Pink and Blue Horrors WIP

Not quite finished yet obviously, still have to base them, paint the gold on a few of the blue guys and do the odd feathers.

These cheeky chaps will be part of the secondary detachment summoned by the Thousand Sons alongside a herald of Tzeentch and perhaps a swarm of screamers too.

Not going to have daemons as a primary detachment as, well let's be honest, my Thousand Sons have to be the ones in control of the warp not the other way around!

Ordo Xenos Inquisitor Zanbar

Things have been mightly quiet on the blog since February which I'll take responsibility for. A lot of my painting of late has been Bretonnians which obviously don't fit here on a 40k blog! However, I saw this Inquisitor model in my LGS and just had to get it and paint it.

I reckon with the upcoming release of Tau (and Eldar at some point in the near but still murky future) I would classify him as a member of the Ordo Xenos. Just need some Deathwatch marines to accompany him in a blacked out Stormraven and I'll be set.

Since the number of postings on SnS has been a bit on the low-end, decided to upload a recently completed Dark Angels Tactical Squad, straight from the DV boxed set.  The only conversion done to the unit is on the Veteran Sergeant's melee weapon.  Ethrion - your traitors will feel the full wrath of the Lion's sons tomorrow.

"Repent, for tomorrow you die."

Ethrion - please stick this with the rest of my DA page... cheers!

Erasmus: a Sabbat World Narrative Campaign

In the aftermath of the Imperial victory on Balhaut, fleeing Chaos Forces scattered, bring ruin and flames to the exposed planets of the Sabbat Worlds. Tanith burnt. Sapiencia, Verghast, Aexe Cardinal, and unhappy Cociaminus all suffered the blight of war.

And Erasmus III, : where Magister Erok brought his elite Blood Pact forces.

Pleas to the Imperial Warmaster, Macaroth, went unheeded. 'I was chasing the horizon,' he later said. While he chased glory, undefended planets continued to burn.

The people of Erasmus III were lucky. Thier pleas were heard. By a passing Black Templar's Battle Barge....who heard, and listened, and sent a force to liberate the planet.

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Alex and I were playing a lot of games, so we thought it was a good idea to put these battles into a narrative framwork, so that our usual pick-up games became a loose campaign. Welcome to the Scourging of Erasmus Narrative Campaign!

Iron Warriors WIP

Yes, this is now my 5th chaos legion and yes these guys aren't quite finished yet (detailing still required) but this blog has been in suspended animation for too long so I figured I would try and revive it with my current project.

The idea is for my core of the army to be comprised of Iron Warriors as well as any and all chaotic looking units such as the starter set dreadnoughts, forge/maulerfiends and heldrakes. I've always felt that the design of these things doesn't really fit with any of the existing chaos armies I own but suit Iron Warriors perfectly.

With Iron Warriors as the core it can be augmented with Thousand Sons, World Eaters, Emperors Children or Night Lords for the elite special infantry.

Anyway more to follow and completion of these models to follow as well.

Tournament short story winning entry

The story that I entered in the tournament that won the 'best story' award.

Golden sunlight bathed Governor Jarmal’s private stateroom. The sun just starting to dip lower in the sky was casting long shadows across the room. Kiervan Jarmal stood, letting the warmth of the sun fall across his face. A great many things troubled him, the arrival of the Ork fleet most of all, with the woeful weakness in numbers of his PDF adding to his worries. He reached down and picked up his cigar from the ashtray, raising it to his lips and breathing in the wonderful taste deep into his chest. The heady aroma and the almost sensual caress of the smoke going a little way to easing the fears he harbored. True, Forlorn Hope’s own defense would not hold against such a mighty foe but the impending arrival of the Emperor’s own warriors, the astartes, made his hopes soar and his determination galvanize. Though he had never seen any in action personally, he had heard many tales of their heroics and deeds in battle. It would be the greatest honour of his life to be in the presence of such mighty weapons of the Emperor’s might.

Local game store tournament 2012

Just a quick post to congratulate everyone who went to the tournament at our LGS this year. Specially to Sam and his Grey Knights/Henchmen list that placed 3rd and Caz and his Nurgle daemons/plague marines army that won 'best army'. I won 'best background/story' but that's by the by.

It was a great weekend of games that was marred only by one person that brought loaded dice and engineered two wins before being called out and asked not to return. He didn't really seem to argue his case and just took his dice with him and left.

Lastly, this was the final time the old chaos codex was being used as it was too soon between tournament and release of the 6th ed. chaos codex to use the new one. So, fair well 4th ed. chaos codex you served us well!