I’ve never built a kit entirely in line with the instructions, and my head is always swimming with ideas and lore that start brilliantly and end in my unpainted pile. With Arks of Omen launching now is the perfect time to look into kicking off a new Boarding Patrol detachment. I’ve omitted the word Winter from the challenge’s name because I reside in the Southern Hemisphere and I’m writing this in a record heatwave. But you should always be looking at a kit as a collection of pieces and potential, rather than something to build one squad, or one vehicle.

THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG, THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES and the names of the characters, items, events and places therein are trademarks of The Saul Zaentz Company d/b/a Middle-earth Enterprises under license to New Line Productions, Inc. We offer a wide selection of board games, collectible card games, tabletop role-playing games, and war games for players of all skill levels.Beyond that, I’ve got the Phobos Strike Team kit coming in for its Infiltrators and a lot of building to do. Once the defenders of humanity, the Heretic Astartes long ago pledged themselves to the Dark Gods they now lead vicious raids against Imperial spacecraft and drifting space hulks alike, seeking glory and plunder. Lead from the front with a powerful Captain in Gravis Armour wielding a boltstorm gauntlet and a choice of fearsome melee weapons – ideal for contesting the confines of an enemy vessel. I dislike the rounded, stubby proportions of Gravis armour, and I felt that shields would be a viable alternative in close-confines.

Not a fan of two sets of 5x Possessed, given lack of alternate poses etc, and Heldrake does seem weird fit lore-wise, but otherwise a nice box.He's joined at close quarters by 10 Assault Intercessors, each armed with a chainsword and heavy bolt pistol, who can be split into squads of five for navigating tight passageways. Today, we’re doing a deeper dive into the points of each box as well as some suggestions for next steps if you want to grow those forces into larger ones.

The Balefleet Battleforce is a contingent of corrupted warriors comprised of 10 Possessed , five Chaos Space Marine Terminators , and a Heldrake , all led by an infernal Daemon Prince. Within this box, the notorious Black Legion, led by the formidable Warmaster Abaddon, demonstrates their unmatched prowess in the galaxy. The Emperor’s finest are the prime bulwark against Abaddon’s nefarious schemes, and this Boarding Patrol is typical of their brutal efficiency in such matters.You’d be amazed at what you can learn about converting and painting by just pushing your creative limits once. My interest ignited while playing Dawn of War at age ten (let’s not discuss the parenting that led to this). I started giving them the Abaddon treatment while waiting for my other kits to come in, and I’m feeling confident. Abaddon spearheads elements of his current campaign in person, and so the Chaos Space Marine Boarding Patrol includes the Despoiler himself , 10 Chaos Space Marine Legionaries , and 20 Cultists for you to cherry-pick your own patrol from. Instead, we mostly have mono-wargear squads that are much easier to handle in gameplay, but somewhat less interesting to unbox.