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!

2 comments :

  1. ugh. Power armour sandwiches. The thing is, your painting skills will probably make them look great!

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  2. Thank you Zab! Truth is I didn't like the models at first at all, but they kinda grew into me by the time. Now I find them quite decent, now that I've worked with the sprues. Lets see how they will turn out to be!

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