Fight Night
40k Radio
The 11th Company
Dice Like Thunder
40k Warcasting
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Podcast Addiction!
I've officially become addicted to Warhammer 40k Podcasts. Over the past few days I've downloaded 20-30 different podcast episodes and I am listening to them at work to keep my thoughts on 40k (as if it isn't on 40k enough). What spurred all of this interest in podcasts is the 40k Fight Club's very own brand new podcast: Fight Night! Fight Night is also available on iTunes. Following the announcement that 40k Radio is going off the air, unfortunately, I also became a fan opf their show. Here are the podcasts I have been downloading and listening to so far. Post your favorites!
Fight Night
40k Radio
The 11th Company
Dice Like Thunder
40k Warcasting
Fight Night
40k Radio
The 11th Company
Dice Like Thunder
40k Warcasting
Charity Army Raffle
"The Great Storm Wardens Collaborative Army Build and Charity Raffle"
Some of the largest Warhammer 40k Blog sites out there are working together on a charity army raffle for Doctors without Borders.
The Storm Wardens are a new Space Marine chapter from the yet to be released Deathwatch RPG. Together with Games Workshop, Fantasy Flight Games (Horus Heresy, Wings of War) has been developing the game which will be released this summer.
They approached the folks designing the Death Watch game while planning this project, and told them we were thinking of building a Storm Wardens army, and they loved the idea. They have been working with us in getting the look of the army just right and giving us some great unreleased background and imagery.
They are going to build a large Storm Wardens Space Marine army with a decked out HQ, Tactical Marines, Veterans, Scouts, Terminators, and a bunch of vehicles, an army that any commander would be proud to field.
We will be able to see the army units come together and follow the army build progress through links to all the builders blogs on their "Storm Wardens" mini blog roll.
Who will be working on the army?
Ron Saikowski (From the Warp)
Mister Justin (Secret Weapon Miniatures)
Mik (Miks Minis, Barter Bucket)
and Dave Taylor
Along with the blogger build team, we are going after some hobby retailers to give up some loot to add to the army prize. Secret Weapon Miniatures is donating all the custom bases, and Chessex has already sent us the custom dice.
Monday, May 31, 2010
Long Fangs
My Long Fangs are finished, at least tabletop quality. I say tabletop quality and not finished, because I am not happy with them by any means. I have a lot of detail work, maybe some highlighting, some dry brushing, and another wash on the metal. BUT they are done enough to base them and finish my May resolution... the most important part. Now to get ready for June, and hopefully find the time to go back and complete the months I missed: March and April.
In battle report news, I had another game against Warboss Gargunki's Orks. I changed up my list to play with a Wolf Lord on a Thunderwolf, 4 squads of Grey Hunters in Rhinos, and 2 full squads of Long Fangs with missile launchers and a few other odds and ends. The 4 Squads of Grey Hunters was great. They really are an excellent Troop choice. The Wolf Lord was sub-par. Maybe I don't know how to use him, maybe I need to support him much better. It was Dawn of War so he was very isolated and got killed quickly trying to get into combat, so at the very least I need more practice with his tactics. And the Long Fangs were great. Missile Launchers... 12 missiles per turn because I had a Wolf Guard with a Cyclone Missile Launcher.
In battle report news, I had another game against Warboss Gargunki's Orks. I changed up my list to play with a Wolf Lord on a Thunderwolf, 4 squads of Grey Hunters in Rhinos, and 2 full squads of Long Fangs with missile launchers and a few other odds and ends. The 4 Squads of Grey Hunters was great. They really are an excellent Troop choice. The Wolf Lord was sub-par. Maybe I don't know how to use him, maybe I need to support him much better. It was Dawn of War so he was very isolated and got killed quickly trying to get into combat, so at the very least I need more practice with his tactics. And the Long Fangs were great. Missile Launchers... 12 missiles per turn because I had a Wolf Guard with a Cyclone Missile Launcher.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
June Resolution
The June 40k Fight Club painting resolution is a painter's choice... and I have a LOT to choose from. I'm throwing up a poll regarding my options, hoping that some of my former readers know I am actually back blogging and participate! Here is what I am looking at:
Rune Priest #2. He is the GW Rune Priest in power armor, with the bolt pistol added to replace his plasma pistol. I usually hold him back with my Long Fangs.
Lone Wolf in terminator armor, with chainfist and storm shield, and 2 Fenrisian Wolves. This guy is a beast on the table top.
Venerable Dreadnought. My old Ironclad Dreadnought modified to be a Space Wolf dread. I need to get some new FW resin weapon arms. Not in my regular list currently but adding a Dread to any list is easy.
More troops. Either a Blood Claw squad or Grey Hunters. I have 3 Troop choices left unpainted in my regular army, but only 1 more month dedicated to Troops.
I'm equally interested in painting all 5 choices for different reasons. Also, I am looking to go back and paint my Wolf Scouts and probably a Landspeeder for the 2 months I fell behind.
Wolf Priest. He accompanies my foot-slogging or sometimes Land Raider transported 15-man Blood Claws
Rune Priest #2. He is the GW Rune Priest in power armor, with the bolt pistol added to replace his plasma pistol. I usually hold him back with my Long Fangs.
Lone Wolf in terminator armor, with chainfist and storm shield, and 2 Fenrisian Wolves. This guy is a beast on the table top.
Venerable Dreadnought. My old Ironclad Dreadnought modified to be a Space Wolf dread. I need to get some new FW resin weapon arms. Not in my regular list currently but adding a Dread to any list is easy.
More troops. Either a Blood Claw squad or Grey Hunters. I have 3 Troop choices left unpainted in my regular army, but only 1 more month dedicated to Troops.
I'm equally interested in painting all 5 choices for different reasons. Also, I am looking to go back and paint my Wolf Scouts and probably a Landspeeder for the 2 months I fell behind.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Let's finish May off with Long Fangs
I'm really hoping to finish up my May painting resolution now that my desk and hobby supplies are finally set up. But, I'm contemplating doing a 1500 point tournament last minute (THIS SATURDAY) and I sort of want to slop 3 colors on the rest of my army. I'm undecided if I am going to fulfill my painting resolution or furiously get 3 colors on a Landspeeder, 10 Grey Hunters, 15 Blood Claws, 2 Rhinos, a Drop Pod, Lone Wolf, and 2 characters. Well... when I type it all out it seems like quite a lot. Painting is not required for the tournament, if I even go. It's more of a personal preference.
As for my resolution, I started with some gray primer for the first time. I ended up going back to black. I just like the primed finish as opposed to the type of gray I have. I'm definitely going to use the gray primer this time around to speed up my vehicle painting.
And I guess that ends our update. Here is a very WIP pic of the Long Fangs (only some base gray before I wash them). And a nice shot of the madness that is the new home for my paints and models (along side my pc this time).
As for my resolution, I started with some gray primer for the first time. I ended up going back to black. I just like the primed finish as opposed to the type of gray I have. I'm definitely going to use the gray primer this time around to speed up my vehicle painting.
And I guess that ends our update. Here is a very WIP pic of the Long Fangs (only some base gray before I wash them). And a nice shot of the madness that is the new home for my paints and models (along side my pc this time).
Finding my style with the Wolves
I haven't played too many games yet with my Space Wolves due to taking a short break from the hobby. Last night I MADE time for a trip to Pandemonium and faced off against Warboss Gargunki's Imperial Armor 8 Mega Dread list. I wanted to field a balanced list that I could build some strategies on, and by the end of the game i felt more comfortable with the army. I'm starting to get the hang of them. We played 2000 points:
Rune Priest, terminator armor, jaws, hurricane
Rune Priest, chooser, living lightning, hurricane (Long Fangs)
Wolf Priest (Blood Claws)
4 Wolf Guard with power fists and 1 c.melta, 5 in Terminator armor (1 Cyclone in Long Fangs), drop pod
5 Wolf Scouts with a melta
Lone Wolf with a chainfist and storm shield, 2 wolves
9 Grey Hunters, meltagun, power weapon, Wolf Banner, rhino
9 Grey Hunters, plasmagun, power weapon, Wolf Banner, rhino
15 Blood Claws, power weapon
Land Speeder, multi melta, heavy flamer
Land Speeder, multi melta, heavy flamer
6 Long Fangs, 5 missile launchers
Vindicator
Terminator Wolf Guard drop podding with the Rune Priest turned out to be a big failure. I'm still not convinced this won't work for me, because they got pretty unlucky getting shot to pieces by regular Ork Boyz. Really? Ork Boyz? Yes. The Wolf Scouts did their job coming in the second turn and annihilating a full squad of Lootas. I couldn't have asked for a better performance. They have been a great unit for me so far. Grey Hunters continue to prove they are one of the best Troop choices in 40k. I'm undecided if I want to chance my army composition to 4 Troops in 2000 points to get another unit of them in there. The Blood Claws with a Wolf Guard and Wolf Priest seriously tore the Ork Boyz a new one once the foot slogged their way into combat. They went through 2 full units of the Boyz before getting vaporized by Burna Boyz. The Land Speeders did well and harassed the Orks for much of the game. Land Speeders are usually a given in my army lists because I've used them so successfully often enough. The Vindicator had a couple decent shots, but the better Heavy Support choice were the Long Fangs doing an awesome job raining down missiles.
The MVP of the game was the Lone Wolf. Chain Fist, Storm Shield, Terminator armor, Eternal Warrior, Feel No Pain, 2 Fenrisian Wolves to soak up wound allocation. This is the perfect equipment loadout for this guy. This was also the perfect storm for him to perform excellently though (very heavy Dread list) and I don't expect a repeat performance every game. First he took out the Ork Dread, then he took out 2 remaining Killa Kans, and finally he immobilized the Mega Dread at the end of the game, keeping it out of reach of my objectives and ensuring me victory in the seventh turn. Rerolling all his attacks vs Walkers was amazing.
Another very good upgrade that I now consider a must-have are the Wolf Standards. This was my first time using them and I will forever after include them in my Grey Hunter squads. Once per game you can use the standard, and for the entire remained of the assault phase you may reroll any 1's rolled. This includes to hit, to wound, armor pen, vehicle damage, and even armor and invulnerable saves. Pretty awesome for 10 points even if it is only 1 use.
It wasn't one of Gargunki's typical lists, but it did have some tough stuff in there. The Mega Dread having a 5+ invulnerable save for everything was pretty rough, but could have been worse. The trukks of Burna Boyz had a major impact killing my Wolves, and would have done a lot more damage if deployed on the table or if they arrived sooner, I think. He had to place much of his army in reserve, because with Spearhead deployment even on a 6x4 table the Orks couldn't fit their army on the table if they tried!
And finally, great laughs were had when his looted wagon (I think) with a Shokk Attack Gun misfired and teleported 3 stories up in the air to Tank Shock my Long Fangs! I believe the Long Fangs, even in their many campaigns of glory, needed to change their armor after that surprise.
Rune Priest, terminator armor, jaws, hurricane
Rune Priest, chooser, living lightning, hurricane (Long Fangs)
Wolf Priest (Blood Claws)
4 Wolf Guard with power fists and 1 c.melta, 5 in Terminator armor (1 Cyclone in Long Fangs), drop pod
5 Wolf Scouts with a melta
Lone Wolf with a chainfist and storm shield, 2 wolves
9 Grey Hunters, meltagun, power weapon, Wolf Banner, rhino
9 Grey Hunters, plasmagun, power weapon, Wolf Banner, rhino
15 Blood Claws, power weapon
Land Speeder, multi melta, heavy flamer
Land Speeder, multi melta, heavy flamer
6 Long Fangs, 5 missile launchers
Vindicator
Terminator Wolf Guard drop podding with the Rune Priest turned out to be a big failure. I'm still not convinced this won't work for me, because they got pretty unlucky getting shot to pieces by regular Ork Boyz. Really? Ork Boyz? Yes. The Wolf Scouts did their job coming in the second turn and annihilating a full squad of Lootas. I couldn't have asked for a better performance. They have been a great unit for me so far. Grey Hunters continue to prove they are one of the best Troop choices in 40k. I'm undecided if I want to chance my army composition to 4 Troops in 2000 points to get another unit of them in there. The Blood Claws with a Wolf Guard and Wolf Priest seriously tore the Ork Boyz a new one once the foot slogged their way into combat. They went through 2 full units of the Boyz before getting vaporized by Burna Boyz. The Land Speeders did well and harassed the Orks for much of the game. Land Speeders are usually a given in my army lists because I've used them so successfully often enough. The Vindicator had a couple decent shots, but the better Heavy Support choice were the Long Fangs doing an awesome job raining down missiles.
The MVP of the game was the Lone Wolf. Chain Fist, Storm Shield, Terminator armor, Eternal Warrior, Feel No Pain, 2 Fenrisian Wolves to soak up wound allocation. This is the perfect equipment loadout for this guy. This was also the perfect storm for him to perform excellently though (very heavy Dread list) and I don't expect a repeat performance every game. First he took out the Ork Dread, then he took out 2 remaining Killa Kans, and finally he immobilized the Mega Dread at the end of the game, keeping it out of reach of my objectives and ensuring me victory in the seventh turn. Rerolling all his attacks vs Walkers was amazing.
Another very good upgrade that I now consider a must-have are the Wolf Standards. This was my first time using them and I will forever after include them in my Grey Hunter squads. Once per game you can use the standard, and for the entire remained of the assault phase you may reroll any 1's rolled. This includes to hit, to wound, armor pen, vehicle damage, and even armor and invulnerable saves. Pretty awesome for 10 points even if it is only 1 use.
It wasn't one of Gargunki's typical lists, but it did have some tough stuff in there. The Mega Dread having a 5+ invulnerable save for everything was pretty rough, but could have been worse. The trukks of Burna Boyz had a major impact killing my Wolves, and would have done a lot more damage if deployed on the table or if they arrived sooner, I think. He had to place much of his army in reserve, because with Spearhead deployment even on a 6x4 table the Orks couldn't fit their army on the table if they tried!
And finally, great laughs were had when his looted wagon (I think) with a Shokk Attack Gun misfired and teleported 3 stories up in the air to Tank Shock my Long Fangs! I believe the Long Fangs, even in their many campaigns of glory, needed to change their armor after that surprise.
Friday, May 14, 2010
Back!
Alright I've taken a bit of time off from the hobby with madness of school and moving. The madness of school is still present, but I am unpacking things and trying to organize my Space Wolves to get painting again. I am dreadfully behind in my painting resolutions! First things first, painting this months entry... then I will see about catching up on other months missed. Homework comes first but maybe I can crack the paint open this Sunday. The next step is getting in a game. SOON!
More updates to come asap.
More updates to come asap.
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