When the men on the chessboard get up and tell you where to go

Scouts are finally done! Man, that was a ball-acher.  I like the models so much that I couldn't allow myself to rush or cut corners so it was driving me nuts towards the end.  However, all's well that ends well and 10 scouts are now ready for patrol.  Of course I've named them.  I was bored with names from the Aliens franchise and decided to use monikers from one of my other favourite films.  From left to right they are O'Neill, Bunny, Barnes, Elias & King.

I finished the 1st Squad second and did the 2nd squad first.  This is why I never win games of 40k.  I am numerically dyslexic (Not really, but apparently its a real condition called Dyscalculia.  "As thick as two short planks" was the medical term floating around in 1970's Manchester however).

I now have 6 squads in my army list. 1 & 2 are Scouts, 3 & 4 are Intercessors, 11 is Hellblasters and the Inceptors are squad 13.  I have no idea if this conforms to Adeptus Astartes military structure and frankly I don't care.  Games Workshop's retcon of their lore to introduce Primaris marines was about as subtle as a brick so I think we're all just pretty much making it up as we go along at this point.

Personally I would have released the Primaris figures as updated Space Marines without fanfare.  I've been running out-of-print Necron Wraiths in games alongside the newer versions for years and nobody gives a shit.  Why not just allow you to use your old OR new marines interchangeably?  What a crazy idea!  But then I don't work in marketing and try not to board the hype-train wherever possible (with varying degrees of success).  You've got to admit that 8th edition 40k generated a lot of attention in the wargaming world which undoubtedly led to increased sales.

"Excuses are like assholes, Taylor, everybody got one."

"I told the Padre the truth, man. I like it here."

"Y'all know about killing? I'd like to hear about it, potheads."

"the worm has definitely turned for you, man."

"It's all gravy, everyday the rest of your life, gravy."

A full shot of all 10 Scouts is in order.  These are my favourite marines ever.  Which means that they will last about 30 seconds in a tournament game.  It doesn't help that Astartes neophytes are as squishy as burst haemorrhoids and even a few Ripper bases are terrifying to them.

I am now worryingly close to my deadline for the Fields of Blood tournament.  Technically I only have to paint a lascannon and the Primaris Ancient and I'm done.  Oh, I should probably get the Apothecary to attend to Captain Precarius at some point.  However, I've been dicking around with scenery again and would like to get this finished too.  As Rolf Harris used to say, "Can you guess what it is yet?"