What the HelDrake?

Chaos Space Marines Heldrake

I have to ask: Did Games Workshop drop the ball on Heldrakes with their last FAQ? What am I talking about, you are asking? Well, Games Workshop latest Chaos Space Marines codex FAQ (pdf link) ruled that a Heldrake’s ranged weapons are to be treated as “Turret Mounted Weapons“! Q: How do I determine the […]

All Good Ideas Start with a Prototype

Chaos Heldrake Head

This is a guest post by Chris Michaels of PoweredPlay.net, currently also on Kickstarter. Prototyping is one of the most exciting parts of doing something completely new in the world of modeling. It’s almost God-like, because you’re creating something that has never been created before. In the modeling world, that could easily be seen as a […]

Best Chaos Space Marine Units by FOC – A Hit List

Warhammer 40K: Codex Chaos Space Marines

I wrote a hit-list of this kind for Dark Angels a short while back. Yesterday’s Heldrake post had me pouring over the 6th Edition Chaos Space Marines codex again. So I wanted to give the Traitor Marines a list of this sort too, especially as I never got around to writing a proper review for […]

New Miniatures for Dropzone Commander

Hawk Wargames

With TempleCon in full swing, many miniatures wargaming companies are unveiling new stuff. The biggest reveal was easily the new Warmachine Faction from Privateer Press, the Convergence of Cyriss. Hawk Wargames has been busy as well, however. They used TempleCon to show off a number of new miniatures for all their 4 factions, including the […]

Warhammer 40K in 2012: The Year in Pictures

Warhammer 40K in 2012 in Review

The end of the year is approaching. Time to look back. I may be early, but I am guessing Games Workshop’s work on the Hobbit Strategy Battle Game will mean the end of Warhammer 40K releases for 2012. Hopefully, 2013 will start strong with a new Codex (Dark Angels?). Here is 2012 in Warhammer 40K […]

PinsofWar.net Chaos Space Marines Hobby Challenge: And the Winners Are…

Winners

Hello everyone! I am happy to announce that I’ve managed to contact all four winners of my Chaos Space Marines Hobby Challenge! Prizes are on their way, going to as diverse places as Australia, Canada, the UK and the United States. I’d also like to thank all the blogs, forums and hobby-sites that helped promote […]

Shipping Crates: New Terrain from Warmill

Warmill Wargames Terrain

If you visited my blog in the last month or two, its is more than likely you will have seen me writing about the fantastic terrain from Warmill.co.uk before. They kindly sponsored two awesome prizes for my Chaos Space Marines Hobby Challenge. They just announced their latest product: Shipping Crates. Very fine pieces of Terrain that allow […]

Calling All Chaos Players: The PinsofWar.net Chaos Space Marines Challenge Ends Today!

Chaos Space Marines Heldrake

The PinsofWar.net Hobby Challenge to celebrate the release of Chaos Space Marines for Warhammer 40K 6th Edition is about to close. Share pictures of your Chaos Space Marine miniatures on www.pinsofwar.net and you could win one of a great selection of prices, including a Chaos Space Marines Heldrake, a Black Crusade RBP and awesome terrain sets from […]

Chaos Marines Hobby Challenge & Giveaway! Share your CSM pics on www.pinsofwar.net

PinsofWar Chaos Space Marines Hobby Challenge

Summer is over. Days are shorter and the air is getting colder. Time to get back into the Hobby! What better reason is there than the fantastic new Chaos Space Marines miniatures for Warhammer 40K? To get Chaos Space Marines fans together to share and exchange the best CSM pictures on pinsofwar.net. I am pleased to announced […]

Chaos Space Marines: A Forgefiend Preview

Chaos Space Marines Forgefiend

Bits and pieces of the upcoming Codex Chaos Space Marines for Warhammer 40K are out and about. I couldn’t resist stealing a few early glimpses. So I thought I’d share some of my fiends. Games Workshop really went all the way it seems to bring the infernal elements of the Chaos background to the fore. […]