Pootle here with a Terminator update.

There was a regal theme to my painting over the last month, as is only right and proper, since it bookended the Coronation of Charles III (Electric Boogaloo)

 It had to be done.

 The second day of Weekend at Burnie's, and it only gets stranger!

'Ere We Go!

I, Pootle, am extremely keen to try out my newly modelled Warboss Bludteef in battle, as well as the Tempest of War card deck I've recently acquired. I, Stylus, hava volunteered to face them and picked a list from the Ultramarines.

Tony Cottrell's original Whirlwind conversion

Way back in White Dwarf 117, Tony Cottrell launched a fantastic series of articles (which included the original Spartan, now being relaunched by GW, and a 40k-scale Baneblade). However the first (and best, to my mind) was the original Whirlwind above.

Something a little different today: Pootle here, writing up a battle against a new general! Barticus will be leading a detachment of Ultramarines against my Death Guard in a narrative game.

Pootle here, with an intro to my games at Weekend at Burnies. I have to start with a huge thank you to Mr AP Burn for organising the event at the Factorum near Warminster. I had four cracking games against some top opponents and had an amazing weekend of Warhammer!

I took 1,750 points of first-born Ultramarines, following on from the narrative developed by Kraken (links here and here). This is the intro to my army. Battle reports from the first three games against Khorne Daemons, Necrons and Harlequins are here and the (awesome) finale against Word Bearers is  here.

Pootle here! Stylus has been gently suggesting I update my army pages, partly so that when I host a game over Skype my opposing general can see what models he can choose from, but mostly so he can get a look at what I've been up to as I'm not at all as assiduous in posting pics of all the miniatures I paint as he and Kraken are. So here's a quick summary and links to each of my armies where I’ve got pics of (almost) everything I’ve painted.

"Ark actual, this is Ark saviour, Grammus reporting. Our armoured column is en route to the front. I estimate our arrival in under fifteen minutes. The vaccine is secure and prepared for delivery."

The engine of Cor Gloria, his Land Raider, growled happily as they tore along the road together. Grammus, a tech-specialist veteran with the chapter's eighth company, could feel the ancient vehicle's desire to reach the battle, aiding him as he operated the throttle. His mission was vital, but the battle lust of the machine spirit was infectious. Even had it been a routine operation, he would be burning to reach their goal with the same zeal.

The hated Death Guard had been pressing hard against the Ultramarines front lines, using a lethal prion disease capable of transmission through sight of a victim alone. The marines of the apothecarium had worked hard to prepare an optic vaccine. This panacea would swing the tide of the battle, allowing the Ultramarines to finally leave their hermetic bunker line, the so-called Ark Bastion, and push back. Time was of the essence, the Death Guard had very nearly breached the automatic defences protecting the bunkers.

"Close range auspex returns at two, ten and twelve, brothers," Vertorix warned over the vox. The Techmarine was riding in the back, keeping an eye on the vaccine crate cooling systems. "The traitors seek to ambush us. We must not be delayed!"

Captain Praesidio responded immediately from his position in the middle of the convoy. "All vehicles, full speed. On wings of glory, ride through them!"

Grammus slammed the throttle open on both tracks and Cor Gloria roared in response. They would not be stopped. The antidote would be delivered.