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Hello everyone, I'm kicking myself that I should of made a post a while back to show my progress on what I'm making but never mind, I'll post projects I'm working on here now. To begin is a Legion of the Damned force with an Inquisitorial Investigation team I've been working on for a couple of weeks. In this Lotd project I have sculpted, push cast and converted up minis to fit in with the (2008-2009?) style damned models, I'm not a massive fan of the everything on fire damned that people do just not my cup of tea, I have listed below things that are included or going to be included I am still thinking of what else to put in the force and I am open to suggestions, I will probably add an overwhelmed unit of marines converted up to look battered and be the reason for damned being there. I'm not adhering to any game rules for this force this is just to make an awesome looking army. The Models so far: - 1 Sgt Centurius, 1 Standard Bearer, 3 legionnaires - 3 Sgts, 16 Legionnaires - 1 Dreadnought - 5 Terminators - 12 Storm Troopers Models to come: Inquisitor Kyria Draxus - To be converted Inquisitorial Rhino - Plus Forgeworld parts Reinforced armour, Inq hatch/rear ramp and green stuff Inq doors and front Legionnaires - more standard marines to convert or something not sure yet.

So, some of you may remember my old blog, detailing my exploits in the 40K world of gaming. Most won't; that's okay. I did it then to inspire myself to keep painting and, in the process, may inspire others to do the same. One of the concepts supported there was "The Three Foot Rule", a concept that, as far as I know, was thought up by a friend of mine and which has lived with me for more than a decade. It goes something like this: Having painted miniatures on the table makes for a much more enjoyable game. For almost the entire game, you see your opponents miniatures at a distance of at least three feet. Therefore, if you can paint to a three foot standard (and make it look good), why not? So, there you have my painting philosophy in a nutshell. I'm not that great. Pictures are great but can show off the smallest defects, so don't be too hard on me when I screw something up. Besides, I'm getting old and my eyes aren't that great. Neither are my hands. Did I mention that I can be sarcastic and self-deprecating? A few other things: I love terrain. A good table makes playing a lot more fun. I have lots of grandiose ideas that I never finish. You'll see a lot of starts here but no so many finishes. Gaming should be fun, so expect a bit of (my strange) humor. First two things on the table are a complete redo of terrain for my table and the completion of my Legion of the Darned army. Legion of the Darned? You heard me right. More on that later. Two of my friends are also working on terrain, so you may see pictures of their stuff here also. One has a standard gray/black ruined building set-up (though not standard in build) and another is working on a forgeworld. I decided to make mine one of those mortuary worlds (kind of). Lots of goth, vegetation reclaiming what it can, graves and statuary, etc. Over the years I have accumulated more than my fair share of terrain kits, bits, and bobs. One of my favorites was the Pegasus line of gothic buildings. I start my quest with a little thing I am calling "The Rose Window Building". I started by gluing some 1/16 inch plasticard to 1/8 inch brownboard. This gave the base good rigidity as well as allowing me to glue plastic to plastic. I used Gorilla glue, clamps, bricks, and anything else I could think of to keep things together while the piece dried. I then chopped of the edges with a saw to make them neat and clean. Lastly, I measured out where the columns would sit, then scored the plastic with a linoleum knife to create the cut lines in 'concrete'. This was followed by simply gluing my already constructed building to the base. I built a little second floor from spare card, as I like second (and third) levels. You can see it in a later pic. I primed the entire things with desert sand spray paint, gave it a sepia wash, then dry brushed it white. The doors were painted brown. Lastly, I glued on some grass, lichen, and HO scale shrubs and small trees to create the 'nature taking back' look. Since I use a green grass mat for my table, it throws of colors a little when I take a pic, but here is the final version. It fits the three foot rule perfectly, I think.

Alright, been thinking about this a little bit recently, so I think it would be fun to mention. How would you guys like the Legion of the Damned to return to 40k? I don't believe you can get the models anymore, and they all but faded into the background when once they were probably one of the biggest mysteries of 40k. Honestly, I wouldn't mind seeming them as the imperium demons faction. Basically ghosts from the imperium where the loyal followers have been taken after death into an afterlife run by big E. Have them be more than just space marines, maybe some imperial guard thralls and such... and maybe bring back a dead primarch to lead them to have a big model. Of course my ideas could be crap but hey, it's not like it's going to happen anyways, right? how would you guys want them to return?

It only just hit me earlier that this year will be my 30th in the hobby, so I thought it would be a good time to start a new project (yes another one), instead of just 'starting another army' I thought I should do something different to mark the occasion. After some head scratching and beard chewing I have decided to go back to my roots and do a first edition army log. My aim is to build two forces using the original army lists with some RT era terrain for them to fight over, eventually leading to some old school batreps to mark the completion of the project. For the forces in question I have decided to do something we dont see much of every day... SQUATS!!! and MOAR SQUATS!!! Well technically Squats and Khornate Chaos Squats with a smidgeon of World Eaters thrown in as allies. Eventually Ill add in some Tzeentch Squats and some Legion of the Damned as well (dont worry, they will all be in Mk6 armour for that nostalgic vibe). Decided for the bulk of the forces I will use the Wargames Atlantic Einherjar, heavy weapons teams will use the Wargames Atlantic Grognard weapons with Einherjar crewmembers. World Eaters I already have ready to be painted and the LotD will be using the FW Mk6 kit. All scenery will be made out of any old gubbins and doodads I find laying about the house, as was the way back in the Dark Age of Technology. For the moment I will build the forces to 2000 points to start off with to get the bare minimum needed for legal armies done, then I will start adding in more juicy things. Currently flipping between multiple books trying to work out the armies in advance, I think I can squeeze 2k of Squats out of a full box and 4 additional sprues of Einherjar, an actual army for under £40 pleases me greatly, Ill be ordering a couple of sprues at the weekend to build my Warlord and Hearthguard squad, the spare mini will be the basis of my Khorne Squat Lord...

http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/index.php?app=downloads&module=display&section=screenshot&id=666 File Name: Epic Armageddon - Legion of the Damned File Submitter: Brother Tyler File Submitted: 28 Sep 2020 File Category: Wargaming Downloads Homegrown rules originally submitted to an official army list contest (for which it was neither a winner, runner up, nor honorable mention), this file has been updated and improved. Click here to download this file