Jodrell Plays Games

Thoughts on the painting of, and playing with, toy soldiers.

Legions Imperialis Leviathan Siege Dreadnoughts

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Here are some Leviathan Siege Dreadnoughts. You get four in the Legiones Astartes Support box, along with four Deredeo dreadnoughts, four Tarantulas and four Rapiers. I have two of these boxes so will be able to field a full talon of each loadout.

Look out for the others soon!

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Legions Imperialis/Adeptus Titanicus Warhound Titan

I already have some Acastus and Cerastus knights to support my Word Bearers, and a Reaver and a Warlord to use in larger games, but you can’t beat a pair of Warhounds for flexibility and threat value against enemy units of any size.

This has been in my pile of shame for some time, but the momentum that helped me get the first wave of Word Bearers units finished also motivated me to get this finished.

Obviously this chap has a companion which is should be finished soon (I will probably sell the Warhounds that came in the LI box). I also have another Reaver, some more Cerastus knights, and some Questoris knights that will round out the strategic assets that’ll be available to support my Astartes army.

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Legions Imperialis Word Bearers, Part II

After some frenetic hobby activity (the first in almost two years), the first wave of my Legions Imperialis Word Bearers army is finished, and I’m really pleased with it!

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Still to come: Leviathan and Deredeo dreadnoughts, Spartan tanks, tarantula and rapier batteries, Xiphon fighters, knights, titans and lots more! Stay tuned…

Some close-ups below the fold.

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Legions Imperialis Word Bearers, Part I

After having to wait for life to calm down after the chaos of Christmas and New Year I’ve hit the ground running with my new Word Bearers army for Legions Imperialis.

As you may recall, I once had a Horus Heresy Word Bearers army and I’m basically replicating the same colour scheme, just at a much smaller scale :)

Above, you can see the first completed stand from the army, which is obviously a command squad. After bashing that one out, I was able to finish all the other figures on the frame, as well as both talons of Contemptor dreadnoughts:

I have a game booked in for March, which I think gives me enough time to paint up a 1,500 point army beforehand. Obviously I will share photos as I finish things up!

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A new beginning

The eagle-eyed among you may notice a slight change to the appeareance of this website. This is because I’ve ditched WordPress after well over a decade.

All the content is still there, but comments, categories and tags are no more. The search box still works though!

If there is something missing, please drop me an email!

In terms of the hobby, I (as you might expect) picked up a copy of Legions Imperialis and started to build and paint a new Word Bearers army. They will play nicely with my Legion Crassus titans and House Malinax knights. Expect photos soon.

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Vulkan Reforged, Immortal Primarch of the Salamanders


Forge WorldWarhammer obviously have a stunning miniature of Vulkan for the Horus Heresy game, but I don't play that game, my Salamanders army is definitively a 40k army. When I saw this third-party "dragon lord" online, I thought: since Guilliman and the Lion have returned, why shouldn't Vulkan as well!

More pictures below the fold.

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And they're off!



The other week Mark and I got in a game of Gaslands, having been inspired after picking up Gaslands Refuelled and a bunch of accessories at Salute.

Despite barely managing half a lap of the circuit, we had loads of fun, with lots of wipeouts and general mayhem, and I'm sure we'll be playing more of it in the future.

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Brief update...

Appearances to the contrary, I have neither died, been in a coma, nor lost my interest in the hobby!

I have, however, recently become a father again for the fourth (or fifth, depending on how you measure these things) time, which although otherwise entirely wonderful, has had the effect of (a) taking away what little energy I had left after dealing with the rest of the family, (b) doing the same to my spare time and (c) depriving me of the permanent hobby space I previously enjoyed, which is now the nursery.

There is light at the end of the tunnel, however, as things are now settling down and I'm starting to get time and energy back. I also acquired a GoBag Evo from Monument Hobbies, which has drastically reduced the setup/teardown time required to get my hobby on at the kitchen table. So hopefully you'll see some more posts soon!

One further item: after previously vein active on twitter and then instagram, I'm more interested in the Fediverse nowadays, and thanks to some technical wizardry you can now follow this blog on Mastodon! Just search for @[email protected] to see this post through your Mastodon client, and follow to receive updates.

Onwards!

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In Memoriam - In the Emperor's Name

As of Monday, August 1st, the In the Emperor's Name website and the ItEN Retinue Builder have been retired.

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Rocinante from The Expanse



After taking a break for a few years (after it was initially cancelled), I recently binge-watched the last four Amazon-commissioned seasons of the incredible hard SF series The Expanse.

There are many ships of various kinds in The Expanse, but the most notable is Rocinante, the home and workplace of the main characters of the show. She's a salvaged MCRN corvette, armed with point-defense cannons (PDCs), missiles, and in the later series, a rail gun.

I found a good quality 3D model of the Roci and was compelled to paint it for display on the shelf above my desk.

Oye beltalowda beratnas and sésatas, kewe to pensa ere kapawu?

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