Goatboy's Thursday Thoughts

Man this rain in Austin sucked this last week.  I was lucky and had a commission that had built and primed models.  Hooray so I didn't waste the week away.  Plus I got a ton of art done.  Woohoo.

Right now I am trying to decide what to play for Wargames Con in June.  I can always play the list I have played the last few events - DA/SW - but with a rumored new DA coming out it might not be viable.  Shit who am I kidding I will probably save points on the new list and do just fine haha.  Just means more SW stuff or maybe decent relics.  I am guessing my Librarians will lose fearless soooo... Will see.

Oh I get the boy by myself this weekend too.  Woohoo gonna be a long one I bet.

Paint list - then Army thoughts

Me
Knight #2
Bols Article
Long War Art
Other Art

Luis
Drop Pods at least built
Biker command squad - waiting on what Marines will do so I can know what weapons to put on it.
Storm Raven rebuild - need to find Multi Melta bits

Don
Cryx - need to build some this weekend

Nick C
Tyrant #4
Tyrant #5
Big Monster thingie
Void Shield

Bryce
10 FW Khorne Termies - build
1 Spartan Tank

Will
1 Spartan Tank

The rain hampered a lot of my work this past week.  Hopefully watching the kiddo myself will have me not sleeping at night and just working as he naps.  Will see.  I don't sleep well during the day so I might get loopy.

Ok Army Lists for Wargames Con.

First of all - If I can get 3 New Knights built I kinda want to play that.

Initial Thoughts

Knights CAD + SW Champs Detachment + DA Ally

Knight Gallant
Knight Gallant
Knight Gallant

DA Ally
HQ: Chaplain, Bike, Melta Bomb
HQ: Ravenwing Command Squad X 5, Apoc, Grenade
Troops: Scouts X 5

SW
HQ: Wolf Guard Battle Leader, Thunder Wolf, Runic, SS, PF
Elite: Iron Priest, Thunder Wolf, Cyber Wolves X 3
Elite: Iron Priest, Thunder Wolf, Cyber Wolves X 3

1850 on the Nose

I get a single Death Star that is fast - 3 Knights to go do dirty work and I end up making the Knights Objective Secured with one random Scout Squad as that as well.  It looks decent on paper an I just need to finish 2 Knights.  It will look halfway Evil but eff it I have a newish baby that is too cute to paint them all good guys.

I could do Ad Mech too - go with the same 3 Gallants as Objective Secured and go with the new Grav Troops in SW drop pods.  That seems decent enough but doesn't sound too exciting.  Still it will Stomp some people.

Knights CAD + SW Champs Detachment + DA Ally

Knight Gallant
Knight Gallant
Knight Gallant

Ad mech Detachment thingie
Leader Dude, Random Extra stuff to make him live longer maybe?
Kataphron Destroyers X 3, Grav
Kataphron Destroyers X 3, Grav
Kataphron Destroyers X 3, Grav

SW Champs
Rune Priest, Lvl 2
Rune Priest, Lvl 2
Iron Priest
Drop Pod
Drop Pod
Drop Pod

It looks like this one has points left over - so who knows.  Still it seems alright.  I ended up getting the leader guys and two boxes of Kataphron Destroyers.  I bought them originally to do some Ork Big Mek on Bikes/tracks conversions.  I still want to do that as it just sounds awesome.  Here is the dumb Ork list I had in mind.

Ghaz Detachment + Mogrok's BossBoyz


Ghaz Detachment
HQ: Big Mek, Bike, Kill Saw, Big KFF, Big Boss Pole
HQ: Painboy, Bike
Elite: Burnas X 5, 3 Mek Upgrades
Troops: Gretchin X 10
Troops: Gretchin X 10
FA: Deff Koptas X 5, Rokkits X 5
LoW: Stompa, Grot Riggas

Mogrok's Boss Boyz
HQ: Big Mek, Bike, Da Finkin Cap, Killsaw
HQ: Warboss, Bike, PK, Lucky Stik, Boss Pole
HQ: Big Mek, Bike, Killsaw
HQ: Big Mek, Bike, Killsaw
HQ: Weird Boy, Warphead

This is dumb - but easy enough to build and put together.  Plus it would force me to paint my Stompa finally.  Plus the conversion idea I have would look so sweet.

It is just really hard to get working with new books that I sorta play coming out.  Shit this Daemonkin book might be worth it too.  Some people have some cool builds with it - but shit it is too many Thirsters to really make me want to do it in time.  I am feeling the Knights for sure - just hope I can get them done, magnetized and ready to go.  2 more left to do and I at least have an army that is ready to go.

Alright enough of that - lets get onto some Art and minis.

A nice title image for the bids above.

Logo/Banner for Mechanical Warhorse

The Long War character art

The Long War Character art

Frontline Art

Goatboy's Thursday Post of Postiness!

Man this last week has been rough.  I had to put my dog down on Monday after a week of trying to get her better.  Force feeding, vet visits, and worry.  My awesome wife did so much by force feeding her and we are pretty rocked by it.  You just can't let an animal suffer if they are not getting better.  Its just too much.

So no dogs for awhile.  I want my son to grow up with a doggie but we loved that River dog.  It did kill a lot of my model time so the models below are pretty light for a normal week and a half.  Still I am getting back on the wagon and knocking out some stuff.

Man it has been raining so much here I can't prime for shit.  ugh - Got my knight primed to get me out of my funk for sure.

Oh - Mad Max is friggin awesome.  If seeing that doesn't make you want to play Orks - well then you hate fun.

First - I did play the Alamo GT last weekend.  I wasn't announced as Second overall due to a point mess up but later that night they check and saw I was indeed 2nd overall.  I lost at the end to the overall winner - Ben Mohile.  This is the second event in Texas where me and Ben both took home 1st and 2nd overall.  He was playing Decurion Necrons with Praterions and Canoptek Harvest.  Rough stuff and I goofed up some movement that probably cost me the game.  Still my mind wasn't awesome and I was more so winning off the roughness of my list on some armies.

If I played it again I would drop the Culexus and instead go with better HQ's ala Runic Armor etc.  I still think adding casting might be better just because randomly having Shrouding, Invisibility, Psychic Shriek, etc might be good.

Maybe this would be good as a DA/SW list

DA
HQ: Libbie, Bike, Lvl 2, Force Axe, Meltabomb
HQ: Libbie, Bike. Lvl 2, Force Axe, Meltabomb
HQ: Ravenwing Command Squad X 5, Apoc, Rad Grenade, Ravenwing Banner
HQ: Ravenwing Command Squad X 5, Apoc, Rad Grenade
Troops: Scouts X 5
Troops: Scouts X 5

SW
HQ: WGBL, Thunder Wolf, PF, SS, Runic
HQ: WGBL, Thunder Wolf, PF, SS, Runic
Elite: Iron Priest, Thunder Wolf, Cyber Wolves X 4
Elite: Iron Priest, Thunder Wolf, Cyber Wolves X 4
Elite: Iron Priest, Thunder Wolf, Cyber Wolves X 4
Elite: Iron Priest, Thunder Wolf, Cyber Wolves X 4

But man the reroll to hits from the Chaplain in the first round of combat helped so much.  Might just be better with Chaplains.  Still the list worked and was rough for a lot of armies.  And you had enough punch to remove Necron stuff.  It was hard still but it could be done.

The new Knight has me thinking of finding ways to add one into lists.  I am thinking the gun one might be a good stand back unit.  Heck even the Objective Secured group might be good.  I really have to see what Marines end up being before I can really decide.  Still... blargh.

And of course I am fighting the urge to make a super Killa Ork army that will lose like a boss.

Ork Horde Detachment/Ghaz Detachment/Mogrok's Boss Boyz

Ork Horde
HQ: Warboss, Bike, Power Klaw, Lucky Stix
HQ: Zsnardsak
HQ: Painboy, Bike
Troops: Grots X 10
Troops: Grots X 10
Troops: Grots X 10
FA: Deff Koptas X 5, Rokkits X 5

Ghaz Detachment
HQ: Big Mek, Bike, Buzzsaw, Mega Force Field
HQ: Warboss, Bike, Power Klaw, Big Boss Pole
Elites: Tank Bustas X 10, Bomb Squiggs X 2
Elites: Tank Bustas X 10, Bomb Squiggs X 2
Troops: Grots X 10
Troops: Grots X 10
Heavy: FW Gun Wagon X 2

Mogrok's Boss Boyz
HQ: Warboss, Bike, PK
HQ: Big Mek, Bike, Kill Saw, Finkin Cap
HQ: Big Mek, Bike, Kill Saw
HQ: Big Mek, Bike, Kill Saw
HQ: Weirdboy, Warphead

This looks nutty - you have a super huge squad of
3 Regular Warbosses with PK
1 Super Strong ini striking Warboss
4 Big Meks with PK like things
5 Deff Koptas that give extra stuff and shoot ok
1 FNP jerk hole

It could work and would probably be fun to build/paint/etc.

Alright onto work stuff.

Let's look at a paint list

Me
Knight # 2
Long War Art - One drawn, need to do 2 more
Frontline Art - Drawn
Banner/Art - Drawn
Team America Art - Idea down need to draw
Bols Article
Mow my Lawn heh.

Luis P
Biker Command Squad - need to build 3 more
Drop Pod #2, 3 - Need to build
Storm Raven Fix/Rebuild

Nick C
Tyranids - Gonna do Hive Tyrants first - got one already done have 4 more to do.

Bryce
FW Terminator Lord guy for Khorne
10 Termies with FW tops
Big Tank thingie

Will W
Big Tank thingie - cleaned need to build

Don S
Warmachine models - want to build a few this weekend I hope on Memorial day

Models

These 6 are done - gonna do a herald real quick based off that Fantasy Nurgle Lord.

Woot yay magnets - went with a blue green look - other Knights will have more red in them to stand them apart.

Arms are swap able with both sides - with only the fist having to be on his right.

My Favorite Knight - the come get some knight.  Plus look - the base isn't lava hah.

Sorry for the lack of picture updates.  Look for art and more models next time as I get back on this hobby horse.

Been a Week already.

Rough week - dog had to go to the vet.  Man it has been hard just to try and catch up. Got the bump up in pay at work - so maybe in a few months things will be better - but man it sucks but still.  Blah!  It's like there is always something coming in to kick my savings out a bit.  I want a new bed damnit.

Finished up Chris's Dark Eldar - all of them are listed below.  Woot getting that knocked out.  Also did some a test Nid for maybe a future commission too.  Got a lot done this weekend and I just need to finish or figure out one more mini for my Alamo GT list.

What I submitted.
DA/SW Champs of Fenris w/ Assassin

Assassin - Culexus

DA CAD
HQ: Chaplain, Bike, Meltabomb
HQ: Chaplain, Bike, Meltabomb
HQ: Ravenwing Command Squad X 5, Apoc, Grenade Launcher, Ravenwing Banner
HQ: Ravenwing Command Squad X 5, Apoc, Grenade Launcher
Troops: Scouts
Troops: Scouts

Champs of Fenris -
HQ: WGBL, Thunder Wolf, PF, Shield
HQ: WGBL, Thunder Wolf, PF, Shield
Elites: Iron Priest, Thunder Wolf, Cyber Wolves X 3
Elites: Iron Priest, Thunder Wolf, Cyber Wolves X 3
Elites: Iron Priest, Thunder Wolf, Cyber Wolves X 3
Elites: Iron Priest, Thunder Wolf, Cyber Wolves X 3

Decided to drop all Psychics and see how the Assassin does.  It will probably be meh - but will see.  It is a list to try things out haha.  Plus it should be fun and simple to play.  And if I play vs another death star I can go be a jerk with the Assassin.

Like the new Knight book.  I was able to swap out an unopened Knight plus the 18 bucks to get a new one.  I plan on magnetizing it as much as I can.  I like 2 of the Knights the most - the Gallant is very good and I think the Warden has it's place. 3 Formations are not bad with the big one being interesting in an all knight build and the other 2 - The Gallant Gang and the one of Each gang also being good.

Some list ideas with Knights in mind - what I might build towards if I can every have extra cash.

Gallant Lance
Gallant X 3 - no upgrades
Flesh Tearers Detachment thingie
HQ: Sang Priest, Auspex
Troops: Scouts
FA: Drop Pod
FA: Drop Pod
Sentinels of Terra Ally
HQ: Libbie, Lvl 2
Elite: Centurion Devs X 3, Gravs X 3, Omni Scope
Troops: Scouts
Heavy: Centurion Devs X 3, Gravs X 3, Omni Scope

This is pretty simple - with your Knights moving forward and Grav Cents to help clean things up, make GC Ini 1 or other Super Heavy walkers Ini 1.

I wonder if running a Pask Star might be ok - start them in reserves.  I think the Marine one is the best.  You could get away with one Centurion Squad and maybe run an assassin for some pinpoint annoyance.

I also like the Triparite Lance.  The Fact all 3 are one big fat unit is pretty neat and with some shrouding and other tricks you could do some really annoying things depending on what you rolled.  Shit invisibility would be bonkers on that "unit".

I think we have to wait what Regular marines will get and if Drop Pods become a straight FA choice.  that would mean no need to ally and you could do some nutty things. 

Let's Look at the paint list for this week.

Me
Bols Article - that way I don't have to worry about it while playing a tournament
Build the new Knight and Magnetize it so I know how
Figure out a Culexus Assassin

Christian
6 Plague Drones - test one is almost done.

Don S
Warmachine - probably just build it

Luis P
Get Biker Command squad finished building
More Drop pods
Fix second Storm Raven

Bryce
FW commission when it gets here

Will
Spartan Assault Tank

Now onto some models.

Cronos # 1

Talos #3

 

Talos #4

Last Talos yay!

Finecast Wracks

Non finecast Wracks

Last Destroyers - these guys have swapped Heads.

 

Drop Pod 1 for Luis

Basic Chaplain 1

 

Basic Chaplain 2

Test Nid 1 - I did not lay the basic air brush shading.