Interchangeable Display Board

Nick speaking, One of my side projects was to make myself some display boards for my various armies, nothing too elaborate, just something simple that I could put my army on before the game begins in an attempt to speed things up. It would also give me somewhere to put the models on as they die... For obvious reasons, I needed to come...

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IDIC Harlequins Cover Save Battle Report

Nick speaking, With only two basic Pathfinder units as troops in my Harlequin themed army, it is imperative that I get them into cover for that two plus cover save, or as least make my own cover with the Harlequins. It is also essential to get Eldrad's Farseer powers off to help keep them up, and for the Harlequins to have a better chance...

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First Freehand Work!

Nick speaking, When I first put my Farseers Jetbike platform together, I always knew I wanted my Craftworld logo on the front plate. I had previously thought about having the logo on the front of all my Jetbikes and Tanks, but in the end I decided I would save my first piece of freehand work for my Sexy Farseer The project seemed a bit...

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Stripping Metal Models

Nick speaking, I have had a couple of comments on my YouTube channel asking me what I use to strip my metal models. I know that Dettol is very good for this job, but in this video, using some old Warlocks I got from eBay, I demonstrate how to do it with a different substance... ...

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Before there was Finecast there was Urban!

Nick speaking, A short while before metal models made the switch to Citadel Finecast, I purchased my second box of the Citadel Urban Basing kit. The first box I bought was way back when it first came out five years ago, but in this new box, I could see the start of some changes for GW resin models... If you don't know, the basing kit...

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Swiftclaw Biker list Battle Report

Nick speaking, I recently had a friendly game with my Swiftclaw Biker list and after posting up the list here on the blog, I discovered that I had illegally given my Wolf Priest on a bike, Saga of the Hunter! (thank you 'itspug' for pointing that out). Luckily enough though, in this game it actually made no difference, the only time I tried...

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Giving your IC a chance to stay alive!

Nick speaking, The other day when I was playing a game with my Eldar, I came across something that I have never really thought about before, a way to give your independent character a chance to stay alive, and this is how I came across it... I was playing an Annihilation mission with my mech Eldar, I had a full unit of Banshees and a Farseer...

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How to Magnetising - Top Ten Tips!

Email in: Just about to start on my first wave serpent. Any thoughts or tips on building this model? I know that you sent me a few vid links a while back regarding magnetising? I am trying to get better at this but you appear to be the master! ;-) I end up gluing magnets to my hands the sofa, the bench anywhere apart from where I want...

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Tyranids Vs Mech Blood Angels

Nick speaking, In this game against Mech Blood Angels, I destroyed everything except for two marines and an immobilised Land Raider Crusader, but was it enough to win! ...

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Swiftclaw Biker Army Ideas!

Nick speaking, Since posting about my Space Wolves, Eye of Terror bikes, I have been working on a way to start to get them back on the table. I have seven bikes in total including models with a power fist, Mark of Wulven, flamer and a Wolf Lord. My initial thoughts were to have a small sized unit to just support my Thunderwolves, but the...

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