Balls’ History Of The World: Part 1

ballsofsteelandfury - December 13, 2022December 11, 2022

Before we get started, I feel we need an appropriate intro: https://youtu.be/AILiI6f83L8 This post came about because this YouTube video popped up on my feed: https://youtu.be/Zlz4QgpOSw0 I got interested and then went down a rabbit hole that has led to this post. I found that I disagree with the YouTube video. It appears to

The Worlds of the Imperium of Man

ArmedandHammered - September 21, 2022

Images from here. I know I had discussed covering the enemies of man, but I have decided this post to discuss the worlds of the Imperium of Man. The Imperium is made up of many, many worlds but they do fall into certain categories. Also all worlds must present tithes to

BattleBots Beat: ZAAAAAAADOK THE PRIEEEEEEEST

Senor Weaselo - September 15, 2022September 15, 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waTzBd5lTHQ …With a name like BattleBots: Champions, it's been right there this whole time. Also, bonus points because I've been sitting on this title since, like, last Thursday, when there was still a Queen of England, and not a coronation in the waiting, and the British monarch uses Zadok the Priest.

BattleBots Beat: Return of the Voodoo Mistress

Senor Weaselo - September 8, 2022September 8, 2022

And then there was one. Welcome back to the Beat, where the hunted actually did the thing they were supposed to! Skorpios made it one for the gatekeepers with their split decision win over Bloodsport. Well, there is one more, and actually she'd be the first and only to defend both

BattleBots Beat: The Zodiac Killer

Senor Weaselo - September 1, 2022August 31, 2022

Not Ted Cruz. Welcome back to the Champions Beat! Where the hunters are 3-0 against the hunted after Glitch managed to get Rotator to shear its own bottom plate off. It means there are two slots left to be claimed for the Golden Bolt tournament. Up for grabs? The bounty belonging

BattleBots Beat: The Palindromic Powerhouse

Senor Weaselo - August 25, 2022August 25, 2022

Welcome back to the Beat, Shempions edition! Where we've gotta say, like last year, it hasn't been a good start for the bounty bots, or legends, or gatekeepers, or whatever you want to call them. But the next of them knows a thing or two about turning around bad starts,

BattleBots Beat: The Mutant Scion

Senor Weaselo - August 18, 2022August 18, 2022

Welcome back to the Beat! We forge ahead with the Shempions portion of our program with a second helping. This week's bounty to be hunted, or what they're calling the gatekeeper, is Lock-Jaw. In terms of the history of combat robotics, Donald Hutson's name would be littered across the book. Tazbot,

BattleBots Beat: The Original Legend Killer

Senor Weaselo - August 11, 2022August 11, 2022

This is the BattleBots Season 3.0 heavyweight final, all the way back from the Comedy Central days. In one square, you had the two-time champion, BioHazard, believed by many even now to be one of the most dominant robots of all time. Its low profile and four-bar lifter controlled many

Warhammer 40k – The Tyranids the Andy Reids of 40k

ArmedandHammered - August 3, 2022August 3, 2022

As usual images and information referenced can be found here. Also, clicking on the included links will take you to more in-depth information, more than you ever knew existed, wanted to know, and are horrified that it exists in such depth. So like I mentioned last week, I am focusing on the

Warhammer 40k – The Institutions that Make up the Empire of Man

ArmedandHammered - July 27, 2022July 27, 2022

Banner image from here. (all pics [other than banner] and links come from warhammer 40k wiki) As I have started writing these posts I realize how much lore I know and have been thinking about how to present the information in a way that makes sense, especially since I have gained my

Intro to Warhammer – why? Because I was asked to….

ArmedandHammered - July 20, 2022July 20, 2022

(all pics are from warhammer wiki and/or warhammer 40k wiki) and Warhammer and Warhammer 40k are properties of Games Workshop So in talking to a couple of people who write for the site, the subject of Warhammer came up because the phrases "Blood for the Blood God" and "Skulls for the

BattleBots Beat: Your 2021 Champion…

Senor Weaselo - April 14, 2022April 14, 2022

Eight bots remain. Some standbys, some surprises. The main surprises would be who's out, actually. With Tombstone and End Game both out of the tournament, and Paul Ventimiglia still holding out on behalf of better compensation for builders, we will have a first-time champion. So, let's get to the fights. 4.