W40K: Necrons 'Cryptothralls I'

I am just continuing on with models from the Idomitus box for my Necrons and making sure that I like the color scheme for them.  So far I have to say that I am happy with how they coming up.

Next up is one of many Elite Units that the Necrons have, 'Cryptothralls'.

Cryptothralls I

Painting Points: 2

W40K: Necrons 'Canoptek Scarab Swarms II'

I had another unit of 3 'Canoptek Scarab Swarms' that came in the Indomitus box that also needed to be completed for my 1500 Points list.

The Swarms can be run in a Unit of 3-9, so now I currently have 6 in total and can run them as 1 Unit or 2 separate Units.  The Swarms come in boxes along with Necron Warriors, so if I ever add any more Necron Warriors, then I will also be painting up some more Swarms.

Canoptek Scarab Swarms II

Painting Points: 6

 

W40K: Necrons 'Canoptek Scarab Swarms I'

The Necrons have officially hit the painting table, actually a little bit sooner than I had originally expected, but I was anxious to get started on them.

In case you did not read it earlier in the week, when we purchased 9th Edition Warhammer 40,000 Indomitus, we were left with one half of a Necron army, well at the Michigan GT a few weeks back, I played against a Necron army and thought they were pretty cool, so before leaving I picked up the new Codex and Datacards, and then me being me when we got home, ordered enough models for a 1500 Point list.

I am all for playing with painted armies as much as possible, and I am just fine with table top quality models, so in order to get the Necrons completed in a reasonable time, I had to come up with a painting scheme that would not take too long, yet looks cool to me, I think I did that with this army with a darker metal and some highlights along with red mixed in for weapons and other areas.

This is also the first time in a long time that I strayed away from my normal standard of painting my bases to match all my armies and with the urban concrete look for the Necrons (and I do like how they came out).

Well without further adieu, the first Unit completed for my Necrons is a 'Canoptek Scarab Swarms'.

Canoptek Scarab Swarms I

Painting Points: 6

W40K: Imperial Fists 'Heavy Intercessors I'

As I wrote in Mondays "Weekly Chronicle", I am still wrapping up a few units that I want to use in the Las Vegas Open 2022 Warhammer 40,000 Friendly event.

I can now technically call myself done (barring the Forge World model also mentioned, but still undecided on that one).

The 'Heavy Intercessors' are a new Troop choice in Warhammer 40,000 for the Space Marines, and when building them, you get a choice of three different bolt weapons to choose from.

I elected to army my first squad of 'Heavy Intercessors' with the "Executor Bolt Rifle / Executor Heavy Bolter".  This weapon has less shots, but the shots are more powerful with a stronger AP, greater damage and longer range.  The plan with this Squad is to be back with my 'Intercessor Stalkers' and taking advantage of my 'Primaris Chapter Master'.

Heavy Intercessors I

Painting Points: 10

W40K: Imperial Fists 'Land Speeder II'

Just like yesterday's post, another model for my Imperial Fists army and my LVO 2020 list.

Here is the second of two 'Land Speeders' with Heavy Bolters.

Land Speeder II

Land Speeder II

Painting Points: 10

Weekly Chronicle 2021 #43 (Catching Up)

It has been a long time since I wrote a "Weekly Chronicle" jumping from week 26 to the current week 43 and honestly, not much has been really missed.

Here is a little bit of catching up:  The Michigan GT was held in Lansing, MI just a couple of weekends ago and my son and I attended the event for the Warhammer 40,000 Friendly, but it really was not much of a "friendly".  

Yes, the players were not all gun-ho on winning, but the list building, scoring and points were not really geared towards a friendly event.  

First off the Points were originally to be 1500 Points with 2.5 hours per round, okay that is perfect, but shortly after registration opened up, the TO increased the points to 1850 and kept the 2.5 hours per round, plus playing on the old full size 6'x4' tables, I knew going into the event no one was going to get past Round 2, and that seemed to old true.

Second, the scoring was straight out of the "Grand Tournament 2021" book, so basically a win at all costs game.  Most "friendly" events, the scoring is less on the outcome of the game, and more on the theme of lists and sportsmanship of the game.

Third, the schedule for the event was just bad.  Three rounds on Saturday that started at noon, so it made it a very late night for dinner.  The event should have started at the same time as the main Warhammer 40,000 Championships (which we should have registered for instead).

There were suppose to be 2 more games played on Sunday, but after each of us went 1-2 on Saturday and the late finish, I decided to head home on Sunday instead.

The "Friendly" at Las Vegas Open 2022 will be much different as it really is scored as a friendly with themed lists and longer round times per game, plus only 2 games on Saturday and 2 on Sunday which will allow time on Saturday night for some entertainment.

With that being said, it is now time to start getting ready for the Las Vegas Open 2022.  It is in three months at the end of January.  The army I am playing will be my Imperial Fists and I am going with an all 'Bolter' themed army, win or lose, I do not care, it will be a fun time.

With my bass fishing season now coming to an end, it will leave some more time to get some painting done, I already was able to complete my 'Predator Destructor' and two 'Land Speeders' that are needed for my list.  Technically I am good to go, but I was thinking about swapping out a 'Stormhawk Talon' Flyer with another Troop choice in the new 'Heavy Intercessors', so they will be next to get completed.  I do have one other model that I would like to have in my list coming from Forge World so it will take some time to arrive and then paint, so we'll see if it makes it into my final list (plus I will need time to playtest it).

Two months after Las Vegas Open 2022, we have AdeptiCon 2022 and my son and I will try again to register there for the Warhammer 40,000 Friendly, and hopefully it will still be a Friday event (schedules still have not been released).  If it stays the same as 2019 (the last AdeptiCon), the Warhammer 40,000 Friendly "should" be 1500 Points.  My Imperial Fists are obviously done for the event, but again, since this is a Friendly, I am leaning towards playing a new army for me.

When we purchased 9th Edition Warhammer 40,000 Indomitus, we were left with one half of a Necron army, well at the Michigan GT a few weeks back, I played against a Necron army and thought they were pretty cool, so before leaving I picked up the new Codex and Datacards, and then me being me when we got home, ordered enough models for a 1500 Point list.

My goal will be for the Necrons to start hitting my painting table in the next few weeks, nothing fancy with their paint scheme, but should be go enough for table top quality.

I believe we are all caught up and what the next few months will be like.

W40K: Imperial Fists 'Land Speeder I'

You know an event is coming soon if i am painting more and posting more to the blog.  Las Vegas Open 2022 is in January and I am wrapping up my Imperial Fists army for the Warhammer 40,000 Friendly event.

The Warhammer 40,000 Friendly event is a themed list event, and my theme is the Bolter fire of the Imperial Fists.  So here is the first of two 'Land Speeders' with Heavy Bolters.

Land Speeder I

Land Speeder I

Painting Points: 10

W40K: Imperial Fists 'Predator Destructor I'

The year has been pretty slow with my blogging (and modeling in general) and I feel like this blog is becoming more of a "model tracker" for myself rather than any kind of source of news, witch I am okay with that, I am always using my own site here as a reference for my previously worked on models.

With the Las Vegas Open 2022 coming at the end of January, it is time to start finishing out the lists that I m thinking about.  The Warhammer 40,000 Friendly at LVO is all about having fun with themed lists, so for my Imperial Fists army, I am planning on playing an all "bolt" army with them.  In order for this to happen, I need to finish a few models, and one of them is this Predator Destructor.

Predator Destructor I

Predator Destructor I

Painting Points: 10