Tagged: warhammer
Painted- Warhammer 40,000 Death Guard
I’ve started painting the Death Guard figures from the latest 40k box set. This is a small set of them that I felt included most of the textures and materials used in the set. It should also be enough to play Shadow War Armageddon, so it gives me a chance to try some ideas and ... Read more
AAR- Trying out Warhammer 40,000 8th edition
Recently, I got a chance to try Warhammer 40k with Frank and his group of friends who have been playing 40k since Rogue Trader. It was a 1500 point game between two teams controlling Slaanesh Chaos Space Marines versus a vehicle heavy force of Imperial Guard. We used a scenario from the rulebook, cities of ... Read more
Chaos Ratmen, or the Origins of Skaven
Everyone has them: miniatures that for whatever reason, you associate strongly with your hobby origin story. For me, these old-school Chaos Ratmen are some of those miniatures. Produced in 1986, these guys were a decade old when I arrived in wargaming in 1996. And although I never played Warhammer Fantasy, seeing these awesome figures in ... Read more
Third Time’s a Charm for CSW’s 40k Gaming
Mike and I met at the local Games Workshop store south of Chicago for a small (yet epic) clash in the world of Warhammer 40,000. Mike’s Imperial Guard force met my Dark Angels army in a 530-point skirmish game. Dark Angels Forces Company Master Balthazar 10-man tactical squad with plasma gun and plasma cannon Dreadnought ... Read more
40k Redux: Deathwing Faces Off Against Sisters of Battle
Once more into the breach! Jon and I delved into the grimdark world of Warhammer 40,000 with a game last week. My Dark Angels Deathwing faced his Sisters of Battle in a 2,050-point, skull-filled encounter. As the two forces came to blows, a pair of encrypted communiques from the two warring factions relayed details of ... Read more
Vintage Warhammer 40k 2nd edition
As well as the Tomorrow’s War game mentioned in the previous post, last week’s club game night also featured a game of 2nd edition Warhammer 40,000 at Games Plus in Mt. Prospect, Illinois. Those who know our club’s game tendencies may be asking themselves, “What were you doing playing Warhammer 40k, and why 2nd edition?” ... Read more