One of my all-time favourite monsters is lizard people. They're classic villains, deceptive and insidious, deathly fatalistic, and they fit neatly into fantasy, modern settings, and sci-fi. For that reason, it's no surprise that when I was in the market for an alien army to add to my roleplaying and...
I've sort of accidentally built up an Astra Militarum army for Warhammer 40,000 over the past few years. I'd been playing them mostly as [unofficial] add-on units to other armies, because I like to mix and match my 40k armies. I purchased the physical data cards for the army because I think I didn...
It can be fun to play the "tank" sometimes, charging into battle with no thought for your own safety and clearing a path with a wave of your hand. A walking tank is essentially what a space marine is in Warhammer 40,000, or at least it is in the lore. The way a space marine plays in the game is de...
Well I bought the Raumjager Infantry kit from Wargames Atlantic. They're soldiers with ill-fitting trousers and jackets, stunted guns, and awkward poses. This is my review of the product.
There's no easy way to say this, but I dislike this model kit. I bought it because I needed a bunch of raide...
I first started my Tyranid army tenuously, with 10 Termagants here, a Winged Tyranid Prime there. I just wanted enough to proxy the Tyranid Combat Patrol as released in White Dwarf 497. However, as I painted my models I was surprised to discover that Tyranids were actually, puzzlingly, impossibly...
I was looking for some sci-fi soldiers for a game of Space Station Zero, and I stumbled upon Wargames Atlantic. They had a shipping centre nearby, so I decided to give them a try. The closest thing to generic sci-fi soldiers I could find, at the time, was their Iron Core product line, which then...
Wargames need soldiers. I own a bunch of miniatures designed for specific games, so I've been feeling the need lately to bolster my all-purpose miniatures. I wanted soldiers I could use across lots of games, from modern scenarios of Black Ops to sci-fi games of Rogue Stars, Space Station Zero,...
One of my favourite hero archetypes is Joan of Arc. Speaking of her as a figure of myth rather than history, she's the perfect mix of chivalrous honour, unstoppable willpower, pervasive charisma, and toxic fanaticism. As a fictional trope, dystopian heroism lets fans embrace success as its own ethic...
In the lore of Warhammer 40,000, the Adeptus Mechanicus is a mysterious organisation. But that's nothing compared to how mysterious the Adeptus Mechanicus is once you start digging into its origins. When I read the 1st edition rulebook for Warhammer 40,000, I was surprised to see my favourite I...
Coming as I do from the world of RPG, I'm used to a long-lasting core game release, with several playable modules published each year. After I started playing Warhammer 40,000, I was pleased to learn that Games Workshop provides a similar structure. Over the lifecycle of each edition (which is arg...
I was in a used book store recently and happened upon a copy of the Codex Imperialis source book for Warhammer 40,000 3rd edition. It was only $11 so I bought it, once again curious about the evolution of the Warhammer setting. This is my review of the book.
Codex Imperialis was released in 1...
Cannon Fodder 2: Females is a 28mm model kit by Wargames Atlantic that provides 24 female sci fi soldiers. I bought it because I needed a bunch of sci fi soldier miniatures, and I wanted some of them to be women. This is my review of the kit.
First of all, the models look great. Sculpt quality of...
I'm watching the Kill Lupercal animated series on Warhammer+, and this is my review of its final episode.
This review contains major spoilers.
The third and final episode resolves the series and answers all the questions it raised. More importantly, it accurately depicts every player of ever...
I'm watching the Kill Lupercal animated series on Warhammer+, and this is my review of it.
This review contains major spoilers.
Given that we all know that Horus is definitely not killed before reaching the Emperor, much less by a bunch of wandering titans, the title of the series is as enti...
In 2023, Games Workshop re-released the first edition (titled Rogue Trader) of Warhammer 40,000 to celebrate the game's 30-ish year anniversary. I bought a copy and I've read it all the way through, and I've been reviewing it chapter by chapter. This post covers the final "chapter" called Summa...
Like many geeks, I'm a fan of a well-designed system. When I look at something and see harmony and cohesion and logical dependencies, I consider it a thing of beauty. I also enjoy a system that's robust, and built to last. It's why "my" edition of D&D will likely always be 3rd edition (in the form o...