Steel Legion Medusa Progress
Finally some progress. Life gets in the way of hobby time. So does work. What else gets in the way of 40k?Still a bit of a way to go with the Forgeworld Medusa but the final shape of the mini is now...
View ArticleI Have Never Done This Before - to the best of my knowledge!
While the title of this post could refer to almost anything - from avoiding Groundhog Day to parachuting etc what it actually refers to is a look back at the posts on this blog over the past year. The...
View ArticleOccasionally I have been asked to show how. Ecclesiarchy Tank Project
OK, this blog makes no claim to expertise in conversions or painting, but sometimes the blog is asked how something was made. Generally and sadly there is no step by step record kept, but. So, here is...
View ArticleEcclesiarchy Tank Project part deux (part 2)
One happy hour was spent this afternoon chopping bits up for this project. This is an overview photo. Necessary tools can be seen. The yellow tip of the handle of the GW clippers in the top centre. The...
View ArticleEcclesiarchy Pattern Immolator Project
OK, some activity here. Here are the results of making a platform for the immolator turret and some alternative side doors for the Rhino platform.Rigidity to the plasticard assembly is given by the...
View ArticleSteel Legion Medusa Completed
Its taken 6 months. As there is little time tonight here are some pictures of it.
View ArticleEcclesiarchy Pattern Immolator Crusader Gunner
There is still a long way to go. Will this project take 6 months like the Steel Legion Medusa? Originally the idea was the Ecclesiarchy might hide their armoured power amongst the Adepta Astartes, and...
View ArticleImperial Guard Rumour Round Up
Times are changing for the Imperial Guard. These are rumours collated from Faeit 212 from several posts and recycled here.The Imperial Guard are to be renamed - Astra Militarium.There are to be new...
View ArticleEcclesiarchy Immolator Details
Details done. There is a small amount of tidying up to do, but this is best done after the primer paint coat is sprayed on. The weather here has prevented that happening today. Here it is on the...
View ArticleKill Team
A fun game of Kill Team using the recent digital release of rules for this 40k mini game. It took just under 1 hour to complete. The mission was head hunt. And while the 2 opposing teams were IG the...
View ArticleBest 40k novels
There is chick lit and there is fan lit and there is 40k lit. And there is lots of other things lit. Sometimes these offerings from generally held these cliches transcend their genre. This blog offers...
View ArticleToo many things on the go to finish any
Nothing is finished. Everything is making slow progress. There is the Ecclesiarchy Immolator slowed by the decision to paint the interior after the hull had been assembled. Behind that just seen are 2...
View ArticleHere is another one
Imperial Knights. Yes, they have been added as another project. There has been some progress with the other projects over the last 2 weeks of silence. Reports of their progress will surface on the blog...
View ArticleGrey Knight Dreadnoughts
It has been a bit of a gap since the last post here. No excuses the reason is called "XCOM Enemy Unknown". A Christmas present and for those unfamiliar with it, it is a very addictive turn based squad...
View ArticleEcclesiarchy Immolator Completed
This was a crazy project. It did not seem correct for an Ecclesiarchy battle conclave to be leaping out of an Adepta Sororitas Immolator. Surely the Ecclesiarchy would have found away of sequestering a...
View ArticleJust Like a Bat - Greater Daemon of Khorne
Life has got in the way of the hobby for a bit, so posts have not been happening. Had some time this evening to consider the storage arrangements for various collections. The result of this has been a...
View ArticleIt has been a while
Finally to have some time for the hobby. Firstly the Greater Daemon of Khorne seems to be unbending after being forced to roost like a bat. The question to answer now is how to keep it standing up when...
View ArticleAstra Militarum Reorganisation
The new IG codex now renamed as Astra Militarum, has required some reorganisation of the old Imperial Guard. Sadly the Penal Legion is no longer a troops choice. This meant that one of the old IG...
View ArticlePenal Legion Squads Upgraded to Platoon for Astra Militarum
OK, penal legion squads are history for the latest IG codex now its the Astra M.So in the collection here there are 2 penal legion squads. Simplest solution seemed to be adding a platoon command squad...
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