30mm Madness!

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This is easily the most models I’ve ‘batched’ at one time. I’m using a Kanban board approach with the following tasks… (still adding more tasks!)

airbrush: base coat w/ Vallejo Israeli IDF desert sand
airbrush: highlight with Vallejo Sand Yellow
Wash with GW Agrax Earthshade
base w/ sand
base detail black
base detail muddy brown
base detail sand brown
base detail yellow bone highlight
black boot base coat
Reaper MSP Military Green Leggings base coat 1
Reaper MSP Military Green Leggings base coat 2
Reaper MSP Military Green shoulders base coat 1
Reaper MSP Military Green shoulders base coat 2
Reaper MSP Military Green breast plate base coat 1
Reaper MSP Military Green breast plate base coat 2
Reaper MSP Military Green back base coat 1
Reaper MSP Military Green back base coat 2
Reaper MSP Military Green helmet base coat 1
Reaper MSP Military Green helmet base coat 2
Reaper MSP Military Green webbing base coat 1
Reaper MSP Military Green webbing base coat 2
Reaper MSP Pure Black Weapons
Reaper MSP Pure White chest aquila
Reaper MSP Pure White helmet aquila
GW Nuln Oil Wash on aquilas
Reaper MSP Pure White highlights on aquilas
Reaper MSP Pure White highlights on aquilas
Reaper MSP Tanned Flesh Shadow face basecoat 1
Reaper MSP Tanned Flesh Shadow face basecoat 2
Reaper MSP Tanned Flesh Shadow hands basecoat 1
Reaper MSP Tanned Flesh Shadow hands basecoat 2
GW Silver lasgun bayonets basecoat 1
GW Silver lasgun bayonets basecoat 2
etc…

And here is the list of individual models! Craziness!

45 guardsmen w/ las rifles
7 Guardsmen w/ sniper rifles
4 guardsmen w/ melta
3 guardsmen w/ plasma
2 guardsman medics
2 guardsmen w/vox
1 guardsman w/ regimental standard
1 guardsman w/ platoon standard
1 guardsman grenade launcher
1 guardsman w/ flamer
1 guardsman w/ heavy flamer
1 sergeant w/ chain blade throwing a grenade
5 sergeants w/ las pistols and chain blades
1 officer with Rod and bolt pistol
1 officer with plasma pistol and chainblade
1 officer with power sword and power fist
1 officer with power sword and plasma
1 officer with las pistol and chain blade
1 astropath
1 commander of the fleet
1 master of ordinance
1 lord commissar
1 commissar with bolt pistol
1 marbo
9 auto cannons
9 heavy weapon gunners
9 heavy weapon spotters
1 scout sentinel
1 scout sentinel driver
4 vendetta pilots
4 vendetta door gunners
1 manticore driver
2 Vendetta stands

Posted by justinhardin | February 21, 2014 | Categories: Astra Militarum, Modeling & Painting, Troops, Warhammer 40K | Leave a comment

2000pts Imperial Guard vs. Blood Angels

Had a fun throw-down with a good friend… I played my as yet unfinished Imperial Guard army, he played my Blood Angels army.

The mission was ‘Crusade’ (objectives) and I eeked out a victory by one point.
He achieved first blood and line breaker for 2 points
I held a single uncontested objective for 3 points, and he held none.
Although now that I think about it he could have simply moved Dante to his backfied objective (he rolled ‘immovable object’ on the personal warlord traits table and was thus a scoring unit) and he would have won by two points.
So… ‘technically’ I won but ‘really’ he won. :)

I’m still learning the rules so there was lots of looking things up… battle too probably 4-5 hours total. I think we hit 90% of the rules though (still haven’t done anything Psychic and no monstrous creatures, but covered pretty much everything else).

Great fun!

List Summary:

Blood Angels

5 Assault Terminators in a land raider redeemer
Storm Raven, twinlinked lascannons, hurricane bolters, hunter/killer misiles, twin-linked heavy bolter.
1 squad of 6 assault marines
1 squad of 8 assault marines
vindicator
Furioso dreadnought in a drop pod with whirlwind missile launcher
Contemptor dreadnought with a Kheres Assault Cannon & Melta Gun
Dante

Imperial Guard

Ordinance battery with 2 Basilisks and 1 Medusa
Leman Russ Squadron with 2 Battle Tanks and 1 demolisher
2 Vendettas
2 Platoons (platoon command squad, 2x units of lasgun troopers).
1 of the platoons has two chimeras
1 of the platoons command squads has a single auto-cannon heavy weapons team
1 company command squad with Astropath, Master of Ordinance, Commander of the Fleet
1 manticore

Posted by justinhardin | February 19, 2014 | Categories: Battle Reports, Warhammer 40K | Leave a comment

1500pt Orks vs Blood Angels

I fielded my recently purchased, beautiful Ork army against my buddy playing my blood angels. Because I don’t get to play much the game was mostly learning the rules… but I had a great time! The Orks definitely have LOTS of dakka… but the list I brought mostly maxed at strength 6 & 7, which couldn’t touch the land raider or the dreadnoughts. The deff rolla’s show promise though, now that I know how to use them! (D6 S10 attacks is nothing to sneeze at!).