Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 03/10/2026It's pretty fun coming up with some interesting mini dioramas for the base of my mega gargant. 822226
Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 02/10/2026There's nothing as satisfying as painting 15mm early war Germans, having a fluke run of good luck, and getting that sergeant's epaulette spot on. 2411
Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 01/10/20269th Platoon, 3rd Squad complete and ready to join the ranks under Watchmaster Hallerton. I painted this squad in two batches of five and it worked well - didn't burn out on them and finished just in advance of my end of September deadline. 313717
Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I'm on a bit of a roll with these Solar Auxilia so I painted the Special Weapons Squad as well. If I can keep them alive it'll give me some decent anti-Terminator punch which the army really lacks. I'd love an Aurox to put them in but just found out they're OOP! 611715
Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026What better way to get back to sleep than getting up and building some Krieg? 1471
Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The Phesian Bombardiers served with distinction throughout the later Heresy. Though famous for their massed artillery batteries, mechanised cohorts like this drawn from the 15th Grand Battery, attached to Bexar Troop, 145 Division, were notable for their skill and professionalism. 514420
Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Some real blasts from the pasts today. Backing up all my photos onto a hard drive and I ranked them by date - these are the oldest, the conversions go back twenty years and are all linked to what became the Palladian Guard, my homebrew PDF regiment which now lives on in new plastics. 0667
Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I've built my Giant - I may have wandered off the instructions slightly as I went along, but happy with the end result! Just needs some gap filling and tidying up, then he's ready to get stuck into a Nuln artillery train. 7895
Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Popped into the Harrogate Warhammer store and had a nice chat to Dieter. Decided that it's time for something new! Looking forward to converting these, I like the idea of them drinking ale from barrels and being on a big bender. 1240
Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Last night the World Eaters and Solar Auxilia took on the zombie marines of the Myriad in a co-op Heresy game. We fell behind early on as the machine consciousness flooded the objectives with Line units, but the World Eaters barged them off with fire support from the Auxilia, leading to a 12-7 win. 1799
Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 19/09/2026More Solar Auxilia today. I've converted some to have meltaguns and organised them into Special Weapons Squads, like you used to get in the old codexes. Three meltaguns and three lascarbines. 2501
Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 18/09/2026In last night's Inquisimunda game, my team of contractors, scientists, and misfits followed the clues to an agri depot on Helena's surface. After sniffing around the bars and markets, we discovered one of the silos being used to house a Genestealer, and duly went in and shot the place up. 0663
Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Getting back into the swing of modelling with some more Phesian Bombardiers - another of my homebrew Heresy armies. Giving them a distinctive flavour by adding some beret and gasmask heads from Anvil Industries. 3833
Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 15/09/2026After finishing the Brits from the Blitzkrieg box I'm working on some OPFOR to go up against them. These are two StuG III self propelled guns - a nice straightforward paint job that gets them on the table quickly. 1593
Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The 19th Stormtrooper Battalion have had a half-platoon attached to the Steel Legion 235th for a few weeks now, but have already completed several successful and high profile missions. The troopers of the 235th are not too keen on these Glory Boys swooping in and stealing all the fame and glory. 512113
Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Working on one of the classics today. Another squad of Stormtroopers to join my Steel Legion Mechanised company. 212011
Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Watchmaster Erlen's squad takes its place in the ranks of 2nd Company's 9th Platoon. The ten troopers load up, re-read their mission briefings, and after a short devotional to the Emperor, step out of the trench and creep into No Man's Land. They know they will not be returning. 2593
Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Long, long day at work today. Big cup of tea, rain lashing down outside, music on, and a few Krieg to paint. Perfect. 2769
Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Two more Saturnine Terminator characters finished for the Heresy Space Wolves, Lord Harald with sword and shield, and Veteran Sergeant Bjorn with multi melta. Now my Mechanicus Standard Grey is here, let the production line resume! 113813
Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Not done any games designing in about a decade. But after looking into several WW2 rulesets I decided to give it a try again. Trying to build something that revolves around the target's stance and what it's doing (rather than the firer's skill or experience) to determine how effective fire is. 1353
Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 02/09/2026We played Inquisimunda last night, the investigation into the Cultist activity on Helena's World continued. Hanging around the freight yards we spotted a suspicious train - rather than fight our way on board, I snuck Skully the Servo Skull on board to report on where it was going... (1/2) 2739
Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 01/09/2026First few test bases done for my Dunkirk campaign. Had a lot of fun with these and feel like my painting is a lot better than it was ten years ago when I last did a large amount of 15mm. Tricky to photograph though! 0494
Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Yesterday we tested out all the Amon Hen terrain and models. It was great to get all this stuff on the table after weeks of prep. It was a draw in the end, Merry and Pippin were captured, but Sam and Frodo didn't make it to the boats. Boromir survived, but Legolas was slain. 3807
Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Working on the Dunkirk box again - 15mm is really fun. Conversion is a bit more fiddly but I had to have a go - this is a pair of stretcher bearers. I made the stretcher out of two lengths of plastic rod, with some loo roll very delicately rolled around the middle. 0321
Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 29/08/2026First few test BEF painted up. I may come to regret committing to painting Green Howards shoulder titles and the divisional flash, to say nothing of those fiddly stripes. But I'm very pleased with how it looks. 2646
Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Well I was going to start my monthly Krieg squad, but just realised my last can of Mechanicus Standard Grey is out, so these will have to wait a week. This will be box No. 63, or 9th Platoon 2nd Squad. 2674
Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Time for a handbrake turn into something completely different. Picked the Dunkirk box up on a whim, and dug out the Battlegroup rules. I'm going to model the Brits as some of the Green Howards fighting in the runup to Dunkirk. Been a long time since I've painted any 15mm stuff. 3322
Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 28/08/2026When the Eldar cut off General Carter's 2nd Mordian Army, trapping it in Vardane City, they might have expected the dispirited remnants to the surrender. But the Mordian 38th are standing firm and fighting to the last round. This is Sergeant Shay's grenadier squad from 1st Battalion. 714417
Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Fought an excellent game of Old World yesterday, again the Dwarves proved indomitable and my Tomb Kings army just bounced off! There were some great scraps and mighty challenges, but in the end the only unit I managed to kill was the Dwarf King in a duel with my Tomb King! Oh well, next time... 311716
Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Who doesn't love incessant pettifogging points tweaks, messing with your carefully-mapped forces? At least down is marginally less annoying than up. By dropping the Krieg squads 5pts that means I now have to find 300pts worth of stuff to keep my army at the same level. 1140
Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Experimenting with some Saturnine conversions today. I'm a big fan of the models and the distinctive shoulder pad style, but not the extremely limited weapon options. So I've converted a special heavy multi-melta, and given this Praetor a sword and shield. 3763
Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026The Imperial world of Apraxia was beset by a perennial Ork infestation, which broke out three times from residual spores in the late 820.M30. This is one of their Waaaghs!, from the Hansdammer Peninsula in western Apraxia. The Imperialis Militia fought three determined wars against the Orks. 121022
Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 24/08/2026All of last week I've been working non stop on a huge batch of Orks for my Great Crusade/Early Heresy setting. Finished the last few which means an army shot is coming tomorrow! 11179
Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Each Hecatine Regiment had a super heavy subunit, known as Goliath Company, to allow it to engage heavy enemy assets independently of corps-level and Titanicus support. This is 2nd Regiment's Goliath Company, two Stormhammer under Captain Gerad Torvek. 0706
Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Got another hobby to add to Warhammer - Train Simulator Classic. I've started unwinding after work every day by running a quiet early morning goods train down from Bishop to Wearhead in the early 20th century. 0270
Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Finished another six Jetbikes bases to expand my World Eaters Legions Imperialis army. These have Outflank when included as an Outrider detachment, and mid-game there's very little they can't push off a backline objective. 0733
Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Had another cracking game of Legions Imperialis today, showing my brother how to play. My new Solar Auxilia armoured company was predictably great at shooting, but as soon as the World Eaters got into combat, the wheels came off very quickly. But my general did manage to fight off an assault squad. 3846
Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 15/08/2026“The power of the Ring upon him had been renewed; and maybe it aided his choice, drawing him to Mordor, drawing him to the Shadow, alone.” One final model for the Amon Hen set, a spare Frodo quickly painted up with Wraithbone and Nihilakh Oxide for when he puts the ring on. 1593
Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Finished ten Scout Marines for my Horus Heresy Dark Angels force. This squad is converted with shotguns from the Arbites set, and my favourite bit is the hunting dog. 513814
Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Had to wait weeks for the two Boromirs to arrive, but now they're done, that's the Amon Hen project finished. Fellowship, 36 Uruk-Hai, and the Amon Hen terrain all complete and ready for a Breaking of the Fellowship narrative scenario. 2654
Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 12/08/2026How my week at work started, vs. how it's going... 2957
Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Next project - 20 Boyz and a few Nobz for my Horus Heresy Great Crusade project. These will be NPC opponents for my solo play Heresy games. They've been in my pile for over two years now so time to get them finished. 2430
Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Post you from a different era! Points to anyone who can guess the eras from my various past lives... These were paintings we commissioned many years ago, to commemorate the immersive historical sandbox campaigns we used to play. The artist is Jane Dunn (www.janedunn.co.uk) 0160
Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 11/08/2026The Inq28 campaign continues - last night there was a brutal shootout in the Condemned Zone, as my gang fought to capture and interrogate the notorious gang boss "Big 'Nade". Despite some serious injuries, the mission went off successfully - more details in the alt text! 0427
Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 10/08/2026It's time for another Inquisimunda encounter tonight. I'm going to investigate a gang leader whose name I uncovered in our last mission. My warband might encounter any number of strange characters in the depths of Helena's World... Finished the rest of the NPCs just in time. 410716
Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Working on a Propagandist for my Inquisimunda campaign, and I had to make sure he had an efficient and venerable information network on his TV screens... 35966209
Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 08/08/2026It's a sunny day, so I'm sat in the garden with a glass of wine, flicking through one of the classics. "That was a Codex, take it for all in all, I shall not look upon its like again". 6757
Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Expanding this idea by having the 95th Lasrifles regiment fighting alongside a regular Pretorians Guard unit, the South Hexis... I'll use the Pretorians with shako heads (if they become available separately). Ordered these metal Warlord Napoleonic officers to make some bumbling posh Pretorians. 1271
Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 07/08/2026I've had this Solar Auxilia Veletaris Flamer section on my desk for about a year, finally plucked up the courage to paint it. It was a lot of work, but I'm really happy with the result. These will be for Zone Mortalis and linked HH Battlefield Gothic games. 210810
Ed Maxwell @edpaintskrieg.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Well, they've arrived! Another batch of Army Compendia - my own homemade army list, lore repository, and rules reference books. I'll take a look and share some of my favourite features. (1/9) 2575