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Warhammer Armies – Warriors of Chaos
My Warriors of Chaos for Warhammer Fantasy Battle have marshalled in strength (1,000 points under 8th Edition rules to be precise) to raid the civilised lands. Serving their dark gods under the banner...
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Warhammer 40k Armies – Necrons
After eons of slumber in their tombs, my Necrons have awoken and are marching out, 1,000 points strong, to annihilate their enemies in the universe of Warhammer 40,000 (7th Edition). To be more...
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In Pursuit of Life
Following my long-laid plan, I have activated further Necron constructs to purge any offending life forms from my resurgent interstellar empire. These are all metal models from the original range....
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Guardians of Eternity
Motivated by my quick painting progress and inspired by the positive feedback from you lot on my Necrons, I completed their reinforcements with a unit of Lychguard and another Lord. Being multi-part...
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Chariot Charge
Obviously a Tomb Kings army needs to feature some of their signature models, the skeleton chariots. This provided me with the perfect opportunity to finally put the classic plastic kits to good use,...
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Warhammer Armies – Tomb Kings
After having revived my Tomb Kings back in 2016, I just completed the first 1,000 points under Warhammer Fantasy Battle 8th Edition rules. The core troops of the Tomb Kings offer a range of tactical...
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Striking the Anvil
I have all the figures lined up for my Warhammer Fantasy Battle 8th Edition Dwarf army, but there is still a lot of painting to do on them. Among the units that I started a while ago are the...
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Brute Force
I’ve had these chunky metal Ogryns for Warhammer 40k half-painted for the longest time, since their unconventional style of uniform didn’t fit with any of the Imperial Guard regiments I was building....
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Warhammer 40k Detachments – Catachan Jungle Fighters
Not all the forces I am working on are intended to become solid core armies. Some factions lend themselves to be detachments for skirmishes, specific scenarios or reinforcements for other armies. The...
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Rude Awakening
When I expanded my Necron army with some larger constructs, a couple of commenters asked for an updated picture of them all together. With other projects out of the way, I therefore cleared the table...
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Bad Moon Rising
It takes a lot of Night Goblins to make an army – 132 to be precise, according to my army list. There are three large blocks of infantry in the horde, two with spears and shields, the other with short...
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Doubling Up
The second mob of 35 Night Goblin spearmen is complete and joining the fray. As before, I have added netters and a Fanatic to the ranks for maximum mayhem. A thicket of spears greets any attackers I...
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Salute 2020/21
Salute was a bitter sweet event this year. My main motivation for attending has always been to be impressed and inspired by the gaming and display tables, with shopping opportunities as a bonus. This...
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Salute 2023 – Ancients & Renaissance
Salute 2023 marked the 50th time that the South London Warlords put on their wargames show this April. Public attendance was strong though it is clear that the event is now unfortunately only a UK...
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Salute 2023 – Horse & Musket
After Ancients, the second period of wargaming that usually makes tabletops buckle under the sheer weight of lead is Horse & Musket. A number of prime examples of this were on show again at Salute...
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Salute 2023 – World at War
Kicking off the World War I and II coverage is a pseudo-historical game in Mark Copplestone’s ‘Little Soldiers’ inter-war setting, staged by the Cornwall Wargames Association. If I...
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Salute 2023 – Modern Warfare
The Maidstone Wargames Society presented Fallujah 2004 at this year’s Salute. Using the Force on Force ruleset in 20mm scale, this participation game saw US Marines in (fully scratch built) house to...
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Tactica 2024 – Historical
This February I attended the Tactica wargames convention in Hamburg for the first time, after having been tempted with pictures of beautifully presented gaming tables for many years. Situated in a...
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Tactica 2024 – Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Sci-Fi and Fantasy themes made up at least half of the gaming tables at Tactica 2024. The big franchises Star Wars, Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones were represented with impressive displays...
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Salute 2023 – Sci-Fi & Fantasy
To celebrate the imminent latest incarnation of the Salute wargames show and not at all because I just realised I still hadn’t published these before, here some impression from a variety of sci-fi and...
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