The Kill Teams of 40k back in 4^th edition were fun little skirmishes that added a neat dimension to the game.  They allowed a player to have a small little army that, while almost certainly not legal in a normal game, were fun to paint and collect.  It was far more conducive to personalizing a model (such as giving him trophies, painting him differently than the rest of an army, etc) and made the game seem just a little more personal as it is easier to project yourself onto one or two models rather than a whole army.  Read more... (1308 words, estimated 5:14 mins reading time)

Well the results from the 31st Millenium contest are in and we have our winners.  Thanks to anyone who entered!

First place was Gregory with his Lucius model.  A great conversion with an appropriate paintjob was what vaulted this entry into first place (and $50 from Miniwargaming!)

In Second place and winner of $35 from Miniwargaming is Caleb’s Tyranid Wyvern:

The Deadline for Issue 6 articles is on the 18th, so make sure you get them in!

-Kevin

Hey guys, just letting you know that the Issue 6 article deadline is quickly approaching on October 2nd and the 31st Millennium contest (with $85 in prize support from Miniwargaming) on October 5th.  Details for the contest can be found here.  Just email articles and/or contest submissions to theastromag@gmail.com.

-Kevin

In the 31^st Millennium, there is only plastic…

Here it is, our quarterly issue-themed contest.  Seeing as how Issue 6 revolves around a Pre-Heresy theme, we decided why not have a contest in the same vein?  However, when most people think “Pre-Heresy” they think Primarchs and the original 18 Legions, but there is so much more…

Rules: Create a model that would be found in the 31^st Millennium. This could be a Pre-Heresy Space Marine, an alien race that was expunged during the Great Crusade, or whatever your creative mind can come up with! You must convert, paint and create a short piece of fluff that describes what/who your creation is and their place in the 31^st Millennium. This is a very open competition and is only restricted to the Pre-Heresy time-period.

Judging: The competition will be judged as follows:

Conversion (20 points) – Judges will be looking for creativity, posing and originality. This is the most important part of the competition so it is wise to include a picture of the unpainted model as well so it is easier to tell the amount of work you put into it (which a spiffy paint job can cover up).  Read more... (393 words, estimated 1:34 mins reading time)

Finally, Issue 5 is released!  I won’t bore you with some fancy-shmancy intro so here it is for all your downloading pleasure!