Bring Out Your Dead
The war machines of the Undead were some of my favourite models in Warhammer 3rd Edition, and while I owned the Skull Chucker, I never had a Plague Cart to my chagrin. That was finally put to right a...
View ArticleFeeding on the Dead
I’ve completed the last couple of figures for my Oldhammer Undead army. I’ve been aiming for 1,500 points using Warhammer Armies as a guideline with some leeway in terms of minimum units and unit...
View ArticleOldhammer Armies – The Forces of Undeath
Here’s the complete army shot of my Undead for Warhammer 3rd Edition. As usual I went for a solid infantry core that I can now expand with more obscure and expensive choices over time. I do still need...
View ArticleMurderous Kin
The core regiment of Dark Elf Warriors I started last year has been languishing close to completion for a while as I got distracted by the call of the necromancer. Now I’ve finally managed to paint the...
View ArticleSalute 2015 – Fantasy
Fantasy wasn’t a strong category at Salute 2015 this year, with most tables being small demonstration games run by publishers. “The Relief of Nordheim” by ‘Ardhamma however proved a noteworthy...
View ArticleSalute 2015 – Sci-Fi
Dropzone Commander and Star Wars dominated visions of the future (or respectively the past, but far, far away) at Salute 2015. Beasts of War ran a participation game recreating the Battle of Hoth with...
View ArticleSalute 2015 – Ancients & Medieval
I haven’t done any historical wargaming for years now since there are just too many projects to keep juggling at the same time. I have been eyeing up Saga however since I am more likely to finish a...
View ArticleLead Belching Machinery of Destruction
I am terrible at painting war machines, never quite being able to finish the machine and all its crew. Seeing the splendid results on Azazel’s Bitz Box of what can be achieved with some dedication...
View ArticleSalute 2015 – Modern Warfare
Wargames Illustrated hosted “Cold War Gone Hot”, the largest modern era participation game at Salute 2015. It made use of Nick Ayres’ 3rd Generation Warfare rules and featured models from the Leicester...
View ArticleSalute 2015 – Horse & Musket
Best of Show at Salute 2015 deservedly went to Ron Ringrose and the Essex Gamsters for “Fort George”, based on a Bernard Cornwell novel set during the American War of Independence. The custom built...
View ArticlePleasure and Pain
Between my Undead and Dark Elves for Oldhammer I’ve been painting a lot of black lately. As a little distraction from all the rank and file for those armies I’ve decided to give the ever colourful...
View ArticleLance and Crossbows
The first detachment of crossbowmen for my Oldhammer Dark Elves is finished. It’s a combination of five metal and five plastic figures from Citadel. For the second detachment I am mixing the plastics...
View ArticleDevilish Delights
I’ve reached my initial goal of painting six Chaos Warriors / Chaos Marauders for my Oldhammer Army of Slaanesh. I’m using the list from Slaves to Darkness rather than Warhammer Armies to really get...
View ArticleDark Angels Tactical Squad Sariel
I started work on this Dark Angels Tactical Squad with the release of Angels of Death in 1996 and finished it today. I think that’s my personal procrastination record. Sergeant Sariel commands his Dark...
View ArticleDark Angels Devastator Squad Camniel
Sergeant Camniel has taken command of 9th Devastator Squad, 5th Battle Company in my Dark Angels strike force for Warhammer 40k that is getting reinforced at the moment. The heavy weapons of a...
View ArticleInto the Green Hell of Catachan
Since I’ve bought some aquarium plants as jungle flora recently I’ve been meaning to finally paint up a couple of the Catachan Jungle Fighters I’ve had in my stash since their release. I started with a...
View ArticleSearch and Destroy
Now at full combat strength, the newly recruited squad of Catachan Jungle Fighters has been sent out to purge the jungle around the base from hostile life forms. The patrol runs into predators more...
View ArticlePrince Ulther Calls to Arms
I started working on Prince Ulther’s Dragon Company a couple of weeks ago as the first regiment for my Oldhammer Dwarf army. I had the full set originally, but apart from one trooper I don’t know where...
View ArticleRaising the Dragon Banner
The distractions have been manyfold lately, but I am working away on my dwarfs and have completed the first half of the Dragon Company. Amongst more troopers to fill the ranks, this also includes...
View ArticlePleasure and Pain
Between my Undead and Dark Elves for Oldhammer I’ve been painting a lot of black lately. As a little distraction from all the rank and file for those armies I’ve decided to give the ever colourful...
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