2018-05-09 02:46
Took what will eventually be my Cadian 317th Regiment "The Lost and Forlorn" out for their first game last night. Went up against a fun Genestealer cult last that was popping out every… Read More
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2018-05-06 21:43
Latest efforts Read More
2018-04-30 02:52
Attended another teams event at Kapiti over the weekend 4 teams from around the lower North Island going head-to-head in 5 rounds of 40k action. Took my Harlequins with an accompanying… Read More
2018-02-22 21:29
Finished first lot of Scions and a Command Squad for my Guard. Also begun work on updating my Harlequins focusing on giving all of the individual models checkerboard patterns. Read More
2018-01-30 21:31
Picked up two of these from a mate over the weekend. Spent the last day or two painting them up Read More
2018-01-26 02:24
One advantage of taking time off over the school holidays is the amount of painting I've managed to get done while the kids kept themselves entertained. Completed so far this month:Har… Read More
2018-01-08 01:28
Long break between painting sessions due to summer holidays but have finally finished the legs, base, torso and head of my Wraith Knight Read More
2017-12-25 23:10
Picked up a 2nd hand Wraith Knight complete with all the bits just before Xmas. Been wanting one for my Harlequins for a while and it was too good a deal to pass up. Managed to m… Read More
2017-12-08 22:48
Finished 2nd of these this morning. Quite useful for running small squads equipped with Blight Launchers up the board quickly Read More
2017-11-30 07:27
Got some of the GW Technical paints just to muck around with and been having fun going over my entire Deathguard collection adding rust and bluey stains to all the metal bits. Also gra… Read More
2017-11-28 03:17
Did the green stuff work on this guy months ago but only got around to finishing the painting last night. Not my best work, bit shit to be honest, but as its Deathguard its supposed to… Read More
2017-11-27 06:02
Been slowly working through my backlog of unpainted models which included my 4th and last Foetid Blight Drone Read More
2017-11-19 07:02
Bit the bullet and sold of all of my Khorne Daemons over the weekend - with the exception of my Bloodthirster as I love the model. With the demise of the excellent Khorne Daemonkin cod… Read More
2017-11-17 00:56
Finished my first Imperial Guard tank this morning. Painting vehicles and large flat surfaces always a bit tricky when you only have the one small brush left that works but its turned… Read More
2017-11-15 01:20
Working my way through my painting backlog. Finished off my remaining unpainted Harlequin players. Changes to 8th meant I re-equipped many of them with Fusion Pistols Read More
2017-11-14 02:54
Interesting figure to paint this one but he turned out fairly well in the end. Slightly restricted in terms of colour at the moment as I had a massive clean out of my dried up and usel… Read More
2017-11-07 22:22
Another great game against Sam's Orc horde. Said it before but damn I love Orcs such a cool army. If Deathmasque hadn't come out with the cheap Harlequins I would have gone down… Read More
2017-11-04 20:17
Completed my first Imperial Guard squad yesterday. Still haven't decided on a Regimental identity for them but there's no rush. In photographing them I also realized that I left… Read More
2017-11-03 09:12
Started my next army project this week Adeptus Militarum or as they should be called Imperial Guard. Was inspired by my copy of the Guard index and a re-reading of several Ciaphus Cain… Read More
2017-10-31 20:29
Another enjoyable game vs. Sam's Orc horde which includes a number of really good scratch built vehicles. 2000pts means a lot of Orcs and I do mean A LOT.... 140 Boys all up. The… Read More
2017-10-27 09:12
Really looked forward to getting these guys and with some free time on my hands its only taken me a few days to get them finished. Very nice models as all the new sculpts are just disa… Read More
2017-10-08 23:56
Had a month or two off painting as work etc has gotten in the way. Finally managed to finish off some more Foetid Blight Drones. Now eagerly awaiting my budget improving so I can… Read More
2017-08-23 23:14
Have a one-day 40k event next weekend which is using some of special scenarios from the back of the rule e.g. City Scapes etc. Had to decide between Death Guard/Word Bearers/Harlequins… Read More
2017-08-17 07:08
Finished my last Plague Marines today meaning that all 41 inc. 5 Dark Imperium sets and 2 lots of the easy-fit Marines are now all painted. Just leaves me 3 of my Blight Drones, a Plag… Read More
2017-08-14 10:14
Quiet night and due to a lack of the right glue I haven't been able to finish basing my Plague Marines so moved onto a Hellbrute. Few hours later and its looking pretty good Read More
2017-08-13 07:19
Had some Green Stuff and a spare Rhino so had a go at Nurgling it up. The Nurgle stuff turned out ok in the end but as usual when it comes to painting large flat areas my results look… Read More
2017-08-09 04:45
Finished this guy this afternoon after getting him onto the table the other night. Enjoying the Deathguard - they are very slow but still fun. Blight Drones are awesome.Also looking fo… Read More
2017-08-03 09:20
Had a spare half hour tonight so had a go at converting one of my Lords of Contagion into Typhus using a mixture of bits from my slowly dwindling supply. Also found another Deathwatch Shotgu… Read More
2017-08-01 00:48
Planning on getting my 2nd game with the new Death Guard in tonight. 2000pts against either Necrons, GSC, Tyranids or Tau - have no idea what my opponents bringing. Going to give… Read More
2017-07-30 22:06
Lots done over the weekend. Finished painting and basing 10 Plague Marines & 30 Poxwalkers. Really enjoying painting this army not much left to do though Read More
2017-07-27 02:15
Home from work with a sick child gives you a bit of time to do some painting. In this case I managed to get my first Foetid Blightdrone finished and make a start on my next 30 odd Poxw… Read More
2017-07-26 10:20
4th Dark Imperium Death Guard Tactical Squad is finished except for the basing including a number of Green Stuff enabled modifications and the inclusion of some of the new snap-fit models. … Read More
2017-07-22 21:52
Tried my hand at green stuffing the other night to add a further point of difference to my remaining Death Guard marines. Still a bit of work to do blending the extra tentacles and boi… Read More
2017-07-21 08:38
A family holiday and a new batch of students kept me away from my hobby for the last week or so but I finally got some spare time to do more work on my Death Guard. This included 2 lot… Read More
2017-07-10 23:06
Assembled my 4th (of 5) Deathguard Tactical Squads last night making a few simple modifications along the way. Also took stock of my painting progress from the last 3 weeks and its looking… Read More
2017-07-09 05:39
Making steady progress on my various sets of Dark Imperium Deathguard. Took a small break from the Marines and had a go at the first lot of Poxwalkers. As with the Marines they'r… Read More
2017-07-07 08:28
Nearly finished my 3rd (out of 5) Deathguard Tactical Squads this time with some slight modifications to various models in the unit. Basically I swapped a few arms around, chopped off… Read More
2017-06-29 21:53
Starting to smash out my Dark Imperium Death Guard. 2nd Tactical squad finished along with a Lord of Contagion and my first Noxious Blightbringer. The Blightbringer models are a… Read More
2017-06-26 21:49
Going with Death Guard from the new Dark Imperium, swapped my Primaris for another lot and acquired a 3rd so have a fairly sizeable collection of them to get painted now. Beautiful mod… Read More
2017-06-04 07:29
8th Ed pre-orders went live this weekend, next weekend is Maelstrom the last 7th Ed 40k tournament to be played here in New Zealand and the week after is when we get all of our 8th Ed 40k st… Read More
2017-06-02 07:03
Unofficially I might have been scanning a PDF copy of new 8th Ed 40k indexes focusing on the Harlequins and there are some very interesting changes to what is turning into my favourite army… Read More
2017-05-30 01:53
The weekend after next June 10th/11th marks the last ever 7th Edition 40k tournament here in New Zealand, Maelstrom, and possibly the last time I ever to get run a Soulbursting Reborn Warhos… Read More
2017-05-14 03:07
Well I got the General's handbook and printed out the Compendiums which allowed me to construct a couple of small 500pt(ish) armies based around my WH40k Daemons and ex-WHFB Ogres or Gutbust… Read More
2017-05-08 22:23
Think I've gotten over my bitterness with the demise of 8th Ed WHFB... got this today Read More
2017-04-23 03:51
Been a busy fortnight painting wise but one where I've jumped back and forth between a number of different projects. The latest thing to be completed is another lot of Harlequin player… Read More
2017-04-21 00:20
Well pretty much completed say 98% have some gemstones to finish off and I'm not entirely happy with the way the flames look but other than that she's all done Read More
2017-04-16 22:27
With the Fire Prism finished I've started work on my Eldar Jet Bikes/Farseer and of course the Yncarne who I used in a game for the first time yesterday. The Yncarne is a somewhat tric… Read More
2017-04-13 22:41
Now that was an enjoyable model to paint, might have to buy another one so I can do it again. Kept it simple with the Harlequin checkerboard pattern on one half and a basic blue… Read More
2017-04-11 11:17
Had my first game with a Reborn Warhost tonight using a Harlequin dominated detachment. I was up against a vehicle heavy Imperial Guard army at 1500 points which included a lot of heav… Read More
2017-04-10 22:37
Painting this guy up to fit in with my Harlequins. Photos show first 3 stages....Stage 1 - Initial block coloursStage 2 - outlining of hull indentationsStage 3 - edge highlighting of b… Read More
2017-04-02 10:13
Been a little bit naughty and have spent up on some new models the last couple of weeks. Following a fun day out in Kapiti with my Harlequins I've decided the Reborn Warhost is somethi… Read More
2017-03-19 07:53
Very enjoyable one-day tournament yesterday saw a group of gamers battle for local honors. 12 gamer's in two teams of 6 with each playing 3 games over the course of the day in a winner… Read More
2017-03-14 21:29
Been a while, several months in fact, since I did any gaming. The closure of my local gaming venue and of course the Cricket season meant opportunities were limited. But it seems… Read More
2017-01-13 19:42
Bit more progress on my homemade terrain pieces and one official one Read More
2017-01-05 08:38
No gaming since November due to life but also the closure of the local venue I've been using to play 40k the last year or so. It means our small group no longer has a regular venue hen… Read More
2016-11-24 22:09
Had my 3rd ever game with my Harlequins last night up against Caban's Iron Hands complete with his FW Scarian Tank (which is just awesome btw). He took something a little different to… Read More
2016-11-23 20:20
Finally got all 4 of them finished...Next on the table 4 more Skyweavers Read More
2016-11-22 22:34
New official FAQ's for the 40k 7th Ed rulebook were released yesterday. There are a number of key changes throughout, most of which have no affect at all on the armies I play. Th… Read More
2016-11-19 05:55
Had another game with my Harlequins this week up against a 4 Hive Tyrant Tyranid list... didn't go that well although I did have some fun with the Phantasmacy Lore. Also learnt - after… Read More
2016-11-18 00:18
Having a lot of fun painting my Harlequins including the checkerboard pattern on the vehicles and various infantry models. I watched the GW tutorials with the ever effective Duncan and… Read More
2016-11-12 08:04
No painting since I finished Eldrad Ulthran a few days ago as I've hit a bit of wall painting wise. Instead I've been assembling my remaining Harlequin Troupes & vehicles and on sorting… Read More
2016-11-10 07:18
Another model for my Harlequin collection done and dusted this time Eldrad Ulthran from the Death Masque set. Painted him up so I can use him as a Shadowseer or as Eldrad if I ever opt… Read More
2016-11-07 03:42
More Harlequin fun as I slowly work my way through my collection of unassembled and unpainted models. Latest models to be completed a Solitaire, 3rd Death Jester and 2nd Star/Voidweave… Read More
2016-11-05 19:28
Day 1 of Warpstorm and I had 3 interesting match ups against Jakes Dark Angels, Aidan's Tyrannids and Caban's Iron Hands. Three very different lists and opponents and 3 very enjoyable… Read More
2016-11-04 07:28
Good week of painting this week focusing on my Harlequins collection which has grown considerably in the last month. Latest completed unit a VoidweaverAlso currently in the WIP stages are an… Read More
2016-11-01 10:54
Harlequin collection is starting to build up quite quickly now. Probably have enough on hand or on its way to field 2000pts or more...Aiming to get 1500pts worth ready for a tournament… Read More
2016-10-30 21:42
Great weekend of 40k gaming at Hagen's Warpstrom 40k event in Wellington. 28 competitiors (which is very good for New Zealand) playing 5 rounds in total - players pack is here for thos… Read More
2016-10-27 07:22
Finished this guy just in time for a tournament this weekend where I'll get to use him... would still like to fix up the blood effects by getting some Tamiya Clear Red but it's not a biggie… Read More
2016-10-18 02:30
Taking one of these to Warpstorm at the end of the month - have one painted already that I acquired off a local gamer who sold off his entire KD collection (picked up 6 Bloodcrushers, 2 Skul… Read More
2016-10-16 02:20
Collection moving along nicely now with painting completed on my 3rd Harlequin Troupe, 2nd Death Jester and Shadowseer. Still 2 Troupes on their way to me but unfortunately I missed ou… Read More
2016-10-15 04:37
First small game with my Harlequins the other night only 1000pts up against a pile of Necrons. Enjoyable game and I got to see how the army could work when its used properly. Onc… Read More
2016-10-11 20:51
My Harlequin collection is growing nicely and I have enough now for 1000-1500 games albeit with a strong focus on infantry as I don't yet have enough vehicles to provide transports for them… Read More
2016-10-11 07:19
Think I've said it before but if you have a copy of this game and haven't tried it yet then you really should give it a go. Its easy to learn, easy to play, a great way to get kids inv… Read More
2016-10-09 06:23
Ok I might have gotten slightly carried away with the Harlequin idea and ordered more stuff already. Along with the models/units in the Deathmasque set I've picked up a few more (also from D… Read More
2016-10-07 02:31
Really enjoyable game against Simon's Imperial Guard horde last night. Very cool looking army consisting of GW figures from the 1990's sculpted and painted up to look like British Vict… Read More
2016-10-05 22:55
Dwarfs in WHFB, Chaos Space Marines in 40k and now Harlequins. I've read a pile of tactical reviews of Harlequins and how they play as well as their weaknesses etc, I'm also fully aware that… Read More
2016-10-05 08:53
Busy week this week getting a lot of hobby stuff done. I've now finished both Harlequin Troupes, the Sky Weavers and the Death Jester from Death Masque.The Death Jester only took me a… Read More
2016-10-04 06:35
Started to paint this guy the other night details are a bit tricky but so far he's turning out ok. Photo quality isn't the best but you kind of get the ideaAlso picked up some yellow flowery… Read More
2016-09-22 23:05
First game for 4-5 weeks up against a massive pile of Dave's Imperial Guard armour and Plasma gun infantry. He had some quite nasty barrage weaponry that threw out an impressive amount… Read More
2016-09-21 10:41
Finally back into gaming after 4 weeks away getting ready for the last 40k event (for me) of the year Warpstorm in October. Standard 1750pt format with some restrictions that make for… Read More
2016-09-18 20:39
Enjoying painting these guys enough to want to buy more of them not to game with but just to paint. Getting the pattern sorted out took a while but it worked fine in the end. Cheated a… Read More
2016-09-17 02:01
After a few trail runs where my son and I got our heads around the rules we've slowly settled into playing BoC. So far we've gone through the first 4 scenarios and had a little go at t… Read More
2016-09-14 00:49
Latest unit to be completed 10 Bloodletters, yellow tongues on these guys vs. blue and purple on my other units to help tell them apart. Very quick paint job just sufficient to get the… Read More
2016-09-13 08:05
Not sure why its taken me this long to have a go at it but I sat down with my Son this afternoon to play the Betrayal at Calth board game. We got through the first two scenarios and I… Read More
2016-09-13 07:41
Harlequin troops all done. Really enjoyed painting these guys and might get some more as they're more appealing than Deathwatch right now. Also made progress on re-basing & r… Read More
2016-09-12 09:58
Colours are fun, straight lines are difficult...My table is my palette In other news my lovely wife who has been overseas these last few weeks (still 1 to go) sent me a picture of a few… Read More
2016-09-11 08:11
Completed first unit of 5 Harlequins tonight. Quite enjoyable models to paint once you get used to the whole size issue, figure out what bits are which and try not to duplicate the dia… Read More
2016-09-08 09:06
Another acquisition from Scott's Kapiti Hobby Corner with the arrival today of a Litchfield + Fields Ltd Paint Station. They're a local company also located in Kapiti and outside… Read More
2016-09-04 21:50
Not a lot of progress with the painting of my Deathmasque models as I ran out of paint and have been doing nothing lately except mark student assignments; an activity that tends to suck your… Read More
2016-08-23 22:11
After a month or so with nothing to paint I now have a sizeable pile (for me) of models to get through after a few acquisitions over the last week. Painting delayed though as I've run… Read More
2016-08-20 06:04
Making some progress on my Deathmasque box set. Started with the Harlequins as I want to get some cork tiles to complete the basing on the Deathwatch before I start assembling them. &n&hell…Read More
2016-08-17 00:54
My last game of anything for the next few weeks tomorrow night and its going to be a big one (for me anyway) at 2500pts. Having seen what SM can take at 2500pts I'm a little bit worrie… Read More
2016-08-16 08:10
Joy!!! Read More
2016-08-11 22:53
Some good games going down last night at my local store "The Bad Cave" including another match up between my CSM and Alex's Tau. The other guys were all running big lists at 2500pts on… Read More
2016-08-10 21:18
Just found this short story by Black Library author supremo Aaron Dembski Bowden which answers the question "Why does Chaos no longer have any Whirlwinds or Land Speeders when they had them… Read More
2016-08-09 21:30
Game 4 vs. Grey Knights (Deon Adamson)Grey Knights vs. CSM and Khorne Daemonkin is a match up that isn't meant to go well for the forces of order... sorry I mean Chaos. The scenario on… Read More
2016-08-08 22:01
Game 1 vs. Dark Angels (Jake Easton)Scenario for this match saw a Space Ship crash in the middle of the table. To win you had to capture it and hold it with more scoring units than you… Read More
2016-08-08 07:08
Back from a very enjoyable weekend of gaming at the Wellington Warlords annual convention Call to Arms. Nearly hit a cow on the Highway on the drive down, didn't play very well but 40k… Read More
2016-07-31 20:33
Continuing a great trend by TO's the last couple of years the first round draw for CTA has already been released giving everyone some idea of what they'll face first up this weekend. T… Read More
2016-07-31 02:16
Bigger field than expected for Call to Arms this weekend with 27 competitors overall. There will be a bye round but luckily a couple of local players have stepped in to have friendly g… Read More
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