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Zach Watson

@watson-kat

Author by choice, developer by career, historian by upbringing. Avid player of Warmachine, A Song of Ice and Fire, and Battletech, at least when I'm not lazing on my couch with video games, my wife, and a lazy corgi. https://zachwatsonauthor.com/

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Zephyr Cygnar's bizarre retreat to the impractical arrives to be... an unfortunately necessary and solid piece in the 2026 environment. #Warmachine #Miniatures #PrivateerPress #Wargaming #Tactica

Zephyr

Cygnar's bizarre retreat to the impractical arrives to be... an unfortunately necessary and solid piece in the 2026 environment. #Warmachine #Miniatures #PrivateerPress #Wargaming #Tactica

09.03.2026 16:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
3/1/26 โ€“ Battle Report: Bloodย Ravens The Space Marines of the Blood Ravens chapter encounter a Necron Phalanx as two strike forces attempt to defend their objectives.

The Space Marines of the Blood Ravens chapter encounter a Necron Phalanx as two strike forces attempt to defend their objectives.

A very fun game between fully painted armies, always a treat!

#Warhammer40k #BloodRavens #SpaceMarines #Necrons #BattleReport

01.03.2026 22:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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March, 2026 Good afternoon all, and welcome to the latest update for my various projects both literary and in regards to the tabletop. My latest book, the Garrison's Corsair, has been out for a couple of weeks and seems to be doing quite well! Please consider picking it up if you haven't already, checking out the series as a whole if you like darker isekai fantasy tales, and if you've already grab it, …

March, 2026

Good afternoon all, and welcome to the latest update for my various projects both literary and in regards to the tabletop. My latest book, the Garrison's Corsair, has been out for a couple of weeks and seems to be doing quite well! Please consider picking it up if you haven't already,โ€ฆ

01.03.2026 21:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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February โ€“ World Building of Saerda Weekย 4 February World Building challenges, we're looking at #FantasyIndiesFebruary and #FebruaryWorldBuilders this month. I hope you all enjoy, looks like governments and romance to wrap up February. #IndieAuthor #IndieSky #WriteSky #WorldBuilding

February โ€“ World Building of Saerda Weekย 4

February World Building challenges, we're looking at #FantasyIndiesFebruary and #FebruaryWorldBuilders this month. I hope you all enjoy, looks like governments and romance to wrap up February. #IndieAuthor #IndieSky #WriteSky #WorldBuilding

28.02.2026 17:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Winter Korps โ€“ 2026 Tier Listย Voting Time to put it to the community: how would you rank the Warcasters of the Winter Korps?

Time to put it to the community: how would you rank the Warcasters of the Winter Korps?

#Polls #Warmachine #WinterKorps #TierList #Khador #SFG #SteamForgedGames

27.02.2026 21:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Captain Raef Huxley Grading Scale Found on Faction Page 2026 Edition So you like Darius, but instead of him being decent but underrated, you want him overtuned? Well, do I have a warcaster for you. Sadly I'm not really exaggerating. Huxley is just old Darius but better in every way. He runs warjacks better than anyone else in the Legion thanks to having access to two of the best field marshals in the game, the best jack support spell in the game, and a feat that lets him really do some work.

Captain Raef Huxley

Grading Scale Found on Faction Page 2026 Edition So you like Darius, but instead of him being decent but underrated, you want him overtuned? Well, do I have a warcaster for you. Sadly I'm not really exaggerating. Huxley is just old Darius but better in every way. He runsโ€ฆ

24.02.2026 13:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Weekend #Painting project, step six, one 95% done.

Ran over time but good progress all the same?

#WarhammerPainting #40k #BloodRavens #SpaceMarines

23.02.2026 22:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Major Allister Caine Grading Scale Found on Faction Page 2026 Edition Despite being an old man who really ought to be retired, Caine is still running around the battlefields and tabletops of Warmachine. As for what he is... well, he's pretty much the exact same as he's always been. This new version is basically a hybrid of his former incarnations, taking a few elements from each in the hopes of finally putting together a warcaster that's better all around than he typically is.

Major Allister Caine

Grading Scale Found on Faction Page 2026 Edition Despite being an old man who really ought to be retired, Caine is still running around the battlefields and tabletops of Warmachine. As for what he is... well, he's pretty much the exact same as he's always been. This newโ€ฆ

22.02.2026 13:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Weekend #Painting project, step five , the engine blocks.

#WarhammerPainting #40k #BloodRavens #SpaceMarines

21.02.2026 17:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Weekend #Painting project, step four, the turrets.

#WarhammerPainting #40k #BloodRavens #SpaceMarines

21.02.2026 14:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Specialist Tyson Vas Captain Bastian Falk analysis and review; a good combat solo who can adapt pretty well to most situations. #Warmachine #Miniatures #PrivateerPress #Wargaming #Tactica

Specialist Tyson Vas

Captain Bastian Falk analysis and review; a good combat solo who can adapt pretty well to most situations. #Warmachine #Miniatures #PrivateerPress #Wargaming #Tactica

21.02.2026 13:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Weekend #Painting project, step three.

#WarhammerPainting #40k #BloodRavens #SpaceMarines

21.02.2026 01:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Weekend #Painting project, steps one and two.

#WarhammerPainting #40k #BloodRavens #SpaceMarines

20.02.2026 19:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Lieutenant Sara Brisbane Lieutenant Sara Brisbane, ready to open fire and destroy the enemy from as far away as possible. #Warmachine #Miniatures #PrivateerPress #Wargaming #Tactica

Lieutenant Sara Brisbane

Lieutenant Sara Brisbane, ready to open fire and destroy the enemy from as far away as possible. #Warmachine #Miniatures #PrivateerPress #Wargaming #Tactica

18.02.2026 13:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Captain Bastian Falk Captain Bastian Falk analysis and review; a good combat solo who can adapt pretty well to most situations. #Warmachine #Miniatures #PrivateerPress #Wargaming #Tactica

Captain Bastian Falk

Captain Bastian Falk analysis and review; a good combat solo who can adapt pretty well to most situations. #Warmachine #Miniatures #PrivateerPress #Wargaming #Tactica

17.02.2026 13:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Garrison's Corsair (Warblades of Saerda Book 3) Amazon.com: The Garrison's Corsair (Warblades of Saerda Book 3) eBook : Watson, Zachary: Kindle Store

My newest book is out! The third of my Garrison series, a darker fantasy isekai where our heroine is doing her best to both survive and find her way home.

#IndieAuthor #FantasyIndie #Isekai #NewRelease #WroteABook #WriteSky #AuthorSky #Fantasy

17.02.2026 11:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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February โ€“ World Building of Saerda Weekย 3 February World Building challenges, we're looking at #FantasyIndiesFebruary and #FebruaryWorldBuilders this month. I hope you all enjoy, looks like a lot of law enforcement this week. #IndieAuthor #IndieSky #WriteSky #WorldBuilding

February โ€“ World Building of Saerda Weekย 3

February World Building challenges, we're looking at #FantasyIndiesFebruary and #FebruaryWorldBuilders this month. I hope you all enjoy, looks like a lot of law enforcement this week. #IndieAuthor #IndieSky #WriteSky #WorldBuilding

15.02.2026 13:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Got this Captain done in about an hour. Happy with how he turned out.

#40k #WarhammerPainting #Painting #SpaceMarines #BloodRavens

15.02.2026 02:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 14 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Weekend painting project completed early. Yet more Ravens joining the chapter of kleptomaniacs.

#40k #WarhammerPainting #Painting #SpaceMarines #BloodRavens

14.02.2026 21:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 19 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Warrior Analysis โ€“ย Criterions Grading Scale Found On Faction Page 2026 Edition Sliding in as yet another heavy infantry option for Cryx; the Cephalyx Criterion Drudges. These guys pretty much replaced any notion of taking Brute Thralls before 2026, and even after the errata dropped... well, they probably still do. They're surprisingly durable, hit hard enough to be worth their points, and in general are a pain to deal with unless you've got a list with easy access to their weakness.

Warrior Analysis โ€“ย Criterions

Grading Scale Found On Faction Page 2026 Edition Sliding in as yet another heavy infantry option for Cryx; the Cephalyx Criterion Drudges. These guys pretty much replaced any notion of taking Brute Thralls before 2026, and even after the errata dropped... well, theyโ€ฆ

14.02.2026 13:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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More Blood Ravens ready to lootโ€ฆ er, โ€œacquire salvageโ€.

#40k #WarhammerPainting #Painting #SpaceMarines #BloodRavens

13.02.2026 15:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Solo Analysis โ€“ Silexusย Xiphus Grading Scale Found On Faction Page 2026 Edition The second of the character Cephalyx solos, and another supporting piece, Xiphus is a bit of an odd duck. On the one hand, he's got one of the few remaining control spells in the game, and is incredibly aggravating when he gets it off. On the other hand... he doesn't do anything else, meaning you're paying three points for a single ability.

Solo Analysis โ€“ Silexusย Xiphus

Grading Scale Found On Faction Page 2026 Edition The second of the character Cephalyx solos, and another supporting piece, Xiphus is a bit of an odd duck. On the one hand, he's got one of the few remaining control spells in the game, and is incredibly aggravatingโ€ฆ

13.02.2026 13:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Winter Korps Field Reportย 02/10/26 Winter Korps taking on House Kallys. 100 points of Adepticon prep for me, and my opponent is working on switching factions, getting used to Dusk once more. #Warmachine #Wargaming #BattleReport #SteamForgedGames #SFG #PrivateerPress #WarmachineMk4

Winter Korps Field Reportย 02/10/26

Winter Korps taking on House Kallys. 100 points of Adepticon prep for me, and my opponent is working on switching factions, getting used to Dusk once more. #Warmachine #Wargaming #BattleReport #SteamForgedGames #SFG #PrivateerPress #WarmachineMk4

11.02.2026 17:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Solo Analysis โ€“ Akulonย Thaemestra Grading Scale Found On Faction Page 2026 Edition The one thing that new Cryx was missing in comparison to the old was the Skarlock Thrall. Not having a spell slave felt strange, and somewhat awkward... fortunately their good allies in the Cephalyx were so kind as to loan one out. Thaemestra is one of the better pure support models in the game right now.

Solo Analysis โ€“ Akulonย Thaemestra

Grading Scale Found On Faction Page 2026 Edition The one thing that new Cryx was missing in comparison to the old was the Skarlock Thrall. Not having a spell slave felt strange, and somewhat awkward... fortunately their good allies in the Cephalyx were so kind asโ€ฆ

10.02.2026 13:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Test Blood Raven Terminator Sergeant.

#40k #WarhammerPainting #Painting #SpaceMarines #BloodRavens

09.02.2026 19:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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February โ€“ World Building of Saerda Weekย 2 February World Building challenges, we're looking at #FantasyIndiesFebruary and #FebruaryWorldBuilders this month. I hope you all enjoy, looks like a bit of romance and metaphysics this week. #IndieAuthor #IndieSky #WriteSky #WorldBuilding

February โ€“ World Building of Saerda Weekย 2

February World Building challenges, we're looking at #FantasyIndiesFebruary and #FebruaryWorldBuilders this month. I hope you all enjoy, looks like a bit of romance and metaphysics this week. #IndieAuthor #IndieSky #WriteSky #WorldBuilding

08.02.2026 13:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Winter Korpsย Gallery A gallery of all of my painted miniatures for the Winter Korps of Warmachine Mk4 for your viewing pleasure.

A gallery of all of my painted miniatures for the Winter Korps of Warmachine Mk4 for your viewing pleasure.

#Painting #Warmachine #MiniaturePainting #SFG #Khador #TableTopGaming

06.02.2026 13:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ilari Borisyuk โ€“ Grindingย Dozers Looking at list building in the new era of Warmachine, moving on to Boris. Someone who I didn't care for at all, though I recognized he wasn't bad, but who might be growing on me as we move into the new year.

Ilari Borisyuk โ€“ Grindingย Dozers

Looking at list building in the new era of Warmachine, moving on to Boris. Someone who I didn't care for at all, though I recognized he wasn't bad, but who might be growing on me as we move into the new year.

05.02.2026 14:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Warjack Analysis โ€“ย Deathjack The Deathjack Mk2 has arrived in Warmachine Mk4, and he's just as big and evil as ever.

Warjack Analysis โ€“ย Deathjack

The Deathjack Mk2 has arrived in Warmachine Mk4, and he's just as big and evil as ever.

05.02.2026 01:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Took a break from painting Sisters, did some Blood Ravens instead. I really love how they came out!

#40k #WarhammerPainting #Painting #spacemarines #BloodRavens

04.02.2026 20:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0