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Ed Maxwell
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I love painting and playing Warhammer. Horus Heresy, Fantasy Battles, MESBG, Kill Team, Aeronautica, Necromunda, 40K. He/Him/They. Warhammer is for Everyone. Backdrop books used in my model photos are from Handiwork Games.
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Progress report on the 5th Battalion, 191st Death Korps Assault Korps. Tanks almost finished; artillery about half done; 7 out of 10 platoons complete. Here are about 15,000 pts, 550 infantry, 30 tanks, and 15 guns. The Imperial Guard stands ready to defend the Imperium!
Working on some more crew for the Maria Rosa today. These are two classic metal Empire heroes who will be some of the standing officers on board - the Gunner and the Master respectively.
January 6, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Last game of the weekend was this incredible Horus Heresy version of the famous Ork's Drift game. The Apraxian Militia held out for 12 turns in the fortified ruins, killing over 120 Orks and losing two squads. Eventually the Navy arrived, shelled the Orks, and took off the survivors. What a weekend!
January 5, 2026 at 7:33 AM
It's time for the penultimate game - Old World. My Night Goblins faced off against the Dwarves, despite me getting some lucky early charges and good Fanatic hits, I couldn't quite land the final blow and ended up with my army breaking and fleeing the field.
January 4, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Game 3/4 (lost count now), we're on Horus Heresy. My Thousand Sons suffered a crushing defeat against the Space Wolves - despite me killing loads, he had Line units on the objectives right from turn one, and I just couldn't shift them quick enough to close the scoring gap. A great game!
January 3, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Game One was MESBG - still my favourite GW ruleset. It was great to act out one of my favourite scenes from the films. The Good side had some incredible good luck at the start (a dozen dead Orcs in the first few turns) but still only just managed to take down Sauron. Elendil and Gil-Galad were vital
January 2, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Right, all set up for game weekend - first up, an MESBG scenario I've wanted to do for years. The Last Alliance are preparing to take on Sauron and a huge horde of Orcs!

Set this nice thematic board up and the Dark Lord Phoebe is keeping an eye from the Fires of Orodruin (her radiator).
January 2, 2026 at 2:40 PM
First model of 2026 is a Saturnine Dreadnought for my brother's Space Wolves army. Didn't take as long either to build or to paint as I'd feared and pretty happy with it as a quick paint job. Stand by for lots of battle reports as well get into our game weekend tonight!
January 2, 2026 at 8:15 AM
My last bit of hobby to round out 2025, working on this Saturnine Dreadnought for my brother's Space Wolves army. Have a good night tonight everyone, and Happy New Year!
December 31, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Thanks for everyone's comments on the Krieg update photos. I thought I'd put together this episode of the Imperial Vox Dispatch to show how the ordinary Imperial citizen would follow their exploits. Enjoy!
December 30, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Progress report on the 5th Battalion, 191st Death Korps Assault Korps. Tanks almost finished; artillery about half done; 7 out of 10 platoons complete. Here are about 15,000 pts, 550 infantry, 30 tanks, and 15 guns. The Imperial Guard stands ready to defend the Imperium!
December 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Time to make a start on my Death Korps update photo. I always do a photo to show progress every time I finish a platoon (6 squads and a command squad). Moving the boxes down from the War Room takes four trips now, I'll be at this most of the afternoon. Wish me luck!
December 29, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Against expectation, I managed to get another Krieg squad finished. That's the end of 7th Platoon, which means it's time for an army update photo tomorrow...
December 29, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Hope everyone celebrating it had a great Christmas. People know me well - I love a good storage solution, and some Warmag magnets were gratefully received. These will mean I don't have to laboriously repack my armies into carrying cases when I travel. Hope they do magnets for 25mm slottabases...
December 26, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Well with my final delivery of bitz, the Heresy Night Lords bikers are fully built. They have lots of ammo and fuel strapped to the back of their bikes, which combined with a desert base, will give the impression of a long range strike group to fight my brother's White Scars.
December 24, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Finished the Empire galleon "Maria Rosa"! This was a huge build and my fingers ended up completely superglued together - but it was well worth it. Going to have to try and find a way to store it next, a perspex box that size won't be cheap...
December 23, 2025 at 7:58 AM
I had another amazing visit to the Mary Rose last week. I got a guided tour and a load of books as reference for my Empire carrack, which will be called the Maria Rosa, led by Captain Jörg Karew. I plan to leave each deck separate, so I can remove it and fight Mordheim games deck by deck.
December 22, 2025 at 8:22 AM
I painted a 40K World Eaters Lord on Juggernaut recently, using Heresy colours. I really enjoyed the change of pace and in particular experimenting with different types of blood spatter. I used watered down Blood for the Blood God around some of the recesses, and flicked some on with a toothbrush.
December 21, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Our annual trip to the Navy museums in Portsmouth is always accompanied by some models to build in the hotel overnight - this time I've brought another box of Death Korps of Krieg, who will become the final squad of 7th Platoon.
December 19, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I stand by all my tactical decisions.
December 18, 2025 at 10:13 AM
I had a very instructive game against White Scars today, testing the new Grizzled Company detachment against my Krieg. It was a heavy loss, a bold first turn strike kept me pinned in the deployment zone, and some dreadful dice rolls (and poor decisions) hindered my fight back.
December 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Really enjoyed painting all this MESBG over the past few weeks. This is all ready for a big Battle of Dagorlad participation game in the New Year.
December 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
"I remember well the splendor of their banners. It recalled to me the glory of the Elder Days and the Host of Beleriand, and many great prices and captains were assembled."
The Elves for the Last Alliance are finished!
December 15, 2025 at 9:38 PM
It's game night! I'm bringing my Steel Legion against a lovely Kraken Tyranid army and my friend's brand new White Scars army. Wish me luck!
December 12, 2025 at 8:37 PM
The last project I need for my Last Alliance participation game in January is the Elves! I started undercoating them gold, have drybrushed the highlights on, and am now going back through to block in the colours. Incubi Darkness makes a great coat colour!
December 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Well, that's most of my 2025 projects finished. 596 infantry, 128 characters/large models, 34 tanks, 4 terrain projects - a big drop from last year as I learn to balance my new job and the much-reduced free time it gives me. But I've managed to get some big projects done this year:
December 11, 2025 at 9:07 AM