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What next for the undying legions?

So the latest round of previews have been completed and if I am honest I was extremely disappointed. More focus on the Imperium and whilst the Stern sculpt is impressive it is simply another hero (jumping from a rock but that is another issue) for GW to drive the Imperium narrative forward. Psychic awakening hasContinue reading “What next for the undying legions?”

Ships, ships and more ships

When I first got into table top gaming I was at university. My house mates had been playing for years (though only one had a fully painted army) and were quite seasoned players. It was 5th edition back then and I plumped for a necron army. At the same time though I became aware ofContinue reading “Ships, ships and more ships”

February project – completed!!

So, the Venator is finished (well bar varnish but I cannot do that until the weather improves). If I am honest this project turned into a real chore. The model itself is an old one and was built easily (twelve years or more ago) but putting my kind of character into it was hard. ThereContinue reading “February project – completed!!”

February project update

So the venator is coming along nicely now. The army painter strong tone wash really lifted the hull beyond my expectations. I did try using different shades of grey but it did nothing (other than the humbrol dark). The strong tone was a bit last resort to give some character but I am really pleasedContinue reading “February project update”

Blood Angels v Necrons battle report

So there was a bit of a background to this game as Jon’s Blood Angels had faced my necrons a few weeks earlier and tabled them by turn two. On consideration (and given the litany of victories Jon has in our little casual group) we both wondered whether or not his primaris force was brokenContinue reading “Blood Angels v Necrons battle report”

February project – Star Destroyer

So February’s project on the modelling front is to finish the Revell Venator Star Destroyer from Revenge of the Sith and the Clone Wars series. This was always my favourite version of the Star Destroyer class ships which you see across the saga and I saved for ages for the model when it came out.Continue reading “February project – Star Destroyer”

Welcome to the page

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places. — Gideon Ravenor Welcome to ‘Roll 3’s to Hit’; my blog for all my Warhammer 40k, Kill Team and other miscellaneous modelling and hobby projects. I will hopefully include some of the 40k fan fiction I plan to write this year (in addition to my normalContinue reading “Welcome to the page”