Author Archives: Ben Jackson

More news on 40k 7th edition or even 6.5th edition.

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More rumours have surfaced today on 7th edition. Bell of lost souls are reporting the release on the 24th May will be a full size 40k rule book with a full size price tag.
TalkTalk wargaming is reporting GW management have been briefed on 40k 6.5th edition. As 40k radio has previously “leaked” this book is an update to the 6th edition ruleset with the faqs, and a few other tweaks. Those hoping to see the end of Battle Brothers unit buffs may have to wait another couple of years.
I think the inclusion of other expansions and supplements can now be discounted. While the 40k rule sets have been removed from the Games Workshop web store, all the expansions and supplements are still available for purchase.

If all the above is true, one question remains. Will existing rule book owners have to buy a whole new book in order to get hold of these rules, or will there be a final 6th edition FAQ or White Dwarf to tie everything up?

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Today’s picture: Ultramarine Devastator Company

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What to do when faced with a close combat, army equipped with power armour, bring a devastator company.
Ben Jackson has built this Devastator Company by using a mix of Space Marines from the Ultramarines 3rd, 4th Companies and old rogue trader Space Marines. Currently the majority of squads have only 3 heavy weapons. Ben is intending to add more Devastator Squads to his Ultramarine army so he can field a full strength Devastator Company.

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Space Marine Devastator Company

Today’s Picture: Ulthwe Phantom Titan

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Jon’s Phantom Titan has featured in a previous battle report on ChapterMasters.
In that game it wreaked havoc while sustaining very little damage itself.
I thought it was about time the Phantom was given it’s own post.
This is a picture Gareth took on the Tau Research Station before the game began.
Jon had tried in vain to hand paint the cracks on the base, until his wife came up with a very cunning plan of using a marker pen to create the cracks.
The final effect clearly shows how the ground crumbles under the shear weight of this Eldar monstrosity.

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The Imperial Knights Bring the Light of the Emperor

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The last throne of skulls tournament saw the Emperor’s light or at least the Emperor’s LEDs, in the form of 4 Imperial Knights with LED lights. I didn’t get the name of the army owner but this was a major achievement, only 2 weeks after the release of the Imperial Knight kit. The Games Workshop painting team would surly be happy to be knocking out painted models at the same rate. The only questions remaining, does this man have a day job and how many more Imperial Knights will he be adding to this army???

The Best Battle Report Ever on Chapter Masters?

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The last battle report published on Chapter Masters may have been the best one ever? Battle reports are a huge amount of work and I’m keen to publish the best Battle Reports on the internet. I’m interested in which battle report have been your favourites so I can try to do future reports the same way.

Recent reports have included
Ultramarines vs Grey Knights
Tyranids vs Grey Knights
Ultramarines and Tau vs Eldar
Space Wolves vs Tau and Imperial Guard
Space Wolves vs Tau
Ultramarines vs Tau

Is some I’ve focused on photo’s like Warhammer Visions, some have been more a wall of text like White Dwarf weekly.

All these can be found in the Battle Report category.
There is only War!

The question is what makes the best battle report? Please comment below.