Monday's Thoughts and Tests

I got some good testing with the BA/GK list.  One game showed some weaknesses to a Void Shield - but I had some answers too it.  It also showed me some weaknesses to specific Necron builds - which makes me change up how the list works etc.  Overall not terrible and good thoughts nonetheless.  Will break it down after the paint list.

Me
Bols Article - Written
Frontline Necron Stuff - All written too
Another Libbie with Force Axe - need to prime
Test Corsair for me - need to prime

John S
11 Black Knights - first 2 are waiting to get primed

Nick R
5 more bikers ready to prime
Building some Tau most likely

Don S
Some other minis

Luis
Random Dark Angels and other stuff - the never ending paint job haha.

Carl
More Bikes

Yeah lots of bikes in this lot of stuff to do.  I guess they might be good?  Hahaha.  Ok onto the new testing BA/GK list.

BA CAD
Mephiston
Tactical X 5, Meltagun, Combi-Melta, Drop Pod, Melta-Bomb
Tactical X 5, Meltagun, Combi-Melta, Drop Pod, Melta-Bomb
Tactical X 5, Meltagun, Combi-Melta, Drop Pod, Melta-Bomb
Drop Pod
Drop Pod
Drop Pod

Grey Knight Nemesis
Librarian, Lvl 3, The Book thingie, Falchions
Purifiers X 10, Incinerators X 4
Purifiers X 10, Incinerators X 4
Strikes X 5

Librarian Council
Tigurius
Librarian, Lvl 2, Meltabomb
Librarian, Lvl 2, Force Axe, Meltabomb

I can hit with all my warp charge dice turn one if I need too.  It seems a bit more janky but that is what I expect with a non death star nonsense list.  Got a new death star but I won't be looking at that. Will see.

First game was versus Orks - took a few turns, finally got close - then was able to get a hole into the set up with the void shield and burn all the Orks up.  The 2 Novas killed almost 2 Loota squads and part of a 30 man blob - then of course the run move incinerators killed everything else.  Without the Void Shield I would have killed the Orks so quickly.

Played 2 quick test games versus Necrons - Ben Mohile is the master at them and I figured out what I need to do.  Versus Wraith Spam I can just do novas, force, and hammer hand etc.  Versus Destroyer Cult I need to push for shrouding off of the Council and try to keep my butt protected.

The new set up has the Librarian roll all his powers on Santic.  He gets 4 powers due to the book so I could just roll all of them at once and see if I get cleansing flame.  I also get to Reroll ones on Santic Powers and can hopefully help my Purifiers get the casting done right.  Good times.  Force and Hammer hand will be a big bonus as well as Meph getting involved a Str 10 with force up.  The meltabombs are there to give me some help versus all the Rhinos and other things that might need a charge and explode action done.  This is the next list to test out.

Ok - enough list chatter - lets get to some models and a single piece of art.

Admech Conversion - fun guy to make.

My Council - the 3 Brothers - the Oldest in the Middle, The Judge on the left and the Executioner on the Right.

First of the Black Knight commission.

Random stuff as usual!

More half and half zoom zooms.

Man this post took too long to write up

I kept getting side tracked with regular work, paint work, and kiddo/family etc. The life of having more to do then you have time to do.  Blah haha - lets do a paint list and then onto some meaty stuff.

Paint list
Me
Bols Article - Written - about new Tau list idea - spicy!
Extra Tactical Squad of BA/GK army change - Done!
Extra Purifier without a Hammer - Done!
3 out of 6 review things for Frontline done!  Maybe another one will be done!

Nick R
5 more half yellow/black bikers that hate me - Primed!

Carl
Need to reprime the 5 bikers I built and the primer messed up! Bastard primer!!

Andrew
Tech Priest Guy - Almost done need to fix an arm

Luis
More Dark Angel guys!

Jon
Start his Black Knights this week during Thanksgiving!

Don
Some random stuff I haven't taken out of a box cuz I suck!

Ah crap I need to pack up some stuff to ship too! Damnit!  I couldn't find the tape last night...

Alright - as you know I have been trying out a new army - the GK/BA thing.  I've played 3 games so far - should get more in this weekend with the update - thus the extra painting.  I've gone 1-2 with them - with 1 lose due to a mistake with the powers I threw and the other cuz Mephiston failed some charges for me.  It sucks but that is life.  It still felt like I was in it so at least that was a good thing army wise.  Quick rundown of what I faced.

Game 1 - Drop Guard Elysiums match up. I won this one after round 3 as I burned up all the guys.  Any light armor based army just does not like Novas.  I actually got off most of my powers in this game so that might be why it ended sooner.  Still - I burned up a lot of things.  Highlights - learning Misfortune plus Cleansing flame means I can take down flyers and other things.  Ignoring cover is hot too.

Game 2 - Eldar list with lots of warp spiders.  I lost this one due to trying to use Cleansing flame vs going for Force and Hammer hand.  I could have taken out the Dark Eldar Scalpel group if I had done things right.  Still the army worked out pretty well.  I also should have casted Force and Sanguine sword on Mephiston - could have won me the game there as well.  But again - army didn't feel like I was losing completely.  I failed like 30% of my powers too - plus some key spells like misfortuned etc.  I almost quadrupled the dice of my opponent on warp dice but never stopped a spell either.

Game 3 - Versus Gladius.  This was versus Frankies rough as hell army too.  I failed over 50% of my powers and still almost pulled it out.  If Meph had only not failed 2 charges it might have been me winning the battle report.  Again when the Novas went off they were brutal.  Popping Rhinos and killing all the scouts.  It just causes a lot of hits.  It did make me rethink the army and come up with the following rebuild too.

New List -

GK Nemesis - BA CAD
GK
Libbie, Lvl 3, Warding Staff - Warlord
Libbie, Lvl 3, Warding Staff
Purifiers X 10, Incinerators X 4
Purifiers X 10, Incinerators X 4
Purifiers X 10, Incinerators X 4
Strike Squad X 5

Mephiston
Tactical Squad X 5, Meltagun, Combi-Melta, Drop Pod
Tactical Squad X 5, Meltagun, Combi-Melta, Drop Pod
Tactical Squad X 5, Meltagun, Combi-Melta, Drop Pod
Drop Pod
Drop Pod
Drop Pod

I gain 6 Objective secured units for the loss of the assault squad and the extra librarian that didn't do much.  I also lose the hammer on one purifier squad which is kind of sad but I found he always died before he got to swing.  This army feels a lot better and I think it will give a lot of armies fits as it does weird things.  Plus it just auto hits everything all the time too.  Will write up the test games this weekend and see how it pans out.

I keep thinking a list like this might be a good meta choice with ITC.  Lots of fast units, a good null deploy strategy and enough weapons to be a hurting.

White Scars CAD + Champs of Fenris
Khan, Moondraken
Tech Marine, Bike, Conversion Beamer, Hunter's Eye
Bike Squad X 3, Melta X 2, Combi-Melta, Attack Bike, MM
Bike Squad X 3, Melta X 2, Combi-Melta, Attack Bike, MM
Bike Squad X 3, Grav gun X 2, Combi-Grav
Bike Squad X 3, Grav gun X 2, Combi-Grav
Bike Squad X 3, Grav gun X 2, Combi-Grav
Drop Pod

WGBL, Thunder Wolf, Powerfist, SS
Iron Priest, Thunder Wolf
Iron Priest, Thunder Wolf
Iron Priest, Thunder Wolf, Cyber Wolves X 2
Iron Priest, Thunder Wolf, Cyber Wolves X 2
Iron Priest, Thunder Wolf, Cyber Wolves X 2

The idea is that you can outflank everything, come in and be a pain in the butt - hiding out from Tau and other things.  The 2 Cyber Wolf Iron priest join up the Grav Bike squads and give an extra 2 wounds they can sacrifice etc.  The Melta is there - cuz sometimes you need it.  It feels alright - it has a lot of guns and can move around a lot.  The single drop pod is so you can null deploy if you make them go first.

Alright models and calling it a day.

Final Flesh Tearers for me!

Rando kit bash Purifier etc.

More Dark Angels.

More random Luis stuff

Those bikers that will be the death of me.

Dakka dakka!

Pew Pew

Swoosh sound!

Groan sounds as he grims something.

Goatboy's Weekly Thing

Woohoo - I am back.  I actually got some games in with the BA/GK thing and I am finding the game a lot more fun.  It is neat going away from death star nonsense and just trying out something different.  Plus if it goes off it can burn a lot of things to the ground.  Woot...

I'll post the list at the end.  Let's see - paint list

Me
Bols Article - done!
Most of the Art is done!
I might have other art but I am done with my stuff for a bit
Food hammer model done!

Alan
Chaos Tank, Heralds and other stuff

Luis
More Necromunda stuff and some DA stuff

Jon
Lots of Black Knights to do - 4 boxes - one conversion into a chaplain

Don
Some random stuff to do

Carl
Space marine bikers

Nick R
Marine stuff

Andrew
Single model conversion - need to grab the final part

I am sure some other stuff.

Anyway the GK/BA list - most likely doing the GK as the warlord as I expect less GK armies at LVO.

GK - Nemesis Strike Force
Libbie, Lvl 3
Libbie, Lvl 3
Purifiers X 10, Incinerators X 4
Purifiers X 10, Incinerators X 4
Purifiers X 10, Incinerators X 4, Daemon Hammer
Strike Squad X 5

BA Flesh Tearers
Mephiston
Libbie, Lvl 2
Tactical Squad X 5, Meltagun, Combi Melta, Drop Pod
Assault Squad X 5, Meltagun X 2, Combi Melta, Drop Pod
Drop Pod
Drop Pod
Drop Pod
Drop Pod

Meph is there to go after Wraith Knights and Imperial knights.  The way the army tries to work is get a few cleansing flames off, run with the Purifiers and burn everything.  Things I have learned from this is that I need to look at what I am trying to do and go hammer hand and force for certain things, save more for force in case of other random stuff, go for Misfortune and knock things down.  Lots of stuff.

Normally I roll the follow

BA Libbie - 2 Rolls on Divination
Meph Rolls 1 Roll Biomancy, Default BA power
GK Libbie - 3 Rolls on Divination
GK Libbie - if I have 2 Misfortunes I roll on Sanctic and go for Gate

I had to get 6 pods in there to let me not drop my Purifiers first turn if I don't have too.  It plays odd - doesn't care about set up, and can do a lot of damage to other things.  It plays fun and doesn't do the normal things.  It is funny it is very anti psyker due to all the psyk out grenades I can throw on units without having to waste 140 pts on an Assassin.  Weird stuff - and it is all painted now.  It is one of the first armies I just painted the army - nothing extra.

Let's see some paint stuff and a bit of art.

SW guy for Food Hammer

My evil Sammie for my Evil DA marines.

Final Drop Pod for me!

2 Sets of Purifiers!

Final pod for Luis!

This finishes off all of the Dark Angels for this commission!