Judgement Day Cometh

I am 85% sure I'm going to make a Necron army within the next two weeks.  I haven't played Necrons since 3rd Ed. when I dropped them in favor of Space Marines.  The reason I dropped them initially was because they lacked character and there didn't have many options to field different armies.  It looks like both of these issues will be resolved in the new book, at least judging by what has been leaked so far.

I'm excited about the new book for the following reasons:

-More competitive
-New models, none of which will be metal!
-Hopefully a viable infantry, foot slogging army is an option, I am getting tired of mech
-Easy, easy, easy to paint
-They're Xenos, I need to break up the power armor party that's going on in my closet right now

Unfortunately I'm sure this will be a huuuuuuge bandwagon army.  Possibly more that Grey Knights but I hope not.  I need to think of a scheme that is different enough that I won't be knocked in painting scores.  I may go with some kind of fancy base or something.  I'll be back.

-Noah

List for GGT

I think I have my list figured out for the Gentlemen's GT (Nov. 4-5).


I am liking this list a lot.  Not a huge model count so I'll have to be careful with my Grey Hunters as they're my only scoring units and the backbone of my close combat.  I may miss my Terminators but they've been so poor lately that I don't mind leaving four of them at home.

One dimensional close combat armies will give me a lot of problems but hopefully they will be relying on transports that I can pop at range and whittle down anything dangerous.

Feel free to critique, I basically made it up just now.


HQ

WIP Wolf Scout

Logan Grimnar - 275

Elites
Dreadnought - 125
-2x twin-linked autocannons

Dreadnought - 125
-2x twin-linked autocannons

(5) Wolf Scouts - 110
-melta
-melta bombs

Troops
(9) Grey Hunters - 150
-wolf standard
-melta

Rhino - 35

(9) Grey Hunters - 150
-wolf standard
-melta

Rhino - 35

(8) Grey Hunters - 120

(3) Wolf Guard - 149
-power fist, combi melta
-power fist, combi melta
-terminator, storm shield, chainfist

Land Raider Redeemer - 250
-multimelta

Heavy Support
(5) Long Fangs - 115
-4x missiles

(5) Long Fangs - 115
-4x missiles

(5) Long Fangs - 95
-4x heavy bolters



Need to Paint
-4 Wolf Scouts
-2 Rhino hatches
-Logan Grimnar
-4 twin-linked autocannon arms

-Noah

The bandwagon is a calling (Thing 1 & Thing 2)

It seems like riflemen Dreadnoughts (2x twin-linked autocannons) have become all the rage lately on the net.  I had one guy I watched play a lot at my old shop that used a couple but I have no real world experience fighting against them or using them.  That being said, I am strongly considering converting my two multimelta drop dreads into riflemen.

I've beaten to death what I think of AV12 walkers dropping down unsupported so maybe it's time I tried out the new trendy walker on the block.  As things stand, I have a couple Aegis Defense Lines sitting in my closet that could be converted pretty easily to make them.  With the magic of magnets, I won't be required to scrap the multimeltas I have already converted for them, just add the option of the autocannons.

Ultimately, it's a matter of me sitting down and finalizing a list for RockCon and seeing where the Dreadnoughts fit it.  I wasn't planning on using them but I was just thinking the other day about how I love the models and how much of a shame it would be to never use them for anything but Apoc games, so finding a use for them in competitive play would be great.  Its getting a bit late to do anything about it tonight but I'll have a think on it and maybe write up a list or two this evening.

As a side note, I think I'm going to go public with this blog so I feel less like a nerdy teenage girl journaling about her toy soldiers.  We'll see if I feel up to public scrutiny!

-Noah

We have entered the Visual Age!

I cobbled together a temporary photo booth rig today.  I found a couple $2 desk lamps at Target today which I think will work great.  Definitely not perfect but I think it will be serviceable for the time being.

Ghetto Rig.

The mess.

Here's a random assortment of models I've painted over the past few years.  I basically grabbed a little bit of everything that was near at hand. My Imperial Fists began as a painting project with no intention of creating an army but I just kept adding to it and now I'm sitting at around 1500pts.

Ineffective but she's a looker!

That's all for now, don't want to use up all the material in one post!

-Noah