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Ed Maxwell

@edpaintskrieg.bsky.social

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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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Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · Dec 13

The Death Korps 5th Assault Battalion takes to the field! Shown here are six platoons, two tank companies, and one artillery company - about 500 infantry and 30 vehicles. 60% of the way to a full infantry company! Pics in the 🧵...
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A close up of the armoured spearhead. There are Demolishers, Rogal Dorns, Leman Russes, and Malcadors

A shot from behind the trenches, showing the advancing waves

The infantry pouring forwards in their hundreds. A Thunderbolt fighter streaks past in the background.

The advance takes place under the watchful eye of Captain Stagler, who monitors progress from the roof of his bunker.

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Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 1d

In the dying days of the Siege of Terra, the loss of their Primarch drove some of the IX. Legion into the pits of madness, from which some never emerged. Formerly angelic warriors, they became little more than ravening berserkers, butchering friend and foe alike.

Ten Horus Heresy Blood Angels in power armour with jump packs. The shoulder pads and helmets are black, and they carry either spears or longswords.

The sergeant steps forwards, preparing a deadly two handed downward strike with a long spear with a cutting blade.

Another stands ready to make a cut with his two handed sword.

One warrior advances firing a wrist mounted Tempest bolter.

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Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 1d

I'm just googling them and they look so cool - some fire effects would look really nice on them. Thanks for the tip!

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Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 1d

A very cool idea, I have a 40K game tomorrow - I'm going to suggest we try this!

Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 1d

Definitely worth it, it looks really cool. I need to give that a try, just very reluctant to learn something new. Thanks for the tip, I'll give it a go - and I'll keep an eye out for more updates!

Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 1d

www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articl... oh and this is the article

Warhammer art through the years: Aeldari - Warhammer Community

Glorious images of the enigmatic xenos.

www.warhammer-community.com

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Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 1d

Oh I am in the very (very) early stages, I know next to nothing about Aeldari lore, but I loved the picture of this one, it really piqued my interest... I remember my brother had it on the front cover of one of his codexes growing up so I recognised it straight away

Head and shoulders portrait of an Eldar hero, their face illuminated but what is apparently a fire in front of them (not visible in the picture, maybe a sword?), their hand curled up and held next to their face, perhaps showing pain. In their eyes and mouth you can see a burning fire within, and smoke coming from inside. They're wearing a winged face mask with luscious curling hair mouted on it. The tone is red and yellow, but the just-visible background is cold blue.

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Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 1d

I love that, it's a really nice piece of lore that I assume is tying in with all the battle damage of the bone armour. So very cool. I was browsing that WarCom article today on Eldar art and it did have me musing on a new army...

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Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 1d

Oooh, now THAT'S an interesting idea. Nothing makes it feel less like a tactical game than just shooting one thing at a time until the priority target is dead, then switching fire. I really like that. Plus Ld check to shoot at long targets is a classic GW rule I love, it needs to come back.

Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 2d

Sat at home after a very long week at work, relaxing by creating some custom units for my Horus Heresy Lost Legions army. Homebrewing units and special rules seems to be a dying art, fewer and fewer people do it these days. Anyone else got any homebrew units to share? Model pics or rules ideas?

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Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 2d

I would really like to see proper DoW rules come back. But in the meantime I've been having loads of fun with the Empire list, borrowing odd units from other lists to represent specific units, and giving them pikes for +3gc per model (spears that fight in three ranks).

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Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 2d

This is a lovely model, and a really cool concept for an army. Does it have any lore behind it or is it just a cool painting project at this stage?

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Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 2d

Very nice, I love this sort of thing. What programme to you use to make this? I've been using Publisher for about 25 years but just found out it's being finally, irretrievably retired and I'm looking for an alternative.

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Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 3d

Haha well spotted, I didn't scroll up there!

Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 3d

Very nice, yes I like doing that but I think I'm the only one who does, so I tend to roll nowadays along with my opponents. And that looks a nice setup, and I think I've got that model too for my Dogs of War wizard!

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Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 3d

Exactly this, the special stuff seems the more special by comparison, and the battlefields are so much more crowded! As much as I'm intrigued by the lore behind AOS I think the huge number of special units, monsters, and legendary characters puts me off

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Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 3d

We tried Tyranids in Battlefleet Gothic with a small ambush scenario. Despite having no shooting, their deadly grapple attacks made short work of the cruiser and its two escorts. Having just seen off the T'au menace, it seems there are more Xenos to worry about in the Lysander Subsector!

Two Imperial frigates and a light cruiser on a space game board, while a dozen Tyranid ships close in from the top of the frame.

A close up of the Tyranid ships, which have black and green carapace and huge attack tendrils.

The Tyranids make an attack pass over the Kestrel, damaging it seriously.

Moving away after wiping out the small Imperial patrol in a single pass.

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Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks! Yeah I must admit I haven't added crew for any of my previous IW tanks because it makes them easier to stack and store, but I'm glad I did it for these ones. Might make the tank commander into a character

Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 4d

It makes it the most heavily bolted tank I own - knocking the Malcador Defender off the top spot! Guess which is my favourite heavy weapon haha

Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 4d

Haha one covered in mud and bits of barbed wire caught on the dozer blade... that would be epic! Notes made...

Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks Chris! Yeah I spray paint the tracks black so I can get a good coverage nice and easily. For Iron Warriors I paint the hulk with a lot of shading and drybrushing so it means I don't have to be careful around the black tracks.

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Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 4d

The newer Marine tanks are definitely a lot easier to put together. And that an interesting idea, never thought about using it for Guard... You've given me an idea there!

Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 4d

I did give a bit of a mad cackle when I put the turret on and saw the final size!

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Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 4d

Finished building my Fellblade - it's an absolutely enormous tank, and great fun to build, didn't feel like it had many more pieces than the smaller tanks like the Spartan or Kratos - just larger! This will be joining my Iron Warriors army I think.

A built and unpainted Fellblade, sat on the desk ready for painting. It's a large tank with a dome turret housing a twin accelerator cannon.

A front on view, showing the foreshortened barrels.

A commander glares grimly from the top hatch, binoculars in hand.

A gunner pokes out of another hatch, blazing away with a pintle mounted heavy bolter.

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Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 5d

With a yo heave ho, and a bottle of rum - pirates! Now that the T'au are temporarily suppressed, Imperial forces in the Lysander sector return to ordinary duties. This large convoy was jumped by two pirate cruisers - although the escort was wiped out, a cruiser was destroyed and the convoy fled.

Two blade-prowed pirate cruises with black armour, stealing carefully towards their prey.

The Imperial convoy dashes for the safety of an asteroid belt, while the Sword and Falchion escorts turn sharply to head off the pursuing pirates.

The orderly ranks of transports burn hard for safety.

The pirate cruiser destroys the last Imperial escort after a lengthy dogfight, but at least the convoy had chance to escape.

Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 6d

I'm really sorry to hear it mate, but he is lucky to have someone as dedicated and caring as you are

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