Pure Terminators for 6th

Still trying to wrap my brain around 6th ed, I find writing lists helps a lot. Not saying pure TEQ makes for a good list necessarily, but I do really want to build this list.

Primary Detachment: Dark Angels
Belial, Master of the Deathwing
5 Death Wing Terminators, all Thunder Hammers and Storm Shields, Cyclone Missile Launcher
5 Death Wing Terminators, all Thunder Hammers and Storm Shields, Cyclone Missile Launcher
5 Death Wing Terminators, all Thunder Hammers and Storm Shields, Cyclone Missile Launcher
5 Death Wing Terminators, all Thunder Hammers and Storm Shields, Cyclone Missile Launcher

Secondary Detachment: Grey Knights
Ordo Whatever Inquisitor
10 Grey Knight Terminators, 2 Psycannons, 2 Nemesis Daemon Hammers, 8 Nemesis Force Halberds 
10 Grey Knight Terminators, 2 Psycannons, 2 Nemesis Daemon Hammers, 8 Nemesis Force Halberds

Combat Squad the GKT, now you have 40 scoring TEQ in eight units. This list really shouldn't be able to shoot another army off the board, it needs to mop up in CC. But, 20 TH/SS Termies, soooo yeah.

Converted Rifle Dreads

So, I have been working on some dreads for my Grey Knights list and my first two are ready for the table top! They are not finished mind you, still some detail work and ammo drums to be done.

Do you want a tutorial for these? I still have three more to go, so if enough people are interested I will make one for you guys.

The Coolest Thing That Does Not Exist! But Soon!

Seriously, go check this out. Now. Stop reading and go follow the link!


http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/JoshuaACNewman/mobile-frame-zero-rapid-attack

The intro video is not the best. But, a table top war game played with models assembled out of lego? Hell yes. Cheap rules, all in one pdf/book? Yup. Model aesthetics that you get to choose based on the rules? Aaaaaaaaaw yeah! No more of that "I take unit X because it looks cool" nonsense.

Did I mention it is mech based? It is mech based.

Now, I am not saying you should just drop whatever you are playing and get on this game. But when the rules are between 0-10$, and an army will cost you ~12$... well you can play this alongside your other war games with ease.

I know you have lego somewhere, and I know you want an excuse to play with it again.

Grey Knights Update 7- Army Progress Shot 2

Progress! So many storm bolter warrior acolytes...

Pew pew

Soon, rifles for the riflemen...

A how to, by Jitsu: Plasticard Bases

Want custom bases for your whole army, but don't want to buy the sweet expensive ones online? Try this.

Left to right? Nope!

1) Trace the bases onto the non-textured side of the plasticard and cut them out very roughly from the main plasticard sheet.

2) Cut the card a bit more closely to the base outline, but not all the way.

3) Glue the plasticard on to the base.

4) Cut all the excess card off the base with your hobby knife. Go slowly, cut right up to the base and all the way around. It should all come off as one piece, but don't worry if it does not the first time.

5) You are done. Simple yeah?

Grey Knights Update 6- Army Progress Shot

Finished 6 more Warrior Acolytes, 41 more to go... all 6 plasma cannon servitors, and the hulls for two of the riflemen are done.

So far so good I guess

Our Cannons Shall Sing, Updated

The latest incarnation of my "Grey Knights"

I am interested in your opinion.

Our Cannons Shall Sing v1.7 2000pts GK list

Coteaz

Ordo Whatever Inquisitor, 3 servo skulls

3 Plasma Cannon Servitors
Chimera, multi-laser, heavy bolter

3 Plasma Cannon Servitors
Chimera, multi-laser, heavy bolter

 12 Storm Bolter Warrior Acolytes, 3 with Meltagun
Chimera, Multi-laser, Heavy Flamer

 12 Storm Bolter Warrior Acolytes, 3 with Meltagun
Chimera, Multi-laser, Heavy Flamer

  12 Storm Bolter Warrior Acolytes, 3 with Meltagun
Chimera, Multi-laser, Heavy Flamer

 12 Storm Bolter Warrior Acolytes, 3 with Meltagun
Chimera, Multi-laser, Heavy Flamer

Vindicare Assassin

Venerable Dreadnought, 2 twin-linked Autocannons, psybolts

Venerable Dreadnought, 2 twin-linked Autocannons, psybolts

Dreadnought, 2 twin-linked Autocannons, psybolts

Dreadnought, 2 twin-linked Autocannons, psybolts

Dreadnought, 2 twin-linked Autocannons, psybolts

Grey Knights Update 5- Storm Bolter Warrior Acolytes

Check 'em.

So yeah, first five warrior acolytes with storm bolters are done... 43 to go?

A bit of Mathhammer

 I was curious about the effectiveness of basic troops in 40k, these graphs compare the average number of kills a model will score against it's own point cost.

In this graph the firing units point cost is compared to a wide range of targets.

This graph illustrates how good a unit is at killing marines, for its points cost, with no special/heavy weapons.

It should be noted that special/heavy weapons always have a way better kill/cost ratio. For example, If a squad of 5 marines takes a plasmagun, the squad will have a kill/cost of 0.051(this means that they kill 0.051 MEQ targets per point you spent to buy them, per shooting phase) against other MEQ(at 24"), but without the plasmagun, they have a kill/cost of 0.037(still at 24"). Most xenos armies can't really take special/heavy weapons (Dark Eldar being a notable exception.), just keep that in mind.

Grey Knights Update 4- Plasma Cannon Servitors Finished

All six are now done.

Pew Pew

Grey Knights Update 3

Standard lasgun, trimmed down. Not quite an exodus rifle yet.

Grey Knights Update 2

So, four servitors done so far, two to go.

Mostly working on the PC servitors right now, as I only have enough stormbolters for five warrior acolytes.

Jitsu, on ytth?

Stelek, is taking shots at my list! Awesome, saves me the trouble of having to ask him his opinion =)

These links are mostly so I can find them later... I am sure everyone knows his site...
http://yesthetruthhurts.com/2011/11/flawed-lists/
http://yesthetruthhurts.com/2011/11/random-thoughts-4/

Grey Knights Update 1

So I have been working on some Warrior Acolytes with Storm Bolters. Simple stuff really.

Wow, the coms are like invisible in this shot... Good thing nobody reads these =D

Our Cannons Shall Sing

So, I have been strongly considering building an GK army recently (but nobody cares now because: Necrons). This one to be specific:

Our Cannons Shall Sing v1.6 2000pts GK list

Coteaz

Ordo Whatever Inquisitor, 3 servo skulls

3 Plasma Cannon Servitors
Chimera, multi-laser, heavy bolter

3 Plasma Cannon Servitors
Chimera, multi-laser, heavy bolter

2 Jokaero, 5 storm bolter warriors
Chimera, multi-laser, heavy bolter

2 Jokaero, 5 storm bolter warriors
Chimera, multi-laser, heavy bolter

2 Jokaero, 5 storm bolter warriors
Chimera, multi-laser, heavy bolter

2 Jokaero, 5 storm bolter warriors
Chimera, multi-laser, heavy bolter

Venerable dreadnought, 2 twin-linked autocannon, psybolts

Venerable dreadnought, 2 twin-linked autocannon, psybolts

Venerable dreadnought, 2 twin-linked autocannon, psybolts

Dreadnought, 2 twin-linked autocannons, psybolts

Dreadnought, 2 twin-linked autocannons, psybolts

Dreadnought, 2 twin-linked autocannons, psybolts


Hence the plasma servitor from the other day. My real problem with finishing my armies is that I just convert forever... So, if I can complete one prototype of each of the following, then I will buy this army: Jokaero, plasma cannon servitor, warrior acolyte, and rifleman dread. Yes, there will be a rifleman dread tutorial /if/ I succeed. I know once I have a finished prototype to replicate, I can do it no problem. My Jokaero is coming along, I will post pics later. My warrior acolytes will be based off of regular guardsmen, I don't think they will give me any trouble at all. The dreads will be slow going though, unfortunate because they are kind of the point of the list...

So, I lied.

Plasma cannons came in the mail today... Even though I'm down one finger, and all actions with that hand hurt quite a bit, I give you my new servitor prototype.

Those bits there will be sights/cameras or whatever it needs to see.

I really like the way Tau antenna look, so I put them on everything...

Little bit of detailing, and five more to go. Seriously, how are my photos?

How about some Starcraft?

No posts for a while huh? Been playing a lot of SC2. I'm only in gold... maybe I will put up some replays here... What do you think? Aside from that, I might upload some photos of old work. No new stuff, cuz I cut off myself pretty bad at work =P

I say this like people are reading it but blogger stats will tell me otherwise =)

Random Ork Conversions Part 4: Cheap and Easy Lootas

Look familiar? Made just like my assault cannon tutorial. Find it under "how to" at the top.

You can use any guns you have lying around, but imperial weapons are easiest. This is a sentinel Lascannon.

Guessing Games 02

No arms yet, not sure I like where this design is going, might scrap it.

Guessing Games 01

Can you guess what I'm up to?

This is my prototype, five more will follow if I like the way it looks.