It is a question that I have been debating for a few weeks now with the creation of the new army. Ok it is just one of the questions I have been debating but the one that will define what the army looks, feels like and what I can take.
I want to start with a 2000 point list and work it back to 1250 so I can at some point start attending different tournaments covering up to 2000 points. I played around this morning with the thought of two troop choices of 20 Chaos Space Marines and one of 20 Khorne Berserkers and 20 Plague Marines as a base. Ok so this comes goes over 1700 points but the thought of 80 models racing across the board just seems so cool. One day maybe but not today as I have the need for at least two squads of Havocs.
I guess I should share the current thoughts for my CSM.
HQ Choices
* Chaos Lord
* Chaos Sorcerer
Elites Choices
* Terminators
* Possessed
Troops Choices
* CMS
* Plague Marines
* Khorne Berserkers
* Rhino’s
Fast Choices
* Bikes
* Raptors
Heavy Choices
* Havocs
So no Characters or Daemon Princes to lead my war band and I am not even sure I want to take any Elites in the war band. When it comes to troop choices I like the standard CSM and although I was considering only CSM with Icons in the end I like the idea of the Plague Marines and Berserkers to throw a little difference into the war band or even give the mercenary thought to it.
Fast choices are Bikes and Raptors since I have the bike models and I like the idea of Raptors with Meltaguns. Havocs is a must for me one with two Lascannons and two Heavy Bolters and the other with two Missile Launchers and two Heavy Bolters. I am not sure I have ever heard anything good about Havocs but I am looking at it like I have 4 heavy weapons with the ability to start in a building and it’s a smaller target than a tank.
I know that I have the bases of my army to tie it together and with that starting thought I could indeed make a warband/army that is quiet diverse in armour colour and style and was more a mercenary war band. I also need a symbol or emblem to tie that war band together and something that is not to a god but something like the infinity symbol or the circle snake/dragon swallowing its own tail. Maybe even find my old green stuff made moulds of skull etc to unify the force. Or find something to green stuff to do the job. Even as I write this I am adding new ideas to the war band and since I have given myself 10 months to complete at least 1250 points for a tournament in October of 2011 I have been known to need extra time.
Well that’s all for now as I need to go jot a few things down.
Let’s see how we go!
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Thursday, October 21, 2010
MOAB 2010 Rocked!
Well with MOAB having taken place the first weekend in October I had a great time with my Space Marines. I came 31st out of 44 players and for my first tournament I am happy with that. The only thing I have to remember if I need more troops and bigger squads for MOAB 2011 than I had for this year. Although I played mostly with two tactical squads broken down into combat squads giving me 4 scoring units due to their squad size of 5 they where to easy to destroy which lost me a lot of games.
I had a blast though over the whole three days and meet some of the best guys and girls that I have ever played any game with. I still find it funny that the best game for me the whole weekend was against a guy named Jimmy who had a Blood Angel army that was a total jump pack army. It was my last game of the first day and I don’t think I will ever get tabled again and have that much fun Jimmy was an amazing guy and we didn’t stop joking around the whole time.
Well it’s time to move to the workshop blog to start with the new army.
I had a blast though over the whole three days and meet some of the best guys and girls that I have ever played any game with. I still find it funny that the best game for me the whole weekend was against a guy named Jimmy who had a Blood Angel army that was a total jump pack army. It was my last game of the first day and I don’t think I will ever get tabled again and have that much fun Jimmy was an amazing guy and we didn’t stop joking around the whole time.
Well it’s time to move to the workshop blog to start with the new army.
Monday, September 27, 2010
A New Army
The ending of one army comes the beginning of the new. With my 1250 points of Crimson Fists completed, my objective markers done and my first tournament in 4 days I turn already to the next (will post some pictures and a rundown of the tournament when I can).
I am 4 days out from getting a Battle Force box for Chaos Space Marines and I am already re-modifying my 1250 list I created for the army. I have spent some time just skimming through some sites and I came to the thought that in taking an unmarked army with only standard Chaos Space Marines as I was originally considering might be a good idea but I want to have the fun of not only having a variety of troops but also a lot of different colours and there was also the fact of lack of cash for what I wanted to do.
I am thinking now of two squads of Chaos Space Marines painted up as Warriors of Mayhem. A squad of Plague Marines painted up as The Reborn. A squad of Berserkers I am still undecided on as well as a squad of bikes and my Lord. Going to check my points today and see about either adding a sorcerer depending on the points I have left in a 1250 size force.
With this new army comes the chance not only to paint and convert with Chaos but I also with the challenge of two mates to our own tale of 3 gamers the chance to face the Tau and most likely the Nercon’s in a narrative campaign which is something new.
I have also created a second blog as my workshop to chronicle the journey of the tale of 3 gamers and keep track of other projects.
Let’s see how we go!
I am 4 days out from getting a Battle Force box for Chaos Space Marines and I am already re-modifying my 1250 list I created for the army. I have spent some time just skimming through some sites and I came to the thought that in taking an unmarked army with only standard Chaos Space Marines as I was originally considering might be a good idea but I want to have the fun of not only having a variety of troops but also a lot of different colours and there was also the fact of lack of cash for what I wanted to do.
I am thinking now of two squads of Chaos Space Marines painted up as Warriors of Mayhem. A squad of Plague Marines painted up as The Reborn. A squad of Berserkers I am still undecided on as well as a squad of bikes and my Lord. Going to check my points today and see about either adding a sorcerer depending on the points I have left in a 1250 size force.
With this new army comes the chance not only to paint and convert with Chaos but I also with the challenge of two mates to our own tale of 3 gamers the chance to face the Tau and most likely the Nercon’s in a narrative campaign which is something new.
I have also created a second blog as my workshop to chronicle the journey of the tale of 3 gamers and keep track of other projects.
Let’s see how we go!
Monday, September 6, 2010
A Few Pictures
Just thought I would post a few pictures I have taken of late of my Crimson Fists.
The 1250 Point Army!
A good picture of my almost completed Captain!
My first tactical squad that I use as my Captains Command Squad!
My second tactical squads Serge!
My Librarian that travels with my second tactical squad!
When my second tactical squad brakes down into combat squads then this brother leads the second combat squad!
As you can see my army is coming along faster than when it started. MOAB is less than a month away and I still have to detail a little, decal alot and make up my objective markers.
Lets see how I go!
The 1250 Point Army!
A good picture of my almost completed Captain!
My first tactical squad that I use as my Captains Command Squad!
My second tactical squads Serge!
My Librarian that travels with my second tactical squad!
When my second tactical squad brakes down into combat squads then this brother leads the second combat squad!
As you can see my army is coming along faster than when it started. MOAB is less than a month away and I still have to detail a little, decal alot and make up my objective markers.
Lets see how I go!
Orks Vs Crimson Fists
Well you learn when you play against Orks that firstly damn they move fast even on foot and secondly they don’t call it the green tide for nothing. I played my 1250 points of Crimson Fists against 1250 of Orks and with two games done it was a fun outcome.
The first game I was tabled by the Orks by turn 5. Even though it was an objective mission my opponent had only one goal in mind and that was my total removal from the table which he completed with style and finesse. My biggest mistake in the first game was I deployed to far forward which cost me a round of shooting. I also realised that my current force is set up more for facing a mechanised army than a foot slogging one.
Turn One.
The Orks went first and it was myself missing a lot of shots and the Orks forgoing shooting to run.
Turn Two.
Second turn saw myself having to forgo shooting for a large chunk of my army as the green tide meet me in close combat after a walk, a waaagh and a charge. What was fun to watch was the Ork rockets slam into my command razorback and destroy it forcing my combat squad being lead by my captain to disembark.
Turn Three.
This turn saw the looted wagon with the 10 Tank Bustas with 3 Bomb Squigs disembark on the right flank and charge a combat squad being lead by my Librarian. My Combat Squad with Captain being charge by the Shooter boys squad and my Assault Cannon Dreadnought step in front of War Lord Ghazghkull Thraka to take the charge.
Turn Four & Five
All Hell broke loose as the War Lord Ghazghkull Thraka destroyed my Dreadnought and ripped through my remaining armour. The Shooter Boys ripped apart my Captains Combat Squad and my Captain was finished off with a blow from the Nobs Power Klaw. My Librarian’s Combat squad took some heavy causalities but managed to drive off the Tank Busta’s only to be hit and destroyed by a Mob of Slugga Boys.
All in all it was a great game that saw my Crimson Fist being totally tabled by the Orks.
The first game I was tabled by the Orks by turn 5. Even though it was an objective mission my opponent had only one goal in mind and that was my total removal from the table which he completed with style and finesse. My biggest mistake in the first game was I deployed to far forward which cost me a round of shooting. I also realised that my current force is set up more for facing a mechanised army than a foot slogging one.
Turn One.
The Orks went first and it was myself missing a lot of shots and the Orks forgoing shooting to run.
Turn Two.
Second turn saw myself having to forgo shooting for a large chunk of my army as the green tide meet me in close combat after a walk, a waaagh and a charge. What was fun to watch was the Ork rockets slam into my command razorback and destroy it forcing my combat squad being lead by my captain to disembark.
Turn Three.
This turn saw the looted wagon with the 10 Tank Bustas with 3 Bomb Squigs disembark on the right flank and charge a combat squad being lead by my Librarian. My Combat Squad with Captain being charge by the Shooter boys squad and my Assault Cannon Dreadnought step in front of War Lord Ghazghkull Thraka to take the charge.
Turn Four & Five
All Hell broke loose as the War Lord Ghazghkull Thraka destroyed my Dreadnought and ripped through my remaining armour. The Shooter Boys ripped apart my Captains Combat Squad and my Captain was finished off with a blow from the Nobs Power Klaw. My Librarian’s Combat squad took some heavy causalities but managed to drive off the Tank Busta’s only to be hit and destroyed by a Mob of Slugga Boys.
All in all it was a great game that saw my Crimson Fist being totally tabled by the Orks.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Where to next...
Now you start to come to the end of one project and already being thinking of what is next. Now I am guessing most gamers are the same in that there is either something always on the back burner or under contemplation. In finishing my 1250 points of Crimson Fist I have multiple paths I can now travel.
* Make up 1250 points of Space Wolfs
* Paint up the miniatures out of Space Hulk
* Finish my Tyrainds which I am guessing I can make at least up to 2500 points in what I have now.
* Rework my Crimson Fist to 1500, 1750 and 2000 points
* Get back to work on my Company of Legion of the Damn of old Metal models.
And the thoughts continue of what could be. Logically since I have challenged two friends to a version of a tail of 3 gamers I will be from October for about 8 months building a 1250 point unmarked Chaos Marine Army for MOAB next year.
Now for anyone that doesn’t know about the ‘a tail of (how many) gamers’ it’s a challenge of starting with the purchase of a Battle Force box set and you have set goals to achieve a progression of your army. In our case we will have a two month block for goal completion instead of a monthly one due to the current Necromunda campaign we are working out and testing at this time.
Now thinking of painting up a Chaos Army, a Space Wolf one and at the same time the figures in Space Hulk maybe a little much for me to complete even in a few months. The only time I really have to paint is 40 minutes to 1 hour before I start work Monday to Friday and if I am lucky a few hours either Friday or Saturday night maybe twice a month. I am still amazed I guess not only the time it took me to work on my Crimson Fist put that had enough time to complete what I needed.
At this time I will start the Chaos Army in October and maybe paint a figure or two a moth of my Space Hulk Figures to break up the retinue.
As always let’s see how I go!
* Make up 1250 points of Space Wolfs
* Paint up the miniatures out of Space Hulk
* Finish my Tyrainds which I am guessing I can make at least up to 2500 points in what I have now.
* Rework my Crimson Fist to 1500, 1750 and 2000 points
* Get back to work on my Company of Legion of the Damn of old Metal models.
And the thoughts continue of what could be. Logically since I have challenged two friends to a version of a tail of 3 gamers I will be from October for about 8 months building a 1250 point unmarked Chaos Marine Army for MOAB next year.
Now for anyone that doesn’t know about the ‘a tail of (how many) gamers’ it’s a challenge of starting with the purchase of a Battle Force box set and you have set goals to achieve a progression of your army. In our case we will have a two month block for goal completion instead of a monthly one due to the current Necromunda campaign we are working out and testing at this time.
Now thinking of painting up a Chaos Army, a Space Wolf one and at the same time the figures in Space Hulk maybe a little much for me to complete even in a few months. The only time I really have to paint is 40 minutes to 1 hour before I start work Monday to Friday and if I am lucky a few hours either Friday or Saturday night maybe twice a month. I am still amazed I guess not only the time it took me to work on my Crimson Fist put that had enough time to complete what I needed.
At this time I will start the Chaos Army in October and maybe paint a figure or two a moth of my Space Hulk Figures to break up the retinue.
As always let’s see how I go!
Nearing the End?
After so long at work on my Crimson Fist I find I finally feel like I am starting to get near the end of their completion or at least the 1250 points work I am going to be taking to MOAB. Apart from the decals my Devastators are complete as well as my Librarian and one of my Tactical Squads. My Razorback only needs some touch ups and a little black ink and my second tactical squad is a little detailing and then like my razorback added to the decal pile.
This leaves finishing up my captain which I am still unsure on how to paint his relic blade. I am seriously considering leaving the blade black and giving it a coat of gloss vanish. But on the whole his is finished other than the blade and a little detailing.
This leaves only my predator which only the hull has been put together that has to be at least fully together and undercoated by this weekend since I am playing some practice games with the army on the 27th of August.
Going to see about grabbing a few pictures of at least one of the practice games and try writing up a battle report as although I am not a literary person you have to start somewhere.
Let’s see how I go!
This leaves finishing up my captain which I am still unsure on how to paint his relic blade. I am seriously considering leaving the blade black and giving it a coat of gloss vanish. But on the whole his is finished other than the blade and a little detailing.
This leaves only my predator which only the hull has been put together that has to be at least fully together and undercoated by this weekend since I am playing some practice games with the army on the 27th of August.
Going to see about grabbing a few pictures of at least one of the practice games and try writing up a battle report as although I am not a literary person you have to start somewhere.
Let’s see how I go!
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