Posted by Carl on 09 1st, 2015

Posted by Carl on Sep 12, 2016 Episode 140 of The Independent Characters continues our Show of Force series. This time it is the Adeptus Mechanicus and Skitarii forces that we cover in depth! To assist Carl, we have brought on two members of our gaming group that play the AdMech and Skitarii forces. Michael and Colin are both very strong painters and players. The wealth of knowledge between the two of them will...

Posted by Carl on Sep 4, 2016 Episode 139 of The Independent Characters continues our coverage of Horus Heresy 6: Retribution! This is the second of our two-part coverage of this incredible book by Forge World. As you know, last episode Carl lost his voice while recording. This episode we pick right back up where we left off. We complete our discussion around the background and storyline and then move right...

Posted by Carl on Aug 23, 2016 Episode 138 of The Independent Characters is a long one… that we end up cutting short due to Carl losing his voice. The primary subject of this episode is our long awaited coverage of Forge Worlds Horus Heresy Book 6: Retribution. This is part One of our Two part coverage of this incredible book. In this part of our coverage we discuss much of the background of the book as...

Posted by Carl on Jul 23, 2016 We couldn’t stand the heat… The Boiler Room is officially being retired as Carl is moving to a new house with an air conditioned painting room/office/recording studio. We will put up pictures of it once we have it all set up, but the room will work quite well for our purposes. For those who are unaware, The Boiler Room was in one half of a converted two car garage. It served...

Posted by Carl on Jul 22, 2016 Episode 137 of The Independent Characters takes us back to some basics. And by that we mean basic tactics. After a lengthy Workbench and Games Played discussion, we get into a two part segment on Basic Tactics with Jody and Jason. This covers each phase of the Warhammer 40k game as it is played on the tabletop. After that, we figured we would kick off an ongoing segment on Basic...

Posted by Carl on Jul 1, 2016 Many gamers feel like they have always had that novel inside of them, if they could just get the time to write it all down… Episode 136 focuses on what it takes for your submissions to Black Library to get noticed. Who knows, maybe you could be the next great Black Library author! To help us out with this we have brought in three experts: Guy Haley is probably one of the...

Posted by Carl on Jun 10, 2016 Episode 135 of The Independent Characters is packed to the brim with great content! After the usual Workbench and Games Played segment we launch into a discussion on Speed Painting. Justin and Jody talk about tips and techniques for getting your army on the table quickly. Then, to reinforce that point, we have an interview with Dave of Dave Paints. He is the commission painter...

Posted by Carl on Jun 1, 2016 Episode 134 of The Independent Characters is is a return to our Show of Force format. This time around we are covering the Astra Militarum, or as they are traditionally known, The Imperial Guard. To help us out we have a couple of guests. First up is Douglas Neale, or as he is more affectionately known, Replacement Geoff. He plays IG as his primary army and has a love for the...