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Flesh Tearers - Box 1
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At long last, "Box 1" is ready to be shipped out. Consisting of two land
raiders, death company, an assault squad, two dreadnoughts, space hulk
tokens, ...
Eldar Rumor Roundup 5-26-2013
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Well Eldar are up on the GW Advanced Orders page. Here's the latest on the
miniatures and rules brought to you by Loken at 40K Apocalypse: The Eldar
Minia...
Chibi Style 40k Primarchs- Pic of the Day
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Welcome to Picture of the Day*, *where I display a sweet pic of something
amazing that I've seen around the tubes, or took myself at an event!
If you c...
Titan Build - Roof On.
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The roof sections are finished. I only have to put in the ventilator ducts.
Next are the cables from the hull to the plasma cannon and to the head.
This...
Completed Stug III.
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It took me about 12 hours to complete the assembly of this tank.
7 HOURS LATER
I completed the details and decals on the tank.
After the wea...
Holy!
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It might be a good summer.
If any thing might bring me out of my 40k malaise, this will. My Ulthwe
will finally come off that very back burner!
Dammit G...
The Tournament list for Today!
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So for todays 3 game, 1750 tournament my list is below... although the
picture gives it away methinks!
Primary
Inqusitor, Terminator Armour, Psycann...
Ergonomically Terrific!
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Hey gang! Just a quick post to throw out my thoughts on one of the new
Eldar kits out there that has me very excited!
The Wraithfighter/Hemlock kit!
As a...
Win More Games Without Changing your Plan
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*How to win more games without changing your plan, buying more models or
changing your list*
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Here is a guest post from a local player. I'm a big fan o...
Memorial Day Weekend
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Hey guys, I know my posts have been far and few between. I'm not gone, and
I'm still thinking of ya. It's Memorial Day weekend here in the states, but
wher...
Steampunk Princess
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My newest is finally finished : Steampunk Princess by La Fabrica Roja, (you
can easily find them on facebook) and you can get one of these miniatures
fro...
Necron Deathmarks Revisited
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So I recently wrote a small quick start guide to 40K to kick start my
mailing list *HERE*- shameless plug out of the way, and one of the
important thin...
10 Things I Like/Hate about You Tau – Discordian
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So now that Tau have been out for a while I figured it was about time I
made a post about the things I like and the things that I hate.
*Like*
1...
We are Legion...
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I've finished off the updates on my old servitor horde. They all have their
new sickly, pallid flesh, brassy bits with patina, and awesome Dragon Forge
T...
40k GT or Narrative Event
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Jawaballs called me the other day, and while chatting about other things he
mentioned he'd be in my neck of the woods for the Nova Open. (Time to break
out...
Army listing
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Been a while, huh?
* *
Figured now was as good a time as any to sort out my list of projects, and
since you have been without my soothing words, Id share wi...
Testing GW Online Customer Service
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So I along with many people have not been happy with GW's method of canceling specialist games. No warning left many things unavailable by the time the rumo...
F*** You GW! (fs/ft part 1)
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*the straw that broke the camel's back*
Well, that's it. I have stood loyally by Games Workshop through price hike
after price hike (whether really requir...
A few short notes for this week.
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Hi everybody,
this week I've just got a couple of short messages rather than
one consistent article.
Firstly some sad news for members of the online 40k co...
Space Fleet
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A small selection of spaceship miniatures, five pirate frigates from Ground
Zero Games and one Gundam White Base carrier from the Mobile Suit Gundam
Cosmo...
Tactica: a guide to Ravenwing
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I haven't done a tactica for sometime and instead have been doing the no
spam army lists and posting articles on various discussions. Considering
all th...
The Thursday Theme - High Elves Cavalry Army
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I have been playing with a couple of different lists that I think would
blend well with the Wood Elf army book for next year’s Adepticon Team
Tournament. T...
Raid on Port Corinth (4)
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Thanks guys,
your continued support is very important to me.
To keep the project moving I started painting the heat tiles with Boltgun
Metal last night.
...
Tau News and Odds and Ends!
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Firstly I want to thank all the new contributors to Warhammer Tau. You guys
have certainly stirred up some interesting discussions, and turned the blog
int...
Malifaux: 70SS hiring pool
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A couple of weeks ago I attended a tournament at York Garrison. The hiring
rules for the tournament were fixed faction using a 70SS hiring pool (they
were...
Orkys get a big boom gun!
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Hi it's Corben again
Today I want to tell you about my tank I have built. My dad gave me a
basilisk tank for me to convert into an ork looted vehicle. A pi...
Dreamforge Games: Progress on the APC
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God, I'm kicking myself. I should have ordered a ton of these from the
Kickstarter, and I didn't. I should have known better.
These are astounding, as yo...
GW and Forge World Confirmed for Origins
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Yep, thats right, you read it here! Forge World and GW are both in
attendance at Origins this year! Forge World has confirmed on their events
calendar, s...
WIP Master of the Forge on Jet Bike
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Hi all!
Just a quick post to show you the current status of my Master of the Forge
on a Jet Bike, with an under slung Conversion Beamer! Siph loves this
c...
crimson fist ARmy for Sale
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Hey everyone, Im trying to get the word out that my friend is selling is
huge crimson fist army. PLEaZE go check out his ebay auction and throw
down some ...
Warmachine Intro Game
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With a small hobby window on Sunday afternoon, Fugs came round for a game.
'The Secret Project' is undergoing a few changes so wasn't available to
play; ...
LPL 7- Round 6 -Getting back on track.
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Round 6 has begun over at the LAF for Lead Painters League Season 7
Above is my 5 round entry, "Warwick_WotR. Which was supposed to be
"Warwick", a.k.a...
Well Thanks!
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This is just a really short post to thank all you guys who continue to
visit, ostensibly hopeful for more content despite the substantial gap
since my last...
Battletech unseen mech...er, Robotech kickstarter
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OK, I resisted as long as I could, but I succumbed to the Robotech
miniatures kickstarter. Maybe the game itself will be fun too, but mainly
I'm looking ...
Using RTV silicone and making your own molds,
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Recently I've been going to a club over in Coalville ran by a chap called
Andy, as he's a one man band and a great chap I decided to help him out
with some...
Librarian complete.
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A work in progress gathering dust, I finally plucked up the nerve to finish
off this model which had previously been in limbo.
The picture above sho...
Habitacion del hobby
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Pues muy bonito que lo tiene si señor, voy a ir cogiendo nota, por que a mi
habitacion del hobby este verano queria darle un nuevo aire, a ver como
queda, ...
209: Contemptor Dreadnought, tabletop ready
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Amazingly, this model seems to be flying through the painting stages. I'm
not sure if its because I'm becoming more accustomed to the paintjob, or if
it i...
358 ...I told you I'd be back to 40K!
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And here's the proof of the pudding - my Liaison Detachment for Zzzzzz:
Usual stark photography, but y'know...
...it kinds feels good!
- Drax.
Paint Stripping Question....
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Anyone know of a reliable, safe way to strip paint from soft (well, softer than, say, a model) plastic? Please post in comments.
Thanks!
Tippcon ahoy!
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By TheGraveMind
I'm signing up for tippcon as I type this (kind of, you know what I mean). It is looking like a great oppertunity. I'm also looking at signin...
Praetorian 4th(s) on Parade
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Right, I'm going to make some of my own hobby time again, not too much, I'm
still sculpting some Artillery Crew for the Kickstarter, but you've heard
enoug...
110 - All Quiet on the Cadian Front
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Well it's been a quiet few weeks for me hobby wise. I've managed to get nothing started, continued or finished. This was mainly due to a football related inj...
SCWH Night Goblins Army: a start
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Well, after doing some trading in town, I was able to get a bunch of
goblins from the old boxset and I have painted up a few models to get me
started.
The...
A time for Everything
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It has been a fantastic journey, with everyone here on Galaxy in Flames, I
appreciate all the support I have gotten from the community over the last 4
ye...
A Small matter of Honour 2013
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I recently attended the Sad Muppets Society a Small matter of Honour tournament at triple helix wargames in Westbury. The tournament consisted of 4 games dur...
Tablescapes Urban Walls - First Resin Casts
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We are almost at the $180k Stretch Goal Mark as of this post, and we just
keep cranking away with new stuff for the Tablescapes Kickstarter Campaign.
Thank...
AdeptiCon: is over… for now
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It has been a bit now since AdeptiCon finished, and I am still feeling a
rather disconnected with the machinations of the real world. It was an
exhaustin...
May Painting Projects
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My May projects for the 40k Fight Club 2013 Hobby Challenge will be Typhus for my Blightlords army and a unit of 19 Bloodletters for my Daemon army (the 20th...
Pride of resin miniature makers (rant with a wink)
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*Disclaimer: Well, let me start with a statement that, I love all the
miniatures shown below, and if anything, want to encourage everybody to buy
them...
Devil Nacht is Upon U
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The screams filled the night, . There were no alarms, no warnings for what
befell us. The still night had erupted in terror, and there was nothing and
...
My Second Army Purchase of the Year: Eldar
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Now that I think about it, this was probably my first army purchase of the
year, while the Orks I wrote about in a previous post, were my second.
They bo...
A Sad Sort of Birthday
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It's been four years.
Wow.
I say sad because i haven't posted for a wee while. And it feels even longer because the last few posts were scheduled. The usua...
Warhammer FAQ, Errata (2013 updates)
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Games Workshop, April 2013 - new Frequently Asked Fantasy Battle
Questions/Answers, WFB Army Book Errata and 8th edition Warhammer and Storm
of Magic rule...
Minions of the X-Com Master
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Thanks to regular listener Señor Mencken for sending in this great photo.
He outfitted his hard boiled team of bug stompers from the game X-Com with
monike...
Space Wolf Army
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So I got everyone together for a family pic. I need to figure out how many
points there are all together. There are 2000 just in terminators and drop
pod...
The Pirates of Alnari is FREE through April 12!
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The Pirates of Alnari is FREE today through Friday, April 12.
*Martyn and Arycke are two young nobles forced into hiding after
experiencing an act of uns...
More Flesh Hounds Painted
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Keeping up with the Daemon craze, here is another five Flesh Hounds I
finished. Pretty similar to the ones I painted last week since they are
from the sam...
Mechanicum Battle Construct done
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It's been a while, but I finally painted up that Mechanicum construct I
showed you a few months ago.
X1565-ZY, as I've dubbed it was actually very simple t...
Black Ivan
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Or maybe Blue Ivan? I tried highlighting the black armor on Ivan up to blue
instead of gray like I normally do. After layering some dark blues on top
of th...
Space Wolves nearing the end
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So, I found a little bit of time this weekend (between getting smashed at
Talisman) to get the bases of the wolf squad finished off. Again, these
are qui...
Wolfpack Tactica in World of Tanks
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Short video showing a crakcing game where our little platoon (3/15 players)
chalked up 11/15 kills. It also gives some great example of platooning
with me...
I'M BACK!
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Yes, you read that right, I'M BACK!
Just as soon as I had got the blog up and running I was hit with a series
of unfortunate events (yes I did just steal a...
Hobby progress for March, 2013
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This month:
*Malifaux:*
* Re-based Neverborn Malifaux Cherub.
*Warmachine/Hordes:*
* Unit of Cryx Necrosurgeon and Stitch Thralls assembled
* Unit of Cyg...
YOU ARE IN THE WRONG PLACE
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YOU ARE IN THE WRONG PLACE
If you are seeing this, it's because you're looking at *
WarpstonePile.Blogspot.com*. Cut that out! The Blogger incarnation of t...
Terrain for sale
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I have the following for sale. All the buildings are mounted on solid MDF board, most have a base coat applied and ground is textured. I estimate the retail ...
Mutant Rabble!
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I thought I was being super creative by converting Vampire Count crypt
ghouls into a mutant Penal Legion, but it turns out some guys have already
done this...
Cheaphammer Flamers of Tzeentch
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In previous editions, most of the strategies I’ve seen for Daemons lists
involved “how do you fit as many flamers as humanly possible?” (Fantasy AND
40k ...
We have a special value here on CBT CPT! 2/26/13
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Please come check out my 2 new offers up on eBay now.
The first is a *custom-made Cannon of Khorne*.
The second is a *30-man squad of custom Ch...
5-Step Purple
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I've been in a Tyranid kind of mood for a while, thought I'd share how I do
purple with the new paint line.
Step 1: Naggaroth Night
This needs to be laid o...
Stepping away from blogging for a while
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I know, this isn't exactly 40k related, but I wanted to break from the
normal stuff and talk about something that has been following me in the
shadows for ...
Dreadball Unboxing!
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So, I finally have something worth posting on my blog again! And, it helps
that I have the time to post this evening as well.
It's going to be videos. Yes,...
Flying Daemon Prince of Nurgle
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It's time for another Daemon Prince! Since I am still out of greenstuff I
grabbed my next open project and attached some wings to my Nurgle daemon
prince....
Eldar Craftworld
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I'm moving to a new blog called the *Eldar Craftworld*. Simply put, it's an
Eldar blog about building, painting and playing Eldar in Warhammer 40K.
Plus ...
Death World Basing Kit Unpacking & Review
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Over the weekend I picked up GW's new Death World Basing Kit and since the product description on their website is on the vague side I thought I would post a...
Some DeepWars news
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It's been a very busy week and weekend, so I haven't managed to find much
hobby time. Though I have managed to put all my new DeepWars minis
together, taki...
Dark Vengence Deathwing Terminators
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I painted the five Deathwing battle damaged and worn.
I like the part in Angels of Darkness when they are hot on the trail and do
not remove armor or relax ...
A New Blog - WH30K
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We've recently launched a new hobby blog focussing on the Great Crusade /
Horus Heresy era. With the release of 'Horus Heresy Book 1: Betrayal' and
the ...
Hibernation...
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I've made the decisions to close the blog down for the foreseeable future.
We recently, unexpectedly lost our young dog Astro and that's hit both the
mis...
...I'm Back...
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I'm back. Let's leave it at that. 6th Edition is now out and a new
starter set has been released. It made me want to get back in the saddle
and try so...
New Blog
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Hello everyone, I hope you're well.
It's been a very long time since I posted here, and a lot has gone on. I've
decided to close this blog, and start with ...
Unit Reviews: Imperial Armor Aeronautica
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I had been relatively impressed with the Badab War 1&2 releases as well as
Doom of Mymeara- while not without their flaws (such as the Siege and
Tyrant l...
D & D Game Board
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Over the past few months, I’ve manged to get myself in to a D&D campaign.
4th edition is very nearly a different game from the old AD&D I used to
play bac...
Project: Replace Space Hulk Terminators
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Recently my kids have asked to start playing Space Hulk. I'm not to keen on
using the limited edition Terminators in the kit so I decided to swap them
out....
Starting an Army: Mantis Warriors
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So I've been tinkering with the idea of actually starting and playing an
army again. I mentioned in my last post that I would be interested in
starting up ...
2012 Chicago Games Day and Golden Demon Stuff
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I went to the GW Chicago Games Day this year with some friends and
entered 4 figures in the Golden Demon competition. I am happy to say that
all four mad...
The Floodgates Open
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Wow, here we are just a few weeks away from Sixth Edition, and finally the
rumor floodgates have opened and begun to spew forth information...
There's a q...
C&C Tiberium Alliances Totally Rips Off GW
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As reported by Rock Paper Shotgun.
In other news, I lost the second round of the Thunderdome Survival Series.
Listen to episode 46 of LAtCS to hear how it...
Progress! On A Small Scale
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Any progress is good progress as far as I’m concerned.
[image: IMG_0096]
I still need to do a lot more with these, but I can say that they’re close
to d...
Goodbye...
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but say hello on my new blog. Yes, I know its been AGES since I've updated
with anything, but a lot has 'appened in my life as of recent.
1) I've gone bac...
Turn order and Initiative
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There’s three main ways of organising how players take turns in a campaign
ranging from the very simple simultaneous method, to the ordered method or
the m...
6 comments:
You remind me that I have never finished mine, sigh!
J
Hi John -- I think I speak for many people when I say that you're not alone in not finishing miniatures!
I really dig the bases! The pillars are a nice touch.
Thanks Larry - the pillars are bits from Hirst Arts.
I agree mate - these look great and the bases really help set them off.
Good effort.
they look great fella, which reminds me that I really need to get back onto painting my chaos...
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