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I went to the Games@Hart July 40K Tournament, I took my Astra Militarium list which you can see below

Tempestus army (1990 Points)

Astra Militarum
Bridgehead Strike
Strike Force (2,000 Points)

CHARACTERS

Commissar (30 Points)
  • 1x Plasma pistol
  • 1x Power weapon

Leman Russ Commander (235 Points)
  • 1x Armoured tracks
  • 1x Lascannon
  • 1x Leman Russ battle cannon

Militarum Tempestus Command Squad (85 Points)
  • 4x Tempestus Scion
     ◦ 4x Close combat weapon
     ◦ 1x Hot-shot lasgun
     ◦ 2x Hot-shot laspistol
     ◦ 1x Master Vox
     ◦ 1x Medi-pack
     ◦ 1x Plasma gun
     ◦ 1x Regimental Standard
  • 1x Tempestor Prime
     • Warlord
     ◦ 1x Bolt pistol
     ◦ 1x Tempestus dagger

BATTLELINE

Tempestus Scions (140 Points)
  • 1x Tempestor
     ◦ 1x Chainsword
     ◦ 1x Hot-shot laspistol
  • 9x Tempestus Scion
     ◦ 9x Close combat weapon
     ◦ 2x Grenade launcher
     ◦ 4x Hot-shot lasgun
     ◦ 1x Hot-shot laspistol
     ◦ 2x Plasma gun
     ◦ 1x Vox-caster

Tempestus Scions (140 Points)
  • 1x Tempestor
     ◦ 1x Chainsword
     ◦ 1x Hot-shot laspistol
  • 9x Tempestus Scion
     ◦ 9x Close combat weapon
     ◦ 4x Hot-shot lasgun
     ◦ 1x Hot-shot laspistol
     ◦ 2x Meltagun
     ◦ 2x Plasma gun
     ◦ 1x Vox-caster

Tempestus Scions (140 Points)
  • 1x Tempestor
     ◦ 1x Chainsword
     ◦ 1x Hot-shot laspistol
  • 9x Tempestus Scion
     ◦ 9x Close combat weapon
     ◦ 4x Hot-shot lasgun
     ◦ 1x Hot-shot laspistol
     ◦ 2x Meltagun
     ◦ 2x Plasma gun
     ◦ 1x Vox-caster

DEDICATED TRANSPORTS

Taurox Prime (90 Points)
  • 1x Armoured tracks
  • 1x Storm bolter
  • 1x Taurox missile launcher
  • 1x Twin Taurox hot-shot volley gun

Taurox Prime (90 Points)
  • 1x Armoured tracks
  • 1x Storm bolter
  • 1x Taurox gatling cannon
  • 1x Twin Taurox hot-shot volley gun

Taurox Prime (90 Points)
  • 1x Armoured tracks
  • 1x Storm bolter
  • 1x Taurox gatling cannon
  • 1x Twin Taurox hot-shot volley gun

OTHER DATASHEETS

Leman Russ Demolisher (190 Points)
  • 1x Armoured tracks
  • 1x Demolisher battle cannon
  • 1x Lascannon

Leman Russ Vanquisher (145 Points)
  • 1x Armoured tracks
  • 1x Heavy bolter
  • 1x Vanquisher battle cannon

Leman Russ Vanquisher (145 Points)
  • 1x Armoured tracks
  • 1x Heavy bolter
  • 1x Vanquisher battle cannon

Valkyrie (190 Points)
  • 1x Armoured hull
  • 2x Heavy bolter
  • 1x Lascannon
  • 2x Multiple rocket pod

ALLIED UNITS

Armiger Warglaive (140 Points)
  • 1x Meltagun
  • 1x Reaper chain-cleaver
  • 1x Thermal spear

Armiger Warglaive (140 Points)
  • 1x Meltagun
  • 1x Reaper chain-cleaver
  • 1x Thermal spear

My first game was against Adam and his Tyranids, which got off to a great start when he destroyed one of my Vanquishers in one shot on turn 1, and it was downhill from there with all my models being destroyed by turn 5

My second game was against Edward and his Thousand Sons who demolished my army very quickly, meaning the game only lasted until turn 4

And in game 3 I played Shaun and his Dark Angels

And yeah in my second Primarch encounter, I learned what an absolute beast The Lion is, he systematically demolished all my tanks 😭

I really enjoy the games, but it can be quite competitive, and I know I am there to lose all three, but I really want to up my game a bit and perhaps maybe even get a draw sometimes!

I considered Knights, but in my last few games with them, they have been really quite powerful unless my opponent has the tools to deal with them!

I think for August, I am gonna try and get the Aquilons painted up, and perhaps drop the Valkyrie, and go with an extra Vanquisher

What I Am Modelling

I started off by finishing up a Swarmlord and a Hive Tyrant I have had sat in my desk for a couple of weeks.

Then I started on the Red Brigade for Trench Crusade

And painted up a pair of Mechanised Heavy Infantry

So what’s next?

1. Blood Angels Land Speeders
2. Stormdrake Guard x 4 & Knight Draconis
3. Imperial Fists Breachers x 10
4. Armiger Helverin x 2
5. Blood Angels Intercessors x 5
6. Ultramarines Tactical Squad x 10
7. Myari’s Purifiers
8. Tempestus Aquilions x 11
9. Red Brigade Warband
10. Ork Warboss in Mega Armour

What I Am Reading

I started on Era of Ruin, and the heat is making my normal reading time very hard, but I am about a 3rd of the way through it now.

Also started listening to Lady of Sorrows by CL Werner, and so far that’s pretty good, I do love the Nighthaunt and it’s a pleasure to have a story with them featured!

What Tabletop Games Am I Playing

I played Leon in a game of 40K last night and my Knights kind did a number on his Emperor’s Children

Fulgrim got shot off the board turn 1 by a Castellan, and after that it was all downhill, my Gallant was deleting a unit a turn and by the end of turn 3 all he had was a couple of Chaos Spawn, a Rhino and a Lord

The issue for Leon was a lack of anti-armour, I really should stop using Knight’s, they are so much fun, but they really are a handful of your army is tooled up to take them on.

What Video Games I Am Playing

A bit more Hell Let Loose and also started on Phantom Liberty in Cyberpunk 2077

What I Am Creating

My painting series of Herey Legions has continued with Iron Warriors, White Scars, Space Wolves and Imperial Fists

I also published two tutorials for tanks, a camo scheme and making muddy tracks!

Plus a 40K Combat Patrol Battle Report

And an Edge of Empire Episode

What I Am Spending

As I am pretty broke, so just a cople of games in the Steam Sale

• Far Cry
• Far Cry 2
• Far Cry 3

As a household we did invest in a new handheld vacuum cleaner, a Gtech Multi Platinum.

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The household infrastructure fund is meant to be saving towards a filament 3D printer, but alas the vacuum cleaner was more important, if less fun, unless you are Lindsay that is!

• Mood:- Frustrated!
• Caffeinated Beverages Consumed:- 3
• In My Ears:- Take A Sexy Picture – CMAT
• Tabletop Game Last Played:- Warhammer 40,000
• Video Game Last Played:- Cyberpunk 2077
• Book Last Read:- Era of Ruin – Various Authors
• Audiobook Last In My Ears:- Lady of Sorrows – CL Werner
• Movie Last Viewed:- My Old Ass
• TV Show Last Viewed:- Law & Order: Los Angeles
• Podcast Last In My Ears:- The WAN Show
• Current State of Projects:- Too Many

Below is our living room Christmas tree this year, one thing that myself, Lindsay and Megan have been doing, well ever since I moved out of my parents, is to have no repeated baubles. My mum was always one for uniformity on the tree and I have found that to be super bland.

So for years, me and Lindsay, and later Megan when she moved in with us, have been buying unique ornaments and baubles each year, and we have now such a decent selection of ornaments that we have no duplicates.

This tree is the one we have in our living room and is usually reffered to as the geeky tree as it contains all our ornaments from various fandoms and stuff. These baubles have come from a variety of places, from the Disney Store, Debenhams, Primark, Etsy and right down to Poundland. And of recent some 3D printing, this year we added a Tardis and an Eldar Scrolls ornament that I printed. We also have a small selection of Warhammer models which got painted gold and a bit of string put through them to turn them into baubles!

There is also a large amount of Disney decorations too, most of which were inherited from Lindsay and Megan’s family collections, these are beautiful, I must admit I would prefer the tree without them, but hey I am just one of three. But we do have enough Disney decorations that we could genuinely have a tree of just Disney stuff!

The dining room is host to a more grown up tree with the traditional style of decorations, which is lovely and exactly the same with unique non-repeating baubles, but its far less fun!

I got a few nice presents, to add to the driving rig, I got a Logitech Driving Force Shifter, which was purchased on Prime Day for me!

I also got a couple of board games, Ticket to Ride Paris from Paul, Unlock Adventures, which includes scenarios from Ticket to Ride, Pandemic and Mysterium from Emma, also from Paul a box, some dice and a notepad for RPG playing and a sign about my Dumbfuckery, Jane and Geoff got me a new desk mat, a Warhammer 4ok one, and from Lindsay’s father I got a hat and gloves.

Of course the best present was my Lynx Africa set!

In my stocking I also got the servo skull palette which on reflection is actually pretty cool!

My VideoGameGeek Secret Santa got me a nice £20 worth of vouchers for Steam, so I was able to grab a few cool things from my wish list, those being

• Jedi Survivor
• Fable The Lost Chapters
• Divinity: Original Sin
• Euro Truck Simulator 2 – Krone Trailer Pack

But pretty much as soon as Christmas was done, I was out for the count with a nasty lergy and spent most of a week and a bit in bed feeling very sorry for myself!

What I Am Modelling

I got finished the Dread Pageant at long last for Direchasm

Plus the third Leman Russ Vanquisher

And a Leman Russ Command Tank

So whats next?

1. Blood Angels Land Speeders
2. Karazai
3. Paragon Warsuits with Heavy Flamers x 3
4. Lasrifle Section x 20
5. Dark Angles Impulsor
6. Ardboyz x 10
7. Skragrot the Loonking & Rabble-Rowza
8. Allarus Custodians x 3
9. Rockgut Troggoths x 3
10. Atheon Heavy Sentinels x 3

What Tabletop Games I Am Playing

At the Durham Raiders long gaming day, I played two games of Heresy, one against Sam’s Iron Warriors

And another in a doubles game, where I paired up with Sam to take on some Sons of Horus and World Eaters

What Video Games I Am Playing]

Quite a bit of Hell Let Loose with Graham and Chris which is a lot of fun!

And I have started playing Lego Batman!

What I Am Creating

I published the Issue 04 Combat Patrol Magazine Battle Report

We got a new epsiode of Edge of Empire out, using a totally new workflow

What I Am Spending

I bought with Christmas money vouchers, both of the Malcadors I needed for my Solar Auxilia list

Got the Sci-Fi Shooters Humble Bundle which bagged me

• Crysis 2 Remastered
• Crysis 3 Remastered
• System Shock
• Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster

And of course it was Humble Choice, which got me

• Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
• Old World
• Atlas Fallen
• Crime Boss: Rockay City
• The Invincible
• Moonstone Island
• Inkulnati
• Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip

I also added

• Scott Pilgrim vs The World
• American Truck Simulator: Montana
• American Truck Simulator: Wyoming
• The Crow’s Eye
• Super Crazy Rhythm Castle
• Deep Sky Derelicts
• V-Rally 4
• Battlefield Hardline
• Battlefield 3

• Mood:- Recovering
• Caffeinated Beverages Consumed:- 1
• In My Ears:- Padam Padam – Kylie Minogue
• Tabletop Game Last Played:- The Horus Heresy
• Video Game Last Played:- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
• Book Last Read:- Eidolon: The Auric Hammer – Marc Collins
• Audiobook Last In My Ears:- Fabius Bile: Primogenitor – Josh Reynolds
• Movie Last Viewed:- Hornblower: Retribution
• TV Show Last Viewed:- Law & Order: Criminal Intent
• Podcast Last In My Ears:- The RTFM Show
• Current State of Projects:- Started on an orange dragon