tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83361681275422098692024-02-06T21:39:33.741-05:00Armies of the Ever LivingNotes, battle reports and army lists for a player of the Necrons and Black Templar Space MarinesHallowed Groundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16111544796980445630noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336168127542209869.post-29438378294886083842012-01-04T20:35:00.001-05:002012-01-04T20:35:16.699-05:00New SceneryOver the holiday break I didn't get any time to play a game. Which is a shame. I did however get a chance to make some scenery. To me my Necron army needed some cool scenery of a esoteric Egyptian theme. I made a black monolithic obelisk and a Necron "warpgate." I also used some LOTR bits to make a new terrain piece and try my hand at craters. Lemme know what you think.<br />
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The day after Thanksgiving I engaged my brother with my Necron Army.<br />
I brought forth the armies of the Stormlord and my brother countered with his Ultramarines 2nd company commanded by Captain Secarius.<br />
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1850 points<br />
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Army List:<br />
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<b>Army of the Stormlord</b><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">HQ</span><br />
Imotekh The Stormlord<br />
Anrakyr The Traveler<br />
Cryptek - Harbinger of Despair (abyssal staff, VoD, NC)<br />
Cryptek - HoDestruction (Eldritch Staff, Gaze of Flame)<br />
Cryptek - HoThe Storm (Voltaic Staff, Lightning Field, Ether Crystal)<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Elites</span><br />
7 Triarch Praetorians<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Troops</span><br />
10 Necron Warriors<br />
10 Necron Warriors<br />
10 Necron Immortals<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Fast Attack</span><br />
9 Canoptek Scarabs<br />
5 Tomb Blades (Particle Blaster, Nebuloscope, Shield Vanes)<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Heavy Support</span><br />
Canoptek Spyder<br />
Doomsday Ark<br />
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<b>2nd Company</b><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">HQ</span><br />
Captain Cato Secarius<br />
Librarian Tigurius<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Elites</span><br />
Venerable Dreadnaught<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Troops</span><br />
Tactical Squad - 10<br />
Tactical squad- 5<br />
Tactical Squad - 5<br />
Scout Squad - 10 (Sniper Rifles, Sgt Telion)<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Dedicated Transports</span><br />
3 Razorbacks (Lascannon)<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Fast Attack</span><br />
Assault Marines- 10<br />
Landspeeders - 3<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Heavy Support</span><br />
Land Raider Crusader<br />
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Turn One<br />
I did little movement in the first turn. I moved my scarabs forward, not forgetting to use the spyder to spawn more. I moved my tomb blades away from any possible fire as they are meant to hit and run. In the shooting phase, the Stormlord's power reached out and only hit the Assault Squad but they shrugged it off. The dreadnought and assault marines advanced toward the center objective, meeting no resistance. I waited patiently. My doomsday ark could see through the storm clouds and shot at one of his razorbacks, missing.<br />
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Turn Two<br />
I moved my forces into position. My Praetorian moved forward to engage his Assault Marines, and my scarabs moved within assault range of his land raider as it rumbled forward. Imotekh called down the lightning again and with spectacular results. In the aftermath, his dreadnought and two razorbacks lay in smoking ruins, the troops inside scattered. The last razorback rendered immobile and weaponless. In a concentration of firepower my doomsday ark and tomb blades eliminated all but one of the survivors from the ruined razorbacks. My Immortals and Praetorian shot into the assault marines, killing several before the Praetorian charged into them. The marines hit and wounded in the melee but the armor prevented any damage. The power weapons of the Praetorian killed many more marines but they held fast. My scarabs attacked his land raider, eating through it's armor and reducing its value to 2. He shot into my Necron warriors but only destroyed one.<br />
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Turn Three<br />
I left my tomb blades in a forward position out of negligence but pulled my immortals back from the rampaging Land Raider. The storm clouds dissapated and my troops could see to blast the Land Raider away. The tank exploded taking several marines with it. My Immortals and remaining warriors blast another marine to meet the Emperor. My doomsday ark blasts at the final marine but misses, allowing him to take the objective on the wreckage. My tomb blades destroy two of his three landspeeders. My opponent uses Tigurius to target my scarabs with a Vortex of Doom, blasting most of scarabs. He directed remaining landspeeder towards the middle objective and blast the Conoptek Spyder, destroying it. No more scarabs. He runs his scouts towards the middle objective to claim it and Secarius and his squad move into the temple front to claim another objective.<br />
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Turn Four<br />
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I jump my Praetorians behind Secarius and blast into them with Rods of Covenant. wiping away another two marines. My Doomsday Ark blasts the last land speeder. The Praetorians charge into the squad killing everyone but Secarius. Tigurius blasts my tomb blades wiping them out. His scouts target my remaining scarabs, killing them.<br />
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Turn Five<br />
I move my Immortals closer to the Temple objective but am still more than three inches away. My Praetorians gave Secarius another wound deals final death to one of my Praetorian. My brother runs his scouts into the middle objective, bringing his total to 2 claimed. Secarius kills another two Praetorians and takes another wound. I am hoping the game goes on to one more turn but alas, it does not.<br />
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UltraMarines: 2 Objectives<br />
Necrons: 2 Objectives<br />
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I think I did ok, but I wish I would have thought better. I should have stretched one squad of Necron Warriors to cover two objectives and run another squad towards another objective.<br />
I did lay a hurting on the Marines though. Although I tied, I amassed a good amount of victory points.<br />
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Necrons Victory Points: 1215<br />
UltraMarine Victory Points: 573<br />
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Out of 1850 points I think I did pretty good...I just should not have let my fast attack get vaporized. <br /> <br />
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<br />Hallowed Groundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16111544796980445630noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336168127542209869.post-21705214272892308622011-11-21T23:39:00.002-05:002011-11-21T23:42:15.651-05:00NecronsYes. I have had a few weeks to explore the new codex and have made a list. I plan over the holidays to play several games and see how these new Necrons fare. I have been waiting for this codex for a long time. Although I love my Black Templars it was the Necrons that called me to play 40k. Now that there is some degree of awesome to them in terms of playability and modelling, I can't wait. I have new modelling ideas for characters as well as for scenery. Hopefully I will have a good battle report next post.Hallowed Groundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16111544796980445630noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336168127542209869.post-17916710298517734792011-10-06T23:10:00.005-04:002011-10-06T23:30:37.209-04:00Training the new guy.My brother has recently moved close by and he wants to do an Ultramarine army. He has never actually played 40k So I have been trying to get him up to speed. We have so far played 3 games. The first game dragging on for almost a whole day. I started him off with an army of 1000 points and are up to 1550 points and only 3 hours long. Getting better.<br />I let him use my Black Templars as proxies for his Ultramarines and the Necrons I am using for opponents.<br /><br />Necrons in 5th ed. are not too good but it's helping me <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA0NJ0C5cargHUDULKrojyLuebX6y-OUlzrhd4z2-Vil_je4UpIVf5mTP_x4i_STjcxMSp2bs7ShzFZ9imUqGcGsDU6c8aIhCBxlrdRJxd8QvHSaQEXDgGxFURZffan-e7I_r5XVroFjQO/s1600/IMG_3081.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 125px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA0NJ0C5cargHUDULKrojyLuebX6y-OUlzrhd4z2-Vil_je4UpIVf5mTP_x4i_STjcxMSp2bs7ShzFZ9imUqGcGsDU6c8aIhCBxlrdRJxd8QvHSaQEXDgGxFURZffan-e7I_r5XVroFjQO/s320/IMG_3081.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660586710516778658" border="0" /></a>think creatively and helping my brother has given me a chance to see both sides. I don't win these games but that's ok. I tell my brother what I would do to win and given him the chance to do the best he can do. I think once we get his list finalised at 1850 I'll take the kid gloves off and lose for real. I like the monolith. It's fun. In the picture that metal thing is my Monolith proxy.<br /><br />Necrons need an update. They are still passable but it is like pulling teeth...against a new player.<br />I like them compared to my Templars. The idea of a shooty army is very fun to me. Destroyers are super-useful.<br /><br />On t<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwNCjEuUVMXMio1ccT93iYU_MsqPfLEmeV-fsA1L0zzGQx0S9BoKZ-AFxqH1U63eVkGRgHBISraxZVixLhlBQisal_vCpbm6t53OZhxkKpAJfYm6S_1LyIiBZs617SYGerCA3jc9vEoZYI/s1600/IMG_3087.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwNCjEuUVMXMio1ccT93iYU_MsqPfLEmeV-fsA1L0zzGQx0S9BoKZ-AFxqH1U63eVkGRgHBISraxZVixLhlBQisal_vCpbm6t53OZhxkKpAJfYm6S_1LyIiBZs617SYGerCA3jc9vEoZYI/s320/IMG_3087.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660587253118421938" border="0" /></a>he modeling side of the hobby I have been making some new buildings, one of which you can see my Necrons shooting from. I will probably be helping my broth paint and model his Ultramarines soon.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisTDgn5uziXDO4JvwZm6XLM04X_zHxiLnIroOIJvxuHnz_LjvPPDBkvESDJm8ZzzMTOy85ezWd-5OLgUUAG_2P_4Rn_D7mxE31NMAEJsINbP4qmPk5tGtO32cuOcP_cDl7F8nI9nmN2kxi/s1600/IMG_3087.JPG"><br /></a><br /><br />That's all for now.Hallowed Groundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16111544796980445630noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336168127542209869.post-5249553882388488572011-09-06T21:54:00.003-04:002011-09-06T22:09:35.992-04:00Battle Summery August 13th, 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-hqRKs887dUXfchIk_ISkA7A0LNvwPCYTgFngGFRZAyCGG-zS4J4PBI2C5tnV12E27yxY-lpQoxqBsGCnrEPvawxq58l7LFHH36gwTiLwvLASCsSBMMAotNGEKnWp5GI3yFXBTMU3YQ01/s1600/IMG_1156_blog.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 152px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-hqRKs887dUXfchIk_ISkA7A0LNvwPCYTgFngGFRZAyCGG-zS4J4PBI2C5tnV12E27yxY-lpQoxqBsGCnrEPvawxq58l7LFHH36gwTiLwvLASCsSBMMAotNGEKnWp5GI3yFXBTMU3YQ01/s320/IMG_1156_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649433647923408802" border="0" /></a><br />This is several weeks late but I will post a summery of the last battle between myself and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Silchias</span> Ruin. I faced him with my Black Templar army.<br /><br />After fumbling around trying to remember the rules I made several massive mistakes, the first of which was to use my razorbacks to cover my Land Raider. That was idiocy that cost me a racpr back as Ruin's 4 Prism tanks blew it to smithereens. His fire dragons eventually popped my land raider and my terminators poored forth making short work of them and the Farseer council on jetbikes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFylP_DuXu2ZP_AZAkal6isISKblt3cS-PtH-9SzM5z3xqke487B0B40Sc185mn14XAP2JFr9-9cNNDoqXGsQeYzhCldkn10HpsuGA8jcQXRUmdv2q9eKQrqPA7D3hOETa-zO1s7vivWj5/s1600/IMG_2954_blog.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 173px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFylP_DuXu2ZP_AZAkal6isISKblt3cS-PtH-9SzM5z3xqke487B0B40Sc185mn14XAP2JFr9-9cNNDoqXGsQeYzhCldkn10HpsuGA8jcQXRUmdv2q9eKQrqPA7D3hOETa-zO1s7vivWj5/s320/IMG_2954_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649433838181910434" border="0" /></a>. I sent them trudging on foot to the prism tanks and pulled my troops to hold my objective. I landed assault marines but they were bogged down by the remaining Farseer. Ruin sent his Howling banshees to tear into my troops but I delayed their advance by popping the transport. I pulled by my defending troops so that my heavy bolter could soften them up for my troops, including my emperors champion to charge. I tried to make the best of a bad situation as I made too many mistakes and was deftly outmaneuvered by the tricky xenos. Luckily or unluckily the game ended on turn 5 with a tie. I kept one objective and Ruin still kept his.<br />I suppose a tie was the best I could hope for considering my placement mistakes early on.Hallowed Groundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16111544796980445630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336168127542209869.post-51947045700637013542011-09-06T21:29:00.005-04:002011-09-06T21:47:34.032-04:00I have awoken.Yeah, It has been a long time since I've posted anything. But since I don't really have many followers I suppose it is not as destructive as it might be ;)<br /><br />I am trying to get back in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIED_603EccJfxh8jUPPJ1CazC33VoXyQMCgKOHmlR-qrWZlRn04wWF55J5kVfQmSRQxOZknRIXV0kwd4atwF-x6dcqwh8Wbo9Eartz9TrCFrXEYwMETCskHkSI3PCMyVWXw4PMCjSsto8/s1600/IMG_2958_blog.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIED_603EccJfxh8jUPPJ1CazC33VoXyQMCgKOHmlR-qrWZlRn04wWF55J5kVfQmSRQxOZknRIXV0kwd4atwF-x6dcqwh8Wbo9Eartz9TrCFrXEYwMETCskHkSI3PCMyVWXw4PMCjSsto8/s400/IMG_2958_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649427343496261266" border="0" /></a>e habit of playing. School is winding down so I will be able to play a little more. I have had my first game in over a year a few weeks ago. I faced off against <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Silchias</span> Ruin's <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Eldar</span> once again. A battle report is forth coming but first I want to show off some items I have been working on.<br /><br />The first is a scenery piece that I have finally <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbh3sbFGlTQxfrqv6NNtLt3gF8X-dAtXA75SJwG7JkirizrYYuTZ1aLSRqECtZAjtawMSS10-vXJENPIGOabNCVdkXuseM7GMpWJN7Vacy6M0cUK662bOrxyeGWhGzkzn9lMhn6DG4GMbS/s1600/IMG_2966_blog.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 120px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbh3sbFGlTQxfrqv6NNtLt3gF8X-dAtXA75SJwG7JkirizrYYuTZ1aLSRqECtZAjtawMSS10-vXJENPIGOabNCVdkXuseM7GMpWJN7Vacy6M0cUK662bOrxyeGWhGzkzn9lMhn6DG4GMbS/s320/IMG_2966_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649428008933691138" border="0" /></a>made. I took two ruin corners and added some textured polystyrene and card tiles to make a presentable area terrain ruin.<br /><br />The second thing was I finally got around to finishing my Emperor's Champion. Check him out:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div>Hallowed Groundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16111544796980445630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336168127542209869.post-77104313851267571552010-05-22T23:45:00.002-04:002010-05-22T23:47:07.335-04:00Trying to get back into the habit...I am about to post a battle report that I had from last weekend. I had a few problems with my computer and had a 900 word essay to write in one day...so I have been busy. I hope to work on that report this week.Hallowed Groundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16111544796980445630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336168127542209869.post-33702191510566751702010-03-18T23:59:00.002-04:002010-03-19T00:02:04.417-04:00I have completed (for the most part) my new marshal. Here he is with his CC termie squad.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxeetcz04Nfjy4ju1A9_2asetoBK1gM9EUkXk3TGIjUNf5sYuXJ3109jO8_YabGu3eUgqa5HgOTzYUHh0__thMvbLx_Bge3TbJ9PY1d0MP4jWWpSwyU6zLM5YIL8wg95f5NvBhlTblg1A/s1600-h/HPIM0461.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 395px; height: 143px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxeetcz04Nfjy4ju1A9_2asetoBK1gM9EUkXk3TGIjUNf5sYuXJ3109jO8_YabGu3eUgqa5HgOTzYUHh0__thMvbLx_Bge3TbJ9PY1d0MP4jWWpSwyU6zLM5YIL8wg95f5NvBhlTblg1A/s400/HPIM0461.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450190137106638146" border="0" /></a>Hallowed Groundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16111544796980445630noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336168127542209869.post-90828665062835263732010-02-23T22:19:00.002-05:002010-02-23T22:24:25.761-05:00New Workspace<span style="font-family:arial;">Hello everyone. I have been very busy lately. I have bought a new house which soaked up much of my time, and have gone back to school.</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">To start things off, I wanted to post a pic of my nice new workspace. It's so nice to be able to leave things out while I work on them!!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFEwlLnfmE4dvZhfHueqzClNjWhzDctm8tMxFkJoirX0pWXCZfWJCIDFhtIUEox7e4W7pomAnL5m4CXn63zNnwta3zbTSiqrSWu5tWZ9oqeM3BbWnb_pxiLXgwFPkYZuAnNSbiQldybMji/s1600-h/HPIM0455.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFEwlLnfmE4dvZhfHueqzClNjWhzDctm8tMxFkJoirX0pWXCZfWJCIDFhtIUEox7e4W7pomAnL5m4CXn63zNnwta3zbTSiqrSWu5tWZ9oqeM3BbWnb_pxiLXgwFPkYZuAnNSbiQldybMji/s320/HPIM0455.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441645527804111634" border="0" /></a>Hallowed Groundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16111544796980445630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336168127542209869.post-81942407958536876942009-08-28T23:52:00.004-04:002009-08-29T00:00:47.685-04:00A birthday presentI decided that for my best friend's birthday this year I would use my 40k hobby skills this time (I also bought her some actual gifts so dont think me cheap ;) ) She had made a little version of me for my birthday, so I made her a little version of her. I grabbed some epoxy putty and mixed some pink paint and viola! What do you think?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpcVyRCGpUfOLbE5DbSWK0jP78pRm5p6LzonAPxgbZARFkrSQsp2LyJxMnz-wc2pUJVj6DhxX3RZ4eWJwC2mbMlij5Dtvpn8gPIa98xdilVLuBS74PpfOqzQkJVgglayYx6lNejXC6nsU5/s1600-h/HPIM1893+%282%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpcVyRCGpUfOLbE5DbSWK0jP78pRm5p6LzonAPxgbZARFkrSQsp2LyJxMnz-wc2pUJVj6DhxX3RZ4eWJwC2mbMlij5Dtvpn8gPIa98xdilVLuBS74PpfOqzQkJVgglayYx6lNejXC6nsU5/s400/HPIM1893+%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375230255682180722" border="0" /></a><br />I did think about using a sister of battle for a much more feminine shape but...couldnt find one. Hot chicks are still hot in space marine power armor right??<br />Thats a dog she's hold btw. :)Hallowed Groundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16111544796980445630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336168127542209869.post-17771885263135338672009-08-23T13:56:00.010-04:002009-08-23T23:52:58.411-04:00Black Templars vs Tau<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgonYNq1XlbWd5oA4KaFLFeq4WhJL4aue88WoB01nSsdZIT5u-8VPlQ8jmNfLdPAaJSeSIVB-DrBEzuUm5piiklgB-hBEcVc_j5ElClDpspGMc9WK0GFqevNnDF3uLwQCxFjvCu3zP8hKIG/s1600-h/blog+%289%29.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgonYNq1XlbWd5oA4KaFLFeq4WhJL4aue88WoB01nSsdZIT5u-8VPlQ8jmNfLdPAaJSeSIVB-DrBEzuUm5piiklgB-hBEcVc_j5ElClDpspGMc9WK0GFqevNnDF3uLwQCxFjvCu3zP8hKIG/s400/blog+%289%29.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Well, here is my first battle report for this blog. In fact it's my first battle report period. So...here goes.<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size:small;">1850 Points</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size:small;">Capture and Contr</span></b><b><span style="font-size:small;">ol</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size:small;">Pitched Battle setup</span></b><br /><br />The terrain was a decayed urban environment with an older bunker providing the Tau base, and a bit of impassible terrain for my base. The Tau player won the roll and chose to go first. He set up his defensive line. Three squads of Fire Warriors guarding the base with support from two Hammerheads and one Devilfish transport. He held in reserve two crisis suit squads and one Stealth suit squad. He infiltrated one Stealth suit squad past his line in the main alleyway.<br /><br />I setup a rhino with five man squad by my objective. My vindicator behind my Land Raider Crusader with fire-support from my dreadnought. On the far left I place two rhinos with squads in the hopes of rushing his objective. I keep in reserve my Assault Marines. My goal is to contest his objective and hopefully divert him from trying too hard to get mine.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>Turn One - Tau</b></span><br />Tau goes first. His Stealth suits blast the melta gun from my Land Raider but that's the only damage I take in his turn.<br /><br /><b>Turn One - Black Templar</b><br />I moved my rhinos forward, popping smoke to obscure any shots.<br />My dreadnought lets loose on one of his Hammerheads, misses with the krak missile, but my lascannon hits, destroying it. The first kill of the game. Hoora! I drove my Terminator-filled Land Raider down on his stealth suits and let them out, massacring them.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9qXM9AW9EyINaX4rAzmqZOdgnAaNFNRMpbLlWJ61NG11kwMiWMBtMNUWtizlfsZ2XUFvwt7Jz6LEdINsTekbnGoiY8F4O0u7ZzQDl0di3BXMwqov1bKLQ6r-29LHyE_jbW_A1_yulVrkU/s1600-h/blog+%285%29.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9qXM9AW9EyINaX4rAzmqZOdgnAaNFNRMpbLlWJ61NG11kwMiWMBtMNUWtizlfsZ2XUFvwt7Jz6LEdINsTekbnGoiY8F4O0u7ZzQDl0di3BXMwqov1bKLQ6r-29LHyE_jbW_A1_yulVrkU/s400/blog+%285%29.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><b>Turn Two - </b><b>Tau</b><br />His reserves begin to come in. One crisis suit squad manages to come in. The other scatters off the table but goes back into reserve. The one that makes it blasts my Vindicator into tiny pieces and I loose a Terminator to a barrage from the remaining hammerhead.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE2TSPOb6hJ8rXzxJUXThhGzi8FTWV3bRWPweLCDMT8Kj_muI1bHtH29MGJXI8RgxtVDgJY6AqTQFET3sJaXnWRmmqfEaaaiGxLg9qq10Q1yKycAWnjT8a-s6IXCSFLaz0ys9Sw4DxIkYQ/s1600-h/blog+%282%29.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img style="width: 320px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE2TSPOb6hJ8rXzxJUXThhGzi8FTWV3bRWPweLCDMT8Kj_muI1bHtH29MGJXI8RgxtVDgJY6AqTQFET3sJaXnWRmmqfEaaaiGxLg9qq10Q1yKycAWnjT8a-s6IXCSFLaz0ys9Sw4DxIkYQ/s320/blog+%282%29.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><b>Turn Two - Black Templar</b><br />My Assault Marines fail the reserve roll.<br />I advance my Terminators on his Hammerhead and drive my Emperor's Champion Rhino straight at his fire warriors.<br />I turn my Land Raider at the Crisis suit squad and fire on it. Doing some wounds but no real damage.<br />My Terminators charge his hammerhead, destroying it, but due to the Flechete Launchers and the exploding vehicle, I loose more Terminators. Sigh.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcUS-aAVzYAMKrifs-_N_-it2cSjzoilgNJvjr5jK3iW_105X9ku9hoqkyvFNDST2MjcyqyKaUO1nAAC4DqZMV1Puuz3RwGRwvXTqQ5DO-mm4ZASKiSoTFn5yCQpCWUYJ0cE2Kr0uNuK4u/s1600-h/BTtau+%2855%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcUS-aAVzYAMKrifs-_N_-it2cSjzoilgNJvjr5jK3iW_105X9ku9hoqkyvFNDST2MjcyqyKaUO1nAAC4DqZMV1Puuz3RwGRwvXTqQ5DO-mm4ZASKiSoTFn5yCQpCWUYJ0cE2Kr0uNuK4u/s320/BTtau+%2855%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373347978024772162" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Turn Three - Tau</span><br />He rolls for his r<span style="font-size:100%;">emaining</span> reserved troops and they both come in. The remaining Crisis suits land behind my 5-man rhino. His Stealth suit squad has a deep strike mishap and is destroyed.<br />He moves his Devilfish to where his Hammerhead was. His HQ Crisis suits fire on my Land Raider, opening it up and leaving a mess of wreckage.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFpcY-LBPLp2mHB4L63yiRB5fhjjJLE-lUF5ILHKrvRH-YHj3O4V6XY_cMFG3O0sMK5tdFe5jh0wZsB3kd_LaY8PW0jZQxBFUkvSzrE_czedrY6aar0_RBaiM3_V_UL03EOP22IbE04kN/s1600-h/blog+%288%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 306px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFpcY-LBPLp2mHB4L63yiRB5fhjjJLE-lUF5ILHKrvRH-YHj3O4V6XY_cMFG3O0sMK5tdFe5jh0wZsB3kd_LaY8PW0jZQxBFUkvSzrE_czedrY6aar0_RBaiM3_V_UL03EOP22IbE04kN/s400/blog+%288%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373351737011838498" border="0" /></a><br /><br />He directs his Fire Warriors to fire on my Emperor's Champion's Rhino. They do no damage to it. Which is quite the bonus for me. On the other hand, his 2nd squad of Crisis Suits immobilize my 5-man rhino.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Turn Three - Black Templar</span><br />My Assault Marines land on the table behind his line of Fire Warriors for what I hope to be a good diversion.<br />My Emperor's Champion hops out of his rhino with his squad behind him and moves to the Fire Warriors defending the Objective. I tank shock his Fire Warriors in an attempt to keep them from my Squad. I move my Terminators past his Devilfish, ignoring it. My Dreadnought ignores the Crisis suits and moves to his the Devilfish. I also let my 5-man squad out to take on the 2nd Crisis Suits in the hopes that I can bog them down for a few turns. Shooting phase I do a few shots from my Assault Marines, causing a few wounds. I do the same with my other squads, just weakening him before the assault phase. My Dreadnought scores a hit on the Devilfish, immobilizing it and cause me to now think it harmless. I assault. I engage the 2nd Crisis suits in an effort to stall them.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjBMMjDISk6dOVctfxk9MstOsIAhc2wV-p3WPV7Fn4au0NasW5DTlZT1fSiymhR-nOoLTpbHi6071b7kw22cCeU8t4ArsdeuQC5BMQJeHLAWihslAxn5vT8uGgh9HOt3P4o-U2I-5pEYls/s1600-h/blog.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 194px; height: 323px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjBMMjDISk6dOVctfxk9MstOsIAhc2wV-p3WPV7Fn4au0NasW5DTlZT1fSiymhR-nOoLTpbHi6071b7kw22cCeU8t4ArsdeuQC5BMQJeHLAWihslAxn5vT8uGgh9HOt3P4o-U2I-5pEYls/s400/blog.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373359208684236082" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Turn Fou</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">r - Tau</span><br />He tries to move his Fire Warriors around my Rhino in an attempt to kill my Assault Marines. His defenders shoot at my Crusaders. They do no damage. His Devilfish however, opens up on my Terminators, killing one and I fail my leadership roll. They flee 8 inches!! Not cool, but it is my hope they may goad him to bring his Crisis suits closing and away from my objective. He uses the Crisis Suits to assault my Dreadnought, blasting it. My squad survives the Close Combat with the 2nd Crisis suits and bogs him down for another turn.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Turn Four - Black Templar</span><br />I regroup my Terminators and move them o<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg0hzEegJ_ngKuqiaGcQza6wowvhgjnOOBWjNxDuqXU11ihT2dXz_k_ryB71yFI2pyON6i5-P0w6j-hCyf6qv6QHGwfZRksA0L9bPGGIVk8Z3WZJ2xnugIHCiJsBf07aHMxARMwT4-JCGf/s1600-h/blog+%284%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg0hzEegJ_ngKuqiaGcQza6wowvhgjnOOBWjNxDuqXU11ihT2dXz_k_ryB71yFI2pyON6i5-P0w6j-hCyf6qv6QHGwfZRksA0L9bPGGIVk8Z3WZJ2xnugIHCiJsBf07aHMxARMwT4-JCGf/s320/blog+%284%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373369628315756562" border="0" /></a>ut of line of sight of the Devilfish. I tank shock his Fire Warriors again to move them farther away from the objective and to put both squads in assault range of my Assault Marines. I fire my trooper held Lascannon at the HQ Crisis Suits but causes a wound, no casualties. My Crusader Squad assaults the defending Fire Warriors, massacre them and take the objective. My Assault Marines assault both remaining Fire Warrior squads, making <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs1wdeknqBkY7Vg_yk6lfN-WPlsE9lFRfoTd26uv_alGlXwAnVnwyObHf026sv1Y5ev6dNtqAuHXgOSNF0hS6_x6zkiUEqHRK3ASyejA-e2QWdUsPOvj-m80Ze5f0dc66CG_JjHDD9EouQ/s1600-h/blog+%286%29graphic.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs1wdeknqBkY7Vg_yk6lfN-WPlsE9lFRfoTd26uv_alGlXwAnVnwyObHf026sv1Y5ev6dNtqAuHXgOSNF0hS6_x6zkiUEqHRK3ASyejA-e2QWdUsPOvj-m80Ze5f0dc66CG_JjHDD9EouQ/s320/blog+%286%29graphic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373373055517148578" border="0" /></a>sure to get in combat with both squads. I do. They kill one of mine. I kill four of his. They run and I overtake them. His troops are out. My close combat with the 2nd Crisis Suits doesn't go so well. They kill the last remaining Marines.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Turn Five -</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Tau</span><br />With only two remaining active units he decides to slog it to my objective. I don't like it, but its ok. I think I have his pretty well defended now, but I forgot that his Crisis suits were HQ and Elite and could not <span style="font-style: italic;">hold</span> objectives. So I was worried that the best I'd g<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcJCiutx1QZKalozcjLhWFhat4q8pa-3XoGDSzA-B6pEtW1Zw29NJcb41jmLrG1VGghpRwU5KhM5WgjcKLb6flPI9aj1Mu-l_7E2weZE3mUzy5Q0PPTAx68Ftoo27uUAZDvJT3x6YzvQgg/s1600-h/blog+%283%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 127px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcJCiutx1QZKalozcjLhWFhat4q8pa-3XoGDSzA-B6pEtW1Zw29NJcb41jmLrG1VGghpRwU5KhM5WgjcKLb6flPI9aj1Mu-l_7E2weZE3mUzy5Q0PPTAx68Ftoo27uUAZDvJT3x6YzvQgg/s320/blog+%283%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373370290972970802" border="0" /></a>et was a draw. I am hoping this game ends before turn 6. He does surprise me that he uses his 2nd Crisis Suits squad to destroy my now useless Rhino. But he fires on my Objective holding-rhino, popping it and killing one Marine. They hold their ground though, in the face of their certain death.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Turn Five - Black Templar</span><br />I move my Assault Marines just out of range for his 2nd Crisis Suits, but just in range for my jump packs. I move my Terminators in position to assault and destroy that annoying Devilfish. They are successful.<br /><br />I roll for the game to end...and it goes on for Turn Six.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Turn Six - Tau</span><br />He moves his 2nd squad closer to my Marines and blasts them, killing at least half. They hold their ground though. He moves them back in the assault phase in the hopes it will put them out of assault range. It doesn't. He moves in with his other Crisis suits and assaults my defending squad, wiping them out. My objective is now his. I'm a little glum. This would have been my first win our local gaming group, but now I think I've just pulled off another draw. However, I am reminded that his Elite and HQ units cannot <span style="font-style: italic;">hold </span>objectives, only <span style="font-style: italic;">contest </span>them. Well, my mood brightens, and I think about my turn.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Turn Six - Black Templar</span><br />I jump my Assault Marines to his 2nd Crisis suit squad and do just enough wounds to cause it to flee and I overtake it and wipe it out. My turn ends and we roll to see if the game continues. It doesn't.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Objectives</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tau - 0</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Black Templars - 1</span><br /><br />It was a fun game, and my first win here. I was very happy with it. I think I did mess up. I should have reserved everything. I felt I held his object with too much time left for him to react and take it from me. But all in all, it was an enjoyable experience for this green player.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaKUSMTsYuIvaTGXXNTU25P78Y_JcLIa_odgsEFu9MrGtotNomECbRZLbz8CP43a2YjLjxA-o2Njlu322twW4GgMY7ET_ZUq0HW7Gik1NSaNM5y1MkAt_qChLdxo-fvfCVp46DIPO2qCvi/s1600-h/blog+%287%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 209px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaKUSMTsYuIvaTGXXNTU25P78Y_JcLIa_odgsEFu9MrGtotNomECbRZLbz8CP43a2YjLjxA-o2Njlu322twW4GgMY7ET_ZUq0HW7Gik1NSaNM5y1MkAt_qChLdxo-fvfCVp46DIPO2qCvi/s320/blog+%287%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373368683625713922" border="0" /></a>Hallowed Groundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16111544796980445630noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336168127542209869.post-47978894280417237262009-08-16T00:14:00.011-04:002009-08-16T00:41:51.628-04:00Some pictures<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPlnEKwxq3SurYGgw3Ex-6nHclCmDDw5YU13UJomBxPt4AhberviPtXTme6hD3-ZISkRKYIxrSPTI1wg2RpPFwYyyCtAM2kNv1EjlMOQKlsmfYjd-D1L5PjEDIAyxXg0OB40UnTXVyZUF6/s1600-h/HPIM1403.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPlnEKwxq3SurYGgw3Ex-6nHclCmDDw5YU13UJomBxPt4AhberviPtXTme6hD3-ZISkRKYIxrSPTI1wg2RpPFwYyyCtAM2kNv1EjlMOQKlsmfYjd-D1L5PjEDIAyxXg0OB40UnTXVyZUF6/s400/HPIM1403.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370415769377499330" border="0" /></a>*please note. Sorry this post is messed up. Couldnt get it to work right.<br /><br />I have a request to post some of my better models. So here goes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zrVO6dKaLuypae5qbHsZMjMKvYUucxlylNZgt4OFMnsett6ddJn1EFK23OsuavdfwtQuIhTypXo9329ZRuX406JHCtFKTjUMXe6k1r9apHlZjjU_KnI3tqzNyGhzTHpQZKja_2N1Y6uZ/s1600-h/HPIM1877.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zrVO6dKaLuypae5qbHsZMjMKvYUucxlylNZgt4OFMnsett6ddJn1EFK23OsuavdfwtQuIhTypXo9329ZRuX406JHCtFKTjUMXe6k1r9apHlZjjU_KnI3tqzNyGhzTHpQZKja_2N1Y6uZ/s400/HPIM1877.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370415642501367602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs0SdcG94DB-waQ9g6qAGSp7wtx2aXO95fRGrXKOaNAPr2N0Txla7fubdV-K4yb0V4d5EVBr_AGI1CcocmIX6ntk0C3AwSHNQEcypFpx5iB_yt1LnZTSEK2HL2Mkh90oBrgZ0llShbgUC3/s1600-h/HPIM1409.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs0SdcG94DB-waQ9g6qAGSp7wtx2aXO95fRGrXKOaNAPr2N0Txla7fubdV-K4yb0V4d5EVBr_AGI1CcocmIX6ntk0C3AwSHNQEcypFpx5iB_yt1LnZTSEK2HL2Mkh90oBrgZ0llShbgUC3/s400/HPIM1409.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370415440296436994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwnd3QvpakElW4KNMoEBe1jEg_u9iUcIYTvb0TyVSbC_MlWqrychWGZ5cTRBLvK4BrzkWGt7BtvQTF7rDZ3H0WqFmfAI2i4r_4AZ5d4Ql6YHkdvc7aZQHjBIjMIVH4R3SaePiSBZBPTX1o/s1600-h/HPIM1880+%282%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwnd3QvpakElW4KNMoEBe1jEg_u9iUcIYTvb0TyVSbC_MlWqrychWGZ5cTRBLvK4BrzkWGt7BtvQTF7rDZ3H0WqFmfAI2i4r_4AZ5d4Ql6YHkdvc7aZQHjBIjMIVH4R3SaePiSBZBPTX1o/s400/HPIM1880+%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370415248650381122" border="0" /></a>This fellow here is my Marshal. I mixed various bits to create him. Im gonna repeat the process for my next one. Adding lightning claws to that one.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is my squad of Assault Terminators. The Best Ive painted so far. I don't think their bases are as cool as my other termies, but all around I like these guys more<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A Crusader squad with some neophytes.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />My Emperor's Champion's rhino. It actually was for my chaplain and his command squad but I'll only use it for that in an Apocalypse game.<br /><br />Thats it for now. I may post some more later.Hallowed Groundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16111544796980445630noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336168127542209869.post-64345170553720360672009-08-04T23:20:00.002-04:002009-08-04T23:27:22.281-04:00Whats up...Well, I have some projects on my table.<br /><br />I'm buying a house right now, so at the moment there isn't extra money to buy little plastic men. I know, I should make better priorities.<br />The next things I'll be getting are:<br />2 Assault Terminators<br />Various bits to make my new Marshal<br />3 Land Speeders<br />2 Razorbacks (will build them so I can convert them to rhinos should I need them)<br /><br />That's a lot for me right now.<br /><br />Plus I broke the metal Melti-melta on my Land Raider and fixed it with greenstuff. I want to get the LRC upgrade sprue and replace it with plastic. (easier to work with)<br /><br />Also, I am working on a special project. My girlfriends birthday is coming up, and while I'm actually getting real presents I wanted to do something unique. I wanted to custom-make her own space marine. I already know which bits I will need and how I'll make it. Its gonna take a lot of green stuff. Oh and I'll need some pink paint :)Hallowed Groundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16111544796980445630noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336168127542209869.post-72911515695945214952009-08-03T23:31:00.005-04:002009-08-03T23:53:55.447-04:00My current 1850 list, and some ideas...Hey, below is my current 1850 army list:<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">HQ</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Marshal </span> 135<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Lightning Claws<br />Terminator Armor<br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Emperors Champion </span> 140<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Vow: Accept the challenge no matter the odds<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><br />Elites<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Assault Terminators (7) </span> 280<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Lightning Claws (3)<br />Thunder Hammers (4)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dreadnought</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span> 135<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Lascannon, Missile Launcher<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Troops<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Crusader Squad A (9) </span> 185<br />CCW, BP Melta-gun, Power Fist<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Crusader Squad B (5) </span> 100<br /> Bolters, Melta-gun. Missile Launcher<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Crusader Squad C (5) </span> 101<br /> Bolters, Lascannon, Plasma Gun<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fast Attack<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Assault Squad (8) </span> 207<br /> Power Weapon, Plasma Pistol, Melta Bombs<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dedicated Transports<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rhino A</span> 58<br /> Smoke, Extra Armor<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rhino B</span> 58<br /> Smoke, Extra Armor<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rhino C</span> 58<br /> Smoke, Extra Armor<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Land Raider Crusader</span> 268<br /> Smoke<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Heavy Support</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Vindicator</span> 125<br /> <br /><br />Im thinking of taking out the Vindicator and the Assault Marines and replace them with 3 land speeders (Assault Cannon and 2 Melta) and replace 2 of the rhinos with razorbacks (a Heavy Bolter and a Lascannon)<br /><br />The idea is to use the land speeders to drop on objectives and use their speed to contest. I can do that better with them.<br />The razorbacks would add more firepower to the army.<br />Hows that sound?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>Hallowed Groundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16111544796980445630noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336168127542209869.post-51957395255193142962009-07-31T00:15:00.004-04:002009-07-31T00:22:17.610-04:00Black Templar Group Shot.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhVfAc5TFpff5yGAFCvNV9E-RiYorxoTyG7NUZYRwuTM-dZkpyOcpPjpx2zzDn30GasJahwie9CyQoYrvJIQhy52yg1ybGAaMRjiAVv1lJMFIK5SuR_ogqpT7e_RNfWC0X70UyzciStRWf/s1600-h/BTcollect.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 141px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhVfAc5TFpff5yGAFCvNV9E-RiYorxoTyG7NUZYRwuTM-dZkpyOcpPjpx2zzDn30GasJahwie9CyQoYrvJIQhy52yg1ybGAaMRjiAVv1lJMFIK5SuR_ogqpT7e_RNfWC0X70UyzciStRWf/s400/BTcollect.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364474823595534802" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />This is my complete collection of Black Templars. What I would play if in an Apocalypse game.Hallowed Groundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16111544796980445630noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336168127542209869.post-23592926188723412512009-07-30T19:05:00.002-04:002009-07-30T19:25:34.482-04:00Welcome! Grab a bolter and get fighting.Stealing an idea from better people was always my strong suit. After reading other blogs about 40k and seeing the cools my own friends can talk about, I was inspired to do my own. I am afraid I cannot make any lofty promises about regular posts and battle reports. But I will do my best.<br />I do think that if you come here for expert tactics, you need to go somewhere else, probably check out the blogs I follow, ok? Cause I suck. Since I started playing this game I, alone, have only won a single game. But no matter, I play on. I hope to get better at this one day, and learn how I should think, but it's hard. I have been painting and collecting miniatures for about 10 years now, but havent played with any of them until the beginning of this year. <br />The first GW minis I bought was a skaven clanrat plastic set. The original plan was to make a skaven army. That changed when my brother got a new WarhammerFB box set and he gave me all of his Lizardmen. I actually had a basic army for that before I got out of it. I dabbled in the LOTR game and it wasn't until three or four years ago that I decided to get into 40k. I wanted to do Necrons. I loved the simple paint scheme and their fluff...I did not love thier variety of models though. So I picked Space Marine Black Templars and have been working on them since.<br />Soon I'll try to post a photo of my collection.Hallowed Groundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16111544796980445630noreply@blogger.com0