And Then There Were Nun
 The Hobbypocalypse rides again!For those not familiar with the term, last year I, Stylus, participated in a 'Tale Of Four Gamers' style challenge with DZTV regulars Brapscalion, Sultan and Monkey. We...
View ArticleStampede Duty: Tyranids vs Tempestus Scions
 Kraken and Kas here, throwing Tyranids and Tempestus Scions together! It's been a while since the Drawbridge Campaign came to a conclusion, and also a while since I ran a campaign. Time for a new one,...
View ArticleJust Ad Mech
 A second instalment of Inquisitor 52!Delphan Gruss was the original model, the techpriest character from the initial releases. I remember standing in the Liverpool GW, literally paralysed in the...
View ArticleFire the Canon!
 We're gonna go in, and see the penguin.Here comes the Canoness!The Reverend Mothers of the Adepta Sororitas seem to come with lots of weapon options (with some oddly specific combinations), but when...
View ArticleBlack Death
The Plague Marines join my Black Legion!You can blame Aaron Dembski-Bowden for this.I've wanted to sprinkle some god-specific marines into my Black Legion for a while now. The Khorne Berserkers were...
View ArticleMade Like You And Me
 Needs must - when you're low on stuff to paint, you get creative. Bitz box raid! While I was hunting around in the darker recesses of my spare kit, searching for the missing parts of Delphan Gruss, I...
View Article'Crons try to even the Scor(pion): Chaos Space Marines vs Necrons
Kasfunatu is testing another variant of his CSM army to take to Weekend at Burnie's in March and I, Pootle, want to try out a larger Necron list so I headed over to his for a battle.Shh - spoilers...
View ArticleVial Save You: Ultramarines vs Death Guard
"Ark Saviour, this is Ark Actual. Report."Â There was a brief and pregnant pause. A massive energy surge, then the convoy's signal vanished from the auspex, and they weren't responding to hails. Even...
View ArticleThe Little Dread That Could
 Before there were Helbrutes, there were Chaos Dreadnoughts!While Forge World still has a plethora of specialised dreadnoughts, these wee ones appear to be a dying breed - which is a shame, as the...
View ArticleINT: Dwarven Lumber Room
 Pillars. Why is it always pillars?Last year, I remembered I'd stuck all the fantasy themed Dungeons and Lasers scatter terrain away in a box because it wasn't much use for Necromunda. There really...
View ArticleCome with me if you want to live: Oldhammer Terminators
 In January 1989, White Dwarf introduced the first rules for Terminator-armoured marines. They were great: there was an option to equip a squad of Terminators with jump packs*: there were no models for...
View ArticleFrom the Cult that Time Forgot
 Here's a Thousand Sons sorcerer who almost slipped down the memory hole!This lovely wee model is the champion from the original metal Thousand Sons squad. He was my Hobbypocalypse Christmas Bonus from...
View ArticleBye Bye Black Bird
 All together now ... Dracarys!After the first one took me almost a year, I couldn't image I'd ever want to paint another Heldrake. But the lure of an eBay bargain, and the spur of an upcoming battle...
View ArticleTanks For Your Patience
This one has been an absurdly long time coming.I picked up this model (for a good price - there really are Land Raider bargains to be had with a bit of patient hunting) back in mid-2019.Now, this would...
View ArticleINT: The Old Hostel
 I'm still working through my fantasy attic, clearing away the furniture. This week it's mostly stuff you might find in an inn, I think. I've gone for a mostly neutral look, I'm really not sure what...
View ArticleWatch Out, White Cliffs Of Dover
There's clearly a cathartic theme running through my model painting this week.And this one's the biggest of the lot!I love the Greater Daemon of Tzeentch (small surprise there!) and I've coveted the...
View ArticleBlack To The Suture: Creations of Bile vs Black Templars
Sigismund's lads hate the heretic, the mutant and the witch ... so, for them, it's Christmas!Creations of Bile vs Black Templars!A couple of weekends ago, I was managed to get in a 40k game (my first...
View ArticleI Am Woman, Hear Me Chainsaw
20 models in one batch? I must be repenting for something...Month 2 for the Hobbypocalypse, and clearly Month 1 wasn't enough of a deluge of infantry, I'm adding even more to my Sisters of Battle!Once...
View ArticleWeekend at Burnies 1 - Ultramarines: A Gathering Storm
Pootle here, with an intro to my games at Weekend at Burnies. I have to start with a huge thank you to Mr AP Burn for organising the event at the Factorum near Warminster. I had four cracking games...
View ArticleWeekend at Burnies 2: Ultramarines vs Khorne Daemons, Harlequins and Necrons
Pootle here again with a write-up of my first few games at Weekend at Burnies against Khorne Daemons, Harlequins and Necrons.I've already detailed my army and the introduction to their story (including...
View Article