TrawlingCleaner Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 (edited) Had my first 2 games of 8th yesterday and I have to say it was AWESOME! It was only 25 Power but I had a blast. They were my first games since 6th edition but I pretty much fully understood the core rules. The only thing everyone at the event struggled to get our heads round was the re-rolls before modifiers. Having reserves is like playing a game of chicken with your opponent, whoever gets theirs in first needs to make sure they're positioned well so that whoever gets theirs in second struggle to counter charge. Captain's rerolls are very useful since that's usually 50% of the misses. Tactical marines seem to do quite well in smaller games because there isn't much that boltguns can't significantly hurt. The heavy flamer in my tac squad is the mvp of my first game after getting some very lucky rolling from me, and some awful rolling from my opponent, I managed to overwatch and kill a unit of 5 genestealers that were about to charge, on his turn one. This, and the tale of gamers, has really boosted my enthusiasm to get my guys painted. Edited June 21, 2017 by TrawlingCleaner Charlo 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blindhamster Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Are you giving the Hellblasters a blue helm as well? Yeah I'll be doing them blue! I've not stuck any heads in currently so i can paint them all up separately! I'm going to be doing shoulder swaps this weekend. Was it overly difficult to carve off the existing pads? Not hugely difficult, a little time consuming as you want to ensure the replacement goes on in about the same position and angle, you may need to do some tidying up of the elbow armour with some of them as well! Mcrat 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemonGSides Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 sergeants got shoulder swaps I'm going to be doing shoulder swaps this weekend. Was it overly difficult to carve off the existing pads? I cut off three shoulder pads so far. Some were easier than others; if you want to retain much arm you're going to have to be careful. I'd suggest a hobby saw if you can, as the clippers REALLY jacked up one of my shoulders to the point where the arm is barely attached to the torso, the pad is attached to the torso, and the arm is also attached to the pad, all three somewhat supporting the other in their effort to keep the arm together. Thankfully it was on the Ancient, so the flag just got a little glue and some pinning to keep the standard upright, which meant the arm is generally superfluous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spagunk Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 (edited) Today I picked up a Land Raider chassis and rhino for 35 USD. The exterior of the Rhino is primered but the exterior of the raider is this really nice desert camo bone color. A bit deeper shade than Dark Angels deathwing. Quite nicely done actually with recesses primered black for built in shading. Kind of a shame as I was originally going to paint it in Death Company colors! Edited June 21, 2017 by Spagunk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlo Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 (edited) Classic Rogue Trader camo scheme adaptation time? Edited June 22, 2017 by Charlo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 the exterior of the raider is this really nice desert camo bone color. Keep it, just paint the side doors chapter colours with icons. The Land Raider reaped a great tally of the slain on desert world whatever, and to honour it's spirit, the camo scheme remained. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolemai Posted June 24, 2017 Author Share Posted June 24, 2017 Two 500 point games today. Drew against Harlequins and lost on the last turn against Marines. DC are still brutal on the charge but I didn't make a single "FnP" save with them. Highlights have involved frag grenades, the damage an Assback can potentially do and Bugman's :D Dont-Be-Haten, Charlo, Xenith and 2 others 5 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dread05 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 (edited) Today I bought a sanguinary guard kit, 4 plasma pistols and a death company jump pack, Im planing to build 4 guards and use the rest to build a custom Dante model. Edited June 27, 2017 by dread05 Grazcruzk 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother_Angelus Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Today I ordered a few bits and pieces especially for 8th. The bolt pistol/sword Primaris Lt from the starter set & a set of vanvet storm shields to make some company vets. I'm also basting red marines in Carroburg Crimson like a madman. And basing dreadnoughts. And block painting a Land Raider Excelsior. It's been a busy but productive weekend. BossSauce and Grazcruzk 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 This week, I have been mostly painting Assault Cannons More int' plog. Grazcruzk, Spagunk and WarriorFish 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riot Earp Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Maybe this was discussed earlier but iam bad at finding post. In the point summary there is statet an sanguine priest novitate for 60p but i cant find his datasheet. Is he missing in the index? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Maybe this was discussed earlier but iam bad at finding post. In the point summary there is statet an sanguine priest novitate for 60p but i cant find his datasheet. Is he missing in the index? Page 89, the Sanguinary novitiate uses the apothecary datasheet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riot Earp Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Ah thanx. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riot Earp Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 (edited) Having my first game with my bloodies today. 1600 points and so little in the bag. Small report follows. Will be against sisters. Any idea how to handle celestine? Ignore her or shoot her? Edited June 26, 2017 by Riot Earp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spagunk Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 the exterior of the raider is this really nice desert camo bone color. Keep it, just paint the side doors chapter colours with icons. The Land Raider reaped a great tally of the slain on desert world whatever, and to honour it's spirit, the camo scheme remained. I kinda like this and have been thinking it over. Perhaps a red stripe that runs the width of the doors (they were modeled in the back hatches) with a smaller red stripe up front. The model is pretty unadorned so I will have to use some of my BA transfers to help it make it shine. Tried freezing the model so I can open it up and get at the interior to paint things like the seats and make it scuffed. But the top is pretty solidly glued it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dont-Be-Haten Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 So no hobbying this week. On Holiday in the Dominican Republic. Keep me inspired Brothers and Sisters! Charlo 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riot Earp Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 (edited) So i fought the sisters and oh my the angels rocked big time.I nearly tabled my opponent turn 6. Only one character and one excorcist with 3 hp was left.I run at 1600lemartesJump pack librarian with axePower 4++ and unleash rage8 dc with jp one hammer5 scouts with rifle5 marines with gravcannon5 marines with heavy flamer2razorback with asscannon1 predator autolas1 stormraven asscannon, melta, hurricaneHis stuff was celestine5 jumperSome footsisters2 mal devsisters with 4 flamer and 4 melta2 immolators2 characters one named priest and 10 Sister Repentia2 exisBattle Report (Pic Heavy) We played secure and control (Maelstrom) With the quater deplyoment. I choosed the quater with the most objectives in reach. Sisters immolators made their scout move bevore my turn starts. http://i1368.photobucket.com/albums/ag185/Slaughter3000/DSCN1756_zpsnn7pqmtm.jpg I dropped Lematers the Libby and the DC in front of an excorsist. DC and Libby got the charge of und put him down to one. http://i1368.photobucket.com/albums/ag185/Slaughter3000/DSCN1759_zpsmufdilcs.jpg Scouts deployed in the ruin my grav tac squad disembarked to have a chance to kill some sisters. Razorbacks Preadtor and Stormraven fire was needed to destroy the melta squad immolator. http://i1368.photobucket.com/albums/ag185/Slaughter3000/DSCN1758_zpsvzeane4m.jpg http://i1368.photobucket.com/albums/ag185/Slaughter3000/DSCN1763_zpswkl1zyjc.jpg After that the Meltergirls shot and charged my predator down to 2 http://i1368.photobucket.com/albums/ag185/Slaughter3000/DSCN1759_zpsmufdilcs.jpg Sisters concentrated fire on my dc suqad weathering down to 4. Had to remove the hammer to shorten the charge distance. http://i1368.photobucket.com/albums/ag185/Slaughter3000/DSCN1764_zpsevv8rtq1.jpg The to sisters squads got into the charge but got beated in his and mine cc phase without any losses. In my turn i disembarked the Stormraven and let the DC Charge Celestine. After some softening from shooting her guards where dead and the dc killed the sh#t out of celest without mercy. http://i1368.photobucket.com/albums/ag185/Slaughter3000/DSCN1768_zpsoc6b9ymz.jpg She then immidiatly returned in the near of my dc on an objektive. http://i1368.photobucket.com/albums/ag185/Slaughter3000/DSCN1770_zpslnplycpx.jpg In the sisters turn the serpentias charged my dc without an 4++ because my libby wiffed and i got no command points left. Libby and Lemartes survived and put some hurt on the serpentias. Killing 3. (Damn rerollable 5++) http://i1368.photobucket.com/albums/ag185/Slaughter3000/DSCN1774_zpsg9njejrv.jpg In my turn the libby jumped of and smite celest one hp down. http://i1368.photobucket.com/albums/ag185/Slaughter3000/DSCN1776_zpsf3qimt3y.jpg Two girls one dread. You can imagine that they dont survived. http://i1368.photobucket.com/albums/ag185/Slaughter3000/DSCN1769_zpsmvdnrmrs.jpg Libby got charged by the serpentias and characters but survived with one wound. Fleeing into the ruins top level because of fly and smited the immolator 3 HP. http://i1368.photobucket.com/albums/ag185/Slaughter3000/DSCN1778_zpse7i3xqa5.jpg Celestine died the second time as the stormraven fired everything into her. The assault cannon did the last two wounds and she got two 2´s With that done it was just a clean of of the rest of the army. It ended 15:7 in Points. Edited June 27, 2017 by Riot Earp WarriorFish and Damon Nightman 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother_Angelus Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Some excellent mail today. Primaris Lt ready for BA-ification and a notebook to record the 4th Company's exploits in the new edition. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v75/AvengingAngel/20170627_1730072_zpsvlfzkyqy.jpg Charlo and Blindhamster 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spagunk Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 What did you have to do to get the notebook? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riot Earp Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 There are some on Ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother_Angelus Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Yeah, i got it from a local bitz seller. They're made under license by a really strange company called Nemesis Now (their website is... different). Primaris Lt is built, backpack and wings separate for painting. Head from DC, sword & wings from SG, shoulderpad from the BA upgrade sprue. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v75/AvengingAngel/20170627_204453_zpsauc4h707.jpg Riot Earp, Panzer, Spagunk and 3 others 6 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolemai Posted June 27, 2017 Author Share Posted June 27, 2017 Keep it up, we need more BA Primaris on here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlo Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Looks ace! I really dislike the new Bolt Pistols though :/ Riot Earp 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother_Angelus Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Keep it up, we need more BA Primaris on here! That's it for now. Unless they bring out something super cool down the track. I just want that sweet to-wound re-roll. He'll be getting paint real quick though. Want to try the rogue trader era heraldry I posted a while pack. Dont-Be-Haten 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riot Earp Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Looks ace! I really dislike the new Bolt Pistols though :/ Yeah why need improved marines an grip on the pistol tip? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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