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08 Sep

Getting Into Kill Team

Articles, GamingGetting Into, Kill Team, Warhammer 40k

The unending wars of the 41st Millennium are not only fought with titans, tanks and hordes of soldiers - sometimes victory is secured by small teams of specialist operatives fighting in the shadows. Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team allows you to play out these shadow wars. Kill Team: Octarius, the first Kill Team starter set. (Image Credit: Warhammer Community) In this article, I will explain what Kill Team is and how it plays, touch a little on why I think it’s great, and how you (yes, you!) can dive into the murky world of special operations in the 41st Millennium. All…

Bitz a Wonderful Life

Hobby, TutorialsGetting Into, Hobby Tools, Why I Love

Converting, Kitbashing, and Why It Might Be For You! A quick safety note: some of the tips here involve chopping and hacking your miniatures in ways that weren’t intended by the designers. Be careful when using sharp tools! There are a raft of valid and understandable apprehensions over kitbashing; the worry of putting valuable plastic at risk, concerns of “ruining” a model, uncertainty over costs, fear of failure, and plenty more. I’d love to say that they’re all unfounded but honestly, I’ve experienced every one of them during my time in the hobby. But that needn’t stop you! So why…

Getting Into: The Horus Heresy

Articles, GamingAge of Darkness, Forge World, Getting Into, Horus Heresy, Warhammer 40k

So, you’re thinking about the Horus Heresy Miniatures game? I think an important question to ask yourself, when thinking about delving into what amounts to a Historical Wargame set in the Warhammer 40,0000 (40k) universe, is “will this be worth it to me?”. It’s no secret that playing Horus Heresy: Age of Darkness (sometimes called Warhammer 30,000, 30k or just Horus Heresy) - is a potentially daunting prospect. The models are expensive, you need separate (often impractically fancy) books to the current 40k range of rules, and the model range is largely only available in hard-to-work-with resin, from limited suppliers,…