Terrain and the Beginings of Painted Space Marines.

First Off I'm needing to build a lot of terrain, so I sat down last night and build some buildings. Go Go Foamcore.

And the start of my painted Desert Moguls:
Only the Razorback is nearing completion so you can get an Idea of my Color Scheme.

How Much Is Too Much, And How Much Is Not Enough (Time)

So I've Been wondering recently, How much Time is not enough, and how much is too much?

I know that The BRB gives guidelines, but i've also noticed that their guidelines for games can be.... OFF.

So How long does a 2,000 point game take you to complete?


2 Hours? 2 and a Half?


Let me know.

And the second question is, how long would you want in a 2,000 point tournament to finish your game. Reasonably.

Thanks guys.
-Stephen

A Question of Sorts

While attending a Convention a few weeks ago, I was asked how I would go about makeing a standard space marine army that has the best ability to put long range fire power down the field.

Since Space marines are notorious for short ranged weapons, I had to give it a bit of thought, but this is what I've come up with.

SLOT	Unit	Upgrades				Army Total
HQ	Master of the Forge					1980
		Conversion Beamer
Elite	Dreadnought
		Twin Linked Autocannon
		Twin Linked Autocannon
	Dreadnought
		Twin Linked Autocannon
		Twin Linked Autocannon
	Dreadnought
		Twin Linked Autocannon
		Twin Linked Autocannon
Troops	Scout Squad	Unit of 10
		Sniper Rifles - 8
		Heavy Bolter (w/Hellfire)
		Sergent Telion
Troops	Scout Squad	Unit of 10
		Sniper Rifles - 9
		Heavy Bolter (w/ Hellfire)
Fast Attack	Land Speeder Squadron	Squadron of 3
		Multi- Melta
		Heavy Bolter x2
		Typhoon x3
Fast Attack	Land Speeder Squadron	Squadron of 3
		Multi Melta
		Heavy Bolter x2
		Typhoon x3
Fast Attack	Land Speeder Squadron	Squadron of 3
		Multi-Melta
		Heavy Bolter x2
		Typhoon x3
Heavy Support	Dreadnought
		Twin Linked Autocannon
		Twin Linked Autocannon
Heavy Support	Predator
		Autocannon
		Heavy Bolter Sponsons
Heavy Support	Predator
		Autocannon
		Heavy Bolter Sponsons

Now, i know it seems dreadfully short on most of the staples of a Standard SM force, but consider.

The scouts deploy on/near a ruin that has been bolstered by the MoF (3+ cover, 4+ armor)
and put down a LOT of Sniper Fire up to 36" away.

The 4 Dreads put out 16 Twin Linked S7 shots per turn.
The Preds add another 4 S7 and if still can add another 12 S5

The Heavy Hitters are the land speeders though.
They drop out a total of 18 S8 AP3 shots AND 18 S5 AP4 Shots AND 3 S8 AP1 Melta shots PER TURN.


and the MoF sits with the Scouts (squad not Telions) and can help or just add a blast template to their fire.

What would you make to do a Long Range Firepower list with Space Marines?

What are your thoughts?

Kill Team... or where I learned to put hatred aside and buy some Imperial Guard..

So, I've decided to make a foray into Imperial Guard. My most despised army. I've always been of the opinion that Imperial Guard belong in Flames of war. (Since before there was a Flames of War and I just thought they should be in WWII miniature Historical gaming)

But with the decision to make myself a Kill Team army, I've decided that I'll give my most despised and never played 40k army a go.

Thus I've decided to go with the following:


Platoon Command Squad
- Plasma Gun x2
- Power Sword/Las Pistol Commander (preferred enemy)

Infantry Squad
- Autocannon Heavy Weapon Team (Relentless)

Infantry Squad
- Autocannon Heavy Weapon Team (Relentless)

Now for the kicker. To ensure that I will NEVER change this list once I make the purchase.... I'm doing them up as Death Corp of Krieg ers.

So before I splurge and spend the money,

How many of you have played kill team?
Thoughts on the game itself?
Thoughts on the list above?

Thoughts in general?

The Desert Moguls

So, the "Desert Moguls" are well and truely on their way to being built and painted.

The full army list (happened to come across a MKII army transport so am using that instead of the GW Small Case)

Korsorro Kahn on Moon Drakken

Command Squad
- Bikes
- Apoth
- Vet w/ Plasma, Lightning Claw
- Vet w/ Plasma, Lightning Claw, Storm Shield
- Vet w/ Plasma, Thunder Hammer
- Vet w/ Plasma, Thunder Hammer, Storm Shield

Librarian
- Smite (or avenger depending on if I want to switch it out), Null Zone
- Epistolary
- Bike


Tactical Squad
- Missile Launcher, Flamer
- Sarg w/ Bolt Pistol, Power Fist
- Razorback
   - Lascannon, Twin Linked Plasma Gun, Storm Bolter

Tactical Squad
- Missile Launcher, Flamer
- Sarg w/ Bolt Pistol, Power Fist
- Razorback
   - Lascannon, Twin Linked Plasma Gun, Storm Bolter

Bike Squad
- 2x Melta Guns
- 1x TL Bolters
- Multi-Melta attack Bike
- Sarg w/ Power Fist

Bike Squad
- 2x Melta Guns
- 1x TL Bolters
- Multi-Melta Attack Bike
- Sarg w/ Power Fist

Bike Squad
- 2x Flamers
- 1x TL Bolters
- Heavy Bolter Attack Bike
- Sarg w/ Power Fist

Devistator Squad
- Missile Launcher x4
- Bolter Marines x3
- Sarg w/ Signum
- Razorback
  - Lascannon, Twin Linked Plasma Gun, Storm Bolter

Devistator Squad
- Missile Launcher x4
- Bolter Marines x2
- Sarg w/ Signum
- Razorback
  - Lascannon, Twin Linked Plasma Gun, Storm Bolter

This gives me a 2495 point army.

I can easily make any size army from 1k to it's max at 2500 points and have room to spare in the AT. I'm now happy with my choices, but before i get everything finalized and all the models painted, any thoughts?

I've also decided to convert all of my Attack Bikes to look like this:

Revisited Bikes

As stated in my last blog post, I am going to make a "Traveling Army".

One that can fit in a standard GW case (battlefoam foam inside)

With my last list's primary weakness found and now accounted for and space limitations taken into account I've come up with the following list:



Kor'Sarro Kahn
- Moondrakken

Command Squad
- Mounted on Bikes
- 1x Vet w/ Plasma Gun, Thunder Hammer
- 1x Vet with Plasma gun, Thunder Hammer, Storm Shield
- 1x Vet with Plasma Gun, Lightning Claw
- 1x Vet with Plasma Gun, Lightning Claw, Storm Shield
- Razorback w/ TL Plasma, Lascannon, Pintle Storm Bolter

Librarian
- Bike, Null Zone, Smite, Epistolary

Bike Squad
- 2x Melta Bikers
- Biker
- Attack Bike w/ Multi-Melta
- Sergeant w/ Power Fist

Bike Squad
- 2x Melta Bikers
- Biker
- Attack Bike w/ Multi-Melta
- Sergeant w/ Power Fist

Bike Squad
- 2x Flamer Bikers
- Biker
- Attack Bike w/ Heavy Bolter
- Sergeant w/ Power Fist

Tactical Squad
- 7 Tac Marines
- 1 Marine w/ Flamer
- 1 Marine w/ Heavy Bolter
- Sergeant w/ Bolt Piston & Power Fist
- Razorback w/ TL Plasma, Lascannon, Pintle Storm Bolter

This points out at 1750 and fits into a single small GW case..... kinda cool IMO.

Thoughts?

Space Marine Bike Army

So, I've decided to circle back to the Space Marines.... Once Again.

However while this time I will be using a Special Character, It won't be a standard army (like the salamanders who are actually salamanders.)

I'll be starting with the following list:

Kor'Sarro Kahn
- Moondrakken

Command Squad
- 2x Vets w/ Plasma Guns
- 2x Vets w/ Plasma Guns, Lightning Claws, Storm Shields
- Apoth
- Bikes
- Razorback w/ TL Plasma, Lascannon, Pintle Storm Bolter

Librarian
- Bike, Null Zone, Smite, Epistolary

Bike Squad
- 2x Melta Bikers
- Biker
- Attack Bike w/ Multi-Melta
- Sergeant w/ Power Weapon

Bike Squad
- 2x Melta Bikers
- Biker
- Attack Bike w/ Multi-Melta
- Sergeant w/ Power Weapon

Bike Squad
- 2x Melta Bikers
- Biker
- Attack Bike w/ Multi-Melta
- Sergeant w/ Power Weapon

Bike Squad
- 2x Flamer Bikers
- Biker
- Attack Bike w/ Heavy Bolter
- Sergeant w/ Power Weapon

Tactical Squad
- 7 Tac Marines
- 1 Marine w/ Flamer
- 1 Marine w/ Heavy Bolter
- Sergeant w/ Bolt Piston & Power Weapon
- Razorback w/ TL Plasma, Lascannon, Pintle Storm Bolter

This comes in at 1850 points and gives me a highly elite army.

Not used to the play style of this type of army, so there will be a steep learning curve, but that is fine.
I'm doing this one to be able to take a small army with me and play as I travel.
I can fit this whole army in 1 small GW case with battlefoam's help.

Thoughts?

Always interested in feedback.
-Stephen