Two more games in today... (no pics)

First one was a Slaan on Undead game of Bloodbowl.  At the half I was up 2-0, and only two casualties down.. :)  He had to leave about halfway through the second half, but he was able to get one score in - he didn't have enough to pull a second TD though.

Second game was a re-match against the grot revolutionary committee.  This time it was a Dawn of War with two objectives.  I was able to avoid the grot-zukka laden killa-kans and deff rolla, sneak around the side, beat down on the grots holding onto one objective (surrounded by other non-troops to contest) while barely (like within .0001") holding on to my objective.  Highlights include rolling snake-eyes for my first shot of the game with the mek's shokk attack gun - which, if you're not familiar with the SAG is the following:

Boom: The shokk attack gun explodes, leaving a crackling orb of unreality in its place.  No shot is fired.  Remove the Mek as a casualty.  Models within D6" are removed from play.

Only because the mek was on an upper level of the building did the resulting explosion not take out Wazdakka, a Nob, and a biker...

Project Deathwatch: Master of the Forge

One Master of the Forge.  Artificer Armour, Conversion Beamer, Thunder Hammer.

Now, before you say something - I know it's a renegade heavy plasma gun, and yes the helmet is a chaos space marine helmet.  But there's something about it that works for me.  The left shoulder pad is one of the Dark Angel Deathwatch ones, which makes the paint scheme a little easier - he'll be one of the Unforgiven...  Still working on the details of the army paint scheme.

When the dice gods say "no..."

Played my 1250 game against the rebel grot army (2 big meks with KFF, 20 grots with minder, 10 grots with minder, 2 deff dreads,, 2 mobs of three kans, and a deff rolla delivery system).

Kill points, he stole the initiative... It went downhill from there. Game ended 8-2, with the only thing left of mine was a trukk. A trukk!

Frog Lovin'

Got the frog's dipped last night.  Had to try a different color of dip - I couldn't find "American Walnut" in the waterbased (my preferred color).  I had tried "English Oak" in the past, but it was a little too gray.  The only thing I could find close was "Vermont Maple."  Turns out, Minwax is switching to a paint-counter mixed product for their water-based products...   or, I should say they have switched and it's just a matter of finding what I want in the product line that stores still have.  I guess I'll have to do some research on the new color lines to see how well they match the old colors.

Anywho - on to the paint jobs.  This is for my Slaan team.  All of these models are from the Gaspez Arts "Frog Men" team - and can be see here.

First up, is the coach.

Next up,my Kroxigor.

Blitzer.

Linefrog:

.. and last, but not least - the Catcher.

So, I've got 1 coach, 1 Kroxigor, 8 Linefrogs, 4 Blitzers, and 4 Catchers.  I was hoping to get them numbers, grassed, and sealed this evening - but my oldest daughter had other ideas...

Who's up for some bloodbowl?

Deathwatch Project. Tech Marine Legs.

I still need to clean them up a little bit - but I'm thinking I like this one.

I was pondering a few ideas while I was driving home the other day - the original plan was to have the two Sgt's on the troop choices be DW and then their squads would be from that chapter...  But I was thinking - what about making the scouts be from the more feral, *ahem* Viking-esque chapters?

It started with just making the sgt a Space Wolf scout - but then what to do for the troopers?  Model them as Inquisitorial Storm Troopers?  All SW's? Crimson Fists? (army is led by Kantor) something else?  That's when I started thinking about it - there's got to be other chapters that don't have scouts starting off...right?

Thoughts?

Sunday's game report

Sunday I played catch-up for one of the league guys - giving him his 750 point game.  It was against a nicely done Space Marine army.  From memory - Librarian, scout squad of 5 (sniper and heavy bolter), 5 scouts in a storm, land raider, and a tactical squad... I think.  The battle was a little of a blur... let's just say the dice and I had a falling out.  :)

Second game was a 1000 pointer against a mirror'd net list (no offense there Clayton...).  2x Daemon Princes with Mark of Slaanesh, wings, and Lash of Submission, 2x5 Plague Marines in Rhino's with 2 plasma guns each, and 2 defilers built for close combat.  Wazdakka, Big Mek, 4 squads of bikers (4 + power claw, 3 + 'uge choppa, 3 + 'uge choppa, and 2 + power klaw), 2 rokkit deff koptas and 2 kustom mega blastas).

It was Dawn of War with 2 objectives.  We both started all off the board, I turbo-boosted everything on first turn, knowing that I would be taking the lash and 2 battle cannon shots on the first turn.  I concentrated on the daemon princes first turn, then the defilers, then the plague marines.  In email discussion several hours after the battle - I'm told Wazdakka took a defiler fist to the head after taking two wounds killing a daemon prince (which would be insta-death), but I don't remember it... 

At worst it would have delayed the inevitable (see the pictures below) - but Clayton says he wants a rematch.

Right.  On to the pictures.

 
This would be while he was taking his first turn.  All of that is turbo boosted orks (except for the mek).

Ork's eye view of the battle

After the 4th turn...

The Deathwatch Project

So, maybe it was from re-reading the Deathwatch book from Fantasy Flight Games.  Maybe it was a something that been running around my head for a while.... I dunno.  Anyway, I have this idea for a full Deathwatch army running around in my head.  I'm trying to see it as a building project.  The 2000 point list is (currently):
Kantor
Master of the Forge with a Conversion Beamer and Thunderhammer
7 Sternguard w 2/meltas in a drop pod
7 Sternguard w 2/missiles in a drop pod
8 Sternguard w 2/multimeltas in a drop pod
10 Scouts with snipers, camo cloaks, and heavy bolter
10 Tactical Marines, missle, plasma n a drop pod
5 Vanguard, kitted for combat
and a Thunderfire Cannon... wait for it.. in a drop pod.

There's no plan for a tournament, no deadline - just building things when the mood/inspiration strikes.  To that end.  I give you some of the first WIP shots of the Master of the Forge.

I've been pondering the paint scheme.  Deathwatch marines are supposed to be all black, except for the silver of the right arm, and the shoulder pad of the marine's host chapter on the left side.  I've been pondering that - I think I came up with a paint scheme that I like, and that I can get my wife to do for me.  :)

Current plan is right arm black, silver DW shoulderpad, and then paint the rest of the armor in the chapter colors.  That's for the Sternguard, Vanguard, Techmarines, Kantor, and the sgt's.  The two squads will be all painted the chapter of the sgt. that leads them.

I'll post pictures randomly as I'm working on things.

I promise.

No, really - I will.

Anyway, I'll be bringing 1000 points of Wazdakka for the escalation this sunday.... So, I should have some pictures and battles.