Imperial Knight Update: Transfers and Basing Materials

Like the title says, I got all of the transfers and basing materials on. The transfers went on great. I used Micro Set and Micro Sol then sealed them with Lahmian Medium to give them a matte finish. They look absolutely seamless with the paint job. Zero silvering effect. I am SUPER pleased with it. Now I just need to paint the base and this bad boy is done. I use bark to simulate rocks on my bases. It always works out well. They look great after I paint them up.

Imperial Knight Update & Battle Report: Eldar/Imperial Knight vs Tau/Farsight Tau/Chaos Space Marines

I finished all the painting on the Imperial Knight and he turned out fantastic. Now I need to finish the base and get the decals on. I ordered some Micro Sol and Micro Set. Once they arrive I'm going to take the advice I got from my last post and seal the model with lahmian medium or a matte spray once I get them on.

Last night I got this guy on the table for the first time. Sadly, due to my opponent, it may have been one of the most awkward and unenjoyable games I've ever played. To start, his list was about 2728 points from what I can tell. The league is supposed to run at 2000 points. That combined with his sour mood and whiny antics really just put me off. At any rate, here's a quick battle report.

Points: 2000 vs 2728ish
Deployment: Vanguard
Mission: The Relic

My List (Eldar/Imperial Knight):

HQ
Spiritseer (Warlord)(Dominate, Psychic Shriek, Hallucination)

Troops
5x Dire Avengers – Wave Serpent - Holo-fields, Twin Linked Scatter Lasers
5x Dire Avengers – Wave Serpent - Holo-fields, Twin Linked Scatter Lasers
5x Dire Avengers – Wave Serpent - Holo-fields, Twin Linked Scatter Lasers

Fast Attack
10x Warp Spiders

Heavy Support
3x War Walkers – 6x Bright Lances
Wraithlord – 2x Flamers, Scatter Laser, Bright Lance
Wraithlord – 2x Flamers, Scatter Laser, Bright Lance
Wraithknight

Imperial Knight
Knight Errant

My Opponent's List From What I Gathered While Playing and From His Comments (Tau/Farsight Tau/Chaos Space Marines):

HQ
Commander Shadowsun
Cadre Fireblade
Chaos Sorcerer – Mastery Level 3, Mark of Nurgle, Terminator Armor, Power Fist, Gift of Mutation, Spell Familiar (Summoning, Infernal Gaze, Sacrifice)

Elites
Riptide – Twin-Linked Smart Missile System, Ion Accelerator, Early Warning Overide, Stimulant Injector
Riptide – Twin-Linked Smart Missile System, Ion Accelerator, Early Warning Overide, Stimulant Injector
Riptide – Twin-Linked Smart Missile System, Ion Accelerator, Early Warning Overide, Stimulant Injector

Riptide – Twin-Linked Smart Missile System, Ion Accelerator, Early Warning Overide, Stimulant Injector

Troops
6x Fire Warriors – Shas'ui, EMP Grenades, 2x Markerlight Drones
6x Fire Warriors – Shas'ui, EMP Grenades, 2x Markerlight Drones
6x Fire Warriors – Shas'ui, EMP Grenades, 2x Markerlight Drones
3x Crisis Team – 6x Fusion Guns, 3x Shield Generator, 3x Bonding Knives
3x Crisis Team – 2x Flamers, Missile Pod, 2x Plasma Rifle, 2x Fusion Gun, 3x Bonding Knives
20x Chaos Cultists - 20x Autoguns, Mark of Nurgle
30x Chaos Cultists - 30x Autoguns, Mark of Nurgle

Heavy Support
Hammerhead Gunship - Disruption Pods
Hammerhead Gunship - Disruption Pods, Longstrike

Fortification
Aegis Defense Line

How The Fist got his groove back

After a slow summer for hobbying and the advent of fall, it's time to get back into hobbying.

The lonely havocs have been slacking on the comment and we apologize. To all 5 of our fans on here,  we are truly sorry. Any who...

A few of us are taking a hiatus from 40k looks like,  switching it up and moving into more regular warmahordes game play. I know,  I know,  the privateer press bandwagon but it's not that I am on the GW gripe train, I just haven't been enjoying it lately. And playing a different game for while helps. It's motivation to pick up some new pieces, which I did, DAMN YOU MINIATURE MARKET!!

But, I digress, me and Squoze playing some this Thursday,  maybe we can squeeze a batrep or 2 in. But here is some of my recent work.

Convergence of Cyriss unit of perforators and corollary light vector. One squad of heavy ranged infantry and a flying battery, WOOT! Hope you fools like em

Imperial Knight: Work in Progress

So, I thought I would post up some pics of my work in progress Imperial Knight. I'm doing my take on the House Cadmus color scheme. One thing about this model that I'm not looking forward to doing is the decals. I really don't have much experience doing them, and when I do they almost always end up looking shiny and terrible. I've watched a few tutorials on Youtube and they all suggest using Micro Sol and Micro Set. I've also heard that putting a gloss varnish on the surfaces helps but I really hate gloss varnished models. If anyone has any tips or suggestions for using decals and transfers please let me know.

Space Marine Scouts

I finished my Space Marine Scouts which gives me a fully painted Space Marine allied detachment. I was pretty satisfied with the way these guys turned out. In my rush to get them finished i forgot to drill the gun barrels. I will definitely go back and do that before these guys hit the table. Now I need to decide what to paint next. I recently sold my Grey Knights and am looking to replace them with an Imperial Knight army. Chances are high that they will be the next things on my table.

Space Marine Centurions and Tigurius

After witnessing the awesomeness that is the Centurion-Star at DieCon and the past few tournaments I've been to, I decided to finally take the plunge and buy some Space Marines. I picked up a box of Centurions, 5 Scouts, and good old Chief Librarian Tigurius. At some point down the line when I have some extra cash, I plan to get 1 more Centurion off of the Ebay. 

I knew I didn't want the standard blue Ultramarines but I still wanted to take Tigurius. That meant I needed to find an Ultramarines Successor Chapter with a color scheme I enjoyed. I ended up going with Hawk Lords. They reminded me a lot of pre-heresy Emperor's Children of which I'm a big fan. Their fluff says they're all about using gunships so eventually I want to pick up a Stormtalon for these guys. Now I just need to paint up my 5 Scouts and I'll be in business.

Warhammer 40K 7th Edition Battle Report: Grey Knights vs Necrons

This was my last game using the old Grey Knights codex. I'm really gonna miss how good this army could be. This army was my first 5th edition tournament army and it won me quite a few. With the book being broken into Codex Inquistion, Codex Grey Knights, and Dataslate: Officio Assassinorum, chances of me still playing vanilla Grey Knights is going to be low. I love the aesthetic of the army but that doesn't help me very much in tournament play.

Points: 2000
Deployment: Hammer and Anvil
Mission: The Relic

My List (Grey Knights - Bound):

HQ
Inquisitor Coteaz (Warlord)(Forewarning, Perfect Timing, Prescience)
Ordo Xenos Inquisitor (Perfect Timing, Prescience)

Troops
5x Grey Knight Terminators - Psycannon, 4x Nemesis Force Halberds, Nemesis Daemon Hammer
2x Jokaero Weaponsmith, 3x Servitors, 5x Warrior Acolytes - 3x Plasma Cannons, 5x Bolters (12" Extended Gun Range)
5x Warrior Acolytes - 5x Bolters - Razorback - Psybolt Ammunition
5x Warrior Acolytes - 5x Bolters - Razorback - Psybolt Ammunition
5x Warrior Acolytes - 5x Bolters - Chimera - Muti-Laser, Heavy Bolter

5x Grey Knight Strike Squad - Psycannon, Daemon Hammer, 3x Nemesis Force Halberds -       Razorback - Psybolt Ammunition, Assault Cannon

Fast Attack
Storm Raven - Twin-Linked Lascannons, Twin-Linked Multi-Melta, 4x Mindstrike Missiles

Heavy Support
Dreadnought - 2x Twin-Linked Autocannons, Psybolt Ammunition
Dreadnought - 2x Twin-Linked Autocannons, Psybolt Ammunition
Dreadknight - Heavy Incinerator
Dreadknight - Heavy Incinerator

Fortification
Aegis Defense Line

My Opponent's List (Necrons - Unbound):

HQ
Orikan the Diviner (Warlord)
Destroyer Lord - Warscythe, Sempiternal Weave, Mindshackle Scarabs

Elites
5x Lychguards - Hyperphase Swords and Dispersion Shields

Troops
20x Necron Warriors - Ghost Ark
10x Necron Immortals - Tesla Carbines

Fast Attack
6x Canoptek Wraiths - 2x Whip Coils

Heavy Support
Annihilation Barge
Doomsday Ark
Necron Monolith
Doom Scythe

Fortification

Icarus Lascannon Emplacement (I know this isn't allowed without a fortification but I let it slide.)

Warhammer 40k: Grey Knights - 1st 7th Edition List

Makers here.
The new Grey Knights codex is out and, well, its not great.

It's...well...it's something.

Tons of changes, some good ( Cheaper Dreadknights) and some bad (No Psybolt)

But I always try to find a silver lining, so I've been spending some time trying to make a list that isn't utter crap.

Here's what I came up with for 2000 points.

Librarian - Mastery Level 2

5 Man Strike Squad - Psycannon, Nemesis Daemon Hammer, 3 x Force Swords

Razorback - Twin Linked Heavy Bolter

5 Man Strike Squad - Psycannon, Nemesis Daemon Hammer, 3 x Force Swords

Razorback - Twin Linked Heavy Bolter

5 Interceptors - Incinerator, Nemesis Daemon Hammer, 3 x Force Swords

5 Interceptors - Incinerator, Nemesis Daemon Hammer, 3 x Force Swords

Dreadknight - Heavy Incinerator, Nemesis Great Sword, Personal Teleporter

Dreadknight - Heavy Incinerator, Nemesis Great Sword, Personal Teleporter

Librarian - Mastery Level 2

5 Man Strike Squad - 5 x Force Swords

5 Man Strike Squad - 5 x Force Swords

Land Raider - Twin Linked Heavy Bolter, 2 x Twin Linked Lascannon Sponsons

Land Raider - Twin Linked Heavy Bolter, 2 x Twin Linked Lascannon Sponsons

Had to use 2 detachments, but I think it would work.

Thoughts/Plan:
- Use the Interceptors and Dreadknights to teleport on turn 1 across the board, use their Incinerators to toast your opponents troops.
- Bring the Land Raiders in to mop up transports and Mech with templates.
- Move the Razorbacks up to hold midfield objectives or cover the flanks.
- Maybe move the Daemon Hammers from the Interceptors to the Strike Squads in the Land Raiders
- Dreadknights assault things like Imperial Knights or Riptides.
- Wraithknights are your Kryptonite.

Is it tournament worthy?
Probably not.

You'd get wrecked by a Mechanized army like Necrons or Eldar, but I think you could hold your own against Tau or Space Marines.

The old codex was designed more towards shooting, and it did that very well with things like Psybolt Ammunition. The new one is geared more towards Close Combat with all the high strength weaponry.

I will agree there are NUMEROUS things in the codex that I absolutely despise, namely the utter crap that they call "Relics" but I think in the end time will tell.

Mostly its the community that amazes me.
For awhile all of the codexes were geared towards shooting and everyone complained.
Now they are releasing codexes with more close combat orientation and people still complain.

Make up your mind people!!

After thought:
If this is what they did to Grey Knights, I can only imagine what they are going to do to Blood Angels in November...Emperor protect us...

I bet Dante still wont have Eternal Warrior...