Battle Report: Scythiak Usurpation vs. Ultramarines - Capture the Dawn

Had a game with Josh and his Ultras earlier.  He had recently worked up a rifleman dread (see left).  I think it's a neat way to make extra arms for a dread - two square bases glued together on the hollow sides, hole drilled in one side big enough to slide over the dread arm tab.  Some extra IG autocannons and done.  Only downside IMO is the need to have one set upside down due to the ammo drums. 

We threw down with 1850pts, Capture and Control, Dawn of War.

Sharks it shall be!

From Raucous Records

There were a few votes for other options, but the bulk went for the Space Sharks.  So be it!  I've started sorting out bits and organizing to start construction soon. 

Here's what I'm working on at building at the moment.  Mostly it's a conglomeration of stuff I think is cool (dread, pods, bikes, jump packs, speeder, whirlwind) first, with effectiveness considerations secondary.  I don't expect it to be a super list, but if I'm missing some obvious tricks, I'd be happy to hear advice on that front.  While I plan on using Codex: Space Marines, I also for grins converted that list into Blood Angels and Space Wolves to see what it would look like.

40K Names Part 3 - Finding Inspiration

In Part One we reviewed some of the common themes in 40K names for units and groups.

In Part Two we looked at naming themes within different races, such as with vehicles and weapons.

In Part Three we'll look at some places to find inspiration for names, particularly for characters.

Battle Report: Merkan 76th vs. Death Guard 1500pts Implacable Advance

I should be typing up my final paper for the summer, but I'll take a break to churn out a quick batrep.

Tuesday I managed to get a game in with Chris and his Death Guard.  A third party picked a mission for us out of the Battle Missions book (Implacable Advance) and we got ready to go.  The table is divided into three parts, and you deploy from the short edges.  One objective in the middle of each 1/3 of the table, and once you hold an objective it remains yours unless the other guy takes it.  Everyone is also Stubborn, which doesn't matter for the Fearless Plague Marines, and there's no Outflanking though that doesn't matter for our armies which are both pretty straightforward.

I have a bunch of guys with guns and three Russes (two standard, one Eradicator).  Chris brings three squads of plague marines, a dread, a land raider, and a lord and sorcerer.  DG are in the role of "Necrons" for the scenario so they get to go first.

Merkan deployment

Where do we go from here?

If I promised you daemon and Eldars would you believe it?

With the Scythiak put to rest for a while, I have an opening for my next project.

But what to do?

As frequently happens, I have multiple appealing options, but obviously trying to do them all at once would get me close to nowhere.

Do you, my beloved readers, have anything in particular that you'd like to see?

Which of the options would make you more excited about coming to see and even comment on?

Scythiak Usurpation - Army Shots

It didn't feel right signing off of the painting for the Scythiak project without a complete army pic, so here you are:

Scythiak Usurpation - End of the Revolt

For now at least.  It's been over a year since I officially started the revolt and it was even further in coming, with ideas and collecting figures.  But for now, I'm calling them done and will be moving on to other projects.

There's still lots to do for the Scythiak, but it will have to wait for more favorable times.  The second squad of rough riders, various tanks, and some extra infantry to sub for the Ogryn points-sink from time to time will have to bide their time.

But here's the last to be done this wave; some priests and Astrakenor with his command squad.  My RPG group had arranged a few weeks ago to come over this evening, but apparently they all forgot so I had some extra time and finished these folks off instead.

3x(6+2d6) = wrecked walkers

Priests with ceremonial eviscerators.  Of course, when your "ceremonies" include sacrificing your opponents in battle, they can be rather functional too.

Scythiak Usurpation - Battle Report - Chaos vs. Angels of Death - Part 3 - The Reckoning!

If you're just joining us, you can find part 1 HERE

When last we checked in, the Imperials had a rough turn, losing a vindicator and a terminator squad.  Now the Baal Predator with flamestorm cannon shows up and joins the Dark Angels speeder in bedeviling the Scythiak heavy weapons section.