Last Dread Finished and Orders Away

Well overall i'm very happy with this model, but if i could fix one thing, it would be the face plate. I couldn't get the old paint out of the crevasses without ruining the detail so i had to leave it.

Highlighting this model was fun as it slowly looked more and more real after every layer. I think the thing that makes it look the best is the base, don't ask me why, i didn't even spend that much time or effort on it either. I might go back and make it look better later, but for now i'm happy.

I have now finished all the dreads that i need for my apoc game with youngy. I will now be focusing on tanks as i just sent another, rather big, order off to wayland games. I'll be painting a rhino and 3 razorbacks rather soon and painting tanks in general is so much fun. Their quick, easy and look so much better than infantry.

Jump Pack Chaplain Finished

Well i spent today finishing up my jump pack chaplain. I wasn't sure if i should paint his fists red like all the other crimson fists, but the hell with it. I think it looks good and it didn't take me that long either.

I started by painting all of the metal boltgun metal and the robes bestial brown. I then layered up from the brown until it was just bleached bone. The metal was then painted with a thin wash of chaos black and the Crozius Arcanum burnished gold, which was then painted with brown ink. The face was painted the same as the robes, but the eyes were made red. I painted my red by first painting the areas bestial brown and then warlock purple. I found this builds up nicely so the red achieves a nice flat colour.

Enjoy.

Pica Pica of my Mini's

Just thought i'd show you a few pictures of my marines. Most of these shots are of fully painted models, but some are not. My current projects (and therefore the ones that aren't finished) are the masters of the chapter, the jump pack chaplain, the third rhino and first dreadnought. Also, some of the models are missing guns as i have yet to glue them on. Mainly the devastators and the assault marines. I'll be finishing them soon, but i hope you enjoy this pic heavy posts.

Finalizing Apoc Army

Well I have around 5-6 months left before my apoc game with my friend. I’ve been tinkering around with points to see what I think I can field and I’ve made one that gets 7000pts exactly.

Master of the chapter Unit 1500pts
Pedro Kantor
Master w/Thunder Hammer
Master w/Pair of Lightning claws
Master w/Pair of Power Fists
Master w/Relic Blade and Storm Shield
Command Squad w/Company Champion, Standard bearer w/Power weapon, power fist, meltagun
Chaplain w/Power Fist
Land Raider “Godhammer” pattern

Battle Company 3275pts
Captain w/Power Weapon
Command Squad w/ Company Champion, Standard bearer w/Power weapon, power fist
Razorback w/Twin-linked Lascannons
Chaplain w/Jump Pack
Librarian, Epistolary
Tactical Squad w/Flamer, Missile Launcher, Power Weapon, Rhino
Tactical Squad w/Flamer, Missile Launcher, Power Weapon, Rhino
Tactical Squad w/Meltagun, Multi-Melta, Power Fist, Rhino
Tactical Squad w/Plasma Gun, Plasma Cannon, Plasma Pistol, Rhino
Tactical Squad w/Meltagun, Plasma Cannon, Razorback w/Twin-Linked Lascannons
Tactical Squad w/Flamer, Plasma Cannon, Razorback w/Twin-Linked Lascannons
Devastator Squad w/Lascannons (x2), Missile Launcher (x2)
Devastator Squad w/Lascannons (x2), Missile Launcher (x2)
Assault Squad w/Flamer (x2), Power Fist
Assault Squad w/Plasma Pistol (x2), Power Fist

Line Breaker Squadron 600pts
4x Vindicators w/Siege Shield

Predator Assassin Squadron 530pts
4x Predators w/Autocannon, Lascannon (x2)

Warhound Titan 750pts
Double-Barrelled Turbo-Laser Destructor, Plasma Blast Gun

Dreadnought w/Multi-Melta and CCW 105pts
Dreadnought w/Multi-Melta and CCW 105pts
Dreadnought w/Twin-Linked Lascannon and CCW 145pts

Total: 7000pts, 119 Models, 16 tanks, 3 dreadnought and 1 titan.

I have almost all of the battle company and will finish that some time soon. Then I’ll finish my masters of the chapter and finally get the last 3 tanks for each of my tank squadrons. Another of my friends is making the warhound, so I don’t have to worry about that.

New Ideas

With the completion of one army, i think it's time for a new one. I'm going to make myself a drop pod army, using vulkan and a librarian to dish out the pain.

Commander Drakken (counts as Vulkan, but will make my own crimson fist character) 190pts
Librarian w/Avenger and Gate of Infinity 100pts

Tactical Squad w/Missile Launcher, Meltagun, Power Fist, Drop Pod 235pts
Tactical Squad w/Multi-Melta, Meltagun, Power Fist, Drop Pod w/Locator Beacon 245pts
Tactical Squad w/Missile Launcher, Flamer, Power Weapon, Drop Pod 220pts

Sternguard Squad w/Combi-Melta (x10), Power Fist, Drop Pod 360pts
Dreadnought w/Multi-Melta, Drop Pod w/Locator Beacon 150pts

My tactics:

If you get the choice, let the opponent go first and keep everything in reserve. Then if they have good targets (leman russ squadrons, Land Raiders, Transports with assault troops, monstrous creatures, bunched units) then drop in the Sternguard during your first turn, else a power fist tactical squad. Also drop in the dread and the power weapon squad, no matter what's on the table.

Drakken and Libby ride with sternguard, and split into all 4 units (2 combat squad and Independant characters) when they land. Sternguard use combi-meltas on 2 different tanks/squadrons, exploding anything they look at (unless you roll really, really crap). Then Drakken and libby use their templates to kill infantry, either others withing reach, or the occupants of the transport. If they just got out of the transport then they'll be bunched so you should hit almost all of them.

When dropping in the tactical squad in an objective mission, try to put two on the centre objective, combat squading and have them move for obectives. Put the last squad, either, on your own objective, or in the middle as well. The middle should give you the best range to hit almost everything with your multi-meltas and missile launchers.

I really like this list, and it worked over my mech list with ease. All i need is 5 drop pods and two squads of sternguard to finish it off (quick order from wayland should get that done for under $300), as i'll proxy the sternguard until i get enough to models for all of the combi-meltas.

Oh Well

As it turns out my friend can no longer go to the tourney as it finishes late and he was the one taking me, so now i can't go.

But one good thing did come out of it. I finished my 1500pt Army, and i'm going to be play an apoc game with him tonight.

Someone at our club also came through with the assault sergeant power fist so i can now make my master of the arsenal (i called him ordnance before, my mistake).

I also bought a second hand rhino off another guy, so my 1500pt has been modified slightly, will make the changes in old post soon.