Tallarn Commander

Good old Z Games. That was a fun place. I once played a game using my Chaos Marines against the owner's IG. Whenever he shot one of his infantry missile launchers he would aim a large cardboard tube from his shoulder, look behind his back, and shout "Backblast area clear!" Just like I did with AT4s back in my Army days. It was hilarious!

Hello everyone, I got in a fun game vs Nids last weekend with my Chaos Space Marines. This time I tried out the Creations of Bile army (well it was my custom CSM warband The Warpborn using Creations of Bile rules). That sure is a fun set of rules with a very nice set of stratagems and buffs from Bile. The fact that most of my units had +1 strength and +1 movement really improved the lethality of my units. Here are some photos and comments. Talos Slaughtercall (counts as Fabius Bile)Since he's supposed to be Bile I gave him an a magnetized needler pistol and magnetized "Chirurgeon" backpack with attached rod/cane. My opponent's gorgeously-painted Hormagaunts vs a squad of 15 Chaos Marines Creations of Bile Possessed charge Hormagaunts in a building Harry the Helbrute dukes it out with Hormagaunts and with Zoanthropes Squad Bloodbliss moves out and then avenges Harry's death Freshly-painted Sorcerer Ruven engages in a slapfest with a Neuranthrope Lictor and Hormagaunts clear Nunchaku Ned from and objective and Lictor claims objective In the end the bugs vanquished the Chaos forces of the Warpborn. Thanks to my opponent for a great game (the forces of Chaos will get you next time!) and thanks to Uncle's Games in Redmond for providing the space to play. Enjoy the pics!

One solution is to play Chaos Space Marines. When I show up at a venue and someone wants a game once they learn I play CSM they often say, "Oh, you play Chaos Marines, let me tone down my list by taking out units X and Y." As a result the games are more balanced and fun. 😊

Now that all my miniatures are painted (after 21 years!) I went and bought a batch of Night Lords raptorkin to paint up. I bought 10 Warp Talons, 6 Raptors, and a jumppack sorcerer. Here is a WIP shot of one of the Warp Talons.

A brief progress update. My Night Lords Raptorkin have been primed and drybrushed with Boltgun Metal. The next step is to add the blue basecoat and create chipped weathering effects with my trusty AK Interactive Worn Effects Acrylic Fluid. 🙂

It's great seeing people's progress! Here is my pledge for July: 1 Night Lords Chaos Sorcer with jumppack and 5 of the 10 Night Lords Warp Talons you see below. A closeup of 1 of the 5 Warp Talons I shall paint this month Night Lords, "The quick and the dead."