Battle Report 124- 2000 pts White Scars vs Tyranids

This week's battle report sees my White Scars take on Stu's Tyranids in a 2000 pts maelstrom of war mission. 

This game was played a while back before the release of the new Tyranid codex, so won't feature any of the new rules. 

My army consisted of:

Battalion Detachment

Khan- Moondrakken (K)

Lieutenant- Master-crafted Bolter, Chainsword (L)

10 Tactical Marines- Meltagun, Bolters (TS1)

Rhino- Storm Bolter (R)

5 Tactical Marines- Flamer, Bolters (TS2)

Razorback- TL Assault Cannons (Rb)

5 Scouts- Camo Cloaks, Sniper Rifles (S1)

5 Devastators- 4 Missile Launchers, Armorium Cherub (D1)

5 Devastators- 4 Heavy Bolters, Armorium Cherub (D2)

Stormtalon- TL Assault Cannons, Typhoon Missile Launcher (ST)

10 Sternguard Veterans- Special Issue Bolters (S2)

Drop Pop- Storm Bolter (DP)

10 Vanguard Veterans- 3 Pairs Lightning Claws, 2 Thunder Hammers and Storm Shields, 5 Bolt Pistols and Chainswords (VV)

6 Scout Bikers (SB)

5 Bikers- 2 Meltaguns, Power Axe (B1)

Khan was my warlord and took the Tenacious Survivor warlord trait.

Hobby Update 26/11/17- Genestealer Cult Aberrants WIP

Over the weekend, I managed to get some work done on my Genestealer Cult Aberrants. I had 8 of these models from two of the Deathwatch Overkill boxed sets. 

I am currently in the process of finishing these models. All they need is a purple wash and some final highlights. I hope to get them finished this week.

Hobby Update 24/11/17- Purestrain Genestealers

This week, I managed to complete my first unit of Purestrain Genestealers for my Genestealers Cult army. I painted these up in the "classic" style to match my other Genestealer Cult units. 

I also decided to add to the bases from my current ones. I added some rubble to the base, then painted it Standard Mechanicus Grey, then a highlight of Pallid Wych Flesh. I also added some static flock and grass to the model. 

Hobby Sunday 19/11/17- Purestrain Genestealers WIP

This week's Hobby Sunday features some work I have been doing on my Purestrain Genestealers. 

I've not got as much done this week on them or had much on the blog this week. I've been enjoying Nurgle's blessings this week, which has helped to reduce my hobby efforts. 

Purestrain Genestealers are a serious combat threat in 8th edition, so want to get a few of these units painted up. I've been working on 10 of them, using a colour scheme similar to my hybrids. 

Hobby Sunday 12/11/17- Goliath Rockgrinder and Neophyte Hybrids

This week's Hobby Sunday I will be showcasing my completed Goliath Rockgrinder and some Neophyte Hybrids that I have been working on the last couple of weeks. 

I completed the crew of the Goliath this week, so the Rockgrinder is now finished. Here are some shots of the crew and completed vehicle. 

Battle Report 123- 2000 pts White Scars vs Orks

This week's battle report sees my White Scars take on Rhys' Orks in a 2000 pts Maelstrom of war mission. 

This was the first time I had taken on Orks in 8th edition, so was interested to see how they would fare against the White Scars. This game was played at Battle Bunker and we were playing Tactical Escalation (number of cards equal to turn number) with Vanguard Strike deployment. 

My army consisted of:

Battalion Detachment

Khan- Moondrakken (K)

Lieutenant- Master-crafted Bolter, Chainsword (L)

10 Tactical Marines- Meltagun, Bolters (TS1)

Rhino- Storm Bolter (R)

5 Tactical Marines- Flamer, Bolters (TS2)

Razorback- TL Assault Cannons (Rb)

5 Scouts- Camo Cloaks, Sniper Rifles (S1)

5 Devastators- 4 Missile Launchers, Armorium Cherub (D1)

5 Devastators- 4 Heavy Bolters, Armorium Cherub (D2)

Stormtalon- TL Assault Cannons, Typhoon Missile Launcher (ST)

10 Sternguard Veterans- Special Issue Bolters (S2)

Drop Pop- Storm Bolter (DP)

10 Vanguard Veterans- 3 Pairs Lightning Claws, 2 Thunder Hammers and Storm Shields, 5 Bolt Pistols and Chainswords (VV)

6 Scout Bikers (SB)

5 Bikers- 2 Meltaguns, Power Axe (B1)

A bit of a different White Scars army to try out, not so many Bikers this time round. I decided to take a unit of Devastators with Heavy Bolters after seeing how well they have done in my regular opponent Maurice's Crimson Fists army. I also extended the Vanguard Veterans to 10 models to give me a bit more combat punch and decided to try out the Stormtalon as well. 

My warlord was Khan and he took the Tenacious Survivor warlord trait (I don't think he could take the White Scars trait as I was using Index Khan). 

Hobby Sunday 05/11/17- Goliath Rockgrinder WIP

Today's hobby Sunday features the current work in progress on my Goliath Rockgrinder for my Genestealer Cults army. 

I decided that I would also magnetise the crew of the Rockgrinder to make them easier to transport and have less chance of them breaking off during transit. 

I have completed the painting of the Rockgrinder and just need to work on the crew. Here are some WIP shots and the completed vehicle.

Battle Report 122- 2000 pts Ravenwing vs Ynnari

Today's battle report features my Ravenwing taking on Adam's Aeldari force in a 2000 pts Eternal War mission.

This game was fought at a Bunker War tournament at Battle Bunker in Sunderland. This game was Big Guns Never Tire using Vanguard Strike Deployment.

My army consisted of:

Outrider Detachment

Sammael on Corvex (S)

Ravenwing Apothecary (A)

5 Black Knights- Plasma Talons (BK1)

Ravenwing Darkshroud- Assault Cannon (D)

5 Ravenwing Bikers- 2 Meltaguns, Chainswords, Power Sword (RB1)

Outrider Detachment

Librarian- Bike, Force Sword, Mind Worm, Aversion (L2)

5 Black Knights- Plasma Talons (BK2)

5 Ravenwing Bikers- 2 Plasma Guns, Chainswords, Power Sword (RB2)

5 Ravenwing Bikers- Flamer, Chainswords (RB3)

Dark Talon- 2 Hurricane Bolters, Rift Cannon (DT)

Landspeeder- Multi-melta, Typhoon Missile Launcher (L1)

5 Command Points

The Librarian took Mind Worm and Aversion. Sammael was my warlord and took Tenacious Survivor.

Genestealer Cult Progress So Far

Today I have some photos of all the units that I have painted so far for my Genestealer Cults army. I have been slowly working away at amassing my Cult force and getting as much painted as possible to try and field the army. 

So far, I have completed 5 units of infantry, one Goliath Truck and two characters. Here are some photos of the force. 

Astra Militarum Codex Review: Part 5- Troops

My Astra Militarum Codex Review continues with a look at the Troops choices available. This will be a quick one, as there are only a few options in this section of the codex. 

Troops

Infantry Squad
From a background perspective, these squads should make up the bulk of any Guard army. As such, they have a fair amount of variety in how they can be built.
As standard, each squad consists of 10 Guardsmen (including Sergeant) and have the general Guard statline as they have for many editions. As usual, one Guardsman can take a special weapon and two can form a heavy weapons team. The Mortar has proved incredibly popular in 8th edition so far, but I think most of the Heavy Weapons can be of use in a Guard squad. The vox-caster is also a great addition to take, extending the range of orders to 18" if both squads have one and one is in range of an officer.

Annoyingly, the Sergeant still doesn't have the option to take a Lasgun, meaning you will still have at least one laspistol in the squad, slightly reducing the number of shots a little in each squad.

This squad will probably make up the bulk of my army, as it has in previous editions, and has gotten a bit cheaper to field, meaning I can squeeze more points out of  my army for the big extras, such as tanks and flyers.

A downside of this squad is that it is harder to form combined squads in 8th edition without spending command points on them (bit of a waste for me). This means that your orders will not go as far as they did in 7th editions and gives you more deployment drops in most cases, decreasing your chances of going first in many games.