Phadeout

Well it was a bit more complicated although there is the possibility I could've gone wrong anyway. Imagine two spaces about the size of drop pods left in a mass of bodies. A direct hit is easy you land everyone gets out and are still one inch away from the closest model - this is what happened and I was lucky to be able to squeeze everyone in - 32mm bases and I might not have! I thought (if you scatter a few inches for example) you'd have to move into a space that was closest and that the pod would have fitted on - this could've happened if the pod moved back towards their table edge but I wouldn't have had room to deploy as opposed to moving for example towards the middle where there would have been room to deploy but it was further for the pod to deviate. - which I would have assumed meant bad things! I may be wrong, your input is welcome

My first use of DC in 7th was suitably close combat filled. Baal Strike force - minimum sniper scouts and one JP DC squad (8 with 2 Fist and one Sword), 1 8 man bolter DC squad in Pod plus two more pods one for Furioso Libby and one for Suicide melta squad. Playing against CSM, with baledrake, oblits and several large squads of Cultists one with a Lord and Black Mace DP. We had other stuff too (1750) DC in pod came in first turn with the suicide pod and with the help of one of the sniper squads who rended one wound put down the DP - huzzah, the DC did two of the wounds with bolter fire - I was lucky though my opponent had left just enough space to drop my pods but any scatter of more than an inch or two and I'd have misshaped - two direct hits :) The rest of the game saw the JP squad brutally murder cultists ( about 20 died in one round - they were so bunched up!) although the lord did manage to put down five of them before he was squashed by powerfists and the rest of his squad was overrun. The bale drake burned the rest of the JP squad but they had already gone on to beat a rhino to death and shooting mauled the other squad in turns one and two but that just gave the rest of troops time to close and destroy everything else. The Furioso Libby did well too killing two Oblits in CC despite taking a melta to the face in overwatch which didn't pen! It was a really short and brutal game which I won fairly comfortably mostly due to the Daemon Prince sized hole in his plan at the end of turn one. Good times.

You can also cut/file a bit out from the hilt of the sword and green stuff the remainder to look like a blood drop - it's not too hard and on the chest pieces works quite well (imho!)

Basecoating my raven that I won in a mini tourney last week, finally a new model I don't have to hide from she who must be obeyed ;)

Lesson to self, upload photo as soon as finished rather than wait until the last minute when inevitably something comes up! I look forwards to my chance for redemption. Badge added

Today I stared at 30 cultists wondering where to start with the highlights, I resolved never to block paint such a large unit again as it drains the enjoyment away. I also used my bits box to make a cool looking Sanguinary Priest which cheered me up. I also took a disproportionate amount of pleasure from writing in "blood" Ave Dominus Nox across the doors of a ruined sanctum imperialis bit of scenary

Today in the hobby I made some tokens for when I roll Red Thirst, I forget sooo often I've decided to do sometihng productive about it. Oh and I nearly finished my Sniper Scouts but now I need to sleep more than do final highlights.

I, Phadeout of the Blood Angels, vow to paint 2 Assault bikes with multi-meltas, before 30th of November. I vow to bear the CARCERES IRA badge in my signature, should I fail to complete my pledge. May Sanguinius guide my paint brush. I'm loving the extra incentive of possibly being immortalised in fan-fiction too! Must get cracking...