Manic Monday # 86

 It's Monday, so a new year Manic Monday. Sixteen days into the new year, and lost a Friend/ Co Worker, worked OT for 3rd week in a row. Fun times

Hobby News:

Arks of Omen - Abaddon was released this week and well I was weak and purchased it. I bought for board actions.....but my group is investing 2 boards in it. 

In surprise announcement GW announced this 2 sets

For some reason this Boarding Action marine combat patrol perks my interest...…and I don't mean a little. Looking at the previous Combat Patrols (besides Genestealer cult ie Necromunda gang) I have yet to see a must buy until now.  But more on that later. Plus Khorne Bezerker Combat patrol was previewed also. 

Hobby time:

Well I sat down and started building 40k models again and well at the end of the weekend here was were I was at:

2 5 man terminator squads built. One with Swords and other with halberds both have Justicar with Daemon Hammers and Incinerator. 

 After building those and contemplating my Board action Marines, Raptors not feeling right as I want a unique force for Boarding Actions.... to go along with my Grey Knights, Inquisitorial forces which are getting buffed by the following models...along with the Star Striders models. 

Imperial Navy Breachers

Overpaid but needed a new one :(

 

I found these models unbuilt sitting around....

And well the Chaplain has been a slow paint progress but with 10 easy build Assaults' Intercessors and another 10 Multi piece Assault Intercessors in the boarding action box...Looks like 10 easy build are now going to be Death Company.

yup Blood Angels coming soon!

I ordered 2 sprues for the boarding action marines and codex from Amazon...because patience is a virtue I lack sometimes. 

Now why Blood Angels.......1 reason and 1 reason only.....

 I love Mephiston.....and he will be the centerpiece of the army.....

One of my favorite images

with the models I have, and between the Blood Angels Combat Patrol and Boarding Combat Patrol boxes I'll have a decent force. 

Manic Monday #77

 

Well another weekend has came and went. Painted models, built a model, and played a Campaign Game for the Metal Head Armory Necromunda League. 

Painting/ Hobby Time:

On Monday in the Necromunda Campaign Rackets and Crock Pots the GM Entropmancer random drew our Rackets. I got Settlement Protection and Whisper Brokers. With Settlement Protection I was able to get 1 free Hanger On. Unfortunately I am lacking the parts to make the Flagellant but I did have parts to make a Hive Preacher.

Hive Preacher Olaf

Thursday evening/ Friday morning I finished my Bolter and Chainsword 12 Months of Hobby Challenge July Vow #3 and the priest for my Plodding Along Vow.

And then began working on the 5 Acolytes remaining, and by Friday evening 2 Acolytes were completed

Saturday I did some light running around and then  had my challenge Match against Unkle Sterben's Orlocks more on that later.

Saturday evening  I was tired after playing my campaign game but I managed to build another Zealot named Dumah for my Gang.

And to wrap up the weekend I was able to finish a 3rd Acolyte leaving 2 more to get done by the end of the month. 

• Completed Model Count for 2022: 68 models
• Warhammer New Years Resolution (Paint all 52 GK Terminators by 12/31): 30 of 52- 57% Complete 
• Bolter & Chainsword: 12 Months of Hobby Challenge: Jan-Mar, June, July- Completed

Game Time

So this week I challenged Unkle Sterben to a Necromunda game. The Racket I chose was Peddlers of Forbidden Lore, since this would link my Whisper Brokers Racket (D3 additional Tactic cards), and  allow me to choose which racket we are fighting over, and re-rolling priority if I win for PoFL Racket. Lots on stack after last weeks non showing. Entropmancer rolled the mission an scenario. Luckily for me it was Zone Mortalis so Blaze could be very dangerous. Unkle Sterben rolled badly for his deployment and deployed his gang. I stacked my Gang in my deployment zone and the game Began. Unkle Sterben won the priority roll and went first. Turn outs there was only 2 doors we could use to get into combat with each other. First turn was just redeploying of models with one door open. I lost priorty again and the shooting commenced.

 Unkle Sterben open fired with his harpoon gun and missed my Deacon with an Eviscerator, Deacon with a fire pike returned fire and set the 2 Orlocks on fire with one gaining a serious wound and leaving game. Next Unkle Sterben braved the guys on fire and open fired with his combat shotgun on the deacon with Eviscerator but only managed to blast the Deacon's cherub off the table. My Next turn saw me boss open a door and fire his exterminator into the Orlock Juves behind the door. One ran 11 inches while on fire the other ran 5 and the guy closest to door was pinned. And the juve got back up and attempted to auto pistol my Boss only to knock his cherub to the ground with a injury. My Brethren with  Grenade Launcher moved up and fired at the down models my Deacon had set on fire earlier, removing a second model. We both finished moving models and looked at the table. He had his boss and pet a broken juve and 2 gangers standing with 4 models down and 2 out. He voluntarily bottled to save his guys from the slaughter.

PoFL Racket achieved. With the money I earned this game and last week I was able to buy another Zealot Dumah, armor for zealots, incombustible hambruk for fire pike deacon and skin blade for the boss. 

Manic Monday #76

 

Its that time I year I hate....Heat Advisory time....today is expected to be 114* to 116*. So definitely going to stay hydrated and and stay our of sun as much as possible.

HOBBY TIME

So besides that I have a slight hiccup in modeling time this week due to emergency call off and working extra hours. But oh well. Friday and Saturday, I sat down to paint and was able to knock out part of my 12 month Hobby Challenge on Bolter and Chainsword Plodding long vow....a Servo Skull

Small Victories... Well I did also finish the last 2 models for July Vow #2 also

So far in the month of July I have completed 14 Grey Knight Terminators and a Servo Skull...I am pretty happy with those numbers:

• Completed Model Count for 2022: 63 models
• Warhammer New Years Resolution (Paint all 52 GK Terminators by 12/31): 30 of 52- 57% Complete 
• Bolter & Chainsword: 12 Months of Hobby Challenge: Jan-Mar, June, July- Completed

Vow #3 will be this little guy

Along with my plodding along vow of 5 Acolytes and 1 Priest for My Inquisitor. 

Saturday Afternoon was Necromunda game time, more on that later. But I was able to get my Inquisitor Erasmus Cartavolnus model from Entropmancer. And I set up his sub assemblies for the next vow.

I also purchased my Next Gang for Necromunda.....and possibly 40k.

Boss- Check

Gangers- Check (20 of them)

Champions - Check

Vehicle- Check

Just need to get the Book of Ruin for them. I also already picked up codex and cards.

And then I was able to purchase my 2nd Thunderhawk for my Grey Knights this one will be built in Flight mode. 

GAME TIME

So Saturday kicked off Metal Head Armory Necromunda Campaign. It was a multiplayer Zombie hunt game.  Each of the 7 Players got 3 random models from their gang. In attendance were Entropmancer with his Goliaths, Unkle Sterben with his Orlocks, HeiYuh13 with Corpse Grinders, GrimmWeiss with his Cawdor, Ramah Stormset with his Enforcers, gameranma with van saars and my Redemptionist. GrimWeiss had 2 gangers so he got an additional 2 cawdor gangers for a total of 23 player models. We were fighting each other and zombies..3 zombies per model on the table....69 zombies. 

This was the start of the game. After 3 turns we called it. I had 1 zombie kill, no flamer fuel, autopistol was put of ammo, I did manage to piss off the Enforcer player by setting his concussion rifle enforcer on fire. The Van Saar Leader did fire his lascannon and failed to wound, pinning my cherub. I did fire a exterminator in to 2 Orlocks but that was cause there was 2 zombies in melee with them....did not kill either one but made and orlock and zombie fall of the gantry.  After the game we realized this should have been 2 games instead of one. Next week I am challenging Unkle Sterben to game!

Sons of Titan Crusade

 

So with the Upcoming Metal Head Armory Crusade I really have been toying with various army loadouts and damn do I hate Power Level for Grey Knights. I am trying to find the right balance of  hardened troops, decent characters and the ability to deal with whatever is thrown at me.  There should be Admech, Ork, Aeldari, Tyranids, and either vanguard or daemons....maybe a guard army.  Imperial armies I should not be matched up to fight against but you never know. Part of me wants that hard hitting force of terminators and  Dread Knights  lead by a character in true Grey Knight fashion. I think the Librarian is the best option for the points as an HQ and his abilities. Paired with his temporal bombs, aggressive powers, he could be a force to be reckoned with.  The chaplain would be my current go to just cause of his litanies. Troops Terminator squad, fast interceptor squad and Heavies Dread knight and Purgation Squad. That leaves me 4 pts for an Inquisitor. 

Ideally this would break down to Libby, Terminators, purgation squad and Chaplain, Inquisitor, Interceptors and dread knight....I see an uphill battle for me for a while. 

Factor in my Agendas, missions, secondary's, ugh this is a nightmare. 

Manic Monday # 65

What a great Weekend.....Yesterday I talked about hte 2 games I got to play this past weekend but today we talk about the hobby 

Thursday I spent most of the time at work but I was able to get some hobby time that evening and by Friday evening here is the Progress:

Raptors Expansion Decals Done!

Terminator Squad Johan Quirin

Chaplain Jacques De Molay

Grey Knights Terminator Squad and Chaplain done! February Vow is completed (gonna get stubborn in March for the other 4) 

Phobos Librarian Torec base and cloak repainted! (This has been buggung me for a while)

Chaplain is gettign closer to being done. One of my Favorite models I have done recently.

And My Primaris Librarian. Im loving how he looks so far. 

Other Hobby News:

Finally picked up my Preorder from 01/22....almost a month later. It was here last week tho.

Chapter Approved!

More cards for Necromunda

Delaque Weapons

While there I picked up Mournfang Brown and Macragge Blue paint and 

Issue # 4

Issue #5- Pre order

Fafnir Rann- Pre Order

While at Gamers Guild AZ I picked up Elysian Green Air and more Athonian Camoshade plus 

But the scores of the week were my Ebay adventures.....

Storm Speeder

More Inquistorial Strom Troopers

And Most importantly Belt, Axe and Wings for my Nemesis Daemon Prince of Khorne

So everything is ordered and should be here soonish...

• Completed Model Count for 2022: 28 models
• Warhammer New Years Resolution (Paint all 40 GK Terminators by 12/31): 12 of 40- 30% Complete
• Bolter & Chainsword: 12 Months of Hobby Challenge: Jan/ Feb- Completed