Category Archives: Warhammer 40K

About my Imperial Guard: Part 3 – Hardened Veterans

I worked all weekend and I completed a new addition to my Imperial Guard army, a squad of Hardened Veterans. Here is a picture of the sergeant (more pictures at the end): As you can see I used Catachan jungle … Continue reading

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About my Imperial Guard: Cadian 17th Regiment – Part 2 – Sly Marbo

It didn’t take long for me to deviate from the plan I laid out in my last post. I figured I could finish a whole elites choice by painting one model.  So I pulled out Sly Marbo – the one … Continue reading

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Modelling Guide: Imperial Guard Valkyrie Vendetta

This is a step by step guide showing how to convert the new Imperial Guard Valkyrie model into a Valkyrie Vendetta gunship.  The conversion uses plastic parts from other Games Workshop model kits.  Here is a picture of the finished … Continue reading

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Tactics: I hide behind you, You hide behind me, We both win

In the table top war games we all play, there is a fine balance between making the rules too complex or making them too simple. Personally I tend to favor more simplified rule sets because I think streamlined rules make for a better playing experience. But with simplified rules you also find more game situations that are counter intuitive [...] Continue reading

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When good figures go bad

If you play these games long enough then eventually you will have to deal with a new codex that makes one of your figures or even entire units obsolete. For me this just happened with the new Imperial Guard codex. Here is a picture of my second edition Warhammer 40K Cadian Imperial Guard Lieutenant [...] Continue reading

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About my Imperial Guard: Cadian 17th Regiment – Part 1

I have been hard at work over the last week. I finished up Gunnery Sergeant Harker and two platoon command squads (more pictures at the end of this post). I wanted to talk about my plans for the army going … Continue reading

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Newly painted fig: Gunnery Sergeant Harker

Hi all, While I was working on my two platoon command squads I also cleaned and primed my next project, which is a squad of hardened veterans and gunnery sergeant Harker. After seeing the model I really wanted to paint … Continue reading

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Project: Jetbike Autarch with Reaper Launcher – Modelling

For the introduction and parts list click here. Step One: Clean all seam lines from the Autarch and jetbike. Assemble the jetbike except for the hood. Do not use the banner pole that comes with the jetbike.

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Project: Jetbike Autarch with Reaper Launcher

My next project is going to be the creation of an Eldar Autarch on a jetbike with a Reaper Launcher, which I will document here in case anyone would like to convert this model. A little background first: my Eldar … Continue reading

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Some of my Imperial Guard Characters

I haven’t made much progress painting this week. I spent most of my time building up this glorious website for you to enjoy. Also I saw the new Star Trek movie. Which was quite good.

Anyway, no new models for me. But here are some new pictures of old models for you. . . Continue reading

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