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Old Scores: Space Wolves vs Thousand Sons
This is the big one! The Hunt for Ahriman Part II just kicked up a notch!Were you #TeamKraken or #TeamStylus?I was #TeamKraken until I saw Bjorn's stats. Is it too late to change?Chapter 2: No Quarter...
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1000 Posts Not Out!
Milestone unlocked!Don't worry - in the midst of the naval-gazing, we also have a competition winner.Welcome all! Whether you joined us at Post #1 (our first visitor) or Post #1000 (our twelfth...
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Competition Winner!
I got my priority orders!Templar Tom, it's no huge surprise to hear, collects Black Templars. So he requested the Terminator Captain in suitable style.I asked him for a helpful list of the paints he...
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The Mantishurian Candidate: Death Guard vs Mantis Warriors
To kick off the next 1,000 posts, here's a Maelstrom of War battle between Pootle's Death Guard warband, The Second Law, and...Kraken's new army of Mantis Warriors! Yes, an army I have no experience of...
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And Now ... The Purge!
It's not what you think!Unless you think I've started another heretic astartes army, in which case, it's exactly what you think.I blame the new Chaos Space Marines kit for this. It's so good, I had to...
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And Now ... The Scourged!
The Purge, you say? No, I'm not doing The Purge. This is The Scourged.Try to keep up...This is the other half of the Chaos Space Marines kit. As this was driven by a desire to paint them, I wanted to...
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And Now ... The Cabal!
There is a reason why I'm popping out different-coloured space marines like a heretical Pez dispenser...... Stylus is going to a tournament!I attended my first tournament - Weekend at Burnies - earlier...
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And Now ... Alpha Legion!
Sorry, Stylus, you can't have all the Traitor Legions to yourself.You know me - see a band wagon, hop on. Inspired by Stylus's evil hordes, here's the other half of that Shadowspear set I split with...
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Weekend At Burnie's 2 - This Time It's War
I'm off to another tournament, grizzled veteran that I am, this will be my second.This is a follow-on from the very successful Weekend at Burnie's earlier this year. And, like any sequel, the body...
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Weekend at Burnie's 2 - Round 1 - Chaos Space Marines vs Salamanders
The battle for Nayala starts here!Come get some.All back from my Weekend at Burnie's, I'll do my best to recount the tales. There were five battles in total, so hopefully my camera's memory and human...
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Weekend at Burnie's 2 - Round 2 - Chaos Space Marines vs Raven Guard
Round 2 of the Battle for Nayala, and they've already sent the hit squad after me.He got a real pretty mouth ain't he?Something ominous from Deliverance is coming after me. I hope those aren't banjos I...
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Weekend at Burnie's 2 - Round 3 - Chaos Space Marines vs Ultramarines
Round 3 of the Battle for Nayala, and its time to go to blue alert!I’m thrown into the deep end for this mission. Not only will I be facing Macragge’s finest, but my opponent will be the face (as...
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Weekend at Burnie's 2 - Round 4 - Chaos Space Marines vs Iron Hands
It’s the second day of the event, and I have activated my secret weapon of not-getting-drunk-the-night before, which should put me ahead of the competition.Perhaps it's in poor taste to mention getting...
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Weekend at Burnie's 2 - Round 5 - Chaos Space Marines vs Adeptus Mechanicus
Final battle of the weekend, and this time, I'm not facing space marines.Bring on the Adeptus Mechanicus!This being the fifth game I played, my brain was running on fumes, but my opponent was Callum,...
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Weekend at Burnie's 2 - Final Thoughts
I've far exceeded the 10,000 word count covering this tournament, so just a quick summary and some final narrative.Collecting the Hair Club For Men AwardLet's wrap this up!First off, the tournament...
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Curbstomp: Alpha Legion vs Imperial Knights
Enough of the tales of Stylus's Victories! I, Kraken, now return with more familiar fare. Having got enough of the Alpha Legion painted up that could put a trial force together, I reckoned the best...
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Caballistic Skill: The Cabal vs Scions and Marines
Fortune favours the bold! Hoping that battle fatigue would bring the Cabal (plus their evil overlord, Stylus) to their knees, I rounded on them firmly before they could recover from Weekend at Bernies....
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I Spyrer, With My Little Eyrer
One last nugget from Weekend at Burnie's 2...Check out these pewter pretties!As seen from the battle reports, there was a tendency for rogue elements to appear from nowhere. The more unusual the better...
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Make Some Noise
Turn that speaker up to 11, it's time to RAAWWWWWKYou want to get Noise Marines on the table, you're going to have to improvise a little these days. The rumour mill says if I wait until next month,...
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Ring-a-ring-a-Roses
Into the dead zone!Day-Z ChainMy latest commission is a daunting prospect. The full kickstarter sets of both Zombicide Black Plague and Green Tide. That's a lot of zombies!Okay - not quite full. Leofa...
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