New Army Ideas

Got two ideas for you guys this week, I have no plans to use them, so they are free game for use/abuse!

First one is the Sons of Frost Space Marine Chapter. I see them as mostly codex... Just that a lot of their equipment is modified to use cold rather then heat. Their flamers and meltaguns actually use liquid nitrogen, and their bolters use a small amount in the ammo as well. Their color scheme is supposed to be cold, blues and whites. No obvious changes on the tabletop, unless you model it. ;)

The second offering is the Reckless Angels. I wouldnt be surprised to see these use the Blood Angels list, or maybe the Black Templars (within reason, of course). They have a preference for flashy actions, lots of melee charges, and failing that, huge explosions. Sadly, sometimes their thirst for glory leads them to take unwise actions, such as using area weaponry close to their brothers in combat. Luckily, Power Armor has saved a great many of those brothers in the line of fire.

*Edit* Im also playing around with the layout of the ol' blog. Let me know what you think!

Decisions, decisions...

Im looking at the Commander Culln model right now, half tempted to pick him up from the Glen Burnie store this week. The main thing Im trying to decide is if Ill use him as the special character (using rules found here), or as a generic Captain. As we all know, I generally dislike using special characters... However, Im tempted to make an exception to get a Relic Blade on a Terminator Captain. Flexible, just how I like it. Eternal Warrior is just icing on the cake. Playing with the points would look like this:

Captain - 100
Terminator Armor - 40
MC upgrade for stormbolter (using old cost) - 15
Upgrade to Relic Blade (same points as a thunder hammer) - 15
Teleport Homer (using cost listed under scouts) -15

185 total, compared to his listed 190... this is obviously not counting EW...

HOWEVER, I could just take the base model and make a Captain with lightning claws or a TH/SS combo...

Suggestions?

Its the journey, not the destination...

...or so its said about life. Same goes for this hobby of ours. After I did up all those army lists, I left my books at home last night, hardly thought about anything mini related at all... and today, you know what? A flash of inspiration and a desire to get something painted... not just anything, but...

*drumroll please!*

...My Red Scorpions. Funny how the new army bug leads me back to the army I was trying to avoid having dominate all my attention. Im actually tempted to pack up the Marines Errant and Imperial Fists for now, just concentrate on them. We will see...

Tuesday Top Ten #20

Here it is, on its new day and time!

1. Black Matt shows how to convert Obliterators.
2. Karitas shows greenstuff work on his Acolytes and Inquisitor Lord.
3. Senji has some cool guardsmen rappelling from a Valkyrie.
4. Aki shares something called "The Brian Tactica".
5. Fat Cat has a nice Slaaneshi Jetbike... I mean Herald of Slaanesh.
6. Alpharius as shown by Morkai.
7. WildEyedJester shows how to deal with warped resin parts.
8. Stelek discusses AP vs Weight of Fire.
9. Shaun has a nice kit-bashed Gorgon.
10. Dave shows the first part of his Troop Transport Truck Tutorial.

500 Points of FUN!

This past weekend I drooled on my army books a lot, trying to decide where Im going with this new army bug Ive got. The answer? Nowhere new.

Plain and simple, I cant find anything new and exciting I havnt touched on before, but Ive got a closet full of stuff Ive not done anything with at all. So, I decided to make a 500 point list for each of the fantasy armies Ive got models for, and hopefully will give them each a run in the fairly near future. Im not sure if Ill expand on any of them, but having the lists will make quick pick up games easier... I actually have all the models needed for each of these, though a few still need to be assembled, like the High Elves and the Bretonnians.

HIGH ELVES
Noble w/ Great Weapon, Heavy Armor
97

10 Seaguard w/ Shields, Full Command
155

10 Archers w/ Full Command
135

5 Silver Helms w/ Shields
105

Total: 492


DARK ELVES

Master w/ Heavy Armor, Shield
86

10 Repeater Crossbowmen w/ Full Command
120

12 Warriors w/ Shields, Full Command
99

17 Corsairs w/ Full Command
195

Total: 500

ORCS AND GOBLINS

Night Goblin Big Boss w/Great Weapon, Light Armor, Guzzla's Battle Brew
51

Night Goblin Shaman w/Lvl 2 caster, Staff of Baduum
125

20 Night Goblins w/Spears, full command
100

20 Night Goblins w/Spears, full command
100

20 Night Goblins w/Shortbows, full command
80

1 Troll
40

Total: 496

BRETONNIANS

Paladin w/Shield, Barded Warhorse
76

Paladin BSB w/ Barded Warhorse
74

6 Knights of the Realm w/ Full Command
216

8 Knights Errant w/ Full Command
181

TOTAL: 499

DWARFS

Thane w/ Great Weapon
69

14 Warriors w/hand weapons, shields, full command
151

10 Thunderers w/ shields, full command
175

1 Cannon w/Engineer
105

TOTAL: 500

OGRE KINGDOMS

Bruiser w/ Ironfist, Brace of Handguns, Heavy Armor, Wyrdstone Necklace
176

3 Bulls w/ Ironfists, Light armor
129

3 Ironguts w/ Full Command
194

TOTAL: 499

Tomb Kings

Tomb Prince w/ Shield, Light Armor
104

Liche Priest
115

15 Skeleton Warriors w/ Spears, Shields, Light Armor, Full Command
175

10 Skeleton Warriors w/ Bows, Full Command
105

TOTAL: 499

WARRIORS OF CHAOS

Chaos Sorcerer w/ Lvl 2 Caster
120

10 Chaos Marauders w/ Flails, Light Armor, Full Command
80

15 Chaos Marauders w/ Shields, Light Armor, Full Command
110

10 Chaos Warriors w/ Shields, Full Command
190

TOTAL: 500