The Nexus of Maelstronar
Chapter 1: A Dance of Destiny

In the first Chapter of the 7th Edition Campaign, the Mechanicus and the Imperial Knights face off against two deadly enemies; the Khorne Daemonkin and the Thousand Sons have made planetfall and are striking out!

Smaugonite reads through the epic tale of what happens in this months episode, including the arrival of something truly enigmatic! 

Stay tuned each month to see which faction will be crowned victorious in claiming the planet!

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Welcome to the new Campaign that Strategic Painting are going to be running over the course of the latter half of 2023! 

It is a super exciting time for the Team at Strategic Painting to take part in this new campaign. 

Also it is a time to welcome three new campaigners to the Team, please welcome: The Jarl, Blueblade and Dusty! It's going to be great to see if the new campaigners can hold their own against Smaugonite and Minions favourite armies! 

Check out our other Podcast Episodes until we publish our next Podcast in this series! 

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This week, Smaugonite goes into great detail on his terrifying Titans! From the ones available from Forge World to the smaller ones that are made for the Adeptus Titanicus game! 

He talks about where the Titan collection originally planned to go, why it changed halfway through, and what it means for the future of his Titan collection. 

He's is incredibly excited by anything Titan related, and he will be looking forward to expanding the collection over the coming years, into something worthy of the folklore and myths of the age!!

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In the episode this week, Smaugonite talks in detail about the Leagues of Votann and the plans that he and Minion have made to finally settle an age long debate.

Who would make the best Squat? 

Smaugonite talks about the plans for The Squat-Off and what it means for the reputation of the winner of this amazing challenge! 

From moot green base rims to the beauty of the new models, nothing is off limits when it comes to trying to best the other in painting, playing and the winning of this contest! 

If you'd like to hear more about our journey and the Leagues of Votann development that each of us our following, let us know! 

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The sky is burning with a thousand aircraft! There's no escape on land or in the sky, they cannot escape! Our vengeance has come!

This week, Smaugonite talks about the Aeronautica collection that the team have collected and where the plans might take them going forwards! 

As a weird statistical anomaly, Aeronautica is our most played game this year, as we've managed to play over 10 games, with our Horus Heresy game count being only 4! 

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In the dark, dank, dredges of the Hive City: Mistor, the foulest characters and beasts have free rein. Not only is the City ruled by a mysterious and tyrannical High-Lord, but the very populous seem to be a mirror of him.

In this episode, Smaugonite talks about the Strategic Painting Gang's choice of... well... gangs! He also talks about the board he has built and painted to allow for games, along with a smaller Zone Mortalis style board for skirmish battles!

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In the episode this week, Smaugonite talks about the Solar Marines (his Dark Angels force!) and where it came from and where it's got to... SPOILER ALERT... theres more to come! 

He also talks a bit about the plans for this season, which has got topics a plenty for you to listen to in the coming weeks and months! 

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Welcome back! 

What a long time it has been. In this episode, Smaugonite goes into the details of what each of the team have been up to since our last episode over a year ago!

More content is coming soon, the team are working hard to get content recorded and added to for the next few months. 

Watch this space, and we're glad to be back!

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The Ultramarines of the Imperium are one of the biggest Legions at the time of the Horus Heresy and their rules make them a formidable foe in the shooting phase when they take advantage of their ability to co-ordinate and work in unison to destroy their enemy! 

In this weeks Podcast Smaugonite talks about the things he would be tempted to take in an Ultramarine army when he comes to getting a force down the line. He talks into details on the style of army he'd take and what would be included in that; and importantly why he would take certain units. As this is a little different in the sense that Smaugonite is talking about what he would take down the line it doesn't necessarily mean the rules allow for these units to be taken and he will update when he comes to writing his Ultramarine list!

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The Praetors of the Phoenix have bonds to their brothers-in-arms stronger than any other warriors in the whole Imperium. As a show of solidarity before battle, their brothers will mark their armour with a unique symbol that will signify their unity and to show that the Brotherhood of the Chapter comes before anything else. Having this bond means that the Praetors of the Phoenix fight in complete unison, no commands are needed or given as they all work as a collective and conquer their enemies without any need for discussion. The warriors will work towards the Chapters common goals without any disputes, knowing that they are protecting their Brotherhood at all costs. 

In this weeks Podcast Croydon goes into details on her very own Primaris army and where the ideas came from for her colour scheme, additions and how she decided to paint her different units. 

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