The 24th part of the Warhammer 40,000 Imperium Battle Report Series.
In this episode, we play the first Scout Mission!
Who will prevail in this battle between the sinister Necrons and the noble warriors of the Imperium of Mankind.
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The 23rd part of the Warhammer 40,000 Imperium Battle Report Series.
In this episode, we see the debut of the Canoptek Spyder to the battlefield!
Who will prevail in this battle between the sinister Necrons and the noble warriors of the Imperium of Mankind.
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The 22nd part of the Warhammer 40,000 Imperium Battle Report Series.
In this episode, we the Adeptus Mechanicus take to the field for the first time as a squad of Skitarii Rangers face off against a phalanx of Necron Warriors!
Who will prevail in this battle between the sinister Necrons and the servants of the Machine God?
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The 21st part of the Warhammer 40,000 Imperium Battle Report Series.
In this episode, we see a Lt and some Assault Intercessors facing off against an Overlord with his phalanx of Warriors!
Who will prevail in this battle between the sinister Necrons and the noble warriors of the Imperium of Mankind.
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So I am gonna write about something, controversial, well I don’t think it’s controversial personally.
I want to write about the US swimmer Lia Thomas, whom you may have seen featured in hate filed articles arguing that as a biological male, she has no right to compete against cis women.
I saw a meme that made a big deal about the fact that in the 2020-21 season, she ranked 462nd amongst males.
But you see that got me wondering, she had to be on oestrogen for a full 12 months before she could compete as a woman. So that means in the 2020-21 season she was competing against cis men whilst on oestrogen.
Oestrogens biggest impact on a person assigned male at birth, is the extremely quick reduction in muscle mass, it drops off you very quickly.
What this means is that you have a denser bone structure that you need to work harder to make work, so against cis men, and even against cis women, you would find yourself at a disadvantage.
So how did Lia perform in the last season she competed in, prior to oestrogen treatment.
Well the answer is available for all to see, she was in the 500, 1000 and 1650 freestyle events, number 1, not simply good, she was the best amongst men in the entire US.
Her times when she swam before her transition were exceptional, I mean they were incredible.
She was an exceptional swimmer when competing as a man, and is an exceptional swimmer when competing as a woman.
What this says to me is that it’s not about her being a mediocre man who changed sex to win medal, but that she is simply a good swimmer no matter how she competes.
It reminded me of a US army study that looked at trans women in training. After being on oestrogen, they did have an advantage over the average cis woman, 12% to be precise.
However, the average elite level female runner is 29% better than the average cis woman, and none of the studies participants even reached that level.
Now I conceded, the research done into trans woman’s participation in sport is limited, and the conclusions are not quite conclusive either way.
But so far the evidence suggests that trans women are less likely to be as good as other cis athletes in their ability level.
But contrary to what people say, trans women aren’t dominating woman’s sport, far from it.
Lia Thomas is simply an exceptionally good swimmer, she has demonstrated it in both gender categories by dominating them.
So frankly I think it’s more likely that like Michael Phelps, she may have genetic differences that simply make her better at swimming.
I painted the Pathfinder Team for my T’au Empire.
After that I finished Darkstrider.
A Thermo-Exchanger Shrine got bought earlier in the week and painted up on Sunday night to add to the Company of Legends terrain.
After this I competed a unit of Deathmarks for my Necrons.
I then turned my attention to the Skitarii Rangers that I needed for a battle report.
Currently on my painting desk are some Primaris Suppressors for the Ultramarines.
So what’s coming up next week?
I published my review of School of X which you can read here.
And I also finished To Chart the Clouds by Evan Dicken, a review of which you will find here.
I am currently reading Reign of the Devourer by David Annandale.
Not much, but I did play Horizon Zero Dawn for a couple of hours on stream on Thursday.
Other than that it’s mostly been Halo Infinite, been playing Ranked Area games to get an achievement.
And some Forza Horizon 5 here and there.
I published the issue 20 Imperium Battle Report.
I did grab a Thermo-Exchanger Shrine to add to one of the Company of Legends table, one of the Sector Mechanicum probably.
I bought the Itch.io Ukraine bundle, it’s an awful lot of stuff, but the donation is the best but about that.
To help with the vlogging for Company of Legends I grabbed a Mini LED video light.
I wanted the one recommended by Randomfrankp, but that particular model isn’t available in the UK, so I grabbed this one as it’s pretty much the same thing.
The 20th part of the Warhammer 40,000 Imperium Battle Report Series.
In this episode, we see a mix of units try to take each other down!
Who will prevail in this battle between the sinister Necrons and the noble warriors of the Imperium of Mankind.
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We finally got a new car, a year after we initially ordered one, and it’s a bit of a tale.
We first ordered a Vauxhall Combo Life Diesel in March 2021, we were told a six month wait due to chip shortages.
I was told that the car was built, it just needed chips a few weeks later.
In October I chased it up, oh the chip shortage means it will be March or May when it’s ready.
So anyway, I was browsing the Vauxhall website to check some details about the car only to notice, it was no longer listed, turns out that model was discontinued in September, before I last spoke to them.
So I called them on Wednesday, and was told that the order would still be honoured, sometime in the next 12 to 24 months!!!
So we said we would select an alternative and were assured that we would have to wait no longer than 12 weeks, maybe a few more depending on trim.
Checking the website, that actually said 19 weeks, so we were already a bit suspicious of their promises.
On Thursday me and Megan decided to make some backup plans in case the Mokka we were looking at, didn’t work out, and we decided to give Hyundai a call.
They told us if we were okay to have it in white, we could have a Ioniq Electric, in 4 days time as it had literally just been delivered from the factory to go in general sale.
And even if we wanted another colour, they said it was just a 6 week wait, 8 depending on sea conditions to get another car. Unlike the ICE versions, it’s not subject to the same chip issues as it uses a pair of SoCs like many other electric cars to control everything that other cars have over 100 chips control.
So we rushed up, and spoke with the salesman, Matt, who was a great guy, and he showed us round the one in the showroom, let us sit in the actual car we would be driving away, although it was totally covered in protective plastic, and then it’s a test drive.
Okay, it ain’t the worlds most exciting car to look at, or drive, but it’s economical, it’s a nice drive and it has air conditioning that isn’t winding the window down!
So we did all the paperwork, paid the £199 advance fee, and arranged to pick it up on Tuesday. Motability need 4 days to set up the agreement with the DWP, start the insurance and send the PIN number.
In the meantime the dealers got it fully detailed and charged up, and although we already have a home charging point, it’s not a type 2 port so will need to be replaced, but that’s covered under the Motability scheme.
Given that it’s white and fancy, the girls have decided that it will be called Enterprise, cause as you probably know, we are massive Trekkies.
I started by finishing up the four Zone Mortalis tiles I bought last week.
I then painted a couple of Canoptek Constructs for my Necrons, a Canoptek Spyder and a Canoptek Doomstalker.
And followed a Trio of T’au Crisis Suits, armed with Flamers.
I started on an Ultramarines Intercessor Squad and Redemptor Dreadnought on stream yesterday night.
So what’s coming up for me next week?
School of X was finished today and a review should be published tomorrow.
For my relaxing game, I have been playing Townscaper, which really is very very chilled out, I think I am done with it now as I have 100% of the achievements.
I have been playing some Forza Horizon 5 most days, which is lots of fun, and the occasional match of Halo Infinite.
I am doing okay with Far Cry 3, but after the girls watched me skin a tapier, I am banned from playing it when they are in the room!
Sadly none 🙁
The next two battle reports from the Imperium series were published, issues 17, 18 and 19.
And the Company of Legends list episode was published on Edge of Empire!
No active projects, but the Doubleclicks Greatest Hits album has been delivered from Rawr! Velociraptor!
I picked up Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarock for the Xbox, although I imagine it will be some time until I get to play it.
I also bought some terrain on eBay, specifically a set of Thermo Pipes and a Thermo-Exchanger Shrine to add to my Imperium table.
I also picked up the two store birthday models that I ordered a couple of weeks ago.
The 19th part of the Warhammer 40,000 Imperium Battle Report Series.
In this episode, we see a Primaris Captain and a squad of Assault Intercessors try to take down a Necron Royal Warden and his phalanx of Warriors
Who will prevail in this battle between the sinister Necrons and the noble warriors of the Imperium of Mankind.
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The 18th part of the Warhammer 40,000 Imperium Battle Report Series.
In this episode, we see a Lieutenant backed up by a squad of Aggressors attempt to destroy a Necron Technomancer, but he is guarded by soem Skorpekh Destroyers!
Who will prevail in this battle between the sinister Necrons and the noble warriors of the Imperium of Mankind.
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The 17th part of the Warhammer 40,000 Imperium Battle Report Series.
In this episode, we see a Librarian in Phobos Armour attempt to secure a drop site and is opposed by some Necron Warriors and the terrifying Flayed Ones.
Who will prevail in this battle between the sinister Necrons and the noble warriors of the Imperium of Mankind.
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