Corrupted Dreadnought

This is my Mhara Gal - a warp tainted Contemptor Dreadnought for my Horus Heresy era Word Bearer army. I like how the glowy warp effects turned out!

Pre-glowy effects for comparison

And a little addition to my force after a recent visit to the London GW shop!

Word Bearers - first battle!

Got my new Word Bearer army onto the table for the first time today, allied with Reilly's Emperor's Children against Marty (Ultras) and Lochie (Night Lords) in a 4 way battle royale!

I used the Dark Brethren rite of war and it was a lot of fun to pump up the tactical squads and throw them at the enemy.

My Mhara Gal 1 shotted the Night Lords Contemptor while only having a single wound remaining!

Squads with actual Firepower - a bit different to my World Eaters!

A great game that has inspired me to keep detailing my models

Word Bearer Army for Horus Heresy

Chunky resin bases give these boyz some nice heft!

C&C welcome - Legion badges are a WIP

Leviathan takes the field!

Victory in his opening battle - the first skulls have been claimed for the XIIth! Drop podding him into the enemy line armed with a Siege claw and drill really upset the enemy's plans!

For disruption value it was great, also isolating his forward elements to be destroyed in detail by the rushing 'Zerkers. My Leviathan had the resilience to absorb (and win) after being charged himself, which a Contemptor probably wouldn’t have

Heresy Bash

This week we got a Horus Heresy going, with a rare opportunity for my World Eaters to fight alongside Reilly's Emperor's Children, and facing off against club mates Marty and Lachie, another Dad and Lad combo team playing Ultramarines and Night Lords respectively. Slowpainter John also came along for the spectacle and banter (and chilli I suspect!)

Rolled up a different table setup, which really helped compress the action

We got some new units onto the table, from Marty's lovely Quad Laser Vindicator (aka Space StuG), Reilly's Sabre Strike tank with Neutron blaster (christened the Space Hetzer) and Lord Eidolon, and my recently finished Leviathan Siege dreadnought- carried into battle in a drop pod I was still base coating 2hrs before battle.  All performed well on the table and I can hear the list tweaking already.  We also used the night fighting rules for the first time, which benefited everyone bar Marty

World Eater Despoilers use the ruins to cover their advance up the battlefield.

Once the game got going proper I was pretty wrapped up in the great narrative and forgot to take many pics. As ever, keeping a clever (and well rule read) Lad on each side kept the game flowing.  I had been playing a few rules incorrectly so there was some good system learning along way too.

World Eater Tactical Marines with Chain Bayonets advance...

Having dropping into the enemy line from Orbit, this was the moment I had been waiting for - our first Dreadnought melee clash! Marty beat me to the punch, close assaulting me and the resulting fury saw him explode and nearly take me with him! My Leviathan walked away with his first battel trophy, but with a major and near fatal limp!

Duel of the Fates!

Great mates, lots of laughs and narrative fun - loving the thematic games we are getting and the streamlined rules system. Much more to follow!

World Eaters Leviathan Dreadnought

Seige Drill close combat loadout

I had a ball making this Leviathan Siege Dreadnought for my growing 12th Legion Horus Heresy army. I spent the extra time playing about with magnetising the weapons, and as a result have 3 different load outs available- a little extra time but well worth it. I also enjoyed adding the chains and skulls for that authentic World Eaters look!

Long range fire support with a pair of quad barrelled storm cannons

Now to get him onto the table to bring some havoc!

Grav-flux bombard and Cyclonic Melta-lance: the coolest names going!

This kinda got me thinking about going back to Adeptus Titanicus too...

October Hobby Roundup: Heresy, Turnips and Roses

October saw another swathe of work travel, but a little bit more time at home and some actual gaming! The Horus Heresy has Reilly and I deeply immersed in the fluff and fun - the narrative gaming we are doing with club mates Marty and and Lachie is a real hoot. Here are my World Eater lads in action

The boys, eager for battle!

Turns out that clumping up like this attracts plasma like mosquitoes...

Rapier fire support

The only survivor of my Army! Kharn went on the survive 2 rounds of hand to hand combat with a Dreadnought and swagger away!

I'm working on some reinforcements...

Over the month more Turnip28 folks were constructed, so yes that madness continues...

I really like this pose, which comes from a Perry Afghan tribesman

Skirmishy type chaps with fancy longarms

Close combat Brutes in kilts!

And finally, an update for my War of the Roses Lancastrians, though I have another 70 or so figs built and ready for attention in the upcoming AHPC to join them.  I'm going to add some more character figures in livery, and then need to start considering their Yorkist adversaries.

I went initially with the 3-2-1 basing for the majority of foot troops to suit Lion Rampant but this army continues to...grow to a size that is probably beyond the scope of those rules.  I'm looking forward to Deluxe Never Mind the Billhooks being released soon, but I'll need to do some mixed Bill and Bow units which don't appear in Rampant.

I'll need to look farther afield if this develops into a larger project (like it hasn't already...) - thinking of Sword and Spear, or Clash of Spears. Would be convenient to have a common set of rules with my Roman Civil Wars project - To The Strongest maybe?

Be well!

World Eater Reinforcements!

This week I have been working on some WE reinforcements… and Reilly painted the Red Hand Destroyers for me as a present.

My XIIth Legion force has now grown to 1350 points

hugs!!!

Some much needed Ranged firepower!

The Nails are Biting!

Marty's Iron Hand brace to receive the charge!

Having a hoot loading up on Despoilers and Ravagers (still WIP) supported by Khârn and an Apothecary, and just wailing on dudes. Skulls for the XIIth Legion! 

I won 6-4 on secondary VP. More importantly we all had an awesome time enjoying the immersive narrative and theme.

Note to self: Must remember not to open fire between moving and firing, so as not to invite a volley in reaction fire!

Heresy era World Eaters

 

Got my starting World Eater force onto the table for an intro game - a predator, 10 tacticals, 12 Despoilers, 5 Rampagers (WIP and not shown) with Khârn the Bloody at the head of the murder column.

Inspired to add more to 2k and beyond!