Tau Drone Army MK2

Ok, so an update to this, I've decided on the style my pathfinders will be.
I'm going to be using a target lock to represent the marker light for these guys:

Tau Drone Army MK1

So, Having decided that the Tau Models are almost fit to wipe my ass with, i'm going to be converting an entire army. The only model i like from the range is the Drone. With that in mind i've decided to convert everything from drones.

So to start off with i'm aquiring about 80 Drones.

I need to place a forgeworld order for some part to make the bigger models.

But to start off with,

My first two "Fire Warriors"

Sore Shoulders

So yeah, went golfing for the first time this year yesterday. now my shoulders and back are full of knots and kinks. I love the sport and will probably play it for the rest of my life, but wow, every spring it's the same soreness that comes back.

it's kind of sad, every time i go it becomes more and more apparent to me that I am much better with a four iron than a driver.

perhaps i need to hit the driving range. or even go to the shop and get my driver aligned to me.

End of An Era

Dave Arneson (Co-Creator of Dungeons & Dragons)

Died after a 2 year battle with cancer.

A Great man who created the Ultimate Gateway Drug in combination with Gary Gygax.

You Will Be Missed.

Tyranids

So, when i started playing this game, i did what most players do.... I picked up a bunch of models because they looked cool. The tyranids were my iconic "Alien" Army, and always have been. When i left the hobby from 2nd Edition to the end of 4th, i had a stack of genestealers sitting in a box. When i inevitably came back. they were still there. So i decided that they would be the starting place of my first new army......

I bought a bunch of bits online and went to town converting.

Here is the hive tyrant that was born of that box of bits:

Terrain

So, what is an army without a place to fight?

Sure we all love a game, but playing on planet plywoodia gets boring eventually.

I decided to make some terrain for my plywood planet. I've found that there are several places that offer cheap supplies for making terrain. My personal favorites are Pegasus hobbies and Syberclix.

Here are a few examples of my terrain pieces:

The Night Stalkers

The night stalkers were a concept long before they were an actuality.

A chapter of Adeptus astartes that were formed just after the Heresy. They are a child chapter of the Salamanders, keeping with the tradition of heavy use of flamer and melta weapons.

Wearing armor of stone gray, they paint their helmets flame red to portray thief fiery dispositions.

Led into battle by their Master of the Chapter,

Decon Decius 200 Pts
WS BS S T W I A Ld Sv
6 5 4 4 3 5 3 10 2+

Wargear
Sword of Vengence, Artificer Armor, Bolt Gun, Refractor Field

Sword of Vengence: This ancient relic blade has been the mark of position among the Night Stalkers for ages. It has tasted the blood of many foes and has an ingrained thirst for the blood of the chapter's enemies. It confers the prefered enemy special rule upon it's bearer.

Refractor Field: This field grants Deacon a 3+ Invulnerable save.

Chapter Tactics:
Assualt Force: All units in your army replace COMBAT TACTICS with the Furious Charge and Counter Attack universal special rules.

Lord Among Men:
Deacon has served for several centuries among the Night Stalkers. as such, his reputation has grown among his chapter and those serving him.
any squad that fails a morale save may immediately re-take the test and take the new result instead. If they fail this test as well they operate at -1 Ld for the remainder of the battle.

Deploration of Weak Armor:
Land Speeders, Rhinos and Razorbacks may not be taken by the Night Stalkers, however they gain the ability to take a Land Raider Crusader as a dedicated transport for the following squads:
Assualt Squad, Tactical Squad, Terminator Squad, Terminator Assault Squad, Devistator Squad.

Venerate the March:
Plasma Weapons may not be taken by the Night Stalkers.
Tactical squads may take a Melta Gun or Flamer instead of a Missile Launcher.

Orbital Bombardment: See Codex Space Marines

The Night stalkers are a sight to behold wearing nothing newer than MK V Armor.

The Ork Horde

Not to say i had the idea first (by any means) but i decided to do a 180 Ork Boy list for a side project. I tried a new style of painting (or lack thereof) called dipping. It worked out quite well in my opinion.

A few of the highlighted minis from this army, please ignore the shine. they are matte sprayed now, though they need a bit of repair after half of them came off the bases during the last tournament they went to.








The Warboss:

















And the Big Mek:

Nurgle Terminator Lord

This was the second part of the painting competition.
My camera was acting up on me when i photographed it though.

It too was a blast with greens and yellows. it to me just looks quite slimy.

Typhus

These two models were projects for a Painting Competition on www.40kterra.com a now defunct forum that has been rolled into www.rogue-market.com.

Typhus, Herald of Nurgle.
This guy was a blast to paint. and simply took paint better than any of the other models i think that i have ever painted.

The rotting effect on his scythe was acheived with kitty litter and various stages of drybrushing.

The Vital Crusaders

I aquired a large part of this army in a trade, and while i was debating on stripping it to nothing, i decided that i loved the style and kept it and expanded upon it.

The purple and black/white style really catches the eye at least in my opinion.

With the advent of 5th edition, this army took a significant hit as the shotgun armed scouts are at a reduced range, and the predator's sponsoons almost never fire.

Still a beautiful army.

Welcome To My Madness

Welcome one and all to my blog. As this is my first attempt at blogging you may or may not find that i am an annoying prick who thinks too much of himself or that i am humble and always looking for advice on how to improve upon what i do.