledge is Power

Hi folks,   As part of my add-ons units from Imperial Agents, I have been planning for a while dealing with an Inquisitorial Retinue. A pure Fluff reason is lying underneath as I do not really see any tactical benefit atm; yet from a narrative approach it is a nice touch: a AdMech Exploratory Fleet that as not so tight bounds with its ForgeWorld and may be suspiciously looked at because of some possibly heretek behaviours and personalities in its ranks. May it be enough for a close mon
Bouargh

Bouargh in Beating the back-log

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Question

Why so?

Ok, I wanna marine army, though I don't like them for years. I think I hate them for years. I like new range( I leave hobby at the end of 7th, and all primaris stuff are new range for me), most of the models are really great. But my damn brain required justification. Like cool mini or not isn't main problem. Why this guys are fighting? How they become what they are? Why this His Holly Unicorns chapter took this name? Why they are use this and that combat doctrines? Etc, etc. Aaaand in most
kabaakaba

kabaakaba in Question

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Beating the back-log

Rogue Trader Entourage – Part 2

Hi folks,   As I introduced it previously [Not GSC - Rogue Trader Entourage Part 1 - How to pretend not starting an army - The Bolter and Chainsword], I have recently bought some new models to be painted and included in my Imperium forces under the form of an Inquisitorial retinue and some RT Entourage.   My objective was, initially, to get back in service some iddled miniatures I have here or there as an Inquisitorial Retinue. But this trend led me to expanding the option wi
Bouargh

Bouargh in Beating the back-log

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Tanksgiving: Day 3

Tanksgiving: The Event

So I was wedged between a Baneblade and Angron... who thankfully saw scarier things than my Salamander Space Marine in his Turret hiding in a building.   Over 3 turns, I did 7 damage to a Helldrake and took 2 in return.   By the end of the game, there was nothing within 36" to shoot at.    A victory for the Emperor today!
Lathe Biosas

Lathe Biosas in Tanksgiving: Day 3

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Thanksgiving Day 1

Day 1: Buying & Clipping

Due to problems with Tariffs, International Shipping and other nonsense my Cyclops Demolition Vehicle is now permanently living with US Customs.   So I have 3 days to buy, build and paint a vehicle... bought it, clipped it... and have to somehow paint it on Thanksgiving. I'm sure my family won't mind.     Day 1: Bought a Firestrike Servo-Turret for the Tanksgiving Event. I'm now clipping the model off the sprue.
Lathe Biosas

Lathe Biosas in Thanksgiving Day 1

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Question

Optimal short story size for blog.

I'm working over some piece of lore for my future project and now curious what an optimal size of single entry? I'd hit 2000 words and it's like meddle of piece. What size do you prefer? I like big entries, but I don't know if other prefer the same.
kabaakaba

kabaakaba in Question

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Beating the back-log

U.F.O. 2 - Look who's coming for dinner

Hi folks, Remember this Unidentified Flying Object?:       Well, after years waiting to receive some care and attention, it has been sentenced to paint. Kudo to Jokaero Painting Challenge… I went for a black and yellow scheme, at least for the Rokkits and the oversized chaincleaver. Because at this size it ain’t choppa nor chainsword anymore, is it? And the banner for this article fits the scheme too, did you notice? Such a sense of detail… Because it is better get
Bouargh

Bouargh in Beating the back-log

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12 Months of Hobby

12 MoH - Nov'25 progress report

Hi Folks,   Long time no news, real life matters keeping me busy. And Winter's coming led to my hobby space being explused from the glass house. I am therefore back in the main room that I have to share with the living room TV in the background, dinner's table, which is also homework's table some times,... I therefore organized, or rather improvized, a hobby tray. Thank you shoe boxes:     This has some impact on my productivity, mainly because light is poor and da
Bouargh

Bouargh in 12 Months of Hobby

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Edito

Long time no news

Hi folks.   When I’ve started this blog, which turned out into THESE blogS when the topics were split and redistributed within distinct categories, my aim was getting approx. one contribution per week. Sometimes it has been more. But recently it turns out being less. But what happened? Boredom? Real life issue? Stepping out of the hobby? Or something else.   Something else in fact. Or some things else. As it looks like it is a series of factors. But what is the root caus
Bouargh

Bouargh in Edito

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Call to Arms 2025

CtA25 - Planting a second Vow...

Hi Folks,     In my Blogs' last installement I was wondering what could be a second pledge within the spectrum of options available in my backlog:   https://bolterandchainsword.com/blogs/entry/1137-cta25-1st-vow-completed/?do=getNewComment     In the end I found that it could eventually be… both things at the same time. While maximizing points in the Xenos Stronghold and giving priority to the Crafworlders I might be able harvesting some points while pai
Bouargh

Bouargh in Call to Arms 2025

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Beating the back-log

U.F.O.

Hi Folks,   As my models enlisted in the CtA25 are slowly drying, I used the time left between to thin layers to drill and pin some various old white metal bits all together. The result is a flying oddity, closely related to a fantasy dwarf lord but fiotted with an enlarged ork chainchoppa and Stormboyz rokkits (as jetpack). A good proxy for a Smash Captain; a proxy Deamonprince or and other flying Harrken from CSM. In a nutshell, a chaos turned Votann Lord!!!      
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