I wasn’t expecting to play, but sadly I was unable to make a previously planned trip to Edinburgh for medical reasons, so I ended up playing in The Dark Artisans Winter Warmup tournament for Warhammer 40k.
It was three rounds and in my first game I played Tyranids, and lost very badly, my opponent seized the initiative and was able to badly cripple my heavy hitters before they had a chance to do any damage to him.
My second game was against Drukahri and that was closer, but I still lost, the invulnerable saves really made me work hard to kill anything.
My final game was a mixed one, my opponent said he got his list off the internet and it was entirely unpainted.
But that lad was canny so it was a good game, I won simply because whilst his list was powerful, he didn’t know how to use it.
My list was this:-
++ Battalion Detachment +5CP (Chaos - Death Guard) ++
+ HQ +
Malignant Plaguecaster: 1. Miasma of Pestilence, 5. Putrescent Vitality, The Pandemic Staff
Typhus: 2. Gift of Contagion, 5. Putrescent Vitality, Warlord
+ Troops +
Plague Marines: Icon of Despair
. Plague Champion
. . Codex: Bolt pistol, Plaguesword, Power fist
. 5x Plague Marine w/ boltgun
. Plague Marine w/ Special Weapon: Plasma gun
Plague Marines: Icon of Despair
. Plague Champion
. . Codex: Plague knife, Plasma gun, Power fist
. 5x Plague Marine w/ boltgun
. Plague Marine w/ Special Weapon: Blight launcher
Poxwalkers: 20x Poxwalker
Poxwalkers: 20x Poxwalker
+ Fast Attack +
Foetid Bloat-drone: 2x Plaguespitters, Plague probe
Foetid Bloat-drone: 2x Plaguespitters, Plague probe
Myphitic Blight-haulers
. Myphitic Blight-hauler: Missile launcher, Multi-melta
. Myphitic Blight-hauler: Missile launcher, Multi-melta
. Myphitic Blight-hauler: Missile launcher, Multi-melta
+ Heavy Support +
Plagueburst Crawler: 2x Plaguespitter, Heavy slugger
Plagueburst Crawler: 2x Entropy cannon, Heavy slugger
+ Dedicated Transport +
Chaos Rhino: Combi-bolter, Havoc launcher
Chaos Rhino: Combi-bolter, Havoc launcher
It’s all stuff that came from Conquest, and I had no plan on how to use it, in fact for most of it, this was the first time it saw the table.
I probably need to get to know the army better, it I went just to have three fun games and in the end, that’s what I got and I am happy with that.
What I Am Modelling
It’s been a so so week in terms of modelling, I started with some Necromunda doors that we will be using for my Zone Mortalis stuff, simple to do and these were done quite quickly.
Then I painted a Plague Marine Icon Bearer from the multipart Plague Marine kit for the tournament I played in on Sunday so that all of my Plague Marines were unique.
At the same time I finished off a squad of Death Korps of Krieg Engineers and a Hades Breaching Drill for Niki.
And then finally I painted up a Heavy Support Squad for my Ultramarines, armed with Volkite Culverins. This is a squad that has sat in my to do box for over three years and it felt good to finally get them done.
I also this week built one of my Repressors for my Sisters of Battle, but that’s gonna need a lot of green stuff before I prime it, and I also built my second Javelin, but I need to grab some magnets for that.
Right now I am working on a Millitarium Tempestus Squad armed with Plasma Guns and their Taurox Prime, and I am also working on the Haemotrope Reactor I got with my last delivery of Warhammer 40,000 Conquest as a side project.
So what does that do to my painting plan then.
- Tempestus Scions and Taurox Prime
- Plague Marines and Plague Marine Champion
- Death Korps of Krieg Centaurs
- Blood Ravens Reivers
- Blood Ravens Librarians
- Death Korps of Krieg Quartermaster and Retinue
- The Three Hunters
- Death Guard Heavy Support Squad with Autocannons
- Blood Ravens Bikes x 3 with Attack Bike
- Forge World Plague Marines
I have ready just over half of this list, the rest need priming before I can move forward with them.
What Am I Reading
I finished Requiem Infernal and it left me, quite confused, I am not sure what the ending was about but it was, different.
I have since started on Celestine The Living Saint by Andy Clark and I am enjoying that a lot, I am halfway through it now.
And I am still making my way through the Soul Wars audiobook.
What I Am Playing
Apart from the tournament I played in, I also played another game of Warhammer 40k, this was a 500pts game using the contents of Shaodowspear apart from the Captain and Librarian.
I played against some old school 1st edition metal Eldar, which were quite cool and I was throughly beaten!
It was nice to see the Vanguard in action, the Eliminators are amazing and the Supressors are surprisingly good, although I didn’t quite figure out how to use the Infiltrators right.
I am working on my Blood Ravens a lot at the minute, one of my 2020 hobby commitments is to complete them, and I aim to get the Phobos stuff out the way as I am not a fan of painting that armour.
The clubs games are jumping up to 750pts next week so for the next time I play I am thinking of this.
++ Patrol Detachment (Imperium - Space Marines) ++
**Chapter Selection**: Blood Ravens
+ HQ +
Librarian in Phobos Armour: 1) Shrouding, 1. Shoot and Fade, 2) Soul Sight, 6) Temporal Corridor, Camo cloak, Force sword, Tome of Malcador, Warlord
Lieutenants in Phobos Armor
. Lieutenant in Phobos Armour
. . Occulus Bolt Carbine and Bolt Pistol: Grav-chute, Master-crafted occulus bolt rifle
+ Troops +
Infiltrator Squad: 8x Infilltrator, Infiltrator Helix Adept, Infiltrator Sergeant
+ Elites +
Reiver Squad: Bolt Carbine, Grav Chutes
. 8x Reiver
. Reiver Sergeant: Bolt Carbine, Combat knife
+ Fast Attack +
Suppressor Squad
. 2x Suppressor: 2x Accelerator autocannon, 2x Grav-chute
. Suppressor Sergeant: Accelerator autocannon, Grav-chute
+ Heavy Support +
Eliminator Squad
. Eliminator Sergeant: Bolt sniper rifle, Camo cloak
. 2x Eliminator with Bolt Sniper: 2x Bolt sniper rifle, 2x Camo cloak
So just adding in a Reiver Squad and the Librarian bit keeping with the Phobos armoured theme.
What Am I Backing
I read about an interesting video game project called Justice Blocks, it’s by a Chinese guy named Frodo, and looks interesting.
It came to my attention as I heard they had some visa issues getting to PAX, so I ended up checking out the campaign and you know what, it kinda looks interesting, I doubt it will find, but I fancy joining the ride.
What I Am Cooking
I did attempt to cook, but it failed, I am still not doing so good on that front 🙁
What I Am Spending
I am not, I need to keep money for my trip to Nottingham for Graham’s birthday, but I did buy myself the Sisters of Battle dice, which are really really cool.
I did cave and buy a Contemptor Dreadnought for the Sons of Horus as well.
- Mood:- Scared
- Caffeinated Beverages Consumed:- 7
- Game Last Played:- Fallout 4
- Book Last Read:– Celestine The Living Saint by Andy Clark
- Movie/TV Show Last Watched:- The Expanse
- Current State of Projects:- Millitarium Tempestus Scions and Taurox Primed, Haemotrope Reactor given its first wash