WAR's Raven Guard & Raptors

[WAR]

No....no... in theory great idea cost/ build wise no Edited June 8, 2017 by war009

[WAR]

Vow went live thanks Valaas and NZ and Australia

 

So later today I'll update with progress of my first vow 4 scout squads for a total of 20 men unless I get time to build the 2 bolter squads to 10 men but only 25 will count as I started squad V and there sgt is seen in the photos of other stuff

[Claws and Effect]

Fire Raptor?

 

I mean, c'mon, it has the Chapter right there in its name. And it would look awesome in olive drab.

[WAR]

I have one but it's way down the line.....plus I plan on doing it in Southeast Asia Camo pattern from Vietnam

 

 

 

Hidden Hands of the Emperor Update #1

 

After work last night I took my "before" picture and submitted it for my ETL Vow. I then started getting some colors down on the scouts. I vowed to paint 20-25 scouts from 4 squads, but as I took them out of the display case I went ahead an pulled the squad that was started out too. This squad wont count towards the vow but it would nice to get them painted up too. I am hoping to get time to build and prime the other 10 bolter scouts for the 2 bolter/ missile launcher squads (5 each) but they are not being included in the vow as I did not vow them but plan on cranking them out as part of Vow #1.

 

What I got done so far:

 

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l270/war009/IMG_0068_zpshikghq3e.jpg

 

Squad V led by Veteran Sgt Helios (not pictured/ not part of the vow)- One bolter scout was primed green and his camo cloak was Steel Legion drab. I painted parts to be metallic and black, abaddon black. The 2 other bolter scouts and the missile launcher scout were already this far and Veteran Sgt Helios is done. 

 

Squad VI led by Veteran Sgt Archlift (squad closes to the bottom)- Camo Cloaks based with Steel Legion Drab, metallic and black areas received first coat of abaddon black. Veteran Sgt Archlift also received his black Veteran stripe. 

 

Squad VII led by Veteran Sgt Venze (second from the bottom)- camo cloaks base coated, 3 of 5 weapons done in black base coat- this may change to a different color unsure currently. Fatigues and hair and other metallic parts are black on 3 of 5 models.

 

Squad IV led by Veteran Sgt Tomez (second from top)- Veteran Sgt Tomez received his black Veteran Sgt Stripe. 

 

Squad III led by Veteran Sgt  Felk (top squad)- Veteran Sgt Felk received his black Veteran Sgt Stripe. 

 

Hopefully I'll finish the black sections tonight. 

 

EDIT- Added Hidden Hands of the Emperor ETL Update #1

Edited June 15, 2017 by war009

[WAR]

Hidden Hands of the Emperor Update #2

 

Not much to report today did more black painting on the squads down to Squad IV needing there black paints and 1 member of Squad III remaining.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l270/war009/IMG_0069_zpshzozvwcu.jpg

 

Squad V is seen at the bottom in this photo but does not count towards the vow.

[WAR]

Hidden Hands of the Emperor Update #3

Black paint completed, still need to highlight it.

To do still:
Flesh
Metallics
Pouches, grenades, gear
Odds and ends (optics and such)
Camo cloaks
Bases

But once that is done I'll have 25 scouts done for the Army.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l270/war009/IMG_0073_zpskxxlwmlx.jpg

And figure out if I want to camo paint the sniper rifles or do them green and black or green and brown Edited June 20, 2017 by war009

[WAR]

Hidden Hands of the Emperor Update #4

 

To do still:

Eyes

Pouches, grenades, gear
Odds and ends (optics and such)
Decals
Bases

 

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l270/war009/IMG_0077_zpspmdqt1yz.jpg

 

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l270/war009/IMG_0076_zpse9v71v9v.jpg

[WAR]

I guess I need to update this thread more often since it still is suffering from the Photobucket issues......

 

Ok so I have not worked on this army in a long time and still need to finish everything I have for them (predators land speeders, thunder fires, storm hawks etc)

 

I am slowly working on converting a current rhino into a Mk I Immolator for my Adepta Sororitas, with detailed interior opening doors and everything but I'm still waiting on parts for  it. I started staring at the unfinished pile of Primaris Imperial Fists I have and realized I will never finish them, which is sad and semi depressing for me. But I also have Crimson Fists which I get tired of working on quickly. Plus Pop Goes the Monkey had to change the "King's fist" logo so I only have a limited amount of icons to use which I rather use on my CF. 

 

Currently in my Primaris Collection all to be built.....I know I'm a slacker

 

-Gravis Captain

-Captain 

-Birthday Captain (Thanks again MajorNese!)

-Librarian

-Chaplain (ordered)

-2 LTs 

-Apothecary (ordered)

-Primaris Ancient

-4 Intercessor Squads (5 man- 3 are dark imperium, 1 easy the easy build from first strike, the other is a combat squad multi piece-ordered)

-2 Inceptors Squads (3- mandark Imperium)

-3 Hellblaster Squads (3- man2 dark imperium, 1 multi piece combat squad-ordered)

-2 Reiver squads (5 man easy build and 5 multi piece-ordered)

- 1 Aggressor Squad

- 1 Redemptor

-1 Repulsor (ordered)

-1 30th anniversary Vet Sgt

 

I probably will get a 2nd repulsor and the easy build Aggressors and Redemptor.

 

I will be sticking to the plan of everything in green armor but the chaplain. 

 

Earlier I ordered my Raptor Head Decals and Tactical markings from Chapter Customizer 

 

With a 4 day weekends planned over the next few weeks hopefully I can get some stuff cranked out.  Including stripping some models and removing chapter, tactical and squad markings but its only like 4 models....

[Race Bannon]

Awesome takes time or it would be awesome ^_^

 

I strongly recommend using the B+C gallery to share pics :tu:

[WAR]

I am now using the gallery for pics...Have to clean some of my Folders up since I need to upload pics for other places...

[WAR]

Update 12-1

 

So spent Wednesday night removing brass etch and pop goes the monkey bits off the built stuff. They came off super easy.

 

Thursday hitting local hobby shops and flgs to try to buy Vallejo nato primer. Flgs is ordering it for me so it should be here late next week :/

 

Today my 30th anniversary sgt, Hellblasters, And repulsor arrived....holy crap does the repulsor have a ton of parts. Still have intercessors, reivers, Apothecary and chaplain on the way to me.

 

Plan is to put 30th anniversary vet sgt in a squad as sgt. Taking one of the multi part intercessors and making him into my Stalker LT. Captain is getting a Stalker also.

 

Thinking about my ranking system.

 

Yellow strip for specialist/ Veterans

Black strip for Veteran Sgt (Scout sgts have it on their non Chapter shoulder pad)

All black for LTs

black with Yellow strip captain.

 

Also I’m putting the captain head with laurels on my Primaris Ancient since GW forgot they were supposed to have them.

 

So the plan so far is the 5th Company (Primaris), 10th Company, Armory Support of Damocles Command Rhino, Predators, dreadnought with Quad Autocannons, and 8th Company in land speeders typhoons, Tempest, And Stormhawks.

 

May eventually add 1st Company vets (sternguard) to go with Lias.

 

And I just realized I need to do a LT for my scout company too.

Edited December 2, 2017 by war009

[tomsev]

All the photos are down... Dead links...

[MajorNese]

All the photos are down... Dead links...

Yeah...Photobucket doesn't want users any more.

[WAR]

All the photos are down... Dead links...

Yeah I have to update them....been putting it off. 

 

Update 12-03 ordering most of my paints for the Raptor project so it should be here soon. need to start building stuff over the next few days.

Edited December 3, 2017 by war009

[WAR]

updated a bunch of old pics from Photobucket to b&C gallery and posted them......Have no clue where the all the pics from Photobucket went tho

Edited December 4, 2017 by war009

[MajorNese]

updated a bunch of old pics from Photobucket to b&C gallery and posted them......Have no clue where the all the pics from Photobucket went tho

As I've said, photobucket doesn't want users any more. If you post pictures on the internet with their service, either they block them, or you have to pay for a premium account. There are lots of hosters out there, just take a different one. Just not imageshack, that one's damn slow.

[WAR]

The B&C Gallery is nice. And Photobucket can die a fiery death.....

 

Well pics coming later today or tomorrow. Been building stuff today.

[WAR]

Ok it took me longer than I thought to get around to taking pics......and they are awesome crappy cellphone pics at that.

so crappy you see mold lines that I didn't notice....

25 Intercessors (5 have stalkers and one of those 5 has an aux GL) and 3 Inceptors in the back

Captain, Librarian, LTs, Ancient, and Gravis Capt

(I Swear ill get better pics this weekend)

Reivers

I ordered more reivers shoulder pads and some other bits from the UK so I should have them in a few weeks time.

Left to build:

Dark Imperium Hellblasters squad x2

Dark Imperium Intercepot Squad x1

Primaris Chaplain

Primaris Apothercary

Primaris Aggressors

Primaris Repulsor

Redemptor Dreadnought

Multi piece Hellblaster squad

Left to buy:

Multi piece Interceptor Squad

2nd Primars Repulsor

Easy Build Aggressors

Easy build Redemptor

[WAR]

No pics but Apothecary and Chaplain built for Primaris section. 

 

So as this is a slow moving log I'm gonna update as I can and add some explanations.

 

The planet Khymara is near the Malestrom and this is where my gaming group has been planning campaigns, tournies, and games around for about 2 years. It is a desert mining world with criminals mining the resources from the planet. 

 

Raptors Khymara Strike Force will consist of:

 

Lias Issoden

 

Reclusiam

Primaris Chaplain attached to 5th Co

Chaplain attached to 10th Co

 

Librarius

Primaris  Librarian attached to 5th Company

Librarian attached to 10th Company

 

Apothecarian 

Primaris Apothecary attached to 5th Company

Apothecary attached to 10th Company 

Apothecary

Apothecary

 

Armory

4 Techmarines (3 are Thunder fire gunners)

4 Servitors

2 Predator Destructors

1 Predator Annihilator

3 Thunderfire Cannons

Damocles Rhino

Land Raider

3 Land Speeder Typhoons

3 Land Speeder Tempests

2 Storm Hawks

Storm Eagle

3 Tarantula Heavy Bolter emplacements

3 Tarantula Lascannon Emplacments

3 Tarantula Air Defense Emplacemnts

Mortis Dreadnought

 

1st Company

5 man Tartaros Terminator Squad

2 5 man Sternguard Squads

1 5 man Vanguard Squad

 

5th Company (Primaris Co)

Primaris Captain

2 Primaris Lieutenants

Primaris Ancient

6 5 man Intercessor Squads

3 3 man Inceptor Squads

3 5 man Hellblaster Squads

2 5 man Reiver Squads

2 5 man Aggressor Squads

2 Redemptor Dreadnoughts

2 Repulsors

 

7th Company (Reserve Co)

2 5 man Tactical Squads

10 man Tactical Squad

10 man Tactical squad (vehicle Crew)

 

8th Company (Reserve Co)

5 man Assault Squad

9 man Assault Squad (Land Speeder Crews)

 

9th Company (Reserve Co)

2 5 man Devastator Squads 

1 10 man Devastator Squad

 

10th Company (Scout Co)

Captain

Lieutenant

6 5 man Scout Squads

6 man Scout Bike Squad

3 Land Speeder Storms

 

I plan on putting all the non primaris/ Scout models in MK IV cause it looks cooler.  Plus it makes them look cohesive as a force.

Edited December 19, 2017 by war009

[WAR]

Went to my storage unit Friday to pick up the 4 scout bikes I still had in the box left with them a Land speeder Storm, and what I thought was 2 Storm Ravens....turns out one is a Storm Eagle I forgot I had and the other was missing some parts that maybe in another box if not....Race may get his wish of me building a Fire Raptor for my Raptors to go along with their 2 Storm Eagles. Edited January 1, 2018 by war009

[WAR]

Pulled Land Raider out of storage for build.....built 4th scout bike and 6 objective counters (teleport homers) and finally resumed painting. I will post pictures later.

[WAR]

Chaplain Tiberius Arthurus currently assigned to the 10th Company en route to the Khymara System

[Race Bannon]

ARGH THAT LOOKS AWESOME!

 

I mean, he looks like a relaxed badazz.

[WAR]

10th Company Shadow Captain Voss, looked at his men assembled before him and Chaplain Arthurus.

 

“It is time! To your transports” Captain Voss told his men.

 

Chaplain Arthurus turned to Captain Voss as he said “See you down there.”

 

“The Emperor protects,” replied Chaplain Arthurus replied as they both begin walking to their waiting aircraft.

[WAR]

Well my clubs 1000 pt mini tourney is done for now and I went 1-2-0 in my 3 games.

 

First Game was called due to my opponent (Thousand Sons) having to run off to her late class at the end of the first full turn. She was fielding 2 5 Thousand Terminator Squads, 1 Rubric Marine Squad, Exalted Sorcerer and a damn heldrake. Deployment neutralized my scouts Deployment ability except for the CCW squad and Shotgun Scouts. The Sniper Scouts were deployed in area that gave them zero target (Totally screwed myself on that one). Strike From Shadows saw the Chaplain appear near the CCW Squad and the Captain join on the bolter teams. Sniper team ran to hold an objective, The 2nd bolter team advance to close on the the third objective. And the scouts blew past the second objective to assist in gunning down the Heldrake. Vulture III (Predator Destructor) opened fire on the heldrake with its Predator Autocannon and caused 8 wounds and Owl (Mortis Autocannon Dreadnought)  adding another 2 wounds. Shotgun Scouts unloaded into the terminators dropping none. CCW Scouts and Chaplain charged the rubric marines at the end of melee 9 man squad was down to 5 models  with no casulties suffered (her dice rolls were bad). Her turn saw the second squad of terminators take the 3rd objective, the rubric marines fell back, and terminators adjusted to shoot the ccw squad and shotgun squad. Lost 2 models from each squad from shooting, Scout bikes took a Wound from the baleflamer from Heldrake. And her other terminator squad opened fire on the scouts going for objective 3.....that were 14 inches away from her models and in cover.....yeah no one died. We called game so she could leave for class. I held 1 objective in both my turn and hers, She held 1 in hers. so final Score was 5-4. it could have gone either way if it continued. 

 

2rd game Played for 5 turns against a Death guard player field 2 Death guard marine squads at 7, a huge pox walker squad Sorcerer, Chaos lord, bell dude and 2 bloat drones. The game was brutal and was based on Power Level killed. At the end of the game he killed 37 of 57 power level points to 30 of his 52 points. My Scout bikes tied up units for turns, and he was forced to assault Owl I and Vulture III with bloat drones to keep them from shredding his army.  

 

3rd Game was against Steel Legion.....I bone headed my STFS move with both my chaplain and Captian to try to kill his hq.....and lost both by the end of turn 1 (Yeah totally on me should have stuck them with their squads). Game was called after the top of turn 5 (my turn)  due to me contesting one objective and he had 2 . Vulture III and OWL I were putting a hurting on the vehicles and the Scout bikes cluster mined an ogyrn bodyguard which my opponent and me laughed cause  I only seem to get cluster mines to work against him.

 

I need to add more bolter scouts (or replace melee/ Shotgun ones), another Predator and Riflemen dreadnought and I wish I could add another scout bike squad as they annoyed the hell out of everyone.