Ordo Xenos Inquisitor Verhoeven
This retro looking chap is a late eighties/early nineties GW inquisitor miniature that I picked up on Ebay a while back. I painted the figure for use in skirmish games set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe (as discussed a little here). Continue reading
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The view of Fortress Thomond as recorded by O.C.P. Patriots helmet cam during grav-chute deployment.
I played in the Irish DreadBall Nationals event last Saturday. It took place in Thomond Park, arguably the most significant rugby stadium in the country. That obviously also makes it quite an amusingly appropriate venue for a “sports” event like a DreadBall tournament. Continue reading
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Gyrinx number 3
Not actually the second gyrinx, but the second post about gyrinx (whats the plural of gyrinx anyway? “Gyrinx” surely, like “sheep”). Its probably not going to be the last post about space cats around here either… Continue reading
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L to R: Commissar Headroom, Commissar Trude
While they didnt feature in the original Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader rulebook, commissars showed up as part of the Imperial Guard soon after. They were a defined part of the 40k universe quite early, long before second edition came out.
The first White Dwarf that I ever saw (#108, December 1988) featured an article that introduced both Space Marine Chaplains and Imperial Guard Commissars to 40k. It has taken me a quarter of a century to get around to painting any commissar models. Continue reading
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Navigator Totenkranz
This vision of loveliness is Reaper Miniatures Dr. Totenkranz. I picked the figure up a few years ago intending to use it as a zombie boss type – some sort of sci-fi necromancer/evil scientist and possibly the root of the zombie outbreak. I ended up being distracted by something else and never got much further than assembly until last week. Continue reading
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Heinlein – Navigator of the Navis Nobilite
Further distraction from my DreadBall stuff, this peculiar looking goofball is a companion piece to the blue gyrinx from last week. Continue reading
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Gyrinx – L to R: Mr D’Arcy, Paul
I got a little distracted from my ongoing and quite substantial DreadBall project over the last few days and painted these two guys. I did base one of the figures for use as a DreadBall coach though, so I didnt get completely sidetracked.
These furry little predators are domestic cat models bought from the sadly very soon to be no more Mega Miniatures, painted to represent a bit of old school 40k nonsense called “Gyrinx”. Continue reading
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An Ursa Miner Bruin and an OCP Patriot with magnetic balls.
I attached magnets to the bases of my DreadBall miniatures. I also magnetised the bases on my Blood Bowl teams a while back. During play the ball (with corresponding magnet) can be quickly and easily placed on the players base, where it will stay during play. It makes a surprisingly fiddly aspect of the game easier. Those of you who have hardly given a thought to where you position your balls may be sceptical, but its worth the minimal effort. Continue reading
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OCP Patriots Guard and Keeper (Libby)
While prepping an extra guard for my OCP Patriots DreadBall team I remembered that I have had a Hasslefree Power Armoured Libby sitting in the box of unpainted Blood Bowl stuff for years now. A bit like Barik Farblast and Flint Churnblade the Libby figure is better suited to the sci-fi DreadBall setting than it is to Blood Bowl anyway, so I modified the football Libby is carrying into something a bit more DreadBall-y and painted her up. Continue reading
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Flint Churnblade
Another vintage addition to the Ursa Miner Bruins, Flint has been hanging around the unpainted figure mountain for ages. DreadBall seemed like a good excuse to get him painted, so I went for it.
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