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Link to a (semi pic heavy) report:

http://bugsstrife.blogspot.com/2012/01/hive-fleet-vile-ossuary-versus_24.html

Great report! Too bad the bugs didn't win, though... I like using odd numbers of objectives, so as to avoid ties (well, mostly.)

I like your paint work.

Great BR. Coherent writing, casual naration, and the correct level of detail. A very enjoyable read. Thanks for posting this.
Also the Nids looks great; it's always nice to see people taking pride in their army.

I like that Tyranid list. I'm a fan of both shrikes and zoanthropes. Nice batrep. Look forward to the re-rematch.

I'm in two minds about the Shrike: they're 1/5th of the entire list and I don't think I'm getting the bang for my buck. In recent games they haven't fared well. Against the Deathwing and Orks I've fought power gloves (and thunder hammers) have been devastating to them as they get instant death'd left right and centre, so their close combat acumen is reduced. Against an army without that kind of thing, like the Eldar, they're the first target and they're kinda fragile (although in my last game I, foolishly positioned them a bit too far out in the open and they lost their cover save.) As my list is low on MC, they also tend to take the brunt of the anti-tank, which again instant deaths them. They're very much on the list of things I might cut (although it took me ages to model the damn lash whips! So not in rush to do that!)

And the Zoanthropes are stars! Without them I'd have just no way to get into those damn LRs, and I also end up facing off against Battlewagons, so they're here to stay!