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13,000 points of Apocalypse...

So lets start the new year with a little bit of excitement eh?Months ago, the day before heading off to Games Day, myself and four friends played a 13,000 Apocalypse at my house. Kicking off at 10am...

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Moving at a Dwarf's pace...

So, the building begins and my room is a mountain of sprues! So far its taken me a few days of sporadic work to build up the three regiments you see below, and I have two left to work through. Once I...

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Kentack VII Campaign - Background

Recently I have undertaken to launch my gaming group onto a 40K and Epic Campaign, in order to give the games we have been playing a linked feel. We are already several games into it, and I have only...

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The Kentack VII Campaign - Rules

Following on from my last post, describing the background of my current Kentack VII campaign, today I'm going to be posting the campaign rules.First off, here is the campaign map, with all the...

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Tale of Painters Entry 5

Here we are again guys!This month I epically failed to get enough 40K IG painted, so I've had to play my first joker for the Praetorians, which is not good as I'm already behind with them. I'm hoping...

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Any help for a wee Beardling?

Hello any Longbeards out there. Below I present my first Fantasy list since 2001, so I would love it if people could point out any obvious mistakes, or stupid ideas. This is not supposed to be a...

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Kentack VII Campaign - 1. First Moves ' The Land Grab'

Hello all, just a quick post today. Following on from my description of the Kentack Campaign and its background, I thought I'd let you know what our first month had produced. Launching off from their...

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Marauder Destroyer - Built!!

Well then, here is something I have been meaning to post for quite a while! After buying it at the beginning of 2008 I have finally managed to get this monstrosity constructed and I'm very excited...

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Steampunk-ing it up...

Hey all, I have just noticed this post over at I see lead people. It details a really cool looking model from Mauser Earth miniatures, the 'Streetbot'. Now then, I've avoided putting any steampunk...

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Battle Missions: The inside scoop!

Right then guys, I have seen and had a good look at the shiny new battle missions book, and I've come to share what I have learned! First off, lets get a good look at the missions themselves, in...

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My goodness...

I recently saw this over at 40k Origins and, as a Praetorian player, I simply had to post it up.Well, this is my shortest blog post ever. Enjoy!

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Tale of Painters Entry 6

Its that time of the month again...I'm now at the half way point of the LO Tale of Painters challenge, and I'd sad to report that I'm behind schedule with both my 40k and Epic entries. However, that...

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Praetorian Guard Wanted - Cash Waiting!

Hello guys, here is a shout to all those people who might just have wasted Praetorian models sitting in their cupboards. Why not sell those models to a loving home? Remember, a Praetorian is for life,...

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Tale of Painters Entry 7

Well, once again I have let the blog fall silent for far too long. Never fear however, in this last month I have not been idle, in fact I think I may have bitten off rather more than I can chew in...

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For Sale: The Astromonican's Saim Hann Eldar!

Yes, its true, I want to sell my Eldar. Why? Well there are two reasons, first I barely play them any more and secondly there is another army that I am really keen to buy. Which army is that, I hear...

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Of scenery, tournaments and fortresses...

So then, time to prove I've not been idle while I've been quiet.One of the things I did last month was have a 'scenery day'. I've been meaning to do this for a very long time because, although I have a...

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Fortress of Redemption WiP (and some light comedy)

So, as I mentioned in my last post, I been working on a house for my Dark Angels, namely the new Fortress of Redemption kit. Allow me to show you the progress I have made...First off, the all important...

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Tale of Painters Entry 8

Only time for a quick post today as I update what I have completed for ToP this month.Epic IGSuperheavy Tank Platoon - 200ptsSo not much of an entry, and I'm still miles behind with the army, but next...

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14,000pt Apocalypse Game

Hey guys and girls. Last week 5 mates and I spent a day playing a rather large apocalypse game. Although I tried to keep a track on what was going on, the pressing need to focus on what 28,000pts of...

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Fortress of Redemption: Finished!

Hello guys, I pleased to say I've finally finished the awesome Fortress of Redemption kit. Well, mostly. As the alert amongst you will notice, the lascannon battery is absent. Unfortunately my desire...

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