Vashtorr the Arkifane or Trashtorr the Arkifail?

Firstly I should apologize for the juvenile title of this article. Secondly, I will say upfront that this is probably the most disappointed I’ve been in a rule reveal for Chaos for 10+ years. (And that is saying a LOT). Finally, before getting into this, as much as I will try not to be too revealing, there might be some

A Look at Grey Knights: The Morning after LVO 2022.

I know it’s not the end all, be all, but I like to look at some of the data of factions that interest me after a bigger tournament, and none are bigger than LVO. This year I thought maybe I would make a post about it since this year has a lot of controversy surrounding some decisions, army releases, point

Prot’s Hobby Update and Unit Review: Hammerfall Bunker, Firestrike Turrets, and Primaris Techmarine.

A Hobby update during a pretty heavy Covid lockdown: Truthfully I decided to knock off some units that I don’t see playing much, if at all. Just my opinion but I’ve tried the Firestrike Turrets and they might be the worst new units in the game. They move 3″, cost too much, and really suffer from line of sight issues

The Ultramarines are Back! Some Thoughts on Codex Space Marines for 9th Edition.

What follows is a combination of conversations covering my involvement and history with Ultramarines, and some quick takes on the new Codex units. It took some time, but they are finally back in my possession. For some context, let me say I have painted and sold a ton of armies in my time, and yes there are some regrets along

Prot’s Hobby/Life update: The Blog, Admech, Custodes, 9th Ed, Army Sale (?) and more.

Hello to everyone. It’s been a while. Work has had me busier than perhaps I’ve ever been during this period as everyone is getting used to a new ‘normal’ with Covid-19. My apologies for not being more active, but my field of expertise (virtualization technologies) has me overwhelmed with projects, and no real break in sight. That said when I

New Deathwatch Rules for 2020. (And Hobby Update)

Some Hobby Shots: Just some more pictures, hopefully better shots, of the army as it stands today: I did a tutorial up on painting the deathworld forest terrain super fast over here if anyone is interested. New Deathwatch Rules: What’s new is a really lethargic effort by GamesWorkshop. This is allegedly the new rules for Deathwatch for Psychic Awakening. But

Psychic Awakening 4: Ritual of the Damned. First peek

Games workshop just gave us our first official glimpse of Thousand Sons rules for the upcoming release of the latest Psychic Awakening installment. The story is an often used one: Magnus must be stopped. (Though we know he did nothing wrong.) He wishes to ‘speed up’ the advancement of mankind by creating something that will propel us into an advanced

Trying Old and New Things with Ultramarines 2.0

Things have been going really well with the new codex. But there’s been one elephant in the room…. well actually 2 of them: The Repulsor and Repulsor Executioner. Every list previous to the 2.0 update to my Ultramarines have included 3 of these. With the update I’ve gone down to 1 of each variant. At first I was quite peeved

New 8th Edition Space Marines have Landed: We’re Feeling out the Strange, New Meta!

Excuse me it’s been a while since I did a battle report but I soon discovered with the new codex that… there’s a lot to discover! In this article I will share some of my early findings (positives and negatives) while sprinkling in some various shots of games (not just my own.) I’ve been playing a lot of games whenever

Editorial Rant: What Happened to Chaos?

Part 1: Where we came from. As someone who has played this game for decades, and has loved it through thick and thin, I feel like I have to get this off my chest. But I warn you, although I cut this article down, it is packed with some thoughts from many era’s of the game, and where Chaos has