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Sterling report, it seemed close. I did get the War of the Worlds reference and am I the only one geeky enough to notice this:

RandyMcStab wrote:
"I feel a great disturbance in the force, as if a thousand voices cried out at once and were silenced..."

Hah, green testicles

Seriously though, great batrep Now I know what's in store for my poor Tau (being even more squishy than Guards) once my GF gets her 'Nids up and running for real...

Do'h well, taste railgun I say!

RandyMcStab wrote:But remembering Synapse rules we checked and both Hormie units holding objectives were out of it meaning they would soon run off the 2 objectives they were holding

They can just 3D6 it back on the objective with the run move.

Great report! Always nice to see two beautiful armies slug it out.

THIS, WAS, AWESOME!!!!! Also, as I read your intro, I definitely heard it as narrated by morgan freeman.
And yes, your second quote was obviously starwars, would ANYONE who posts here not get that?

Very nice report, always more exciting to see very well painted armies going at each other.

Such an awesome bat rep PLEASE do moar!!!!!!!1 You guys rock

Awesome batrep, thanks for sharing,

I really need to get down to cut and thrust more often. Just havent had the time this term

Sweet! Sweet models, sweet terrain, sweet photos. Dig the references, too.

Thanks!

I pride myself on producing good battle reports, but yours is fantastic! The narrative, the model-oriented pics... really well done Randy. I know what kind of time commitment it takes to do something like this... thank you.

Thanks for all the replies, just got back from a wedding and am catching up..

hemmis92 wrote:Hah, green testicles

Do'h well, taste railgun I say!

Who doesn't love green balls (better than blue...), Railheads are good against most things, and massed Kroot + Hounds are surprisingly fighty..

N.I.B. wrote:

RandyMcStab wrote:But remembering Synapse rules we checked and both Hormie units holding objectives were out of it meaning they would soon run off the 2 objectives they were holding

They can just 3D6 it back on the objective with the run move.

No any running must still comply with the 'Rage' rule (so must move towards nearest baddie)

CadianXV wrote:Great report! Always nice to see two beautiful armies slug it out.

Thanks I enjoy it too!

thakabalpuphorsefishguy wrote:THIS, WAS, AWESOME!!!!! Also, as I read your intro, I definitely heard it as narrated by morgan freeman.

Thanks! Did you hear the youtube clip I linked? Richard Burton is pretty awesome at reading it!

MatrixLurtz wrote:Very nice report, always more exciting to see very well painted armies going at each other.

Thanks!

Holy~Heretic wrote:Such an awesome bat rep PLEASE do moar!!!!!!!1 You guys rock

Yep we do want to do some more, did you see the last one? there is a link in the story intro, I would like to do a more narrative type of game...

Vitruvian XVII wrote:Awesome batrep, thanks for sharing,

I really need to get down to cut and thrust more often. Just havent had the time this term

Yeah do, Alex has a forum up now so you can arrange pick up games etc

Mannahnin wrote:Sweet! Sweet models, sweet terrain, sweet photos. Dig the references, too.

Thanks!

Thanks, I laced references pretty thickly through, mentioning bits here and there and some paraphrasing, mostly because its funny and I can't help it ........mostly

Gitsplitta wrote:I pride myself on producing good battle reports, but yours is fantastic! The narrative, the model-oriented pics... really well done Randy. I know what kind of time commitment it takes to do something like this... thank you.

Thanks a lot, I have read and enjoyed several of you reports and they are always clear and well presented, you can tell what's going on which is not always the case with BattReps..

Check out my other big report and there's an old one Alex did of our very first game (link in first page of my IG Blog), I would like to do another when time permits, a cool fortress held by Guard being saved in the nick of time by Marines or something..

Ta Ta

for now!

This was amazing, great looking table and armies! A true inspiration!

Thanks a lot, it's really inspiring for me to hear people liked it!!

Good stuff mate - good to see the guard getting on top of the Hive Mind (unlike my own troops)

Look forward to seeing more

Great report all around! Really loved seeing SM/IG turn back the bugs.

Mannahnin wrote:Sweet! Sweet models, sweet terrain, sweet photos. Dig the references, too.

Thanks!

This.
Although add onto that the sweet, sweet commentary; it was brilliantly done with sweet, sweet wit and humour throughout.

'twas a joy to read, thanks!

I can't believe I only just got around to reading this. It was a great game with two beautiful armies.

I know that GW often claims that they're trying to create a cinematic feel in games of 40K. It's my personal experience that nothing really captures that as well as the desperate struggle of an Imperial army trying to fend of a swarm of Tyranids.

Really cracking report, loved it, keep the standards up peeps

That was a very epic battle report! I would love to see more!

Great job!

Thanks for all the comments, been away for the weekend and have just caught up..

Gordy2000 wrote:Good stuff mate - good to see the guard getting on top of the Hive Mind (unlike my own troops)

Look forward to seeing more

I read some of your BattReps, the perm night fighting is a bit rough, might need some minefields etc to help out, IG Infantry unsupported really need to be in mass blobs with Commissars to stand any chance at all really, so I'm not surprised you have found it hard to hold the line, still it does lead to a more 'last stand' kind of feel, which is cool. The rangers are some of the best painted IG I've seen...

Ricedaddy wrote:Great report all around! Really loved seeing SM/IG turn back the bugs.

Me too, they are my 'Preferred Enemy'! But how could they not be with all these scions of Ultramar..

Just Dave wrote:
This.
Although add onto that the sweet, sweet commentary; it was brilliantly done with sweet, sweet wit and humour throughout.

'twas a joy to read, thanks!

Thanks a lot, it's always hard to get whether the humour comes over or just sounds stupid, nice to know it made someone laugh..

Amerikon wrote:I can't believe I only just got around to reading this. It was a great game with two beautiful armies.

I know that GW often claims that they're trying to create a cinematic feel in games of 40K. It's my personal experience that nothing really captures that as well as the desperate struggle of an Imperial army trying to fend of a swarm of Tyranids.

I know what you mean, the Nid fluff is so apocalyptic and alien, they are the Ultimate bad guy, I love this match up. But I continue to be disappointed by the current codex...

DaKKaLAnce wrote:That was a very epic battle report! I would love to see more!

Great job!

I hope to do more but it's hard to find all the time, keep watching the skies!

Eyes on the skies indeed!

Thanks alot Matt i've really enjoyed having a read of this. Sorry to not have contributed as much to this thread as I would have hoped.
Things have been getting a bit busy here at the shop with some staff illness and a few personal (non hobby related) projects coming to a head. I've been a bit tight for time to say the least!
Cheers for the kind words everyone it really feels good to know that we must be doing something right, if you behave yourselves we should be doing more in the near future....

A+ Battle Report and Painting

That battle report was awesome! I didn't really check it out until it was all completed and in one place, but it was a great read with some incredible pictures. Nothing like seeing so many well painted models on the table together, but I especially liked the IG scheme that tied in with the Ultramarines. It made the armies look even more unified, and they looked great on that terrain.

Sweet, sweet rep!
Great pics and armies/terrain.

Only negatory would be to take a few more "overall battlefield shots" so we can see the progress of the battle.
A lot of the shots whilst really great and action packed didnt show the flow of the battle or how the armies moved tactically.

If thats what you were going for, maybe put an "action pic" tag on the rep.

Still great stuff though

Good Stuff.

A beautiful, yet somehow disturbing sight.

"The chances of anything coming from beyond are a million to one he said....... The chances from from beyond are a million to one but still, they come...."

I was actually listening to that song when I opened this battle report, pretty great.

For anyone who doesn't get our references, here's a link

Very awesome report, thanks for taking the time to do it.

Excellent report, it kinda makes me want to do one now!(and to paint my army!!!)

Farseer Mael Dannan wrote:A+ Battle Report and Painting

Thanks!

Brother SRM wrote:That battle report was awesome! I didn't really check it out until it was all completed and in one place, but it was a great read with some incredible pictures. Nothing like seeing so many well painted models on the table together, but I especially liked the IG scheme that tied in with the Ultramarines. It made the armies look even more unified, and they looked great on that terrain.

Thanks, that's why I liked the red on your Valhallans as it kind of links them to the Fists.

Ratius wrote:Sweet, sweet rep!
Great pics and armies/terrain.

Only negatory would be to take a few more "overall battlefield shots" so we can see the progress of the battle.
A lot of the shots whilst really great and action packed didnt show the flow of the battle or how the armies moved tactically.

If thats what you were going for, maybe put an "action pic" tag on the rep.

Still great stuff though

Good pont I'll do some more sweeping vista shots next time, my camera isn't great at that, Alex probably got some good shots, he said he might still post some choice ones up here.....

CT GAMER wrote:Good Stuff.

Thanks!

Celtic Strike wrote:A beautiful, yet somehow disturbing sight.

"The chances of anything coming from beyond are a million to one he said...."

I was actually listening to that song when I opened this battle report, pretty great.

Spooky!, yeah I love the Jeff Wayne version, used to scare the pee out of me when I was a kid, especially when the pod is unscrewing....*shudder*

DemetriDominov wrote:Very awesome report, thanks for taking the time to do it.

Thanks, knowing people like it really helps as it does take ages, I estimate it took me something like 6 hours....including all the pic uploading and typing etc

guyperson5 wrote:Excellent report, it kinda makes me want to do one now!(and to paint my army!!!)

Hope you do!