Cobalt Scions: blue power armour step by step
The second squad of Cobalt Scions Intercessors are complete, which also means I have finally finished the Imperial Fists battleforce box. I started painting this kit in September 2019, which means it's...
View ArticleDark Apostles and Traitorous Guardsmen
Welcome back fellow followers of the Eightfold Path! It's another lovely day in the Word Bearers, every meal a banquet! Every paycheck a fortune! I love... hmm. Might have cross-mojinated myself a bit...
View ArticleA Conspiracy of Ravens
Well met my vengeful brothers and sisters, we gather again to swell the ranks of the Word Bearers once more. This time with another example of our Master's plans coming to fruition in the form of a...
View ArticleInq28: Inquisitor Greyfax conversion
Inquisitor Greyfax is one of those miniatures designed to convey the technological contradictions and iconic weirdness of the 40K setting. Unfortunately for my tastes, it actually goes too far. A...
View ArticleThe Eridani Sector: the start of a new 40K campaign setting
Regular readers may recall that all the gaming we Bunker dwellers do in the 40K mythos is set in a lovingly crafted region of space we refer to as the Achernar Sector. Every campaign, and sometimes...
View ArticleChampions and Neverborn
Welcome all you beloved of the Dark Gods. Take care where your eyes linger this day, for we are journeying beyond the material plane and into the higher realms. To lead us there we have a most...
View ArticleHeroes of the Revolution. Genestealer Cult #12 - Kellermorph and Locus
It had to happen. We all knew it was coming. I had just two models* in the entire Genestealer Cult range I did not have painted. It was kinda inevitable that my completionist urge would combine with...
View ArticleInq28 Short Story: The Opportune Moment
Today's post is the second of three linked short stories. It follows on directly from the end of part one, The Battle of Hasmides, this time from the perspective of an Inquisition soldier. It's one of...
View ArticleFor Averland and the Emperor! - Empire Cavalry
There are times when you have the very, very best intentions but get sidetracked. My Empire have very much fitted into this catagory. Way back in 2015 I started this army. Five flamin' years ago. I got...
View ArticleInquisition short story: Heloth's Revelation
Today is the third and final short story covering an incursion into Imperial space by the Word Bearers. Part One covered the fleet engagement in Hasmides, Part Two covered the ensuing boarding action,...
View ArticleIkarran Legions
Allow me to indroduce the Ikarran Dynasty, my fledgling Crusade force which will combine my old Necron army from days-of-yore, and all the lovely newness of 9th Edition. For anyone who wishes to get...
View ArticleThey're not just in the jungle...
... They ARE the jungle. In a somewhat Stark contrast to Andy's take on the Tau, my vision of them is rather more utilitarian. I've gone for a very simple scheme indicative of the industrial war...
View ArticleAutomated 40K Crusade Roster
I honestly started this quixotic endeavour with the intention of making a simple spreadsheet to track my Crusade tallies. I'd never written an IF function in a spreadsheet before. I didn't even know IF...
View ArticleForest Basing Step by Step
I've had a bit of interest on how I do the forest basing that is on my Tau. In response I've put together a little step by step of what I actually do to get this: So grab your basing bits and lets get...
View ArticleHordes of the Faithful - Word Bearers Cultists
It's fair to say: I've got a bit of a thing for cults. Not content with painting 3k of Genestealer Cults I turn my eyes to the Eightfold Path and chose that most culty of legions: The Word Bearers....
View ArticleCobalt Scions Repulsor Executioner
Welcome to another episode of Charlie dials a Citadel Miniature down to 10. In this episode, I'm going to explain my illegal assembly decisions, touch on upscaling the Cobalt Scions paint scheme to a...
View ArticleMarching Beneath Book and Flame - Word Bearers
Well met fellow followers of The Word. We have gathered here on another Tainted Thursday to introduce you all to more brave warriors of the XVIIth Legion. Today it is the turn of more marines from the...
View ArticleCobalt Scions Primaris Ancient
Ancient Aulus Acastian, Cobalt Scions 3rd CompanyAs soon as I saw the Ancient in the Indomitus box, I realised how much I wanted... the Ancient from Dark Imperium. The monkish vibe of the new dude is...
View ArticleThere's wrong, and there's wrong and then there's this...
Why am I quoting Sin City? Well, something gribbly this way comes and yeah... it fits...I have a real fondness for representing Chaos with more of a "protean" Cthulhu vibe than the normal riot of...
View ArticleCobalt Scions Chaplain
The Indomitus box mostly offered lovely sculpts that were thematically wrong for my army, but the Indomitus Chaplain jumped right into the category of DIS SPACE MAN PRETTY, PUT HIM RIGHT IN MY FACE...
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