Ultramarines – Big Geordie Geek

My Birthday

On 7th October 2025

Twas my birthday this past weekend, and we had a quietish one!

On Saturday we went to Newcastle and I was able to hang out with some of my nephews and share a hot chocolate with them, whilst also popping into Warhammer for a bit of paint and for Lindsay to buy me a present, plus got the model of the month!

Sunday, we went to Megans parents, had a lovely beef dinner and some jam rolly polly!

My presents were nice, and I had a really nice weekend.

What I Am Modelling

This Captain was pulled out of a DOOMBOX and got painted up for the Blood Ravens, was a limited edition Captain, and had to be rebased onto a 32mm base as he was on a 25mm one

I printed out this Mortificator for the Word Bearers, and painted him up, to give myself a dude to prod around the dreadnoughts

And a Tactical Squad of Ultramarines I have had sitting in my pile of shame for well over a decade, they probably don’t have much of a life left in 40K, but hey, at least they got painted!

They came out of the DOOMBox and were also on 25mm bases and needed putting onto 32mm ones

Also coming out of the DOOMBox was Cypher, Lord of the Fallen

What’s next in the painting plan?

Blood Angels Land Speeders
Myari’s Purifiers
Tempestus Aquilons x 11
Red Brigade Warband
Death Korps of Krieg Engineers x 6
Dark Angels Firestrike Servo Turrets x 2
Veletaris Section x 10
Grey Knights Librarian and Brotherhood Terminators x 5
Dracosan
Heretic Legion Warband

What Tabletop Games I am Playing

Played my next Combat Patrol League game against Dave and his Arldari, and yeah that was a big loss because the Eldar move very quickly and my dice rolls were terrible

What Video Games I Am Playing

Still deep into Cyberpunk 2077 and I have now put in 84 hours and other than finishing the end of Kerry Eurodynes story, I am about to go to the point of no return!

Also still streaming Assassin’s Creed Syndicate

What Achievement’s I Have Unlocked

Continuing on with this little experiment, which I am finding rather interesting

Cyberpunk 2077 (Steam)

Assassin’s Creed Syndicate (Xbox)

What I Am Reading

I read By The Horns by Rob Sanders, which really captures the fickle nature of the Chaos Gods and the status of the Dark Prince in the early days of AoS

I am listened to The Traitors Hand by Sandy Mitchell in my quest to do the Cain stores again, and that was as good as I remembered!

What I Am Creating

We published the Raven Guard Painting Video

What I Am Spending

I grabbed issue 56 of Combat Patrol, which completed me a set of Leagues of Votann Hearthkyn Pioneers

In the Steam sale, we bought

Mood:- Alright
Caffeinated Beverages Consumed:- 0
In My Ears:- Happy – Pharrell Williams
Tabletop Game Last Played:- Warhammer 40,000 Combat Patrol
Video Game Last Played:- Cyberpunk 2077
Book Last Read:- By The Horns – Rob Sanders
Audiobook Last In My Ears:- Of Honour and Iron – Ian St Martin
Movie Last Viewed:- Fury
TV Show Last Viewed:- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Podcast Last In My Ears:- The WAN Show
Current State of Projects:- Working on some Realm-Lords

Returning to Streaming

By michael

On 28th September 2025

In Blog

I have started streaming on the regular again, and I want to keep it up

I have been playing Assassin’s Creed Syndicate which is so far a lot of fun, the two characters are fairly different to each other

Took me a little while to get the setup back and working, but I think we are getting there with it

Had a bit of an issue where despite me telling it to record the streams at 1440p it was insisting on doing them at 720p, but that’s all sorted now thankfully, and they are being recorded in AV1 too thanks to the fantastic encoder in the 9070XT

I am gonna try and keep at it, I don’t want to be a famous streamer or make money from this, it just helps me do something that feels sort of productive!

I really should get a schedule together at some point, but I will discuss that with Lindsay and Megan at some point

Right now I am still dragging my life back together after a terrible summer, so lets get back into a decent situation first eh.

What I Am Modelling

I painted up this Ultramarines Praetor in Saturnine Armour

I spent a good chunk of the week working on Stormcast Eternals

I finished off two units of the new Liberators

But in all honesty, Thunderstrike Armour just isn’t as cool as Bastion Armour, it just lacks the presence for me

Ah well, it is what it is right

I also painted up two units of Stormdrake Guard

I am really trying to find some joy in Agr of Sigmar again, I will try and get my Stormcast out of storage and see what’s usable and what’s not, I probably do have a decent amount of Thunderstrike stuff that can be used, and some of my older Liberators can be proxied

So what’s coming up next for my painting table?

Blood Angels Land Speeders
Ultramarines Tactical Squad
Myari’s Purifiers
Tempestus Aqulions x 12
Red Brigade Warband
Death Korps of Krieg Engineers x 5
Dark Angels Fire Strike Servo Turrets x 2
Veletaris x 2
Grey Knights Librarian & Brotherhood Terminator Squad x 5
Dracosan

What I Am Reading

Since last I posted, I have read Final Deployment by R.S Wilt, which was an amazing book with the Tempestus Scions, my favourite 40k army!

I then listened to Other Lives by Gary Hopkins and Pier Pressure by Robert Ross as part of the Doctor Who Monthly Adventures, and to be honest they were both kind of middling!

And finally I read In Wolves’ Clothing by Ian St Martin, which was pretty good, interesting concept in that one.

What Tabletop Games I Am Playing

We played some DnD with CJ this past Saturday, I knew what was coming up cause Megan, our DM had me print the minis for the baddies, I wanted to tell Lindsay and CJ not to waste their Holy Water on the mummified cats and save it for later, but alas I didn’t

I am enjoying RPGs with this group and for a Christmas treat am tempted to ask them if I can run a one shot of something like Cyberpunk Red, WFRP or Soulbound perhaps

What Video Games I Am Playing

Playing a bit of Hell Let Loose still, me, Chris and Graham have a great time playing that as a tank crew, but only playing the good guys is certainly a disadvantage cause the Tiger is a bugger to kill!

Also getting my way through Cyberpunk and have so far completed all the gigs and scanner hustles and trying to deal with the side stories before I go and tackle the main missions

My character is maxed out, so hopefully that makes the main missions a bit easier!

Quite obviously I have been playing some Assassin’s Creed Syndicate

What Achievement’s Have I Unlocked

Trying something new here

Cyberpunk 2077 (Steam)

Assassin’s Creed Syndicate (Xbox)

What I Am Creating

I published the next two Just About Tabletop Standard Videos, those being Word Bearers and Salamanders

What I Am Spending

I bought a Filament Drier for the house, I have been having some issues with certain filaments, so hopefully this will help

Went for the Sunlu S2, just because it’s got a few more decent niceties compared to the S1

Two of my nibblings have demanded masks for Halloween, so I ordered some filament to print those

I also bought some more resin, cause yeah I use a lot of that!

And a new charger for my Steam Deck for beside my bed in Lindsay’s room

And I was able to grab issue 54 of Combat Patrol too

And issue 55 too

In terms of video games, I treated myself to

Mood:- Pretty Good
Caffeinated Beverages Consumed:- 4
In My Ears:- Dizzy – Vic Reeves and The Wonder Stuff
Tabletop Game Last Played:- Dungeons and Dragons
Video Game Last Played:- Assassin’s Creed Syndicate
Book Last Read:- In Wolves’ Clothing – Ian St Martin
Audiobook Last In My Ears:- Final Deployment – R.S Wilt
Movie Last Viewed:- Fury
TV Show Last Viewed:- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Podcast Last In My Ears:- The WAN Show
Current State of Projects:- Got a Blood Ravens Captain on the desk right now!

Getting Myself Back On Track

By michael

On 13th September 2025

In Blog

After a difficult summer, I am starting to get myself back on track, still need to work out a weeks schedule, but I am getting there

The studio is much tidier, I have reinstalled Windows to deal with my glitch gremlins, I am painting more, I am playing more video games, and working on my mental health more.

We have made some good investments in the houses infrastructure, replacing the homelab, getting new hoovers, and an FDM 3D printer, still have a few more things to pay for/pay off but we are getting there.

My next thing to tackle is getting on with some more physical exercise, but lets see how next week goes.

What I am Modelling

I turned my attention to the Blood Angels to get a bunch of them finished off so I can have the Combat Patrol ready to go,

I painted up the Intercessors from the Combat Patrol

Along with the Incursors, which got the patrol finished up!

Followed by a Captain in Terminator Armour

And a Chaplain on a Bike

And finally for this week, a Librarian I printed up for the Ultramarines

So whats next?

Blood Angels Land Speeders
Stormdrake Guard x 4
Ultramarines Tactical Squad x 10
Myari’s Purifiers
Tempestus Aquilions x 11
Red Brigade Warband
Death Korps of Krieg Engineers x 6
Dark Angels Firestrike Servo Turrets x 2
Veletaris x 10
Liberators x 10

What I Am Reading

I read Blood and Iron by Robbie MacNiven, which was flipping brilliant!

After that I read Divine Will by Andy Smillie which was short but sweet.

Then I read The Unending Storm by Nick Kyme which I was far less impressed with, you could really tell it was very early AoS fiction

What Tabletop Games I Am Playing

Had a great into game of Heresy with Ed on Friday, an incredible amount of fun was had, and there was much Chaos!

What Video Games I Am Playing

Making my way through Cyberpunk 2077, mostly working on gigs and side jobs to level up!

And I have started with a streaming playthrough of Assassin’s Creed Syndicate

What I Am Creating

I got back to the Just About Tabletop Standard series and finished published the video for the Sons of Horus

What I Am Backing

I have backed the Assassin’s Creed Animus board game on Kickstarter, because, well its Assassin’s Creed, and I love that IP

What I Am Buying

I grabbed issue 53 of Combat Patrol!

I bought Legendary on Steam, because it was 59p!

I also bought Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and Watch_Dogs 2 on Steam as well whilst they were on sale

Mood:- Getting Better
Caffeinated Beverages Consumed:- 6
In My Ears:- You Know My Name – Chris Cornell
Tabletop Game Last Played:- The Horus Heresy
Video Game Last Played:- Cyberpunk 2077
Book Last Read:- The Unending Storm – Nick Kyme
Audiobook Last In My Ears:- Final Deployment – R.S Wilt
Movie Last Viewed:- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
TV Show Last Viewed:- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Podcast Last In My Ears:- The WAN Show
Current State of Projects:- Working on some Stormcast Eternals

First Blood

By michael

On 6th September 2025

In Blog

On Sunday, I ran the First Blood event at Durham Raiders

We wanted to have the hall available so people could come along and play some games of 3rd edition Heresy to get their head around the rules and figure out the game with all the changes

I took Ultramarines and had these two lists ready, this one for 2000 points

# ++ Crusade Primary Detachment ++ [970 Point(s)]

## High Command [135 Point(s)]

Praetor [135 Point(s)]: Bolt pistol (default), Paragon blade, One Apex Detachment

## Command [285 Point(s)]

Centurion [95 Point(s)]: Bolt pistol (default), Power fist, Frag grenades, Krak grenades

Centurion [95 Point(s)]: Disintegrator pistol, Power sword, Frag grenades, Krak grenades

Vigilator [95 Point(s)]: Nemesis rifle, Bolt pistol, Frag grenades, Krak grenades, Prime Unit (Paragon of Battle)

## War-engine [175 Point(s)]

Contemptor Dreadnought [175 Point(s)]: Gravis power fist with in-built ranged weapon, Gravis plasma cannon, Plasma blaster

## Troops [255 Point(s)]

Tactical Squad [125 Point(s)]: Frag grenades, Krak grenades
• 1x Sergeant [5 Point(s)]: Chainsword, Plasma pistol
• 1x Legionary [20 Point(s)]: Bolt pistol, Bolter, Nuncio-vox
• 1x Legionary [20 Point(s)]: Bolt pistol, Bolter, Vexilla
• 7x Legionary [10 Point(s)]: Bolt pistol, Bolter
  Prime Unit (Logistical Benefit (LB - War-engine))

Tactical Squad [130 Point(s)]: Frag grenades, Krak grenades
• 1x Sergeant [10 Point(s)]: Lightning claw, Bolt pistol
• 1x Legionary [20 Point(s)]: Bolt pistol, Bolter, Nuncio-vox
• 1x Legionary [20 Point(s)]: Bolt pistol, Bolter, Vexilla
• 7x Legionary [10 Point(s)]: Bolt pistol, Bolter

## Transport [120 Point(s)]

Rhino [60 Point(s)]: Pintle Mounted bolter, Pintle Mounted Bolter

Rhino [60 Point(s)]: Pintle Mounted bolter, Pintle Mounted Bolter

# ++ Auxiliary - Tactical Support ++ [270 Point(s), 1 Auxilary Detachment(s)]

## Support [270 Point(s)]

Heavy Support Squad [150 Point(s)]: Autocannon, Bolt pistol, Frag grenades, Krak grenades
• 1x Sergeant
• 4x Legionary [10 Point(s)]

Rapier Battery [120 Point(s)]: 3x Rapier Crew
• 2x Legionary: Bolter, Bolt pistol, Frag grenades, Krak grenades
• 1x Rapier Carrier (Gravis heavy bolter battery)

# ++ Auxiliary - Combat Pioneer ++ [220 Point(s), 1 Auxilary Detachment(s)]

## Recon [220 Point(s)]
Land Raider Explorator [220 Point(s)]: Two Sponson Mounted Twin lascannon, Dozer blade

# ++ Auxiliary - First Strike ++ [150 Point(s), 1 Auxilary Detachment(s)]

## Fast Attack [150 Point(s)]

Javelin Speeder Squadron [150 Point(s)]:
• 2x Javelin Speeder [75 Point(s)]: Heavy bolter, Cyclone missile launcher

# ++ Apex - Army Vanguard ++ [123 Point(s), 1 Apex Detachment(s)]

## Elites [123 Point(s)]

Seeker Squad [123 Point(s)]: Frag grenades, Krak grenades
• 1x Seeker Sergeant: Bolt pistol, Kraken bolter
• 5x Seeker [18 Point(s)]: Kraken bolter
  Prime Unit (Combat Veterans)

# ++ Auxiliary - Recon Demi-Company ++ [235 Point(s), 1 Auxilary Detachment(s)]

## Recon - Reconnaissance Squad Only [135 Point(s)]

Reconnaissance Squad [135 Point(s)]: Frag grenades, Krak grenades
• 1x Recon Sergeant [5 Point(s)]: Nemesis bolter, Bolt pistol
• 4x Recon Legionary [22 Point(s)]: Nemesis bolter, Bolt pistol
  Prime Unit (Combat Veterans)

## Fast Attack [100 Point(s)]

Scimitar Jetbike Squadron [100 Point(s)]: Frag grenades, Krak grenades
• 1x Scimitar Sergeant: Chainsword, Bolt pistol, Heavy bolter
• 1x Scimitar Hunter [30 Point(s)]: Bolt pistol, Heavy bolter
• 1x Scimitar Hunter [35 Point(s)]: Bolt pistol, Volkite culverin

For 3000 points I had this list

# ++ Crusade Primary Detachment ++ [985 Point(s)]

## High Command [135 Point(s)]
Praetor [135 Point(s)]: Bolt pistol (default), Paragon blade, One Apex Detachment

## Command [300 Point(s)]

Centurion [110 Point(s)]: Bolt pistol (default), Combi-melta, Frag grenades, Krak grenades, Cyber-familiar, Vexilla

Centurion [95 Point(s)]: Bolt pistol (default), Power fist, Frag grenades, Krak grenades

Vigilator [95 Point(s)]: Nemesis rifle, Bolt pistol, Frag grenades, Krak grenades, Prime Unit (Paragon of Battle)

## War-engine [175 Point(s)]

Contemptor Dreadnought [175 Point(s)]: Gravis power fist with in-built ranged weapon, Gravis plasma cannon, Plasma blaster

## Troops [255 Point(s)]

Tactical Squad [125 Point(s)]: Frag grenades, Krak grenades
• 1x Sergeant [5 Point(s)]: Chainsword, Plasma pistol
• 1x Legionary [20 Point(s)]: Bolt pistol, Bolter, Nuncio-vox
• 1x Legionary [20 Point(s)]: Bolt pistol, Bolter, Vexilla
• 7x Legionary [10 Point(s)]: Bolt pistol, Bolter
  Prime Unit (Logistical Benefit (LB - War-engine))

Tactical Squad [130 Point(s)]: Frag grenades, Krak grenades
• 1x Sergeant [10 Point(s)]: Lightning claw, Bolt pistol
• 1x Legionary [20 Point(s)]: Bolt pistol, Bolter, Nuncio-vox
• 1x Legionary [20 Point(s)]: Bolt pistol, Bolter, Vexilla
• 7x Legionary [10 Point(s)]: Bolt pistol, Bolter

## Transport [120 Point(s)]

Rhino [60 Point(s)]: Pintle Mounted bolter, Pintle Mounted Bolter

Rhino [60 Point(s)]: Pintle Mounted bolter, Pintle Mounted Bolter

# ++ Auxiliary - Tactical Support ++ [600 Point(s), 1 Auxilary Detachment(s)]

## Troops [180 Point(s)]

Breacher Squad [180 Point(s)]: Boarding shield, Frag grenades, Krak grenades
• 1x Sergeant: Bolt pistol, Bolter
• 1x Legionary [22 Point(s)]: Bolter, Bolt pistol, Nuncio-vox
• 1x Legionary [22 Point(s)]: Bolter, Bolt pistol, Vexilla
• 2x Legionary [22 Point(s)]: Graviton gun, Bolt pistol
• 5x Legionary [12 Point(s)]: Bolter, Bolt pistol

## Support [420 Point(s)]

Heavy Support Squad [300 Point(s)]: Autocannon, Bolt pistol, Frag grenades, Krak grenades
• 1x Sergeant
• 9x Legionary [10 Point(s)]

Rapier Battery [120 Point(s)]: 3x Rapier Crew
• 2x Legionary: Bolter, Bolt pistol, Frag grenades, Krak grenades
• 1x Rapier Carrier (Gravis heavy bolter battery)

# ++ Auxiliary - Combat Pioneer ++ [440 Point(s), 1 Auxilary Detachment(s)]

## Recon [440 Point(s)]

Land Raider Explorator [220 Point(s)]: Two Sponson Mounted Twin lascannon, Dozer blade

Land Raider Explorator [220 Point(s)]: Two Sponson Mounted Twin lascannon, Dozer blade

# ++ Auxiliary - First Strike ++ [395 Point(s), 1 Auxilary Detachment(s)]

## Fast Attack [395 Point(s)]

Fire Raptor [235 Point(s)]: Two Sponson Mounted Gravis autocannon batteries, Four Centreline Mounted Tempest rockets

Javelin Speeder Squadron [160 Point(s)]:
• 2x Javelin Speeder [80 Point(s)]: Heavy bolter, Two lascannon

# ++ Apex - Army Vanguard ++ [334 Point(s), 1 Apex Detachment(s)]

## Elites [334 Point(s)]

Seeker Squad [159 Point(s)]: Frag grenades, Krak grenades
• 1x Seeker Sergeant: Bolt pistol, Kraken bolter
• 7x Seeker [18 Point(s)]: Kraken bolter
  Prime Unit (Combat Veterans)

Invictus Suzerain Squad [175 Point(s)]:
• 5x Suzerain [30 Point(s)]: Legatine axe, Bolt pistol, Argyrum pattern boarding shield, Frag grenades, Krak grenades

# ++ Auxiliary - Recon Demi-Company ++ [235 Point(s), 1 Auxilary Detachment(s)]

## Recon - Reconnaissance Squad Only [135 Point(s)]

Reconnaissance Squad [135 Point(s)]: Frag grenades, Krak grenades
• 1x Recon Sergeant [5 Point(s)]: Nemesis bolter, Bolt pistol
• 4x Recon Legionary [22 Point(s)]: Nemesis bolter, Bolt pistol
  Prime Unit (Combat Veterans)

## Fast Attack [100 Point(s)]

Scimitar Jetbike Squadron [100 Point(s)]: Frag grenades, Krak grenades
• 1x Scimitar Sergeant: Chainsword, Bolt pistol, Heavy bolter
• 1x Scimitar Hunter [30 Point(s)]: Bolt pistol, Heavy bolter
• 1x Scimitar Hunter [35 Point(s)]: Bolt pistol, Volkite culverin

We rocked up at 8am and got the hall set up, and at 9am the players started rolling in, we had 7 attendees plus myself

I started to play a game with Adam and his Custodes, and oh my word they are tasty, very tough to kill with the lack of AP2 weapons in the marines, and the Hawkmen scored 8 points on the first turn, 3 from Vanguard from killing my squad on the objective, 1 for the objective and 4 for First Strike!

We got two turns in before someone else turned up and needed a game, so I let them play out a full game

After that I moistly chilled as others played games, but towards the end I got another two round game with good old Paul, of course he beat me but I learnt a lot!

It was a good day, was hoping for better attendance, but it was fine, I only lost £20 on it!

But a ton of fun was had an we met some new guys which is always great.

What I Am Modelling

I painted up this Heavy Support Squad for the Ultramarines, armed with Autocannons in MKVI Armour

After that I painted up a Praevian, also for the Ultramarines

And the MKII Centurion from Saturnine for them too

Following that I painted up another pair of Armiger Heliverins to finish the five I printed off a few months ago

I then painted an Augur Command and Control Squad made from various bits from my Bitz Box and a few 3D printed parts

And a Warboss in Mega Armour for the Orks

So where does that leave me for next week?

Blood Angels Land Speeders
Stormdrake Guard x 4
Blood Angels Intercessors x 5
Ultramarines Tactical Squad x 10
Myari’s Purifiers
Tempestus Aquilions x 11
Red Brigade Warband
Death Korps of Krieg Engineers x 6
Dark Angels Firestrike Servo Turrets x 2
Solar Auxilia Veletaris x 10

What I Am Reading

I finished Singularity by James Swallow, which had an interesting concept and a well written story for the 5th Doctor

I then started listening to Final Deployment by R.S Wilt, which so far is pretty decent, a Tempestus Scions book is guaranteed to grab my attention

I read Without Fear by Aaron Dembski-Bowden which was pretty good, not his best work, but pretty good.

I followed that up with Midnight Rotation by Dan Abnett, which was exceptionally good, great concept and well written.

After that I read Glory from Chaos by Chris Dows, which was fine, not the best story he has done, not the worst, it was kind of middling.

What Tabletop Games I Am Playing

Had my first game in the Gamer-At-Hart Combat Patrol League, I am playing with the Astra Millitarium Combat Patrol, Strike Force Gorgonne VI which is a Millitarium Tempestus one.

I played Alex and his Vardenghast Swarm, and they absolutely wreaked me!

What I Am Spending

Technically I bought this last week, but it finally arrived, an Arvus Lighter for the Solar Auxilia

I also picked up the Battle of Hoth that I preordered from Gamers@Hart earlier in the year

To my video game library I added, Son of a Gun, EVERSPACE, Fantasy Empires, Psionic Sentry: Infinite and Tandem: a tale of shadows

It was Humble Choice, so that netted me

I also picked up Issue 52 of Combat Patrol for an extra Khâl for my squats!

Mood:- Ok I guess
Caffeinated Beverages Consumed:- 3
In My Ears:- Loaded – Primal Scream
Tabletop Game Last Played:- Warhammer 40,000 Combat Patrol
Video Game Last Played:- Cyberpunk 2077
Book Last Read:- Glory from Chaos – Chris Dows
Audiobook Last In My Ears:- Final Deployment – R.S Wilt
Movie Last Viewed:- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
TV Show Last Viewed:- Chicago Fire
Podcast Last In My Ears:- The WAN Show
Current State of Projects:- Starting on some Blood Angels!

Whoop A 9070XT

By michael

On 20th August 2025

In Blog

My RTX 3070 has bee. Great apart form one issue, VRAM, 8GB didn’t cut it and in too many games it proved to be an issue

I had planned on upgrading when the 60 series came out but struggles in games like Darktide and Cyberpunk 2077 convinced to upgrade early.

And for the first time in a very long time, I went for a Radeon card, specifically the 9070XT, the Acer Predator Bifrost 9070XT OC!!!

The card is beautiful and looks amazing in my PC and performs like a dream, especially in games where the devs have added FSR 3 and above.

My performances in Cyberpunk 2077 has gone up a hell of a lot, yeah some is via frame gen, but honestly, the AMD implementation of that feel fine.

I am sadly like far too many PC gamers and will upgrade my rig regardless if it needing it sometimes!

And in all honesty if the RTX 3070 wasn’t struggling with its VRAM in certain games I probably would have kept it as its performance is good, it’s just been hamstrung slightly which is annoying.

Also AV1 encoding is fantastic, and has been really good for my YouTube videos.

But that card is still going to live on in the house as Megan has had their rig upgraded from the GTX 1660Ti to the RTX 3070, which will give her some great gaming performance in the games they play, like Disney Dreamlight Valley and The Sims 4.

Meanwhile her GTX 1660Ti and the Ryzen 5 3600 that used to live in that rig, which I upgraded to a 5600X when I changed my CPU to a 5700X3D, well we have an idea for that!

What I am Modelling

I started off by painting this Command Squad for my Ultramarines in MKIII Armour, 5 guys all armed with Power Swords and Combat Shields

I already have a MKIII Banner Bearer from the old kit, so he will be hoping these where needed

I also painted up these two Heralds in MKVI Armour

After that I decided to get the Imperial Fists I have finished so that they can go into storage for a bit, and started out with an Overseer

Then a squad of Breachers

After that I turned my attention to The Red Brigade of New Antioch and painted a few figures for them starting with a Lieutenant

Then Lieutenant MacDonald

Followed by a Stormtrooper

And a Yeoman

Then I finished off this Draconis Combine Vindicator for BattleTech

So what does that leave me with to paint next

Blood Angels Land Speeders
Knight Draconis & Stormdrake Guard x 4
Armiger Helverin x 2
Blood Angels Intercessors x 5
Ultramarines Tactical Squad x 10
Myari’s Purifiers
Tempestus Aquilions x 11
Red Brigade Warband
Ork Warboss in Mega Armour
Death Korps of Krieg Engineers x 6

What I Am Reading

I listened to the next couple of books in the Doctor Who monthly range staring with Live 34 by James Parson which was pretty good, this was followed by Scaredy Cat by Will Shindler which was actually pretty dire.

I then started to listen to The Silent asking by Guy Haley, which is quite good, seems to be weaving together a few more recent threads from the novels of 8th and 9th editions.

I also read To Speak As One, also by Guy Haley, which was a nice little story covering some of Cawls entourage

What Tabletop Games I Am Playing

On Tuesday I played a game of 1500pts against Graham with my Solar Auxilia, using this list against his Mechanicum

Crusade Primary Detachment

High Command

Legatine Command Squad
 Bayonets x 4
 Blast Charger x 4
 Needle Pistol
 Power Fist
 Cohorts Vexiliia
 Augury Scanner
 Command Vox

Command

Armoured Command Section
 Dozer Blade
 Flare Shield
 Searchlight
 Lascannon
 Multi-Laser
 Prime Advantage:- Logistical Benefit

Transport

Aurox

War Engine

Aetheon Heavy Sentinel Squadron x 3
 Incinerator

Infantry Tercio

Troopa

Lasrifle Section x 20
 Bayonets x 20
 Vexilla
 Vox Interlock

Lasrifle Section x 20
 Bayonets x 20
 Vexilla
 Vox Interlock

Heavy Transport

Dracosan 
 Dozer Blade
 Searchlight 

Dracosan 
 Dozer Blade
 Searchlight

Armour Tercio

Armour

Leman Russ Vanquisher
 Dozer Blade

Leman Russ Vanquisher
 Dozer Blade

We are still learning the new Editon but we are now getting to grips with it a bit better

But Grahams Tech-Thralls were a tad more resilient and less likely to panic than my Lasriflemen

Then on Friday at Gamers@Hart, me and Russell played 1500 points, I took the this list

# ++ Crusade Primary Detachment ++ [723 Point(s)]

## High Command [135 Point(s)]

Praetor [135 Point(s)]: Bolt pistol (default), Paragon Blade, High Command Detachment Choice (One Apex Detachment)

## Command [215 Point(s)]

Centurion [100 Point(s)]: Melta bombs, Bolt pistol (default), Power fist, Frag grenades, Krak grenades

Master of Signals [115 Point(s)]: Bolt pistol, Frag grenades, Krak grenades, Command vox relay

## Retinue [210 Point(s)]

Praetorian Command Squad [210 Point(s)]:
• 1x Chosen Champion [12 Point(s)]: Power sword, Combat shield
• 1x Chosen [52 Point(s)]: Legion standard, Power sword, Combat shield
• 3x Chosen [32 Point(s)]: Power sword, Combat shield

## Troops [163 Point(s)]

Tactical Squad [163 Point(s)]: Frag grenades, Krak grenades
• 1x Sergeant [15 Point(s)]: Lightning claw, Volkite serpenta
• 1x Legionary [22 Point(s)]: Bolt pistol, Bolter, Augury scanner, Chain bayonet
• 1x Legionary [22 Point(s)]: Bolt pistol, Bolter, Nuncio-vox, Chain bayonet
• 1x Legionary [22 Point(s)]: Bolt pistol, Bolter, Vexilla, Chain bayonet
• 6x Legionary [12 Point(s)]: Bolt pistol, Bolter, Chain bayonet
  Prime Unit (Logistical Benefit (LB - Retinue))

# ++ Auxiliary - Armoured Fist ++ [530 Point(s), 1 Auxilary Detachment(s)]

## Heavy Transport [530 Point(s)]
Land Raider Carrier [265 Point(s)]: Twin heavy bolter, Two Sponson Mounted Twin lascannon

Land Raider Carrier [265 Point(s)]: Twin heavy bolter, Two Sponson Mounted Twin lascannon

# ++ Auxiliary - Tactical Support ++ [90 Point(s), 1 Auxilary Detachment(s)]

## Support [90 Point(s)]

Tactical Support Squad [90 Point(s)]: Rotor cannon, Bolt pistol, Frag grenades, Krak grenades
• 1x Sergeant
• 4x Legionary [8 Point(s)]

# ++ Auxiliary - Heavy Support ++ [155 Point(s), 1 Auxilary Detachment(s)]

## War-engine [155 Point(s)]

Contemptor Dreadnought [155 Point(s)]: Gravis bolt cannon, Gravis chain fist and combi-bolter (Gravis chainfist, Combi-bolter)

It was a great game, but I lost, and that was down to secondaries, Russell got ahead early on, but I was able to catch up, what cost me the game was not having a balanced list to be honest, not enough Line and no Vanguard

What I Am Creating

The next videos in the Heresy series went up, those being Ultramarines and Death Guard, two legions I have been collecting for a long time as well as the Thousand Sons

I also published the next episode of Edge of Empire

What I Am Spending

I bought a few games, a couple of Humble Bundles starting with this months Humble Choice that got me

And the WB Play the Legends Bundle that netted me

The rest of the games went into a second Steam account I am maintaining for whichever nibbling starts wanting to play PC games first!

And the Table Top Tag Team Bundle which got me

I also got seperatly

Mood:- Feeling a bit more positive
Caffeinated Beverages Consumed:- 1
In My Ears:- The Flood – Take That
Tabletop Game Last Played:- The Horus Heresy
Video Game Last Played:- Diablo IV
Book Last Read:- Era of Ruin – Various Authors
Audiobook Last In My Ears:- The Silent King – Guy Haley
Movie Last Viewed:- Star Trek: Section 31
TV Show Last Viewed:- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Podcast Last In My Ears:- The WAN Show
Current State of Projects:- Knight Draconis about 75% done

A New 3D Printing Journey

By michael

On 2nd August 2025

In Blog

For a few months now we have had a list of things we want to do to improve our home infrastructure

So that’s been things like the new car, replacing the vacuum cleaner and a new home server

High on that list has been a filament 3D printer to do the things my resin one cannot, and this week, we finally got it!

We went for the ever popular and ever reliable Bambu Labs A1! Paul has the A1 Mini and raves about it, so we figured to go for the same as him.

But he has an AMS, we currently do not (long term it’s on the list)

It’s living in my studio, because the cats don’t go up there, nor will visiting children

Assembly was fine, the video helped a lot and it probably took about an hour to get from unboxing to having Benchy starting to print

We borrowed some already dried blue filament from Paul, the first thing printed, other than a benchy and a poop bin, was some replacement pegs for our Socktopus, using an STL that Lindsay found on the Bambu Handy app

We have printed a fair few things, Megan has been especially happy with the initiative tokens for DnD and this over the screen dice tower!

We also got round to printing the storage solution we have been wanting to sort out for Takenoko

We have built up a bit of a supply of different coloured filaments to use for some toys for the nibblings

It’s a really great printer, and we are really happy with it and looking forward to way it can do!

What I Am Modelling

I started off with a second Heavy Mechanised Infantry for the Trench Crusade Red Brigade

I painted the Dark Disciples from the Dark Apostle that I had painted up for the Word Bearers

After that it was some scenery for my oldie world set

Then an Overseer for my Word Bearers

Followed by an Overseer for the Ultramarines

Then a Centurion for the Ultramarines

So what’s next on the list?

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

What Tabletop Games I Am Playing

I played Graham in a last hurrah for 2.0 Heresy, of course I lost as he dismantled my Fists, but it was a really fine game

Last Sunday, we hosted CJ and played a game of Unspeakable Words and Fluxx, I won Unspeakable Words and Lindsay won Fluxx

On Tuesday I had a first game of 3.0 with Graham, we got to only 3.0, and I can tell you this, it’s a hell of a lot of fun!!!

What I Am Reading

I finished CL Werner’s Lady of Sorrows as an audio book, fairly good read, one of the twists seemed really obvious, the other, not so much.

Good story and makes me want more Nighthaunt books!

What Video Games I Am Playing

Not much this past fortnight, but I have played a little Cyberpunk 2077

Myself, Chris and Graham have started a playthrough of Diablo IV, which is pretty fun.

What I Am Creating

I published the paining videos for the Night Lords, Blood Angels, Iron Hands and World Eaters this past fortnight

And a further Edge of Empire episode!

What I Am Spending

Ok, these next two I didn’t spend money on but rather was gifted, starting out with a Sicaran Venator that someone gave to Gamers-At-Hart to distribute to the community, and this one ended ok with me

And Graham was kind enough to give me this Stugg III, for my Bolt Action Germans

I did treat myself to a MKIII Command Squad for Heresy, which will join the Ultramarines

Will be making the guys inside as all Power Sword and Combat Shield guys as I have a MKIII banner guy to join them already, but will probably print off a couple of MKVI bodies to make two more Heralds/Banner Bearers

Of course I was saving up for Saturnine, and I picked it up from Gamers@Hart last Saturday

I only bought the Liber Auxilia hoping the other two books would be coming out as ePubs, but no dice on that thus far

I have bought a couple of games

Assassins Creed Odyssey
Total War: WARHAMMER III – Malakai – Throne of Decay
Total War: WARHAMMER III – Elspeth – Throne of Decay
Watch_Dogs

Mood:- Tired
Caffeinated Beverages Consumed:- 2
In My Ears:- Cupids Chokehold – Gym Class Heroes
Tabletop Game Last Played:- The Horus Heresy
Video Game Last Played:- Diablo IV
Book Last Read:- Era of Ruin – Various Authors
Audiobook Last In My Ears:- Lady of Sorrows – CL Werner
Movie Last Viewed:- Greyhound
TV Show Last Viewed:- Law & Order: Los Angeles
Podcast Last In My Ears:- The WAN Show
Current State of Projects:- Ultramarines Command Squad & Heralds x 2 about 50% complete

A Bit of a Break & Heresy Camp

By michael

On 4th July 2025

In Blog

I haven’t been posting for a while, alas a lot of it comes down to going through my usual summer slump and a bit of depression I have been battling, but I am trying to turn myself around.

Giving myself some projects to do, and things to try and keep me occupied, I really think I am missing Company of Legends, it gave me something to focus on, something to look forward to and these last couple of years without it, well I have been doing a bit badly.

But let’s crack on and update you on my last few months, so let’s get into it!

Heresy Camp

This other weekend, I attended Heresy Camp, run by some amazing friends of mine, and how did a not “Company of Legends” weekender go?

On Friday I met up with James at Gamers-at-Hart and we played a warm up game with our armies, my Solar Auxilia and his Sisters of Silence

To remind you, this is the list I have taken.

LI - Solar Auxilia - Solar For Camp - [3000 Pts]

## HQ [437 Pts]

Armoured Fist - Leman Russ Command Tank [270 Pts]: Leman Russ Command Tank (Armoured Fist Pattern Cohorts (Check Limitations manually), Battle Cannon, Searchlights, Smoke Launchers, Warlord, Lascannon, Multi-Laser, Cognis-Signum, Dozer Blade, Flare Shield)

Tactical Command Tercio [167 Pts]:
• 1x Tactical Command Section [167 Pts]: Frag Grenades, Krak Grenades, Meltabombs, Refractor Field, Augury Scanner, Command Vox, Cohorts Vexilla
  • 1x Auxilia Captain [2 Pts]: Void Armour, Auxilia Captain, Pistol and Combat weapon (Sub-menu) (Close Combat Weapon, Needle Pistol)
  • 4x Auxilia Companion [12 Pts]: Void Armour, Lasrifle
    Aurox Transport (Smoke Launchers)

## Elites [45 Pts]

Medicae Section [45 Pts]:
• 3x Auxilia Medicae [15 Pts]: Auto-medicus, Frag Grenades, Krak Grenades, Void Armour, Close Combat Weapon, Laspistol

## Troops [1118 Pts]

Armoured Fist - Leman Russ Strike Squadron [160 Pts]:
• 1x Leman Russ Strike Squadron [160 Pts]:
  • 1x Leman Russ Battle Tank [140 Pts]: Searchlights, Smoke Launchers, Heavy Bolter, Dozer Blade
    Turret Mounted Vanquisher Battle Cannon and Co-axial Mounted Autocannon (Co-axial Mounted Autocannon, Vanquisher Battle Cannon)

Armoured Fist - Leman Russ Strike Squadron [160 Pts]:
• 1x Leman Russ Strike Squadron [160 Pts]:
  • 1x Leman Russ Battle Tank [140 Pts]: Searchlights, Smoke Launchers, Heavy Bolter, Dozer Blade
    Turret Mounted Vanquisher Battle Cannon and Co-axial Mounted Autocannon (Co-axial Mounted Autocannon, Vanquisher Battle Cannon)

Armoured Fist - Leman Russ Strike Squadron [160 Pts]:
• 1x Leman Russ Strike Squadron [160 Pts]:
  • 1x Leman Russ Battle Tank [140 Pts]: Searchlights, Smoke Launchers, Heavy Bolter, Dozer Blade
    Turret Mounted Vanquisher Battle Cannon and Co-axial Mounted Autocannon (Co-axial Mounted Autocannon, Vanquisher Battle Cannon)

Infantry Tercio [319 Pts]:
• 1x Rifle Sections [319 Pts]: Frag Grenades, Krak Grenades, Void Armour, Auxilia Vexilla, Vox Interlock
  • 1x Auxilia Sergeant: Lasrifle
  • 19x Auxilia w/ Lasrifle and Bayonet [6 Pts]: Bayonet, Lasrifle
    Dracosan Armoured Transport (Searchlights, Smoke Launchers, Gravis Lascannon, Dozer Blade)

Infantry Tercio [319 Pts]:
• 1x Rifle Sections [319 Pts]: Frag Grenades, Krak Grenades, Void Armour, Auxilia Vexilla, Vox Interlock
  • 1x Auxilia Sergeant: Lasrifle
  • 19x Auxilia w/ Lasrifle and Bayonet [6 Pts]: Bayonet, Lasrifle
    Dracosan Armoured Transport (Searchlights, Smoke Launchers, Gravis Lascannon, Dozer Blade)

## Fast Attack [200 Pts]

Carnodon Strike Squadron [200 Pts]:
• 3x Solar Auxilia Carnodon [65 Pts]: Smoke Launchers
  Two Sponson Mounted Volkite Caliver (Two Sponson Mounted Volkite Caliver), Turret Mounted Volkite Culverin (Volkite Culverin)

## Heavy Support [900 Pts]

Aethon Heavy Sentinel Squadron [200 Pts]:
• 3x Aethon Heavy Sentinel [65 Pts]: Aethon Missile Battery, Multi-Laser

Malcador Heavy Tank Squadron [350 Pts]:
• 1x Malcador Heavy Tank [350 Pts]: Searchlights, Smoke Launchers, Vanquisher Battle Cannon, Demolisher Cannon, Hull (Left) & Hull (Right) Mounted Lascannon, Pintle Mounted Multi-Laser, Dozer Blade, Flare Shield

Malcador Heavy Tank Squadron [350 Pts]:
• 1x Malcador Heavy Tank [350 Pts]: Searchlights, Smoke Launchers, Vanquisher Battle Cannon, Demolisher Cannon, Hull (Left) & Hull (Right) Mounted Lascannon, Pintle Mounted Multi-Laser, Dozer Blade, Flare Shield

## Lords of War [300 Pts]

Macharius Heavy Tank Squadron [300 Pts]: Macharius Vanquisher Cannon
• 1x Macharius Heavy Tank [280 Pts]: Two Sponson Mounted heavy stubbers, Hull (Front) Mounted twin-linked heavy stubber, Smoke Launchers

The game was fine, I was punished for not being more aggressive with taking objectives and thus lost the game, but damn the Sisters move very fast!

After the game myself and James made our way to Moorhouse Adventure Centre where we hung out for a bit, I was going to play Zone Mortalis, but decided to come home that night cause I wanted us to pick up Graham the next morning, but there were some great games being played

On Saturday after returning with Graham, I played on Table 5 against Nick Hall and his Emperors Children including a Deamon Prince Fulgrim

The missions and environment rules were fairly punishing with vehicles and dreadnoughts moving within 3” of terrain having to fire on the nearest United friend or foe, which saw me destroy one of own Carnadons and Nick wipe out a Recon Squad of his

Deamon Fulgrim is a beast and basically ate two squads of Lasmen and my Command squad, in the end I lost by a lot!

Game 2 was on table 3 vs Johns Death Guard, which was a mostly infantry list, but damn Death Guard are tough

Combination of Mortaion, who kept healing the wounds I put on him, and a trio of Dreadnoughts just ripped apart my tanks and I was tabled again

Game 3 was against Chris’s World Eaters on Table 4 and I wasn’t tabled, which was a bonus, but his fast troops, and awesome advanced reaction made short work of my tanks.

After the game I had my tea, a lovely Chinese takeaway of chips and fried rice in curry sauce and salt and pepper chicken, after which we had a Heresy Quiz, which I did respectably in.

The next day I played Matthew and his traitor White Scars, which was tough game, the rules were a bit complicated and I was forced to keep my men out of their transports to carry the objective.

But Matthew had a pair of Whirlwind Scorpius, which just deleted all of my infantry as they tried to take the objective to the target area.

The last game, I was grudged by Mark Frost, and he is a very good player with his Daemons of the Ruinstorm, and he doesn’t use lube!

So yeah that was a horrible loss, but a very very fun game and I loved it.

Overall the traitors won the weekend, which was a shame for my side, but it was a really great weekend

I was given a little something for Edge of Empire having pioneered these events, I got some dice, Death Guard Heads and a Harlequin Shadowseer!

The award winners were all very deserving, especially Keith’s Space Wolves which won best hobby.

The guys did an amazing job, and I am looking forward to returning should they run it again!

My Own Event

I ran my own little Heresy event at Durham Raiders, and I think it went well.

We had two games of 3500pts, with some very simple missions, the whole idea of the day was for it to be chilled out and easy going.

It was a nice way to say goodbye to 2.0 and I think I would love to run some similar events for 3.0.

What I Am Modelling

I did prior to the even paint up some tokens for me and Graham to use at the event, to show us what the various status of our stuff was

There are simply primed in black, dry brushed with Leadbelcher and then washed with Nazdreg Yellow

The first models I painted afterwards were some Deathshroud for the Death Guard to complete the new Combat Patrol.

I then painted some Thousand Sons Scarab Occult Terminators for their Combat Patrol.

Alongside an Infernal Master.

Then I painted up a test piece for a new terrain project, this one is going to be for a no man’s land board for Trench Crusade, but is also going to be generic enough that it won’t look out of place in Bolt Action or Warhammer Fantasy Battle

Kind of an old worldie European looking set

I then painted up a Helbrute for the World Eaters, armed with a fist and and hammer

And then some Dark Angels Incursors

Then I painted up this Dark Apostle, who will be seeing use as a Chaplin or perhaps even a Praetor in my Word Bearers

And another Helbrute for the World Eaters followed, this time armed with a fist and Power Scourge

I then added a Knight Magaera to the forces of House Taranis

This year I want to finally play some Legions Imperialis, so I painted up the bases to make my Aeronautica models usable, went for a sandstone type scheme

And then to make my way to a fully painted Blood Angels Combat Patrol, I finished up this Impulsor for them

After that I painted a Praetor for my Ultramarines

I then painted a Gondola for Carnivale, a game I really want to play at some point soon!

And after that I finished up this Leman Russ Demolisher for the Solar Auxilia and Astra Militarium

So what’s next on the agenda?

Blood Angels Land Speeders
Stormdrake Guard x 4 and Knight Draconis
Imperial Fists Breachers x 10
Armiger Helverin x 2
Blood Angels Intercessors x 5
Ultramarines Tactical Squad x 10
Myari’s Purifiers
Tempestus Aquilons x 10
The Red Brigade
Ork Warboss in Mega Armour

What Tabletop Games I Am Playing

Myself, Lindsay and Graham played some Firefly at Durham Raiders, Grahams first time playing and he won!

My Knights had a game against the Necrons

I basically wiped out his army, but alas he won on points

My Solar Auxilia had a run out against Graham and Andrew, anothe loss for me!

I played Dale and his Disciples of Tzeentch in AoS, and he throughly demolished my army!

I played Craig’s Space Wolves with my Knights again

And weirdly, I actually won a game!

I also finished off the AoS League with a game against Andrews Skaven

Of course I lost!

And finally, myself and Graham had an intro game of Bolt Action in which I played the Germans (because I already have a German army) and Graham the British, I think he won, but really we were just figuring the game out

Neil who took us though it was champion

What Video Games I Am Playing

I finished Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster, still got a couple of achievements to pick up however

I also started playing Cyberpunk 2077, at long last.

I originally bought it on GOG a few days after release, despite my system at the time only having a 1660 Ti, which wouldn’t have run it well, but I got it for under a tenner due to the very poor reviews of the state it was in at launch.

But my experience with GOG Galaxy and its cloud saves ended up having me buy it on Steam in a sale earlier this year, alongside Phantom Liberty.

I even bought Phantom Liberty on GOG, but losing all my saves in Control when GOG Galaxy crashed, has put me off GOG for anything I really want to invest time in.

So the reason I am only now just playing it now is cause with these kinds of games, I tend to wait until all the expansion are out, and then have a massive big playthough then, and well it took a bit for Phantom Liberty to come out and I was busy with other stuff.

I have still been playing some Hell Let Loose most Mondays at least and often a game on Wednesday nights as well, and the other week we had this score which was incredible!

What I Am Creating

I have started a new YouTube painting series Just About Tabletop Standard, in which I am going to paint a Marine from each of the 18 Legions from Horus Heresy.

We started out with an episode on the Dark Angels, followed by an episode on the Emperor’s Children

What I Am Spending

The grown up purchase the past few months was a new vacuum cleaner, we ended up getting a GTech AirRam Mk2 K9, and Lindsay is very happy with it, she always gets excited for new vacuum cleaners!

Our new car was also delivered, we got a Renault Mégane E-Tech which is a really nice car, quite a bit more range than our last and a few extra niceties as well, like a pair of USB-C sockets in the back and dual zone air-con

I bought some dice for my Blood Angels & Tyranids

And my Warhammer + model of Inquisitor Ostromandeus arrived

And I picked up a cheap desk mat from Temu to replace the one that Cassius has shredded up

Plus a poster for the studio

I also picked up a business card holder, specifically for use with the Firefly Board Game.

I managed to get all of the issues of Combat Oatrol I wanted, issues 37, 38, 39 and 40, to get me a Helbrute, some Chaos Terminators and some Wraithguard

To add to my pile of Combat Pattols I need to paint, I bought the Black Templars box

Which means other than Deathwatch I have all of the 9th Edition ones that can be in 10th

I upgraded the server with a couple of SSDs, one to host my websites, including this blog, and one to back up the VM images and the websites

Whilst at UK Games Expo, I did pick up the Battletech Beginner Box, I really want to play some of this game again, played it as a teenager, and want to relive my youth!

I bought Zodgrod Wortsnagga off my friend James, and I am really looking forward to getting this hairy git in the table

I also stocked up on resin

And finally a Leman Russ Assault Tank to add to the Solar Auxilia/Astra Militarium

We had three lots of Humble Choice , so I got out of that

And I also bought the Xbox Games Studio Bundle to net me

I also bought over the past couple of months

Ori and the Blind Forest
Prince of Persia: Forgotten Sands
Assassin’s Creed Freedom Cry
Assassin’s Creed: Rogue
Assassin’s Creed Syndicate
Assassin’s Creed: Origins
Rage
RAGE 2
The Elder Scrolls Online
Nocturnal
Time Carnage
Beyond The Edge Of Owlsgard
Tempest
Days Gone – Broken Road
Void Crew
Dead Space (2023)
Dead Space 2
Dead Space 3
War Mongrels
RoboCop: Rogue City
Total War: WARHAMMER III – Tamurkhan – Thrones of Decay

Mood:- Getting better
Caffeinated Beverages Consumed:- 7
In My Ears:- Borderline – Madonna
Tabletop Game Last Played:- Bolt Action
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:- Predator: Killer of Killers
TV Show Last Viewed:- In Plain Sight
Podcast Last In My Ears:- The WAN Show
Current State of Projects:-

War of the Worlds

By michael

On 7th April 2025

In Blog

This Saturday I went to see the stage adaptation of Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle, the ticket was a birthday present from Paul.

We had tea at the Metrocentre And made our way over the river to the arena where we joined a very big queue, which did thankfully move pretty quickly.

We had a bit of a wait so I read my book for a bit, it was a full 90 minutes till the show started

And it was a hell of a great show, been wanting to see this for a long time and I am so glad I was able to.

They had Charlie Simpson from Busted singing the narrators parts, and he was really good.

The guy performing as the Artilleryman was particle good, that was Rou Reynolds from Enter Shikari, a band I have now gotten a few albums for!

We also learned that Lindsay has never listened to the album, and she only knew The Eve of the War, not even Forever Autumn, so we have been introducing her to it, and in the car this morning, we ended just before Thunder Child.

What I Am Modelling

I started off with the Tyranids getting a second Psychopage to add to their forces

I then painted some Tempestus Scions to complete their Combat Patrol, starting with two Tempestors with Power Fists and Bolt Pistols, four Scions with Grenade Launchers and three Command Squad Scions with Hotshot Lasguns

And just as an added bonus a Tempestor Prime with Bolt Pistol

I then painted up a Brutalis Dreadnought for the Blood Ravens

Followed by another Brutalis for the Ultramarines

I also painted a squad of Retributors for my Sisters of Battle

And a Ministorum Priest to accompany them

I am currently working on Swampboss Skumdrekk and a Dankhold Trogboss

So whata next on the painting table?

Blood Angels Landspeeders
Swampboss Skumdrekk
Imperial Fists Command Squad
The Ancestors Wrath Einhyr Champion & Kâhl Yôht Grendok
Kellermorph & Neophyte Hybrids x 10
Ogryn Charinite Squad x 3
Dankhold Trogboss
Phallax Warders x 10
Scarab Occult Terminators x 5 & Infernal Master
Dark Angels Incursors x 5

What I Am Reading

I listened to Catch-1782 by Alison Lawson which was a great little Six and Mel story that took a look at the Grandfather Paradox in an interesting way.

I have now started on Assassinorum: Kingmaker by Robert Rath which is pretty enjoyable thus far

Still making my way slowly through The Saint by Dan Abnett and I am almost finished with Straight Silver.

What Tabletop Games I Am Playing

I played a game of 40K against Craig at Hartlepool Gamers in Friday with the Dark Angels making their debut

I used this list

Dangles (1970 Points)

Space Marines
Dark Angels
Gladius Task Force
Strike Force (2000 Points)

CHARACTERS

Ancient in Terminator Armour (75 Points)
  • 1x Power fist
  • 1x Storm bolter

Captain in Terminator Armour (95 Points)
  • Warlord
  • 1x Relic weapon
  • 1x Storm bolter

Chaplain (60 Points)
  • 1x Absolvor bolt pistol
  • 1x Crozius arcanum

Librarian (65 Points)
  • 1x Bolt pistol
  • 1x Force weapon
  • 1x Smite

Librarian in Terminator Armour (75 Points)
  • 1x Force weapon
  • 1x Smite
  • 1x Storm bolter

BATTLELINE

Assault Intercessor Squad (75 Points)
  • 1x Assault Intercessor Sergeant
     ◦ 1x Astartes chainsword
     ◦ 1x Plasma pistol
  • 4x Assault Intercessor
     ◦ 4x Astartes chainsword
     ◦ 4x Heavy bolt pistol

Assault Intercessor Squad (75 Points)
  • 1x Assault Intercessor Sergeant
     ◦ 1x Astartes chainsword
     ◦ 1x Heavy bolt pistol
  • 4x Assault Intercessor
     ◦ 4x Astartes chainsword
     ◦ 4x Heavy bolt pistol

Heavy Intercessor Squad (110 Points)
  • 1x Heavy Intercessor Sergeant
     ◦ 1x Bolt pistol
     ◦ 1x Close combat weapon
     ◦ 1x Heavy bolt rifle
  • 4x Heavy Intercessor
     ◦ 4x Bolt pistol
     ◦ 4x Close combat weapon
     ◦ 3x Heavy bolt rifle
     ◦ 1x Heavy bolter

Intercessor Squad (80 Points)
  • 1x Intercessor Sergeant
     ◦ 1x Bolt pistol
     ◦ 1x Bolt rifle
     ◦ 1x Power weapon
  • 4x Intercessor
     ◦ 4x Bolt pistol
     ◦ 4x Bolt rifle
     ◦ 4x Close combat weapon

Intercessor Squad (80 Points)
  • 1x Intercessor Sergeant
     ◦ 1x Astartes chainsword
     ◦ 1x Bolt pistol
     ◦ 1x Bolt rifle
  • 4x Intercessor
     ◦ 1x Astartes grenade launcher
     ◦ 4x Bolt pistol
     ◦ 4x Bolt rifle
     ◦ 4x Close combat weapon

DEDICATED TRANSPORTS

Impulsor (80 Points)
  • 1x Armoured hull
  • 1x Bellicatus missile array
  • 2x Storm bolter

OTHER DATASHEETS

Ballistus Dreadnought (140 Points)
  • 1x Armoured feet
  • 1x Ballistus lascannon
  • 1x Ballistus missile launcher
  • 1x Twin storm bolter

Deathwing Terminator Squad (180 Points)
  • 1x Deathwing Sergeant
     ◦ 1x Power weapon
     ◦ 1x Storm bolter
  • 4x Deathwing Terminator
     ◦ 1x Chainfist
     ◦ 1x Plasma cannon
     ◦ 3x Power fist
     ◦ 3x Storm bolter

Deathwing Terminator Squad (180 Points)
  • 1x Deathwing Sergeant
     ◦ 1x Power weapon
     ◦ 1x Storm bolter
  • 4x Deathwing Terminator
     ◦ 1x Cyclone missile launcher
     ◦ 4x Power fist
     ◦ 4x Storm bolter

Deathwing Terminator Squad (180 Points)
  • 1x Deathwing Sergeant
     ◦ 1x Power weapon
     ◦ 1x Storm bolter
  • 4x Deathwing Terminator
     ◦ 1x Assault cannon
     ◦ 4x Power fist
     ◦ 3x Storm bolter

Inceptor Squad (120 Points)
  • 1x Inceptor Sergeant
     ◦ 1x Assault bolters
     ◦ 1x Close combat weapon
  • 2x Inceptor
     ◦ 2x Assault bolters
     ◦ 2x Close combat weapon

Infernus Squad (90 Points)
  • 1x Infernus Sergeant
     ◦ 1x Bolt pistol
     ◦ 1x Close combat weapon
     ◦ 1x Pyreblaster
  • 4x Infernus Marine
     ◦ 4x Bolt pistol
     ◦ 4x Close combat weapon
     ◦ 4x Pyreblaster

Redemptor Dreadnought (210 Points)
  • 1x Heavy flamer
  • 1x Icarus rocket pod
  • 1x Macro plasma incinerator
  • 1x Redemptor fist
  • 1x Twin fragstorm grenade launcher

On Sunday I played in the monthly 40K tournament at Gamers-At-Hart with this list for the Astra Militarium

Tempestus army (1980 Points)

Astra Militarum
Bridgehead Strike
Strike Force (2000 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
     ◦ 3x Hot-shot lasgun
     ◦ 1x Plasma gun
  • 1x Tempestor Prime
     ◦ 1x Command Rod
     ◦ 1x Tempestus dagger

Militarum Tempestus Command Squad (85 Points)
  • 4x Tempestus Scion
     ◦ 4x Close combat weapon
     ◦ 2x 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

Tempestus Scions (70 Points)
  • 1x Tempestor
     ◦ 1x Plasma pistol
     ◦ 1x Power fist
  • 4x Tempestus Scion
     ◦ 4x Close combat weapon
     ◦ 1x Grenade launcher
     ◦ 2x Hot-shot lasgun
     ◦ 1x Hot-shot volley gun

Tempestus Scions (70 Points)
  • 1x Tempestor
     ◦ 1x Bolt pistol
     ◦ 1x Power fist
  • 4x Tempestus Scion
     ◦ 4x Close combat weapon
     ◦ 1x Grenade launcher
     ◦ 2x Hot-shot lasgun
     ◦ 1x Hot-shot volley gun

DEDICATED TRANSPORTS

Taurox Prime (90 Points)
  • 1x Armoured tracks
  • 1x Storm bolter
  • 1x Taurox battle 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

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 missile launcher
  • 1x Twin autocannon

OTHER DATASHEETS

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

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

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

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

Scions are a favourite army of mine, but I haven’t played them since 7th Edition when they had their own codex.

Struggled to figure out how I would run them in 10th, but my addition of some Leman Russ tanks plus a few more Scions has given me a lot more options to try.

My first game was against Eds Aeldari, and his Aspect Warriors tore apart my army bit by bit and in turn 3 basically removed all but the squad inside the Valkyrie

Ed is a really good player, so I didn’t stand much of a chance against him to be honest, but he is a lively guy to play with so it’s not too bad

My second game was against my pal Leon and his T’au, which featured a lot of Kroot, and the first couple of turns were pretty good, I managed to focus fire on a Commander and a squad of Battlesuits and eliminated them.

The second turn saw me destroy a second Commander and Battlesuit Team, but turn 3 saw the tough Kroot Rampagers tore apart tanks, Taurox Primes and left my Scions to be slaughtered

My last game of the day was against Ian’s Emperors Children, who are very much WIP

His force was very effective and in turn 2 eliminated the vast majority of my army, and my dice really failed me, whilst his were really very good.

So once again I got the wooden spoon, but that’s fine cause I had a lot of fun and played with some cool people

What I Am Spending

A bulb in the kitchen blew, so we decided to grab some smart bulbs for it.

It’s not just a case of laziness but often I can’t carry things and turn on the lights, my disabilities can often be rather limiting.

I also finally got Unbroken after paying for an annual subscription to Warhammer+

Can’t wait to get this model painted up

And to add to my Combat Patrols, the Grey Knights Combat Patrol box from Gamers-At-Hart

I got the first tier of the Humble Heroines 2025 bundle and that got me:-

And Humble Choice netted me:-

And I also bought myself

Mood:- Tired
Caffeinated Beverages Consumed:- 7
In My Ears:- Thunder Child – Jeff Wayne
Tabletop Game Last Played:- Warhammer 40,000
Video Game Last Played:- Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster
Book Last Read:- The Saint – Dan Abnett
Audiobook Last In My Ears:- Assassinorum: Kingmaker – Robert Rath
Movie Last Viewed:- Totally Killer
TV Show Last Viewed:- In Plain Sight
Podcast Last In My Ears:- The Wan Show
Current State of Projects:- Swampboss Skumdrekk awaiting washes

A Change Of Plans For Camp

By michael

On 20th February 2025

In Blog

In May I will be attending Heresy Camp, and I had intend to take the following list

## HQ [435Pts]
Armoured Fist - Leman Russ Command Tank [270Pts]: Leman Russ Command Tank (Armoured Fist Pattern Cohorts (Check Limitations manually), Battle Cannon, Searchlights, Smoke Launchers, Warlord, Lascannon, Multi-Laser, Cognis-Signum, Dozer Blade, Flare Shield)

Tactical Command Tercio [165Pts]:
• 1x Tactical Command Section [165Pts]: Frag Grenades, Krak Grenades, Meltabombs, Refractor Field, Aurox Transport (Smoke Launchers), Augury Scanner, Command Vox, Cohorts Vexilla
  • 1x Auxilia Captain: Void Armour, Lasrifle, Auxilia Captain
  • 4x Auxilia Companion [12Pts]: Void Armour, Lasrifle

## Elites [45Pts]
Medicae Section [45Pts]:
• 3x Auxilia Medicae [15Pts]: Auto-medicus, Frag Grenades, Krak Grenades, Void Armour, Close Combat Weapon, Laspistol

## Troops [1118Pts]
Armoured Fist - Leman Russ Strike Squadron [160Pts]:
• 1x Leman Russ Strike Squadron [160Pts]: Turret Mounted Vanquisher Battle Cannon and Co-axial Mounted Autocannon (Co-axial Mounted Autocannon, Vanquisher Battle Cannon)
  • 1x Leman Russ Battle Tank [140Pts]: Searchlights, Smoke Launchers, Heavy Bolter, Dozer Blade

Armoured Fist - Leman Russ Strike Squadron [160Pts]:
• 1x Leman Russ Strike Squadron [160Pts]: Turret Mounted Vanquisher Battle Cannon and Co-axial Mounted Autocannon (Co-axial Mounted Autocannon, Vanquisher Battle Cannon)
  • 1x Leman Russ Battle Tank [140Pts]: Searchlights, Smoke Launchers, Heavy Bolter, Dozer Blade

Armoured Fist - Leman Russ Strike Squadron [160Pts]:
• 1x Leman Russ Strike Squadron [160Pts]: Turret Mounted Vanquisher Battle Cannon and Co-axial Mounted Autocannon (Co-axial Mounted Autocannon, Vanquisher Battle Cannon)
  • 1x Leman Russ Battle Tank [140Pts]: Searchlights, Smoke Launchers, Heavy Bolter, Dozer Blade

Infantry Tercio [319Pts]:
• 1x Rifle Sections [319Pts]: Frag Grenades, Krak Grenades, Void Armour, Dracosan Armoured Transport (Searchlights, Smoke Launchers, Gravis Lascannon, Dozer Blade), Auxilia Vexilla, Vox Interlock
  • 1x Auxilia Sergeant: Lasrifle
  • 19x Auxilia w/ Lasrifle and Bayonet [6Pts]: Bayonet, Lasrifle

Infantry Tercio [319Pts]:
• 1x Rifle Sections [319Pts]: Frag Grenades, Krak Grenades, Void Armour, Dracosan Armoured Transport (Searchlights, Smoke Launchers, Gravis Lascannon, Dozer Blade), Auxilia Vexilla, Vox Interlock
  • 1x Auxilia Sergeant: Lasrifle
  • 19x Auxilia w/ Lasrifle and Bayonet [6Pts]: Bayonet, Lasrifle

## Fast Attack [200Pts]
Carnodon Strike Squadron [200Pts]: Two Sponson Mounted Volkite Caliver (Two Sponson Mounted Volkite Caliver), Turret Mounted Volkite Culverin (Volkite Culverin)
• 3x Solar Auxilia Carnodon [65Pts]: Smoke Launchers

## Heavy Support [975Pts]
Aethon Heavy Sentinel Squadron [275Pts]:
• 3x Aethon Heavy Sentinel [90Pts]: Aethon Missile Battery, Melta lance

Malcador Heavy Tank Squadron [350Pts]:
• 1x Malcador Heavy Tank [350Pts]: Searchlights, Smoke Launchers, Vanquisher Battle Cannon, Demolisher Cannon, Hull (Left) & Hull (Right) Mounted Lascannon, Pintle Mounted Multi-Laser, Dozer Blade, Flare Shield

Malcador Heavy Tank Squadron [350Pts]:
• 1x Malcador Heavy Tank [350Pts]: Searchlights, Smoke Launchers, Vanquisher Battle Cannon, Demolisher Cannon, Hull (Left) & Hull (Right) Mounted Lascannon, Pintle Mounted Multi-Laser, Dozer Blade, Flare Shield

## Fortification [220Pts]
Artillery Battery [220Pts]: Earthshaker Artillery Platforms
• 2x Earthshaker Artillery Platforms [100Pts]: Earthshaker
  • 5x Auxilia Gunners: Laspistol, Void Armour

Anyway, turned out with the Artillery counting as infantry (I know right) and the rest of the list being Armoured Fist, I cannot take the Earthshaker Cannons 🙁

So I will now be taking this list, and thank goodness I printed and painted the Macharius last week!

LI - Solar Auxilia - Solar For Camp - [2998Pts]

# ++ Crusade Force Organisation Chart ++ [2698Pts]
## Expanded Army Lists
Expanded Army List Profiles: Exemplary Units On, Legacy Units On

## Allegiance
Allegiance: Loyalist
Solar Auxilia

## HQ [435Pts]
Armoured Fist - Leman Russ Command Tank [270Pts]: Leman Russ Command Tank (Armoured Fist Pattern Cohorts (Check Limitations manually), Battle Cannon, Searchlights, Smoke Launchers, Warlord, Lascannon, Multi-Laser, Cognis-Signum, Dozer Blade, Flare Shield)

Tactical Command Tercio [165Pts]:
• 1x Tactical Command Section [165Pts]: Frag Grenades, Krak Grenades, Meltabombs, Refractor Field, Aurox Transport (Smoke Launchers), Augury Scanner, Command Vox, Cohorts Vexilla
  • 1x Auxilia Captain: Void Armour, Lasrifle, Auxilia Captain
  • 4x Auxilia Companion [12Pts]: Void Armour, Lasrifle

## Elites [45Pts]
Medicae Section [45Pts]:
• 3x Auxilia Medicae [15Pts]: Auto-medicus, Frag Grenades, Krak Grenades, Void Armour, Close Combat Weapon, Laspistol

## Troops [1118Pts]
Armoured Fist - Leman Russ Strike Squadron [160Pts]:
• 1x Leman Russ Strike Squadron [160Pts]: Turret Mounted Vanquisher Battle Cannon and Co-axial Mounted Autocannon (Co-axial Mounted Autocannon, Vanquisher Battle Cannon)
  • 1x Leman Russ Battle Tank [140Pts]: Searchlights, Smoke Launchers, Heavy Bolter, Dozer Blade

Armoured Fist - Leman Russ Strike Squadron [160Pts]:
• 1x Leman Russ Strike Squadron [160Pts]: Turret Mounted Vanquisher Battle Cannon and Co-axial Mounted Autocannon (Co-axial Mounted Autocannon, Vanquisher Battle Cannon)
  • 1x Leman Russ Battle Tank [140Pts]: Searchlights, Smoke Launchers, Heavy Bolter, Dozer Blade

Armoured Fist - Leman Russ Strike Squadron [160Pts]:
• 1x Leman Russ Strike Squadron [160Pts]: Turret Mounted Vanquisher Battle Cannon and Co-axial Mounted Autocannon (Co-axial Mounted Autocannon, Vanquisher Battle Cannon)
  • 1x Leman Russ Battle Tank [140Pts]: Searchlights, Smoke Launchers, Heavy Bolter, Dozer Blade

Infantry Tercio [319Pts]:
• 1x Rifle Sections [319Pts]: Frag Grenades, Krak Grenades, Void Armour, Dracosan Armoured Transport (Searchlights, Smoke Launchers, Gravis Lascannon, Dozer Blade), Auxilia Vexilla, Vox Interlock
  • 1x Auxilia Sergeant: Lasrifle
  • 19x Auxilia w/ Lasrifle and Bayonet [6Pts]: Bayonet, Lasrifle

Infantry Tercio [319Pts]:
• 1x Rifle Sections [319Pts]: Frag Grenades, Krak Grenades, Void Armour, Dracosan Armoured Transport (Searchlights, Smoke Launchers, Gravis Lascannon, Dozer Blade), Auxilia Vexilla, Vox Interlock
  • 1x Auxilia Sergeant: Lasrifle
  • 19x Auxilia w/ Lasrifle and Bayonet [6Pts]: Bayonet, Lasrifle

## Fast Attack [200Pts]
Carnodon Strike Squadron [200Pts]: Two Sponson Mounted Volkite Caliver (Two Sponson Mounted Volkite Caliver), Turret Mounted Volkite Culverin (Volkite Culverin)
• 3x Solar Auxilia Carnodon [65Pts]: Smoke Launchers

## Heavy Support [900Pts]
Aethon Heavy Sentinel Squadron [200Pts]:
• 3x Aethon Heavy Sentinel [65Pts]: Aethon Missile Battery, Multi-Laser

Malcador Heavy Tank Squadron [350Pts]:
• 1x Malcador Heavy Tank [350Pts]: Searchlights, Smoke Launchers, Vanquisher Battle Cannon, Demolisher Cannon, Hull (Left) & Hull (Right) Mounted Lascannon, Pintle Mounted Multi-Laser, Dozer Blade, Flare Shield

Malcador Heavy Tank Squadron [350Pts]:
• 1x Malcador Heavy Tank [350Pts]: Searchlights, Smoke Launchers, Vanquisher Battle Cannon, Demolisher Cannon, Hull (Left) & Hull (Right) Mounted Lascannon, Pintle Mounted Multi-Laser, Dozer Blade, Flare Shield

## Lords of War [300Pts]
Macharius Heavy Tank Squadron [300Pts]: Macharius Vanquisher Cannon
• 1x Macharius Heavy Tank [280Pts]: Two Sponson Mounted heavy stubbers, Hull (Front) Mounted twin-linked heavy stubber, Smoke Launchers

So yeah the Artillery is dropped, along with the Melta Lances on the Aethon Heavy Sentinels, which get Multi-Lasers instead, and in goes a Macharius Vanquisher

So left to paint for the event are

Aethon Heavy Sentinel x 3
Malcador Heavy Tank

I started work on the Malcador today and will start on the Aethons next week.

Once those are painted, the list is ready to rock and roll, and be beaten in every game!

What I Am Modelling

I started out a Dracosan for the Solar Auxilia

Then Lieutenant Titus from Space Marine 2

Followed by some Infernus Marines for the Ultramarines Combat Patrol, which finishes that off.

And finally I finished off a Combat Patrol for the Dark Angels with these Infernus Marines

What I Am Reading

I finished listening to Fabius Bile: Clonelord by Josh Reynolds and then I listened to The Game by Darin Henry

What Tabletop Games I Am Playing

We played the Ticket to Ride deck from Unlock! Game Adventures

It was fun, but man does the app suck and make the game itself more difficult than it needs to be!

What Video Games I Am Playing

Still cracking on with Assassin’s Creed: Unity

What I Am Creating

I posted a short on painting muzzle burn for flamers

What Am I Spending

I bought myself Issue 23 of Combat Patrol with the Guardian Defenders in it

And of course that meant I had to buy the next issue, 24 for the second part of the kit, which is now built and waiting to be primed!

And for Steam, I bought Verdun, cause it looks kinda cool!

Mood:- Tired
Caffeinated Beverages Consumed:- 1
In My Ears:- Critical Thinking – Manic Street Preachers
Tabletop Game Last Played:- Warhammer: Age of Sigmar
Video Game Last Played:- Assassin’s Creed: Unity
Book Last Read:- Eidolon: The Auric Hammer – Marc Collins
Audiobook Last In My Ears:- The Game – Darin Henry
Movie Last Viewed:- Corner Gas: The Movie
TV Show Last Viewed:- What We Do In The Shadows
Podcast Last In My Ears:- The Imperial Truth
Current State of Projects:- Malcador Heavy Tank being washed

My Biggest Prints So Far

By michael

On 12th February 2025

In Blog

Since I got the 3D printer in August, most of my prints have been infantry, with a few Rhino sized tanks

But this project is the biggest print so far, and required 3 full to the brim plates done!

It’s a proxy for the Macharius Heavy Tank called the Lupercal, and it’s a beautiful model.

The first plate which had on the turret, sponsons and part of the tracks, took just shy of 9 hours to print

The second which had on the sides and engine block was a chew on to print. The first attempt failed at 77% done, which was fine for the engine block, but the sides were partly completed. The printer appeared to have crashed, which was annoying.

The second attempt was just the sides, plus the Heavy Stubber Sponsons which I had forgotten was the only configuration the Solar Auxilia version could take, and that didn’t print at all.

The third attempt was successful and took just under 9 1/2 hours .

And finally the third plate, containing the front hull, rest of the tracks and the Vulcan Mega Bolter parts took 5 1/2 hours.

Once it was all printed cleaned and cured, it was then time to put it together, as you can tell I decided to print the parts for all three weapons that can be swapped in and out,

Those being the standard Battlecannons, Vanquisher Cannons and a Rotary Bolt Cannon (used to be a Vulcan Mega Bolter and that was much cooler)

With it all assembled, I then primed it in Poundlands grey primer spray paint, which is an excellent can for just £2.50!

And this where the problem was, it just look too much like a Soace Marine tank, so as much as I loved it, it’s going to be joining the Imperial Fists

So back to the drawing board and look what I found on the Purple Site, a version that has more rivets and it far more Solar Auxilia looking!

So then this was primed in that very same Poundland Grey

And then painted up in my urban camo scheme I am using for the Solar/Guard to allow vehicles to be used across armies.

This has a base of Mechanicus Standard Grey (AP Deep Grey), then the camo pattern using Thunderhawk Blue and Abbadon Black, with a recess wash of Agrax Earthshade then a Dawnstone dry brush

When it was finished I coated the tracks in Stirland Mud and added some static grass for texture after which I drybrushed it with Gothor Brown and then Screaming Skull.

I am pretty happy with how this turned out and it’s adding a decent big tank to the Solar Auxilia even though it’s pretty pointless for its cost, and a Leman Russ Vanquisher is far more points efficient.

So what have I learned from this project, well if I want to tackle anything bigger, I will need a wash and cure station, a Stormhammer is something I want to do, but would have issues with the processing of it due to size

And to be honest, it’s given me a lot more confidence to run longer prints, which is something I have tried to avoid in the past cause I didn’t like being unable to monitor them.

But here is the thing when it comes to my 3D printing and Warhammer, I don’t want to be the guy who 3D prints everything. For the Solar Auxilia, so much stuff is still in very expensive resin, or just not in production, even in resin, that I found myself needing to 3D print a good ton of models.

I want to support my FLGSs, but at the same time, I enjoy the hobby of 3D printing, especially tanks, for my Krieg I want to print some Chimeras and Hellhounds for example.

I guess I am just trying to find that middle ground, where I am trying to 3D print some stuff but also making sure to buy actual plastic models for others.

It’s an interesting balancing act.

Website Update

I have added a new page to this website, its a list of the armies I own and a link to a Google Doc for each of them, listing what I have painted and ready to play with.

Its only partial, I am expanding it slowly as I catalogue what I have and get NFC tags attached to the boxes, which allows me to pull up the lists easily if I want to know what in the boxes.

What I Am Modelling

I started out with the Terminators for the Ultramarines Combat Patrol

Followed by the same squad, but this time for the Dark Angels

After that I had some Allarus Custodians to complete the new Custodes Combat Patrol

And I am starting a rebuild of my Aeldari army, starting with the Farseer from the Combat Patrol

And I also painted two Chaplains on a Bike, one for the Ultramarines

And another for the Dark Angels

Then I turned to the Tyranids and painted up some Barbgaunts

Followed by some Termagants

And a Ripper Swarm

This was followed by a pair of Ammo Monks for Trench Crusade

Finally I painted Skragrot the Loonking

With a Rabble Rowza

So what’s up next?

Blood Angels Landspeeders
Ardboyz x 10
Rockgut Troggoths x 3
Atheon Heavy Sentinels x 3
Rettributes x 5
Malcador Heavy Tank & Dracosan
Swampboss Skumdrekk
Ultramarines Brutalis Dreadnought
Imperial Fists Command Squad
The Ancestors’ Wrath Einhyr Champion & Kâhl Yôht Grendok

What Tabletop Games I Am Playing

It was the monthly Hartlepool 40K tournament on Sunday and I went along with Necrons.

I had originally planned to take Guard, but with the new codex seemingly deleting the Imperial Armour units, I was left well short of having a list.

So this is what I took

Tournament Necrons (1995 Points)

Necrons
Starshatter Arsenal
Strike Force (2000 Points)

CHARACTERS

Catacomb Command Barge (135 Points)
 • Warlord
 • 1x Gauss cannon
 • 1x Staff of light
 • Enhancements: Miniaturised Nebuloscope

Hexmark Destroyer (75 Points)
 • 1x Close combat weapon
 • 1x Enmitic disintegrator pistols

Overlord (85 Points)
 • 1x Overlord’s blade
 • 1x Tachyon arrow

Royal Warden (50 Points)
 • 1x Close combat weapon
 • 1x Relic gauss blaster

Skorpekh Lord (80 Points)
 • 1x Enmitic annihilator
 • 1x Flensing claw
 • 1x Hyperphase harvester

BATTLELINE

Immortals (70 Points)
 • 5x Immortal
 ◦ 5x Close combat weapon
 ◦ 5x Gauss blaster

Immortals (70 Points)
 • 5x Immortal
 ◦ 5x Close combat weapon
 ◦ 5x Gauss blaster

Necron Warriors (90 Points)
 • 10x Necron Warrior
 ◦ 10x Close combat weapon
 ◦ 10x Gauss reaper

Necron Warriors (90 Points)
 • 10x Necron Warrior
 ◦ 10x Close combat weapon
 ◦ 10x Gauss flayer

Necron Warriors (90 Points)
 • 10x Necron Warrior
 ◦ 10x Close combat weapon
 ◦ 10x Gauss flayer

OTHER DATASHEETS

Annihilation Barge (105 Points)
 • 1x Armoured bulk
 • 1x Gauss cannon
 • 1x Twin tesla destructor

Annihilation Barge (105 Points)
 • 1x Armoured bulk
 • 1x Tesla cannon
 • 1x Twin tesla destructor

Canoptek Doomstalker (145 Points)
 • 1x Doomsday blaster
 • 1x Doomstalker limbs
 • 1x Twin gauss flayer

Lokhust Heavy Destroyers (55 Points)
 • 1x Close combat weapon
 • 1x Gauss destructor

Lokhust Heavy Destroyers (55 Points)
 • 1x Close combat weapon
 • 1x Enmitic exterminator

Night Scythe (145 Points)
 • 1x Armoured bulk
 • 1x Twin tesla destructor

Skorpekh Destroyers (180 Points)
 • 6x Skorpekh Destroyer
 ◦ 6x Skorpekh hyperphase weapons

Tomb Blades (75 Points)
 • 3x Tomb Blade
 ◦ 3x Close combat weapon
 ◦ 3x Twin gauss blaster

Tomb Blades (75 Points)
 • 3x Tomb Blade
 ◦ 3x Close combat weapon
 ◦ 3x Twin tesla carbine

Triarch Stalker (110 Points)
 • 1x Heavy gauss cannon array
 • 1x Stalker’s forelimbs

Triarch Stalker (110 Points)
 • 1x Heat ray
 • 1x Stalker’s forelimbs

So my first game was against Leon and his T’au Empire army, which was battlesuit heavy

He had a very good opening round of shooting taking out my Canoptek Doomstalker, and Annihilation Barge and Lokhust Heavy Destroyer.

By the end of turn 3 I was pretty much gone with just a few troops left, but they survived until the end of turn 5 which was good

For my second game I faced Christophers Space Wolves with an allied Armiger Warglaive

It was a much closer match, but I struggled to score in the primary mission because the Necrons are quite slow, I think I really need some transports for them

And finally I went up against the Chaos Space Marines of Ian, and for the first couple of turns it was reasonably equal, and I thought I might stand a chance at a close loss

But losing a couple of my heavy hitters really turned the tide, as the much faster Chaos Space Marines utterly trounced me

So what have I learnt, well the biggest is that my Necrons need transport, so I think I need to invest in some Ghost Arks at some point soon, because I am finding they struggle to get Warriors on to objectives

But regardless of the outcome, I had fun and well, the wooden spoon is what I live for!

On Tuesday I played a game of Age of Sigmar for the start of a local escalation league, with the first games at 750pts

I am using this list

750 740/1000 pts
-----
Orruk Warclans | Ironjawz | Ironfist
Drops: 1
-----
General’s Regiment
Megaboss on Maw-Krusha (360)
• General
Ardboyz (180)
Brutes (200)

My first game was against Michaels Nighthaunt and oh it went badly, the buffs and rebuffs from his characters just really stopped my Ironjawz from getting enough attacks to hit home and as a result they crumpled pretty easily

Ah it is what it is, but it was none the less a fun game!

What Video Games I Am Playing

Still plodding away at Assassin’s Creed: Unity, starting off by concentrating on collectables and clearing stuff area by area

What I Am Spending

I got some Tempestus Scions to add some of the models I need to get myself to have the new Scions based Kill Team, I need some Tempestors and Scions with Grenade Launchers

I still need another box to make the command squad guys with and another Tempestor, but will get that next month

I managed to finally pick up a Pariah Nexus deck, the stars never have seemed to quite align on this!

Gamers@Hart had a deck in on Sunday, during the tournament in which we were supposed to be using it, so I picked it up!

I needed a can of Wight Bone for priming Tyranids, I wanted to get it from Gamers@Hart but alas they didn’t have it in stock, so had to go to Amazon!

And a top up in paints from Element Games, alongside the Thousand Sons Combat Patrol

Video game wise, I picked up Red Dead Redemption 2 on sale at its lowest ever price on Steam, and Rogue Trader too, based mostly on the recommendation of Graham

I also added Fates Divided to Total War: Three Kingdoms

I indulged in a mystery bundle from Fanatical and got myself these

And with it being Humble Choice week, I got that and gained me the following

Mood:- Tired
Caffeinated Beverages Consumed:- 1
In My Ears:- Romeo – Basement Jaxx
Tabletop Game Last Played:- Warhammer: Age of Sigmar
Video Game Last Played:- Assassin’s Creed: Unity
Book Last Read:- Eidolon: The Auric Hammer – Marc Collins
Audiobook Last In My Ears:- Fabius Bile: Clonelord – Josh Reynolds
Movie Last Viewed:- Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
TV Show Last Viewed:- What We Do In The Shadows
Podcast Last In My Ears:- The Imperial Truth
Current State of Projects:- Infernus Marines with two colours and a wash on the table!

	Judgement Day Eliminate three bosses from the “Increased criminal activity” category	29/09/2025
	The High Priestess Talk with Hanako Arasaka	30/09/2025
	Spin Doctor Complete “Run This Town”	30/09/2025
	Dirty Deeds Complete every Gig in Dogtown	01/10/2025
	Breathtaking Collect all items that once belonged to Johnny Silverhand.	02/10/2025
	King of Wands Take Songbird to the stars	04/10/2025
	King of Wands Take Songbird home	04/10/2025
	Bushido and Chill Watch Bushido X with Rogue	06/10/2025
	The APB is Not Enough Become Dogtown’s most wanted criminal	06/10/2025

The Perils of Business Complete Memory Sequence 5	30/09/2025	20G
Bartitsu Learn every Fight Skill as Jacob	30/09/2025	20G
Phantom Learn every Stealth Skill as Evie	30/09/2025	20G
Treasure Hunter Complete ten Raids of any type with Jacob or Evie	01/10/2025	20G
Keys to the City Acquire all of the Gang Upgrades	03/10/2025	20G
Wonder of the Age Reach Level 10	03/10/2025	20G
Artisan Craft a Level 10 Item	03/10/2025	20G
Street Sweeping Conquer all the boroughs in London	03/10/2025	30G
Bedfellows, Strange or Otherwise Reach maximum Loyalty with any Associate.	03/10/2025	20G
A Broad Base Reach Loyalty level 1 with all Associates	04/10/2025	20G
Chimney Sweep Synchronize every Viewpoint in London	04/10/2025	20G
The War at Home Complete the World War I simulation	06/10/2025	30G
Blade from Above Air Assassinate twenty enemies from a zipline	06/10/2025	15G
Furious Destroy twenty vehicles by ramming them	06/10/2025	15G

	I Am The Law Complete all Cyberpsycho Sightings	19/09/2025
	City Lights Complete all gigs and NCPD Scanner Hustles in City Center	22/09/2025
	Greetings from Pacifica! Complete all gigs and NCPD Scanner Hustles in Pacifica	23/09/2025
	It’s Elementary Complete all gigs and NCPD Scanner Hustles in Watson	23/09/2025
	Autojock Buy all vehicles available for purchase	23/09/2025
	Mean Streets Complete all gigs and NCPD Scanner Hustles in Heywood	24/09/2025
	The Jungle Complete all gigs and NCPD Scanner Hustles in Santo Domingo	24/09/2025
	The Wasteland Complete all gigs and NCPD Scanner Hustles in the Badlands	24/09/2025
	To Protect and Serve Complete River Ward’s storyline	24/09/2025
	Little Tokyo Complete all gigs and NCPD Scanner Hustles in Westbrook	25/09/2025
	Life of the Road Complete Panam Palmer’s storyline	25/09/2025
	Judy vs Night City Complete Judy Alvarez’s storyline.	28/09/2025
	Two Heads, One Bullet Kill or incapacitate 2 enemies with the same sniper rifle shot.	28/09/2025

A Spanner in the Works Complete Memory Sequence 1	13/09/2025	20G
A Simple Plan Complete Memory Sequence 2	13/09/2025	20G
A Modern Babylon Complete Memory Sequence 3	14/09/2025	20G
Blade in the Crowd Assassinate fifty enemies	14/09/2025	15G
Queensbury Rules Reach combo level 40	23/09/2025	15G
Unqualified Success Complete three Templar Hunts and their challenges	23/09/2025	20G
Thieftaker Bring three Bounty targets back alive	23/09/2025	20G
Flawless Conqueror Secure three Gang Strongholds and complete their optional constraints	23/09/2025	20G
Children’s Aid Society Complete five Child Liberation memories	23/09/2025	20G
WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU Flip five vehicles by shooting their horses	25/09/2025	15G
A Quick and Reliable Remedy Complete Memory Sequence 4	25/09/2025	20G
Friends at My Back Recruit a gang of 5 allies.	26/09/2025	20G
Ordinary Criminal Complete twenty Crowd Events	26/09/2025	15G
Bare-Knuckle Champion Win three different Fight Clubs	28/09/2025	20G

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