Warhammer 40,000: 2nd Edition Campaign Battle Report BLOOD ANGELS VS ORKS

[@bobjones5674]

"I didn't really have a plan, except go forwards." Truly an ork at heart.

[@benmartland704]

Fantastic report, I'd love to see more 2nd-ed action with these armies!

[@edpaintsminis]

Oh me too! I think the Orks will be back. With reinforcements...

[@petros9711]

I typically hate battle reports - but these are fantastic, from the retro minis, the voice over, the debriefing and the music… so good! Keep it up! :)

[@edpaintsminis]

Awesome! Mission accomplished! Thanks so much for the feedback! 😊

[@maddlarkin]

Same this is probably the first battle report I ever made it the whole way through, really well done and compelling

[@luketfer]

That final liberation victory music fills me with such nostalgia

[@aglumm9469]

Haha same here. Just the icing on the cake really!!

[@euansmith3699]

"To the Death: Blood Angels' Briefing" "Underpants Off: Blood Angels' Debriefing." What a fun battle report. Tycho's paint job looks like it has jumped straight out of a comic book 😎

[@edpaintsminis]

Love me some vivid 90s comic colours!

[@nonya1366]

Man Tycho is doing great here, I hope nothing ever bad happens to him :⁾

[@edpaintsminis]

👀

[@Челбезника-у2с]

This was all the fun of the old editions, you could shoot at the enemy unit and accidentally destroy your own, the vehicle could explode from one minor penetration of the armor from a weapon that could not even penetrate a tank, by killing just one warlord you could make half of the opponent's army flee in panic and it was fun. Then the battles seemed more realistic: 1. Change of day and night. 2. The vehicle could break on rocky terrain. 3. The damaged vehicle could perform the function of shelter. 4. Realistic vehicle damage system. 5. Shelter could REALLY cover you from enemy fire (not that now in the ninth edition). 6. Flamethrowers passed through the walls and explosions could destroy an entire squad, which approached the realistic perception of weapons. 7. Warlords could fight fair duels. 8. Realistic system of giving orders, it was very funny when the commissar tried to give an order every time and the squad he commanded stupidly did not carry it out due to bad throws (I just imagined how it looked in real combat every time 😂). And in general it was really cool.😔

[@pedrobastos8132]

Those models are straight up lovely, so full of character!

[@strukja]

I can't explain how much I enjoy these videos. Biggest kudos for all the care you've put into every aspect of creating this. Hope you are also having a blast along the way!

[@edpaintsminis]

That's amazing! Thanks so much. I am very much enjoying making these videos and painting these lovely old models - it's awesome!

[@Imerias2]

I love the more narrative style. It's really engaging.

[@WarpstormChronicles]

I am loving these retro reports so much! I'm getting nostalgic in my old age.

[@motorbikekultofspeed1094]

These battle reports have been a ton of fun to watch and really are very nostalgic. You’ve inspired me to finally paint up my 2nd edition box.

[@edpaintsminis]

Amazing to hear. Give those mono posed dudes a lick of paint! 😎🖌️

[@mrparsons8290]

Absolutely loved this series! The length and commentary for the videos was spot on. I think most of us are here for that nostalgia kick, rather than watching the intricacies of the 2nd ed rules being debated, and this conveys that perfectly. Hope to see more soon! Maybe some of the missions published in the old White Dwarfs?

[@bingobongo1615]

Unbelievably well painted armies… amazing. They look how we all hoped our miniatured would eventually look like back in the day

[@edpaintsminis]

Thanks Bingo Bongo! Spot on - the standard is basically 'how would 10yr old me feel about this?!' He's very happy btw 😊

[@HarrisonResorts]

That tiny little bolt-thrower poster made me smile, lol. Been bingeing these videos lately, these are some of the best battle reports on youtube, thanks for making these.

[@Lordvader1212]

This is so cool! Well shot and narrated. Shows how there is nothing wrong with playing the old games

[@foxbox4523]

Such a good battle report, everything on point, from models and scenerey to music and voiceover. Truly made my day, looking forward to the next!

[@edpaintsminis]

Thanks Richard! That's great to hear it had that level of impact! I'll keep making 'em if you keep watchin' 😊

[@aglumm9469]

This is an absolutely brilliant batrep. You’re videos are just top tier standard and the style you do them in is very immersive. Please please keep doing them. They are amazing! Great work mate and well done on what you’ve achieved with your 2nd Ed content so far!! Bravo!

[@edpaintsminis]

Thanks so much aglumm! Awesome feedback and I will endeavor to keep the content coming for you!

[@Miniscape-wh40k]

A truly epic battle report. My favourite bit was when Tycho toppled the dreadnought. Great work sir.

[@edpaintsminis]

Raphael and Tycho did the chapter proud.

[@konne16]

I just got back into 40k....after 17years, I moved to Australia from Germany, just got home and realised that I've got most of the Gorka Morka and 2nd and 3rd edition of ork miniatures, I get back into full-time!!!! Best depression cure😂

[@edpaintsminis]

What an incredible find!

[@MookelDookel5623]

Welcome back! Where are you based in Oz? We can get a game in? I’m back in after last playing 2nd ED.

[@dicehammer8450]

Love those narrative battle reports.

[@AVoxintheVoid]

If you ever want any help with voiceover work in the future I would be happy to help! Great job!!

[@edpaintsminis]

Appreciated Paul - let's stay in touch :)

[@AVoxintheVoid]

​@@edpaintsminis oh for sure! I'd be down to help with anything you need brother!

[@cavemanbum]

2:04 - It's great to see you used an ork from the old Rogue Trader plastic boxed set. I LOVED that set; tons and tons of variety. 😊

[@edpaintsminis]

Yes! Such a dynamic set of minis. Way superior to RTB01. I feel like it's been kind of forgotten about.

[@cavemanbum]

@@edpaintsminis I purchased that boxed set in 1992 while in college, and I'm embarrassed to say that I bit off way more than I could chew (I wasn't a good painter back then). I eventually traded the miniatures away to someone, and never saw them again. I regret it, and wish I had those models in my possession again, because I can now do them justice. 😭

[@bigbeef10]

Based trollface pfp

[@youdontneedtoseehisidentif4939]

I’d been looking forwards to this ..! Although I owned a copy of 2nd edition back in the day, for a variety of reasons, I never played a game - but this is how I always imagined games when reading through things like Codex Imperialis or battle reports in a friend’s issues of White Dwarf, and I love the little touches, like the Space Marines and the Orks being briefed by their respective commanders. I also - and please don’t take this the wrong way..! - like that your painting and modelling is both aspirational but achievable(-seeming..!) 🎵 Thundergitz is on the move, Thundergitz is loose… 🎶

[@edpaintsminis]

That's amazing to hear! And I'm right with you - I'm trying to capture the spirit of these games in narrative and presentation. Definitely not taken the wrong way! My painting would make '95 me very happy indeed. There's always more I could do, but getting these minis into the action is the priority! Thanks so much for the lovely comment!

[@Mess316]

actually this is the first battle report i enjoyed. Something about the whole retro thing making me nostalgic maybe, but i think you´ve really got something here, formula-wise. Would love to see more of that.

[@thecrownofcommand5830]

Da Krusha got da krunched in the end lol. You great presentation and style remined me of Thomas the Tank Engine especialy the Ork breifing in the beginning lol. Great work Ed and lovely painted models and terrain too.

[@gazamataz6839]

Awesome video. Took me back to my childhood.

[@HighlandPhoenix]

What a brilliant

[@edpaintsminis]

Yes! What a great tale. I reread that recently and it is superb. Bill King's world building is just outstanding. :)

[@dcoo1537]

Brilliant! So much childhood nostalgia. those dice rolls 😂 Army's and table/terrain look amazing Thanks for the videos really enjoying them keep up the awesome content

[@edpaintsminis]

Awesome! Will do! 😎

[@meanderingshade]

This has been a wonderful series to follow, put a real smile on my face watching these missions played again. Absolutely loving the channel and production value, awesome work!!!

[@edpaintsminis]

Thanks bud - that was the plan all along! Glad you enjoyed the ride!

[@GloriousGrunt]

These look so full of character, amazing video

[@cristinapopa2904]

I really love you're battle reports,pleas continue the good work!

[@theelderkine]

I started with 2nd ed… very cool to see this.

[@kelanex3488]

Would love to see more Armageddon action! Keep up the fantastic work

[@garyscarisbrick8621]

Man I don't know if its nostalgia but the more I look at the old models painted simple and nice the more I love them again. Such classics.

[@Sinller]

This is narrative battle reports perfected.

[@drfishynooooo881]

Easily my favourite battle reports on KZbin lately. These videos make me want to play 2nd edition again. Keen to see more, particularly if there's some sneaky Bloodaxe Kommandos involved.

[@edpaintsminis]

Yes! I have about six or seven of those sneaky ladz assembled, based and ready for priming. The Orks could do with some shenanigans!

[@Tigerheart01]

I love that you added the Captains!

[@edpaintsminis]

Ah good! I imagined a scenario where maybe we had gone to the shop, grabbed a blister pack, and spent the evening feverishly painting our commanders for the next game! I suppose the idea of every starter set is that it is the core of your army, a starting point for you to add more expensive and specialist minis. Enter Tycho and Thundergit!

[@Tigerheart01]

@@edpaintsminis Totally agree! Essentially what my brother and I did once we got the box home (we had bought it while on vacation). For my brother it was trading up to the metal Ork Dreadnought just like you did, Ghazghkull Thraka himself, and a Warbuggy with the Multi-melta. I actually gave my Space Marines to my friend who wanted to start Space Wolves, while I went full Eldar. My friend and I were barely teenagers but had jobs so we had the income to start new armies (at least in early 1990s prices). My younger brother didn't have that luxury, so between his allowance and a very loving big brother (lol) was how he kept up with the arms race so to speak.

[@Redmow51]

This brings back memories. I started with 2nd Edition. I hope 10th Edition can spark my re-entry into this part of the hobby.

[@edpaintsminis]

From what I hear, it's gonna be great!

[@billiondollarclownfarm]

easily my favorite channel for battle reports

[@Lotheren]

This is one of my favorite battle report channels. So happy I found it you guys. I love the story battles, so much flare and fun to watch.

[@edpaintsminis]

Thanks so much! There's something wonderful about early 2nd with just basic forces arrayed against each other. I'm thinking about a custom campaign series this year...

[@martintaylor570]

So good, I am loving these mate!

[@caseyjasey4446]

Loved this series, great stuff. Hoping to see that white dwarf bonus scenario at some point

[@lynnmoore3684]

I am REALLY loving what you did with the original terrain pieces. Those look really good.

[@rudolfdyr1797]

Absolutely amazing, I love it, make more :D I realy wish all the best and please, keep on making my day better. Now I just want a 40k low budget TV show set in 80s estethics and music... what an atmosphere your videos and especialy bat reps have! You were absolutely right about it. This is your style. And you can do this like no other. Bravo. Cannot wait for more. Take care!

[@manofaction1807]

I love the smell of Blood Angels Red and Goblin Green in the morning!!

[@cccccccc8996]

Absolutely excellent video. Fun models, good narration, good blend of fluff and fact!

[@MagnusMoerkoereJohannesen]

I do so love your voice-over; for some reason it really reminds me of those classic Space Hulk mission briefings 😃

[@tonydotnottingham]

Really enjoyable and fun to watch - thanks for sharing!

[@socialcommentary]

Excellent battle report with cute cat footage at the end! You've earned my subscription!

[@arandomlostsoul753]

That was an absolute joy to behold, what a cool battle! The gorgeous board setup, wonderfully painted models, and immersive storytelling really made this a treat to watch. Thanks a lot!

[@edpaintsminis]

That's so great to hear! Thank you so much for your comment and glad you enjoyed it 😎

[@cornerwizard]

Absolutely loved this video! Seeing both armies in action was wonderful and your videos never fail to be anything but brilliant.

[@Gerrup]

That was sweet, love the format, nice and snappy but really capturing the nostalgia. Good job

[@HighlandPhoenix]

Very impressed with the 2nd Edition terrain upgrades by the way...!

[@timothywilliamson9763]

Normally battle reports put me to sleep, but these are exciting and about the right length. Great work!

[@CommanderBLY77]

Absolutely love these batreps! Please make these a regular thing and love the blood angels:)

[@maddlarkin]

Man remember playing this battle when I first found 40k and was learning before I realised my true love, The Imperial Guard and 2nd Eds IG were disgusting with their preliminary barrages, off table fire support and mobile reserves of heavy armour. 4th Ed when they became The Guard and you could customise armies with Doctrines will always be my favourite, but 2nd Ed really captured what fighting a combined arms force of Guardsmen meant

[@edpaintsminis]

Guard were so call in 2nd! Yeah I'm not that much of a fan of pre game stuff, even with the Tyranids. There's a lot of love for 4th Edition. Maybe I should give it a look.

[@maddlarkin]

@Minisodes 4th was my favourite, it was a straight update of 3rd integrating a lot of the OG City fight rules from into the base game. It was arguably the most balanced, but it had its issues, the reserve rules change from 3 wasn't great (basically rendered my drop troop army untenable) there was some tweaking needed with vehicles rules, such as the defence weapon strength being set to low, psykic powers like 3rd before it were relegated to a fancy type of shooting but for the most part it worked and flowed really well. I think though were 4th stands out was its codex's they all followed from the Guard codex's idea of customisation and really created varied diverse armies that rewarded conversion work (since to use most customisation they had to be depicted) and encouraged indivisldualised unique armies. Honestly for that reason alone every version since has felt really regressive to me as there wasn't really a meta to 4th, no 2 armies were totally alike and there was such wide level of customisation in the codexs fighting a specific race didn't mean you knew what you were getting into with Guard for eg you could face anything from a Mechanised Infantry to hordes of conscripts to highly elite carapace specialists clad drop troops with 4WS. It's why I still use the 4th Ed codex as a base for making an army. Sorry gone on a bit, I really miss 4th's freedom and tend to go on a bit 😀

[@volcano3493]

Great batrep. Not a lot of heavy weapons or vehicles around so you can´t possibly predict what the outcome will be by looking at the list before the game. Keeps the suspense up and is more fun to watch. Also nice vintage paint job. The old greenskin models are just terrific.

[@crazyhudson]

Thank you for the playthroughs, this is quite nostalgic for me to watch. Well done.

[@edpaintsminis]

Thank you Kym Gork. Glad you're enjoying it!

[@guyincognito959]

Nice, will watch more of this! I just found out how Orks have a British accent in my mind since video games :)

[@tinyfishhobby3138]

I think I’d watch so many more battle reports if they were all done in this style format. Great mix of narrative, fast action, Voiceover, everything.

[@edpaintsminis]

Thanks Tiny Fish!

[@EOTA564]

I recall that Orks usually came off second best with what came in the 2nd Ed box set. Warbikes were the Ork unit that terrified me back then - twin autocannons ouch!

[@edpaintsminis]

Very true. I think there are at least 100pts more blood angels on the field than those poor foot slogging Orks. If the dreadnought goes they're in real trouble!

[@lonestarminis]

Really a very enjoyable narrative video. Well done!! Also, those oldschool paint jobs re amazing!

[@edpaintsminis]

Cheers David!

[@cymrodave]

Some super duper nostalgia here, great battle report😁👍🏻

[@benkochskamper3092]

What a fantastic report, looking forward to more!

[@magicalawnmower4764]

Idk if you knew this at the time of recording but the +5 is the "strategy rating" for every army. marines are weirdly higher than Eldar at a 5 to a 4. Orks are a 3, however they do double that number when adding to their dice for who goes first. So marines are D6+5 and orks are D6+6. If marines rolled a 5 and orks a 4 as in the video, the numbers would be 10 v 10. However because marines had a natively higher strategy rating, they would go first

[@edpaintsminis]

Thanks for the comment - this mission was pre Ork Codex, so we just used the rules from the scenario briefing in the pamphlet :)

[@ChesterRico]

That little "Final Liberation" poster

[@Tathion]

Mr Thundergit! All the nostalgia for thease 2nd Ed battle reports

[@HarmopdenAkker]

I never really cared for 40K, but these battle reports are awesome!

[@Buten60]

Unironically my favorite batrep in ages!

[@edpaintsminis]

Thank you!

[@uncensoredhappiness]

I like your narration style. It's a good mix of fluffy and crunchy.

[@thomrade]

Da Boss isnt gonna be 'appy! Really enjoyed this batrep, and especially love your terrain, particularly the sneaky final liberation poster i spotted in the background. I hope theres more 2nd ed batreps to come!

[@edpaintsminis]

Thanks Thom! Yep worry not. Another batrep is on the way!

[@greendalf123]

Love these! The narrative 80’s bat reps are awesome

[@SlabBulkhead]

That little Bolt Thrower album cover poster makes me very happy, even if it's the re-issued version.

[@edpaintsminis]

A connoisseur. 😊

[@erih2934]

love the style - these are great reports and absolutely fantastic paintjobs :)

[@Starbladesarcane]

Really loving the content from your channel! Keep it up!

[@andersstage1266]

Wonderful video. Great work presenting the battle. Keep it up

[@skyhigh388]

Awesome! Enjoyed this video a lot, beautiful armies!

[@akasteveuk]

I really, really enjoyed this entire series. But now you've set a precedent... I want to see future series where you gather and paint the contents of the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th and 9th Edition boxed sets and play through the included introductory campaigns in the same style. Also, more 2nd edition. Lots more!

[@edpaintsminis]

Uh oh! Okay Steve - I'll keep 'em coming. That does sound like a very cool idea. For now though, 2nd edition all the way! Lovely feedback and welcome aboard 😎👍🎉🙏

[@xyonblade]

STOM OF VENGEANCE! 2nd ed! I remember now! Man if someone would make some little campaign videos from that book, oh boy that'd be fun.

[@wiganeldar]

As I'm currently replaying final fantasy 5 this deserved the epic "clash on the big bridge theme"

[@edpaintsminis]

Heck yeah!

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

These are so awesome! Great job!

[@maddokminis]

Excellent! Thanks for video mate, thoroughly enjoyed! 👍

[@graywolf3000]

Top report!!❤

[@lotsofspoons]

I love these battle reports!! It doesn’t get better than this indeed ❤ On another note: with that luck, I think you need a new set of dice 😂

[@edpaintsminis]

Hahah! Yes... I think maybe Ghaz sent Thundergit out first to put any ambitions this Badmoon had to rest. Permanently.

[@Filippo5]

I just find out about your channel, I have binge watched all your videos and I loved them. Please keep up the amazing work! Cheers

[@edpaintsminis]

Amazing! Thank you so much! 😎

[@thejaxter6993]

Aye it’s great to see you post again, love this classic stuff!

[@5upfeelnopain243]

This was incredible well produced and commentary was great. Minis and terrain look amazing- sub and hope to see more (Space Wolves?)

[@edpaintsminis]

Thanks so much! I do have some space wolves that I need to paint up - so one day perhaps!

[@pawnxapproved]

Literally just found your channel and I’m already a huge fan! Can’t wait to see this channel grow!

[@edpaintsminis]

Thank you Uncle! Welcome aboard! 😊

[@Bluecho4]

Poor Ork Dreadnaught. That's New Model Syndrome for you. You can set your watch by it.

[@justingregory2011]

This was so damn awesome!!! Please keep more coming :) Are you going to try and act out (as best as possible) other scenarios and campaigns that came out sround that time? Would love to see the crjmson fists vs orks on Rynns world ;)

[@edpaintsminis]

Sweet ideas! I think I will and have my sights on Storm of Vengeance, but I'm not quite ready to paint up a load of Dark Angels just yet. I might adapt the campaign to extend the current narrative. There's a cool scenario that takes place inside a cathedral...that would be awesome!

[@Watcher-in-the-Dark]

Amazing content, such a fun batrep!

[@BattleDragon88]

I absolutely love all this retro posters on terrain. Final liberation was my favorite. I must make one for my terrain😅

[@edpaintsminis]

As I was editing I thought, "I need to print a Chaos Gate poster for that wall too..."

[@BattleDragon88]

@@edpaintsminis chaos gate is main reason I'm in 40k and i still have soft spot for 2nd edition.

[@g1stylempdesign929]

Almost never saw a base on Dreads back then but, they did fall over a lot. Built Awesome sloped hill terrain made from hot wire cut white Polystyrene, watch the yer Jump Pack Assault Squad take a fatal Header when someone leaned in for a better view or to measure. The ThundaGit has a lovely banner “ Mr. Sandman “ Sweet Dreams you Imperial Bums!

[@kristophersmith7805]

Another great video!

[@MarkAndersonAudio]

Really fun battle report. Nice and quick with plenty of flavour.

[@xyonblade]

oh man you know what this reminds me of? That little campaign book of Dark Angels missions that came out near the end of 2nd ed or the beginning of 3rd ed. I forget what its called though! ahhhh! I can't find it trying to do google searches.

[@edpaintsminis]

Storm of Vengeance 😊

[@theNecbromancer1647]

This entire series has been fantastic - excellent production and delivery, and it absolutely nailed the right tone! Well done.

[@edpaintsminis]

Thanks Necbromancer. That's awesome to hear! Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the comment 😎

[@Watcher-in-the-Dark]

I subbed thanks to these 2nd ed bat reps, so rare to see, thank you!

[@edpaintsminis]

Thanks for the sub 21! Great to have you and I promise there is more in the way of 2nd batreps in the pipeline! 😀

[@Alex-bc3gz]

The perfect size for a 40k battle