Astra Militarum

Down in the Mud and Blood – Veteran Guardsmen in Kill Team

The Veteran Guardsmen (which are now largely being represented by the new Death Korps of Krieg kit) are one of the two new Kill Team factions added in the Octarius book. They represent some of the toughest operatives that...

A Plasma Gun and a Flak Jacket: Astra Militarum Kill Team Tactics

The ever reliable Imperial Guard get looked at today. While they don’t have all the options that Veteran Guard do, they still give you an interesting team to play, and a lot of modelling opportunities. Their entry in the...

War Zone Octarius Book 1: Rising Tide – The Narrative Play Rules

Welcome back, Dear Reader, to our review of the Narrative Play rules in Warzone Octarius Book 1: Rising Tide. If you missed our review of the Matched Play rules in the book, you can find that review here. Today...

Warzone Octarius Book 1: Rising Tide Review, Part 1 – The Imperium

Warzone: Octarius is here! In this review we look at the new rules for Cadian armies of the Astra Militarum and Deathwatch Armies of Renown, as well as new datasheets for fortifications.

How to Paint Everything: Rockfish’s Totally Loyal Guards

Those of you who have seen our August Hobby Round-up will have noticed that in addition to starting GSC I had a guard sentinel in the same colour scheme, this is essentially the cheat I am doing to say...

How to Paint Everything: Veteran Guardsmen (Death Korps of Krieg)

With the launch of the Kill Team 2.0 and the Octarius Killzone, Games Workshop unveiled two new kill teams: Veteran Guardsmen and Kommandos, finally giving us full, multi-part plastic kits for each. With the release we finally have plastic...

Start Competing: Astra Militarum Tactics (8th edition)

This page now references an out of date edition of the game. For Start Competing: Astra Militarum in 10th edition and onwards, please click here. If you've just been introduced to a galaxy filled with near-immortal super-soldiers, intergalactic alien invaders,...

Kill Team Compendium Review, Part I: Rules Overview, Building Teams, and the Imperium

The upcoming Kill Team 2.0 release is really a two-part release: The first part is the Octarius boxed set and the Core Rules that accompany it - you can find our review of the box here - and the...

Kill Team 2.0: Octarius Review

Although we’ve talked at length about the new Kill Team 2.0 in our review, there’s a second, rather hefty, book included in the new box and that’s the Octarius Campaign book. In this review we’ll be diving deeper into...

Cadian Shock Troops: Unboxing and Painting

Goonhammer was provided with a review sample of this product by Games Workshop. One of the nice surprises from a recent GW preview was the annoucnement of a new Cadian Shock Troop box, with a new upgrade sprue designed to...