Monday, November 25, 2013

Imperial Fists Centurion Devastators

One thing is for sure! I absolutely love Tournaments for one main reason... its the best motivation to paint things!


It has been AGES since I last finished something I was working on. If you happen to follow my blog you may have noticed that I have started so many projects the past few months, from Fantasy to Greek mythology ... all these will probably finish some day but for now the 40K train got me on board again.

I have just returned from a great Tourney, the results are not important. The most important thing is that I finally managed to finish building some new stuff for my Imperial Fists, and trying a new list. The result of my progress is of course the brand new-love them or hate them- Centurions. 







Tabletop quality guys but they should be ready for today so I had to rush them a bit. Anyways, tell me what you think! 

and finally some music to keep the good mood going! Till next time, take care!

EDIT: I forgot to post link for the CoolMiniOrNot vote page. If you have time, leave me a vote here: http://www.coolminiornot.com/345867

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Imperial Fists Centurions WIP

Hello everybody!

It has been such a roller-coaster ride the past month...work and some renovation work done in my house kept me away from anything hobby related. But this is about to change as I am preparing myself for yet another tournament in a couple of weeks.

The new Space Marine Codex brought some shiny new stuff but it also brought a hefty point increase in my favourite Lysander-Termies list. Therefore I decided to update my list and try some of the new toys I have in my arsenal...

This is the final version of my list and after a few playtests I think I really get to like it!

1850 Pts - Codex: Space Marines Roster - Lysander Drop list
  • HQ: Captain Lysander (1#, 230 pts)
  •    1 Captain Lysander, 230 pts ((C:SM, pp. 114 & 161); Infantry (Character); Iron Halo; Storm Shield; Terminator Armour; And They Shall Know No Fear; Bulky; Chapter Tactics (Imperial Fists); Deep Strike; Eternal Warrior; Icon of Obstinacy; Independent Character; Relentless; Warlord; Champion of Humanity)
  •       1 Fist of Dorn
  • : Techmarine (1#, 55 pts)
  •    1 Techmarine, 55 pts ((C:SM, pp. 92 & 166); Infantry (Character); Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades; Artificer Armour; Servo-Arm; Bolt Pistol; Boltgun; And They Shall Know No Fear; Blessing of the Omnissiah; Bolster Defenses; Chapter Tactics; Independent Character; Auspex)
  • : Command Squad (6#, 190 pts)
  •    4 Command Squad, 190 pts ((C:SM, pp. 88 & 164); Infantry; Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades; Power Armour; Chainsword x4; Combi-Grav x2; Combi-Meltagun x2; And They Shall Know No Fear; Chapter Tactics)
  •       1 Apothecary (Infantry; Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades; Narthecium; Power Armour; Bolt Pistol; Chainsword; And They Shall Know No Fear; Chapter Tactics)
  •       1 Drop Pod ((C:SM, pp. 99 & 169); Vehicle (Transport, Open-Topped); 10 model capacity, or; One Dreadnought capacity, or; One Thunderfire Cannon and Gunner.; Storm Bolter; Drop Pod Assault; Immobile; Inertial Guidance System)
  • Elite: Legion of the Damned (8#, 230 pts)
  •    7 Legion of the Damned, 230 pts ((C:SM, pgs. 104 & 171); Infantry; Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades; Power Armour; Bolt Pistol x7; Boltgun x5; Meltagun; Heavy Flamer; Aid Unlooked For; Fear; Fearless; Flaming Projectiles; Slow and Purposeful; Unyielding Spectres)
  •       1 Legionnaire Sergeant (Infantry (Character); Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades; Boltgun; Combi-Meltagun; Aid Unlooked For; And They Shall Know No Fear; Fear; Fearless; Slow and Purposeful; Unyielding Spectres)
  • Heavy Support: Centurion Devastator Squad (4#, 520 pts)
  •    2 Centurion Devastator Squad, 520 pts ((C:SM, pgs. 94 & 175); Infantry; Grav-amp; Hurricane Bolter x1; Missile Launcher x1; Grav-cannon x1; Twin-Linked Lascannon x1; And They Shall Know No Fear; Chapter Tactics; Decimator Protocols; Slow and Purposeful; Very Bulky)
  •       1 Centurion Sergeant ((C:SM, pgs. 94 & 175); Infantry (Character); Grav-amp; Hurricane Bolter; Grav-cannon; Omniscope; And They Shall Know No Fear; Chapter Tactics; Decimator Protocols; Night Vision; Slow and Purposeful; Split Fire; Very Bulky)
  •       1 Land Raider ((C:SM, pp. 103 & 177); Vehicle (Transport, Tank); 10 model capacity; Searchlight; Smoke Launchers; Twin-Linked Heavy Bolter; Twin-linked Lascannons (each side); Assault Vehicle; Power of the Machine Spirit)
  • Troops: Tactical Squad (10#, 170 pts)
  •    9 Tactical Squad, 170 pts ((C:SM, pp. 83 & 167); Infantry; Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades; Power Armour; Bolt Pistol x9; Boltgun x7; Flamer; Missile Launcher; And They Shall Know No Fear; Chapter Tactics; Combat Squads)
  •       1 Veteran Sergeant (Infantry (Character); Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades; Power Armour; Bolt Pistol; Boltgun; And They Shall Know No Fear; Chapter Tactics; Combat Squads; Upgrade to Veteran Sergeant)
  • Troops: Tactical Squad (10#, 170 pts)
  •    9 Tactical Squad, 170 pts ((C:SM, pp. 83 & 167); Infantry; Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades; Power Armour; Bolt Pistol x9; Boltgun x7; Flamer; Missile Launcher; And They Shall Know No Fear; Chapter Tactics; Combat Squads)
  •       1 Veteran Sergeant (Infantry (Character); Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades; Power Armour; Bolt Pistol; Boltgun; And They Shall Know No Fear; Chapter Tactics; Combat Squads; Upgrade to Veteran Sergeant)
  • Troops: Scout Squad (6#, 115 pts)
  •    4 Scout Squad, 115 pts ((C:SM, pp. 85 & 167); Infantry; Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades; Scout Armour; Bolt Pistol x4; Close Combat Weapon x4; And They Shall Know No Fear; Chapter Tactics; Combat Squads; Infiltrate; Move Through Cover; Scouts)
  •       1 Veteran Sergeant (Infantry (Character); Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades; Scout Armour; Bolt Pistol; Boltgun; Melta Bombs; And They Shall Know No Fear; Chapter Tactics; Combat Squads; Infiltrate; Move Through Cover; Scouts; Upgrade to Veteran Sergeant)
  •       1 Land Speeder Storm ((C:SM, pgs. 95 & 169); Vehicle (Skimmer, Fast, Open-Topped, Transport); 5 model capacity; Cerberus Launcher; Jamming Beacon; Heavy Flamer; Deep Strike; Jink; Scouts)
  • Heavy Support: Thunderfire Cannon (2#, 100 pts)
  •    1 Thunderfire Cannon, 100 pts ((C:SM, pg. 93 & 175); Artillery; Thunderfire Cannon)
  •       1 Techmarine Gunner ((C:SM, pg. 93 & 175); Artillery; Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades; Artificer Armour; Servo-Harness; Bolt Pistol; And They Shall Know No Fear; Blessing of the Omnissiah; Bolster Defenses; Chapter Tactics)
  • : Aegis Defence Lines (1#, 70 pts)
  •    1 Aegis Defence Lines, 70 pts (Battlefield Debris (Defence Lines); Comms Relay)

Total Roster Cost: 1850

I would really like to hear your opinions on my list.

This means though that I need to build new things, starting with the brand new, love them or hate them, Space Marines Centurions. I must admit that they are an extremely difficult unit to play, as much as they are extremely difficult models to like as well! But I am determined to give them a chance and I think that the Land Raider combo is the only viable solution to play them.

So I have started to build them, straight from the box, and as always I have tried to make a fancier base. The new round base gives plenty of room for scenic details. A pleasant surprise was that I was finally able to use bits from GW's basing kit with these new bases




I pretty much followed the kits instructions so far, only thing I added extra was some photo etched logos from FW's sheet



So, I would love to hear what you think! Keep your eyes peeled for more!

As always some music for inspiration!