Second Stage of the League

Mkay, made it through the first stage of the League (the 750 point level) with one win and a draw… Now we're up to the 1000 point level. So, I can bring more than the 2 squads and Belial out to play… I've also got to remember to just play the mission. Wound up with a draw because I broke cover with the one squad to engage and destroy a Rhino full of basic Chaos Marines. Well, that I ignored my rule of "Missile Launchers shall ONLY fire krak missiles"… With the updated rules for the Cyclone, I can get the 2 shots/turn, and while I was able to cover 7 of them with frag templates and do 5 wounds, I went away with NO kills. Compared to the potential just kill 2/turn, I would have wiped the squad much quicker had both squads maintained fire discipline and just shot from the objectives…

 

Anyway, more magnets picked up, more Thunder Hammers and Shields ordered, so I plan on making more swappable Deathwing models… So, next week, I'll be running something along these lines:

Belial (TH/SS)     130

Deathwing "Command Squad": Cyclone, Apothecary, mix of TH/SS, LC, SB/PF     265

Deathwing Squad: Cyclone, mix of weapons    235

Ravenwing Squadron: 2 Plasma Guns, Attack bike with MM, PF on SGT 225

Dreadnaught (Plasma/Missile or TLAC/Missile) 135

 

Might work out better…

Deathwing Resurgence

Well, with the FAQ released today, my new army just got a WHOLE lot better… Storm Shields, Cyclones, Typhoons, Medics and the like all moved to the current standard types to match the regular Marine equipment… So, I'll try the random picture posting…

Escalation League, starting at 750

Escalation League, starting at 750

 

Starting out my Consecrators from scratch, going for a Deathwing force, we're running an escalation league at the FLGS, so seemed like a good place to start this:

 

Belial            130

Deathwing (AC)        245

Deathwing (CML)    235

And then ? Probably a gunboat DN (ML/PC or ML/TLAC or Mortis if allowed), or maybe a really small Ravenwing squadron to flank and use the homing beacon for the Termis… 750 is a bit "tight" to field an effective force, but it's where we're starting the league…

Starting a new army…

Yes, was apparently bored, and so I decided to take on yet another army… Looking for something that was NOT overpowered like all of my other armies… OK, except the Eldar I guess… So, a Dark Angels force, and I'm doing them as Consecrators (http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Consecrators) since I just happen to have a bunch of the old RT era stuff, and that's pretty much what they're known for. The old Legion color scheme, black armor with the red helmet stripe…



Anyway, an old buddy got wind of this and is shipping me a box of stuff… Because I apparently didn't have enough stuff, so the extra 30 or so Terminators will fit in nicely… So, the big box o' tanks, Termis and more troops should arrive next week, and I'll be sending him a crate o' ammo :-)



Started painting up some of what I have and have played a few games with the Deathwing stuff, seems OK, and it should be fun to play in the January/February league at the Armored Gopher (http://www.armored-gopher.com/)... Escalation league, and at 500 points I'm fielding a REALLY small army…

Hmmm...  So, last week at 1850, so which army would be the most fun....  Ran my Eldar for the bulk of it, and they're fun and all, but not really competitive...  Played my Praetorians for a few weeks, and they are the other end of the spectrum...  WAY too powerful, even in the Light Infantry version I was playing...  Good dice, but it tore apart a pretty good Mech Eldar list and Chaos Marine list...  I'm just worried my Wolves and Fleshtearers will be even more powerful... 

Maybe it's time to break out the Mech Fleshtearers list again and see just how annoying I can be with them...

Just a few random pics…

Just a few random pictures of some of the things I'm working on… And, yes it is really random :-)



First is the Furioso class DN for my Fleshtearers army:

That's the "Blood Talon" arms I threw together with old parts, resin and green stuff…

Longer term project here, my Airship for the Praetorian IG

Just getting a rough shape for the hull… Seem a decent size next to my Valkyrie/Vendetta, so I'll begin working on building up the deck and deck house for the next "beta" version of the hull…

Then a pic of a few of the lads in "almost finished" status…

 

Back to the Praetorians

Mkay, so it's time to get back to the Praetorians I think… I've been playing Eldar for much of the current League at the FLGS. Fun, but not at all competitive J Probably better that way, I won the last 2 leagues and placed or won the last few tournaments, so time for someone else I think. Would rather have a game to play than another win J…

 

So, here's the list I'm trying:

Company Command:

    CPT (Power Weapon, Bolt Pistol)

    2 Snipers or GL's

    Las Cannon team

    Astropath

    Master of Ordinance

    Chimera (ML, HB, Stubber)

Techpriest Engineer

    Engineer (PW, Pistol, Servo arm)

    3 Servitors (Servo Arms)

Storm Troopers

    1 Melta, 1 Plasma, SGT

Platoon

    PCS (LT, 4 Flamers)

    3 Squads (1 Commisar w/ PW, 3 SGTs w/PW, 2 AC, 1 ML, 3 GL)

Heavy Weapon Squad

    3 ML Teams

Heavy Weapon Squad

    3 LC Teams

Veteran Squad

    3 Melta

    Chimera

Hydra (w/ Stubber)

Leman Russ (BC, LC)

Basilisk

 

Just have to decide whether to bring the Ogres or more Sentinels… Oh, and I need to get more pics of the works in progress up…