Goatboy's 40k - Week Update

Been sick most of this week. Feeling like ass from Allergies, Cold, and probably Mr. Black's voodoo doll. Either way it makes me feel crappy. But someone it is good for productivity because if I can do something that keeps my mind off feeling like ass - I will do it.

So out of the initial list - this is what I have done plus add ons. WOOHOO!!!

Word Bearers - Razorback 3 - TWL Lascannon - DONE!
Word Bearers - 5 Regular smucks for the Scoring, sit back razorback - DONE!
Word Bearers - Attack Horse/Bike - DONE!
Word Bearers - Terminator Guy with Cyclone/Havok Launcher - DONE!
Word Bearers - Wolf Priest Walking Dude Man! - DONE!
Word Bearers - Long Fangs - BUILT SUCKAS!
Necromunda - 8 Goliath Guys - DONE!
Dark Eldar - Venom - Like Crusader Class guys - DONE!
Chaos Predator - Done in a Russian Tank style - DONE!
Chaos Rhino - DONE!
Khador Devastator Jack 1 - DONE!
Khador Devastator Jack 2 - BUILT DAWGS!!!

There might be a few more things added to the list like more Necromunda stuff as I got another batch in. I think the Spanish guy is trying to kill me with Necromunda minis! Either way I will paint the whole damned line damnit!

This Thursday I plan on playing a game versus the Crazy Red Praetorium. I plan on bringing Daemons but might switch to a weird Logan list I will be building on for a previous client. Remember those World Eaters - he wants more and will be doing a Angron/Logan with dual chain axes and other nonsense. Will see if it works out right. It should look neat no matter what :). I think next week I am going to break out my Cryx and play some Warmachine too. I need to finish one model to get them all ready and will have that army on the table top. I will also be painting some more Khador stuff too as usual.

Some of those models I painted below!






What stuff are you guys working on?

Woohoo!!! Gonna post more this week

The plan this week is to paint the following as well as start testing my Word Bearers army. First painting.

Word Bearers - Razorback 3 - TWL Lascannon - as well as rhino options - primed
Word Bearers - 5 Regular smucks for the Scoring, sit back razorback - primed
Word Bearers - Attack Horse/Bike - already done woot!
Necromunda - 8 Goliath Guys - Primed
Dark Eldar - Venom - Like Crusader Class guys - Primed
Chaos Predator - Done in a Russian Tank style - Primed but needs build fixing to finish/magnets

So that is it as I got some other work to do art wise too. Fun times for the Goatboy as new contract work has popped up which means I get to do some art stuff. I am constantly doing different things in order to keep myself busy. I have a regular job doing Fiber Optic Technical Support. It is fun and keeps the bills paid as well as keeps me in Health insurance. Sometimes you need that as the life of a freelancer doesn't really support a Marriage and a mortgage :). And I like free Cable too damnit!

I just put together the local store's Storm Raven. No pics as obviously everyone is getting one. I am grabbing one from the store there as well as one from my good friend Rob Baer at SpikeyBits.com. I try to buy all over especially from people I know. It is why I still get comics because I want to continue to purchase stuff as that is one of the ways to keep our hobby going. The kit went together pretty well and I like the model. I have always like the brick of doom look and think it fits as a Space Marine vehicle. And yes, I do think it will be for every marine chapter out there. It makes no sense as all the story books talk about flying things as well as it is an expensive model and we all know how many marine players there are. Chaching! I think I can fit it into my wolves for sure. Hell it would be awesome to see Bjorn flying around in his super pimp wagon of doom!

Current Word Bearers Initial List - With Tricks that I will start testing with this week. - #7

HQ: Wolf Priest, Bike
HQ: Wolf Priest, Bike, Meltabombs
HQ: Wolf Priest, Combi-Plasma, Saga of the Hunter
HQ: Wolf Guard Battle Leader, Bike, Storm Shield, Powerfist
Elites: WG X 5
WG 1 - Power Armor, Combi-Melta, Powerfist, Bike - 1 - Swift Claws
WG 2 - Power Armor, Combi-Melta, Powerfist - 2 - Razor Lascannon/TWL Plasma
WG 3 - Power Armor, Combi-Plasma, Powerfist - 1 - Rhino Grey Hunters
WG 4 - Terminator Armor, CML - 1 - Long Fangs
Elites: Wolf Scouts X 5, Meltagun
Troops: Grey Hunters X 5, Meltagun, Razorback, Lascannon/TWL Plasmagun
Troops: Grey Hunters X 5, Meltagun, Razorback, Lascannon/TWL Plasmagun
Troops: Grey Hunters X 5, Flamer, Razorback, TWL Lascannon
Troops: Grey Hunters X 7, Plasmagun, Wolf Standard, Rhino
FA: Swiftclaws x 5, Power Weapon, Attack Bike, Multi-Melta
Heavy: Long Fangs x 6, Missile Launchers X 5

So basically a large amount of bodies with some stupid tricks in there. I got the 2+ cover save nonsense I can pull for IG - as well as some annoying Fearless troops that can sit on an objective. I got fists everywhere as needed as well as some Long Range Firepower that I wanted. I wanted to have a sit at home troop and the cheap Razorback fit the bill. It also gives a wall for my Long Fangs to hopefully hide behind as needed.

The bike squad is pretty mean with lots of guys and 7 Reroll to Hit Fist attacks and 12 Reroll to Hit PW attacks. Plus a ton of regular attacks. It isn't Thunder Wolves but it should hurt people. Plus being fearless is pretty neat. So suck it PBS!!!

The other neat thing is I am going to be the special guest on the Geek Nation Tour of Britain. So if you live over in the British Isle's and want to meet, yell, or throw me the finger I should be coming over in September. Look for some articles talking about how excited I am in the coming months as I get prepared for a pretty awesome experience. I plan on bringing the Word Bearers with me so look for some 1500 lists. Goatboy is coming at you Europe - be afraid muahahahah!!

Minis!!! BEHOLD!!!

Woohoo another week of fun

My birthday was last week Thursday. 33 years old. I had a dinner thing on Friday at a Japanese steakhouse. I drank some Saki, ate some food, and then went to another bar later. Had an evil thing called a Red Headed Mexican. It was a Margarita, with some Sangria, and a Sol mini beer in it. Suffice to say I was tipsy and glad my wonderful wife was my driver home. All in all a fun time which means very little "paint" time I would normally have to throw into it. Plus it has been raining all weekend so I didn't have time to spray anything.

I did get to play 5 games this weekend with my Daemons. I bought some new dice that obviously didn't like the Daemon army at all. I played JWolf with Khan Marines. Bad loss there where Jon didn't have to do anything as I was all about killing my army with my dice. I then played Chris and his Dark Eldar I painted. The white army of doom. I lost 8 to 7 kill points. So an odd one as I hit with Bolt of Tzeentch and watched as I rolled a 1 all the time. Then I played some Tyranids from Mike A and won this game. I played 2 more today against the same army and won the first game and was too aggressive the second game and lost. Still good to get games in with the same army as it lets me feel better about playing it. I still hate the Seekers of Slaanesh more and more and dropped them from the last two games. Current list 1.

HQ: Herald of Tzeentch, Master of Sorcery, Bolt of Tzeentch, Breath of Chaos, Chariot
HQ: Herald of Tzeentch, Master of Sorcery, Bolt of Tzeentch, Breath of Chaos, Chariot
HQ: Herald of Khorne, Blessing of the Blood God, Unholy Might, Fury of the Blood God, Juggernaut
HQ: Herald of Khorne, Blessing of the Blood God, Unholy Might, Fury of the Blood God, Juggernaut
Elites: Juggernauts of Khorne x 3, Fury of the Blood God, Icon
Elites: Fiends of Slaanesh X 6, Unholy Might
Elites: Fiends of Slaanesh X 6, Unholy Might
Troops: Plaguebearers X 5
Troops: Plaguebearers X 5
Troops: Plaguebearers X 5
Heavy: Soul Grinder, Tongue, Phlem
Heavy: Soul Grinder, Tongue, Phlem
Heavy: Soul Grinder, Tongue, Phlem

Not sure if Daemon Princes are better at the Heavy. It is something to think about for sure. I think it might be but I really get sad when I have to make 6+ poison saves on my Daemon Princes.

The new Death Wing army seems neat especially with all the crazy 3+ inv saves it can throw down. I do think Horde Marines might be another "metagame" army that will be interesting for Adepticon. Especially how Calgar is now and how much he can just mess up a game. You have to kill the entire army to work and this is something to think about. I have some list ideas so will see. I will post them later.

Current Paint list for the week

Luis P
11 Necromunda Figures - Built, need to prime

Jens
1 Daemon prince of Nurgle - Built, need to prime
2 Lascannons - Built, need to prime

Patrick W
5 D&D Dark Elves figures - Built, need to prime

Me, Myself and I
Razorback/Rhino for WB - On Sprue
2nd Troop Squad for WB - In Pieces
5 WB Biker/Horsemen - In Pieces

So that is my list of stuff to do. Here are some things I painted this week too. Woohoo!

Sorry - Took a bit of a mind break

Got some commissions done and out of the way - just have the huge Necromunda/Catachan/Thing and a few bits of CSM. Then it is just my own stuff to do for a bit. Some Tau will be coming in later too. So lots of neat random things coming up. Beyond that I got art to do and other fun stuff so Goatboy will be all good.

Tires are expensive. I knew I was saving cash up for something - and Tires was what it was. Woohoo. But I needed them right. Lord that could be a whole lot of plastic hahah.

Wrote the following DE list to "mentally" and probably physically test. I don't know if it is any good but it helps deal with the Kill Point disadvantage that is inherent to the Dark Eldar game experience. I get 3 games in of 40k with 2 wins and 1 loss. I played Orks, SW, and Daemons. Lots of things to rework on the Daemon army as it might be a good dark horse army for Adepticon and its Kill Point dominating missions. Fixing the MSU/Mass Boxes issue eh?

Anyway Dark Eldar list for thoughts.

HQ: Baron
HQ: Haemonculus X 2, Webway Portal X 2
Elites: Trueborn X 3, Blaster X 3
Elites: Trueborn X 3, Blaster X 3
Elites: Trueborn X 3, Blaster X 3
Troops: Wyches X 10, Haywire Grenades, Hydra Gauntlets X 2, Siren, Agoniser
Troops: Wyches X 10, Haywire Grenades, Hydra Gauntlets X 2, Siren, Agoniser
Troops: Kabalite Warriors X 20, Dark Lance X 2, Sybarite
Troops: Kabalite Warriors X 20, Dark Lance X 2, Sybarite
Troops: Hellions X 10, Heliarch, Agoniser
FA: Beastmasters X 5, Khymarae X 20, Clawed Fiend

So basically I can have the Baron attach to the Warriors with 2 Haemonculus to give them a most likely 3+ cover save followed by a 4+ FNP to help make sure the Haemonculus can move up 6 and drop portals. Everyone else will hopefully run out and be able to fleet or get somewhere to hurt something. The massed Haywire grenades are for vehicles and dreadnoughts. Again this is a thought list and it helps break the whole Killpoint issue. 12 KP is not bad at all :).

Been thinking of other Foot style armies that are designed to give the Middle Finger to massed Razer/Raider/ML/Etc spam. I got some Logan ideas that might work - with massed anti vehicle fire power from fearless troops who have a 4+-3+ cover save due to some nutty options. A lot of the game is getting to the point of trying to invalidate your opponents offensive. Either by ignore certain rules of the game (fearless, stubborn) or by making much of their forces power useless when a 4+ cover save is involved. Hell that should be an article for BOLS at some point haha.

As you saw on Friday I am working on a Word Bearers army for myself and have had a good time build the scheme. I showed some of the "bikers" and will show case other bits of the models as I finish building and designing the army. I am trying to make a one style army so I don't have to "waste" as much time making models that don't fit. Will see if I can still keep that promise hah.

Current Daemons List I will play to test people's armies etc.

HQ: Herald of Tzeentch, Chariot, Master of Sorcery, Breath of Chaos, Bolt of Tzeentch
HQ: Herald of Tzeentch, Chariot, Master of Sorcery, Breath of Chaos, Bolt of Tzeentch
HQ: Herald of Khorne, Juggernaut, Unholy Might, Fury of Khorne, Blessing of Khorne
HQ: Herald of Khorne, Juggernaut, Unholy Might, Fury of Khorne, Blessing of Khorne
Elites: Juggernauts of Khorne X 3, Fury of Khorne, Chaos Icon
Elites: Fiends X 6, Unholy Might
Elites: Fiends X 6, Unholy Might
Troops: Plaguebearers X 5
Troops: Plaguebearers X 5
Troops: Plaguebearers X 5
Troops: Plaguebearers X 5
Heavy: Daemon Prince, MoT, Bolt of Tzeentch, Daemonic Gaze
Heavy: Daemon Prince, MoT, Bolt of Tzeentch, Daemonic Gaze
Heavy: Daemon Prince, MoT, Bolt of Tzeentch, Daemonic Gaze

1845 on the nose. So yeah a basic Daemon army - which should work ok. As basic as you can get :).

I am going to be posting some WB list thoughts later on this week. That is my plan. Oh Current paint list

Jens - CSM
Nurgle DP - Conversion with Jump Pack - build/paint I hope
Lascannon sponsons - To match the ones I did earlier

Me
Word Bearers Rhino - Done!
Word Bearers 4 Troops - Done!
Word Bearers Horse Riders - Built/Primed/& Started on
Word Bearers Scouts - Need to be primed and based

Luis P
Necromunda Stuff - It Never Ends!!! hahaha

That is it - I got some art to do this week so that is my plan. Get that done up and help refill my checking account from the tires of doom I had to buy. Blargh!!!

Models painted!! Yay!

Woohoo - Start the paint week

This last week was kinda bunk with just holiday, wife bday, and just taking a break. I got a ton of art to do this week as well as minis, so the plan is to get a ton of stuff done. Woot. So I want to write out the paint week I plan on having.

I started today again - as I had some random time as I hung out with my hung over wifie. She had a birthday yesterday and I am sitting at home hearing all the fireworks go off around me. It can be fun to live somewhat outside the city limits. But my huge dog is not happy hah.

Paint week plans!!

Chris C - White Dark Eldar you have been seeing instead of mine - Almost done.
Raider # 4 - Finished it today
Venom # 1 - Finished it today
5 Incubi - Finished today
Ravager #1 - getting it tomorrow
Ravager #2 - getting it tomorrow

Jens - CSM
3 Juggernaut Riders - Built and waiting to get primed

Patrick W
4 D&D figures - Based and built waiting to get primed
1 Drider - Based and waiting to get primed

Luis P
5 Necromunda - Hoping to get time to do these too

Me
4 Swiftclaw/Horse riders - For my new project. It would be neat to have the squad done
1 WG Horse Rider - Finish the first squad :).

So that is it - I am playing the 3 Land Raider list from BOLS this weekend so will see how it goes. In a week or two I plan on doing my big order to get the rest of my DE and all the pieces to my Word Bearers design. I tweaked the list to create more Daemon looking things in it so it might actually be good. I don't know if I will play it a bit and then sell it so will see.

Oh yeah happy new year!!! BAD ASS!!! This year will rock for sure!

Goatboy - it is Sunday

Just posting some project stuff. I updated some of the client section on Full of Monkey. I will be messing with more as usual. But that is for later times this week. As usual I started on Friday as that is my normal update day for Full of Monkey. So onto the paint list.

Chris C - White Dark Eldar you have been seeing.
Raider #2 - Already done
Raider #3 - Already done - did both of these late Friday night as my brain was just ready to paint.
Raider #4 - Just need to get it from Chris
There are 2 Ravagers too - so will see if I do them next week.

Jens - CSM
Juggers!!! - Built 2 - gonna build the other 3

Jason S - Ice Nids
20 Hormagaunts - Did these bastards today - this order is complete!!

Fritz - Mordhiem
8 Guys - Got to finish the last of this and this project is done. Woohoo!!

Luis P - Necromunda Guys
5+ - that is my plan man.

Art stuff - Some drawings for a Western Game - woohoo - gonna do lots of coloring on Wednesday.

Personal stuff
Test mini for new army thought - woohoo I think I got it in my head - just have to see if it looks good. A++ paint is my thought - might be my Adepticon/Geek Nation tour army. Will get a pick of it later on this week I am sure.

Once I show the model I will explain the list thought - I think it might be pretty decent as well as like good. That is my hope and plan right haha. I also want to draw some 40k stuff too.

Wife's bday is this Thursday and I might be kinda out of painting time - so will see. Fun times indeed. There is a tournament this Saturday too - so I might go play that. Not sure what I will play - probably a Space Wolf build but something neater. Not sure. No Thunder Wolves. Probably bikes. Probably this :).

HQ: Wolf Lord, Bike, Saga of the Bear, Runic Armor, Powerfist, Storm Shield
HQ: Wolf Priest, Bike
HQ: Rune Priest, Murderous Hurricane, Living LIghtning
Elites: Wolf Scouts X 5, Meltagun, MoW
Elites: Wolf Guard X 10
WG#1 - Combi-Melta, PF
WG#2 - Combi-Melta, PF
WG#3 - Combi-Melta, PF
WG#4 - Combi-Plasma, PF
WG#5 - Bike, PF
WG#6 - Basic
WG#7 - Basic
WG#8 - Basic
WG#9 - Terminator Armor, CML
WG#10 - Terminator Armor, CML
Troops: Grey Hunters X 8, Meltagun, Rhino
Troops: Grey Hunters X 5, Meltagun, MoW, Razorback, TWL Ass Cannon
Troops: Grey Hunters X 5, Meltagun, MoW, Razorback, TWL Ass Cannon
Troops: Grey Hunters X 5, MoW, Plasma Pistol, Plasmagun, Razorback, Lascannon/TWL Plasma Gun
FA: SwiftClaws x 4, Power Weapon, Attack Bike, MM

Or should I play this one - which lets me play with Toys I never get to take out.

HQ: Rune Priest, Chooser of the Slain, Living Lightning, Storm Caller
HQ: Wolf Priest, Runic Armor, Wolf Tail Talisman, Wolftooth Necklace
Elites: Wolf Guard X 3
WG#1 - Combi-Melta, Powerfist
WG#2 - Combi-Plasma, Powerfist
ARJAC!!!!
Troops: Grey Hunters X 10, Meltagun X 2, MoW, Power Weapon
Troops: Grey Hunters X 10, Meltgaun X 2, MoW, Power Weapon
Troops: Grey Hunters X 9, Plasmagun, Plasma Pistol, MoW, Power Weapon
Heavy: Land Raider, Multi-Melta
Heavy: Land Raider Redeemer, Multi-Melta
Heavy: Land Raider Crusader, Muli-Melta

3 Tanks and Arjac - just full of hate and ready to do some punching. It sounds fun and quick and just ready get done with quickly hehe. Which might be right for the tournament as it is starting late after New Year's Eve. It won't win but I can drive tanks all over the board damnit.

Goatboy - Merry Xmas Eve!!

So Christmas is almost upon on and I sit up in my room typing this out. I am waiting for the Raider for a client I am working on to dry and I am about to do some building before I think about crashing out. Driving to In-Laws tomorrow with my wife, bro-in-law and sister-in-law. I think I need to add more dashes somewhere too haha. So what the hell is this blog post about? Welp I think I know need to play different stuff. Basically have my lists with odd pieces that somehow work.

I played a game versus John the Crazy Red Praetorian himself. He played Space Wolves too and I had a very optimized and mean list. Very little fat in it. I lost the game on a Redeemer spookin my Grey hunters off an objective. It was a fun game and a lot of stuff went badly for me as is the norm when I am goofing around. The odds in Goatboy's favor? Hell no - but that makes it more fun :). To give you an idea - I hit the LRR with 10 str 10 auto hitting punches. 3 glances and one pen. I blew off one Redeemer cannon and made the LRR very tired. But hell you got to have those games too - because if you always had awesome games - you would be living some kind of movie life haha.

Anyway so this got me to think I need to tweak out my Space Goats - and use the Bikes as I just had more fun with them. This got me thinking of different ways to build the list - getting more guys - more tricks and just overall more interesting bits. It has pieces from all the armies I like and I think it might be ok. And yes I am using Assault Cannons. I like em so you can suck it. There are times where they will just work awesome. And other times they never rend. Rolling more dice is always fun for me haha.

HQ: Wolf Lord, Bike, Saga of the Bear, Powerfist, Runic Armor, Storm Shield
HQ: Wolf Priest, Bike
HQ: Rune Priest, Murderous Hurricane, Living Lightning
Elites: Wolf Scouts X 5, MoW, Meltagun
Elites: Wolf Guard X 10
Wolf Guard # 1 - Power Armor, Bolt Pistol, CCW
Wolf Guard # 2 - Power Armor, Bolt Pistol, CCW
Wolf Guard # 3 - Power Armor, Bolt Pistol, CCW
Wolf Guard # 4 - Power Armor, Bike, Powerfist
Wolf Guard # 5 - Power Armor, Combi-Melta, Powerfist
Wolf Guard # 6 - Power Armor, Combi-Melta, Powerfist
Wolf Guard # 7 - Power Armor, Combi-Melta, Powerfist
Wolf Guard # 8 - Power Armor, Combi-Plasma, Powerfist
Wolf Guard # 9 - Terminator Armor, CML
Wolf Guard #10 - Terminator Armor, CML
Troops: Grey Hunters x 8, MoW, Meltagun, Rhino
Troops: Grey Hunters X 5, MoW, Meltagun, Razorback, Ass Cannon
Troops: Grey Hunters X 5, MoW, Meltagun, Razorback, Ass Cannon
Troops: Grey Hunters X 5, MoW, Plasma Pistol, Plasma Gun, Razorback, Lascannon, TWL Plasma
FA: Swiftclaw X 4, Power Weapon, Attack Bike, MM

So I got a lot of movement - Missiles that can move and fire and some good long range stuff. Plus I got some plasma which can throw out 7 shots in range if need be - which should be good to take out a big MC or something that might come to close. It also has some good elements in it. I didn't try the Mark of the Hunter combo - because I don't know if I need too. It is something to think about as I can obviously drop out one Grey Hunter squad and fit some nonsense in there. Either way - this is the list I am going to be tweaking I think.

I am also looking at building a Horus Heresy army. I am thinking Word Bearers as I am reading the books and the idea of scroll work and some other cool bits sound neat. Will see. But that is my thoughts right now.

I hope everyone's Xmas is good - and everyone has a safe trip tomorrow.

Some painted stuff - the chariot I didn't make.