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Project Diary: Harlequins

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Okay, okay, I know what you’re thinking. Why the heck is he starting a Harlequins army for Warhammer 40,000? First, after I built* my Space Wolves army I realized that they were blue and blue is my son Ben’s favorite color (*never mind that Phobos Lieutenant that needs painting still). Ben has always loved playing with the little blue Ultramarines that I inherited from Sammy after he moved. I didn’t think about it until after I had finished the project but I realized that, maybe one day, Ben may end up playing with Dad’s blue Space Marines. That made me think of my daughter Amelia and what she could possibly play in the future. Some army painted pink and gold, her favorite colors, and that got me thinking about Harlequins.  Secondly, my good friend Luke was recently inoculated with the 40k bug after going on an Army exercise and talking to some buddies there. Luke, my brother, and myself grew up playing the Dawn of War video games, but I was the only one to jump ship over to the pa...
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2025 Year in Review

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2025 Year in Review Let’s take a quick look at my hobby stats for 2025! I set a goal for 2025 to play more games and to use the toys I spent all this money on. While the creating of the Mole Mini Works blog was a way to move my hobby blogging from social media sites such as Twitter and Instagram, it also had an encouraging effect on the number of games I played. I enjoy putting together the short Battle Reports. What also helped is that I was encouraged by friend and typical X-Wing opponent Brian to creat the war gaming journal that I was thinking of doing. A way to record and track my games through the year, and it was the main source that I referenced to determine some of the Year in Review stats! Games Played: 22 X-Wing : 8 Bolt Action: 3 Warhammer 40k: 11 Now, let’s take a look at the number of games played. I set a goal for the year to play at least 12 games, one a month. There was no specific requirement on which games got played, but if I got one play of each of my favorite game...
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Battle Report: From Ashes to Victory

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BATTLE REPORT CARD Date: December 7, 2025 Game: Bolt Action Size: 2500pt Doubles Mission: Take & Hold   🟥Red Player: Alex & Edgar 🟥 Faction: German Waffen & German Grenadiers 🟥 List: Panther + Stormtroopers 🆚 🟦Blue Player: Jim & James 🟦 Faction: US Army & British 8th Army 🟦 List: Mechanized Infantry
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Tournament Report: Warhammer 40,000 Seeing Doubles Event

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TOURNAMENT  REPORT Date:  November 22, 2025 Game:  Warhammer 40,000 Size:  2,000 pt Doubles (1,000/1,000pt) Missions:  Chapter Approved 2025 Prologue: 2025 has been a bountiful war gaming year, but I never expected to be partaking in a Warhammer 40,000 Tournament again after my first 40k competitive experience.
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Project Diary: Tau Vespid and Pathfinder Reinforcements

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Time for another project while my Harlequins sit 30% done. This time, it is working on a few reinforcements for my Tau Empire army. Grey Knight's Luke has asked me to participate in a local Warhammer 40,000 doubles event in late November. After mulling through a few different list ideas (and still working on it...) I finally used it as an excuse to pick up a set of models that I have wanted, but despised, for a long time - Vespids.
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Battle Report: Death Guard vs Harlequins

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BATTLE REPORT CARD Date: October 19, 2025 Game: Warhammer 40,000 Size: 1000pt Mission: Target Priority*   🟥Red Player: Alex 🟥 Faction:   Harlequins (Eldar) 🟥 List: Ghosts of the Webway 🆚 🟦Blue Player: Tom 🟦 Faction: Death Guard 🟦 List:  Daemon Prince & Terminators
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Battle Report: Grey Knights vs Space Marines

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BATTLE REPORT CARD Date: October 12, 2025 Game: Warhammer 40,000 Size: 2000pt Mission: Priority Target (Leviathan Mission Deck)   🟥Red Player: Alex 🟥 Faction:   Space Marines 🟥 List: Librarius Conclave 🆚 🟦Blue Player: Luke 🟦 Faction: Grey Knights 🟦 List: Warpbane Librarians
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