142 I Still AINT Ded

So this one is going to be a bit of a rambling post about whats been going on for me of late; the hobby and life in general.

You may have noted that its been quite a while since my last post, the reason for that is two fold; firstly I have not until recently had the time or inclination to hobby much and secondly I have been doing other stuff!

The lack of time has been more to do with not being home as work has taken me across the country again so not able to spend a lot of time at the hobby desk, which I guess you can all understand to some degree.

The other stuff has been positive in some ways as I have have started trying to get fitter by starting jogging; the "Couch to 5k" has helped me realise just how out of condition I am!

I have found some time to read more of late which is also good news and Sabbat Crusade got devoured quite fast.

There are some great short stories in there and I would definitely recommend for anyone who has enjoyed the Gaunt's Ghosts books.

I have still found a little time to paint and the Deathwatch are growing slowly in number.

With a few more as WIP.

My birthday passed without too much fuss but my wife was wonderful enough to indulge my love for the dead :-)

More on those guys soon!

I will end it there for now as I can feel this should really spread into a few posts so for now, have fun and keep painting.

095 For the sake of Fluff

Fluff, no not that wispy grey junk you pull from your belly button, Fluff. The background, the Lore, the History of the people and places of the worlds we imagine for our creations to live, love and war in.

I must first admit that while I am a HUGE fan of well written Fluff, I almost never read what could be more commonly called "fan fiction" as in general I have found it to be a lot of overworked, dry, lifeless drivel. That being said I very much appreciate that most of you fine readers may well share that thought and equally that opinion of MY work so feel free to move on rather than continue reading! I know I would.

055 WD40?

Yeah again the witty title failed this is about WD 135 an early early issue of White Dwarf magazine by Gamesworshop.

Way back in March 1991 White Dwarf and to be honest the whole of GW was a very different beast to it is today.

In this issue we could see modelling guides on how to build a ruined temple, with arches, pillars and altar stone.

Rules and painting and modelling guides for using Ork-Genestealer hybrids.

Vehicle rules, (including a Imperial Guard Jetbike!!) when 40k was still really Rogue Trader.

Roleplay adventures in Marienburg.

And the amazingly good and long lost mail order parts pages!!

050 Way back when....

White Dwarf issue 141. Now I had been involved in the genre for a few years prior to this with HeroQuest, Space Crusade and Fighting Fantasy novels but this was when the whole Gamesworkshop, Warhammer and 40k dream began.

That gorgeous pink front page with the Eldar battling the encroaching hordes of the Orks will stay with me for years to come I am sure. Back then White Dwarf was packed, stuffed and chokablok with stuff. This one had a Battle report of Blood Angels vs Eldar, an epic too and fro which to my tender years seemed to have the balance of power teetering on the brink at every dice role. It had rules for Space Fleet, the precursor to Battlefleet Gothic of many years later, it had wood elves and conversion ideas and Golden Demon winners and countless other things besides.

This one magazine sparked years of 40k adventures and a Blood Angels army… then an Eldar Army…. then strangely an Imperial Guard army…

Over the years I ordered up as many earlier White Dwarfs as I could when pocket money allowed and while there was still a back catalogue to order from but 141 was always my first, where the fever started.