Strategic Painting Podcast

The Nexus of MaelstronarChapter 1: A Dance of DestinyIn 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!Con...

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 Epis...

In this weeks mega-episode all three of us sit down and talk about our Magnum Opus plans and where we'd like our armies to head towards for their completion. Firstly, Smaugonite talks all things Titans, Custodes and Dark Angels; which then leads on to his idea of having a contingent of every Space Marine Legion present in his Magnum Opus army. Then Minion goes into details on his plans for the Traitor Mechanicum and how he plans for this army to get to a 6,000 point standing first, ...

In this Episode Smaugonite goes through a brief roundup of the journey that Strategic Painting has taken since it began back in 2015. He also goes into where his hobby as grown through this time; with the additions of different factions and races; and even different gaming systems altogether! Due to the length of this Podcast we will not be releasing a Podcast next Monday, (3rd May 2021) instead our next Monday podcast will be released on the 10th May. Contact Strategic Paintin...

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 ...

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 thi...

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! If you have any commission enquiries please visit ...

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!Contact Strategic Painting by your ...

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! Contact Strategic Painting by your preferred method below: Follow our Instagram at @strategicpainting or @smaugonite Subscribe to our YouTube at @strategicpainting Visit ...

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!Contact Strategic Painting by your preferred method below: Follow our Instagram at @strategicpainting or @smaugonite Subscribe to our YouTube at @stra...

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 inclu...

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...

The soulless, mindless rabble of mass infantry of robots would not be in the Warhammer 40,000 universe without the presence of a Star-God tricking the original humanoid creatures into a deal that would cause such anger. After being blazed by their Sun on a planet where there was little shelter from the radiation, the Necrontyr made a deal with the Star-God to make them immortal, which forever bound their souls into metal and caused them to lose all of the humanity they once had. In this ...

After Magnus decided to join forces with the Warmaster in the Siege of Terra, the Thousand Sons fate was sealed with servitude to the forces of Chaos. As they fell into the powers of evil, they begun to believe in their own lies and deception; convincing themselves that instead of them being used as puppets they were actually in control of their own destiny. How wrong they were. The Cursed Brotherhood have adorned themselves in white power armour, a symbol to their brother traitor legions of ...

The Ordo-Sinister, one of the most secretive and detached Legios of Titans ever to serve in the Imperium stride to battle in an eerie silence. Often being referred to as the Left Hand of the Emperor, the Nightmare Titans are no stranger to being deployed alongside the Legio Custodes, or Legio Ignatum, fighting in a strange unison, with battle-plans and strategies going unconfirmed, but seemingly acknowledged when in the midst of the battle.In this weeks Podcast Smaugonite goes into the ...

There are those of the Mechanicum who decided to turn on the Emperor and follow Horus and his cohort in the pursuit of Terra, the cradle of humanity. As each of the traitorous Legios turned on the Imperium their mutations grew more gruesome; and nothing represents this better than the fallen Titans who adorn their engines with trophies, spikes or flesh. There are none who turn to Horus' path and return, from Conscripts to Princeps, any who pledge themselves to the Ruinstorm Gods do so with no...

By far the most aggressive of the Space Marine Legions to turn against the Emperor during the Horus Heresy, the World Eaters preferred style of fighting is to hurtle forwards axes and chainswords swinging. Without stopping they churn through enemy forces like a knife through butter, only relenting when the enemy has been utterly decimated. They serve the Choas God Khorne in their ways, and they can be constantly heard shouting in his honour! Blood for the Blood God!In this weeks Podcast Smaug...

Who doesn't love the checkered patterns on the Players from the xenos race known as the Harlequins? They fly through the enemy lines quicker than speed of light, being able to disable the enemy force before they know that they are under attack. Whilst their number is few, it is typical that they are fewer in number than a Legion of Space Marines, they still are able to identify the key weaknesses and deconstruct the enemy.In this weeks Podcast Smaugonite goes into details on his Aeldari force...

The Solar Forged are a contingent of the Mechanicum of Mars and have proven themselves time and time again in battle. With their numbers being so few, they are often mistaken for a weaker force; however any who deems this relentless march of automata as such will be dealt with swiftly and totally. In this weeks Podcast Smaugonite goes into details on his Mechanicum force, and where the collection is at the moment, as this is one of the rarer armies in the sense that he hasn't completed i...

The Obsidian Hunters are the Lords of the Night, and with that title comes an inherent ability to use the shadows to their advantage. Striking hard and fast through the darkness and being able to manoeuvre in agile and almost impossible ways means that there are few places enemies can hide from The Obsidian Hunters. After leaving Nostramo, The Obsidian Hunters joined the Warmaster in his crusade to Terra, however before reaching the Solar System they mysteriously vanished, with no trace other...