eyeslikethunder Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 Recently I have played in two Gothic campaigns. One war of shame campaign and the DDWW Campaign. I had already Some Strike cruisers(+ proxying using thawks) painted but bought some extra and 3 battle barges for the campaigns. I ended up playing most the campaigns with unpainted miniatures or on Vassal Now I plan to finish them As part of my Plan to build and paint an entire Space wolf Fleet So far 1 Venerable Battle barge 2 Battle barges 12 Strike cruisers 4 Hunters 4 cobras How large do you think the Space Wolf Fleet is? Are there any other vessels mentioned as in the Space wolf fleet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyeslikethunder Posted November 11, 2012 Author Share Posted November 11, 2012 For my venerable battle barge i have replaced the side batteries with bombardment cannons using the lance set from the standard gothic cruisers http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l134/eyeslikethunder/0AF70728-473D-415A-AE51-13B3662FE96C-1730-000006C059269DC6.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadir Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 I think that for so many SC you need more escorts. Hunters are my favorite, but still a few Novas for extra punch will be good. I've read somewhere, that Dark Angels has got lots of Hunters, and Wolves have a lot of Novas. i think it was somewhere in Warp Rift or Gothic Magazine. But they'are fanzines rather than mainstream fluff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyeslikethunder Posted November 11, 2012 Author Share Posted November 11, 2012 From a Fluff point of view yes I do need some more. But how many I remember a reference in grey knights war of shame book(cant remember its proper title) of 30 ships but i think that was the Chapter attacking the wolves not the wolves. Must go and check (managed to dig a big squad of swords and a few firestorms out of my boxes in the loft) From a gaming point point I find the Strike cruisers so agile that they rdont need escort support but the Lances/torpedos can be handy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyeslikethunder Posted November 12, 2012 Author Share Posted November 12, 2012 Ah found what I wanted in the Comprehensive history now to match each my ships with these The Chapter Fleet The Space Wolves maintain fifteen ships in their fleet, one for each Great Company and three in reserve. Each of the fifteen ships is unique unto itself, the fleet including many different classes and configurations of vessels. Two of the Chapters ships are massive warships akin to Imperial Navy capitol ships. The Iron Wolf is the ship of Egil Ironwolf which he claimed in combat when his Company’s own ship was badly damaged. Slightly larger The Pride of Fenris is the flagship of the Chapter fleet and personal vessel of the Great Wolf Logan Grimnar. The Fist of Russ was the flagship of Berek Thunderfist's Great Company, badly damaged after the battle for Hyades the ship was sidelined for repairs but brought back into service before long to carry Ragnar Blackmane and a strike force of Space Wolves Blood Claws and Wolf Blades to Charys. The ship and its crew sacrificed themselves to deliver Ragnar and his comrades into the Thousand Sons stronghold and save the Chapter from Magnus' vile plot. Like many Chapters the Space Wolves primarily use Thunderhawks and Thunderhawk Transporters as gunships, dropships and attack craft. Some Stormbirds likely remain in the Space Wolves arsenal and a variant craft known as Dropfalcons saw service during the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy but it is unknown whether any remain in service. Other variant gunships and attack craft are likely to be found in the Chapter arsenal whenever the Space Wolves can get them. The Space Wolves utilize a variant of the Imperial Navy Cobra-Class Destroyers known as Hlaupa-Class escorts. The Hlaupa-class is heavily armed and capable of docking with the upper peak of the Fang. The Hrafnkel -Flagship of the Space Wolves Legion during the Great Crusade and the Horus Heresy. A mighty warship the Hrafnkel was lost to the Chapter millennia ago. Russvangum -The Flagship of Wolf Lord Harek Ironhelm. The Russvangum dates back to before the Horus Heresy and was built using designs and technology now long lost to the Imperium. Only the Hrafnkel was larger or boasted more firepower, even Strike Cruisers are dwarfed by the massive warship. Nidhoggur -Strike Cruiser in service to the Space Wolves during the Great Crusade. Gotthammar -Strike Cruiser in service to the 4th Great Company in M32, on long patrol chasing Magnus the Red. The Gotthammar caught nothing but shadows until it encountered the Thousand Sons in the Gangava system. Skraemar -The only Great Ship left behind to defend the Fang with less than a dozen escort craft when the left of the Chapter Fleet departed for the Gangava system in M32. The Skraemar was an old and seasoned vessel that had fought through the great scouring in the days after the Horus Heresy and had earned a hundred and more great honors since. The vessel broke the blockade of Pielos V, outfoxed a squadron of Chaos warships for two weeks in the Aemnon Belt and destroyed the Eldar Corsair flagship the Or-Iladril. The Strike Cruiser fought its last battle in the space above Fenris against the invading fleet of the Thousand Sons, reaping a heavy tally of traitor warships before at last falling apart under the fire of the traitor Legion's flagship the Herumon. Scramaseax -Battle-Barge of the Space Wolves and flagship of Logan Grimnar during the 1st War for Armageddon. The Gylfarheim suffered significant damage at the hands of the treacherous Inquisition multiple times in the months after the defeat of Angron. Dating back to the Great Crusade the Scramaseax was a mighty relic of the Imperium lost to the Chapter sometime after the 1st War for Armageddon. Gylfarheim -Battle-Barge of the Space Wolves, the Gylfarheim arrived to reinforce the Chapter's fleet at Armageddon, forcing the Inquisition to call off their attack of the Imperial Troop Transports. The Pride of Fenris -Flagship of the Space Wolves fleet. The Pride of Fenris is the warship of Logan Grimnar's Great Company, a mighty Battleship and the largest of the Great Ships in the Chapter Fleet. The Iron Wolf -Second largest ship of the Chapter fleet and former Battleship of the Imperial Navy, under the command of Egil Ironwolf. Captured from heretics the Imperial Navy has repeatedly requested the vessel's return and repeatedly been refused, causing tension between the Chapter and the Navy. Hunter of Fiends -Strike Cruiser serving the Blackmane Great Company. The Fist of Russ -Ship formerly commanded by Berek Thunderfist. Lost in the Charys Campaign. The Holmgang -Ship serving the Thunderfist Great Company during the Charys Campaign. The Stormwolf -Strike Cruiser in service to Ragnar Blackmane's Great Company. The Wolf Spirit -Battle-Barge in service with the 13th Company during the Horus Heresy. The Iron Wolf -Battle-Barge in service to the 13th Company during the later days of the Great Crusade. The Stormblade -Strike Cruiser in service to the 13th Company during the later days of the Great Crusade. The Wolf of Fenris -Strike Cruiser of the Chapter captured in the Parenxes system by the Red Corsairs. Vengeance -One of the Chapter's ships lost above the world of Jytor. Gate of Garm -Space Wolves vessel participating in the fleet battle over Fenris after the 1st War for Armageddon. Kerberaus -Great Ship of the Space Wolves Chapter during the battle over Fenris that followed the 1st War for Armageddon. Sky's Hammer -Great Ship of the Space Wolves Chapter during the battle over Fenris that followed the 1st War for Armageddon. Retribution -Unknown class vessel of the Chapter fleet. Runefyre -Gladius-Class Frigate of the Space Wolves, destroyed in the months following the 1st War for Armageddon by the Inquisition. Blood Eagle -Rapid strike Frigate of the Space Wolves that inserted the Scout Teams onto the Forge World of Cambion. Sleikre -Frigate in service to the Space Wolves during the Thousand Sons invasion in M32. Destroyed by the invading chaos fleet. Ogmar -Frigate in service to the Space Wolves during the Thousand Sons invasion in M32. Destroyed by the invading chaos fleet. Frostborn -Hunter-Class Destroyer of the Space Wolves, dispatched to bring warning of the invasion of Armageddon to the Grey Knights. Overrun by the forces of Chaos in the warp and found drifting in the Valdasca Caul. Bound for the Jopal and Ruis systems when Inquisitor Annika departed service with the wolves, two regions bordering the Tisra system in which the world of Armageddon resides. More than twenty Space Wolves were aboard the vessel including Rune Priest Angriff Blightbreaker, only one survived to deliver the ship's warning. Veregelt -Hunter-Class Destroyer of the Space Wolves, the Veregelt was dispatched to bring warning of Armageddon's invasion to the Grey Knights alongside the Frostborn. Though both warships were overrun by the forces of chaos the Veregelt succeeded in emerging from the warp in the void above Titan, broadcasting its warning on a repeated vox loop before crashing into the surface of Titan. None of the crew survived, either dying to the enemy, the crash or were corrupted and slain by the Sons of Titan. The Nauro -A vessel of indeterminate classification, too small to be a frigate, but far too large to be a landing craft or gunship. A third of the vessel's length is taken up by plasma drives and its build is sleek and dark, making it a fast, agile and stealthy warship much favored by the Chapter's Wolf Scouts. The Nauro operates with a small crew of five hundred serfs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karack Blackstone Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/index.php?showforum=40 Other Games subsection would love to have this topic. On a side note, Torpedoes appear to be one of the ways to go in terms of board denial. Paired with hard hitting Lances, some vessels are better served to remove enemy craft far more easily, should they deal damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyeslikethunder Posted November 12, 2012 Author Share Posted November 12, 2012 Oh yeah nothing like making your opponent pick between death from the torpedoes or the thunderhawks . Your turrets can only stop one my friend :) Ok I will create a thread in the other games forum linking to this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyeslikethunder Posted November 17, 2012 Author Share Posted November 17, 2012 Ok base colour done need to add some details http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l134/eyeslikethunder/2012-11-17092952.jpg http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l134/eyeslikethunder/2012-11-17093016.jpg http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l134/eyeslikethunder/1EEDC4A2-2F85-4C1B-AE2E-AEC5D1D8F555-1730-000006C0514D6348.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Runner Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 Looking good. Forgeworld have round brass edged symbols that would look good on your fleet. NR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimtooth Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 From all the descriptions I have read in the HH series, the Wolves fleet just does not seem to fit in with the models offered by GW for BFG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyeslikethunder Posted November 21, 2012 Author Share Posted November 21, 2012 Like what for example Rameses? I'm interested The Heresy Fleet I would presume would be quite different due to technological changes and Loss of ships over the intervening 10,000 years. It would include a lot of Chaos Style Ships(Despoiler Class seems to fit). I presume a lot larger in terms of number of craft The Space wolf fleet does seem to include a few captured ships/relics not normally available to Space marine fleets like a Emperor class battleship(Pride of Fenris maybe) that is mentioned in one the BFG books. But there are a lot of standard Space marine ships mentioned in Space Wolf fleet in Emperors gift They also might have captured some more after the Red Hunters/Grey Knight ships during failed assault on the fang.... @Night runner Do you know if they are the correct size for BFG models? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyeslikethunder Posted November 22, 2012 Author Share Posted November 22, 2012 2 titan class strike cruisers http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l134/eyeslikethunder/2012-11-22123556.jpg http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l134/eyeslikethunder/2012-11-22123247.jpg Veteran battle barge http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l134/eyeslikethunder/2012-11-22123237.jpg Looking to do Chapter or Company symbols on the Shield plates any idea which is correct? I sure It has been the chapter symbol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadir Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Chapter symbol, or Stalking Wolf symbol. But I think, that if you give a few ships company own symbols it will be very characterfull (for ex. Ragnar symbol for one of your SC). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyeslikethunder Posted November 23, 2012 Author Share Posted November 23, 2012 Chapter symbol, or Stalking Wolf symbol. But I think, that if you give a few ships company own symbols it will be very characterfull (for ex. Ragnar symbol for one of your SC). Yeah I was thinking of doing company symbols for ships labelled as personally owned by Wolf lords such as The Iron Wolf -Second largest ship of the Chapter fleet and former Battleship of the Imperial Navy, under the command of Egil Ironwolf. Captured from heretics the Imperial Navy has repeatedly requested the vessel's return and repeatedly been refused, causing tension between the Chapter and the Navy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadir Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 What tules will you use for your fleet? Normal Armada's or Space Wolves Fleet from Warp Rift? Nice pics. i would suggest give your ships a little bit of colour. "Glowing" windows or lights on the antennas tops should give them more life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadir Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 What tules will you use for your fleet? Normal Armada's or Space Wolves Fleet from Warp Rift? Nice pics. i would suggest give your ships a little bit of colour. "Glowing" windows or lights on the antennas tops should give them more life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadir Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 What tules will you use for your fleet? Normal Armada's or Space Wolves Fleet from Warp Rift? Nice pics. i would suggest give your ships a little bit of colour. "Glowing" windows or lights on the antennas tops should give them more life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyeslikethunder Posted November 23, 2012 Author Share Posted November 23, 2012 Yeah details next Space marines dominion Fleet List 2010 FAQ for playing Probably 1 std Venerable Battle barge Scramaseax 2 battle barges Gylfarheim 1 Emperor Class Battle ship The Iron Wolf 1 Despoiler Battleship The Pride of Fenris 12 Strike cruisers 4 hunters 4 cobras 4 firestorms 4 swords but none are truly suitable as they limit Strike cruisers to 10 as they are designed for codex chapters added gold with nuln oil and ogryn wash and green globes ( not that they very visible yet) http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l134/eyeslikethunder/2012-11-23102754.jpg http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l134/eyeslikethunder/2012-11-23102815.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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