NEW CAMPAIGN | Blood Angels VS Orks | 2nd Edition Battle Report 

Hi everyone! This post comes with an exciting announcement for you all. Here in Minisodes HQ I have been quietly plotting to dedicate more time and energy into the channel, giving you more Minisodes and finding more ways to share with you my love of the golden age of Warhammer. As of today, for the cost of a White Dwarf magazine circa 1997, you can access my new Patreon. I already have a podcast up for your listening pleasure, in which I (amongst other things) give you the inside scoop on the channel, future plans and a commentary on one of my favourite bits of 40k short fiction. This Patreon is very much inspired by this wonderful community and I can't wait to start engaging with patrons and hearing all about what you'd love to see from the channel (as well as having a good chinwag about all things 2nd Edition). Hope to see you over there. www.patreon.com/Minisodes

Everything about these battle reports is perfect. From the baleful British narration, to the eighties-style music and the pixellated cinematics. This is what Warhammer 40K was back when I was a kid.

That space marine scout best get a promotion after this lol.

Man 2nd edition was such a vibrant game. The models really felt like they were battling each other. And the rules just naturally created such epic and heroic events. Case in point the orc wartrakk imolatimg the devastators and the marine scout defending the landing pad against a wave of orks scaling up it!

This is a Masterclass of how a Battle Report should be! As a lifelong fan (and player) of 40K 2nd Ed.This is exactly what it should be, the videogame shots, the Battle of Armaggeddon board game shot, and the classic minis. Great production value! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

One of the things I like about Oldhammer is that the models are way more relatable, because even though they are space marines and orks etc, they are mostly infantry, with just a few tanks or special units among them. Modern Warhammer seems to be so full of weird and exotic units that it can be difficult to figure out what's going on or even identify with it in any meaningful way.

One of my fave 2nd Ed rules is dreadnoughts can travel underwater!

I absolutely love this format! The shorter, engaging style that has narrative flare is perfect. It’s a shame other battle report channels don’t do it like this. Solid stuff!!

Man that lone scout just fuck’n held, and I bet he was relieved when the battle-brothers joined him in the fight. Just so damn inspiring

I LOVE everything about this battle report. The narration, the camera work, the clear dice rolls, the fact that you allowed to break unit coherence just for the sake of the scenario... Please, keep at it. These are the best battle reports on RU-vid.

Loved this! The death of the buggy and the rest of the devastators was epic! Games like this remind me why I love second edition so much!

Man, that music from Final Liberation hit me right in the nostalgia button! Great bat rep!

That scout was doing some serious work, I hope this is his last mission in the scout squads and he got promoted to an assault squad.

"Superb space marine-ing" Indeed!

That one scout deserves to be named and given a promotion

Really really high quality stuff. 40k is all about the narrative, and you guys have the absolute best intros! Who the hell cares about min maxing stats when uou have these beautifal models and epic terrain! Cheers lads!

Everything about this is just so beautiful. The music, the story, the miniatures, the painting, the terrain. Most importantly I love that it is edited down so it is under 30 minutes!

Such a creative guy. And such a talent for making a complicated game feel approachable.

Epic report, always great to see these beautifully painted figs resummon 2nd Ed feelings. What a devastating first round of shooting for Blood Angles... not sure about the decision to have the devastators stuck in the Rhinos for so long though. I love the missions for both side, certainly very thematic and leading to a great scenario.

This feels like one of those hobby-forum battle reports I used to read when I was younger, love this.

I very like the tension and the simplicity, that brings more a story approach than a long and boring chain of rolling dices. Really nice work, and the nostalgia vibe is great also!

100% best 40k content on RU-vid I’ve seen all month!

This was excellent fun to watch! Loved how it felt like a close run affair despite that one-sided first turn!

This was so fun to watch! It felt exactly like what playing Dawn of War was like, bitter and bloody, and a few space Marines holding on by a thread to overwhelming numbers!

Love these battle reports so much! Please keep them coming. So much more interesting and relatable than the modern stuff.

Absolutely astounding paintjob on those old orcs. Those banners were works of art! Oldhammer is besthammer IMO.

What a treat to have this pop up in my timeline!

I will watch every one of these battle reports. Keep 'em coming!

The narration is what really ties it all in a nice bundle

The Final Liberation music slaps so hard! Love this, takes me way back into the 9’s when I first started playing 40K, nostalgic af!

Please do more reports like these! Edited ones like these are really fun to watch and i understand the game more!

Absolutely awesome. The most fun I’ve had watching a battle report. You inspired me to build my own 2nd edition Blood Angel army. I’m currently halfway done my first tactical squad!

When the landspeeder missed the Wartrack I'd love to have seen where that multimelta's blast template ended up and how much the Grots bricked it as a result! :D Excellent report as always. I'm loving these!

Excellent batrep! Heavy flamer speeder is bonkers against Orks

so good. this is the best 40k content on the internet. Well done Ed.

Excellent report. It got everything in it that made 2nd edition great. Can't wait to see the next episode.

These have all been excellent.

Absolutely amazing! I love seeing your battle reports. The narrative style is top notch. It warms my heart to see such an amazing retro table and minis in an epic and classic matchup. Thank you for putting all the time and effort in to share this with us!

I miss the older grimdark setting and lore. Thank you so much for recording and uploading this.

Still the best 40k channel.

That is my new favourite video from you! What a great battle report and love the narrative commentary. Amazing work Ed!

Imperial Firebase! Love this kit 😍

great models, great paintjobs, great video. Love all the attention to detail, you got a subscriber here

I wasn't around for 2nd ed (I didn't exist yet) but these battle reports are easily my favorite I've seen. Everything is presented in such a flavourful way, the length is perfect, and seeing all the crazy, more narratively oriented rules of 2nd edition like vehicle crashing is awesome. Keep it up, dude.

What a sick battle report, I hope we get more. Maybe do a center board objective mission with a nearly destroyed dreadnought the Orks want to loot and the marines want to recover. You could even home brew a repair rule and either side could gain the dreadnought mid battle.

Would be great in the next mission: The remaining forces of the Blood Angels have to race through a derelict area to prevent a surprise Ork attack on a broken down Land Raider tank? 🤔

So much fun watching your battle reports. Keep at it.

NOW DIS LOOKZ LIKE A ZOGGIN’ GUD TIME!!!

That plasma buggy was lethal!

What an excellent video! Please bring more content like this. The music, atmosphere and feel of the old 40k all sum up greatly with each other. Cheers!

That was awesome, nearly crying from nostalgia even if i started playing 40k at the 3nd edition.

Wonderful surprise, perfect for a rainy morning with a hot cuppa. Great game, I fell in and was whisked away immersed in the cool camera work and heat of battle, alas time flew by but what treat, gorgeous miniatures and very funny narration, especially liked the moment when "punched his lights outs" described a death, made me laugh so much. Love that Thundergit warboss model, so devious. That pile of new recruits is enough to make my mouth water, look forward the next installment.

Ghazgkull approves dis vidyo. Final Liberation soundtrack (goff) Rocks \m/

This is amazing. Thanks for putting so much time and love into it.

Please make more of these! I love your content and can't wait to see more!

what a beautiful thumbnail !!

Wow that Ork Nob looks incredible!!

So much to love about this video. Music, scenery, the narration. Best of all the models. Great paint jobs, so much nostalgia. 👍

That was really fun. Reminds me why I liked 40k so much during those (relatively) early days.

This was great. Absolutely loved the narrative battle and editing to set the scene, absolutely incredible stuff.

Brilliant as always, just love your style. Also mixing in the old Final Liberation music and cutscenes, perfect.

Absolutely glorious stuff yet again on this channel. Your battle reports are the best on the platform.

I was JUST rewatching episodes yesterday because I missed your content!!!

Love every video this channel does, keep up the great work Ed!

Ive been waiting for one of these for ages, great to see it back again, i always make the pew pew nosies during each of the shooting phases in the vid. I keep seeing vids between you and miniscape and think about getting some 2nd edition stuff from ebay

Loved this narrative batrep, even though i was rooting for the orks. James needs a rematch asap!

All 40k battle reports should be in this format

Yes another battle rep. Well done sir! Well done! These vids always inspire me to get painting again.

I’ve never played any tabletop games. Just by chance I bought a massive job lot of stuff at a live auction to sell off, but as I’ve had to research what I’ve actually got it’s really drawn me in. I’ve decided to keep the space marines and orks to learn to play with my son. Your videos are really helpful

Excellent battle report! Loved it. Brought so many memories back of when I first started playing 40K keep up the great content.

Man that was so exciting to watch! I had been missing seeing some more content from this channel for a bit. It was worth the wait.

Just excellent, such compelling storytelling with great visuals. Would like to see an ork defense, they would benefit from being stationary and having the blood angels have to push them. Maybe retrieving data from a crashed ship?

Great production values. Love this.

The rules for the vehicles were so fun back then . Incredibly cinematic

Accept your orders! Cool reference!

Mate, the expression on my face when I saw this in my feed… Comments for engagement! Boost them all!

Amazing! Every battle report you make is gold!

2nd Edition was and is best 40K edition! I really love that you spread the word!

I am a brand new subscriber! Loving this channel and the 2nd edition 40k of my youth. Can't wait to see more.

Fantastic video, love the production! I could watch this all day.

I really like the plasma buggy, it's actually got a cute aesthetic that I like in technicals

Awesome! And how cool does everything look, now this is 40k!! Great narration top level

James’ banners deserve the win by themselves

Love your channel! I'm always checking to see when your next battle report is! Keep up with wicked work!!!

Awesome as Always ! Many thanks

The music in the turn the assault happened was good

Truly the best 40k batreps!

Can’t lie, the prelude roll was pretty sick

Delightful and fun video. Always love to see the green tide charge. Regardles weather it is into victory or defeat. 💚👾

Oldhammer? Solid production value? Polished content? Oh yeah, I sub'd.

Absolutely love these BR - please keep em coming 🙏

Very good narrative batrep ! Too bad, you dont get more dice rolls. ^^

Another awesome battle rep in a series of only absolute greatness! That plasma buggy storyline was a treat to experience, and just imagining that land speeder whipping across the battlefield is epic. Never realised how in depth 2nd ed rules were. Looking forward to the next one!

Finally, decades after its release, wh40k 2nd edition is played the way it was made to be played.

I absolutely love these battle reports!

Fantastic battle report, looking forward to more!

Epic stuff. Just carnage everywhere

Love these bat reps! This def needs to be a weekly series :) Rooting for the Blood Angels!

Awesome stuff! So much nostalgia

Perfect music for 2nd Ed. ❤