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Ok I really need to get my rear in gear! A good friend is goin to be back from college and I am severely under prepared to play! This weekend I'm going to buckle down and at least finish the tread-dread. Also now that I know Mr.360 has received his box o' tanks in the post I can rip into my GKs! Updates via DVof40k to come... I hope

Hey Tony do you still need someone to post those pics? If you send me them I can have them up in short amount of time.

tony_nids_10 wrote:Ok I really need to get my rear in gear! A good friend is goin to be back from college and I am severely under prepared to play! This weekend I'm going to buckle down and at least finish the tread-dread. Also now that I know Mr.360 has received his box o' tanks in the post I can rip into my GKs! Updates via DVof40k to come... I hope

I hope so too.. but.. I haven't received them, and I check my email every day.

Ok, here is a little update. The computer is back up and running...for now. I would have had a friend or two post updates for me but I ran into some issues making the tread dread, mainly my multiple thumbs when it comes to plasticard. So rather than put even more of a highlight on my buffoonary (sp?) I chose to wait till the project reaches a point where I am less likely to be embarassed by my poor work I promise though, there will be updates in the near future.

ACTUAL UPDATE!!

Here is a WIP of "Captain Tonynidious in the Mantle of Krius"


Another view of the captain


Just incase you dont see any sort of resemblance here is the concept art done by Vignor for the character he named


I tried to keep it true to the great art that Vig made up for me. As usual thoughts are always welcome!

Might be cool to swap the blade of the weapon with the tip of a High Elves spear and maybe use one of the tilt plates on the groin for the cod piece.

tony_nids_10 wrote:ACTUAL UPDATE!!

Here is a WIP of "Captain Tonynidious in the Mantle of Krius"


Another view of the captain


Just incase you dont see any sort of resemblance here is the concept art done by Vignor for the character he named


I tried to keep it true to the great art that Vig made up for me. As usual thoughts are always welcome!

Yes nice job Love the grey knight base!

tony_nids_10 wrote:ACTUAL UPDATE!!

Here is a WIP of "Captain Tonynidious in the Mantle of Krius"


Another view of the captain


Just incase you dont see any sort of resemblance here is the concept art done by Vignor for the character he named


I tried to keep it true to the great art that Vig made up for me. As usual thoughts are always welcome!

Just a repost of the rules:


Tonius Niddius, Lord of the Shields, Exemplar Heroica


Tonius Niddius, Lord of the Shields - 280pts
WS: 6
BS: 5
S: 4
T: 4
W: 4
I: 5
A: 4
LD: 10
Sv: 2+

Unit type: Independant character
Unit composition: 1 (unique)

Wargear:
Artificer armour, The Emperor's Shield, Bolt pistol, Frag grenades, Meltabombs,

Purgator - This ancient Halberd has been passed down for centuries amongst the senior master's of the Chapter, for the Shields are traditional in the extreme. It is practice for the oldest - or as some would argue, most experienced, - warrior amongst their number to wield this artifact beyond prize that dates back millennia to the early days of the chapter. As the currently most senior member of the chapter, it falls to Tonius to wield it in battle once more. The long blade of this weapon runs down almost the whole length of the polearm, starting with a curved tip at the top of the shaft. Made of forgotten metals and crackling with dazzling blue energy, Purgator has tasted the blood of millions of Heretics, dissidents, Xenos and Traitors. It is even reputed to have struck a fallen Primarch at the hands of the long-deceased Master Neverus and to have been forged by The Father - Primarch of the Shields. Purgator is a Master-Crafted two-handed Power weapon that adds +2 to Tonius' strength characteristic in assault. In addition, in the first round of any assault, Tonius gains +D6 attacks as he swings it in a massive arc, able to catch several opponants at once.

The Emperor's Shield - Though the details of how this relic was obtained by the Shields', it is known that the Emperor himself gifted it to them, many thousands of years ago when he still walked amongst mortal men. It is a Storm Shield, however in close-combat it grants a 2+ Invulnerable save that Tonius may take instead of his normal armor save.

Helm of The Father - This great relic was worn by The Father himself, and to fall under this helm's gaze is to be judged by the Primarch. No brother in the presence of this artifact will dare take a step back while he still draws breath. Tonius, and all models in the same unit as him, are fearless and benefit from the Feel No Pain Universal Special Rule.


Special rules: Eternal Warrior,
Inspirational - Tonius is a great leader of men, instilling courage into the hearts of those he commands even in the most desperate of situations, compelling them to fight harder. Where he treads, warriors rush to both defend and fight for him, even at the cost of their own lives. All friendly-models (including allies!) within 12" of Tonius are stubborn.


Options:
Tonius Niddius may replace his Artificer armour with the Mantle of Krius for +20pts. Krius is a legendary icon, the only warrior besides The Father to have a greater record of success than Tonius. The Mantle of Krius is a suit of Terminator armour that grants Tonius +1 Toughness.

Tonius in the Mantle of Krius

Looking good Tony, I agree that the GK termie is a great base for the model

The biggest issue I have with the model is the Halberd. It's nothing like how the special weapon was intended to look .

Though in the special rules that someone made up it says "halberd"


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I'll be modding the halberd to include a gun and maybe a spear tip

tony_nids_10 wrote:Though in the special rules that someone made up it says "halberd"

The Rules Writer wrote:The long blade of this weapon runs down almost the whole length of the polearm, starting with a curved tip at the top of the shaft.

Attention to detail.

You sir overestimate my plasticard skills


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So it sounds like it is more blade than handle. Yes? I really want to make sure I get it done as acurate as possible.

Well, the tip/top is attached to the end of the shaft, and the rest of the blade is not attached to the shaft to allow for gripping, but still runs down the length of it.

Eh, it's early and I'm not sure if I'm making sense. I'll try and draw a dodgy sketch later on.


edit: Hm, I've created an EW FnP Fearless S6 T5 W4 2+/3++ (2++ in melee) power-weapon wielding monster that has the potential for 11 attacks, and for just 300 Points who makes all other members of his squad also fearless and everyone within 12" Stubborn. When you think about it, he's actually better than Abaddon, point for point. Might have to slap him round the face with the nerfhammer.

Yeah, despite being expensive, he is VERY powerful. Maybe instead of the +d6 attacks, have a sweeping ark (like seth) that can hit all models in base to base instead of normal attacks?

whalemusic360 wrote:Yeah, despite being expensive, he is VERY powerful. Maybe instead of the +d6 attacks, have a sweeping ark (like seth) that can hit all models in base to base instead of normal attacks?

Either that or drop the +2 strength.

I think the other thing, and the thing that really takes him to the realm of OP-dom, is his durability. 3++/2++ with FnP and EW, with 4 wounds makes him nigh impossible to kill. A 5 man squad of LC termis, for example (and assuming they were all alive, got charged while in cover maybe) will get 15 attacks, 8 hits, 4 wounds, maybe 1 of which isnt saved. Something that isnt assaulty is just dead. And he has meltabombs, so not even hiding in a vehicle is safe. He would have to be killed by mass poison shooting, not much else would work. And unlike similar uber power hqs doesnt have a major weakness. Nightbringer can phase out and cant be attached to a unit. Mephistion has no invul and isnt an IC. Tonius + Assault Termis + LRC = unstoppable.

Indeed. To be fair, he was the first character I created for this project. Compared to my more recent characters, which are far more balanced and are actually rather interesting, he is just overpowered.

I certainly think the imagery is well conceived and that a chapter master should be a bamf, but I suspect you just had all these cool ideas and they ended up falling on the 1st SC, making him invincible.

whalemusic360 wrote:I certainly think the imagery is well conceived and that a chapter master should be a bamf, but I suspect you just had all these cool ideas and they ended up falling on the 1st SC, making him invincible.

I wonder if matt ward also did with Lord Dragio.

Asherian Command wrote:

whalemusic360 wrote:I certainly think the imagery is well conceived and that a chapter master should be a bamf, but I suspect you just had all these cool ideas and they ended up falling on the 1st SC, making him invincible.

I wonder if matt ward also did with Lord Dragio.

Nah, Mat Ward's case is much simpler. He just wants SPEHSS MAHREENS to be the most powerful, insane and best people in 40k. For this, he should be burned at the proverbial stake.

Darkvoidof40k wrote:

Asherian Command wrote:

whalemusic360 wrote:I certainly think the imagery is well conceived and that a chapter master should be a bamf, but I suspect you just had all these cool ideas and they ended up falling on the 1st SC, making him invincible.

I wonder if matt ward also did with Lord Dragio.

Nah, Mat Ward's case is much simpler. He just wants SPEHSS MAHREENS to be the most powerful, insane and best people in 40k. For this, he should be burned at the proverbial stake.

Ah
Anyway what are we going to do next O.o

I like that Tonius has custom rules for friendly games, but also could very easily count as Drago for a more conventional one.

whalemusic360 wrote:I like that Tonius has custom rules for friendly games, but also could very easily count as Drago for a more conventional one.

I thought the Blood Angels codex was being used?

Idk, I know I sent Tony a bunch of GK, so I assumed he was using that?

And Tony, have you thought of using these?

@WM360- I hadn't seen those but I really like the look of them.

Darkvoidof40k, have you had a chance to get that rough sketch of the weapon? Just so I can get rolling. I'm trying to focus and do one figure at a time rather than making 20 partial figures.

tony_nids_10 wrote:@WM360- I hadn't seen those but I really like the look of them.

Darkvoidof40k, have you had a chance to get that rough sketch of the weapon? Just so I can get rolling. I'm trying to focus and do one figure at a time rather than making 20 partial figures.

Oh.. forgot about that. Had people round all yesterday and last night; slept most of today. I'll get on it when I can.

Darkvoidof40k wrote:

tony_nids_10 wrote:@WM360- I hadn't seen those but I really like the look of them.

Darkvoidof40k, have you had a chance to get that rough sketch of the weapon? Just so I can get rolling. I'm trying to focus and do one figure at a time rather than making 20 partial figures.

Oh.. forgot about that. Had people round all yesterday and last night; slept most of today. I'll get on it when I can.

Thanks a lot! I look forward to the reference material.

While I wait for the sketch from darkvoidof40k I'm going to throw together some squad leaders and maybe start another special character. Wonder what one....

tony_nids_10 wrote:While I wait for the sketch from darkvoidof40k

Don't hold your breath.