tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24666882061957768552024-03-19T01:47:16.934-07:00Demz Fightin WordzCalamarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991528627767016880noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466688206195776855.post-85676871283260623422011-01-08T09:40:00.000-08:002011-01-08T09:53:05.020-08:00New years resolutions and Daemon thoughts.So like most people I made a New years resolution but I'm a fairly lazy sort so my mission is to keep this blog updated with a bit more regularity. Lets see how long that lasts. I do have a new follower so there is a bit of motivation there :D<br /><br />Now on to some actual blogging. I have finally gotten my Daemons to 1500 points. That said its 1500 points of what I've got and not my ideal list so I'm starting to bring out the proxy models to see where to go next. I have to say I'm really enjoying <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Daemonettes</span> and I'm <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">definitely</span> going to be getting me some.<br /><br />I have noticed that more than any other army, Daemons are at the mercy of the dice. Firstly you don't know what part of your army you will get and when and where they will come in. This is a great advantage and a disadvantage at the same time. You can never totally plan what you are going to do, however your opponent can't either. This can make for some interesting games and they are alot of fun to play, I'm still a long way off of tactica making levels of experience but I'll start writing down my thooughts so far on here over the next few weeks.Calamarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991528627767016880noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466688206195776855.post-35359761590408384192010-12-13T02:23:00.000-08:002010-12-13T02:46:08.619-08:00Doubles tourney results!I'm sure you, my 13 loyal followers will rejoice at the news that me and my partner finished in second out of 7 teams, not bad I think :) I won a box of Seekers for my troubles. The list was entirely different from the oneposted here. The day before the tourney Steve had a brain wave that we should turn up with Nids and Eldar. This meant I didn't get to use ay of my own models but this was such an awesome combo I went with it.<br /><br />Farseer with fortune.<br /><br />6 Warlocks<br />-1 Spear<br />-1 Embolden<br />-1 Enhance<br />-1 Destructor<br /><br />10 Termigants<br /><br />Tervigon with Catalyst<br /><br />5 Fire Dragon in Wave Serpent<br /><br />2 Hive Gaurd<br /><br />2 War Warwalkers<br /><br />In the end we went 4-1. The winners were an IG and Nid comb with 2 Tevigons and a boat load of tanks. They were the least fun to play against ever. We coulod have probaly won the game if it werent for the staff member being so strict with time limits. Me and Steve only got to play 2 turns and they got to play 3 ut hey ho, we still placed after all :)Calamarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991528627767016880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466688206195776855.post-9617468961657859942010-11-26T12:06:00.001-08:002010-11-26T12:26:04.902-08:00Upcoming doubles Tournament<span style="font-family: times new roman;">My local GW is holding a doubles tourney in two weeks and me and Steve have decided to team up, his flegling Tyranid army with my Tau. Its 500 points per player with 1 Force Chart between us. Given that Steve will have the HQ and 2 troops covered with a Tervigon and lots of Termigants, this leaves me with 500 points for pure Tau killyness with an option for up to 20% of my team mates unused points.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;">My plan is this:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;">1 Broadside with ASS + Team Leader + Shield Drone 80</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;">1 Broadside with ASS </span><span style="font-family: times new roman;">+ Team Leader + Shield Drone </span><span style="font-family: times new roman;">80</span><br /><br />Hammerhead with Railgun, Burst Cannons, Disruption Pod and Multitracker 165<br /><br />3 Deathrains 156<br />Twin-linked Missile Pods<br />Flamers<br />1 Team Leader with Gun Drone<br /><br />Total: 521<br /><br />The idea is for me to sit back and open tanks so that Steve's gribblies to eat the squishy innnards.<br /><br />This should come in handy practise for the regional Doubles tourney at Warhammer World in Febuary.Calamarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991528627767016880noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466688206195776855.post-18160022670087202442010-11-19T01:56:00.000-08:002010-11-19T02:09:07.412-08:00More Tau list changesI've had my Tau for a few months now and I've some some success with them. I've tweaked the list a few times though. As people were telling me, I used Kroot for a bit but they never seemed to do much more than dieing so they were back out of the list. I did drop a devilfish and give the Pathfinders' fish to a Fire Warrior squad and I'm now running a Warfish set up and it seems to be working better, the extra shots and BS turn these guys into suprisingly nasty tanks. Wether or not I keep them that way remains to be seen becase this development is fairly new.<br /><br />Its just a shame that the Kroot didn't work out for me, because I love thier fluff :(Calamarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991528627767016880noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466688206195776855.post-4745913933650704772010-06-18T10:10:00.000-07:002010-06-18T11:03:00.780-07:00The cunning plan...After reading up on my Tau knowledge I had a good idea of what I wanted to do with the army. I read about how <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Kroot</span> make good bubble wrap and then <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">immedialtley</span> disregarded it (which, when you see my list might have been a bad idea). So, for a 1500 point army that will be fighting <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">alot</span> of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Mechdar</span> and Marines of assorted flavours.<br /><br />This leaves me with something of a problem. Tau can run <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">shooty</span> rings around marines thanks to Jump-Shoot-Jump and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Multitrackers</span>. However, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Eldar</span> can do it better, probably to my detriment. With this in mind I went with Pathfinders to reduce cover saves and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Deathrains</span> to pop the Wave Serpents. After lots of tinkering around with ideas and several versions in my head I have finally come up with a plan:<br /><br /><u>HQ</u><br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Shas'el</span> 122<br /><a style="cursor: pointer;" href="http://www.heresy-online.net/forums/showthread.php?t=63266" target="_blank" class="gal" id="gal_99_641371_9" onclick="return false;">TA</a><br /><a style="cursor: pointer;" href="http://www.heresy-online.net/forums/showthread.php?t=63266" target="_blank" class="gal" id="gal_84_641371_7" onclick="return false;">PR</a><br /><a style="cursor: pointer;" href="http://www.heresy-online.net/forums/showthread.php?t=63266" target="_blank" class="gal" id="gal_77_641371_2" onclick="return false;">MP</a><br /><a style="cursor: pointer;" href="http://www.heresy-online.net/forums/showthread.php?t=63266" target="_blank" class="gal" id="gal_78_641371_5" onclick="return false;">MT</a><br />2 Shield drones<br /><br /><u>Elites</u><br /><br />Fire Knives 231<br />3 Models<br /><a style="cursor: pointer;" href="http://www.heresy-online.net/forums/showthread.php?t=63266" target="_blank" class="gal" id="gal_84_641371_8" onclick="return false;">PR</a>,<a style="cursor: pointer;" href="http://www.heresy-online.net/forums/showthread.php?t=63266" target="_blank" class="gal" id="gal_77_641371_3" onclick="return false;">MP</a>,<a style="cursor: pointer;" href="http://www.heresy-online.net/forums/showthread.php?t=63266" target="_blank" class="gal" id="gal_78_641371_6" onclick="return false;">MT</a><br />Bonded<br />1 Gun Drone<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Deathrains</span> 156<br />3 Models<br /><a style="cursor: pointer;" href="http://www.heresy-online.net/forums/showthread.php?t=63266" target="_blank" class="gal" id="gal_101_641371_11" onclick="return false;">TL</a>-<a style="cursor: pointer;" href="http://www.heresy-online.net/forums/showthread.php?t=63266" target="_blank" class="gal" id="gal_77_641371_4" onclick="return false;">MP</a>, Flamers<br />Bonded<br />1 Gun Drone<br /><br /><u>Troops</u><br /><br />Fire Warriors 155<br />6 Models<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Devilfish</span> with Disruption Pod and Multi-tracker<br /><br />Fire Warriors 155<br />6 Models<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Devilfish</span> with Disruption Pod and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Multitracker</span><br /><br /><u>Fast Attack</u><br /><br />Pathfinders 191<br /> 8Models<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Devilfish</span> with Disruption Pod and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Multitracker</span><br /><br /><u>Heavy Support</u><br /><br />Broadside Team 180<br />2 Models<br />2 Shield Drones<br />Bonded<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Railhead</span> 155<br />Disruption Pod<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Multitracker</span><br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Railhead</span> 155<br />Disruption Pod<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">Multitracker</span><br /><br />Total: 1500<br /><br />This list takes a hue amount of inspiration from Old Shatter Hands from Tau of War. I'm going <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">for</span> a fully mobile, target saturation, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">tricksy</span>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">contesty</span> army. I believe I have weapons, in sufficient amounts to deal with anything. There are <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">alot</span> of mid armoured tanks to confuse enemy AT and a fair few <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">battlesuits</span> to help spread out anti <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">meq</span> fire.<br /><br />There are some weaknesses that stand out at me though. Even in cover, the Broadsides are going to have a tough time, however, there isn't going to be a huge amount of targets for them and so as long as they kill their prime target they are more or less expendable. They could hopefully soak up fire meant for the rest of the army.<br /><br />Problem number two: the pathfinders, they are going to spend almost the entire game out on the board and being such a potential threat, they are going to be on the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">receiving</span> end of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">alot</span> of hate and the fact that they are the only light infantry on the board only makes that worse.<br /><br />Thirdly, the Broadsides and Pathfinders are going to be a hugely tempting target for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">outflankers</span> and assault units.<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">Thats</span> the main problems I can see. I know people are going to tell me to give the Pathfinders' fish to a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">FW</span> squad but I like having it around, it helps with target saturation and means that I can keep the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">FW</span> in reserve inside the transport.<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31">Whaddya</span> think?Calamarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991528627767016880noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466688206195776855.post-85895776519982354172010-06-13T14:34:00.000-07:002010-06-13T14:50:40.832-07:00New begginingsAfter a huge chunk of life falling on me I have neglected this blog a bit. Not to worry though I'm back on the air and with some surprising news, I'm selling all my old stuff! Its up on ebay if you would like to buy, for example my Space Marine army: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WARHAMMER-40-000-SPACE-MARINE-ARMY-CASE-/290443833816?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Toys_Wargames_RL&hash=item439fcd31d8<br /><br />But enough of me shamelessly plugging my own poor models and on to the good news! I'm starting afresh and joining the greater good. I have a few models but I'm working my way up to 1500pts before my magpie-esque shiney syndrome kicks in and I start a new army (a habit I'm trying to break, hence the ebaying...)<br /><br />To start with, here is my Shas'el, I painted him for a speed painting competion and I'm quite pleased with the result, I think the bit of pressure helped me paint him fast and well, I've got the process in my head so the other suits will get done alot quicker. Anywho, here are the pictures:<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo333/Calamari_photo/098df75c.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 642px; height: 855px;" src="http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo333/Calamari_photo/098df75c.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo333/Calamari_photo/5f3b37a1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 646px; height: 860px;" src="http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo333/Calamari_photo/5f3b37a1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I'll post list ideas and such later on.Calamarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991528627767016880noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466688206195776855.post-32165885537610013452010-05-05T06:28:00.000-07:002010-05-05T06:57:46.998-07:00Bat reps 2Battle numero dos last night was against Paul, a Salamander player. I have to say they are soon becoming the new Ultramarines *shudder*.<br /><br />Anywho, Paul has a very nice looking army and a great converted Vulkan that I dont have pictures because I FORGOT THE CAMERA! His army like this:<br /><br />Vulkan<br /><br />Terminator Libby with Gate of Infinity and Vortex<br /><br />3 Drop Pods<br /><br />2 HF/MM Land Speeders<br /><br />3 Tactical Squads all melta's up<br /><br />2 Rhinos<br /><br />TH/SS Termies.<br /><br />Vindicator<br /><br />Iron Clad<br /><br />Thunderfire Cannon with 1 Servitor<br /><br />We rolled pitched battle and Annihlate. Nice and simple.<br /><br />He won the roll off and went first, he set up in the centre of the board with the Vindicator and Thunderfire in a small ruin on to one side of the board that he reinforced with the techmarine. I was a bit wary of the Drop Pods so I chose to deploy nothing but my Tactical Squad in their Rhino on a hill on my far right. A nice tempting target for his army to go after. I wasn't sure if he would go for it but the plan worked, his Iron Clad and Tactical Squad came down close enough to the Rhino to put the hurt on it but all he managed to do was take off the Storm Bolter.<br /><br />On My turn 2 I got both of my Predators which I brought on in the middle of my deployment zone, a lonely Typhoon, my Terminators and my Bikes, a good result.<br /><br />At this point I'd like to point we had to rush the game because the store was closing so here are is the edited version: A very messy game, The bikes got through the Thunderfire, Servitor, Vindicator and Tactical Squad before dying, the Termies got really shot up and didn't do much apart from killing the Librarian. The game ended 7-6 to me, it was a close run thing and very messy.<br /><br />Still I'm loving this new list :)Calamarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991528627767016880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466688206195776855.post-88771093250526864222010-05-04T14:36:00.000-07:002010-05-04T15:37:57.769-07:00...the bat reps.I forgot the feckin camera. I have a brain like a sieve some times. I only put it down to grab a drink gah!<br /><br />Anyway I did take the time to remember the games in a bit more detail so I can give you a written summary. Boring I know but I haven't had much to write about recently. My list for both the following games was this:<br /><br />Khan on Moondrakken<br /><br />Terminator Squad with Cyclone<br /><br />3 x Typhoons<br /><br />Tactical Squad<br />Missile Launcher<br />Flamer<br />Teleport Homer<br />Rhino w/EA<br /><br />Bike Squad<br />Full Squad<br />2 x Flamer<br />Power Weapon<br />MM Attack Bike<br /><br />2x Predator w/lascannon sponsons.<br /><br />A strange list I know but its gone 4 games undefeated so far (now that I have said that loosing streak can start...)<br /><br />Game 1 VS Matt's Eldar<br /><br />My old adversary. He normally kicks my arse with his mech list which is like this:<br /><br />Eldrad<br />Jetarch<br /><br />2 Waveserpents<br /><br />Falcon<br /><br />2 Prisms<br /><br />Fire Dragons<br /><br />Banshees<br /><br />Avengers<br /><br />and a small Jetbike squad for the Autarch<br /><br />We rolled Capture and Control and Dawn of War, joy...<br /><br />I won the roll off and opted to go second. He set most of his stuff on the board. I put down the Tactical Squad in two squads with the combat half in the rhino that camped on the objective, the ML half sat in the ruins right next to it. After a fairly dismall round of shooting Matt ended the turn with everything on the table, the Grav Tanks were lined up at the centre of the board ready to meet my reserves with the Fire Prisms a bit further back. On my turn I brought everything on apart from the bikes and termies and over the next two turns took apart most of his tanks and the occupants.<br /><br />Turn two saw the arrival of my terminators, they deepstriked at the back of the Eldar, a risky move that almost saw them fly off the board but they landed and put a rocket into a Prism. They did get charged by the Aurtarch and co and they were wiped out (I couldn't roll a 2 to save my life :( ). Next turn however Khan and his boyz show up via outflank, they then promptly eat up the the squad over the next two turns.<br /><br />From turn three onwards the stranded passengers of the wrecked wave serpents make a move on my objective (Matts was unclaimed for the whole game) but are promptly seen off by half a Tactical Squad and the Typhoons. The Bikes finish off the Jetarch and drive to Matts objective (yay for bikes as troops!) on the way they melta another Prism. Then everything seemed to go wrong! Eldrad and his posse of Dire Avengers come sashaying out of their Wave Serpent, cue guide, doom and Bladestorm. I watched Matt stack all those wounds together and I start to allocate out these wounds. Quite a crowd had gathered at the table by now (we were the only game going at the time) and they all watched in suspence as I rolled each model's saves. I passed the saves for Khan, the Sargent, the Attack Bike and a flamer but I lost 6 bikes!<br /><br />The rest of the game was me basically mopping up but the game ended 1-0 to me and a crushing blow to Matt's ego. It was a fun game but I'm in no hurry to give him a rematch, I'm going to savour the win.<br /><br />I'll give my thoughts on the game and the second Bat Rep tomo, right now I'm tired so it will have to wait. More to come!Calamarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991528627767016880noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466688206195776855.post-55180627228077659992010-05-04T02:10:00.000-07:002010-05-04T02:15:46.579-07:00Bat reps tonight!Ok I have "bring the feckin camera!" ingrained into my head so expect some awesome battle reports or failing that some blurry pics of stuff you had to be there to understand...Calamarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991528627767016880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466688206195776855.post-68887988045319894632010-04-27T14:38:00.000-07:002010-04-27T14:49:41.339-07:00A new direction?As much as I love my huge raider bomb I have tried out a replacement at the shop today and so far the results are promising. Instead of Termies+LRC+Cassius+Libby I'm now trying out Khan and a full bike squad with 2 flamers, Attack bike and a power weapon. This comes in at slightly less points but allows me to re-jig my list quite a bit.<br /><br />Because I know have another troop choice I have dropped a tactical squad (I'm not a fan of these guys, they just seem like point filler to me) and got myself a Terminator squad with a cyclone launcher that can either Depp Strike or Outflank as the situation demands as well as another Auto/Las Predator.<br /><br />I have only used this in a couple of games but the combination of a massive bike squad and deep striking terminators has caught people off gaurd. A game against a Suit heavy Tau list was a close run thing. My reserves came in late meaning that the rest of my army was blown to bits and couldn't really help out my fresh squads. Such is the gamble of reserves, I'll have to see if it pays off...Calamarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991528627767016880noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466688206195776855.post-64766913849618795452010-04-20T14:12:00.000-07:002010-04-20T14:38:46.107-07:00A new army...I have been working on a new IG army after watching the film We Were Soldiers. Besides being an awesome folm it gave me an idea for an air cav style list. Here is what I've come up with:<br /><br /><u>HQ</u><br /><br />CCS 130<br />MoO<br />Camo Cloaks<br />Medic<br /><br /><u>Troops</u><br /><br />Veterans 150<br />Sergeant Harker<br />3 Sniper Rifles<br />Heavy Bolter<br /><br />Veterans 140<br />Shotguns<br />Power Weapon<br />Heavy Flamer<br />2 x Flamer<br />Grenadiers<br /><br />Veterans 115<br />Forward Sentries<br />Missile Launcher<br /><br />Veterans 115<br />Forward Sentries<br />Missile Launcher<br /><br /><u>Fast Attack</u><br /><br />Vendetta 130<br /><br />Vendetta 130<br /><br />Vendetta 130<br /><br /><u>Heavy Support</u><br /><br />Basilisk 155<br />Camo nets<br /><br />Basilisk 155<br />Camo Nets<br /><br />Basilisk 155<br />Camo Nets<br /><br /><u>Total: 1505</u><br /><br />I know this isn't as air cav as it could be but I think it still does justice to the theme. I already have the 3 Vendettas but I'm not too sure about the rest of the army, on paper it looks great but I could use a fresh pair of eyes.Calamarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991528627767016880noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466688206195776855.post-84548389298551444892010-04-09T10:38:00.000-07:002010-04-09T11:31:21.663-07:00The Angels on My Shoulders<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.games-workshop.com/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m1860210_99120101071_40kSMLandspeeder2_445x319.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 444px; height: 319px;" src="http://www.games-workshop.com/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m1860210_99120101071_40kSMLandspeeder2_445x319.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:78%;" >Image used without permision from Gamesworkshop.</span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">OK its content time again so I thought I would share with you my thoughts on what I think is a little gem in Codex: Space Marines, the Landspeeder Typhoon. This is essentialy a Landspeeder with some Missile Launchers bolted on and comes with the option of a Heavy Bolter (for the price of a basic 5 man Tactical Squad) or a Multimelta (for the same price as a MM on a tactical squad). I have three of these guys in my list and they have yet to let me down.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I arm mine with Heavy Bolters so that they can sit near or on my back line and snipe transports and massed infantry. Using their maximum range keeps them safe from the all too common S4 Rapid Firing bolters that are the bane of AV10 vehicles, this means they tend to survive longer than the suicide MM/HF Speeders. Being Fast means that when their guns are shot off, which happens to me alot for some reason :), they can still be used to contest objectives.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">There are a few things to be wary of though. Never squadron them, the silly hit allocation rules mean that its relativley easy to shut down the squadron with Stunned and Shaken results. Remember to use the full 36" effective range to stay out of harms way where possible. Lastly, remember that they are still very flimsy so cover saves and LOS blocking is your friend.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Typhoons are a very versatile unit, which is what is needed in a good SM unit. The good news is that there isn't much competition for FA slots in most Marine armies, the only real challengers are MM Attack bikes. Even so a squad of 2 Attack Bikes seem like a nice complement to 2 Typhoons.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">To summarise, keep your distance and your Typhoons willbe a massive headache for your opponent.</span>Calamarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991528627767016880noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466688206195776855.post-5066220411724362062010-04-06T01:49:00.000-07:002010-04-06T01:53:04.140-07:00More to come!I know I haven't posted anything for a few days but don't worry, content is on the way, when I get back off of holiday (should be Thursday) I'll get some posts up and some more rants. Bat reps will follow next week.Calamarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991528627767016880noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466688206195776855.post-71184081152161424212010-04-03T07:55:00.000-07:002010-04-03T08:19:44.498-07:00Fluff nuts Vs WAACsI took a plunge into the rather iffy depths of BOLS a moment ago and came across this article: http://www.belloflostsouls.net/2010/04/wargaming-askew-will-original.html<br /><br />I consider myself to be a rather middle of the road player when it comes to fluff and gaming. I have an interest in the fluff and background to the universe but I also like to push my skills as a player. I get upset when people treat both of these things as mutually exclusive. Thats not to say that I don't like people who prefer one over the other, its just not neccassary to wail on others that don't agree with you.<br /><br />I have seen on some forums that people get taken to pieces because they have included a unit just because they like it, despite being considered crap, Pariahs spring to mind here. This is the whole argument that the fluff nuts bring up which can be summarised as "Take what you like, play for <span style="font-style: italic;">fun</span>". Define fun. Fun is different things to different people. However there is something to be said for taking a "crap" unit and making it work. Just like some people can do with Rubrics and Vipers. Arguments of this nature though lead to the so called meta-game of 40k where absolute efficiency is king. Why take Vipers when Fire Dragons and the like can do more for less points.<br /><br />Fluff nuts are not with out blame though. The author of the linked article is just as bad as the Win At All Cost players (for more discussion on that look up Danny Internets, he has an awesome series of articles on the subject of competativeness). The above author, who is not alone and is just serving as my example here, is suggesting that optimising your list to win makes you a bad person and no fun to play to play against. This isn't true. Just because I have no historically themed IG or I'm not wearing a wolf teeth necklace while my SW on the board does not mean that I am ignorant of what happened during the Horus Heresy. Seriously, I make a list for my army and then build fluff around it, this way I get something that is both competative and has history for when I need it.<br /><br />All in all both camps need to stop this holier than thou attitude and remember that there are different kinds of fun.Calamarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991528627767016880noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466688206195776855.post-52997545864191496852010-04-02T02:05:00.000-07:002010-04-02T14:03:36.695-07:00My Space Marine Army RundownSeeing as I have no Batreps or pictures to give you I thought that I could do a run down of my SM army for you guys to take apart. Here is the list:<br /><br />Chaplain Cassius<br /><br />Librarian w/ Null Zone and Smite<br /><br />Assault Terminators (2 THSS/ 3 LC)<br /><br />Land Raider Crusader w/ Multimelta and EA<br /><br />2x Tactical Squad w/ ML MG Rhino + EA<br /><br />3x Land Speeder Typhoons<br /><br />Predator w/ Lascannon Sponsons<br />I think the idea is pretty clear, Libby, Cassius and Termies ride in the the LRC, Typhoons and Pred sit back and pop tanks, I tend to reserve my Tactical Squads so that they don't get killed early on.<br /><br />My army has evolved quite a bit over the last year and a half that I've been back into the hobby and this version was built with Fritz' attack/support/defend idea for list building.<br /><br />Attack:<br /><br />The massive hammer unit running up the field (LRC+TERMIES+CASSIUS)is a scary unit to face for lots of people. It is a do or die unit like Fire Dragons, if you don't kill the unit they will give you lots of grief. I chose Cassius over a normal Chaplain because he is point for point the best character in the book. If you are going to take a non-Terminator Chaplain take this guy. This unit can chew up most things and has enough survivability (if not speed) to walk across the table if needed.<br /><br />Support:<br /><br />I love my Typhoons, they rarely let me down. I found the best way to use them was to keep them separate, I know its more KPs but they really do work better this way. One Typhoon can blow up a Chimera or Wave Serpent and the other two can eat the squishy troops inside. Just remember that these guys are long range units, keep them as far from the enemy as possible or you might end up loosing the to rapid fire Bolters and such. The predator fills a similar role to the Land Speeders. It sits at the back and snipes transports and light armour, he can do a slightly better job because of the Lascannons but his LOS is usually more restricted. Finally the Librarian, he rarely gets out of the Land Raider, he sits inside popping off Null Zone to help the Terminators out and using his Psychic Hood to mess up the other player. If there aren't many Power Weapons about and I have a unit to hide him in, he might get out and start busting heads if he needs to.<br /><br />Defend:<br /><br />Everybody knows that the Troops section of the codex is hardly the most exciting part of a codex. Still you have to take two troops and that's what I have done. I reserve these guys to make them last a bit longer. The first rhino to come in from reserves will normally make a b-line for a far away objective, the second will camp on mine and throw missiles out of the top hatch if needed. If its a kill point game then the squads go into reserve and sit at the back of the board shooting missiles at people. As you can tell, I'm not a fan of Tacticals.<br /><br />That's my list and how I use it. It does well in most games but I do feel the the 1500 point standard in my shop does hurt this list but I am trying to change it for 1750 so I can squeeze more stuff in, probably another Predator and a Rifleman Dread.Calamarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991528627767016880noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466688206195776855.post-79052197952102913382010-04-01T01:37:00.000-07:002010-04-01T01:43:35.027-07:00DFW is back on the air!After a long break from this blog I've decided to get back into it but I'm going to shift focus from just Orks to all my wargaming shenanigans. Be prepared for some new content within the next few days and I'll get the camera back on.<br /><br />I need to give a bit of credit to TKE for giving me a kick up the arse to get going again :DCalamarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991528627767016880noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466688206195776855.post-21272455938256242212009-11-27T09:18:00.000-08:002009-11-27T09:19:46.721-08:00I has mah battlewagon!!!!111Nothing else to say. I'll get it built and painted asap and then throw them on here :)Calamarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991528627767016880noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466688206195776855.post-17781329146303103662009-11-24T16:58:00.000-08:002009-11-24T17:01:59.462-08:00An epic fail.My Orks are undefeated (so far, I hasten to to add) but that same can't be said for my usualy successful Space Marine army. Tonight I'm recovering from a severly bruised ego that I recieved from an Eldar player at the store. I don't think so many 1s have been rolled in a game ever. 3 Terminators fell to 10 Gaurdians shooting, it was diabolical and I was 1 Rhino + Squad away from getting tabled, it was ugly.<br /><br />Back to the Marine drawing board me thinks...Calamarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991528627767016880noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466688206195776855.post-84776131446047781122009-11-24T03:22:00.000-08:002009-11-24T03:29:03.132-08:00A new idea for a mission.I have an idea for a mission from watching Fritz and Jawaball's coverage of a tourney in America. It's a version of anihlation where you pick 4 things out of the enemy army and they are all that counts as kill points.<br /><br />This opens up a whole number of new tactical descisions. Do you go for the easy kills of the rhinos? If so you'll get hammered by the real killy units that you should probably kill anyway. It adds another layer to the game and I'll try and experiment with it tonight at the gw.Calamarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991528627767016880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466688206195776855.post-34444958482553774442009-11-21T08:08:00.000-08:002009-11-21T08:15:40.345-08:00Battlewagon loadoutsIn about a weeks time I'll be getting my first Battle wagon and I've been thinking about how to equip it. Obviously this won't be the same as the wagons I use in my final list. Right now I need some good long range firepower. So I was thinking of a Killkannon, kannon and an 'ard case. This should give me some fairly cheap high strength shots to throw around the table.<br /><br />What do you think?Calamarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991528627767016880noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466688206195776855.post-16608987257327587382009-11-19T06:51:00.000-08:002009-11-19T07:11:13.049-08:00Made up scenariosThe three pre made scenarios in the rulebook do provide a bit of variety for games but sometimes you need something completly different. I played a game a few weeks ago against a guard player and we managed to use the shop's lotr display board which convieniantly had a large wall section from a fortress. We decided that the objective was for the attackers to get one unit behind the wall at game end. There was a gate in the wall but we decided that the wall was AV13 and any glance or pen would bring a section down. I defended withmy marines but ultimatley lost because his Devildog brought a piece of wall down and snuck in.<br /><br />Last week was the GW Christmas party. There they had the White Dwarf who was stupidly hard and had rules for all three game systems. This led to some interesting rule clahes but it was all good fun. Everyone took one model and whoever killed the White Dwarf won a prize from under the tree. I of course took my SAG mek, was there realy any other option? ;)<br /><br />First turn I span up the gun and rolled a double 6! I couldn't believe my luck, I could wipe out the Dwarf and everything in contact with him (remember, WHFB people charge in the movement phase). But no, the Mek was obviously looking at the whirring know-whats and ended up blasting a Chaos Lord on a Dragon into the warp! I didn't kill the Dwark but it was so worth it to see the look on his face.<br /><br />Competative-ness aside, these original scenarios and games are half the fun of 40k, go and create some and play them, try and make it fair and remember to KISS!Calamarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991528627767016880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466688206195776855.post-31447717028044522862009-11-16T04:45:00.000-08:002009-11-16T04:50:51.744-08:00Some of da boyz.Here are a few pictures I have of my painted minis as promised. These are just a few and I still have a long way to go for a fully painted army.<br /><br />Here ya go!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo333/Calamari_photo/DSCF3047.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 1024px; height: 768px;" src="http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo333/Calamari_photo/DSCF3047.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo333/Calamari_photo/DSCF3048.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 1024px; height: 768px;" src="http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo333/Calamari_photo/DSCF3048.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo333/Calamari_photo/DSCF3046.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 1024px; height: 768px;" src="http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo333/Calamari_photo/DSCF3046.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo333/Calamari_photo/DSCF3044.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 1024px; height: 768px;" src="http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo333/Calamari_photo/DSCF3044.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Calamarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991528627767016880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466688206195776855.post-16075247023513523852009-11-15T14:35:00.000-08:002009-11-15T14:43:29.386-08:00Deffcoptas to the rescue!Sorry about not posting for a while. Uni work and a camera on the blink has stopped me doing much to the blog for the past few days but here is a lil' post for you all.<br /><br />I'm not sure why people don't much like Deffcoptas. When I use them they usualy do great. Dropping bombs on packed infantry, taking out light armour like Landspeeders and Vypers. Sure they don't hit most of the time and they are a little bit pricey but Turbo Boosting halfway across the board to contest an objective for the win is awesome. A bit of Fritz inspired "Turn five, I win". I like the strategy of holding my objective and contesting the others and I think it's the way forward. For one thing you don't need to take so many troops which lets you have lots of fun with all the other cool toys in a codex because lets face it, the troops section isn't the bit you look forward to reading.Calamarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991528627767016880noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466688206195776855.post-61708009907127684052009-11-10T15:18:00.000-08:002009-11-10T15:22:52.272-08:00A decision!I'vecome to a decision on the whole Warbikers vs Lootas thing. With help from the people over on Heresy I've decided to go with Lootas for 2 main reasons. Firstly, they will do more damage, especialy against Meqs and transports. Thirdly, they will be bigger in size and in cover and so more durable. I will miss the flexibility of the Warbikers but the more I think about it ther more the Lootas look like a better idea.Calamarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991528627767016880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466688206195776855.post-13181655867657165872009-11-10T03:28:00.000-08:002009-11-10T03:45:35.588-08:00Pics from the store.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoNVsKzJBzCRbO6TIOnMyBQXbzCLRbXbDu0HJKCNxfgdlAEY90BqeWEXDYmBgktNSvFkxDi5_brr6u9yW950p8Gkyh4v4_iMaC0L_0XvazpXtX6m3oLadrRN4Kn5kUuzv0jF37Z5wWRfk/s1600-h/DSCF3001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoNVsKzJBzCRbO6TIOnMyBQXbzCLRbXbDu0HJKCNxfgdlAEY90BqeWEXDYmBgktNSvFkxDi5_brr6u9yW950p8Gkyh4v4_iMaC0L_0XvazpXtX6m3oLadrRN4Kn5kUuzv0jF37Z5wWRfk/s320/DSCF3001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402436720887747122" /></a><br /><br />An Executioner about to put the hurt on some Mehreens.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtup252houtTfClPJHZQE_-dqAy0w6hyphenhyphenonqwRB42CvvXqvYAkLEo35rm1sizJvSiqSPoYS-C2njaCpIlFZXB2nYw9QAB2bT0Z4SJQy60w0A5u35TE634qoeImJEeSo_NyjSM5RPacgdis/s1600-h/DSCF3030.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtup252houtTfClPJHZQE_-dqAy0w6hyphenhyphenonqwRB42CvvXqvYAkLEo35rm1sizJvSiqSPoYS-C2njaCpIlFZXB2nYw9QAB2bT0Z4SJQy60w0A5u35TE634qoeImJEeSo_NyjSM5RPacgdis/s320/DSCF3030.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402437505461620098" /></a><br /><br />The store's Baneblade, I was messing around with the zoom function on my camera, this was actualy realy far away and it still turned out ok. Awesome model though, might have Ork one up.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9aHsCSamWwZ7QQp6IITMkogVy-g3ai3zo14txQGi_TaguASbgiaIz5LRFFp1H6Xe50kF5aDOdoLk84zei7lnp1mBMqk7GwP_-X0X4ua_VUntWGTSPn4Q3S-AMlfPE198E3U0d-UwCOIU/s1600-h/DSCF3023.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9aHsCSamWwZ7QQp6IITMkogVy-g3ai3zo14txQGi_TaguASbgiaIz5LRFFp1H6Xe50kF5aDOdoLk84zei7lnp1mBMqk7GwP_-X0X4ua_VUntWGTSPn4Q3S-AMlfPE198E3U0d-UwCOIU/s320/DSCF3023.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402437501846552146" /></a><br /><br />This guy tried to claim an objective with Sky Claws. Sun Tzu eat your heart out.Calamarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991528627767016880noreply@blogger.com3