Kill Team Saturday #3

 

Well it is another Saturday and it is time for my Kill Team Update. Last week I discussed the plan for my Grey Knights and Manic Monday #44 I revealed the test model. 

Interceptor Justicar, Grey Knight Warrior "Beta", Phobos Librarian

I did work on the second member but never posted pictures. Orginally I was going to do the Justicar "Alpha" as this artwork. 

The squad would be finished out  as 2 Warriors Falchions (Beta is one), Warrior with Sword and A gunner  (incinerator). I talked to Entropmancer after his 1st game (DKoK vs Orks) and after he was done watching the Gameranma's Custodes destroying Unkle Sterben's Orks, and he felt cause we did have Custodes in the group, Stun weapons would be necessary. So someone needed a hammer. Orginal idea was the 6th Squad member to switch out to have the hammer. A quick check of the data sheet a Warrior is 4+ to hit with a hammer and the Justicar is a 3+......

Hammer time

I continued working on the models over the week during my Days off. And well Kill Team - Hand of Titan is built. 

Strike Squad- Hand of Titan:  

• Alpha- Justicar Alaric Esdrius
• Beta- Brother Martesias Cordacus
• Delta- Brother Drystan Solor
• Gamma- Brother Icanus Akantar
• Episilon- Brother  Achaddeus Vortimer

Next is priming them once I get a chance- . 

I also started on my Adepta Sororitas Kill Team with Sister Superior Alicia Ventress

Maniac Monday #44

 

UGH! So my plan for this weekend was this:

• Thursday- Build models, run to the bank, and go to the gym in the evening.
• Friday- Do Laundry, Go to Gym work on models, see parents, may be go to hobby shop, and make dinner
• Saturday- Build Models, Go Grocery shopping, take a nap and work overnight shift.
• Sunday- Take a nap after work, Farmer's Market, Lunch with mom and Sister, and relax for my work week. 

Yeah... nope! I was off Thursday and got all that accomplished and well some of Friday accomplished before getting called in for work. I thought about taking Monday off since it is a holiday, but unfortunately I wont be able too and I will have 24 hrs in before my week is actually supposed to start. 

Thursday

So I rolled out of bed Thursday about the time the GF was leaving for work. I looked at the sprues I had on my desk from last weekend when I built Crowe, 9 Inceptors, and the Incinerator Purgation Squad. The 5 PAGk on the sprue were ear marked for a psycannon Purgation Squad. I eat something and began building. Next thing I know they are built.

I then pulled out the next 10 man box and started looking for extra parts. I eventually found enough parts to build 11 Purifiers with 2 being Knights of the Flame so I can run 2 squads fo 5 or 1 of 10. Only problem is I ran out of the good Psychic Hoods back pieces. I built and cleaned the legs then added tabards similar to my Paladins on to them and Crowe also. Once that was attached I began building the rest of the models. Because I was building this squad as Purifiers, I left the heads and Chapter shoulder pad off so I can spray them with contrast primer.

So with these 16 models built I am down to 1 sealed 5 man box of PAGK left to build but they are for Kill Team.

11 Purifers, Crowe, 10 Interceptors, and 10 Purgation Marines read for priming. 

I then stated on the task I have been dreading.....

Removing the leftover bits in to the bins....These are just Strike Marines. My GK Termiantors have their own bin. I started pulling bits for my GK Kill Team.

Friday

I began trying to decide on what to start building this monring. It was between Sister of Battle Kill Team or  Grey Knight Kill Team, or Paladin squad 3 and Terminator squad 3. 10 Battle Sister Models vs 5 Grey Knight Strike marines Vs 10 Termiantors. Strike Marines won out. So I look at what bits I had and did some basic assembly and coversion work. I left for the Gym and then went to the parents. While at my parents I grabbed my 2018 Exorcist Project bin, 5 man Deathwatch squad, Heavy bolter Razorback turret, and some sprue. I was then told informed I had to work overnight. I went home and started working on the Grey Knight Warrior (Brother Beta for know) for Kill Team. 

He's almost ready for greenstuff. Ideally I will do it when I have the other 4 squad members done. 

Saturday

Nothing done. Looked at finishing off my Drukhari Wych Cult and how much that would be...Damn I need more than I want to buy. I got Land Raider # 5 in which was supposed to be a Phobos but it's a Redeemer/ Crusader. ugh. Oh Well I can fix it up as all 3...I think. 

I started thinking on the poses for the other 3 members of the my Grey Knight Kill team. For the time being they will be named as:

• Alpha- Justicar
• Beta- Warrior #1
• Gamma-  Warrior #2
• Delta- Warrior #3
• Epsilon- Gunner

Brother Beta is shown above with Justicar Alpha planned as walking towards something. Brother Gama I think I want impaling a daemon and casting his power to banish it.  Epsilon I think will have his flamer up, burned daemons on his base and stabbing a daemon with a knife. I think Delta needs to be firing too.

Sunday

I got off work took a nap hit the farmers market, grocery shopping, and too lunch with mom and GF. I found out I am off Monday as my co worker is going in and since it is a holiday. I am taking the day off to recharge.

I started working on Justicar Alpha and will have pics later. I am posting this early as I’m done for the day. 

Kill Team Saturday #2

 

Well I have my Kill Team books and accessories have arrived. Turns out the cards in the box are the same as the release. Eventually I'll want to replace the cardboard tokens with some better ones. I have not really sat down and read the Ocatrius book. The group is showing interesting playing so I am stuck between 2 the 2 Armies I play, Grey Knights or Ecclesiarchy. Grey Knights have 1 unit option, Strike Squads and Ecclesiarchy have 3 units, Arco-Fallagents, Repentia, and Battle Sister Squads. 

 Here are my thoughts for my Kill Teams:

Since I got my modelling area back I been trying to build my back log of models. I know I had some Strike Marines slated to be built as a 10 man Purifier squad, 5 man Inceptor squad and 5 man Purgation squad. While conducting inventory, last week I found I had enough parts to make 35 PAGK Models. I previously posted the 14 models I built last weekend. Plan is to finish building the Purifier squad and an another Purgation Squad and save the last 5 PAGK for Kill Team which is right for a Grey Knight Kill Team. 

So back in August/ September 2018 I had thoughts of building Exorcists as an army and a Kill Team. I did not get very far..... Some of the things I did on the Justicar was enlarging the marine at the thighs and and torso and changing out the storm bolter barrels.

2018 Exorcist Sgt

Sgt vs Primaris

Since this build will be for Kill Team  and I only need like 5 models, I am going to go crazy with this squad. I want each squad member to have a unique feel to them. To do this I'll have to them in awesome poses. I want to the model to portray the same effects as the art work in the Codexes portraying them as Heros.  I even found my old Armorcast Cinamatic Effects. I am thinking Leader with Halberd, Gunner with Incinerator or Psilencer, and 3 Warriors (1 sword, 1 Halbred 1 Falchions). 

After all these years Sisters are still my favorite army. I need to get back to work on painting and building my regular 40k Adepta Sororitas forces. I still have a few more purchases for the army but they are almost all in my inventory of unbuilt units. Knowing I have the models to field each of the Fire Teams listed for Ecclesiarchy Kill Teams, I set about thinking and looking what I had in my inventory. I found a sealed Battle Sister box.  I would have perfered fielding Celestians as an option but a Battle Sister Squad is almost as good.Standard Sisters with stormbolter or flamer and either heavy flamer or heavy bolter Imagifier and Superior.

Basing

So I am planning on basing the 2 Kill Teams different than my normal armies as these are for Kill Team. The group is discussing basign it as if on Octarius so arid desert world with junk.  What I think I'll do is somthing similar to my Reaver base shown here:

Cork to elevate, green stuff or Vallejo  Pumice to smooth it out, my standard basing, sand/ graver, plastic bits, rusted metal, and Tile Grout. 

Adeptus Astartes.....

 

I have alway had a Space Marine army since I started playing 40k in 1997. 

Looking back over the years here is a list of all loyalist chapters I played over the last 24 years:

• Space Wolves (2e-3e)
• Dark Angels (3e)
• Black Templars (3e)
• Crimson Fists (3e-7e)
• Raptors Chapter (6e- current)

I have also built models for:

• Imperial Fists
• Exorcists
• Mortifactors
• Blood Angels
• Deathwatch
• Ultramarines
• Iron Hands
• Black Dragons

I love my Raptors Chapter models and my Back to Badab Raptors Kill Team, but lately I have been so disappointed with Space Marines, to the point I have no desire to build, paint, or play them. 

With GW's big push towards Primaris armies it felt like we would lose out not going to Primaris. Which we actually did. First born have not received any new kits. Not that is a major issue but it shows that "hey maybe eventually they will be discontinued.", similar to the Squats. Walk into a gaming store and try to buy Space Marine kits that are not Priamris related. It's getting harder to. Then the new Combat Patrol Deathwatch got released...all Priamris, No Veterans.... Now I have no issues with Primaris and I love the Phobos pattern armor. But I just dont feel like investing the money into units that dont fit my scouting force. I do love the new Land Speeder tho. 

Alot of my disappointment lies on the Scouts moving to Elites choices. I had built my army as a  the 10th Company, Scout force, with certain elements to support them. I even added the Phobos pattern armor from Shadowspear.  9th Edition Codex drops.....bam army not viable. 5 5 man scout squads and max of 3 squads...and GW telling me to buy more primaris to get my troops back up. This seriously bugs me. All my scouts were had little details added and I tried to make them as unique as possible. 

Another of the outlaying factors is the lack of possibility and options in the marines kits  It's the issue of its all or nothing in the squad, like in 30k which I get and it fits 30k, but not 40k  where I need the specialist options and not 5 dudes with bolters. But really good bolters. I built 15 PAGK this weekend- Crowe, 5 man Interceptor, 4 man interceptor, and 5 man Purgation  with the exception of Crowe, 2 sprues to build 5 dudes and have a multitude of options and to get certain builds like my Purgation Squad with 4 incinerators I had to save two Incinerators from other sprues. That Customization  I loved about 40k and Marines. These 14 dudes all look different and are the same models. Try that with a box of Primaris.

I had hoped Kill Team would kept the desire but when I saw that it was by squad type, it destroyed me. My Back to Badab Raptors Kill Team is illegal. Now I am not saying this an excuse to build a Chaos army (but if I did it would be Abaddon and a bunch of Black Legion terminators), I just think it's time to stop playing Adeptus Astartes in 40k for a while.. If the rumors are true I will build a 30K Imperial Fist army but I have my Grey Knights and Adepta Soriiritas for 40K and those have been my Favorite armies for a while.

Maybe one day I'll come around and finish my marines I have or build them for Kill Team when they get their rules......but for now

Farewell Adeptus Astartes, for now. 

Manic Monday #43

 Woot Woot...Finally got time to get some modeling done!

 So the week started out bad but it turned postive. Monday my Mailbox lock broke and my GF and I could not notify the USPS until Wednesday, which sucked since I had packages in the box. Wednesday the AC went out while I was working an 16 hour shift. So I had to contact my home warranty company and get that checked out. Luckily the company had a cancellation and was able to fix it Thursday. 

So Hobby updates:

Wednesday- Ordered Warhammer Plus and my Free model.

Thursday- I began moving my models back into the display Cabinets, starting with my Grey Knights. 

Friday- Moved my Raptors Space Marines, Adepta Sororitas, and the unbuilt vehicles for the Grey Knights over.  

In the evening I began building Castellan Crowe into sub assemblies to make painting him easier. I then built my 4 Assassins I have had sitting around for almost 2 years. I also picked up more Dr Drop Tops, GW Air paints, and White Dwarf  #467 while I was runnng errands. 

Saturday- With my overnight shift looming, I decided to relax and started building PAGKs. I was trying to decide between Interceptors and Purifiers and settled on Interceptors. So I built the Justicar weilding a Daemon Hammer, and with Entropmancer's suggestion, I built the 4 remaining guys as 2 swords and 2 halbreds. 

I found an extra blank shoulder pad and grabbed my Free Warhammer Store mini and removed one of the Grey Knight Shoulder pads and Now my Interceptor Squad has a 6th member with dual Falchions.

Once I was done I began removing  parts off the sprue and found 7 PAGK legs and I may have the torsos to make another unit....And this is before the 25 PAGK I have unbuilt in the boxes. 

While trying to take a nap, I received an amazon notification that Neewer 20in x 20in Light box I was watching was on sale for $25 off the $110 price. I was looking at for my GF's buisness and something I can use on occasssions I showed her and she liked it. 

I then ordered the Kill Team Ocatrius releases shown here and then I saw a Dreadknight on sale for $47 so I ordered a 5th Dreadknight. 

     

Sunday-  I got home from work and started looking at the 7 legs. I knew 1 set without Tabard was going to my 10 man Purifier Squad, Leaving me 6 legs. I grabbed the set of 4 legs, 4 torsos, backpacks, and weapon loadouts. I figured i get some sleep and then work on these when I get up. After my 3 hr nap I started working on Interceptor Squad 2- Daemon Hammer justicar, Dual Falchions for the squad to go with my free Warhammer Store Mini of the Month. 

I then began removing 5 Models off the sprue, along with 2 extra Incinerators, before heading off to lunch with the Family.

After getting home from lunch I started back to work on the 4 incinerator Purgation squad.

And after they were completed I like I finally accomplished something in my hobbying area after the last few months. 

Only 20 more PAGK's to build but 5 will be for Kill Team 2021. 

Warhammer TV is here

 

Warhammer TV is here and I finally have got to play around and watch the different shows and features. 

So for $59.99 a year, I got Warhammer Tv, Warhammer Vault, 40k app, and Azyr App. Plus I get a free mini.

So far I have enjoyed the Hammer and Bolter Cartoons and Angel of Deaths is intresting. 

I think the price is worth it as unpopular as that opinion is in the current situation.

One of the big surprises was that Warhammer TV was available on on Apple as an app. After finding it I was curious and highly doubtful that there was an Amazon Fire app....

Sure enough it was on the Fire App. 

Kill Team Saturday #1- Kill Team Octarius is out

 

So the new edition of Kill Team is out and I did not preorder anything. The Death Korps of Krieg and Orks look great but not my thing. 

I wanted to preorder the Rule book, cards, Accessories and Compendium but then the prices were revealed.... Ugh

Rule Book -$50

Tac Ops Cards-$18

Kill Zone Essentials - $35

Compendium -$50

I became real salty once I saw the rules and how Kill Teams were built. This version is back to squads not like my Back to Badab Raptors Kill Team in the previous edition of Kill Team. Even tho I was salty I still wanted to play the new edition as it still better then the Arena Expansion.I was able to see the reviews of the Compendium and my days of  playing 40k Adeptus Astartes are just about done completely, more on this in alter post, but Ecclesiarchy, Drukhari, and of course Grey Knights peaked my interest. So I started trolling ebay for the new Kill Team stuff. 

I found something and jumped on it immediately.

For $54.99 I got the Core Rule Book, Essentials, Box Tac Ops cards, and the Octarius Book. saving $30. And then ordered the tac ops cards and Compendium.

So with this stuff coming in I think I'll be doing Grey Knights again but these one will be a different from my normal Grey Knight army as I am thinking about using Deathwatch legs to make them taller.