Grumbler. Gamer. Wisenheimer.

However - I DID use the new Iron Warriors Combat Patrol as opportunity to join Chaos, and painted 1.000 points in 8 weeks - new record!

I am very happy with the result; the legionaires are Horus Heresy Marines with CSM arms and various bits; I like a less chaosified look for Iron Warrior.

I also managed to snag this beauty from a friend:

Greyhound and Infantry Platoon Command Squad done.

Got a nice game of 40K in; 1.000pts Genestealers vs 500pts of Votann and Tau. Terrain was for Coliseum-style game but we just used it as impassable/los blocking. Rekindled my love for GSC a bit but 40K is… a bit of a mess for sure right now.

Work continues. M8 Greyhound on the painting block; once that‘s done (and the six last GIs) I have completed the starter box of Bolt Action - just in time for more stuff to arrive!

Itching to get more BA in, but my schedule for the next days/weeks is busy…

Oh and a treat at the end: the Tau player… really invested a lot into his minis:

But the initial dismay was soon replaced by a more fundamental question - balance patches come and go. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. And I realized - that IS the problem. Trying to build an army in a constantly changing environment SUCKS. Release day patches are a mark of ridicule for video games; and GW managed to bring those to the tabletop. And even THEN it can take years to get a workable Codex. How many iterations did we see on Cult Ambush?

So I needed a break. And finally opened my starter set of Bolt Action. And played it over the weekend with a friend. And, well…

I‘m not a huge WW2 buff, but the game… was great. Fast. Changing activations. Pinning mechanic. It reminded me about 40K 3rd edition in a way. So I decided to invest a bit more - American Defenders of the Bulge, reinforcements are incoming!

And my initial model are already halfway done; god I also love these sprues. Massive old GW vibes with the flexibility and spare parts that allow to build a variety of characters and units!

Atalan Jackals done; second squad in the works.

Taurian Concordat Shilone done. Second one in progress.

1/5 done.

Just a mutant dirtbiker with a psychic link to the rest of his squad who goes up against genetically engineered super soldiers in the 41st millenium.

A friend of mine got me the Limited Edition Primus as a present.

Considering he plays T‘au, I figured it was only just to adorn the base with a few T‘au skulls.

It is done. My first full box painted up.

Granted I did paint many more GSC models already, but this is the first time I completed a full multiple-unit-box - ever! I‘m proud of that one tbh!

More pics:

I did convert the Magus to a Nexos; I feel like the model looks great peeking over a table and directing troops for the Cult.

Latest four way game - 1.000 points Genestealers allied with 1.500 points Imperial Guard vs 1.000 pts Chaos Knights allied with 1.500 points World Eaters (led by Angron).

Next batch is ready for priming.

Closing in on 1.500 points.

If you have the opportunity, having a „GM“ for a narrative game can be really fun!

Then, in the evening, a „proper“ game of 40K: my GSC allied with Chaos Knights vs Dark Angels and Leagues of Votann: all armies painted almost completely to a high standard!

It was a fun game, though it got late in the end.

Abominant done.

More Neophytes, an Abominant and his little friend.

Various stages of completion.

Oh, also did a 500 pts League game today. Only one picture available, but it is telling:

Death Guard Terminators hugging the objective.