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 youwashock wrote:
Dredd there is looking pretty awesome. He even has his badge and law book.

Yes, the book is very important. Hard to break a rookie in form if you can't also cite them what they did wrong THIS time. One of those pockets probably has a stash of parking tickets ready for handing, too

Speaking of which, it seems Bio-Corporal Oprah and his "you get a 'nade! You get a 'nade! Everybody gets a grenade!" tour are ready to take off, but suddenly an ancient challenger appears from the depths of the bitz box...

Oh, man. That's an old one, right there. The latest kitbash is very cool. Lots of character.

It is indeed, older than I am

Also, adventures in 6 mm jog on, this time there's even paint!







"Ach, Hans, run! It's the tanks!"

It was then that the marine realised the enemy had discerned his greatest weakness: tiny tanks. And a bonus Magic reference.

And more paint. I'll probably add some bushes on the bases when I could bother, first I need to adjust my eyes back to normal









Phonecam doesn't do justice to the gradients here, might take proper pics when I get the army done. One week to the games, on to the infantry then. Bwee.

Phew, ALMOST a company done in a day. These still need a lot of highlights and details like powerswords and bushes on bases but such little concerns aside, I'm pretty satisfied with the pace

They looked awesome before. They look even better with paint on. Fantastic approach.

Cheers You, glad to hear it

Trundling onwards, now a bit brighter after highlighting the armours.

Roight, ye gits! Back to the front!



Done! Ish! I'm reasonably happy with these guys as it comes to getting them on the tabletop and not (yet...) spending the next month scribbling legion insignia on their pauldrons, painting trims and such frivolities. Which is good, as I'll be trying the new Apocalypse rules out against my buddy's Krieg this weekend and might still have to paint some buildings before that.

Here's the current 284 point force. Basically a truckload of marines get hauled forwards in the hopefully sturdy Spartans, jump out midfield spitting death everywhere, Spartans smash against their line (which they can really do in Apoc! Super-Heavies are not bogged by melee and since they use Hellforged rules, they actually know how to kill in melee ) shutting down those pesky Russes all while the dreadnoughts rain death from afar with lascannons. That's the plan anyway, let's see how horribly outgunned we'll be



The basing system worked like a charm, just look at this glorious flood of ceramite:



Changing from the potato to a real camera, I took some better shots from the ones already seen so you can now actually see something (like the gradient work on the dreads, pretty proud of that).








Newer work includes the first officers: lords, witches, standards etc.






Here's the main force, with a leader and a heavy weapon on each base. Damn these were fun to do and work with, so glad I didn't take the "five dudes in a parade formation" route.



























I'm especially chuffed by how well this project managed to capture the feeling I originally had with my truescale project: silent, ominous figures appearing from the rad blasted wastes, the whole thing looking like an old washed out photograph with barely any colour left. Would you say that comes across?

Thanks for looking!

Though they be but little, they are fierce.

Great work. I think you have accomplished your goal as far as the look is concerned.

 Sherrypie wrote:
The basing system worked like a charm, just look at this glorious flood of ceramite:

I play Kings of War, and it's always fun to stack my unit bases together to form my very own little battlefield. And then you have the freaks who plan them all to actually interlock into a large scale diorama thing ....... Enough about KOW!

Your APOC crew looks really tight, I think the magic for me was that step when you passed through and picked out some details, which really popped the minis up from their rad-blasted bases. I'm excited to hear about your Krieg game, APOC in 6mm seems really fun (right right it's 'just' Epic ), particularly as I've been doing lots of scheming about APOC in 30mm and running into that damn $$$$ wall when it comes to really cool stuff.

Thanks, both of you!

I've heard lots of good things about KoW. Not removing singular models is something I enjoy in massed rank and flank games.

I'll try to take some pictures and maybe write a report after the weekend, if things go as planned. I'm excited, this'll be fun

Tried the new Apoc for the first time, though with 6 mm armies. We played a ~250 PL match between Death Guard and Krieg, worked pretty swimmingly. The XIV took hold of the center field, held ground and racked up the victory points while the Krieg kept hammering them with their tanks. Much clamour was had in the middle. A full report coming later on, got to play a game or two more first today.

Battle report time, ~250 PL armies!

The first contact between Death Korps of Krieg 17th line korps, under marshall Karis Venner, and the XIV's 3rd mechanised,
led by captain-commander Erasmus, had ended with the mobile astartes claiming the area and gunning down all opposition as
the Krieg consolidated their still formidable armoured assets away from the confrontation. Much was learned in the clash,
such as the imposing nature of almost unstoppable Spartans and the fear of destructive if short ranged Demolishers.

* Krieg order of battle *

- Supreme commander marshall Karis Venner, along with his court of aides, medics and 4 squads of 10 infantrymen.
- 40 grenadiers in 5 Chimeras led by a field officer, towing two heavy stubber teams along.
- 6 heavy weapon teams led by a commissar.
- 5 mortar teams led by a commissar.
- 5 Leman Russes with battlecannons led by a vanquisher commander.
- 3 Leman Russes with demolishers led by a battlecannon commander.

All Krieg tanks are of robust make and have Ignore Damage (6+).

* XIV order of battle *

- Supreme commander captain Erasmus (Chaos Lord), leading 4 squads of 10 (plague) marines.
- 4 squads of 10 marines, led by a witch (Malignant Plaguecaster).
- 4 super-heavy Spartan transports with havoc launchers transporting the above two detachments.
- 2 squads of 10 marines, led by a biologist (Putrifier).
- 3 long range support dreadnoughts (Helbrutes) led by a lieutenant (Chaos Lord).
- 3 assault Contemptors with lascannons and soulburner fists.

All marine squads are equipped with two blight launchers.


Our second game turned out to be a raid, with both sides trying to strike through the opposing lines and raze their supplies.
The XIV was still on the attack and like rolling thunder, the 3rd mechanized entered the battle.

Objectives ringed with red, VP's awarded for controlling and destroying those on the opposing side.



First detachment, led by a plucky biologist, enters the soon to be nicknamed "House of Death" in the center of the field
as Contemptors rain lasfire on the faraway Russes.



Catching the Krieg line in a crossfire, the support dreadnoughts on the
right flank take position to bully the grenadiers' rides. This prompts the Krieg to move towards their right flank in an
attempt to bypass the marines' firing positions midfield and protect their important Demolishers until they are ready to
pound the Spartans to dust.



Midfield, Spartans rumble forwards and pour more lasfire into the flanking Chimeras, half of which explode midway spilling
men and flames everywhere. Return fire from the battlecannon Russes and heavy weapons lays low the squads occupying the
House of Death, leaving the biologist all alone in his tower. Despite losses, grenadiers push forwards through the flank
and speed to their objective, which they manage to take and burn to the ground despite a talon of Contemptors blowing their
rides open with deadly radiation.



The midfield starts crawling with marines as Spartans' ramps crash down under ceramite boots and bolter fire fills the air.
Marshall Venner sees his chance and urges his cohorts onwards to take the building in front of them before the astartes can,
leaving the XIV in the open for a crucial minute that allows the Russ squadrons to blow holes in their midst. This does not
come without cost as the lonely biologist calls an air strike on the Demolishers, taking most of the nearby infantry and
some command personnel to their grave on the side. Unceasing tank fire manages to down one Spartan, which crashes against
the tortured walls of the main building, shaking dead men down like leaves in the wind. More marines took position in the
House of Death, only to be gunned down like dogs by the autocannon teams in the woods while shooting apart some of the
Demolishers in their sights.



Uttering something horrible, the witch pulls out all stops and rampages through the Krieg forces with corrosive winds of
unearthly sickness, blasts apart brave footslogs with mind bullets and bends reality so that the three forward Spartans
blink forwards ready to roll the opposition under their tracks. Both tank squadrons are taken by some surprise and lose
valuable shooting time as the assault tanks from their nightmares are trying to capsize them by force. They try to fall back
as well as they can, taking positions by their own objectives but open themselves for the support dreadnoughts to pour fire on.
At the same time, the grenadiers take the fight to the enemy and charge, shovels in hand, against the Contemptors to tie them
down while their last Chimera bravely rushes deep into enemy territory to take the second objective in preparation. Their
commading officer, who due to much confusion though he was a commissar this far into battle, charges the lone biologist
in the House of Death and ultimately bests him, kicking his broken body down from a window. Orbital lasers sweep the tanks
and evaporate the commander of the mortar teams, who then in turn get wiped almost to a man by the anti-personnel rounds
from the Spartans nearby. Though it seems that the Spartans are next to untouchable, there is a loud cheer in the Korps
as the autocannons kick into overachieving gear again and pour hit after hit on the tank sitting on objective 1, slaying
the beast in a spectacular explosion that also greatly hinders their nearby Russes' survival. Captain Erasmus and his
remaining men charge the last sneaky Chimera, but do not manage to destroy it outright.





Before the poor machine can drive towards the last objective further away, it is surrounded and torn down.



The fighting in the Krieg's left heats up to its final crescendo. The last Russes blaze through their last moments under
dreadnought's fire but manage to almost wipe them out in return with the aid of the autocannon teams on the right side of
the field, but the objective is finally lost under the weight of XIV's wrath as bolt fire tears through the last remaining
mortar team and everything burns to ashes.



On the right flank, the last Demolishers have retreated to the final objective (having given up the midfield where the
infantry holding it was lost to bolter fire after the Spartans' rampage) but cannot hold their nerve under the fusillade
of lascannons coming their way. Krieg is now out of tanks and their morale is wavering, but the battle is not yet over.



Out of the burning wreckage of the last Chimera scramble two heavy stubber teams, coats blown to bits and packs aflame,
but with the gusto of the grenadiers and imperial steel in their hands manage to tear down the enemy commander! Erasmus is
wounded by the assault and as the last proper grenadier squad falls back from the Contemptors, the Krieg actually does have
more units near the objective, bringing the situation to an exciting 2-2 as we enter the final turn.



The final charge of the grenadiers is sounded through a dastardly Seized Initiative by the field officer, who charges the
marines from one side while the grenadiers plunge suicidally into the other squad, buying time for the now free heavy teams
to leg it at the double towards the third objective. At the same time there is a fierce firestorm from the witch and his
marines into the woods holding the last couple of autocannons, but they do not manage to cut their targets down in any
meaningful numbers as they swarm the final objective on their side of the board to prevent the charging Spartan from taking
it as it comes crashing down on the ragtag heroes defending it.

On the other side, the XIV see there is no victory to be had any longer and turn their remaining guns to ensure the grenadiers
won't be smiling in victory either. The marines on the ground slaughter their assailants while the trio of Contemptors turns
around to bathe the would-be arsonists in agonising gamma bursts before puncturing them with over the top lasfire. With a
harsh "KA-FREEEM!" sound and a whiff of burnt flesh, the heavy stubber teams are no longer.

As a final note to a bitter draw, marshall Venner (having already marched through a bombardment, weathered several salvos
of bolter fire and a Spartan assault that crushed the Demolisher's next to him) charges the final behemoth and drives his
power sword through its thick hide in a spiteful gesture of defiance.



Phew!

A 2-2 draw on objectives, with almost complete destruction of the Krieg forces at the end. Bloodied but unbroken, the guard
had only two officers and two autocannon teams left alive in the end while marines had lost about half of their forces in
total. 60 men, two commanders, two Spartans and two dreadnoughts were lost in the engagement. Being mechanized is a HUGE
boon in Apocalypse, as casualties are not taken until the end of the turn you can always get some way up the board and it can
deny your opponent a lot of fire as they don't have light targets available until turn two. Being able to actually get
somewhere helps, too

I'm really enjoying the system, though there are some wrinkles we'll settle among gentlemen anyway (like making it harder
to shoot characters, using some thematically fitting command cards on factions other than those specified, using hidden
Orders through the whole turn instead of revealing them all before acting etc.). I must paint more stuff in this scale for
variation, as my buddy was getting a bit demoralized by the near indestructable Spartans without having super-heavies of
his own to counter them. Well, it's easy to fix that hole given we both have Titanicus armies to go, too

Thanks for looking!

Back to building, then.

I needed a cheaper chaos lord to hang around my shooty marines for rerolls, so 'ere we go then. Captain-commander Erasmus joins the fray to lead his few, the happy few, this band of brothers. For he who stands with me today, shall forever be my brother.







Always wanted to use Kurtha Sedd's bits for some command figure, now they can finally hit the field. He'll get a proper base soon

Great battle report. Looks like it was a blast.

Nice commanding pose on the new guy. Sedd's a great model to use for something else.

Thanks youwashock, it was indeed. Enjoyed and can recommend, Apoc flows nicely and 6 mm is a great scale for company level and up conflicts.

Also, our first 21st man joins the crew! Woo, 5% increase in survivability, yay... within 3"... Yay... But hey, he's got a sword! That counts, right?

And in the spirit of gotta catch them all, we also need an inspirational speaker in the ranks to finish the set of supporting characters. So here's the beginnings of a company standard, standing in for a Noxious Blightbringer. Inspire us to run, instill fear in them. Sounds like a swell day job.

Well, there was some stuff on sale and...



He's a chunky boy, twice the height of his sons, but the gaunt reaper has always been a tall, pallid shadow in the fluff. No wings or daemonic greebles, as usual, just pure unabating self-loathing and alchemical doom. Except for Silence, but that's a daemon / xeno weapon to begin with. I will probably be running him with daemon prince rules, since they feel more in line with the primarchs (pre-daemonhood) being just that much beefier but not to titanic levels.

Fluffwise, I've been pondering this just in case and I'm leaning on the legio apothecarium having been on a quest to create their father again, this time without the disaster (eeh, best laid plans and stuff...). Much like Fabulous Bill alledgedly made Horus and Ferrus again, albeit this might not work as well, meaning that the simulacra thus wrought fall into decay soon after their birth. But as it is, some parts of our sire's consciousness remain after each try, learning and guiding our hands, eventually to succeed truly though it might take hundreds of lifetimes...

Wow. Very cool repose. Really dynamic.

Agreed, that's an awesome conversion there

Pumped to see your take on big ol' Morty. Also that's a serious brass rod!

Serious rods for serious people

But really, besides the blade being massive and thus requiring a proper shaft, I can't for the life of me understand who designed the model's default shaft and thought it was okay. It's a mess! Having grown up with proper scythes, my heart cries bloody tears every time I see them done dirty in fiction. Like Morty's 30k model, who the hell decided where those handles were placed? Utter bollocks, why was there so much wasted space at the butt of it! Even here I debated (far longer than necessary) should there be a perpendicular handle midway, but eventually decided against it since it is a war scythe of sorts and thus uses a different strike angle and balance (and thus fits more in with the aesthetic of other power scythes in the force).

Overthinking, nah

Huzah, random pictures time!

We had a freshmens' night at the roleplaying club and as the resident miniature nut I led some incursions into Space Hulk for the new blood. Always nice to have a 3D board ready for random layouts, slap every player two marines and it's burninating time

Attempting to reroute a hulk full of 'stealers away from the rich agriworld below, first eight men died, next twelve men died but finally the last fourteen had the spine to blow up their objectives (and then die immediately afterwards). Some pics taken by a friend:

"Ach, Gynter, we're all gonna die!"

Awesome, can you show or tell more about the table?

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:
Awesome, can you show or tell more about the table?

Sure, there are some pictures of the newer bits on page 2 of this thread I think but most of it was made in 2009, when I got my Hulk and wanted to have a cooler board. The then teenaged me, stupid as he was, of course built the damn thing with 30 mm squares instead of 40 mm, so the project has been in limbo since as I'd want it to be bigger were I to expand it to encompass the whole tileset and... argh. Still, this current set has enough tiles for Suicide Mission, which I often use as a demo in conventions and it works as a solid basis for Kill Team / Shadow War / ZM games with models smaller than terminators. It's made with zero budget from insulation foam, cardboard and trash, like most of my terrain. Plywood bases and good planning give it a reasonably uniform look on the table, even if I never got around to create an interlocking magnetization system for the bits to keep them from shifting around during play. I might do that for the larger version that undoubtedly happens during the next decade or so with the current skill level. I'll take some proper pictures in a week or so, if you're interested in details.



Great fun and a terrific tool to draw people in, for some reason everybody wants to gawk at these things

Bleeh, I swear I'll get to taking those photos one day... Soon(tm).

Got some Titanicus in after a while of other games, testing a funky custom Legio list for an upcoming tournament and wow did it tear through the opposing Astorum line. ~1700 points, two maniples on both sides.






Mission was for him to break through to my depo and for me to prevent that, with extra points for kills on both sides. The Astorum list had a barebones Axiom and Lupercal maniple with nice midrange guns while my list was a bit more complex. Both lists had a Warlord, a Reaver and four Hounds. My custom set used Fortidus' swap to put a long range Warlord into a Venator maniple, Krytos' earthbreaker missiles to control enemy advance, elite magi to keep my engines running and a signature stratagem of quake shells to harry their maneuver game hard. With the remaining points I took aerial support.

Brutality ensued. From the getgo, their lines got ravaged with shield stripping shelling, bombing runs and ceaseless artillery that bogged down any hopes of advancing while the terrain allowed me to maneuver into natural chokepoints while Venators meant my leaders could hammer the opposition with Melta and Mori/Belicosa fire. The Astorum pushed valiantly, but in vain as eventually they were wiped on the final turn with 6-1 engine kills. Harsh, but the mission played perfectly to my strengths. Swapping around, we'll try again tomorrow and see if I can break their line

Weekend requires all the quake and I'll probably never need four Belicosas anyway so it's time to butcher one of the unpainted ones. Most fitting, Mori built out of the arms meant for Memento Mori...





Transparent plastic makes it look a bit wonky, but really it's straight.

Also, paint! Tremble before the Judge, as he Quaketh thee.