Starship Troopers

 

I took a brave pill and attempted to carry on and paint my 6mm starship troopers . The bugs weren't to complicated, I used some yellow and green speed paint. I know they have more distinctive markings but I don't have the skill or patience for that. The troopers, I used a dab off flesh coloured speed paint and then a dark grey contrast for the armour and a light grey on the guns. Not sure yet on the guns might have to try different colours. The bases I didn't dip in sand next time Indo more troopers I will dip their bases in the basing material. The the base edges inside colour code so I know difference between troopers, support weaponry  and officers. Still got the outpost base to paint up .

 Gonna have a try playing them using xenos rampant rules . See how that plays

Tempest Scions

 I always wanted to add some Scions to my guard army. Being able to deep strike with them makes them quite useful. So I naturally went to station forge. A lot of the grimguard special forces match Karskins more but I found these guys who look a lot like Hell divers to me but they still work. I bought them from South of Resin. The colour scheme is quite bright and showy but I'm my head canon they are from a very elitist planet and deem themselves better than normal folk (like the Volpone from Gaunts Ghosts). 

These guys will be dropping in behind enemy lines to cause chaos!! 

Blood Bowl!!!!!

 The new season of our clubs blood bowl has started. This time round I decided to try and be a bit more competitive. It came down to humans or orcs. The fact orcs now have animosity tipped me over towards the humans. So the Smethwick Comets were born , named after Facebook friends so I can heckle them when they fail me ha ha ha my son has also entered!!! He is taking his dark elves. First two games in my son is on a free win (opponent had to withdraw) and a draw (against last year's champion) and my humans are on a draw and a win!

Oh also before the second season started they did an award ceremony for the first season. I won a trophy! I mean it was a wooden spoon but still a trophy!

Blast from the Past

 My friend asked me to play a game at our club and we were deciding what to play and he offered you battle fleet gothic!

He had Imperium and space marine fleets so we got those out (old metal models ) and made up some fleets.

The game played really well. I have never played it before so it took us a while to get into it but once we had the basics down the game started to flow. 

Overall was fun and I can't lie I did look at Ork ships when I went home . 

More Forces for the Lion Warriors and some extras

 Been a while I just realised! I've been on a nice slow burn of model building . The Lion Warriors got some reinforcements in the way of aggressors . Again  the Socratis range from Station Forge. 

They went together easy and painted up nice. Still loving this yellow I chose 

My good friend Dave also kindly printed me some Goliath demo vehicles. Time for the Guard unleash drone warfare mwha ha ha!

Falmouth Holiday

 Half term family holiday. Not much wargaming to be done and no wargame shops found (not much time to be fair with 2 kids) but did do some exploring of Falmouth harbour old defences. First up a trip to the National Trust site  St Anthony Head. 

Had a lovely walk and explore where we located the observation post for the battery.

Stunning views of the sea and coast line. Slightly up the hill was the battery it's self

The building was closed which houses the magazine but you could still climb up and see the 2 weapon emplacements. 

Next up we were looking for some military places to visit (well me and my dad were,  the wife,  my mom and kids not so much), we found Cornwall at War museum but it was to far a journey for us . My wife the legend that she is found Predannack Anti Aircraft and Museum . Normally it's only open on Saturdays but as it was bank holiday they had an open day on where they would be firing the anti aircraft gun. There was also some re-enactors there also.  We popped down and had a lovely afternoon, the kids got to handle a brown Bess musket and see lots of WW2 weapons. They even got to move what I believe is a bofars anti aircraft gun.

The big gun (sorry I have no idea what type  ha ha ) was impressively loud when fired though I didn't record it .

The small arms display was good entertainment.

I know the top video wasn't quite small arms . Now the museum it self is clearly just starting up (why it's only open Saturdays) but the volunteers were super friendly and the place has loads of potential ! If you are down Cornwall walk it is definitely worth checking out their Facebook to see if they are up to anything. The link is here if you want to have a look. 

We also had an explore of the area behind Pendennis castle on an evening where we discovered what we believe to be old gun emplacements right on the headland (exactly opposite across the bay the battery we saw at St Anthony Head).

Next up was Pendennis castle it's self! The pirates were there on the day we went so we got to see some musket, pistol and cannon firing to which was also a bonus!

The Tudor fort at Pendennis Castle

A most definitely not Tudor gun 

Half Moon battery this was added in WW1 I believe

Inside the Tudor fort was a room with cannons pointing all around for a great defence

We had a great day exploring the castle grounds and seeing the various batteries from different ages . You could really see how this fort was integral to the defence of Falmouth. 

We also got to see a Navy Wildcat helicopter I believe training at the mouth of the harbour which was very cool!

The Lion Warriors

 

My space marine chapter is the Lion warriors . The wiki has very little info about them which works well for me as now I can add my own fluff!

So here goes nothing

Home planet - Nimbicor's Fall

Fortress - Vigilance Eternal

Nimbicors Fall is a savanna planet in the Segmentum Obscurus. Long rolling plains of grassy lands with light tree cover. Great herds of beasts roam these plains and are looked after by the various tribes . The planet is hardly scared by industry. There are only 4 major hive cities and the Lion Warrior Fortress monastery Vigilance Eternal that disrupt the savanna land. The hive cities are essentially space ports for the tribes to deliver there beasts to. The meat is then sold off world or as imperial tythe. The plains are ruled over by the Tribes , some owning great swathes of land others being nomads. The hives each have a ruling household and a court of other prominent households, all manoeuvring for position and power but all are subject to the power of the Lion Warriors with the chapter master taking the ancient title of Lion King . 

Nimbicors Fall has only one mountain range and there is one large mountain taller than any hive on the planet and there carved into it is Vigilance Eternal. The Lion Warriors home base. Every year the great plains in front of the fortress are home to a giant set of games where the tribes from all over the planet send their best and brightest to compete and potentially be spotted by the Lion Warriors as new recruits.  Not all those who win are selected but those who impress the Lion Warrior Shamans (Librarians to you and me) with strength of character displays of heroism. 

The Great Rift caused carnage but thankfully for the Lion Warriors a large majority of their chapter were in the local systems to the planet and a fierce battle against rapidly appearing demon forces erupted. PDF guard regiments battled in the hives against chaos cults that used the rift as an opportunity to rise up. While the Lion Warriors engaged in the plains against horses of demons. The tribes suffered greatly , their warriors to proud not to defend their planet from this ethereal enemy but ultimately they stood no chance. Lion warriors created redoubts which sheltered the tribes and drew the demons in so the Lion Warriors could concentrate their power. The Lion Warrior Shamans (Librarians to everyday 40k fans) stopped demons appearing inside the redoubts giving the Lion Warriors a vital chance. Jeruel the chapter master appeared at many of these redoubts when the fighting was thickest. Using ancient teleportation tech he used his battle barge to provide a platform where he could gather information and assess where he was needed most. Then he would teleport down with his terminators and provide much needed relief. Slowly the redoubts started to fall to the demon onslaught. Vigilance Eternal protected by ancient magics weathered the attack fairly well but even the magic here was failing against the power of the warp. Jeruel teleported down to his chapters fortress and prepared the defences. It was at this point local vox networks burst into life with new transmissions and elements of the Indomitus Crusade had arrived. With fresh reinforcements the world was cleansed of demons. The chapter received a host of new Primaris marines to bolster their thinned ranks. 

The current chapter master also known as the Lion King is Jeruel Tamandro. He still holds many of these records from before he was a space marines. A huge giant of a man took the games by storm proving unbeatable in all events. 

He was raised in the Middle Spear clan, helping from an early age herd the mighty Grox but as he got older and bigger he could almost wrestle a Grox to the ground single handed. After he conquered all in the games he was swiftly selected to join the Lion Warriors. From there he rose through the ranks quickly.

His terminator armour has been specially forged to fit his immense bulk. As chapter master he wields the Lion Warriors greatest artifact the Dusk Song. A huge normally 2 handed sword but due to Jeruels immense size he can wield it one handed. (For this character I shall be using Logan Grimnir rules just swapping the axe for a sword)

Azrial Salanus is a shaman in the Lion Chapter. A librarian to most people in the Imperium but Shaman is used as an honorific to the tribes and individuals on Nimbicor's Fall. 

Abandoned in the plains by unknown parents he was found by a tribal elder. Who took him and raised him like her own child. From an early age Azrial seemed to have psychic powers. Called the Sight by the tribes people he was soon tracked down by the Lion Warriors for training as a librarian. 

Brother Rostorn  is a dreadnought for the Lion Warriors . Before he was interred into a dreadnought body Rostorn was a marine of the 3rd company. He was involved in a tryanid incursion on Plutames Three, while holding an access tunnel open for refugees fleeing the oncoming swarm Rosturn led his squad in a slow methodical retreat . Laying down withering volleys of bolter fire his squad held the swarm back. With the refugees inside the besieged hive Rostorn ordered his squad inside, at the last second he was struck down by the tryanids living ammunition. He closed the hatch with one hand and fired his bolter with his other hand all the while the living ammunition ravaged his body.  The emperor was watching that day though, when the hatch  was closed a squad of terminators from the first company appeared and ordered the hatch open as the tryanid filth was to be cleansed. The hatch opened and a hail of fire crushed the tryanids. Miraculously Rosturn was hanging onto life and taken away to be put inside the confined of the dreadnought as a reward for his heroic action. 

Fast attack for the Lion Warriors is  Storm Speeder 4! Ready to deliver an anti armour punch to the enemy.