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Making Tracks: Casting tread plates for my Rebel Grots

Posted on May 20, 2013 10:14 am by Kamui

Hello all,

Anyone who has scratch built tanks knows that the tracks are a particular issue.  Making them individually is a mind breaking exercise in tedium.  In the past I’ve done this and have gone it’s a matter of finding the level of detail you’ll be happy enough with without sacrificing your sanity (most scratch-builders are skirting the edge already!)  Buying GW or third party bits can net you much better details for considerably less frustration.  I seriously considered this approach, I think I can get away with about $10 per tank which is still a bargain when you consider the total monetary investment per model.  In the end I decided to try my hand at casting my own tracks instead.  Read more... (808 words, 2 images, estimated 3:14 mins reading time)

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Gaming Stores: Some of the Horror Stories are True

Posted on May 12, 2013 08:54 am by Thor

headacheI’ve said this previously a few times on this blog but for the sake of the article I’ll quickly re-cap. When I got into 40K I did like most and frequented forums to absorb as much information about the game as I could. Something I commonly saw were players complaining about their local gaming stores and how terrible they were in regards to the player-base for assorted reasons. All that complaining I was reading kept me away from any LGS in my area since I figured that the wise words of the internet held true for any location. Long story short, I started going to a shop in the area and everyone was really cool so I’ve been going every week for the past 4-years or so.  Read more... (563 words, 1 image, estimated 2:15 mins reading time)

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CSM Codex: Is it too late to chime in?

Posted on May 10, 2013 08:00 am by jdbrink

AChaos Marinesfter all the buzz has passed beyond the CSM codex and onto newer releases, I finally convinced myself to buy the book and return to the Dark Gods.  And I’m glad I did!  Read more... (599 words, 1 image, estimated 2:24 mins reading time)

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Gaming & Hobby Stagnation

Posted on May 2, 2013 06:30 am by Thor

DepressedMan, I’ve been in a funk lately with the hobby and gaming. I suppose it was bound to happen eventually. I’ve been going strong with 40K for 7-years now and for some reason or another I’ve just been very “meh” about stuff. It’s not disinterest in the game, I’m still playing weekly and enjoying it, but I think it’s just a culmination of a few things.  Read more... (488 words, 1 image, estimated 1:57 mins reading time)

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Rebel Grot quick conversion

Posted on April 24, 2013 06:53 am by Kamui

Hello all,

Since there are very few actual Rebel Grot models I need to do a lot of conversions to build a full army.  I try to keep most of these simple so that I’ll actually be able to get them all done.  So far I’ve used 2nd ed gretchin with small green-stuff mods, and I’ve used fantasy grots with 40k equipment.  I’ve also used some of Necromunda starter box models as a source of weapons.   Read more... (236 words, 10 images, estimated 57 secs reading time)

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HUNTED and the Revenge of the Real World

Posted on April 21, 2013 04:54 pm by jdbrink

Dear Twilighters (not to be confused with a mass of teenaged girls who might be similarly recognized),

full_moon  Read more... (264 words, 1 image, estimated 1:03 mins reading time)

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HUNTED: space wolf fan fiction (3 of 5)

Posted on April 16, 2013 12:00 pm by jdbrink

Night_Lords_ChampionConintuing the story of Volstag Dragonclaw…  Read more... (1362 words, 1 image, estimated 5:27 mins reading time)

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Rebel Grots Infantry Yellow 2 complete…and tanks!

Posted on April 15, 2013 09:10 am by Kamui
This entry is part 14 of 14 in the series Rebel Grot Infantry Yellow Platoon

Hello all,

I’ve decided to try and get the Rebel Grots ready for the Fratris Salutem, a hobby event here in Maine scheduled for May.  Allies are not allowed so the only way for me to field these guys is to knock out a full 1500 point army of them.  It’s going to be a push but I’ve got my orks as a back up so the price of failure is naught but pride.  I’ve buckled down over the last week and made some pretty good progress.  The second infantry squad is complete and I’ve started on some tanks.  Read more... (732 words, 18 images, estimated 2:56 mins reading time)

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HUNTED: space wolf fan fiction (part 2 of 5)

Posted on April 11, 2013 08:00 am by jdbrink

Space Wolf ScoutIn Part 1 (click to read) we find Volstag Dragonclaw, Space Wolf Scout, with no armor or weapons, up in the boughs of a tree with no memory of how he got there.  He does remember being betrayed by the planet’s PDF and he remembers being tortured by a Night Lords apothecary.  As these memories are coming back to him, a patrol of traitorous PDF troopers comes by, whom he has just dispatched…  Read more... (1395 words, 1 image, estimated 5:35 mins reading time)

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HUNTED: space wolf fan fiction (part 1 of 5)

Posted on April 7, 2013 12:30 pm by jdbrink
super wolf scout edit

(image stolen from GW site, subject is Golden Demon winner from Adrian Bay)

The last of his scout pack, a lone wolf fights for survival and revenge against a band of Night Lords…

I wrote and submitted this story to the Black Library during its open submissions window last June.  Since I haven’t heard anything in almost a year later, I’m guessing that I won’t.  But rather than let this story go to waste, I thought I might as well share with the 40K blogosphere.  I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.  Read more... (1800 words, 1 image, estimated 7:12 mins reading time)

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KickStarter Live: Tarnish

Posted on April 2, 2013 08:00 am by jdbrink

tarnish image-smallerI hope you guys don’t mind a little self-promotion, because… At long last, I have launched my Tarnish Kickstarter!  Read more... (325 words, 1 image, estimated 1:18 mins reading time)

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Chaos Allies: Giving Imperial Guard a Go

Posted on March 8, 2013 10:10 am by Thor

Imperial GuardI held off on making my preferred choice on an allied detachment until the Daemons codex came out. Let me be honest, I have not looked over the Daemons’ codex thoroughly. I have gone through it all but trying to create a list is something I have not done. The reason being that nothing caught my eye. I’m definitely not saying it’s a bad codex or anything like that, just that nothing jumped out at me and made me want to try them.  Read more... (494 words, 1 image, estimated 1:59 mins reading time)

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Rebel Grots status update

Posted on March 4, 2013 08:36 am by Kamui

Hello all,

Since my last post I’ve been working on the green stuff work for my second Rebel Grot Infantry Squad.  I made some decent progress:  Read more... (277 words, estimated 1:06 mins reading time)

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Thoughts: Painting with Style

Posted on March 3, 2013 06:30 am by Thor

Mona Lisa - StyleThere’s no shortage of articles related to painting your miniatures that focus on technique, color theory and the like. The thing that often seems lacking in most of these articles is style. Over time we all develop a style of painting and some times we don’t even realize it. I know I had a style of painting long before I became aware of it.  Read more... (1022 words, 11 images, estimated 4:05 mins reading time)

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Deathwing – 6th Edition

Posted on February 26, 2013 06:30 am by Epaminondas

Belial - Master of the Deathwing: by EupackardiaBack in January, I played in a local tournament with Deathwing, for the first time with the new codex. I thought hard about all the nice new toys – cheap Tacticals, expensive flyers, new toys for the Ravenwing.  Read more... (1148 words, 1 image, estimated 4:36 mins reading time)

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Chaos Bikers: My Experiment and Results

Posted on February 7, 2013 06:30 am by Thor

Khorne IconI have not said much lately regarding the latest Chaos codex. Mainly that’s because I do not see myself as an authority on it. There are those better at hammering out competitive lists and fine tuning point efficiency. So, I shied away from anything remotely resembling strategy and tactics for Chaos. However, despite there being those who are better suited to the task, it does not diminish my experiences and the lessons I’ve learned; so what the hell.  Read more... (644 words, 1 image, estimated 2:35 mins reading time)

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