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Aloha and welcome to another Morehammer report!


2 x 1250 Dark Eldar List vs 1250 Tau and 1250 Space Marines.

Mission: Kill Points, Set Up Dawn of War.

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Dark Eldar Webway List:

-Heamonculus Ancient with Shatter shard and Webway Portal. Drug Effect: Reroll Wounds
-9 Incubi in a Raider
-10 Wyches, 2 Hydra gauntlets, Haywire grenades, with Hexatrix with Agonizer and Blast pistol
-10 Wyches, Shardent and Razor Flails, Haywire grenades, with Hexatrix with Power weapon and Blast pistol
-10 Hellions, Helliarch with Agonizer and Phantasm
-20 Warriors with 2 Splinter Cannons, blaster and Sybarite with Phantasm and Venom blade

Dark Eldar Raider List. Drug Effect: +1 Weapon Skill

-Archon with Soul Trap, Djinn Blade, Shadow Feild, Haywire Grenades, Combat Drugs and Phantasm
-9 Warriors with blaster in Raider
-10 Warriors with Balster and Splinter Cannon and Sybarite with Phantasm, Agonizer and Blast Pistol. Raider.
-10 Warriors with Balster and Splinter Cannon and Sybarite with Phantasm, Agonizer and Blast Pistol. Raider.
-9 Reavers with 2 Heat Lances and Arena Champion with Agonizer.
-Ravager with Dark Lances
-Ravager with Disintegrators.






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Tau Lists and Space Marine Lists will be added by my Opponents










And the Spirit of Vulcan observes the battle


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Battle Field


The Set up. Tau And Space Marines Win the roll And I fail to Seize.


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Top of Round 1.

The Space Marin Dread lands near my Raider with Heamonculus bearing the Webway with Incubi Body Guard.
It only damages my Dark Lance, But one unit of Fire warriors are able to make out the shape of my Raider in the gloom
and turn it to a pile of nothingness.



Bottom Of Round 1

The bulk of by Dark Eldar In a show of extreme hubris, go right up the middle. Intending to simply do away with the dread
with a casual shot, Raiders full of warriors and reavers zoom up to the dread....and after a dozen blaster and heatlance shots,
only shake it!!! With the Webway deployed center-right of the Field, my Heamonculus charges the dread just to tie it up
to stop it rampaging through my Raider force, and to await the Haywire-tossing Wyches.



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Top of Round 2

The eclipsed sun returns its light to the field of battle as the Archon realises the folly of his arrogance.
Dozens of Tau Weapons pour into the Raiders as they take evasive maneuvers. The Space Marines take the fortress and lend there
fire as both flanks of the Dark Eldar are assailed.



Bottom of Round 2

In a crucial round of the game, My Archon Engages the Salamander Captain, A unit of Wyches try to pry the Dreadnaught off
of the Incubi and the 20 man Warriors engage the 20 Kroot. The two latter emerging from the Webway.The Kroot hold their position
againts the warriors with a draw, the Wyches only tickle the dread, and after only inflicting a single wound on the Captain, my
Archon takes a single hit From his Thunder Hammer. Laughing, The Archon Strikes a particularly arrogant pose as he activates his
Shadowfield. I roll a one.


Note the distinct lack of any Archons in this picture.


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Top of Round 3

Reminiscent of shooting Gjiklor fish in a Sorgon chamber, My Haemonculu realises that he should never have listened to that hot-headed
Archon. "Just take stright up the middle! It is the last thing they will expect us to do!" He welcomed a strength 10 blow to the head
from the Dread so that maybe he would finally learn his lesson. That very Dread is now serving to be a major roadblock, tying up
4 times his value points as the Wyches can't do anything but shake it. The battle between the Kroot and Warriors continues to draw,
but the Kroot are definitely getting the upper hand.




Bottom of Round 3

With the arrival of the last unit of wyches and Hellions, a small glimmer of hope appears for the dark Eldar. The Hellions wipe out
The Space Shark Captains escort and remain in combat. The new unit of Wyches destroy the rest of the Kroot but the folly of such
eagerness for bloodshed becomes clear. Both units are now facing the bulk of the untouched Tau fireing line. The Wyches fighting the
Dread finally finishes the job, albeit a bit too late. It is at this point when it is clear that my only hope is to ignore the Tau
and go after the Space Marines. But with my forces heavily depleted, this will be no easy task.



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With the clock hitting 2 in the morning, I throw in the towel. I really did not stand a chance considering my terrible deployment.
I had a completely awesome opportunity to concentrate my entire force on the Space marine flank and I blew it. I could used the
Fortress to shield myself from the static Tau force while having all the time in the world to dissect the Space marines. This was my
first time using the Webway with this new codex and I got too dependant on it. What a great learning experience! I have 3 Talos in
transit and I will make at least one a mandatory choice in every list

All in all Ty and Aaron are awesome, humble and good natured opponents and were kind enough not to gloat about the resounding whooping
they delivered to my Dark Eldar.

Here are some Parting shots showing how little I had left on the table at the top of the 4th.







Mahalo to my opponents and to you for reading this report!

Aloha!

That is some very nicely painted armies!

Especially good to see Salamanders with the black backpacks, I'm continually impressed by the number of people who paint them green.

Thanks Sol, for having us over to game with you, always an awesome host and super gaming buddy. Aaron, you have the most nasty 'dread. ever. that guy sure earns his pay.

Tau list as follows:

HQ: Commander Shas'o in Crisis Suit. [Airburst Frag Projector, missile pod, hard-wire multi-tracker, positional relay]

2x Crisis Suit unit [burst cannon, missile pod, multi-tracker]
2x Crisis Suit unit [burst cannon, missile pod, multi-tracker]
12x Fire Warrior unit, w/ Shas'ui [pulse rifle, markerlight, bonding knife, photon grenades] (Team Miku)
12x Fire Warrior unit, w/ Shas'ui [pulse rifle, markerlight, bonding knife, photon grenades] (Team Luka)
20x Kroot Carnivore squad w/ Shaper
20x Kroot Carnivore squad w/ Shaper
1x Broadside [rail guns, smart missiles, hard-wire blacksun & multi-tracker, advanced stabilisation system]
1x Sky Ray Gunship

this was my break-in game for my HQ, Pink Team (Luka), and Sky Ray. An epic shooting game that brought about new ideas and more fine-tuning of the army. first time using the markerlight. that was interesting. now that I've seen it in action, maybe the missile boat can be made more effective.

Sol, thanks for another awesome day of gaming. You too Tyler.

Space Marine list:

Salamanders 3rd co.

HQ: captian w/ combi-flamer and thunder hammer.

10 man tactical squad w/ flamer and multi melta.
5 man tactical squad, sergeant w/ power sword. drop pod.
super awesome dreadnought w/ twin linked heavy flamer and heavy flamer . extra armor. drop pod.
land speeder w/ multi melta and heavy flamer.
whirlwind.

Space Sharks:

HQ: captain w/ power weapon.

5 man tactical squad w/ power fist and Razorback(stronos patern)
10 man tactical squad w flamer & heavy bolter. power fist.


Normally I wouldnt take 2 HQs for a 1250 game but I happened to have a 750 Salamanders list (from my last game w/ Ty) and a 500 pt Space Sharks list in my army transport. so to save time I just put them together as a joint task force. Also I wasnt really in the mood to play (tired). But a gloating Archon said (with an evil smile) "dont worry, it will be fast". last time his dark eldar had crippled me by round 2. glad I did play though, had alot of fun.
Sol, you need to put up better pics of your Dark Eldar. the pics you took of our armies look good but your army is blurry. next time I will bring my camera and we can share in the photo/ battle report duties.

Another Great battle report. all the pictures bring the game to life!

Good job!

So who won? lol. Great pics and awesomely painted armies!

Nice pics and portrayal of the battle. 100 % painted for the win!

Great stuff guys, beautiful armies and table.

Whos DE are those by the way...? wanna know how they got the colors on the raiders!

Hey Zid, quite simple really. For the vehicles I broke one of the main rules for using spray paint. I sprayed from about 18 inches away. This way a very slight, gritty texture could build up on the surface. Note that I did not use this technique for the Pilot and Gunner. And if you try this, be sure to practice on something else first.

Then taking some scaly green (I think reaper paint version is Scrub Green) I drybrushed the Raider. I added Tallaran Flesh(very appropriate) to lighten the Scaly green by degrees. The overall feel was a slightly airbrushed softness which (to me) complements the sharp angles of the Raiders. I then did a very light wash of brown and black ink (3 parts water) just cause I wanted to break up the surface areas.

This is really what I love seeing. Beautifully painted armies, and a fun time had by all.

What a cool Bat-rep! All of the minitures were painted nicely too. I especially loved the Tau battlesuits...way to tie in some Mobile Suit Gundam. lol!

Awesome painting on everyones part, just incredible. Especially the table, man, just looking at it makes me want to play.

Great battle report, Where did the Webway portal come from?

How did you do those awesome conversions on your Crisis suits?

A short game but it looks like there was plenty of action, good battle report, I liked the idea of the Archon laughing with his shield then getting smashed in the face by a hammer.

Man those are some CRAZY Tau colours, badass!

A few things.

1) This is everything that the hobby should be. Beautiful models, scenic table, gamers having fun.

2) To touch a bit more on the painting and modeling, there is some very inspired work there.

3) What kind of camera did you take those pictures with?

Gorillawizard wrote:Great battle report, Where did the Webway portal come from?

Ah, I found a glass paper weight at a Ben Franklin store that was the exact dimensions of the GW one. And as it is heavy, it won't shift around on the table. To be safe I bought 2

Monster Rain wrote:What kind of camera did you take those pictures with?

Nothing fancy, just a Samsung TL100. And I am glad you like my report!

-Ben Franklin is our local craft/scrapbooking supply store here. I'm sure you can find one in your local crafts store as well!

@ZeroSamurai, some plasticard, tons of bits (weapons, mostly. the Airburst frag projector needed a burst cannon, fusion gun, and over 4 flamers alone...), and listening to your imagination.
the frag projector and cyclic Ion blaster (not pictured) were scratch built using above stuff. I didn't like how the one's made in the codex looked. kinda too small and wussy for what the damage potential that they can inflict. although now the model takes up a ton of space in my army carrier... lol...

The miniatures and table are tops! Great battle report! It's a shame that the DE didn't fare better!

Those new suits look great Tyler! That was a crazy battle with the huge fortress on the hill!

I'm missing gaming with you guys lately.

Tough luck with that dread Sol! That's the same one that took all those railgun shots a few battle reports ago. I'm sending reinforcements from deep within the webways...

Thanks! Hope everything's going well for you guys up there. Let's get in a game when you get back!
And Aaron's green 'dread is insane. can't help but admire it, while hating it at the same time.. depending on which side of the flamers you are on at the time. hahaha

Great report, great armies, great terrain! I guess that Dread was the MVP that battle haha!

I've only started wargaming but seeing so many gorgeous units and such an incredible battlefield is really inspiring.
Loved the bobble heads shas'ui. The Gundam suits are epic as well, almost made me run to the local gw store to grab as many as I could :p Now I will definitely need to get me some Tau in the not so far future...must...resist...not turning away from my other armies!

I'll also add to the request for more DEldar photos!

That was awesome.

As a new Tau player, I just have to say I LOVE that Tau army. Gave me some cool ideas for some weapon mods of my own.

And being a Vocaloid fan, while I think I might get laughed out of my FLGS, I loved Team Miku and Team Luka.

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pics, terrain, armies and a good batrep to boot. Pity it was a little one sided!
Well done!

NyxErinyes wrote:That was awesome.

As a new Tau player, I just have to say I LOVE that Tau army. Gave me some cool ideas for some weapon mods of my own.

And being a Vocaloid fan, while I think I might get laughed out of my FLGS, I loved Team Miku and Team Luka.

Thanks!
and currently, I'm building "Team Kagamine" (with BOTH Rin and Len) right now.....
it doesn't matter what other players think, as long as you have fun with your army, that's all that counts!

now, I have to figure out how to get Meiko into the Greaterness.......

Beautiful armies on both sides, but I swear I've seen those gundam suits before on this forum...

7yler wrote:
Thanks!
and currently, I'm building "Team Kagamine" (with BOTH Rin and Len) right now.....
it doesn't matter what other players think, as long as you have fun with your army, that's all that counts!

now, I have to figure out how to get Meiko into the Greaterness.......

Haha that's awesome. Where did the vocaloid heads come from anyway? Nendoroids?

TrollPie wrote:Beautiful armies on both sides, but I swear I've seen those gundam suits before on this forum...

The Gundams were on another battle report before here: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/368444.page
That was Miku's first battle.

NyxErinyes wrote:

7yler wrote:


Haha that's awesome. Where did the vocaloid heads come from anyway? Nendoroids?

yes, but that was the hard part. most of the Nendoroids are too big to fit the scale very well to make it look like a good "chibi" profile.
then the really hard part, cutting off the heads of a perfectly good Nendoroid Figure. it gets easier the more you do it, but not cheaper.... LOL!

Nice looking paintjobs, well done report and i gotta respect the fact its all painted. Only complaint is the Tau army; just when i started to like and even respect Tau, they go all anime fan on me again
I gotta say though if the owner likes it more power to them.